Young North Carolinian Visits Shiner Brewery Feature
Joseph Orsak Jr., 13, of Fayetteville, NC, nephew of Mrs. Edgar Guettner and Miss Louise Orsak, read Fayetteville paper coverage about the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner. The article, with photo of longtime employee Joe Green, was an API release carried here. Joseph’s first Texas visit two years ago left a strong impression of Shiner.
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Joseph Orsak Jr
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Edgar Guettner
Louise Orsak
Shiner
Spoetzl
Joe Green
API
Texas
Last Chance for Shiner Directory Portraits
The church directory photographer will leave Shiner Saturday August 30 at 3 pm. To be included, visitors must go to the Methodist Fellowship Hall for pictures during listed sessions: Wed August 27 and Thu August 28 4 to 9 pm, Fri August 29 4 to 9 pm, and Sat August 30 10 am to 3 pm.
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Shiner
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Meetings and notices for local groups and churches
The 621st MER Co. will meet September 1 at 7 p.m. at Green-Dickson Park with a side dish. The Religious Heritage Committee Bicentennial meets August 27 at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. SLA-St. Paul PTC meets September 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Gym. KJZT and Juniors plan corporate communion September 7 at 8:30 a.m. Mass. KJZT and Juniors also meet September 7 in the parish gym with registration at 1 p.m. and meeting at 1:30 p.m. Meeting date moved from September 14.
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MER Co
Green-Dickson
Religious Heritage Committee
First United Methodist Church Fellowship
Shiner
SLA
St. Paul Ptc
Shiner High School Football Schedule Highlights District Games
Shiner High School lists 11 football dates from Aug 22 scrimmage at Bastrop to Nov 14 homecoming game vs Flatonia. Home games at Shiner include Aug 29 Smithville, Nixon, East Bernard, Louise, Somerville, and Flatonia. District games denoted.
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Bastrop
Smithville
Stockdale
Yorktown
Nixon
East Bernard
Open
Louise
Schulenburg
Somerville
Lexington
Burton
Flatonia
Drivers License Office Closed For One Week
The Texas Department of Public Safety Drivers License office in Gonzales will be closed August 25 through September 1 and reopen September 2.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Gonzales
Comanche Football Scrimmage Friday
The Comanche football team hosts a scrimmage against Smithville on Friday August 29 at 6 30 p m at Smithville.
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Smithville
St. Paul Cardinals
Brazos
Comanche Field
Early Copy Request For Labor Day Edition
Notice urges提前 submission of copy and ads due to the Labor Day holiday. Emphasizes tight deadlines with much of next week’s work completed Thursday and Friday. Seeks cooperation from advertisers and staff for timely production.
Luther League Car Wash Saturday August 30
The Luther League hosts a car wash on Saturday August 30 at 9:00 am in the Lutheran Church parking lot. Call 594-2345 to arrange pickup and contact Claudine Ray at 594-2600 to add wax service before the event. Prices range from 1.50 for car wash to 3.00 for wash wax and vacuum.
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Luther League
Lutheran Church
Claudine Ray
Shiner High School Calendar and Birth Listings Ad
Readers invited to contact Shiner High School staff to purchase a school calendar or birthday listings. Names and phone numbers listed for Mrs Bill Goetz Mrs Oscar Weber Mrs Gordon Yates and Mrs Steve Kubicek with a banking contact option.
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Bill Goetz
Oscar Weber
Gordon Yates
Steve Kubicek
Texas Exes Plan Bus Trip To Texas Tech Game
Ex students plan a charter bus to the Texas Tech game in Austin on Saturday night September 27 with a 7 30 kickoff. Bus departs Hallettsville at 4 15 with stops in Shiner and Gonzales for riders. Deadline September 2.
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Texas
Texas-Tech
University of Texas-Texas Tech
Austin
Hallettsville
Shiner and
Gonzales
Texas Exes Club
Samyla Rubin
Bill Bradfield
Shiner
F. L. Marian
Yoakum Frank Burns
Cuero Carrol Erwin
University of Texas
Shiner Plans Labor Day Closures and Schedule
Shiner observes Labor Day Monday September 1 with many closures including banks and the Post Office. Mail will be boxed and Star Route will run with no rural delivery. SLA St Paul classes at St Ludmila Academy and St Paul High canceled. Shiner Public Schools dismiss Friday for Labor Day weekend and resume Tuesday September 2.
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Shiner
SLA
St. Paul
St. Ludmila’s Academy
St. Paul High
Shiner Public Schools
Hospital Notices and Dismissals at Shiner Hospital
August 26 1975 hospital notices list visiting hours patient details and dismissals for Shiner and Hallettsville area residents. Includes names J R Kloesel Dierksen Maeker Kurtz Boehm Stary Janak Matusek Smolik Siegel Machacek Riske Rebecek Janak Kalina Richter Lowry Tousek Brom and a pie storage tip using raw macaroni.
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Shiner
J. R. Kloesel
Theo H. Dierksen
Hulda H. Maeker
Marvin J. Kurtz
Margaret Boehm
Martin W. Stary
Hallettsville
Lawrence P. Janak
Adolph Matusek
Victor Smolik
Julius J. Siegel
Eugene Machacek
Marilyn Riske
Adolph Rebecek
Matt I
Shiner Church Opens Activities Building This Saturday
A Shiner Baptist Church activity building at 207 East 7th Street opens Saturday August 30 at 8 p.m. with a free showing of the World Wide film A Time To Run. After the film, visitors may use pool tables air hockey foosball ping pong and pinball and future hours will expand after home football games after school and on additional evenings. A schedule will be posted August 31 indicating days and hours.
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Shiner Baptist Church
East 7Th St
Shiner
Exe cutive Board to Convene of A&M Mothers Club
The Federation of Texas A&M University Mothers Club will hold its Exe cutive Board meeting Saturday August 30 1975 at Texas A&M Memorial Student Center. Federation President Mrs Fred L May Jr will preside at 9 30 am Assembly Room after a 8 30 to 9 30 am coffee in Birch Room. Dr Jack Williams will address the group and department heads will outline needs and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Texas A&m University Mothers’ Club
Memorial
Texas A&m University
Birch Room
Fred L. May Jr
San Antonio
Bank Closed All Day September 1 1975
The First National Bank will be closed all day Monday September 1 1975 in observance of Labor Day.
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First National Bank
Rites Held For Anton V. Tupa
Anton V. Tupa of Hallettsville dies August 19 1975 at age 68. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church Hallettsville with burial in Moravia Catholic Cemetery. Survived by wife Matilda and ten children, plus siblings and grandchildren. services officiated by Rev. Father Stan ley Petry.
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Hallettsville
Anton V. Tupa
Renger Memorial Hospital
Kabena
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Stanley Petry
Moravia Catholic
Mr. Tupa
Moravia
Lavaca County
Texas
Frank J
Frances
Bitala) Tupa
Matilda Breska
St. John’s
St Paul High School 1968 Class Reunion Plans
The 1968 St Paul High School graduating class of Shiner schedules a reunion for Saturday September 20 at the Shiner VFW Home. All members should reply by September 10 to Mrs Delene Ulcak 8811 Langfield Houston TX 77040.
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St. Paul High School
Shiner
Shiner Vfw
Delene Ulcak
Langfield
Houston
Shiner Bicentennial Covers Draw National Attention
Linn's Stamp News notes Shiner Texas bicentennial cover releases tied to the unveiling of a howitzer in Welhausen City Park on June 14 1975. Sold out covers from the howitzer and musket turkey shoot spur future issues including Heritage Day Polka Day on October 12 1975 and a 1976 lineup. The Shiner committee credits copyright art by Benedict Kocian and plans ongoing commemorative events in Lavaca County founded 1887 named for Henry B. Shiner.
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Linn’s
Sidney
Ohio
United States
Welhausen Park
Bicentennial Committee
Shiner (Tex
Welhausen
Shiner
Benedict Kocian
Houston
Carl Goerte
Tex
Music America
Lavaca County
Henry B. Shiner
Rites for Clement Roznovsky Sr. Held in Gonzales
Funeral services were held Friday August 22 at St James Catholic Church Gonzales for Clement Roznovsky Sr. who died suddenly at 6:00 am August 20 1975 at his home. Burial followed in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Josephine a son Clement Roznovsky Jr a daughter Dorothy two granddaughters and siblings.
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St. James Catholic Church
Clement Roznovsky Sr
North Hamilton
Gonzales
Edward Bily
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
Rudy Hrndrik
Steve Hrndrik
Douglas Boysen
Joe Mikesh
Jimmy Koska
Billy Huehlefeld
Bily
Buffington Funeral Home
Roznovsky
Kokernot-Dilworth
Gonzales County
Joe
Agnes
Peterek) Roznovsky
Josephine Pavelka
Josephine Roznovsky
Clement Roznovsky, Jr
Port Lavaca
Dorothy Roznovsky
Diana
Wanda Roznovsky
Eddie Roznovsky
Agnes Pavelka
Victoria
Ernestina Roznovsky - Pavlica
Hanslik
John Roznovsky
Joe Roznovsky
Alvin
George Roznovsky
Adolph A. Roznovsky
Quarterback Club Kick Off Barbecue Event at Shiner High
The Shiner High School Quarterback Club announces its annual kick-off barbecue and membership drive on Tuesday September 2 1975 at 8 00 p m in the school cafetorium. Membership costs are 6 00 for men and 3 00 for ladies with ladies especially invited to join the Comanche boosters club. The club supports all athletics and will again run sideline parking at home games for 50 cents per car. The coaching staff and the 1975 Comanche football squad will be introduced.
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Shiner High School
Comanche Boosters Club
Shiner
Hospital Charges Rise 12 Percent at Shiner Hospital
The Shiner Hospital Foundation will raise rates 12 percent effective September 1 1975 to cover higher costs for medical supplies plus mandatory wage hikes and new Medicare Medicaid rules. Private room goes from 49 to 55 dollars per day semi private from 44 to 50 dollars and overall average daily charge climbs to about 83 dollars amid inflation and utilization review costs. John B Miler administrator notes the necessity and community burden.
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Board of Directors
Shiner Hospital
Institution of Medicare
John B. Miler
Shiner Hospital Foundation
Texas and the American Revolution exhibit opens in Shiner
The Institute of Texan Cultures presents a traveling show titled Texas and the American Revolution at Shiner City Hall Old Fire Station from September 4 to 6, 1975. The display features eight silk screened columns and monthly topics including Texas and Her Constitution, Texas Ranger, and Sam Houston. The Special Cultural Committee invites the public to view the exhibits.
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Atlantic
North America
England
Texas
New Spain
Institute of Texan Cultures
Shiner
Texas Ranger
Sam Houston
Special
Victoria Rites For Sister Alphonse Retired Teacher
Sister M Alphonse nee Agnes Grahmann 81 of Victoria died August 20 1975 at Incarnate Word Convent after extended illness Funeral services were August 22 at Incarnate Word Chapel Interment Vatican No 3 Victoria directed by McCabe Carruth Funeral Home She taught in Hobson St John Plum Dubina Nada Hallettsville Shiner and Victoria and served as Mother Superior Surviving brothers Nick Alphonse Julius John Grahmann all of Hallettsville and others. four brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
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M. Alphonse
Agnes Grahmann
N. E. Water St
Victoria
Incarnate Word
Catholic Cemetery No. 3
McCabe-Carruth Funeral Home
Charles A. Grahmann
San Antonio
Stanley Petry
Hallettsville
Alex A. Kraus
Alphonse
Herman
Wilhemina
Huehlefeld) Grahmann
Germany
Nick Grahmann
Alphonse Grahmann
Julius Grahmann
John Grahmann
Shiner Public School PTO Dues Request
All members and prospective members are asked to pay their $1.00 per person dues now. Both parents are urged to participate. Dues may be sent with children to school or paid to Mrs. Joe Panis Mrs. Frankie Mikes or Mrs. Steve Kubicek at the bank.
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Shiner Public School Pto
Joe Panis
Frankie Mikes
Steve Kubicek
August Birthday Party at TLH Honors August Honorees
Families hosted a TLH birthday party on August 13 1975 honoring Emily Kroulik Sofie Pustejevsky Della Pfeil Barbara Schaefer Mary Siegel Mary Svoboda and other attendees. TLH Auxiliary president Anton Schaefer and birthday chair Hilda Hagendorf introduced honorees and relatives. A sing song program with Olga Smothers piano and several songs followed lunch of cake and sandwiches. Visitors welcome. September party will be hosted by Catholic Daughters of Shiner dates to be announced.
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TLH
Emily Kroulik
Sofie Pustejevsky
Della Pfeil
Barbara Schaefer
Mary Siegel
Mary Svoboda
Earline Hall
Evelyn Anderson
Brigid Miculka
Mary Stanek
Ann Wotipka
Eddie Lee Pohler
Olga Smothers
Anton Schaefer
Hilda Hagendorf
Daughters of Shiner
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Shiner High
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church of
Legion Park
Dennis Mraz
the Velvets
Sundowners
O’neal Brothers
Gold Dust
John and the Red Diamonds
Shimek
Joe Patek
Joe Strauss
Pivo’ Boys
AC Comfort
the Shiner Gazette
A&m Mothers Club
Matilda Tupa
Jerome Tupa
George Tupa
Wharton
James Tupa
Phillip
Evelyn) Burnoch
Helen) Pekar
Donald Hoffer
Inez
Dennis Wesley
Hobbs
N. M
Frank Tupa
Charlie Tupa
New Braunfels
Joe Tu
Ladik
Millie) Breska
Anton L. Tupa
Max E. Seidenberger
National
City OF
Bernardina) Bludau Sr
Joe A. Grahmann
Alois Grahmann
Carl I. Grahmann
Herman F. Grahmann
August H. Grahmann
Aloysuis
Velma Gehrels
Red Wing
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