Returned Soldiers From Local Units Rejoin Home Front
Sergeant Louis Pegel of the 86th Division returns home after service across Texas border postings at Corpus Christi Port Arthur and Camp Bowie He later served in France before Armistice and occupation duty in Germany John Pulkrabok of the 90th Division and Otto Quitta of the 36th Division also arrive home with notes of Meuse Argonne and Champagne fronts Arthur Huebner of the 111th Field Signal Battalion recounts perilous Champagne front service and postwar Alps Paris and Don Monte furloughs.
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Louis Pegel
Linis
Texas
Corpus Christi
Port Croquet
Port Arthur
Bowie
Seagie
John Ly
Pulkrabok
Field
Heving
Nek Jeracy
Camny Traiis
LA Conenad
Battaincourt
Activa Sé
Otto
Quitta
143Rd
Cuero
Camp Bowie
Newport News
Virginia
France
Meuse
Argonne
Champagne
Verdun
Brest
Arthur Huebner
111Th Field Signal Battalion
Houston
Arthur
Don Monte
Alps
Paris
America
U.S. A
Thrift Message Week Proclaimed in Shiner Texas
The message calls Thrift Message Week June 29 to July 6 across the Eleventh Federal District. Mayor Shiver urges citizens of Shiner to heed the proclamation and ring bells and whistle at 10 am and 4 pm daily.
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Federal
Shiner
Shiver
Texas
Visitor brings daughter for Lutheran church confirmation
Mr. Leo Breitkreutz visited Shiner last Sunday with his daughter Ella to be confirmed into the Lutheran church. She will stay with relatives for several weeks. Breitkreutz notes clean cotton in Yoakum and Shiner areas looking good, and dry weather could yield a heavy corn crop across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Breitkreutz
Shiner
Ella
Minna Schmidt Visits Fort Worth Relative
Miss Minna Schmidt of Ft Worth has been the guest of her niece Mrs A B Jungbecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minna Schmidt
Ft. Worth
A. B. Jungbecker
Fry Wins Gold Medal in A and M Cadet Drills
W F B Fry of Shiner, a member of the current junior class at A and M College, won the gold medal as the best drilled member of Company C in the annual cadet drills held in College Station. The event preceded the commencement and occurred as 100 cadets prepared to depart for Camp Taylor Kentucky for government military training before reserve corps commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
W. F. B. Fry
Shiner
A. & M. College
Camp Taylor
Kentucky
Reserve Corps Commission
William Goetz longtime Green School resident dies
William Goetz, a longtime Green School community resident, died Tuesday June 17 after a rheumatic attack decades ago. His burial took place Wednesday at 2 PM in Shiner cemetery. He was about 70, survived by his wife and ten children. Meg Ellison of Lockhart visited the Monroe home last weekend. Mrs T G Pawtere and daughter Miss Johnnie returned from a Houston trip.
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William Goetz
Green School
Goetz
Mother Earth
Shiner
Mr. and
Meg. Meyce Ellison of
Lockhart
G. B. Monroe
Former Shiner Resident Visits Mother From Fort Worth
Mr. Pedro Ocha, a former Shiner resident, spent several days this week visiting his mother. He now holds a good position in Fort Worth, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro Ocha
Shiner
Ocha
Fort Worth
Texas
Hallettsville Fourth of July Homecoming Plan Expanded
Lavaca County Red Cross committee enlarges the Hallettsville Fourth of July celebration to a picnic dinner with barbecue, chicken, fish, salads, cakes, pies and music. Donors to the barbecue urged to bring stock by the 3rd. all welcome to attend with bands, a local baseball game, and dances at two halls. Boys in uniform admitted free.
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Lavaca County
American Red Cross
Hallettsville
Welcomng
Flem Houchins
Air Service Recruiting Surge Offers Chance at Flying
An Army plane stunt tale leads to Air Service recruitment. Lt. Mackie and Sgt. Lyons aboard a craft damaged near Wm. Green place last Tuesday. Enlistments open for one or three years for ages 18 to 45, single men. Training in trades and flight potential, with initial stunt flight over home town before sending to Kelly Field. Write to Air Service Recruiting Officer, Gonzales, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackie
Lyons
Air Service
University
Kelly Field
Gonzales
Texas
Kelly Tpield
Barn Burns Claims Over Seven Hundred Loss
Lightning struck the homestead of Mr. John Kloesel last Monday evening burning the barn to the ground. He lost feed, harness, chickens and one hog while saving his automobile and four bales of cotton. Estimated loss about $700 with $350 insured.
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John Kloesel
Picnic at Gonzales Inquirer remembers Col Carnes visit
The Gonzales Inquirer notes a private picnic held after a Sunday school gathering. Col Carnes from Big Hill brought a bucket of peaches, Wild Goose and African plums and apricots for the group.
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Col. Carnes
Big Hill
Gonzales Inquirer
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Lord Baltimore
Fagian.t
Rance
Witla
Hed
Agile
Zeltingen
Germany
Rhine
Mabitek
Co. A
Eoupincersis
Vectrics
Isiiteen Ooeths
Folew
Bas Ihelay
Pheye
Travis
St. Mahel
Muse-Argonne
Thrift
Ernestine Mergenthaler
Rutersville
Ballard Fry
T. G. Pawtere
Johnnie
Houstop
J. C.blohm & Sor
Jungbeckers
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