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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
5
The Shiner Chamber of Commerce and Business announce the Christmas lights were turned on after Thanksgiving and will shine each night throughout the holiday season.
Farmers may use the option to report farm net earnings to determine Social Security credits if net earnings reach $400 or more. It is not a way to avoid tax, and a single Social Security number should be used for earnings reporting and tax identification. Subsidies for land conservation count in net profit, and duplicate numbers can be requested if needed. If you have multiple numbers, consolidate to one. wives needing numbers must get their own SS-5 form.
Private Anthony Spann son of Mr and Mrs George Spann of Shiner has returned from Fort Polk Louisiana after completing a course in administration and personnel management He will finish his Army National Guard obligation with the Gonzales unit Also noted are Thanksgiving visits by the Machacek and Welfel families in Texas and a remark about President Cleveland's cancer of the mouth in his second term.
The church lists a 9 00 a m Sunday School 10 15 a m Sunday Worship 7 30 p m Monday LCM and LCW Christmas party 2 30 p m Wednesday LCW meeting 7 00 p m Wednesday Choir practice 8 30 a m Saturday Catechetical Class and a Sunday School Christmas program on Sunday December 19 led by Pastor E Eilers.
Mrs. Larry Sedlmeyer and Gregory Joe express gratitude to all who remembered them during their hospital stay. Special thanks to Dr. Patrick Wagner and doctors Robert and Dennis Wagner and Wagner Memorial Hospital staff for care. Appreciation for cards and visits from Fathers John Hanacek and Carolan. God bless you.
Senator Walter Richter of Gonzales resigns from the Texas State Senate on December 2 1965 after redistricting merged his district. He was appointed director of the Texas Office of Economic Opportunity last month by Governor Connally and said he would not take the $400 monthly senate pay while serving in the state office.
Ferdinand Ehler 91 of Route 2 Hallettsville died November 22 at home. Funeral services were held November 24 at Kabena Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Born in Germany November 15, 1874. Survived by brothers Jim of Houston Emil of Big Spring and sisters Annie Grones Louise Ehler and Emilia Kremling all of Hallettsville.
A double ring ceremony and Nuptial Mass were held at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on Saturday November 6 1965 at 130 p m uniting Miss Vivian Buesing of Yoakum Route 2 and Airman Third Class Rudy Wegener of Ellsworth AFB South Dakota in Holy Matrimony. The Rev Father John Hanacek officiated with a candlelit altar and white mum arrangements. The bride wore a white satin peau de soie gown with lace over Empire bodice and a chapel train, a silk illusion veil with a pearl crown, a white gold cross, and a Cas cade bouquet of white carnations with purple orchids. The groom wore an Air Force uniform. A reception and supper followed at the Shiner Hermann Sons Hall then a dance at Legion Park. The newlyweds reside at 907% St Joseph Rapid City South Dakota.
Relatives and friends gathered at Moravia Parish Hall on Sunday afternoon November 21 1965 to celebrate the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Lawrence M Riha and Antonia A Hanslik. They were wed November 23 1915 in St Anthony’s Catholic Church Breslau and have lived in Schulenburg Breslau and now Pierce area with three children and four grandchildren. A reception supper and dance followed with about 200 attendees and music by the Hub City Dutchmen. Out-of-town guests came from multiple Texas communities and Blythe California. William E Svoboda A N of the United States Navy returned from a two year tour in Rota Spain and will report to Naval Air Station Lakehurst after a 30 day leave.
Mrs. Tillie Fietsam is observing her 75th birthday on Thursday December 9. Mrs. Frieda Filip has been dismissed from the local hospital and is recuperating at her apartment in Shiner.
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