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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
8
Clipper 9 Weimar Vets 1 as Doug Ressler fires nine innings with four strikeouts. Bill Turek belts his second homer of the year and Shiner defense commits two errors. Next, Clippers play at Moulton then Hallettsville.
The Shiner Clippers defeated the Luling Oilers 5-1 at Green-Dickson Municipal Park on Friday night May 28. Robert Fikac led a seven hit attack with two hits in four at bats while Reggie Othold also had two hits. The Clippers scored four runs in the third inning to seize control as Polasek, Fikac, Dreyer and Kresta scored on hits by Fikac, Dreyer, Turek and Othold. Mike Gohmert earned the win in his first start, with Doug Ressler closing out the game with two perfect innings.
Frank A Petru of Raymondville died May 11 1971 at Valley Baptist Hospital Harlingen after a long illness. He was born August 27 1888 in Czechoslovakia and came to the United States at age two. He moved to Raymondville in 1937 and later lived in Shiner. He was titled Knight of St Gregory by Pope Pius XII in 1957. Survived by one daughter seven sons two brothers 23 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Burial was in Raymondville Cemetery following a funeral Mass at St Anthonys Church.
James V. Klein died May 21 1971 at Ridgecrest Nursing Home at age 85. Funeral services were held May 22 at St James Catholic Church in Gonzales with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by two sons Frank and Charlie, three daughters Mary Schultz Lillie Smith and Annie Lightsy, wife Anna Rose predeceased, several grandchildren. Born August 14 1885 in Prague Czechoslovakia.
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