Mrs. Augusta Messer Dies at 86 in Shiner Funeral
Augusta Messer born 1866 in Berlin died June 8 in Shiner after a hip fracture. Survived by son Curt Messer daughter-in-law Joyce La Coume and one grandchild. Burial at Shiner Cemetery with Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke officiating. Married 1896 in Cuero to Henry Messer.
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Roeder
Augusta Messer
Shiner City
Edwin J. Oehlke
Nee Heinrichs
Berlin
Germany
William Heinrichs
United States
Cuero
Henry Messer
Shiner
C. L. Williams Lumber Company
Curt Henry Messer
Curt Messer
Joyce la Coume
Galveston
Messer
Eichenlaub Lodge
Herman
Jesus
Eli Wolters
Alfred Schramm
Adolph Lichey
Henry Lee
Fritz Sander
Walter Paul
Polio Toll Sets Record In Small Texas Town
Moulton and nearby Schulenburg face multiple polio cases with theatre closures and event cancellations. The June deaths include Henry Vornsand Jr. and Emil Siems Jr. as local families cope with rising illness. Public notices warn ongoing vaccination and care efforts.
Hospital Patients Listed by Towns and Names This Week
A weekly hospital notice lists patients by town and surname including Telva Boehm Henrietta Stoeltje Annie Mewes Bertha Schreiber Shiner R B Cluiss Conception Garcia Gonzales baby girl Uvalde Benedict Bujnoch Joseph Janak Hallettville Edward Batey Aug Janak Gary Jaroszewski Moulton S G McCord Koerth Louis Matusek Sr Wharton Frank Filla Yoakum Margaret Pokluda Harry Beale Flatonia and more. Dismissed patients include Mrs Norman Boedeker baby girl Mrs Ben B Herman baby girl Mrs Raymond Galljardo baby girl Wm Goetz Mrs Woodrow Joost Mrs Albert F Fojtik Patricia Flessner Lynn Boethel Mrs E J Brunner Mrs Charles Fikac baby boy Floyd Boedeker Wayman Boethel Edwin Geartner. Shiner noted for cleanliness and a call to join a clean-up campaign.
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Telva Boehm
Henrietta Stoeltje
Annie Mewes
Bertha Schreiber
Shiner
R. B. Cluiss
Conception Garcia
Gonzales
Douglas C. Brown
Uvalde
Benedict Bujnoch
Joseph Janak
Hallettsville
Edward G. Batey
Aug. J. Janak
Gary Jaroszewski
Moulton
S. G. McCord
Patricia Flessner
Lynn Boethel
E. J. Brunner
Charles Frank Fikac
Floyd Boedeker
Wayman Boethel
Edwin Geartner
Flies Found to Carry Polio Virus and Diarrhea
Baylor University College of Medicine researchers confirm flies can carry polio virus and infantile diarrhea pathogens in their bodies. The piece urges parents to stop flies from contaminating food and spreading disease with emphasis on prevention and sanitation.
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Versity College of Medicine
Local Meeting Notices for June Events and Elections
Community notices list several meetings. The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW meets tonight to initiate new members and refresh, with ST ISIDOR Lodge 4 meeting Sunday to hear Jubilee report and invite candidates. Other groups include Bunjes Home Demonstration Club Friday, St Joseph and St Elizabeth Societies in a procession Sunday and meetings afterward, VFW special meeting Thursday, Shiner Lodge 1065 officers election Monday, and Community H D Club Thursday June 19 at Mrs Jalaska's home with visitors welcome.
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V.F.W
ST. Isidor Lodge No. 4
Frank Dusek
John A. Tesar
Bunjes Home
Legion Hall
St. Joseph’s
St. Elizabeth
VFW
Shiner Lodge No. 1065
A. F
A. M
G. G. Griffin
W. M
H. D. Club
Alf
Jalaska
Country Store Saturday June 14 at City Hall Shiner
The Altar Society of the Holy Mission Church of Dilworth invites the public to a Country Store on Saturday June 14 starting at 11 a.m. at City Hall in Shiner. The notice then lists health precautions from the 1952 Polio Pledge including avoiding fatigue and cold, limiting new groups, watching for illness signs, placing a sick person to bed, and contacting the local March of Dimes for help.
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Altar Society of the Holy Mission Church of
Dilworth
Shiner
March of Dimes Chapter
Miss Agnes Fischnar Laid To Rest In Shiner Catholic Rites
Long obituary outlines Agnes Fischnar native Texan born May 20 1888 Industry Austin County died June 6 1952 at 9 30 PM aged 64 years 15 days burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery following Requiem High Mass at St Elizabeth Church. Surviving siblings include Ed Fischnar Gonzales and Mrs Mary Vackar Gonzales among others with services conducted by Rev John J Hanacek and Rev G Kuratko.
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Agnes Fischnar
John Fischnar
Veronica Baros Fischnar
Fischnar
Industry
Austin County
Czechoslovakia
Gonzales County
Shiner
Aggie
Derrick Sisters
Roeder
John J. Hanacek
Shiner Catholic Church
G. Kuratko
Sweet Home
Hanacek
Shiner Catholic
Eddie Fischnar Jr
San Antonio
Robert Vackar
Gonzales
R. E. Tait
Columbus
James Webster Fischnar
Tony Roeder
Martin Baros
Miss Fischnar
Catholic Church
St. Elizabeth Society
K.J.Z.T. Lodge
Ed. Fischnar
Charles
Mary) Vackar
R. E
Alvina) Mittanek
J. W
Milly) Spradley
San Benito
Eles
Arthur Fischnar
Eugene
Emil
Louisa) Pohler
Mr. Patek
Netolice
Jacob
Mary Vackar Patek
Flatonia
Agnes Siegel
Patek
Shiner Hardware Co
Lonnie Fojtik
Walter Goetz
Fojtik
Lonnie
Frances) Fojtik
John Patek
Theresa Mortick
California
Barbara Siegel
Joe
Stacy) Kurtz
Jim Patek
Emilie Horky
Annie Velek
Agnes Betty
Lightning strike kills prize bull in Oak Grove
Herbert Raab reports a lightning bolt struck during the electrical storm late Thursday evening killing his prize herd bull. A steer belonging to a neighboring farmer, was in the same pasture and also killed.
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Herbert Raab
Oak Grove
Homemaking Cottage Open at Shiner High School
The Homemaking Cottage of Shiner High School will be open each morning for two weeks and Saturday afternoons. F H A members are urged to attend to work on crafts learned at the F H A Leadership Camp.
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Shiner High School
F.H.A
County court backs state sanitation drive to curb polio
Lavaca County Commissioners Court met with State Health officials in Hallettsville to plan sanitation for Shiner Moulton area. They authorized purchase of 2000 pounds of disinfectant and assigned two commissioners to coordinate outdoor toilet cleanup beginning June 12. First treatment is free and 30 days effective. residents are urged to maintain premises and call 69 for missed toilets.
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Moulton
Grunwald
Witting- Lutheran Ladies Aid
Bible School
K. Windecker
Lutheran Vacation Bible School
Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Austin
Shiner- Moulton
Joe H. Kouba
Precinct
Henry Kocian
State Department of Health
State Health Department
Health Department
Citywide Clean-up Week Aims to Curb Pests
Citizens urged to clear premises of trash to reduce flies and roaches. Chamber of Commerce backs a spray campaign, with follow-up sprays after clean-up. Dump trucks will collect rubbish on north side of tracks Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and on the south side Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays for the campaign.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jubilee planned for Rev G Kuratko at Sweet Home Picnic
Elaborate plans mark the Sweet Home Parish Picnic on Sunday June 29 honoring Rev G Kuratko for 37 years in Lavaca County and Sweet Home and three years in Fayette County. The jubilee honors include a church service and community invitation to parishioners and neighbors across the area.
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G. Kuratko
Sweet Home Parish
Lavaca County
Sweet Home
Fayette County
Father Kuratko
America
Czechoslovakia
Forrest
Msgr
Netardus
Archdiocese of
San Antonio
Sweet Home Church
Shiner Featured in San Antonio Express Magazine
Special correspondence notes Shiner to be spotlighted in the June 15 issue with aerial views and scenes of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church Kasper Wire Works and Spoetzl Brewery. The piece calls Shiner a bright spot in Lavaca County famous for its brewery and other industries.
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San Antonio
Shiner
San Antonio Express
Texas
Sts. Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic
Kasper Wire Works
Spoetzl Brewery
Lavaca
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A. Messer
Schulenburg
Henry Vornsand Jr
Henry
Louisa Vornsand
Emil Siems Jr
Hedgecroft Clinic
Houston
Houston Papers
Young Siems
Irving S. Forgotston
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Gonzales Inquirer
Louis Selzer Jr
Louis Selzer
Little New York
Robert B. Green
Paul
Willie Vana
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Young Vana
Bernadine Fehrenkamp
Delores Winkler
Alfred Winkler
Freddie Jemelka
Joe Jemelka
Novohrad
Siems
Baylor Uni
Miss A. Fischnar
H. E. Cottage
Jacob J. Patek
Stanley J. Petry
Citizens OF
Lavaca ‘County
Paul R. Otto
City of
S. A. Express
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