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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
4
The notice lists Mass times for St Cyril and Methodius Church Shiner Texas with additional schedules for Dilworth Mission Church Rev John J Hanacek and Rev Stanley A Petru. Includes confessions Saturday worship classes choir rehearsals and youth groups plus a vocational appeal to support the church's CHEY goal.
Sunday School at 10:00 am and church services every Sunday morning 11:00 am and 8:00 pm Evening services at 8:06 pm listed. Mid week prayer 8:00 pm and Woman's Missionary Society meets first and third Wednesdays at 3:00 pm. Official Board meets every third Wednesday. Women’s Society of Christian Service meets fourth Wednesday afternoon. Pastor L. R. Stephens and Minister S. R. Horwood listed.
Christian Science readers prepare for Sunday June 10 with the Lesson Sermon God the Only Cause and Creator. The Golden Text from Revelation 15 3 proclaims great and marvellous works by the Lord God Almighty. Local notes mention travels and social visits including Mae Hughs E A Busch and Cecil Plagemann accompanying Ella Lane home after health visits. Humphrey Bogart stars in The Enforcer at Palace Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
I express sincere thanks to neighbors friends relatives and especially Mrs. Mary Riha for every deed of kindness extended after the sudden death of my wife Mrs. Herbert Albert. I thank Very Rev A J Morkovsky Dr J W Boyle for comforting words services and flowers and cards. God bless each one of you.
Sunday morning worship at 9 00 and 8 00 pm on Sunday and Wednesday service at 2 30 pm Ladies Aid meeting and visitors welcome Edwin J Oehlke pastor Attendees from Shiner joined Victoria Rosebuds and Weimar Herder Truckers at a Tuesday baseball game Names include John Haverda Lee Sedimeyer Ad Richter Edgar Glatzert Percy Garbade Mrs Martin Baros On vacation Tex Tan Yoakum Factoid notes about history and trees appear.
Henry Frederick died suddenly at his Breslau home on Sunday morning May 27. He was born in High Hill on June 1, 1895 and was 26 days shy of his 32nd birthday at his death. He farmed all his life and was a Lutheran of Breslau where he lived after marrying Alvina Neumann on January 6, 1909. He is survived by his wife and one son Gilbert. Interment was in Hallettsville City Cemetery. Community members express sympathy.
We express gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for helpfulness after fire destroying our home and for gifts of household goods. Special thanks to St Elizabeth Society Blessed Virgin Mary Society K J T Lodge 5 Rev S R Horwood Methodist Church Midway Home Demonstration Club Shiner Chamber of Commerce Salvation Army merchants and friends. Mr and Mrs Ed Opela
Miss Elsie Strauss daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Strauss of La Grange and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Strauss Sr of Shiner graduated with 48 classmates on Tuesday night May 29 She ranked highest among five honor students with an average of 94 23 J R Jackson Vocational Agriculture Instructor presented the medals in a surprise ceremony
The film AIR CADET starring Stephen McNally and Gail Russell, shot at Randolph Field with Air Force personnel, offers a realistic look at jet pilot training. Palace Theatre run listed for Sunday and Monday. Local social notes include Marjorie Ann Bohman’s eighth birthday and others at La Grange graduation exercises. A boa constrictor fact is noted as nonpoisonous and carnivorous.
Austin reports Texas will supply 367 men in the national draft in July. Paul Wakefield notes this is the smallest Texas quota since the Korean War began. The July call raises Texans drafted since the Far East conflict began to more than 27,000.
Congratulations ring for several families as births arrive this month. Oscar Hoe rig and wife welcomed a girl at the local hospital on June 4 weighing seven pounds. Ernest Dari lek and wife greet their first child, a girl, born June 5 weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces. Adolph Velek and wife celebrate a son born May 30 weighing nine pounds two ounces. Milton Janca and wife announce a daughter named Judy Lynn born May 26 at Fayette Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds fourteen ounces. Grandparents are noted for both families. Jerome Rohan and Geraldine of Pawnee visited relatives Thursday.
A grocer asks for a pound of ochre and the boy clarifies it is tappy ochre not red ochre for brick painting, while noting Ma makes pudding.
Shiner teacher G. A. Pringle is among a group certified to lead high school driver education after completing the University of Texas short course held May 28 to June 1. The fourth annual program partners with the Texas Education Agency and other state agencies to reduce 16 to 25 year old traffic deaths.
W C Schmidt Rev and Mrs Sir R Horwood attended a planning meeting in Austin on Tuesday at the University Methodist Church.
Family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for kindnesses during Mrs Ida Emken s long illness and death They thank Rev Edwin J Oehlke hospital staff and Mr and Mrs F J Effenberger for comfort and care during her confinement
Meyerhoff Dry Goods Co of Hallettsville reports a huge first day sale with clerks overwhelmed and customers buying steadily from eight in the morning until eight at night. The ad promises merchandise and prices to shoppers and notes the sale runs until June 23.
Mr and Mrs F A Dolezal and daughter Emily and Lad die Pesek traveled to Houston Monday to escort Edward Dolezal back from the Veterans Hospital his convalescence will last about thirty days or more Mr and Mrs J W Cervenka of Houston spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Shiner visiting relatives
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