Mrs Spoetzl Hosts Christmas Party at Legion Park
Mrs Cecelie Spoetzl hosted a Christmas gathering for brewery employees and families at Legion Park on December 22. Turkey supper, tree viewing, and gifts for children marked the festive event with remarks of thanks and season's greetings. Attendees included Rosa G Leach and guest Rachael Thomas of Dallas and other Peterson Lange Hornung Park and Weiss family members from various Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelie Spoetzl
Legion Park
Rosa G. Leach
Rachael Thomas
Dallas
Albert R. Peterson
Arthur C. Peterson
Monthalia
Calvin Peterson
Jourdanton
G. A. Lange
Seguin
Albert Lange
Oklahoma
Albert Hornung
Robstown
Floyd Park
San Antonio
August Weiss
Brenham
Ed Peterson
Pawnee
Gloria Faye Peterson
State University
Change of Address Reminder and Holiday Visit Notes
Reminder to subscribers to notify changes of address promptly to avoid missed issues or postage due. Christmas dinner guests listed from Hallettsville and Shiner include the Hajek and Kutach families with other relatives. Additionally, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Svoboda of Alvin visited Shiner relatives, and the Pfeil family spent Sunday in Austin with Ken Pfeil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Hajek
Gene Hajek
Gene Jr
Peggy Gean
Emil Hajek Jr
Cynthia Ann
Sandra Jane
Julius Kutach
Hallettsville
Ed. Hajek
Johnnie F. Hajek
Linda Sue
Johnnie Francis
Marie Elaine
Karen Joan
Shiner
Bennie Svoboda
Alvin
Gus Pfeil
Ivan
Austin
Ken Pfeil
Home Comers From Greece Return For Christmas
Edward Hodanek and his wife return from Athens to spend Christmas and Yale season with his father Anton Hodanek and observe his birthday. They then travel to Guatemala City for New Year with Mrs. Hodanek’s family. Mrs. Milada Baros expects her brother and wife for a brief visit before returning to Greece. The party notes a pleasant flight from Frankfurt direct to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Edward Hodanek
Anton Hodanek
Guatemala City
Subscribers urged to send changes of address
The Shiner Gazette asks readers to notify of address changes before moving. Postal rules raise notification fees from five to ten cents effective January 10, and changing a current subscription incurs about 30 cents due to stencil and record updates. Lee Sommerlatte returned Monday after visiting LaVernia with the Rohan family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Gazette
Post Office
Lee Sommerlatte
LaVernia
J. J. Rohan
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
Cattle and hog prices summarized with calves yearling values, fat cow and bull ranges, stocker cow and calf prices, and top hog prices. Includes stray notes on reserve forces history and holiday visitors from several families across multiple cities.
Hallettsville Livestock Auction Prices and Mixed Comings
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission held a sale with 980 cattle 395 hogs and 35 sheep. Prices ranged for calves stockers bulls cows and hogs with values from 12 to 31.50 and 4 to 18 for sheep and lambs. Also notes social greetings from Shiner Yoakum Harwood San Antonio and Houston and a 1961 defense appropriations reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville Livestock Commission
Soil Conservation District News Highlights Local Projects
Adolph Jurena near Koerth built 1.5 miles of parallel terraces with Lavaca District help while Leo Ebner Jr. clears pasture to plant Coastal Bermuda. Robert Freye in DeWitt County adds a new pond for better grazing and extended pasture yield. Local staff offer grazing plan assistance as part of conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Jurena
Koerth
Jurena
Lavaca
Leo Ebner Jr
Ebner
Robert Freye
DeWitt County Soil Conservation District
Petersville
Soil Conservation Service
Diphtheria Cases Persist in Texas Through 1962
Despite an effective toxoid available for years, Texas reports a diphtheria undercurrent with seven deaths in 1962 and 80 cases by early December, compared with 23 deaths and 201 cases in the same period in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State
H<h Department
Diphtheria risks and vaccination urged by Health Department
State Health Department authorities warn undercurrent of diphtheria linked to lack of immunization. Pediatricians favor routine diphtheria toxoid with other vaccines and boosters per doctor prescribed schedules. Schick test can determine immunity, though boosters are common. Diphtheria mainly affects children 1 to 10 and spreads via sneezing or contaminated objects. Symptoms include sore throat fever and vomiting. call a physician if exposure is possible. Treatment requires close medical supervision until recovery. Also listed are visitors to Mrs. Emil Fiedler’s home during Christmas with numerous relatives from Austin Houston Pasadena Channelview Shiner Yoakum Robstown Corpus Christi and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick
Bela Schick
Emil Fiedler
A. E. Fiedler
al Jr
Dick Ward
Austin
Herbert Fiedler
Houston
Eugene Fiedler
Jimmie and
Larry
Pasadena
Elwood Eschenburg
Lynette
Susan
Gordon Peterson
Nancy
Channelview
George Fiedler
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Mrs. Spoetzl
Slab Bacon
Oleo
Pound
Roz
SWI Fruit
B. Bag
Macaroni
Lorine
Sitty
Libby
Uncle Williams
Morton
Adolphus Rice
Royal Strawberry Preserves
Nke
Triumph Alcohol
Pecan Valley
del Monte
Econ
Ben Gay
Dixie
Pohlers
Grace and
Charm
Butane Co
Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Jeffery Hunter
Marshall Thompson
NO Man IS AN Island
Philippines
Palace Theatre
Popocatepetl
Mexico
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
Packer
United States
Old North Regiment
Massachusetts
Middlesex County
Joe Proschko
Portland
Monroe Proschko
Fresno
Calif
Steve Roznovsky
Edmund Roeder
Travis Rollins
Shirley
Glenn Ray
Corpus Christi
Stock Market Report
E. H. Harbers
Otto Zimmerman
Carol
Roger
Donnie
Melvin Harbers
Linda
Victor Bender
Iris
Alton Pohler
Kathy
Kermit Harbers
Patty
Walter Braun
Ricky
Victor Harbers
Verline
Virgil Ray
Debby
Jimmie Mikulenko
Yoakum
Floyd Langhoff
Allen
Harwood
Donnie Nollkamper
Carole
Larry Langhoff
Harold Harbers
Michael
Delores Zimmerman
Gloria Bender
Marilyn Harbers
Congress
John Haverda
New Braunfels
Albert Haverda
Roger Preiss
Soil Conservation District News
Elvie Moore
Perry
Ronald Eugene Pfuhl
California
T.sgt
Elton Pfuhl
Dominican Order
McGraw
Teras Store
Department of Health
State Health Department
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