Bacterial blight hits Texas cotton across regions
Plant disease of the week notes bacterial blight causes over a quarter of Texas cotton yield losses, severe on High Plains and Coast Prairie, irrigated valleys, and Rolling Plains. It damages leaves and bolls, spreads by wind and irrigation, with resistant varieties and treated seed as controls. A. E. Burke key quote on school reunions closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
High Plains
Trans- Pecos
Austin
Rex
Deanery Baseball League Opens Season with Local Teams
The Deanery Baseball League for players under 25 opened Sunday May 29 with six teams Weimar Ammannsville Hostyn Schulenburg Moulton St John and Shiner. Schedule lists Sunday 3 PM games through July 31 with no playoffs and a August 7 playoff against El Campo area champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Ammannsville-Hoston
Schulenburg
Moulton
St. John and
Shiner
Ammannsville-Hostyn
Ner Weimar
el Campo
John Haverda
Dolores Ann Drabek
Mary Haverda
New Braunfe
Water Follies in San Antonio Opens June 3
Eddie Rose and Mary Dwight star in Water Follies of 1960 at the Municipal Auditorium San Antonio a three day aquacade. AQUABELLES 18 beauties perform water and stage ballet with the world’s largest portable pools. Shows June 3 8:30 p m June 4 2 30 and 8 30 p m June 5 2 30 and 8 30 p m Tickets 1 50 2 00 2 50 3 00 sold at box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Rose
Mary Dwight
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio
Aquabelles
Time of
Shiner All-Stars win opener in Lavaca County Little League
The Shiner All-Stars opened the 1960 Lavaca County Little League season with a 4 to 3 comeback victory at Moulton on May 24. They followed with a 14 to 6 win at Flatonia on May 27, rallying in extra innings to secure first place and set up a home three game stand starting May 31 at 8 p.m. against Hallettsville at Shiner High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner All-Stars
Moulton
Lavaca County
Happy All-Stars
Flatonia
Shiner
Shiner Boys
All-Stars
Hallettsville
Shiner High School
Nada Rebels Tie for First with 7 6 Win over Weimar Vets
Nada Rebels surge to first place tie with La Grange in the South Central Texas Amateur League after a 7-6 thriller over Weimar Veterans. Narv Koehn pitched well for the Vets who led 6-2 late before Nada rallied in the eighth and won in the bottom of the ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nada Rebels
la Grange
Texas
Weimar
Nada
Vets
Narv Koehn
Reds
Bernardo Hurricanes
Plum
Blue Sox
Bernardo
Canes
Sox
Shiner
Rockets
Carroll Sembera
Soil Testing Fee Raised to Two Dollars Per Sample
The soil test fee increases to 2.00 per sample starting September 1 1960 due to higher labor and chemical costs at the Soil Testing Lab in College Station. County Agent Jack Lindsey cites continued value of soil analysis for determining fertilizer needs and guiding profitable lime and fertilizer programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Jack Lindsey
John E. Hutchinson
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Kram Family Reunion Draws 26 to Moulton Legion Hall
The sixth annual Kram reunion gathered May 29 at the American Legion Hall in Moulton with 26 families attending. Guests traveled from Houston, San Antonio, Harlingen, Kenedy, Brownsville and nearby towns for a day of dinners, games, and reminiscing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Moulton
Kram
Houston
San Antonio
Harlingen
Kenedy
Brownsville
Weimar
Nordheim
Yorktown
Aqua Dulce
Hallettsville
Shiner
Grace
Charles Kram
Edgar Kram
Hilda Kram
Legion Hall
Sandra Kay Argubright
Homer J. Argubright
Agua Dulce
Dennis Kram
Fritz Oaken
Red Cross Swimming Lessons In Lavaca County
Lavaca County Red Cross offers beginner swimming courses taught by Don ald Driscoll at Hallettsville and Sulphur Park Pool. Sessions run mornings with three two day periods starting May 31, June 1 and subsequent dates. Enrollment processed by Edwin E. Plowman with physician certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Red Cross Chapter
Donald Driscoll
Hallettsville
Sulphur Park
Shiner and
Moulton
Edwin E. Plowman
Hospital Patients and Dismissals Listed with Local Names
Weekly hospital roll shows patients including Mrs William Stary Mrs John Chumchal Martin Dusek Rudolph Filip Victor Moeller Tony Roeder Shiner Otto E Kubenka Mrs John Hoepfl Mrs Joe Pavlicek Sr Moulton Mrs Alfred Garcia and baby boy Yoakum Dismissed include Mrs Minnie Glatzert Mrs Oscar Filip Walter Sain Mrs R A Wheeler Gus Kovalcik John J Kozelsky Mrs Raymond Vincik Mrs Tom Bailey Mrs Hubert Wenske and baby girl Helen Buehring Fred O Harborth Also social visits: Mr and Mrs Rud Billimek with Mr and Mrs Franklin Billimek Hallettsville in San Antonio and Mr and Mrs August Hartmann Barbara and Karen weekend in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stary
John Chumchal
Martin Dusek
Rudolph Filip
Victor Moeller
Tony Roeder
Shiner
Otto E. Kubenka
John Hoepfl
Joe Pavlicek Sr
Moulton
Alfred Garcia
Yoakum
Minnie Glatzert
Oscar Filip
Walter Sain
R. A. Wheeler
Gus Koval
Births Report From Area Hospitals
Congratulations to multiple families on newborns. Hubert Wen ske and spouse of Shiner welcomed a girl weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces born May 26 at Wagner Hospital. Alfred Garcia of Yoakum welcomed a boy weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces born May 31 at Wagner Hospital. Keith Edmund born May 18 in Houston Heights Hospital to Edward Kram and spouse with brother Mark. Baptism for Karen Elizabeth May 22 at St Rose of Lima with Edmund and maternal grandparents listed. Don Tomasco and spouse welcomed girl May 8 at Herman Hospital weighing six and a quarter pounds. Karen Elizabeth is her name. E J Tomasco listed as grandparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Wenske
Shiner
Wagner Hospital
Alfred Garcia
Yoakum
Keith Edmund
Edward Kram
Houston
the Heights Hospital
Karen Elizabeth
E. J. Tomasco
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. G. Burke
Sonotone
N. Main St
Victoria
M. J. Morris
Hearing Center
Yoakum Plaza Hotel
Deanery Baseball League
Clinton
Ikmer Ste As
Moulton & Flatonia
John Gilbert
John C. Gilbert
Dallas
Cisco
Gayle Welhausen
State University
Swtstc
Dolores Glatzert
Alvina Wolters
Max Seim
Orange Grove
Hattie Green
Brenham
H. G. Gohlke
Eula Schultz
J. M. Canon
Roscoe Canon
Liberty Hill
Witting
Kram Reunion
S. R. Horwood
Nixon
Max L. Wolters
Max Ehlers
Methodist Hospital
Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op
Electric Range Food Freezer
Red Cross
Rud .Billimek
Franklin Billimek
August Hartmann
Barbara
Karen
ROYAL
Dewitt Path & Son
Hopkins, Yoakum, Texas
Smash.co Food
Fidelity
Nabisco
Crisco
Sanka
Jar
Swift
Swift’s Brookfield
Dole
Pat
Shiner, Texas
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