Mayer Welcomes Daughter at Local Hospital
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs George J Mayer on the birth of a daughter at the local hospital on February 7. The newborn weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces.
13 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
1
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs George J Mayer on the birth of a daughter at the local hospital on February 7. The newborn weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces.
Members of the St Elizabeth Society will go to Holy Communion in a body on Sunday February 16 at 8 oclock. meeting to follow.
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative announces a new Farm and Home rate reducing bills starting February 1 1947. The schedule lowers first 25 KWH to 2 25 with tiered 5 3 2 1 1 2 cents for higher usage and is designed to cover operating costs and REA loan repayments while benefiting farmers and consumers.
Thirty one members of United Lutheran Church in Shiner rode a chartered bus to Austin to hear Dr. Franklin Clark Fry, president of the United Lutheran Church in America, speak at the University Methodist Church. Fry stressed Christian love and action amid war torn Europe and urged action from Shiner residents with the motto From Austin to Action. Attendees listed by name.
The operetta Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs will feature about seventy grammar grade pupils of S. L. A. in beautiful costumes. A new lighting setup enhances the fairyland atmosphere and costumes. Twenty couples will dance between scenes to Mozart. The performance is Tuesday Feb. 18 at the Gym.
Former Shiner resident Thomas E. Nowlin and Miss Betty Lou Armstrong of Houston announce their marriage on Friday February 21 at St Pauls Methodist Church Chapel at 8 PM. Nowlin spent most of life with his grandmother Adelia Gehrels and is a Shiner High graduate.
The Capitol Area Council aims for 6000 sustaining members with a drive starting February 17. National Boy Scout Week runs February 7 to 13 across 15 counties in Central Texas, supporting expansion of Camp Tom Wooten and facilities to serve 3500 scouts.
Otto E Zappe age 61 10 6 died suddenly Monday night after a heart attack at his home in Hallettsville. Funeral services were held at Kabena Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with interment in Hallettsville Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include Lena Koehler Otto Lee Lester four brothers and a sister Augusta Meyer. The Gazette extends condolences.
Infant Eugene Edward Srubar, born February 4 at Huth Memorial Hospital Yoakum, was baptized February 5 by Rev Jos V Hamala. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Fred Opela. The family now includes four boys and two girls.
The Sts Cyril and Methodius Church hosted a February 10 wedding at 9:30 am for Evelyn Havel and Fred Vesely. Attendants included Evelyn Cook and Hy Vesely, with a reception at the Havel home and plans to live in Ganado.
Regular Legion Auxiliary session scheduled for tonight at the library to start at 7 30. Organizers urge a large attendance and participation.
A local hospital lists current patients including baby Georgia Mae Struka Agnes Fischnar Mrs John Petru Miss Dorothy Lichey Shiner Evangeline Lamza Frank J Tupa Agnes Janak Hallettsville Mrs Frank A Filla Mrs Alma Stoermer Mrs Rud A Uleak Yoakum Mrs Louis Goesch Waelder Frank Guettner Schulenburg Dismissed patients include Victor Patek Mrs George Mayer baby girl Mrs Alvin Boehm Esther Koenig J F Kreidler Mrs Joe A Kristek Mrs Hilda Stach Mrs Tom R Turek Mrs Leon Moore.
The Gazette asks for timely party and celebration reports, noting recent delays due to illness and weather. Reports must reach the office by Saturday or Monday each week or be published two weeks late. Cooperation is requested.
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