Connally Wins Lavaca County in Runoff for Governor
Lavaca County backed John Connally by nearly two to one in the Saturday runoff, as he leads the governor’s race with 563 851 votes to Yarborough’s 537 914. Preston Smith and Waggoner Carr also carried statewide races, with Joe Pool topping in the at large congressional contest. The county total was 2612 votes, and all winners advance to the November general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca
John Connally
Connally
Jack Cox
Texas
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carr
Joe Pool
Lavaca County
Yarborough
Turman
Smith
Beavley
Carr
Bean
Pool
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Set for Shiner June 9
Dog and cat owners urged to bring pets to Dr L F Boenning for rabies shots Saturday June 9 1962 from 11 00 a m to 2 00 p m at Welhausen City Park Shiner. Sponsored annually by the Shiner Business Men's Club.
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L. F. Boenning
Welhausen
Shiner
Shiner Business Men’s Club
Transferred To M D Anderson Hospital
Robert Maeker, previously at Methodist Hospital Houston, has been moved to M D Anderson Hospital Room 303 D in Houston. Mail can be addressed to the new ward.
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M.D. Anderson Hospital
Robert Maeker
Methodist Hospital
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Billie Gene Goetz Takes Over Elkins Store in Shiner
Billie Gene Goetz assumed management of the Elkins 5-10-25e Store in Shiner effective June 1, succeeding Ernest Petry who became administrator for the Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation. Goetz, born November 11, 1936 in Shiner, is a 1955 graduate of Shiner High School and a U S Army veteran now in the Texas National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Gene Goetz
Elkins
Shiner
Ernest Petry
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation
Billie Gene
Bill Goetz
Shiner High School
U. S. Army
Texas National Guard
Community Meetings and Upcoming Notices Schedule
Local organizations list June meetings including KJT KJZT and D Os in parish gym at 1 30 p m with lunch, Holy Communion Mass at 8, and Cape wearing D Os. Other notes include Shiner Star 272 meeting June 12 8 p m and Farm Bureau June 12 8 p m Legion Park with social.
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KJT
Kjzt
D.o.’S
Rites Set For Shelton Westphal Accident Victim
Shelton Westphal 21 years 11 months 1 day of 221 Peek San Antonio died Tuesday June 5 1962 at Robert B Green Hospital from injuries in a one car crash two miles south of Kirby on Farm Road 78 May 30 The driver James Bell Riches 1502 W Mistletoe was unhurt Westphal's funeral in Shiner with military honors at 2 PM interment Shiner City Cemetery.
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Shelton Westphal
Peek
San Antonio
Robert B. Green
Kirby
James Bell Riches
W. Mistletoe
Bexar County
Westphal
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther
Shiner City
Oscar Daniel Rites In Edna
Obituary notice for Oscar Daniel who died in Mississippi in May. Funeral services were held in Edna. He was a brother of the late Cicero Daniel and marked the last of the original Daniel family long time residents and representatives of the area.
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Oscar Daniel
Mississippi
Edna
Cicero Daniel
Oscar
Daniel
Virginia Vincik Admitted At John Sealy Hospital
Virginia Vincik was admitted to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston on Monday and was scheduled for surgery on Wednesday. Ward 8, Room M-831 at the hospital is listed as her address in Galveston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Vincik
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Texas
Highway 77 and 77A Repair Project Underway
The Texas Highway Department announces the start of construction on U S Highway 77 and 77A from the Lavaca River Bridge in Hallettsville to U S Highway 90A. The Jarbet Company of San Antonio will begin May 31 1962, with completion in 100 working days. Traffic will be routed with barricades and signs. speed limited to 45 mph. area patroled to minimize disturbance. H P Krause Sr Resident Engineer Yoakum oversees the project.
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Texas Highway Department
Lavaca River
Hallettsville
Jarbet Company
San Antonio
Texas
M. G. Cornelius
Yoakum
Cornelius
H. P. Krause
Rites Announced for Otto Fisseler
Otto Fisseler age 75 years eight months and one day retired mail carrier died at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Tuesday June 5 1962 at 5 35 pm Home Shiner funeral held at 4 pm interment in Shiner City Cemetery
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Otto Fisseler
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner City
Rites Scheduled for Louis Wendel
Louis N. Wendel aged 85 years 11 months 5 days died at home Monday June 4 1962 at 10 00 pm Funeral services set from Buffington Funeral Home Shiner June 7 1962 at 9 15 am then to Shiner Catholic Church for Requiem Mass at 9 30 am Rosary at the funeral home June 6 7 30 pm Interment in Shiner Catholic Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis N. Wendel
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
Shiner Catholic Church
Shiner Catholic
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Auxiliary “The Blue Ladies” Meet
The Blue Ladies of the Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold an orientation meeting on Monday June 11 at the Shiner Clinic at 7 30 p m The program includes a film Career of the Spirit and a business session with officer elections uniform selection duties discussion and membership forms All previous attendees are urged to attend and invite other interested women.
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Eastern Star
Shiner
la Nell Wehman
W.M
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Shiner Clinic
Shiner Farm Bureau
Legion Park
Blue Ladies
Hospital Patients and Dismissals List Expanded
Hospital lists show patients in Flatonia Hallettsville Moulton Yoakum Dallas and Winchester including Anton Ullmann Edwin Otto Mrs Edwin Jaehne Mrs Herman Noack Mrs Erasmo Chavarria Mrs Augusta Stindt Mrs Jake Borders and baby girl Shiner Mrs Mary Ole Dr Peter Hanek Mrs Victor Bujnoch and baby girl Johanna Meiserschlaeger Mrs Adolph Vana Agnes Rab Ellen Williams in Colored Unit Dismissed patients include Mrs Johanna Roznovsky Mrs Raymond Kloesel and baby girl Mrs Eugene Berckenhoff and baby girl Mrs Rudie Wagner and baby girl Steve Roznovsky Mrs Alphonse Simper Norbert Huber Steven Glomb Ernest Hajek and Mrs Frank Steiner.
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Anton Ullmann
Edwin Otto
Edwin Jaehne
Edwin Wolters
Herman Noack
Erasmo Chavarria
Augusta Stindt
Jake Borders
Shiner
Mary Ole
Flatonia
Peter Hanek
Victor Bujnoch
Hallettsville
Johanna Meiserschlaeger
Adolph Vana
Moulton
Agnes Rab
Yoakum
Quentin Schaefer
Dallas
Johanna Roznovsky
Raymond Kloesel
Eugene Berckenhoff
Rudie Wagner
Steve Roznovsky
Alphonse Simper
Norbert Huber
Steven Glomb
Ernest Hajek
Frank Steiner
Rites Held For Mrs. Mary Rivera
Mrs Aniceto Mary Rivera of Rt 3 Shiner died Friday June 1 1962 at 4 05 pm in Holmes Hospital Gonzales aged 64. Funeral services were held June 3 in Shiner with Rev Father Sigismund Wojciechowski officiating Interment in Guadalup e Cemetery Hochheim Pallbearers listed Survivors include husband two sons Raoul and Reynaldo Rivera two daughters Mrs Santos Juarez and Mrs Lydia Lopez three brothers Joe Garza Pablo and John Flores five sisters Margereta Garza Jacinta De La Rosa tila Gutierrez Flaciua Ramirez Faustina Vasquez and ten grandchildren
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Aniceto
Mary) Rivera
Rt. 3, Shiner
Holmes Hospital
Gonzales
Shiner
Sigismund Wojciechowski
Guadalupe
Hochheim
Aniceto Rivera
Raoul
Reynaldo Rivera
Santos Juarez
Lydia Lopez
Joe Garza
Pablo
John Flores
Margereta Garza
Jacinta de la Rosa
Tila Gutierrez
Flaciua Ramirez
Faustina Vasquez
Social Security Office Outreach in Shiner June 11
A Social Security representative from Victoria Texas will visit Shiner City Hall at 9 AM Monday June 11 1962 to help filing retirement survivor and disability claims and answer questions about the program Farmers must report and pay taxes on workers earning 150 or more cash wages or 20 days worked per year with 34 percent each for employer and employee taxes totaling 64 percent of wages Form 943 and Form SS-4 guidance are available from the IRS district office or social security office in Victoria.
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Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
Mr. Owen
Internal Revenue
Ground-Breaking Planned for Trinity Lutheran Home
Shiner hosts a July 8 ground breaking and site blessing for the Trinity Lutheran Home for the aged. The 5 PM ceremony at the construction site near the Lutheran Church will be followed by a 6 PM barbecue at Shiner Legion Park with music, a sermon by Rev. P. L. Wahlberg, and a fundraiser for the home’s building fund attended by a thousand or more from Shiner and nearby areas.
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Trinity Lutheran
Shiner
Ing
Lutheran Church
Shiner Legion Park
P. L. Wahlberg
Lutheran Synod of
Trinity Lutheran Home
Legion Park
Sacred Heart Parish Feast At Flatonia
The Sacred Heart Parish in Flatonia plans a Sunday celebration on June 10 at the parish hall. Masses at 6 00 a m and 10 00 a m lead to a family dinner at 11 30 and a 5 30 p m supper with sausage stew fried chicken and dressing priced at 1 00 for adults 50 cents for children. The day features various entertainments an old time country auction Emil Bartos and his orchestra perform during the day while The Continentals play for the evening dance.
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Sacred Heart
Flatonia
Emil Bartos
Trail Riders Plan Hallettsville Picnic June 10
The Hallettsville Trail Riders will trek to Hallettsville on Sunday June 10. Members assemble at Bill Siegel's Store on Highway 90 A at 8:00 a.m. and proceed to the Sacred Heart Parish picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Bill Siegel
Sacred Heart Parish
Henry F Otto Sr Dies At Victoria
Henry F Otto Sr 79 died Thursday in Victoria after living in Lavaca and Victoria counties. Funeral was at St Marys church, with survivors including his wife Agnes predeceased, two daughters Mrs George Stockbauer and Mrs Delvin Meiners, seven sons, one brother Frank, three sisters, and 27 grandchildren plus seven great grandchildren.
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Henry F. Otto Sr
Victoria
This
St. Mary’s Church
Austria
Lavaca
Victoria County
Agnes Otto
George Stockbauer
This County
Delvin Meiners
Houston
Frank
Inez
Emil Svetlik
Hallettsville
Aug. Svetlik
Blessing
Anton Rainer
Shiner
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James Turman
Tom Beavley
Woodrow Bean
New Elkins Mar
Norma Lea Wegener
The
Shiner Motor Sales
Shiner Volunteer Fire Department
Shiner Hermann Sons Lodge No. 20
Merit Council
Boy Scouts
Little League
Helen Zimmerman
Charlene Nevada
Bunjes
Lutheran Social Hall
Altar Society
Joe Drabek
Willie Drabek
Tillie Fietsam
Rubin Filip
E. Fischnar
Oscar Fisseler
Victor Foster
Charles Frazer
Alf. Grill Jr
Emil Hajek
Sulphur Park
Supt
David Little
Frank and
Emily Darilek
American Legion Hall
Rites In Shiner
Highway Dept
Rites
Louis Wendel
Bernard Marcak
F. C. McConnell
Ben Marcak
Ellen Williams
Winchester
Mary Rivera
Frank Gutierrez Jr
John Leal
David Rivera
Manual Gonzales
Santos Rivera
Willie Rivera
Mrs. Rivera
Caldwell
Dreyer
Gonzales County
She Was the Daughter
Michelas and
Crisemcia
Albaco) Garza
Maurice E. Owen
Social Security District
Ee Federal
Victo
John Edwin Simpson
University of Texas
Captain Simpson
Abilene
Afrotc
Air
Corps
John H. Payne
Arnold Air Society
Regular Air Force
Bartow Air Force Base
Florida
Bryan Air Force Base
United States
Simpson
2406Th
Rhine-Main Air Base
Frankfort
Germany
Adana Air Base
Turkey
Lenianken
Yerekan
Soviet Armenia
Joseph R. Smiley
Marcak
Lutheran Welfare Society of Texas
Lutheran Welfare
Lutheran Welfare Society
Flatonia Sacred Heart
State Department of Health
Guadalupe Valley Water and Sanitation Association
American Water Works Association
Carlos Smith
Texas Water and Sewage Works Association
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