Rites Held For Mrs. Henry Hajek
Mrs. Henry Hajek aged 90 of Victoria died June 24 1962 at Citizens Memorial Hospital after two days of confinement. Funeral services were held at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner and Shiner Catholic Church with interment in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. She was born in Netolovec Czechoslovakia and married Henry V Hajek in Praha. Survived by three sons six daughters many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was active in Catholic Church and KJZT SPJST Lodges and was noted for a long life of Christian service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Mary) Hajek
Victoria
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
Shiner Catholic Church
Shiner Catholic
John J. Hanacek
David Koliba
Gene Henkhaus
Billy Hajek
Gerald Westphal
Johnny Francis Hajek
Marvin
Jerry Hajek
Edwin Bartel
Henry Koliba
Johnny Svatek
George Novak
Hajek
Netolovic
Czechoslovakia
Bart
Katherine (Panek) Kotrick
America
Praha
Fayette County
Henry V. Hajek
Frank Novak
Jim Bartel
Inez
Anton
Charlie Hajek
Louis Hajek
Robert
Mary) Mikus
Wharton
Frank
Annie) Novak
Jim
Julie
Bartel
John
Angeline) Svatek
Eagle Lake
James
Emma) Koliba
Willie
Ella) Koliba
Joseph Kotrick
Edmund
Katherine) Holub
Catholic Church
KJZT
SPJST
Republican Party Meeting in Hallettsville July 11 1962
Public meeting of the Republican Party State Headquarters will be held at the County Courthouse Hallettsville on July 11 1962 at 7:00 p.m. Committeeman William N. Lehrer and Regional Field Director William J. Blythe will conduct the session to unite Lavaca County citizens supporting Republican candidates in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Hallettsville
William N. Lehrer
William J. Blythe
Lehrer
Lavaca County
Louis Kurtz Resigns as Precinct 3 Constable
Lavaca County Commissioners Court accepts the resignation of Louis Kurtz as Constable for Justice of the Peace Precinct No 3 in Shiner. The notice states the resignation was presented to the Court this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County Commissioners Court
Louis Kurtz
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No
Shiner
Two Killed in Weekend Highway Crashes Near Hallettsville
A Houston man Thomas Buddy Theide 31 and Rev Father Roman Marcus Janak 48 of Ammannsville died in separate weekend crashes near Hallettsville Texas. Theide died when his car collided head on with a pickup on High 90 A Saturday night June 30. Janak died Sunday morning July 1 when his car skidded in heavy rain on Highway 77 A and was struck by a vehicle driven by John Thomas Neal of Haughton Louisiana. Neal and his wife Johnnie and son John H Neal were injured. Neal suffered multiple injuries and his family serious injuries. The pickup occupants Raymond Parr 38 and Fleetwood L Perry 23, both of Victoria and Yoakum respectively, were hospitalized with serious injuries. Funeral services for Theide and Janak were planned in Gonzales and Ammannsville with multiple relatives listed. Investigators continued work Monday with no charges filed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Thomas Buddy Theide
Father Roman Marcus Janak
Ammannsville
Theide
Hallettsville
Justice of the Peace
Oscar Shoemake
Janak
Mustang Creek
John Thomas Neal
Haughton
Ori
Ginally
Wied
Sweet Home
G. Kuratko
Neal
Johnnie
John H. Neal
Joe Douglas
Refugio
Renger Memorial Hospital
Huth Memorial Hospital
Yoakum
Wilbert Wallin
Wallin
Raymond Parr
Victoria
Fleetwood L. Perry
Parr
Perry
Mercury
San Antonio
Seydler
Gonzales
Monthalia
Gloria Rae
Joann
Julie Kay
Emil Theide
Banner Janak
St. Mary’s Church
St. John’s Church
St. Mary’s
J. W
Agnes
Slanina) Janak
St. Philip’s
el Campo
St. Leo’s
St. Joseph’s
Junior Legion Auxiliary Meeting and July Notices
Community notices list meetings and events for July across groups in the area. Includes Junior Legion Auxiliary gathering July 7 with a roast, M Y F installation July 8, Eastern Star July 10, Baros Lukas reunion July 8, parish and church group activities, and August hostesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Angie’s Pasture
M.Y.F
Wesley
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Eastern Star
Shiner Chapter
Alma Kempe
Baros-Lukas
Westhoff
KJT
SS. Cyril and Methodius
Lavaca Screwworm Eradication Fund Falls Short
Lavaca County residents are urged to contribute to the Lavaca Screwworm Eradication Fund, now at $9,393.82, with local banks and community committeemen listed for donations. Officials report statewide progress, with 90 percent fewer screw worm cases so far and plans to triple sterile fly releases next July from the Mission plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca
Peoples State Bank
Hallettsville
Yoakum National Bank
Yoakum
First National Bank
Shiner
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Moulton
Hope
M. E. Jacobs
Ezzell
Edward Hermes
Sweet Home
Eugene Hermes
Vienna
Matt Bozka
Lavaca County
Mission
Texas
Rites Held For Mrs Bertha Oehlke in Yorktown
Mrs Bertha Oehlke nee Hoffmann died June 30 1962 at 78 after illness. Services were at St Paul Lutheran Church Yorktown conducted by Rev W C Probst with burial in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Survived by eight sons one daughter twenty two grandchildren twenty great grandchildren six brothers four sisters and numerous in laws and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Oehlke
Hoffmann
Schulenburg
Fayette County
Texas
Julius
Bertha
Rabenaldt) Hoffmann
Harris County
DeWitt County
Yorktown
Gus Oehlke
T. N. Ander
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church
Weesatche
Garfield
Goliad County
Mrs. Oehlke
Oehlke
Paul Oehlke
Cuero
Gus Oehlke Jr
Goliad
Herman Oehlke
E. J. Oehlke
Shiner
Berthold Oehlke
Nordheim
Ewald Oehlke
Martin and
Oscar Oehlke
John
Emma) Schlinke
Otto Hoffmann
Runge
Charles Hoffmann
Alice
Albert
Robert
Walter Hoffmann
Richard Hoffmann
Elsie) Kirchner
Victoria
Walter
Frieda) Hornstein
Gus
Clara) Kirchner
San Antonio
Henry
Annie) Borgfeld
Gus A. Oehlke Sr
Harvey Oehlke
Fritz
Oswald
Paul Hoffmann
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid
Yorktown Memorial Hospital
Yorktown Hospital
Lamprecht Funeral Chapel
Civil Defense Classes Resume July 11 13 at Shiner Schools
Civil Defense sessions restart July 11 through 13 at 8 00 PM in Shiner Public Schools with the Education for Survival course. Texas leads the nation in adult Civil Defense participation with over 100000 completing the program as communities plan protective measures for natural or war caused disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Texas
State Civil Defense Office
Civil Defense Staff
Texas Education Agency
State Coordinator of Civil Defense
GVEC Membership Meeting Draws 2,500 In Gonzales
About 2,500 people attended the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative twenty third annual membership meeting at Apache Field on June 21. Eight hundred forty eight members registered the largest turnout in GVEC history. Dr Charles Jarvis of San Marcos hosted the event with humor and insight as the meeting began at 8:00 p.m. and adjourned just after 10 p.m. A Shiner band, the VFW Toppers, played during registration. The agenda included election of three directors for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McKinney
Gonzales Daily Inquirer
Gonzales
Apache Field
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Stadium
Charles Jarvis
San Marcos
Shiner
VFW
Ground-Breaking Service And Supper Efforts Urged
Community wide ground breaking service and fellowship supper scheduled for next Sunday in Shiner aims to draw broad attendance. Tickets for the 5:00 p.m. event and 6:00 p.m. barbecue supper are on sale at local stores and offices to help estimate turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Welhausen
Welhausen’s
Pohler’s Food Market
Shiner Motor Sales
Raymond’s Auto Supply
Bednar Furniture Store
Schneider’s
Kaspar Wire Works
Impressive Rites Held Friday For F R Mergenthaler
Funeral services for Frederick R. Mergenthaler 93 were held June 29 in Shiner with Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke officiating. Masonic graveside rites were led by Perry Davis of Yoakum at Shiner City Cemetery. He had long worked in insurance and served in local civic roles. Survivors include son Fred J. Mergenthaler and daughters Mrs. Wm Miculka and Clara Mergenthaler. He died June 27, 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Mergenthaler
Buffington
Shiner
Edwin J. Oehlke
Perry Davis
Yoakum
Shiner City Cemetery
Oscar Lichey
Fred Kraus
Brenham
Fredericksburg
Gonzales
Hallettsville
Mergenthaler
Wm. Miculka
Moulton
Dr. Sievers
Kunetka Land Co
Ehlers Cigar
Shiner Volunteer Fire Department
Hermann Sons Lodge
Woodmen of the World
Order of Masons
Fred J. Mergenthaler
Los Angeles
Calif
George
Louis
Otto Mergenthaler
Merg
Hospital Patients Listed in Week
Hospital weekly list shows patients including Mrs Mary Karasek Deborah Rebecek Joe Matula Mrs Joe Hartl Edwin Wolters Edwin Otto Martin Dusek Charles James Patek Joe J Kurtz Mrs Herbert Wendel Mrs J W York Hallettsville August F Eilert Moulton Colored Unit Millie Murphy Jesse Harper Clara B Murphy Shiner Dismissed patients include George Turk Dr Peter Hanak Mrs Mary Olle Mrs Johanna Roznovsky Mrs Ervin Kram Mrs Martin Pesek Mrs Robert Stinnett Mrs Albert Fritz John Braun
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Karasek
Deborah Rebecek
Joe Matula
Joe Hartl
Edwin Wolters
Edwin Otto
Martin Dusek
Charles James Patek
Joe J. Kurtz
Herbert Wendel
Shiner
J. W. York
Hallettsville
August F. Eilert
Moulton
Millie Murphy
Jesse Harper
Clara B. Murphy
George Turk
Peter Hanak
Mary Olle
Johanna Roznovsky
Ervin Kram
Martin Pesek
Robert Stinnett
Albert Fritz
John Braun
Rummage Sale Sails From Wesley Bible Class
The Wesley Bible Class sponsors an annual rummage sale with details to be announced. They welcome household furnishings including clothing kitchenware bedding and furniture and ask church members to collect items during the cleanup campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Bible Class
Vic's Drive Inn Installs Cooler and Beer On Tap
Victor Strauss proprietor of Vic's Drive Inn announces in the Gazette that a cooler unit has been installed and Shiner Beer is now on tap. The eatery offers enchiladas, American and Mexican style, with an ad on the inside page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Strauss
Steve’s Drive Inn
the Gazette
The
Gazette
Social Security Office Visit in Shiner on July 9
A Social Security representative from Victoria Texas will be at Shiner City Hall at 9 a.m. Monday July 9 1962. People may file retirement survivor or disability claims or ask questions about the program. A new booklet Now That You Are Retiring offers guidance for those nearing retirement. Maurice E. Owen District Manager Victoria urged readers to consult the back page for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
Maurice E. Owen
Social Security
Num
Delores Ann Pesek Becomes Sister Diane Marie in June 1962
Delores Ann Pesek was received into the Sisters of the Divine Providence on June 21 1962 and took the name Sister Diane Marie. She is the daughter of Rudolph and (Rudolph) Pesek of Wied and a 1960 graduate of St Ludmila Academy. Family members attended the investiture and her brother Leonard Pesek serves in the U S Army in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Ann _ Pesek
Rudolph Pesek
Wied
Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Providence
Diane Marie
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Our Lady of the Lake Convent
Theresa
Rita Ann
Marian
Marlin Kuenstler
Daniel Rother
Henry
Lawrence
Patrick
Andrew
Pvt
Leonard Pesek
U. S. Army
California
Charles Pesek
Henry Psencik
St. Mary's
Leon Mladenka
Tom Pesek
John Netardus
Ben Pesek
Lillie Mae
Jo Ann Vyvlecka
Jourdanton
Joseph Hubner
Shiner
Virgil Elizondo
Lawrence Matula
San Antonio
A. J. Kallus
Joseph Pesek
St. Mary’s
Trail Riders To Ride Sunday
The Hallettsville Trail Riders will ride to the American Legion Picnic at Sweet Home on Sunday July 8. They meet at Wor thing at 8 00 a m and arrive at the picnic around noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
American Legion
Sweet Home
Worthing
Beatrice Zappe Repor ted Satisfactory After Surgery
Miss Beatrice Zappe is reported in satisfactory condition by her mother Mrs Wm Zappe who returned home from the bedside Tuesday She underwent surgery at the Nix Hospital on Friday in San Antonio Friends may address mail to Miss Beatrice Zappe Nix Hospital Rm 2129 San Antonio Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Zappe
Wm. Zappe
Nix
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Hajek
Mary) Barton
Joe
Agnes) Pesek
Cecilia) Fikae
Rudolph Janak
Mike
Florentin
Guntram
Stanley J. Janak
Altar Society
August Hartmann
John Havel
John Haverda
E. J. Henkhaus
Louis Herman
Frank Hrabovsky
Ad. Hybner
Bennie Hybner
Felix Hybner
Leo Hybner
Darwin
Alton
Wilburn Oehlke
Warren Bethke
Jimmie Schroeder
Homer Wright
GVEC
Civil Defense
F.R. Mergenthaler
Vic's Drive Inn
S.S
Delores Ann Pesek
Nix Hospital
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