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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1948
Page
9
A 1948 Brewers Foundation piece cites Pappy Miller at ninety citing hard work and rest as keys to longevity. Doc Hollister endorses balance of work and relaxation with evening beer. The column promotes temperate beer as aid to calm, productive living.
The Shiner Dance Club will hold its regular monthly dance at Blucher Park Saturday night June 19. The event invites dancers to join in the community gathering under the summer sky.
A large group of members of the S P J S T Lodge and families met at the Winstenec Hall on Sunday June 13 for the annual get-together. Refreshments and lunch were served in the afternoon. Rody Hart of Hallettsville visited his sister Mrs J M Canon and Mr Canon. Mrs Frank Jaks is on vacation leave from Wolters Bros Co Dry Goods department.
The National 4 H Girls Record awards program enters its 26th year in Texas to promote housekeeping and managerial skills among girls. Gold medals, trips to Chicago and $200 college scholarships are awarded at county state and national levels, with over $15 000 in scholarships granted to national winners since inception. Last year Texas winner was Helen Grace Kolaja. County medal winners totaled 37 in 1947. County agents will provide full program details. Dr H Arthur Zappe of Mineral Wells visited relatives en route from Houston where he officiated dental exams. Mrs Adolph Richter has a two week leave from the First National Bank.
The article notes the first commemorative stamp honoring the Chaplains Corps of the U.S. armed forces. It recalls four chaplains who died aboard the S S Dorchester on February 3 1943 linking arm in arm representing Catholic Protestant and Jewish faiths. It also provides corps personnel figures and dates, including a July 29 1948 anniversary and wartime service statistics. Mrs E T Kahanek of Kingsville visited her parents Thomas and wife last weekend.
A note from Marie Louisa Morri in Serravalle San Marino expresses thanks for clothing donated through the Catholic Council of Women and St. Elizabeth Society. The letter, written in Latin with a simple English message, recalls hardship after war and asks for stamps due to shortages.
Lavaca County ACA officials led by Edgar Freytag announced ongoing measurement of 1948 peanut acreages over one acre to determine harvest levels. Growers were urged to report planting status after May 1 through the ACA office to enable farm visits for acreage measurement. No 1948 allotments, but data will aid potential 1949 1950 allotment planning by the Agriculture Department.
Mr and Mrs A T Buesing with Mr and Mrs Melvin Tyson and Dallas family attended the funeral rites for Leslie Lockhart aged 44 in San Antonio on Monday June 7. Lockhart was a brother of Mrs Alton Buesing of San Antonio.
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