Annual Banquet Honors Comanches
The Shiner High Comanches were honored at the annual football banquet in the school auditorium Saturday night January 13 1962. The event featured a District 24 A Trophy display meals speeches recognitions and a film presentation by Milton E Jowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Shiner High
Irene Buske
Kenneth Tronicek
Charles Russell
Suzanne Riske
Cynthia Krejer
Richard Williford
Marcella Schneider
Isabel Thulemeyer
Williford
Krejci
Waldman
Thomas Hughs
Milton E. Jowers
Swts College
Mr. Hughs
Mr. Jowers
SWTSC
Pippen Pfeil Wins Jackpot In POT OF GOLD Tournament
Miss Pippen Pfeil won the Jackpot in the POT OF GOLD Tournament at Gonzales Warm Springs Bowling Center on Sunday night. The event offers 3 Jackpots each week and prizes for the top game with handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pippen Pfeil
Gonzales Warm Springs Bowling Center
Victor Pulkrabek
Jax Beer
Marcak Home
Auto Supply
Patek’s
Mraz Lumber Company
Farmers Insurance Group
Tri County
Lexington Motor Inn
Ivan Pfeil
Marvin Kram
Marvin Braune
Eugene Kindler
Bill Ross
Arthur Rabe
Robbie Fortune
Pauline Hunt
Elvie Moore
Pippen Pfeil
Jenny Real
Gonzales Warm Springs
Come September at Palace Theatre Promises Laughs
Film notice highlights Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk star quality and calls Come September equally hilarious. Palace Theatre shows Saturday and Sunday with strong comedy appeal and audience anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hudson
Palace Theatre
Support price levels announced for important Texas crops
The 1962 price supports for Texas crops were set by Secretary Freeman. Upland cotton minimum is 31.88 cents per pound, long staple 53.17 cents net, and support equals 82 percent and 65 percent of parity respectively. Peanuts at 221 per ton, rice at 4.71 per cwt, and honey at 11.2 cents per pound. Rice quotas decision due January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Orville L. Freeman
March of Dimes Social in Sweet Home
The Sweet Home American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a March of Dimes Social on January 28 at 7 00 p m in the Sweet Home School Cafeteria. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided and all are invited to attend this worthy cause.
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March of Dimes
Sweet Home
The
Sweet Home American Legion Auxiliary
Sweet Home School
Food Sale Saturday January 27 by Cub Scout Pack 232
Cub Scout Pack 232 sponsors a food sale at Patek's Meat Market in downtown beginning at 9 30 a m Saturday January 27. Items include kolaches apple strudel fresh home made bread pies cakes pure egg noodles and more. For special orders contact den mothers Mrs Felix Hubner Mrs Otto Kosler Mrs August Maneth or Mrs Martin Wagner.
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Kolaches
Patek’s
Cub Scout Pack 232
Felix Hubner
Otto Kosler
August Maneth
Martin Wagner
Multiple Newborns Reported Across Local Hospitals
The notice records several births: Gina Marie Rothbauer born January 12 in Hallettsville weighing 9 11 to Gene Rothbauer and family. Sherri Lynn Staats born January 10 in San Antonio to Clifford Staats and family. an 8 2 oz daughter of the Wagner family born January 19. a 5 8 oz daughter to Clement Petras born January 22. an 8 8 oz daughter to Jimmie Welfel born January 19. Beverly Renee to Adolph Pekar born January 20. Beverly welcomed by siblings with grandparents listed. Grandparents and great grandparents named include Etlinger, Rothbauer, Staats, Gerdes, Wagner, and Jahn from Moulton, San Antonio, Shiner, Gonzales, Yoakum, and Hallettsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Rothbauer
Moulton
Renger Memorial Hospital
Hallettsville
Gina Marie
Bruce Allen
August Etlinger
Frank Rothbauer
Jake Kurtz
Pete Etlinger
Clifford Staats
San Antonio
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Sherri Lynn
Rickey
H. C. Staats
Willy Mueller
Grandma Staats
Marian Gerdes
Elizabeth Gerdes
Shiner
Edward Wagner
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Clement Petras
Gonzales
Jimmie Welfel
Adolph Pekar
Alfred B. Huber Jr
el Campo
Nightingale Hospital
Beverly Renee
Beverly
Alfred Huber Sr
Yoakum
William Jahn
Lavaca County Chosen for National Family Spending Study
Lavaca County is selected as one of 126 counties for a national survey by the U S Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor to study household purchases and spending. A random sample of local farm and small town families will be interviewed starting January 29, 1962, by interviewers John C. Boyd Hazel F. Bland and Sybil Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
United States
Cary D. Palmer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Department of Labor
Palmer
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John C. Boyd
Hallettsville
Hazel F. Bland
Yoakum
Sybil T. Taylor
Leaves for Ireland by St Joseph priest
Rev. Father Michael O'Shaughnessy assistant pastor at Moulton St Joseph's Catholic Church left for Ireland after learning his father was critically ill He boarded a plane in San Antonio beginning a long journey home to be with his father in his final hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Father Michael O’shaughnessy
Moulton St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Ireland
O’shaughnessy
San Antonio
Error corrected in Kaluza funeral notice
Gazette misstated Emil Frank Kaluza’s age in last week’s obituary. The correct age is 42 years and 11 days, with a birth date of December 30, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Frank Kaluza
Lutherans Hold Annual Meeting At United Dr. Martin Luther Church
The United Dr. Martin Luther Church held its annual meeting on Sunday January 21 with reports for 1961 and a plan for 1962. Membership, average service attendance and financial support rose, while the 1962 budget above $28 000 was approved. Four councilmen Werner Bruns Victor DeHarde W J Koenning and Raymond G Wiese were elected for three years and will be installed at the next worship service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Lutheran Church
General Fund
Werner Bruns
Victor DeHarde
W. J. Koenning
Raymond G. Wiese
Funeral Services Held Friday For Willie V. Roeder
Funeral services for Willie V. Roeder of Route 1 Shiner were held Friday January 19 1962 at 9:30 am from Buffington Funeral Home Chapel and 10:00 am Requiem Mass at Shiner Catholic Church. Interment followed in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Roeder died January 17 at 2:40 am in Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital at age 71 years seven months and 12 days. He was born in Lavaca County June 5 1890 and married Nora Hirsch. Survived by his widow three brothers Frank J Roeder Edmund V Roeder and Irwin H Roeder all of Shiner two sisters Emma Proschko of Portland and Hilda Hirsch of Alice father-in-law August Hirsch of Shiner. Preceded by parents Frank J and Theresa Neuister Roeder and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie V. Roeder
Route 1
Shiner
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner Catholic Church
John J. Hanacek
Shiner Catholic
Mr. Roeder
Frank Wagner
Lavaca County
Roeder
Nora Hirsch
Frank J. Roeder
Edmund V. Roeder
Erwin H. Roeder
Joe
Emma) Proschko
Portland
Edmund
Hilda) Hirsch
Alice
August Hirsch
Frank J. and
Theresa Neuister Roeder
Vine Sykora 85 Dies in Shiner January 10 1962
Vine Sykora of Moulton died at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital in Shiner on Wednesday January 10 1962 at age 85. He and his wife and children came from Czechoslovakia in 1912 and lived on a farm near Moulton. Funeral services were held January 12 at Smith Funeral Home and St. Josephs Catholic Church with burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Surviving are son Jim Sykora of Houston and three daughters plus seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine Sykora
Moulton
Frank Wagner
Shiner
Mr. Sykora
Smith Funeral Home
Jim Sykora
Houston
John
Mary) Brom
H. V
Sophia) Ellinghausen
Joe
Millie) Kristynik
Shiner Post Office Distributes Fallout Protection Booklets
Post office in Shiner has received Civil Defense booklet Fallout Protection What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack for distribution. P O Box 830 Goliad Texas has appointed Academy Liaison Officer for Fayette Lavaca Goliad Victoria Calhoun Jackson counties to act as admission counselor for USAF Academy and circulate advisory information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Norman S. Davis
P. O. Box
Goliad
Texas
Fayette
Lavaca
Victoria
Calhoun
Andy. Jackson
Usaf Academy Advisory Service Program
Usaf Academy
USAF
Mrs Anton Palitza Dies in Gonzales Hospital
Mrs. Anton Palitza of Moulton died at Crews Hospital in Gonzales on Sunday January 14 1962 after major surgery. She was 65. Survived by husband Anton Palitza four brothers five sisters and many relatives. Funeral services held January 16 at St Josephs Catholic Church Moulton with burial in Moulton. Pallbearers named. Also mentions public booklets on atomic age civil defense available at Post Office windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Ward
Defense Department
Civil Defense
Charles A Drabek Receives Degree at Texas A M College
Charles A Drabek of Route 2 Shiner son of Adolph and Mrs Drabek received his degree from Texas A M College during graduation exercises January 20 Commencement featured Dr Carlyle Marney minister of Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte North Carolina who addressed the class at 10 a m in G Rollie White Coliseum He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering Attending were Mr and Mrs Adolph Drabek James and Gene Edward of Shiner PVT and Mrs Wm L Johnson of Houston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Charles A. Drabek
Shiner
Adolph Drabek
Texas A&m College
Carlyle Marney
Myers Park Baptist Church
Charlotte
N. C
Marney
G. Rollie White Coliseum
James
Gene Edward
Shiner, Pvt
Wm. L. Johnson
Houston
Hospital Patient Roll Includes Local Names Across Towns
This week lists patients in area hospitals: Selma Westphal Frank Cervenka Lonnie Koenning Annie Mazac Caroline Valenta Edwin Machacek George Janssen John Galvin Louisa Burkett Hedwig Siems Joe Mike Sh Augusta Neubauer Helweg Mrs Edward Wagner and baby girl Shiner Frank Michna Lukas Cerny Schulenburg Frank Tobola Clement Petras and baby girl Gonzales Joe Parker Lolita and others. Discharged patients include Walter Goetz Leslie Haas Adolph Bevan Mrs. Rebecek Mrs. Joe Kirk and baby boy Otto Brieger Mrs. Emma Pohler Adolph Darilek Mrs. Henry Jasek Mrs. Johnnie Handl Jimmie Welfel and baby girl Mrs. Pekar and baby girl.
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Selma Westphal
Frank Cervenka
Lonnie Koenning
Annie Mazac
Caroline Valenta
Edwin Machacek
George Janssen
John R. Kloesel
John Galvin
Louisa Burkett
Hedwig Siems
Joe R. Mikesh
Augusta Neubauer
Helweg
Edward Wagner
Shiner
Frank Michna
Flatonia
Lukas B. Cerny
Schulenburg
Frank Tobola
Hallettsville
Clement Petras
Gonzales
Joe T. Parker
Lolita
Walter Goetz
Leslie Haas
Adolph Bevan
Charles Rebecek
Joe M. Kirk
Otto Brieger
Emma Pohler
Adolph Darilek
Henry Joe Jasek
Johnnie Handl
Jimmie Welfel
Adolph Pekar
Ben Hur Opens at Grand Theatre January 26
Grand Thea tre screens BEN HUR at Yoakum engagement starting Friday January 26. The epic saga has sparked sermons and articles across religious groups over generations, underscoring its message of belief in human goodness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Grand Theatre
Last Rites For John Mladenka
John Mladenka aged 92 years eight months and two days died January 22 1962 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital. Funeral service January 24 at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel Shiner with interment in Moulton City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mladenka
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
Moulton City
Modern Appliance and Furniture to Open Gonzales Store
Al Burke Jr president of Modern Appliance and Furniture Inc announces a new 12500 square foot furniture and appliance showroom at 703 St Paul St Gonzales Texas opening January 24 1962. GE appliances will be a major line with carload purchasing benefits and Saf BI buyers connection enhances buying power. J C McElroy named manager with nine years in the trade and prior tenure at Stowers Furniture Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Burke, Jr
Modern Appliance and Furniture, Inc
Gonzales
Texas
St. Paul St
General Electric Appliances
Saf-Bi
Southwest Associated Furniture Buyers, Inc
Surpas
Hallettsville
al Buske, Jr
Timm
Second Street
Dufner
Highway 77
J. C. McElroy
Mr. McElroy
McElroy
Stowers Furniture
Cuero
ShinER Dance Club set meeting and other notices
The ShinER Dance Club will meet Friday night January 26 at 7 30 p m at the First National Bank Officers board members and members urged to attend Valentine Party moved to February 11 at the Delmar Laas home 7 30 to 10 p m Catholic Nurses and Catholic Daughters of America schedule meetings in late January and dues for 1962 due American Legion and Auxiliary announce a date change for their Friday January 26 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Dance Club
First National Bank
Carlos Dean Wenske
MYF
Delmar Laas
Shiner Catholic
Frank Wagner Memorial
Court St. Paul
Catholic Daughters of America
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion and Auxiliary Meet Friday for January Session
American Legion and Auxiliary hold their regular monthly meeting Friday January 26 at 7 30 p m. Postponed from Tuesday January 23 due to bad weather. Members urged to attend this first meeting of the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan Henkhaus
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Kaluza
Anton Palitza
Anton
Annie) Palitza
Crews Hospital
Palitza
Frank and
Josephine Kolar
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Father Neubert
Dickson Community
Culak School
Victor
France
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Moulton Catholic
Slavek Kolar
Frank Kolar
Dickson
Adolph Kolar
Charlottenburg
Mary) Zidek
Lilly Hinch
Charlie Jobb
Novohrad
John Jobb
Ben Hur
New Furniture
Legion, Auxiliary
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