German Beer Garden With Music At July 4th Hospital Benefit Event
Shiner plans a German Beer Garden for the July 4th Hospital Benefit with pretzels snacks and Keg Beer Only available by pitcher or glass. Local musicians in German attire perform outdoors all day. a young talent is planned to appear. The committee seeks backyard tables and food donations from Patek's Ray's Star Minear or Welhausen's.
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July 4Th
Shiner
Texas
Carlos Dean Wenske
Beer Garden
Joe Roller
Patek’s
Ray’s
Star Grocery
Minear Grocery
Welhausen’s Foodcraft
Mobile X-Ray Unit to Visit Shiner Parks
Shiner is hosting the Mobil X-ray Unit sponsored by the Shiner Business Men's Club. It will be at Legion Park on Thursday June 3 from 11 00 a.m. to 1 00 p.m. and 2 00 p.m. to 6 00 p.m. A 1.00 donation is requested with Pink Ladies assisting. The event promotes annual chest X rays to fight tuberculosis.
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Shiner Business Men's Club
Mobil X-ray
Shiner
Legion Park
Alamo Area
TB & RD Association
Community Meetings and Notices in Shiner Area
A list of local gatherings with dates in June 1971 includes the Stock Family reunion at Sulphur Park on June 6, the Shiner Trail Riders leaving Midway Cash Store on June 5 to participate in the Tom Tom parade to Yoakum, and the 621st MKR meeting at Green-Dickson Municipal Park on June 7.
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Stock Family
Sulphur Park
Shiner Trail
Midway Cash Store
Yoakum
MKR
Green- Dickson Municipal
SYS
FHA
Shiner High School
Catholic Altar Society
Mesdames
Agnes Kutach
Paul Berckenhoff
Isolde Dreyer
Eldon Janisch
0. A. Kosler
John Kutac
Marvin Celdeway
Alphonse Jaluska
Lavaca 125th Anniversary Exhibits Planned in Shiner
The 125th anniversary of La vaca County is marked by Shiner with a joint display during the giant July 4 celebration. Merchants will dedicate display space for local historical items the week of June 27 to July 5. Interested residents should contact merchants to arrange item descriptions.
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Lavaca County
Rites Held For Mrs Frank Rohan
Mrs Frank Rohan age 82 11 months 1 day died May 18 1971 in Yoakum hospital after a month illness Funeral by Buffington Yoakum at Queen of Peace Catholic Church Sweet Home services 2 p m burial Sweet Home Catholic Cemetery Rosary by KJZT and Parish Readings note of survivors and family relations
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Frank
Sophie) Rohan
Yoakum Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Yoakum
Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Sweet Home
W. J. Bily
Sweet Home Catholic Cemetery
Adolph Kupka
Pasadena
Eddie Kupka
Louis and
Jerome Haas
Hallettsville
Henry Heger
Adolph Seidenberger
Shiner
KJZT
Sweet Home Catholic Church
Lavaca County
Frank and
Antonia (Smirak) Chalupa
Last Rites For Frank Rebecek
Frank Rebecek an El Campo resident died May 24 1971 in a rest home at age 80. Funeral services were held May 25 at Triska Chapel and a 3 15 p.m Mass followed by burial at Holy Cross Memorial Park with listed pallbearers and rosary. Survived by wife Julie and ten children, 25 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Born July 3 1890 in Moulton to Jacob and Mary Rebecek.
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Frank Rebecek
el Campo
Triska Chapel
St. Philip's Catholic Church
Albert Hubertus
Holy Cross Memorial Park
Leroy
Leo Jr
Alfred
Dennis Baros
James
Marcus’ Rebecck
Milton Chumchal
Tommy Walleck
Triska
Moulton
Jacob and
Mary (Peck) Rebecek
Julie Hajicek
Rebecek
Mary Baros
Joe
Christina) Chumchal
Shiner
Sam
Bessie) Walleck
San Antonio
Royce
Betty) Roddy
Freeport
Clarence
Virginia) Kocurek
Houston
James Rebecek
Wharton
Victor Rebecek
Bryan
Mary) Stary
Emil
Bessie
Bartos
Millie) Wagner
Jacob
Rosie) Tousek
Pauline) Washicek
Annie) Sulak
West
Frank
Julia) Michalec
Delhi
California
Adolph Rebecek
Flatonia
Eugene
Emily) Bolin
Louis
Katy) Knesek Sr
Frances Rebecek
Rudolph Rebecek
John
Joe Rebecek
Social Security Rep to visit Shiner City Hall
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria Texas will be at Shiner City Hall at 9 am on Monday June 7 1971 to assist the public with retirement survivor disability and medicare benefit claims and answer questions about the program.
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Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
Hospital Patients List By Town and Dismissals Mentioned
Hospital patients listed this week include SHINER Emma Runk Mrs Hilda S Stach Mrs Erasmo Chavarria Eugene E Wagner MOULTON Mrs Terezie Brom Mrs Hallie Klesel YOAKUM Mrs Frances Kasparek Mrs Mary Krpec Mrs Tom Barta Mrs Louise Jilek HALETTSVILLE Mrs Mary Tobola Dismissals include Dick Ammerman Willie Wegener Edmund Wehmann Van Lee Mathis Mrs Frank Winkler James Archie Wagner Mrs W M Chenault Mrs Gertrude Jaks Andrew Lubyinesky Mrs Frank I Roznoysky Melvin Ahrens James Miculka Miss Frances Najvar Adolph Korenek
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Shiner
Emma Runk
Hilda S. Stach
Erasmo Chavarria
Eugene E. Wagner
Moulton
Terezie Brom
Hallie Klesel
Yoakum
Frances Kasparek
Mary Krpec
Tom Barta
Louise Jilek
Halettsville
Mary Tobola
Dick Ammerman
Willie Wegener
Edmund Wehmann
van Lee Mathis
Frank Winkler
James Archie Wagner
W. M. Chenault
Gertrude Jaks
Andrew Lubyinesky
Frank I. Roznoysky
Melvin Ahrens
James Miculka
Frances Najvar
Adolph Korenek
42nd Yoakum Tom Tom Championship Rodeo Opens June 3
The Yoakum Tom Tom Association hosts a five day festival beginning June 2 with a Bathing Beauty Revue at Municipal Park Pool. Events include grand parade on Saturday at 3 p.m., Rodeo Queen contest, SRA Rodeo, Kiddie Parade, Old Fiddlers Contest, and Cavalcade of Amusements. Senior and junior division fiddlers perform and prizes awarded.
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Yoakum
Municipal Park Pool
Yoakum Tom Tom Assn., Inc
Association
Paul Gustwick
Chamber of Commerce
South Texas
SRA
Lott Street
Rodeo
Friendly Riders Ride To Flatonia Church Picnic
The Flatonia Trail Riders will ride to the Flatonia Sacred Heart Church Picnic on Sunday June 6 1971. The ride starts at Corn Cob Hill at 7 30 a m and invites all to join for food and entertainment at the picnic.
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Flatonia
Flatonia Sacred Heart Church
Corn Cob Hill
Shiner Comanches Capture Regional Baseball Title
Shiner Comanches win 2-0 over Corrigan Bulldogs in Brenham on June 1 1971 to claim the Class A Regional championship in a three game set. Polasek strikes out 12 as Courtney allows four hits with no walks.
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Brenham
Shiner
Comanches
Corrigan Bulldogs
Corrigan
Carl Dolezal
Robert Polasek
Polasek
Tom Courtney
Courtney
Hubbard
John Cobb
Bulldogs
Bob Bubolz
Shiner S
Texas-Louisiana Synod Convention Set At Seguin Campus
Three hundred delegates including two Shiner laymen Kenneth Ot to and Charles Stratman with Rev. C. C. Grosenbacher will attend the Tenth Convention of the Texas Louisiana Synod of the Lutheran Church in America June 4 to 6 on the Texas Lutheran College campus Seguin Texas It will be the first campus based synod meeting in ten years.
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Shiner
Kenneth Otto
Charles Stratman
C. C. Grosenbacher
Texas- Louisiana Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Texas
Synod
Philip L. Wahlberg
Wupperman Little Theater
George F. Harkins
LCA
National Church
Wahlberg
Inter-Lutheran Commission On Worship
Sacred Heart Parish Picnic in Flatonia on June 6
The Sacred Heart Parish of Flatonia invites the public to a parish picnic at the parish hall Sunday June 6. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults 75 cents for children under 12. Dinner starts 11 30 a m supper 6 p m plates to go 1 50. The Friendly Riders trail ride begins 7 30 a m from Corn Cob Hill. Johnnie Holub Orchestra provides music for the day and night dance.
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Sacred Heart
Flatonia
Corn Cob Hill
Johnnie Holub
Texans Willard and Stella Russell Gift 3,096 Acres to 8 Colleges
Houston philanthropists Willard L. Russell and his wife give 3096 acres valued at about 4 million dollars in Harris and Brazoria Counties to eight Texas colleges. Institutions include Baylor University and Baylor College of Medicine with 1.5 and 1 million dollars respectively, plus Houston Baptist College Howard Payne College Brownwood Lon Morris College Mary Hardin Baylor Southwestern University and Texas Wesleyan College. The gift forms stage one of a multi year plan, with future allocations to adjust but total to grow.
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Houston
Harris
Brazoria
Texas
Willard L. Russell
Harris County
Baylor University
Texas Wesleyan College
Russells
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Waco
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Baptist College
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Lon Morris College
Jacksonville
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Fort Worth
Russell
Thompson Road
Chocolate Bayou
Brazoria County
Hallettsville
University of Texas
Lear
Prentice-Hall
RPC
Stella Russell
Shiner
E. F
Sophie
Trautwein) Wolters
New York
Redpath Lyceum
Chautauqua
South
Middle West
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Two-Car Crash Kills Woman Near Shiner
Miss Margaret T. Najvar 24 of Houston died on arrival at Shiner Hospital after a head on collision 1.1 miles west of Shiner on U.S. 90 A. James P. Miculka 18 of Shiner and Miss Frances Narvar 21 of Jourdan ton were in critical condition and moved to San Antonio hospitals.
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Margaret T. Najvar
Houston
Shiner Hospital
Najvar
Jourdanton
Shiner
James P. Miculka
Miculka
Shiner High School
Methodist Hospital
San Antonio
Frank Miculka
Frances Narvar
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
Miss Narvar
Buffington Funeral Home
Lange Funeral Home
Summer Classes At Shiner Public Schools
Summer pre school and remedial classes begin Monday June 7 1971 at Shiner Public Schools with four buses running morning and afternoon routes. Pre school runs June 7 July 2 8 am to 1 pm for four weeks while remedial sessions run 8 am to 2 pm for six weeks June 7 July 16. Motorists urged to observe safety around school buses during the period.
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Shiner
Funeral services held for James Cervenka in Wied parish
James Cervenka of Wied died May 23 1971 at Shiner Hospital aged 81 7 25. Requiem Mass May 25 at St Marys Church with Rev Henry Psencik officiating. Interment St Marys Cemetery. Survived by three daughters, one brother Willie Cervenka, five sisters, 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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James Cervenka
Wied
Shiner Hospital
St. Mary’s Church
Henry Psencik
St. Mary's Cemetery
Lik
James
Pfc
Robert Matula
Robert Vesely
John Biehunko
Kubena Funeral Home
Hallettsville
KJT Society
Cervenka
St. Mary's
Lavaca County
Texas
James and
Mary
Jurecka) Cervenka
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mary Janak
Sweet Home
George
Elizabeth) Matula
Galena Park
John
Mathilda) Matula
Alfonse
Agnes) Svetlik
Shiner
Willie
Bill Cervenka
Frank R
Annie) Janak
Joe A
Carrie) Janak
Albina) Matusek
Fred
Mathilda
August R
Pauline) Janak
Adolph Anton
Margaret Agnes) Vesely
Mary Dworsky-Pekar
Isidore
Anthony
Aug. R. Janak
J. J. Vesely
Mark Beal Undergoes Heart Surgery in Houston
Mark Beal underwent heart surgery in Houston on Tuesday. Reports say he is doing fine and will stay hospitalized about a week to ten days at Hermann Hospital on the 7th Floor.
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Mark Beal
Houston
Turkey Shoot at Macharts Store Charlottenburg
Boy Scout Troop 232 hosts a turkey shoot at Machart's Store in Charlottenburg on Sunday June 20 starting at 1:00 p.m. 12 16 and 20 gauge shells will be furnished, bring your own guns. All are invited.
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Boy Scout
Machart
Charlottenburg
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Lavaca
Mrs
Frank Rohan
Julius
Jim
Jenovefa) Kupka
Chalupa
Mary) Novak
Julie Smahlik
Taylor
Joe Smahlik
Frank Chalupa
Anton Chalupa
Mary Smahlik Zazulka
Shiner Hospital Foundation
Flatonia Church
Debbie Bozka
Barbara Koenning
Shiner Comanches
Texas-Louisiana Synod
Flatonia Parish
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
The
Tuesday Music Club
Eighth District Federation of Music Clubs
Lee Russell
Willard L, Russell
Shiner Public Schools
Pete
Turkey Shoot Machart's
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