Kempe Reunion Holds Fifth Gathering at Shiner Hermann Sons Hall
The Kempe clan gathered at Shiner Hermann Sons Hall Sunday June 13 for their fifth reunion with about a hundred relatives from Houston Corpus Christi Dallas and several Texas towns. Photos of Grandfather and Grandmother Kempe and a German family Bible were on display. A memorial service under Mrs Vernell Bonner preceded a noon meal of varied foods and iced tea. Officers were reelected and the 1966 gathering is planned for June at the same hall.
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Kempe
Shiner Hermann Sons
William Kempe
P. O. Kempe
Corpus Christi
Vernell Bonner
Schulenburg
Freyburg
Shiner Hermann Sons Hall
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
Kingsville
Karnes City
New Braunfels
Beaumont
Flatonia
Eagle Lake
Texas City
Sabinal
Schertz
Austin and
Shiner
Gonzales Livestock Market Report Saturday Sale
The Gonzales Livestock Commission Company reported a steady, active market with 975 cattle and 150 hogs consigned. Prices covered beef and feeder categories from butcher calves to hogs, cows, bulls, and cow and calf pairs, withMost items steady or strong and specified ranges for each class. Distemper note appears as a stray line referencing influenza.
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Gonzales Livestock Commission Company
Close Babe Ruth League games showcase one run wins
Over two weeks of play the Babe Ruth Leaguers produced four tight games all decided by one run. Welhausen's Giants beat Patek's Astros 3 2 on June 1, Kaspar Wire Works Rangers edged Astros 2 1 on June 4, Rangers fell to Giants 8 7 in eight innings on June 8, and Astros won 2 1 in extra innings on June 11.
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Welhausen
Giants
Patek
Astros
Kaspar Wire Works
Rangers
Wenske Reunion Held At Gonzales Hall June Sixth
The fifth Wenske Reunion gathered Sunday June 6 at Gonzales Hermann Sons Hall with 104 registrants. Attendees from San Antonio Corpus Christi Orange Grove Ganado Houston Gonzales Shiner Moulton Seguin and others visited and shared meals and games. Relatives from San Francisco Elroy Brogger and Ronald Bauer visited local relatives including John E Kasper.
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Carl Forbrich
San Francisco
California
John E. Kasper
Forbrich
Rose Marie Strieder
Elroy Brogger
Point Comfort
Shiner and
Moulton
Ronald Bauer
Austin
Little League Roundup and Friday Junior Baseball Scores
Interest grows in Little League games with strong spectator turnout at Green Dickson Memorial Park. White Sox shutout Firemen 5 0 behind Richard Vaclavik who fanned 13 in six innings. Nailers beat Astros 3 1 as Wayne Seale allowed five hits and Jimmie Benes struck out nine. Turbo Jets defeated Wizards 4 2 in a tight Friday night contest.
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Green-Dickson Memorial Park
White Sox
Firemen
R. Vaclacik
Duff Wagner
Gary Schroeder
David Vaclavik
R. Vaclavik
Bernie Simper
D. Wagner
G. Schroeder
Reginald Othold
Mark Hagens
Paul Person
C. Dolezal
J. Kovalcik
Henry Welfel
Gary Muelker
Kenneth Kremling
Astros
Dennis Seidenberger
Mark Beal
Paul Hubner
Chuck Stratman
Jimmie Benes
Ronald Nelkamper
Michael Mraz
Tommy Fisseler
D. Seidenberger
RBI
Wayne Seale
Nailers
David Wehman
M. Beal
Kenneth Rebecek
David Sonntag
John Haverda
Marvin Null
Emil Sembera
Turbo Jets
Wizards
James Sembera
Jets
Tos
Astros Dash Cubs in Astrodome 14 Game Homestand Begun
The Houston Astros opened a 14 game home slate in the Astrodome against the Chicago Cubs a 7 30 p m Monday June 14 with new additions Jim Gentile and Don Lee slated to bolster offense and relief. The Cubs also added Ed Bailey Harvey Kuenn and Bob Hendley while tickets go on sale at local outlets and hotels.
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Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Astrodome
Cub
Houston
Astros
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Jim Gentile
Don Lee
Gentile
Kansas City Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Big Don Lee
Cincinnati
Lee
Los Angeles Angels
Ernie Banks
Ron Santo
Bill Williams
Ed Bailey
Harvey Kuenn
Bob Hendley
San Francisco Giants
Trans-Texas Airways
Southwest
Rice and
Sheraton-Lincoln
Foley’s
Texas
Winedale Inn Gifted to The University of Texas
Miss Ima Hogg of Houston has given the Winedale Stagecoach Inn and more than 130 acres plus an endowment to UT for a state history and culture center. The project will host lectures, exhibits, and visits focused on architectural history and Texas German intellectual history, preserving a landmark once serving 1849 to post Civil War travelers.
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Winedale
Fayette County
Ima Hogg
Houston
University of Texas
Miss Hogg
Round Top
San Felipe
Bastrop
Texas
Harry Ransom
Board of Regents
Ransom
Winedale Stagecoach Inn
Texana
Henderson Shuffler
W. S. Townsend
South Carolina
John
Townsend
Colorado River
la Grange
Sam Houston
Shuffler
Winedale Inn
John York
DeWitt County
Yorktown
York
Samuel K. Lewis
Austin County
Joseph Wagner
Hazel Ledbetter
Carla
Hogg Foundation For Mental Health
VFW Officers Installed May 13
On May 13 1865 the VFW installed officers including Post Commander Adolph Seidenberger Sr Vice Commander Melvin Ahrens Jr Vice Commander Arthur Rabe Quartermaster Monroe Menke Adjutant Ray Wiese Chaplain Ewald Erdelt Advocate Henry Fietsam Surgeon Tommie Thompson and 3 Year Trustee Donald Koenning Past District Commander Gene Hinch of Moulton officiated the installation Guests Don Vaughan Victoria and Lewis Malitz Port Lavaca attended The regular meeting June 10 yielded a rising ovation for retiring Commander Erdelt and thanks from members
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VFW
Adolph Seidenberger
Melvin Ahrens
Arthur Rabe
Monroe Menke
Ray Wiese
Ewald Erdelt
Henry Fietsam
Tommie Thompson
Donald Koenning
Gene Hinch
Moulton
Don Vaughan
Victoria
Lewis Mali
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Congress
Kempe Reunion
Gonzales Livestock Market Report
Babe Ruth League News
Welhausen’s
Patek’s
Wire Works
Wenske
Gonzales Hermann Sons Hall
Ella Spitzenberger
Nickelodeon
Orange Grove
Ganado
Gonzales
Seguin
Little League News
George Valis
Joe Fishbeck
Louisiana
Mississippi
Donald Boedeker
August Kovalcik
Michael Baros
David Kaspar
Danny
Robert Glomb
Sidney Joe Havel
Boedeker Brothers
Donald
Martin
Wizard
Larry Petru
D. Boedeker
A. Kovalcik
L. Petru
Sidney Havel
Roger Frers
David Simper
L. Petry
Allen Seifert
Turbo Jets Nailers Firemen Oe Eecceneren
Bucedenedes
Ty Wizards
Shiner Drug CO
Aco-Cosmetica
Fe Fool
Ted m
Tomoreew
Fich
Aloe Creme Labs., Inc
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Regents
Mary Burnam
Jess Burnam
Burnam
la Bahia
Lewis
Josef G. Wagner
Germany
Arkla-Servel
Arkla
Phone LY
Arkansas Louisiana Gas CO
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
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