I Missed a Stunt Like That in Texas Pecan Tales
A memory piece by a Sam Houston State University alum recalls life in Huntsville and West Texas. It includes growing pecans, egg trade, a gift of 200 acres, a sudden superintendent offer in West, and a bank promotion that failed in bankruptcy.
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Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Sid Johnson
Johnson
North Carolina
Texas
McKay House
McKay
Crosby
Lavaca County
Huntsville Grocer
West
Waco
Edwards
Martha
R. Williams
Army Private Grahmann Completes Basic Training at Fort Ord
Army Private Michael J. Grahmann 18 son of Mr and Mrs Hubert Grahmann Hallettsville Texas recently finished the first phase of basic and advanced training under the Volar program at Fort Ord California The Volar system combines training into a 16 week course with decentralized instruction less formations and more off duty time Grahmann is a 1971 Hallettsville High School graduate The article also notes a Corpus Christi doctor visiting Hallettsville residents and a note on the origin of the name Europe.
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Ft. Ord
Calif
AHTNC
Army
Michael J. Grahmann
Hubert Grahmann
Route 4
Hallettsville
Tex
Volunteer Army Field Experiment
Pvt
Grahmann
Hallettsville High School
Alois Cervenka
Corpus Christi
Frank Cerents
Frank Cervenka
Obituary Highlights Jerome Jurena Sr and Paul Broz
Funeral services were held for Jerome Jurena Sr of Schulenburg who died Nov 20 1971 at Youens Hospital Weimar at age 73. He was active in civic affairs, survived by his wife three sons and nine grandchildren. Also noted is the Moravia death of Paul Louis Broz 73, who had operated a Moravia business and later a store in Moravia with a family survivor list.
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Jerome Jurena
Schulenburg
Schwenke-Baumgarten
Nick A. Morris
Spjst Supreme Lodge of Temple
Edwin
Laddie Matula
Alec Holub
Harry Cernik
Emil Hamala
Jerome
Stacie) Jurena Sr
Alvin J. Jurena
Eugene Jurena
Houston
Jerome H. Jurena Jr
San Antonio
Frances Matula
Emil
Julia) Hollub
August
Pauline) Cernik
Moulton
Albert
Francis Kalina
Paul Louis Broz
Czechoslovakia
Texas
Moravia
United States
California
Goodyear Tire Company
Willie Mae Wenglar
Los Angeles
Broz
Harry V
Dorothy) Nunn
Alamogordo
New Mexico
Alfons L. Broz
Washington, D.C
Franklin J. Broz
Austin
Joe
Frances) Klapuch
Taft
Robert E. Broz
San Angelo
Kirby
Kirby Parish
Alamo Messenger
Weimar
Erwin Raabe
Fire destroys four buildings in Ellinger business district
Early Thursday fire in Ellinger destroyed Walter Koehl cold drink shop, an antiques and storage building, Becka Grocery, and the former Meyer theatre now owned by Eugene Michalsky. Eleven fire units from nine departments fought the blaze, helped by wind and rain, with cause and loss undetermined.
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LA Grange
Ellinger
Walter J. Koehl
Koehl
Becka
Charles Meyer
Eugene Michalsky
Columbus
Schulenburg
Smithville
New Ulm
Bastrop
Rudolph Voss
Michalsky
Fayette County
Ullmanns mark 60th wedding anniversary in Shiner
Mr and Mrs Anton Ullmann of Shiner observed their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner. A family dinner followed at the home of their daughter and son in law Willard Stock family. The couple, married Nov 22 1911 in Moulton, have five children 25 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Anton Ullmann
Shiner
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic Church
Willard
Hagendorf
Sheridan
John Hanacek
Ullmann
Lillie Hirsch
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Moulton
Simon Forster
Adolph
Lydia) Kouba
John
Erna) Brosch
Victoria
Irene) Hagendorf
Lee Roy Ullmann
San Antonio
Lester Ullmann
Bus Schedules From Shiner To Major Cities
Continental Trailways runs from Shiner to Houston at 11:34 a.m. and 9:50 p.m. Shiner to San Antonio departs 1:07 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Kerrville Bus Lines offers Shiner to Victoria at 2:20 p.m. and Shiner to Austin at 9:05 a.m. with 7:20 p.m. arrival.
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Continental Trailways
Shiner
Houston
San Antonio
Kerrville Bus Lines
Victoria
Austin
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By Charles Chovanetz
Gibbs
Michael Grahmann
Europe
Europa
Ln Insurance
Freporter
Charlie Janota, Jr
Marvin J. Adamek
Shiner, Texas
Josephine Amador
Jos. V. Netardus
Yoakum
Rudolph Perez
Paul L
Vermont
Alexander the Great
Dearborn Deluxe
Dearborn
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
THE
First National Bank
FDIC
W. 7Th St. — Shiner
St. Joan of Arc
Thomas O'Callaghan
Furey
St. Patrick’s
St. Monica's
Converse
St. Thomas More
Weimar Mercury
Sealy News
Paul H. Stock
Paul Stock Jr
Wayne
Thomas Gene Stock
Steve Michalec
Mary Proschko
George Stavinoha
Flatonia
Charlie Stavinoha
David Stavinoha
Emma Ermis
P. A. Wendtland
Raetzsch Wagener
Anton Stary Jr
Robert Wagner
Shiner Hospital
Robert Schmidt
Patrick Marron
John J. Hanacek
Smith Funeral Home
Dallas News
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Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Dallas Morning News Communications
City & Zip
Pho
Soc Stour
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