Peach Creek Philosopher Recalls 1955 and Faces 1956
A Peach Creek letter from Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Vesely recalls 1955 as a normal year and expresses no firm 1956 predictions. The writer notes ignorance about the future, warns against overplanning, and welcomes the new year while appreciating remaining 1955 days. Christmas visitors include the Vesely family from Beeville Corpus Christi Shiner Yorktown and relatives in Shiner.
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Peach Creek
Johnson Grass
Congress
Adolf Vesely
Beeville
Henrietta Vesely
Willie Vesely
Corpus Christi
Laddie Vesely
Kay
Shiner
J. J. Vesely
Victor Riske
Yorktown
Court approves hearing on 1956 salary increases
December 22 1955 meeting of the Commissioners Court set a January 10 1956 hearing to consider salary raises for county officials and commissioners. Proposed increases cap at ten percent for officials and twenty percent for commissioners with a mandatory equal raise for at least one elected official. Current salaries listed: County Attorney 3600, County Judge 4008, Sheriff 4008, County Clerk 4008, Assessor-Collector 4369.16, District Clerk 3120, County Treasurer 3120, Commissioners 3000. A published notice of the hearing is ordered.
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A.D
Commissioners’ Court
Leon F. Pesek
Charles Strauss
Julius J. Mikulenko
Theo. C. Long
Ernest Schultz
E. S. Kelly
R. B. Brown
Henry Kocian
Hallettsville
Paul H. Fertsch
Lavaca County cotton outlook and home gardening tips
Lavaca County Farm Bureau discusses the cotton situation with Bill Wedemeyer reporting from Texas Farm Bureau data. The analysis notes 10 percent reserve effects, regional disparities, and a push for a stronger selling program to counter synthetic competition and declining U.S. cotton stocks. It also covers care tips for Christmas plants and winter pruning for home gardeners, plus a brief note on a visit by Mrs. Wm. Gerum to Round Top.
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Lavaca County
Bill Wedemeyer
Texas Farm Bureau
U.S.C
Lavaca
West Texas
U.S
Rebecek-Othold Rites Solemnized
Miss Selma Rebecek daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Rebecek wed Calvin Othold son of Mr and Mrs John Othold in a simple ceremony at United Dr Martin Luther Church by Rev Edwin J Oehlke on December 24 1955 Witnesses were Mr and Mrs Hanna H Tasto The couple will live on the Ben Eggert farm near Shiner A wedding supper followed at Quasts Cafe.
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Selma Rebecek
Rudolph Rebecek
Calvin Othold
John Othold
Edwin J. Oehlke
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Hanna H. Tasto
San Antonio
Quast’s Cafe
Ben Eggert Farm
Shiner
Jr C D A Troop 2 Plans Christmas Hostess Meeting
Jr C D A Troop 2 Regina Coeli met twice in December with Dorothy Machacek and Margaret Chilek as hostesses for Christmas party planning. Members saved a penny weekly toward a quarter for the Pope's Charity while preparing for Jan 4 initiation and caroled after a holiday luncheon. Sympathy extended to the Kutac family. Visits noted from Mr and Mrs J M Yater and Mrs Herbert Zwernemann over the holidays.
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Jr. C.D.A. Troop 2
Regina Coeli
Dorothy Machacek
Margaret Chilek
Dorothy Vana
Jr. C.D.A
John Petry
Robert Wagner
J. M. Yater
Stanton
Herbert Zwernemann
Houston
Shiner
Rutersville
Texas in Review to feature rustling tracking methods
The Humble Company program Texas in Review will screen films showing how the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association tracks rustlers using scientific methods. It also covers border patrol training at El Paso. Air dates include January 2 in Houston and January 3 in Austin.
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Texas
Humble Company
Texas In
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers’ Association
Border Patrol
el Paso
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the Peach Creek
Fred A. Berckenhoff
HOT Point Sales & Service
E. H. Willman
Harold J. Meyer
Chapman's Steam Laundry
Hallettsville, Texas
Balusek’s
Drug Service
Shiner Drug Company
Msgr
Netardus
Alvin Boehm
G.K
August Maneth
Fin
USA
L. E. Denmark
Insurance Agency Fire
United Bankers
Joseph Muras Shiner
Extension News
John V. Lindsey
Doris Myers
USDA
Wm. Gerum
Julia Etzel
Round Top
Temple Lumber CO
Fischnar
Mgr
Tex
Rebecek-Othold
Texas In Review
WO. TV
Ktbc-Tv
Austin
Frank Oldrich
F. Julica
Rosenberg
Olin Rivoire
Nita Rochelle
Pierre South Dakota
R. H. Anderso
L. Hall
Charles Vrazel
Yoakum
R. B. Kroulik
Chiropractic
BANK
A. C. Osborn
Chiropractor
San Antonio Express
Express Publishing CO
Met
Deiry and Sundey
Spoetzl Brewery
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