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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
1
Frances Meyer dies at 91 after months of illness in Shiner Texas. Funeral services held November 28 at Buffington Funeral Home and Saints Cyril and Methodius Church with Requiem High Mass. Survivors include son O S T Meyer and daughters Genevieve Maldenka and Mary Stock, plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral rites were held for Mrs Marie C Mikes of Shiner on December 7 1961 at Buffington Chapel and Shiner Catholic Church with Requiem High Mass. Rev Father Edward Vrazel of San Antonio officiated as memorials and burial followed in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Surviving are three sons five daughters thirty one grandchildren and twenty nine great grandchildren with several extended relatives listed.
Shiner Post Office will open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday December 16 for stamps and packages and observe normal hours 8 a.m. to 12 noon on December 23. Postmaster Arthur T. Ward urges patrons to mail cards and packages now to avoid Christmas delays. many employees will be dismissed by noon on the 23rd.
The Freshman class of Shiner High School will hold a bake sale Saturday December 16 starting at 9:00 a.m. at Shiner Motor Sales. Items include kolaches cakes strudels noodles bread and pies.
The obituary honors Mrs Meyer for faithfulness to family neighbors and friends. It notes devotion to church and community and a life of consecrated love for the Lord and the Blessed Mother. She faced hardships with a strong spirit and quiet faith until her peaceful passing.
The Baptist Choir and Sunday School at Shiner Baptist Church will present the cantata Break Forth With Joy on December 20 at 7 p.m under Joe Kirk. A nativity scene in song and pantomime will unfold with Messiah selections played from 6:30 p.m. by stereo.
December schedules list the VFW and Auxiliary party for members and families at 7:00 p.m. with lunch for guests, followed by business. Hermann Sons Shiner Lodge No. 20 hosts a 7:00 p.m. Christmas party with a gift exchange and lunch. Grand secretary-treasurer William V. Dielmann Jr. of San Antonio will attend as honor guest at the Yule party.
The Methodist Church presents its annual Christmas program on Sunday December 17 at 7 00 p m The event includes hymns such as Joy To The World O Little Town of Bethlehem a junior and a junior choir performances In Bethlehem Beneath Star Lit Sky a special offering for the Methodist Orphanage Home of Waco and a time of exchange of gifts and fellowship with refreshments.
On Sunday morning December 17 at 10 45 the third Advent Worship service will be observed with a special offering for the Methodist Mission Home of Texas in San Antonio.
The Band Department schedules a Christmas Concert for Friday December 15 at 7 30 p m in the High School Gym. Fourth through sixth grades plus the Junior and High School Bands perform with a free will offering at the door.
The Gazette advertises a year long gift subscription for friends and relatives at 3 dollars plus six cents tax, delivered daily with a Christmas card notice if desired. The copy emphasizes 52 issues per year and home news value as a holiday present.
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria Texas will meet residents at Shiner City Hall at 9 am Monday December 18 1961 to assist claims for retirement survivor and disability benefits. Maurice E Owen notes many workers lack awareness of protection and dependent benefits for disabled workers and their families.
St. Ludmila's Academy grades 5 and 8 present a Christmas play titled Christ mas In Her Heart at the Parish Gym on Wednesday at 7 30 p m The story follows Mrs Price a cynical woman who finds peace and happiness through the Christ child after a dream sequence featuring the First Christmas and a Legend of the Cup The public is invited and a free will offering will be accepted.
The Shiner Volunteer Fire Department announces its annual New Year’s Eve Dance at Legion Park on December 31. Joe Patek and His Orchestra will provide music. Tickets go on sale December 16 at $1.00 per person. Proceeds support the firemen. no fireworks allowed on park premises.
The Lavaca County 4-H Club Achievement Program will be held Friday at 7 30 p m in the Hallettsville High School Auditorium. Awards will be given to club members who completed 4-H projects this year with county medals for numerous named members across multiple project areas.
High School souvenir plates for sale supported by the PTA. Price is 2.25 without danger rack or 2.50 with. Interested buyers may contact Supt. David Little Max Seidenberger or Joe Kirk for details.
Local press announces subscription pricing changes for the Shiner Gazette. Rates likely cover print delivery options and digital access, with potential price adjustments for annual, biweekly, or monthly plans and possible reader benefits or promotions.
San Antonio man Leo Chico Ebarra was sentenced to 14 months in Lavaca County Jail and fined 500 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to aggravated assault on Mrs Norma Rees. The original charge of aggravated assault with intent to murder and burglary were resolved as part of the plea, with burglary dismissed.
Emil Roznovjak was found guilty of murdering his brother August and was sentenced Monday by Judge Paul C. Boethel to two to five years in the penitentiary. The verdict followed a November 30 trial date.
Albert M. Hodges of Route 2 Shiner died December 11 after a month in Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held December 12 at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Russell officiating. Burial was in Gonzales Memorial Park. He was 86 and survived by five daughters, one son and numerous grandchildren.
Hospital weekly roster shows patients admitted this week including Mrs. Caroline Valenta Mrs. Frank Stach Clarence Sembera Valentine Chilek Charles Chovanetz Mrs. Frank Steiner Edwin Wolters Walter Schmidt Shiner Joe Bocksch Moulton Joe Novak Yoakum Henry Greive Flatonia Mrs J W York Halletts ville. Colored Unit lists Annie Eula Mayberry Shiner. Dismissed patients include Joe Vanek Mrs Sadie Kubena Edwin Werner Albert Symmank Andrew Lubyinesky Ernest Hajek Gary Alan Valis Mrs Walter Lenz. Colored Unit: Simon Coverson.
The Shiner Dance Club hosts a Christmas dance on Wednesday night December 27 at Legion Park. Each member couple may bring a guest couple. Music by Jurecka's Orchestra.
Cub Scout Pack 231 meets December 16 at the Lutheran Social Hall. SHINER Public School PTA gathers December 14 at 7 30 p.m. in the Cafetorium. A free movie for children follows a 7 p.m. VFW and Auxiliary meeting at a home. Knights of Columbus meet December 21 at 7 30 p.m. at the Catholic Parish Gym. KJZT D O s heading caroling must be at Parish Gym December 18 at 6 p.m. SHINER Dance Club meets December 19 at 7 p.m. at First National Bank. Holy Father's Storeroom clothing drive ongoing with donations in vestibule boxes.
The Good Will edition will go to press this weekend and mail on Wednesday December 20. Please rush all copy and announcements by Friday noon December 15. Business messages brim with Christmas cheer and seasonal illustrations. Call for bookings or leave it to staff to manage wishes for Merry Christmas to customers.
Fort Sam Houston's Flag Demonstration Team from the 52d Military Police company lectured Shiner High School on the flag's history colors laws and display rules. The hour long program covered raising and lowering procedures folding the flag and honors given during ceremonies and parades. The team formed in October 1961 has performed at local schools and offers demonstrations to other groups upon written request.
Mrs. Annie Polacek 96 of 508 State Street longtime Big Spring resident and the oldest Altar Society member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church died at 1 15 a m November 17 1961 in a Big Spring hospital She was born July 25 1865 in then Czechoslovakia came to the United States at age one and lived in Shiner before moving to Big Spring in 1904 Survivors include five sons Jim Skalicky Louis Skalicky Joe C Skalicky Fred Polacek and Albert Polacek and four daughters Frances Weir Agnes Hudspeth Bessie Haines and Lucy Bauer along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services were held with a Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and interment followed in City Cemetery.
Miss Mary Heger of 414 Lullwood San Antonio died November 30 1961 at age 59. Funeral Sunday December 3 from Smith Funeral Home Moulton to St Joseph Catholic Church Interment in Moulton Catholic Cemetery Pallbearers include nephews and brothers Survivors listed: five sisters and four brothers with hometowns across Texas including Moulton Shiner San Antonio Houston Bandera Seguin Brazoria Victoria.
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