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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Paul Zacharias quietly marked their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Thanksgiving Day November 27 at home. Immediate family arranged a dinner and friends called during the day. A wedding cake with solid trimmings and sugar-spun confections graced the table.
The Firemen's Wives Auxiliary hosted their annual Christmas party on Monday night in the Catholic Parish gym. Ninety five plates were served with a menu of roast turkey cranberry sauce potato salad and cake. The event featured decorations Santa Claus and his reindeer and games for the children. Elaine Kay Malina of Victoria spent Thanksgiving weekend with Elton Zander and family.
Six members of a Channelview family died in a Saturday auto crash near Salmon on Highway 287 when their car veered off the road and hit a tree. The six were Eugene Edward Arthurs, his wife, three children Kathryn Franklin and Rickey, Lee Arthurs, and Fos ter Riddlesberger. One daughter Lana Jean Arthurs remains in critical condition in a Palestine hospital.
We thank friends for cards flowers and presents for our Golden Wedding Anniversary. Grateful also to Rev E J Oehlke for the visit and to the Lutheran Ladies Aid for the flowers.
Edward J. Dolezal moved to Ingleside last April and lives in a trailer while building a small cottage with an attached garage. He is a crane operator from Shiner Texas and plans to settle permanently. Assisted by Jacob Velek Martin Pesek Laddie Pesek Anton Janik Ernest Kral Sr and F A Dolezal the project proceeds.
Mr and Mrs Elton Zander visited Schulenburg with Mr and Mrs Milton Kaase and children. John Paul Jones was born John Paul and adopted the surname Jones by his foster father Albert J Blinka of Vallejo California who attended a funeral then returned home. The police system began in America in 1850 with New York City as an early center.
Intermittent sun, heavy fogs and drizzle dominated the past week with a grand total rainfall over 5 inches. Thanksgiving brought 1.80 inches of rain as temperatures hovered around 40 degrees and a penetrating cold blanketed the area.
Mrs A L Fueler of Texarkana was a guest of Mr and Mrs O A Brieger and friends. John Hollman of DeLand Florida visited relatives with grandsons John and Tom Neal of Austin. Elo Wolters and Emma Runk spent Thanksgiving with their brother Bismark Runk in Alice. The last championship bare knuckle fight was in 1889 when Sullivan beat Kilrain.
Webster Fischnar arrived from St Mary's University San Antonio for Thanksgiving with his family at the parental home.
Mrs L G Valenta joined her parents Mr and Mrs A J Blohm in Houston for Thanksgiving. The visit highlighted family gathering and holiday meals with relatives.
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