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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1971
Page
4
Recollections of the Sunshine Special train between San Antonio and St. Louis highlight its 1930s era air conditioned service. The piece notes summer travel hardships and the railroad’s bold advertising campaigns to promote cooling features.
Twelve Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster Edwin Winn spent a week at Camp Tom Wooten in Austin earning 28 merit badges and achieving Honor Camper status. Leaders included George Bozka and Danny Kaspar as patrol leaders. four scouts completed Lifeguard and many earned Gardian badges.
Isadore Wagner thanks doctors nurses and hospital staff at Shiner Hospital for untiring service. Grateful to Buffington Funeral Home for ambulance help and to Msgr John J Hanacek and Rev Patrick Marron for Holy Communion visits. Thanks to Louis Dusek and family friends neighbors and relatives for cards flowers and visits. May God bless you all.
Miss Linda Hajek and Larry Boenig wed in Shiner on June 12 1971 in a Nuptial Mass with Msgr. Hanacek officiating. The reception at the bride's grandmother’s garden included elaborate decor and a four tier wedding cake. Afterward the couple flew to Acapulco and plan to reside in Houston.
The bulletin records several birth announcements including Troy Wright Migl born June 21 1971 at Guadalupe Valley Hospital Seguin weighing 8 lb 1 oz to Ronnie and Judy Migl of La Vernia with grandparents Frank and Migl families. Rebecca Kathleen Simper born June 22 1971 at Richmond Polly Ryan Memorial weighing 7 lb 5 1 2 oz to Frankie E Simper and family with Barta and Simper grandparents. Patrick Thomas Ward born June 25 1971 at Phoenix weighing 7 lb 7 oz to Maurice Ward and Susan Hendricks with Ward and Barta relatives listed. An obituary note mentions Mrs Frank Balsar at Dime Box. Various travel and social notes conclude with Edison credited as flashlight inventor in 1914.
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