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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
11
Miss Joyce Baros was Duchess of Shiner with escort Floyd Boedeker at the Fryer Frolic coronation in Gonzales on Friday night. Saturday night junior coronation named Irene Claire Burke Duchess escorted by David Garbade. The event theme celebrated Gonzales history.
The Rotary Club meets weekly at 12 10 p m with Rev E J Oehlke delivering the invocation and President Basil Bell urging support for the State X Ray Unit C J Waldrop reviews his Missouri vacation travelogue Secretary Arthur Ward was absent Glade Welhausen acted pro tem Sunday and weekend visitors included numerous Gloor and Ehlers families from McAllen Mission Houston San Antonio Hallettsville and Yoakum plus visitors in Houston for family events. R O Stephen and Harold Wise from Shiner High are pursuing advanced degrees at state and regional universities.
Bishop Frank Smith assigned several pastors after the conference in San Antonio. A. C. Petterson goes to Cuero, Vernon Perry to Oak Park Corpus Christi, Virgil Culpepper to Hunt, Gordon Birdwell to Weribest, Walter Froehner to New Fountain, Wood H. Patrick of Austin is District Superintendent, F. H. Hamner to Yoakum, Frank Charlton to Brownsville, and C. E. Marshall to Gonzales.
The Riha family extends sincere appreciation to Doctors Wagner Coleman and Boyle and the hospital nursing staff for courtesies during illness and at Frank A Riha's death. Gratitude goes to Father Hanacek and Father Wagner for spiritual comfort and to Roeder Funeral Home for services.
Mr and Mrs Emil Lahodny thank those who sent flowers cards gifts and visited their son Donnie during his illness. The note expresses appreciation and wishes kindness be rewarded. Readers include Eula Schultz Beaumont Joyce Canon Myra Hammer Houston Roscoe Canon Jr Austin Ola Heath Garrett Madisonville Raymond Ordner Corpus Christi and Gladys.
The House Ways and Means Committee proposed a last chance provision in a new tax bill. Tax evaders could avoid fines and imprisonment by confessing and paying owed taxes. The bill imposes up to five years in prison and a $10 000 fine per fraud count, with rewards projected to fund treasury and reduce prosecutions.
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