Sheriff Woytek Weekly Report Details Daily Jail Duties
Sunday to Friday entries outline deputies releasing prisoners paying fines, transporting inmates for trials, fingerprinting DWI subjects, checking reports, and assisting highway patrol. Activities occur at county jail, in Hallettsville and Yoakum areas, with office hours noted and multiple DWI cases and theft investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ezzell Road
Hallettsville Cemetery
Victoria
Hallettsville
Lady's Home
Shiner
Yoakum
Perry Brothers
Shiner Police
Perry Bros
Hallettsville Bank
Ladies Home
Jack
Wade Bratcher
Wied Hall
American Legion
Mr. Bratcher
Lavaca District News Reports Local Ponds Gullies and Patrols
S. J. Grahmann chairs the Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District with Joseph D. Janak Arnold Bohuslav Laddie Janak and W E Ehlers as members. Selma P Anderson completed a pond on her farm with SCS assistance. Floyd L O Brien shaped 5.5 acres of gullies to Coastal Bermuda grass while reducing soil pollution. District Cooperators and deputies reported on theft at Perry Brothers and multiple patrols in Hallettsville Shiner and Yoakum including a jail release and a DWI case with various duties and the time frame ending after 2:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma P. Anderson
SCS
Oliver L. Killough, Jr
Floyd L. O’brien
Leslie Brenek
Bermuda
Fight Pollution Build A Compost Pile
College Station explains how to turn leaves and vegetable matter into compost. Build a four to six foot wide pile with layers of organic matter and soil, water thoroughly, add fertilizer, and turn every three to four months. Ready in six months to a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Everett Janne
Janne
Diversion Terrace Projects Benefit Farm Ponds
SCS technicians aided four farmers in shaping gullies and laying out coastal Bermuda grass on 4.2 to 7.5 acre plots. Margaret S Simark and Dr W H Ainsworth completed gullies, while G C Little finished 4.2 acres. Leslie Brenek assisted in layout and checkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCS
Margaret S. Simark
Leslie Brenek
W. H. Ainsworth
Bermuda
G. C. Little
Christmas Milestones From 400 A D To 1776
A compact page recalls major Christmas moments from 400 A D with Italian bells on Christmas Eve to Holy Night events. It notes England’s early feasts, St Francis of Assisi creating a crib in 1223, Columbus in 1492, Cartier in 1535, the Mayflower landing in 1620, and Washington crossing the Delaware in 1776 on Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
Italy
England
Arthur
St. Francis of Assissi
Grecchio
Christopher Columbus
New World
Haiti
Jacques Cartier
Quebec
Plymouth Rock
George Washington
Delaware
George II
The World Without Christmas
A sermon reflections on Christmas meaning asking what the world would be like without Christ. It emphasizes God’s gift of Jesus, the impact on faith, hymns, Bible, and hope, ending with Christmas wishes from Shiner Baptist Church in a paid advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Christ
God
Heaven
Jesus
Bethlehem
Christ Jesus
Shiner Baptist Church
St Nicholas Day Gift Customs Across Europe
Long before modern Santa, St. Nicholas traveled on foot or by donkey to bring gifts to European homes. December 6 marked his feast, with children placing receptacles for gifts to be left down the chimney or in shoes. Stockings, baskets, or porcelain shoes were filled, and offerings for the steed included water or hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
St. Nicholas
Latin Carol Meaning and 14th Century German Dance
The text explains that Carol is a Latin term meaning to dance in a ring and notes a 14th century German custom where a mother rocked her cradle as family and friends sang and danced around during Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheriff Woytek
Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District News
S. J. Grahmann
Joseph D. Janak
Arnold Bohuslav
Laddie Janak
W. E. Ehlers
Allen H. Esse
Phillips
A—Shiner
Oreste
Aks
Sulphur Park
H. R. Seidenberger
Rt. 3
Shiner, Texas
Ollie Pruitt, Jr
Trinity Lutheran Home
Weimar
Gonzales
Columbus
Man
Boehm Motor Sales
Charles Ferrell
Shiner Drug CO
Texas
Mrs
Felix Hybner and
Winn’s Store Inc
Alice Svoboda
MGR. Shiner
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