Notable residents move between towns and care facilities
Joe Kurtz Jr. of Shiner joined Joe Kurtz III in Schulenburg at a rest home and is said to be doing well. The text also notes PBX as Private Branch Exchange and mentions Virginia Dare as Virginia’s first white child born, with a misstatement about Leonardo da Vinci inventing the wheelbarrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kurtz Jr
Shiner
Joe Kurtz III
Schulenburg
Virginia Dare
Virginia
Leonardo da Vinci
George F. Janssen
John Dennis Wagner
Trinity Lutheran Home
C. C. Grosenbacher
Charles Ferrell
Buffington Funeral Home
George Janssen
Peach Creek Philosopher Claims World Unity Through Extraterrestrials
A letter to the editor lampoons space exploration as a means to unite nations. The writer suggests finding warlike intelligent beings on another planet and provoking them to attack Earth to end earthly divisions, while cautioning to avoid stronger civilizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peach Creek
Johnson Grass
Rt. 3
Shiner
Mars
Viet Nam
South Dakota
India
East Pakistan
Russia
China
United States
Area Deaths Highlight Rural Texan Obituaries
Obituaries from Schulenburg Hallettsville La Grange Cuero and Lindenau detail Charles A Baca Henry Baca and Vastine Eckel among 83 9 19 age at death with heart attack 1961 1971 dates. Survivors include spouses children and grandchildren across Schulenburg Rosenberg Baytown Houston and Cuero. Burial and funeral rites noted for St Rose St Marys Sacred Heart and Lindenau Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulenburg
Charles A. Baca
Colonial Nursing Home
Oswald Roeder
Schwenke-Baumgarten
St. Rose Catholic Church
Eugene O’callaghan
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Nada
Daniel Baca
Wharton
John Baca
Joe Jr
Allen Roeder
Baytown
Jim Baca
East Bernard
Kabena Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Stanley Petry
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
Eddie Schulte
Houston
Ernest Schulte
Hallettsville
Vastine Eckel
la Grange
Koenig Funeral Home
Norman D. Roe
la Grange City
Eckel
Dorothy Birkhead
Luling
Claude D
Florence
Dickens) Birkhead
Sears, Roebuck, and Company
Hermann
Claudia Eckel
Victoria
Jack Hollingsworth
Yoakum
Claude D. Birkhead Jr
San Francisco
Calif
John C. Birkhead
el Paso
Pre-Christmas Dinner Hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lucke
A December 19 1971 pre-Christmas dinner at the Luckes included Frank Stach’s birthday celebrated the prior day. Attendees were extended Stach relatives from San Antonio Houston Yoakum Shiner plus guests Kalene Kydll and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lucke
Frank Stach
A. A. Stach
Elwood Stach
Lana
James Stach
Brian
Beverly
Bradley
Elsa Stach
Harold Besser
San Antonio
John Clause
Out-of-Town Mourners Attend Alfred Merseberger Rites
Attendees from Houston and towns including Mathis Beeville Leakey Nixon Schulenburg Hallettsville Moulton and others paid respects at the last rites for Alfred Merseberger. Family and friends listed include J H Freeman Caroline Lucinda Robert Mabel French Alfred Jungbecker Eugene Lasater Charley Davidson Harry Hutton Henry Rich Sam Hendrix Willie Wilbanks Lillian Schmidt Norman L Jostes Ora Rogers Clara Ruhmann Olga Ahrens Erna Mensik Otto Langenberg Wm Meyer and Wm Mikulka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Merseberger
Houston
J. H. Freeman
Caroline
Lucinda
Robert
Mabel French
Alfred Jungbecker
Robert Jungbecker
Eugene Lasater
Charley Davidson
Harry C. Hutton
Henry L. Rich
Sam C. Hendrix
Willie Wilbanks
Mathis
Lillian Schmidt
Beeville
Norman L. Jostes
Leakey
Ora Rogers
Nixon
Clara Ruhmann
Schulenburg
Olga Ahrens
Erna Mensik
Hallettsville
Otto Langenberg
Moulton
Wm. Meyer
Wm. Miculka
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girl Scouts of Shiner
Earth
Walter Cronkite
J. A
Emil Balusek Sr
Austin
Cooth’s Bridge
JOY _v
Kolar-Stanek
American Legion and Auxiliary
Tinky’s Liquor Store
Mrs
Robert C. Maeker
Gonzales Commission CO
Gonzales, Texas
Charles Baca
J. Schulte
Renger Memorial Hospital
Mr. Schulte
Lavaca County
Sophie Neumann
American Legion
Sacred Heart Parish
Ers
Paul Schulte
Fritz Schulte
Round Top
Mary Becka
Highlands
Martha Roehl
Ganado
Ida Baros
Jacinto City
R. H. Boethel
COSA
Ernie
Joe Kral
Shiner-Hallettsville Hwy
Veterans of Foreign Wars & Auxiliary
Shiner Texaco Station
Adolph Juarez
Gorous
Chas. W. Kram
Charles Kram
Ireland Island
Bermudas
John Paul Jones
U.S
Stmas
George Valls
Texas
Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op
Laura and
George Watzlavick
Sabrina, Laurilyn, Dixon and
Lexi
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