Christmas Greetings From California Shiner Gazette
Notes and comments from Shiner Gazette readers share Christmas wishes and season’s greetings. Herman and Helen Kram send best wishes from Sonora California while praising Trinity Home and Molly's Corner. Orchids go to Albina Vrazel for her 87th birthday and to Frances Nedbalek Sramek who turns 86. Charlie Chrastecky, a Houston VA Hospital patient, is expected to be discharged soon and return home to Shiner.
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Shiner Gazette
Gazette
Trinity
Molly’s Corner
Albina Vrazel
Ed. C
Frances Nedbalek) Sramek
North Circle
Sealy
Texas
Charlie
Funeral rites held for Mrs J F Kasper and Mrs Wm Schendel
Mrs John F Kasper of Shiner nee Mary Riha aged 91 years 9 months 4 days died December 16 1972 at Shiner Hospital. Requiem Mass at Shiner Catholic Church burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Mrs William A Schendel of Shiner nee Pauline Gloor aged 90 years 11 months 11 days died December 16 1972 at Shiner Hospital. Burial in Shiner City Cemetery at United Dr Martin Luther Church services held December 19. Further obituaries to follow.
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John F. Kasper
Shiner
Mary Riha
Shiner Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner Catholic Church
Buffington Chapel
Altar Society
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
William A. Schendel of
Pauline Gloor
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner City
Hospital Visiting Hours and List of Patients
Visiting periods are 7 00 to 7 30 10 00 to 11 00 2 00 to 4 00 and 7 00 to 8 30 a m to p m. Patients include SHINER Agnes Wegener Mattie Brooks August Welff Ervin Peschel John Syamken Erna Roth Elizabeth Green William Drabek Adolph Blaschke Beatrice Malinov sky Julia Balusek MOULTON Mary Filip Agnes Zapalac FLATONIA Harold Mica SEGUIN Donald Effenberger SCHULENBURG Mrs Henry Matura and dismissals list several patients and babies
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Shiner
Agnes Wegener
Mattie Brooks
August Welff
Ervin Peschel
John Syamken
Erna Roth
Elizabeth Green
William Drabek
Adolph Blaschke
Beatrice Malinovsky
Julia Balusek
Moulton
Mary Filip
Agnes Zapalac
Flatonia
Harold Mica
Seguin
Donald Effenberger
Schulenburg
Henry Matura
Funeral Services In Shiner For Hugo Schelling
Hugo Schelling 89 died December 17 1972 in Citizens Memorial Hospital Victoria after a day there. Funeral 4 PM December 18 at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner with Chesley Stevens officiating. Survivors include two sisters and several nieces and nephews. He served briefly in World War I and never married.
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Hugo Schelling
Stevens Convalescent Center
Hallettsville
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
Chesley Stevens
Yoakum
Church of Christ
Shiner City
Bernard Krejci
Flavio Buenteo
Gottlieb Helweg
Homer Schelling Jr
Portland
Walter Eggert
Herman Koch
Floresville
Mr. Schelling
Freyburg
Fayette County
Texas
Antione Diedrich
Magdalena Marie Ernestine (Riehl) Schelling
Austin County
Varel
Oldenburg
Germany
Schelling
Kemp
Niemann St
2Nd Field Artillery
William
Antonette) Ruethinger
Edith Schelling
Emil Otto Schelling
Paul Henry Schelling
Homer Arthur Schelling
Kurt Schelling
Ernest
Carl Schelling
Juliette Irene
Ida Moenich-Krueger- Martin
Henry
Anna) Schirmer
Carl
Elisa) Eggert
Titus
Helene) Boerm
Sophia
Local Schools Announce Holidays
Shiner Public Schools will dismiss at 2 40 p.m. Friday December 22 1972 and resume January 3 1973. St Ludmila's Academy and St Paul High School dismiss at 2:00 p.m. December 22 1972 with classes resuming January 2 1973.
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Shiner Public Schools
St. Ludmila’s Academy
St. Paul High School
Shiner Beer Splays in Western Film Molly Gid and Johnny
Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner provides Shiner Beer for the movie Molly Gid and Johnny by Freedmann Films. Filmed entirely in Bas Trop and nearby areas, the western is based on Leaving Cheyenne by Larry McMurtry with a screenplay by Steve Friedman. Starring Beau Bridges Antony Perkins Blythe Danner. release planned for 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Beer
Spoetzl Brewery, Inc
Molly
Gid
Johnny
Freedmann Films
Sidney Sammett
Bastrop
Cheyenne
Larry McMurtry
Steve Friedman
Beau Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Antony Perkins
Blythe Dena
Santa Visit At Machart Grocery In Charlottenburg
Parents bring children to Machart Grocery in Charlottenburg on Friday December 22 to meet Santa Claus. He is expected to arrive around 8 00 p m and the event marks the start of the Christmas season with the appearance of Old Santa.
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Santa Claus
Machart Grocery
Charlottenburg
Greece
Christmas in Europe Across Traditions and Symbols
The article surveys Christmas customs in Ireland Belgium Finland Greece Sicily and more. It notes candlelight in Ireland gift giving in Belgium a manger in Finland and varied celebrations in Greece and Sicily. It ends urging focus on Christmas meaning and family warmth.
The Spirit of Christmas Past and Present
A reflection on Christmas as a sacred tonic for winter joy and social bond. The piece contrasts festive warmth with modern refinement, noting vanished old customs and a shift toward broader yet shallower pleasures that erode domestic felicity and heartfelt gatherings.
Christmas Church Schedule and Services Listed
The church calendar shows confessions on Saturday from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Masses on Saturday 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve services at 6:30 8:00 9:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. and 12 Midnight. Christmas Day Masses at 6:30 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. No mass at 7:00 p.m.
Impressive Church, Military Rites For WWII Veteran, Businessman
C J Sofka died December 8 1972 at Shiner Hospital after a lingering illness at age 55. He served in Company G 180th Infantry and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and Purple Heart. He was a longtime Shiner resident, businessman and local volunteer with family ties across Lavaca and Victoria counties. Funeral services were held at Sts Cyril and Methodius Church with military rites by local VFW and American Legion posts.
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C. J. ‘Sopie’’ Sofka
Shiner Hospital
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
St. Paul High
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Msgr
John J. Hanacek
Sts. Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic
Hanacek
Thomas Collins
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
San Antonio
Shiner Catholic
Shiner Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Joe
Clement Jerry Sofka
Oak Grove
Moulton
Lavaca County
Texas
James
Johanna (Kubicek) Sofka
St. Joseph’s Catholic School
Milton Jowers
Meyer Ice House
Southern Pacific Transport Co
Fort Sam Houston
180Th Infantry
Florida
States
EAME
Rome-Arno
Rhineland
Central Europe
Christie Stock
Paul H. and
Mary (Meyer) Stock
Victoria
Marvin
Cathy) Boedeker
James Sofka
Johanna Bujnoch
Houlton
John
Otto Sofka
Adolph
Hermina) Dudik
Johnny
Bessie) Sweeney
Galveston
Michael
Margaret) Krezsi
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Bujnoch
William Patrick Johnson
Sofka
Catholic Church
Shiner Post Office Closed for Christmas Day
The Shiner Post Office will be closed Monday December 25 1972 for Christmas. No mail distribution into PO boxes and no rural delivery will occur on that day.
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Shiner
Bank To Observe Christmas Holidays Closures
The First National Bank of Shiner will be closed Monday December 25 in observance of Christmas Day.
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First National Bank of Shiner
Dance Club Dues Deadline Near
Shiner Modern Dance Club members face the last chance to pay 1973 dues. Dues are six dollars due by December 31, 1972, payable at First National Bank or Williford Drug.
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Shiner Modern Dance Club
First National Bank
Williford Drug
Shiner Dance Club Plans Christmas Dance at Legion Park
The Shiner Modern Dance Club hosts a Christmas Dance on Saturday, December 23 at Legion Park. Bobby Brown provides music for a semi-formal or formal affair with festive decor and holiday spirit.
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Shiner Modern Dance
Legion Park
Bobby Brown
Shiner Knights of Columbus Christmas Party
The Shiner Council will hold a Christmas party at the VFW Home on Thursday December 21 with a 7:30 p.m. opening meeting. Members and families should attend with a covered dish while drinks are provided. Santa will give gifts to all children.
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Shiner Knights of Columbus
Shiner Vfw
Council
Santa
St Paul to tangle with Lavernia in Dec 21 basketball
Dec 21 schedules list St Paul facing Lavernia with a Girls A game at 6 30 p m and a Boys A game at 8 p m at Shiner High School the girls A team also hosts Snook in a district game at 6 30 p m with girls A and B teams in action.
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St. Paul
Lavernia
Shiner High School
Snook
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West Lytton St
Sonora
J. F. Kasper
Wm. Schendel
Shiner Hospital Foundation
John Schwarz
Walter Finch, Jr
Annie Novak
Ewald Koenning
Annie Bolech
Terezie Brom
Gary Fishbeck
Royce Miller
Hubert Tobola
Patsy Lee Brooks
Low, Inc
Ireland
Mary
Belgium
Antwerp
Finland
Sicily
Christmas
Pickwick Papers
Charles Dickens
Christ
God
Bethlehem
Sam Heitkamp
First United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Travis Rider
Rev
C. C. Grosenbacher
Shiner Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Union
W.M.A
Brotherhood
Charles Ferrell
C. J. Sofka
Dance Club
Shiner Dance Club
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