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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
1
A Rotarian clipping from Eagle’s Loft honors fathers for Father’s Day with a poem about a father’s mix of pride, worry, and hard work. The excerpt muses on a father’s role, duties, and eventual afterlife, ending with a hopeful image of repair and improvement.
The Ladies Auxiliary to W F W Shiner Memorial Post 6209 sponsor a food sale at City Hall on Saturday June 19 at 2 30 p m. Homemade goodies of all kinds will be sold.
Regular Stated Communications and meetings announced for Shiner Lodge 1065 A F and A M Alfred Karnau W M Knights of Columbus and parish and church societies. Dates include June 21 June 17 June 27 June 20 June 20 with programs, Holy Communion and convention discussion at Cistern. Firemen's Wives Auxiliary meets June 22 at City Hall.
Funeral services for Mrs. John Adeline Behlen were announced Wednesday morning for Thursday June 17 at 3 00 p m from Roeder Funeral Home Interment in Shiner City Cemetery.
The week’s listed patients include David Chaloupka Mrs Hattie Berg Mrs Weldon J Aschenbeck John Aschenbeck Mrs Julius Cortez John Schacherl Adolph Zander Miss Rosie Korbel Shiner Mrs Elton W Syamken and baby girl Weimar Mrs Sophie Michna Moulton August Vyvjala Flatonia Colored Unit Mabel Harper Shiner Dismissed patients include Mrs Clara Neubauer David Wayne Patek Mrs Pete J Bujnoch Chas Hajek Mrs Norma Merseburger Mrs Clarence S Trichel and baby girl Mary Allan Berger Edwin W Kusak Paul Patrick Wagner Arnold Scheffer Mrs Rudolph F Dornak and twin girls Kennett Pfeil Joyce Wegener Max R Langhoff Henry H Dersen.
Mr and Mrs Daniel Stock Hallettsville announce a son Steven Paul born June 11 at 1 24 am weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces mother former Miss Henrietta Struka Clarence S Trichel and wife welcome daughter Mary Catherine born June 11 at 1 12 am weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces Elton W Syamken and wife Weimar announce daughter Darlene Ann born June 14 at local hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces mother former Miss Lillie Hoepers this is their first child also mentions Saskatoon adventure film at Palace Theatre with Alan Ladd and Shelley Winters in Technicolor showing Sunday and Monday.
Oran Davis says electrical power will be shut down at 12 01 am Tuesday June 22 for about four hours. The REA Co-Op service area will be affected while a new LCRA line ties in between Flatonia and Winchester at Flatonia. City of Shiner unaffected.
The Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-Op gathered about 2,000 at Apache Field in Gonzales for its annual meeting. New board members Monroe Schauer and Lucas Janak were elected, with Edgar Zuehl named president and A F Nollkamper as vice president. A charter amendment changing director terms to three years was adopted.
Luke Wade of the San Antonio social security office tells students who plan summer work to obtain a social security card. Those with lost cards must apply for an account number before a card is issued. The form is available at the local post office or from Wade at Shiner City Hall at 4:00 pm Wednesday the 23rd. he will also address local citizens on social security matters.
The remains of Mrs. Joseph P. Bartak arrived in Shiner from Vienna and were cremated per her wishes. A Monday memorial at Shiner Methodist Church honored her 65 years of service in foreign missionary work and included readings and hymns. Relatives gathered for final commitments as Dr. Bartak and several family members attended from Georgia and Houston.
The piece outlines varying terms for fathers from wealthy leaders to everyday men, suggesting names like Father Pop Papa and Dad with nuances on class, occupation, and social esteem. It reflects a playful guide to address power, culture, and family roles in a historical context.
The Yankees and the Dodgers, two Little League Farm teams, held two practice sessions on Wednesday evening with the Yankees winning the first game and the Dodgers the second. Nine year old beginners show promising baseball skills and fans can expect more good games as they continue. Both teams announce Thursday evenings at 7 00 p m for future matchups, punctuality urged.
In a June 9 double header Marcak's Home and Auto Supply defeated Hermann Sons 2 to 1 with Roznovsky and Cortez each tallying10 strikeouts and key hits by Patek and Sembera. Firemen beat Kasper Wire Works 3 to 1 on a late DeDear double.
Shiner beat Moulton 10 to 9 in the La Vaca Little League game for third place. Harvey Seifert led Shiner with a double and two singles and 3 RBIs, while Dietschke and Orts pitched for Moulton. Moulton briefly led 7 1 after two innings before Shiner surged with 9 runs in the fourth.
Funeral services for Frank Mikes Sr. were conducted at Buffington Funeral Home and Shiner Catholic Church on June 11 with Rev. John J. Hanacek officiating. Burial followed in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. The 80 year old immigrant from Strevanic Czechoslovakia arrived in 1904 and built a large family with seven sons and four daughters.
Funeral services for A. H. Fitzgerald 77 Gonzales leading resident and pharmacist were conducted at Seydler Funeral Home with Rev W A Cox officiating. Burial followed at Masonic Cemetery. Survived by widow one daughter Mrs J E Lawley one brother Raymond Fitzgerald three sisters and various nieces nephews. Born in Big Hill he graduated from Texas A and M College in 1895 and ran Gonzales drug business nearly 60 years. He married Edna McNeal October 30 1900. He was esteemed across the Shiner area.
Shiner fell 7 to 4 to Yoakum on Friday night at the local diamond. Shiner led early, but errors in the late innings cost them the game. Yoakum’s Wilkerson pitched with Holmes and Jacobs catching, while Seifert started for Shiner and Michalec finished the 4th. Patek caught. Shiner’s hits included a Michalec double and singles by Simper Heinsohn and Patek. The All Stars head to Moulton next Friday and travel to Yoakum on Tuesday.
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