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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
3
The Shiner Gazette lists Lee J. Sedlmeyer as owner and publisher and Mrs Ella E Lane as editor. It notes second class mail status and a publication schedule of every Thursday with established 1892. Subscriptions: one year two dollars, six months 1.25, three months 75 cents.
Masses are held weekly at Sts Cyril and Methodius Church on Sundays at 6:30, 8:00, and 9:30 a.m. The Dilworth Mission Church offers a Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. Rev. John J. Hanacek serves as pastor with Rev. R. C. Hoffmann as assistant.
Shiner Baptist Church lists a 10 a.m. school session and a midweek prayer service at 8 p.m. A Brotherhood meeting is held every third Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Regular morning worship services are held every second and fourth Sunday at 11 o clock and 7 00 p m. Fifth Sundays feature an 11 a m service. Church School meets Sundays at 10. W S C S meets fourth Wednesday afternoon, Official board meets third Wednesday night. Rev W L Hightower, Minister.
The Sunday lesson for Churches of Christ Scientist will study God the Preserver of Man with a golden text from Isaiah 41 13. The theme centers on the Lord holding our right hand and promising help as fear is dispelled.
The church announces a busy week with Junior Choir practice Thursday at 4 15 p m Young People and Intermediate Lutheran League devotional and meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m Friday 7 p m Sunday School Christmas Program practice at the High School Gym Saturday 8 30 a m Confirmation Class Sunday 9 15 a m Church School and 10 30 a m Pre Christmas Holy Communion Worship Service Wednesday 2 30 p m Ladies Missionary Society monthly meeting Visitors invited Immanuel Lutheran Church Dreyer Sunday 10 00 a m Worship service Edwin J Oehlke Pastor
The B F Goodrich Company of Yoakum promotes S R Zatopek from Farm Service Representative in Victoria and appoints Ervin F Vrazel as Yoakum store manager effective December 1. Vrazel, a Shiner High School graduate class of 1943, is active locally as friends congratulate the promotion. Also noted are Mildred and Iva Nollkamper visiting from San Antonio and a note that Joe C Drabek wrote his mother Mary Drabek about a transfer from Munich to Frankfurt, Germany.
The Shiner Rotary Club met at Meyer's Cafe on December 6 for the regular Monday luncheon. Visiting Rotarians included J. R. Walls Galveston Rev W L Hightower Flatania and E H Graser Seguin. J R Walls guest Malcolm Martin Texas City. No luncheon December 13 due to ladies night and Christmas program at the High School Gymnasium at 7:00.
The Bunjes H. D. Club plans its Christmas party at Mrs. A. J. Bednar home on Saturday December 11 at 2 p m Members should bring a covered dish for refreshments Also reports note Pvt Albert J Mayer on a twelve hour leave from Lackland AFB visiting his sister and family in the area and Mrs Emma Oltmann of Karnes City visiting her sister Mrs R W Apts this week Grand daughter Sarakt Eunice Wofford is listed as improving after illness hospitalization in San Antonio last Wednesday.
Mrs Frances Barina, aged 76 years 6 months 11 days, was buried Friday in Ballinger Evergreen Cemetery. She leaves 11 children 46 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Mrs Otto Goetz attended the funeral after being called to Ballinger. We offer sympathy to the bereaved.
Out of town relatives and friends attended the funeral of Pvt John Michal Jr with many from Corpus Christi Moulton Floresville Gonzales Yoakum and Houston listed among attendees. Local families including the Pulkrabeks and Michals were joined by neighbors and kin from Taft Witting Flatonia and Wied.
Mrs. Fannie Brasser aged 89 years nine months nine days died Sunday at her daughter Mrs. Fred Lee’s home in San Antonio. Funeral at San Jose Mission with burial at San Fernando Cemetery No. 2. Survived by two daughters, 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren.
Evergreen School hosts a Christmas program on Wednesday, December 22 with Santa Claus invited and expected. The event invites the general public and notes a social visit by Mrs. Della Leck and children to her mother, plus a brief travel anecdote involving Mrs. E. W. Pfeil and Miss Willie Hazel Bannett.
Members of Zeither Lodge O D H S at Witting are notified of a meeting at Sam Stoeltje's home on Sunday December 12 at 10 00 am All members urged to attend with Alfred Stoeltje president.
Sunday visitors stopped by the Ko pecky-Fietsam home including Mrs. Albert Sander of Bellville and Mr and Mrs Joe Fietsam with sons of Sealy. Also present were Mr and Mrs Roy Karsch and sons from San Antonio Mrs H J Strauss Mrs Mary Strauss and baby Senator Gus Strauss and Fred Strauss of Hallettsville and Henry Joe Fietsam of Austin.
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