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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1965
Page
1
A light verse notes aging and health with humor about arthritis, insomnia, and memory, urging a cheerful front. It then surveys pig Latin influenced phrases in everyday speech, from Eating high off the hog to no ham and all hominy, and notes the hog’s linguistic impact.
Hospital visiting hours are 10:00 to 11:00 am 2:00 to 4:00 pm and 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Listed as patients this week are Jim Machart Edwin Jaks Darlene Fojtik Mrs Joe Bozka Emil Novak Fred Tesch Mrs Emil Schroeder Mrs Steve Machart August Hartmann Mrs Laddie Berkovsky and baby Shiner Mrs Joe Bartos Mrs Louis Fajkus Flatonia Mrs Rosalie Stryk Schulenburg John Muska Yoakum Julius Williams Hallettsville Mrs Katie Hoepfl Moulton. Dismissed patients are Mrs Curt Messer Otto Brieger Mrs Josephine Weidel Joe Mikesh Fred Foelker Mrs Frances Fric Douglas Condel Emil Anders Miss Josephine Motal Robert Dreyer Mrs Laddie Darilek and baby girl Andrew Lubyinesky Miss Anne Berckenhoff Rubin Harper Mrs Felix Cerny and baby boy.
The Flatonia Annual Spring Parish Picnic occurs Sunday June 13 with Masses at 6:00 and 10:00 a.m. A family dinner at 11:30 and supper at 6:30 follow. The Friendly Trail Riders depart Moulton depot at 7:30 and reach Flatonia by 11. Refreshments games amusements old-time auction at 2:30. music by Johnnie Holub Orchestra all day and night.
Effective June 12 1965 the Victoria Sectional Center will handle much of Shiner mail with Victoria and Austin Star Route discontinued. Last mail to leave Shiner will be 5 15 p.m. and no dispatch after. Incoming mail arrives by 7 45 a.m. with boxes ready by 8 30 a.m. Sundays bring later dispatch. dead line 4 30 p.m. Sundays.
A series of community notices list events for early June. LADIES softball plays at 8 p.m. Tuesday June 8. BALUSEK REUNION to be at Hermann Sons Hall Shiner Sunday June 6 with basket lunch. Shiner Chapter No 272 Eastern Star meets June 8 at 8 p.m. for installation and dues. American Legion Junior Auxiliary meets June 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Mrs. Angie Jaks home. Catholic Altar Society meets June 8 at 2:30 p.m. Parish gym. July hostesses named. Shiner Farm Bureau annual family supper at Sulphur Park June 8 at 7 p.m.
A city wide Vacation Bible School will begin at New Jerusalem Baptist Church on Monday June 7 and run through June 18. Evening classes run from 6 to 9 PM. The standard course presented is My Saviour Teaches Me.
Shiner Baptist Church hosts a summer Bible school from June 7 to 11, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for children aged 3 to 13. Registration is on Saturday, June 5 at 8:30 a.m. Classes for all community children, with commencement exercises on Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m.
Funeral services for Roy Herman Sommerlatte were held at Buffington Chapel Shiner May 29 1965 at 2 00 p m with Rev F E Eilers officiating Burial was in Shiner City Cemetery Full military honors were accorded the World War II veteran who received honorable discharge August 26 1943 at Camp Barkeley Texas Members of American Legion and VFW Posts participated as pallbearers Color bearers and guards named. firing squad listed. bugler Ronald Pfeil. Chaplain Curt Messer presented flag to sister Mrs Gus Pfeil Born November 5 1907 in Burlington Texas he spent most of his life in Shiner Surviving are sister Mrs Gus Pfeil brothers Lee and Homer Sommerlatte and half sister Mrs Vera Hackler of Sacramento California He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers May He who doeth all things well comfort those who mourn him
Vacation Church School under Mrs. Brian Helweg will be at United Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church from Monday June 7 to Friday June 18. The course God And His World runs for ages three through confirmation class. Activities run 8:30 to 11:00 daily with Bible study singing stories recreation and refreshments. Register with Mrs. Raymond Dierksen Mrs. Donald Dreyer or Mrs. Brian Helweg.
The Shiner Independent School District announces the local Head Start program for six year olds entering first grade in September scheduling June 14 to August 6. Daily sessions run 7 30 a m to 1 30 p m with Fridays for field trips to local facilities.
Mayor and Mrs. Kaspar hosted Dr. Eric Alton of Winterlingen Germany and his brother George Alton of Sheffield England as house guests. The Altons, met at a Rotary convention, toured the Kaspar plant in Shiner and were en route from Australia to Toronto on a business trip. Dr. Alton runs wire products, George heads a steam heating plant in England and violinist George conducts a radio and TV symphony.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Yoakum field unit announces optional tours for tomato growers this year replacing the spring field day. County Agent John V Lindsey says best picking is between now and mid June. Visitors will see new disease resistant breeding lines and ripening tests including a new variety named Summer time approved by the station and awaiting seed increase. Call Hallettsville SW 8-2221 to arrange visits.
St Paul High School graduate John Edward Vahalik of Yoakum has been selected for a Texas A&M University Opportunity Award scholarship granting a $1000 stipend in four annual installments of $250. He will study Marine Engineering starting June, and join a summer voyage aboard the T S Texas Clipper from Galveston to Nova Scotia and Europe, returning August 22.
An unusual incident occurred at Otto Remmers farm on Route 2 near Shiner when two adult javelina hogs wandered from nearby woods onto the property. Neighbors Jo Jo and Eugene Machacek with David Condel helped keep the animals in a shed overnight until they escaped by morning, ending the visit.
Postmaster Arthur T Ward invites Shiner residents to visit the New York World's Fair Post Office exhibit. The display centers on the famous 1918 inverted airmail stamp, includes die proofs and philatelic rarities, plus JFK stamp development and a wide stock of commemoratives. Visitors receive a commemorative cancel envelope and can watch advanced sorting machinery in action as the facility processes about 250000 pieces of mail daily with a ramped viewing area.
Mrs. Caroline C. Venglar of Wharton died Saturday May 22 1965. Rosary was recited May 23 at the Wharton Funeral Home chapel with funeral services at Holy Family Catholic Church at 9:00 a.m. May 24. The Rev. L. J. Price officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park. Born November 25 1888 in Roznov Texas she was the daughter of Joe and Annie Cervenka. She was married to Paul Venglar who preceded her in death about five years ago. She was 75 years old. Surviving are seven daughters Martha Carter Long Beach Calif Elo Foyt El Campo Lydia Price Houston Wilma Strauss Bay City Doris Strauss Wharton and Mildred Cresswell Houston plus one son Alvin Venglar Wharton and three brothers Joseph Jerry Cervenka Houston Frank H. Cervenka Shiner and one sister Petrolina Kocurek Fayetteville. She also left many grandchildren nieces and nephews. The obituary lists other relatives and denotes multiple family locations.
The Shiner Police Department announces the next safer driving session at City Hall on Tuesday night June 8 at 7 30. The program aims to inform all drivers and prospective drivers about constant changes in driving regulations and urges public attendance.
The Shiner Rotary Club held a banquet for installation of officers and ladies night at Swank Restaurant on Tuesday May 25 at 7 30 p m Rev R A Tindall presided The Star Spangled Banner was sung and Rev Ed Mund Deane gave the invocation Rotarians Rotary Anns and guests dined at long white linen tables with a menu including Cornish game hen wild rice green beans spiced apple ring fruit salad cherry cream squares and blueberry muf.
Ignac Faltysek died May 20 1965 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Shiner after an eighteen day confinement. Born December 13 1888 in Praha he moved to Moulton with wife Aloisia Firasek retiring four years ago. Survived by wife three sons two daughters sixteen grandchildren four great grandchildren and numerous siblings with services at Smith Funeral Home Moulton and St Joseph Catholic Church Praha.
The Shiner Fire Department will test the new sirens on Friday June 4 at 7 00 p m The test will be a regular full cycle alarm Wilbur Minear Chief
Charles Fredrick Apts of Floresville died May 21 1965 at Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness at age 82 years 11 months 15 days Funeral services were May 23 1965 at First Lutheran Church Floresville with Rev R Lynn Zimmermann officiating Interment in Floresville Cemetery Winyard Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers were nephews Albert Hohmann Arthur Stratmann Al W Greif George D Apts Walter Kuck and Alvin F Greif He was born June 6 1882 in Oldenburg Germany immigrating to the U S as a child The family settled near Moulton later moving to Wilson County He was a farmer carpenter and building contractor He and his wife Frieda Greif had three sons Elo Victor and Leonard Survivors include Frieda Apts Elo Apts Yakima WA Leonard Apts Eagle Pass one sister Emma Stratmann Hallettsville two grandchildren Charles and Philip Apts Yakima and many relatives Attending from Shiner included Walter Kuck Sophie Kuck Emma Bruns George Apts Albert Hohman family of Witting. d 16-16
Mrs Clara C Snell 58 of Kingsville died in a Corpus Christi hospital Friday May 14 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held May 15 at the First Methodist Church in Bishop with Rev Charles Giesler officiating. Burial was in Chamberlain Cemetery Kingsville. Survivors include son T O Gilstrap of Bishop two sisters Stella Burns Houston Mabel Honeycutt Mineola two brothers Johnny Riley Houston Lloyd Riley Temple City California and five grandchildren. T O Gilstrap wife Corine Null is daughter of Mr and Mrs M B Null.
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