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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
1
Shiner High School has added a 400 page History of Wharton County by Annie Lee Williams. The memorial to Sheriff Hamilton B. Dickson was funded by the Raymond Dickson Foundation with help from Alton Allen. Ella E. Lane contributed to compiling the history covering 1846 to 1961.
Hospital visiting hours are 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Readmitted and dismissed patients include Herrman W. Schreiber, August Jaluska, Joe Hernandez, John Michalec, Fritz Meyer, Alex Dylla, William Kasparek, Emil Tenberg, August Hartmann, John Rebecek, Dennis Dietschke and baby girl, Daniel Koncaba, Ruby Jean Price, Alonzo Stevens, Ethelyn Schreiber, and Shiner. Discharged: Herbert Wendel, Emil Marburger, Martha Herder, Bertha Hoerig, Leonard Boedeker, A A Lowry, Johnnie Hustede Jr., Edwin Schmidt, Rudie Wagner, Joseph Hranitzky, George A. Masek and baby girl, Ruby Greathouse and baby boy Shiner born November 26 weight 7 lbs 8 oz.
Citizens of Shiner reach the 1964 United Fund goal of 2800 dollars with contributions from church collections, organizations, and a colored unit drive. Recipients include the Salvation Army Red Cross Texas Rehabilitation Center Boy Scouts and Heat Inc. This marks the eighth successful year of the integrated fund drive and thanks are extended to workers solicitors and contributors.
Jack Ratliff of Pritchett Colorado tours the country in a rubber tired covered wagon with horses goats and chickens. He travels about 20 miles daily to promote health outdoor living and his Nabors show while selling postcards hatched chickens and traded donkeys. He stopped in Shiner Texas on Friday November 27 and headed toward Yoakum for the winter months.
Funeral services for Mrs Elton Freudenberg were held at St Paul Lutheran Church La Grange on November 25 1964. Burial followed in La Grange City Cemetery. She died en route to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin after leaving La Grange Hospital. Survivors include her husband two daughters a son four sisters and one brother.
Miss Joan Marie Dusek Janet Ann Williams and Judith Ann Rahlwes trained at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital under Mrs Helen H Kosler RN and passed the October 22 State Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners. Among 875 candidates who passed 82 programs participated. Dusek Williams and Rahlwes are daughters of Shiner Leesville and Weimar residents.
Mary Svoboda nee Roznovsky, born March 1 1881 in Shiner, died November 24 1964 at Trinity Lutheran Home Shiner aged 83 years nine months and 23 days. Funeral services held November 26 at St Marys Catholic Church Hallettsville with burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. She was a member of KJZT SPJST married to Alois Svoboda in 1901. Survived by four sons, three daughters, four brothers, one sister, 26 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Rosaries prayed November 25 at 7:00 and 7:30 p.m.
A series of Christmas gatherings listed by date and venue including First Methodist Church Wesley Bible Class Dec 7 at 7 30 p.m. Parish gym Dec 8 Catholic Altar Society 2 00 p.m. Parish Gym American Legion and Auxiliary 7 30 p.m. Legion Hall Santa Claus Dec 9 Court St Paul CDA 7 30 p.m. Swank Restaurant Dec 10 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary 7 30 p.m. Post Home lunch brief 7 p.m. Dec 14 Hermann Sons Shiner Lodge 20 Hall gift exchange Dec 15 Burjes Home Demonstration Club 2 00 p.m. Mrs Hilda S Stach home Shiner Rotary Club Christmas Party and Ladies Night Swank Restaurant.
Mrs. C Schindler 68 4 6 passed away November 21 1964 at Youens Hospital Wei mar after years of ill health. Funeral services were at Schwenke Baumgarten Chapel November 23 and at St Rose Catholic Church Schulenburg. Burial in St Rose Cemetery. Pallbearers included Edmund W Pfeil Jr D W Glass Alton Stanzel Frank Stanzel Alfred Schindler Sr and Leo Dittrich. She was born July 15 1896 in Shiner daughter of Charlie and Louise Pfeil and married Charlie Schindler December 24 1927 in Schulenburg. She belonged to St Rose Church Altar Society and American Legion Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her parents and brother Edmund W Pfeil Sr. Her loss is mourned by many friends in the area.
Schulenburg firefighters fought a blaze that destroyed St. Wen Ceslaus Catholic Church in Holman on Wednesday November 26 1964 at 1 00 AM. Fire units from Weimar and La Grange assisted the effort. The cause remains undetermined.
Mrs. Mary Martha Pollak age 75 7 29 died Tuesday November 24 1964 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital after 13 years of ill health. Funeral from Buffington November 26 at 9 00 a m with burial at Shiner Catholic Church. Rosary was recited November 25. She was born March 25 1889 at Weimar daughter of Anton and Mary Zaruba Pastor. Survived by son Victor Pollak of Shiner daughters Herma Brakhage and Evelyn Reindl of Houston one granddaughter Jeanette Reindl. Preceded in death by husband Anton E Pollak a daughter Estelle and a sister Francis Pastor.
The Shiner Gazette promotes year long subscriptions as a Christmas gift with 52 issues per year and optional ecard notification. One year rate is 3.00 dollars.
Questionnaires for the 1964 Census of Agriculture are mailed to Lavaca County farmers and ranchers. Enumerators begin visits Nov 23 to assist and verify responses as farmers prepare records for the survey.
Funeral services for Lawrence R. Broz a Yoakum carpenter who died Saturday November 28 in a San Antonio hospital were held Monday November 30 at 9 45 a m in the Bufington Chapel St Joseph Catholic Church with Rev Father John Matocha officiating Survivors include his wife and four children all of Yoakum his parents and three sisters in Yoakum and nearby towns Intervening note mentions Rev and Mrs Edmund Deane and their son visiting Dr Virgil Blossom in a San Antonio hospital and a cautionary proverb about gossip.
Funeral services for Anton Kasper of Shiner were held at 2:30 p m Tuesday November 24 at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel Shiner. Burial followed in Shiner City Cemetery. He died November 22 1964 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital aged 84 years six months and 27 days. He was born April 25 1880 in Klein Petersdorf Schlesien Austria and survived by his brother Alois Kasper of Shiner with several nieces and nephews.
The Ralston Purina Company opened a 19 200 square foot Rosenberg warehouse on October 14 1964 to better serve South Texas animal agriculture. Attending were Shiner Shelter and Feed Co owners Laddie Dari lek and Edwin Darlek, dealer reps from Shiner, plus Purina staff and farmers from the region. Dewey Compton hosted as master of ceremonies.
Anton J. Koncaba dies at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday November 25 1964 in Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital after severe burns from a grass fire. Funeral at 8:30 a.m. Friday November 27 and Requiem High Mass at 9:00 a.m. at Shiner Catholic Church with burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. He was 76 with wife Mary and two sons Adolph and Charlie surviving.
Funeral services were held at Callahan Jones Funeral Home in Bryan for Arthur L. Huebner who died Saturday November 28 1964 at age 74 years 11 months and 27 days. Attending pallbearers were Albert Cook W K Gibbs W B Moon Manuel Aiken Oscar Gregg A J Vick Hal Hines W S Lang and G B Feaster. He was born December 1 1889 in Houston and married Effie Le Grand on December 31 1922. He was a barber and member of the Sons of Hermann Lodge Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He is survived by Mrs Effie L Huebner one stepson William H Le Grand three brothers and two sisters and two grandchildren.
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