Lawn Mowing Safety Tips From County Agent
County Agent Jack Lindsey urges prevention before mowing. Check lawns for rocks and debris, keep children and pets away, push not pull, mow across slopes, never fuel hot engines, disconnect spark plug when working, store gasoline safely, and sharpen blades to avoid costly repairs. Mr and Mrs David Swanger and sons visited HemisFair in San Antonio June 5 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lindsey
David Swanger
Hickory
N. C
Matthew J. Pustka Jr
HemisFair
San Antonio
County School Board Consolidates Komensky Wittings Hal
At the June 3 meeting the County School Board consolidated the Witting School District with the Hallettsville Independent School District. Witting had contracted with Hallettsville for 1967 68 and consolidation takes effect this fall. The Komensky District was divided with half placed in Hallettsville and half in Moulton to reflect residents petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County School Board
Witting
Hallettsville Independent
William A. Eilers
Eilers
Hallettsville
Komensky
Moulton
Returns To Duty Charles G Hoepfl SM3
Charles G Hoepfl SM3 returned to Norfolk Virginia to continue service aboard the Flagship USS Newport News after a two week liberty with his parents in Shiner Texas. He had just completed a Vietnam tour aboard the USS Newport News and attended his brother's wedding on Saturday June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Hoepfl
Norfolk, Va
Uss
Newport News
Edwin Hoepfl Sr
Shiner
Vietnam
Barbara Anders Weds Lester Hoepfl in Moulton Nuptials
Barbara Anders married Lester Hoepfl Saturday June 1 1968 at St Josephs Church Moulton in a Nuptial Mass with Rev Robert Schmidt officiating. The ceremony featured white gladioli and rose altars and a formal lace gown with pearls. The couple resides in Yoakum with Hoepfl employed at Tex Tan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Anders
Lester Herman Hoepf
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Moulton
Robert Schmidt
Fred Anders
Edwin Hoepfl Sr
Shiner
Patsy Bartos
Cistern
Marvin Berger Jr
Zidek-Vincek Family Reunion Held Near Floresville
The fifth annual Zidek-Vincek reunion was hosted by Wilson County at the SPJST Hall near Floresville on June 2 1968. Organizers included J P Jaksik and Ed Zidek with many families traveling from across the area. A noon meal featured abundant homemade foods as attendees recalled deceased members and reviewed family trees dating to 1847.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zidek-Vincek
SPJST
Floresville
Wilson County
J. P. Jaksik
Ed. Zidek
Ida Mae Pape
Dale Pape
Otto
Joe Spann
Zidek
Vincek
Clara Cobb
Edward Kocian
Jim Chotenovsky
Placebo
Millie Vincek
Dorothy Kocian
Helen Vasek
Maxie Gold
Bessie Smith
Rosalie Campbell
Cindy Hunt
Roman Jaksik
Jerry Jaksik
San Antonio
Port Lavaca
Bloomington
Frank Jelinek
la Salle
Joe Vasek
Joe M. Vincek
Galveston
Kathryn Cobb
Beaumont
James Campbell
Moulton
Jerome Vasek
James Zidek
Roman Zidek
Victor Zidek
Shiner
Helen Renken
Seguin
Roland Wood
Chester Searles
Poth
Milton Vincek
R. W. Malchar
Pleasanton
Fred Moczygemba
Waco
Anne Frerich
Charmaine Hunt
Area Deaths Frank Ulrich and Victoria Woman Haschke
Frank Ulrich Sr age 94 died May 29 1968 at Youens Memorial Hospital buried May 31 at St Michael's Cemetery after Mass at Hubbard Funeral Home and St Michael's Catholic Church. Victoria resident Mrs Frank Haschke died June 3 1968 in Hallettsville Hospital aged 71. Funeral June 5 at Duckett Funeral Home Chapel burial Memory Gardens Cemetery. Funeral notices list survivors and pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hoelscher
John Philippus
Ulrich
Joseph
Veronica Ulrich
Alvina Hollas
Joe Ulrich
Houston
Emil Ulrich
Weimar
Henry Ulrich
Austin
John Ulrich
San Antonio
Robert
Emilia) Kloesel
Woodsboro
Chas
Pauline) Hoelscher
John
Emma) Grohmann
Otillia Ulrich
Alexandria
Joe
Adolf
Fred
Emil
Anna) Schneider
Anton Dreitner
Victoria
Frank
Katie Rosie) Haschke
Route 4
Victoria County
Hallettsville
Haschke
John and
Mary (Novak) Fishbeck
Lavaca County
Gonzales County
Duckett Funeral Home
Grady Peters
First Methodist Church
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Oscar Timme
Albert Rosenquest
E. L. Crisp
Don Easley
Vic. Haynes
Virgil Hambleton
Frank Haschke
Victor
SYS Officers Plan Uniforms and Car Wash in June
In Shiner a SYS summer meeting discussed pompon colors purple and gold costing 75 cents and uniforms Simplicity 7581 junior and misses size with specific skirt length. Members must have a complete uniform by the first game and a car wash on June 22 with a 1 dollar fine for nonattendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SYS
Obituary for Mrs. Haschke with family portraits
The obituary notes burial details for Mrs. Haschke and lists survivors including two daughters Mrs. Victor Boehm of Victoria and Mrs. Emil Boehm of Goliad. three sons L. J. and Anton Haschke of Victoria and Frank Haschke of Elk City Oklahoma. one sister Mrs. Mary Raab of Victoria. eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Edward Fishbeck John and Jacob Fishbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ria
Victor Boehm
Victoria
Emil Boehm
Goliad
L. J
Anton Haschke
Frank Haschke
Elk City
Oklahoma
Mary Raab
Edward Fishbeck
John and
Jacob Fishbeck
Pan-American Life Insurance Ad Promotes Protection
An advertisement urges insuring with Pan-American Life Insurance Co. through agent Joseph Muras in Shiner Texas. It links daily bread to spiritual life and family security, noting 46 years in the business and offering a contact phone number LY 4 3871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan-American Life Insurance Co
Joseph Muras
Shiner
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Loren M
Craig
Goliad Hwy
Yorktown
Tex
Lutheran Brotherhood
County
Hoepfl
Dennis Kloesel
Lester Hoepfl
Robert Welfl
Yoakum
Nick Welfl
Paul Kloesel
Gladys Anders
Bill Kloesel
Arnold Riske
Werner Selzer
Herbert Hoepfl
Gladys Hoepfl
Edwin Hoepfl Jr
Marvin Berger Sr
Oscar Weber
Tammy Sue
Weber
Kaspar Wire Works
H. B. Gee—Chiropractor
E. Gonzales St
Yoakum, Texas
First National Bank
F.d.lc
W. 7Th St
Lester H. Hoepfl
Charles Hoepfl
US Navy
Curtis Riske
Bay City
Joe Anders
Theo Bartos
Emil Anders
Edwin Hoepf, Jr
American Legion Hall
Houlton
Patsy Cernosek
Fredrich Schneider
Charlie Tousek
North South St
Tex Tan
Leo Travis Effenberger
J. J. Vesely
Effenberger
Nacogdoches
Blytheville
Arkansas
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Patrick Wagner
Henry Psencik
Louis Fritz
Barbara Netardus
Muska
N.main Hallettsville
David Gold
Adolph Miculka
Erwin Reinhard
Frank Penak
Albert Spann
Emil Steinacher
Bill Campbell
Louis Zidek
Buster
Frank Ulrich
J. H. Smith
John Pavliska
Leo Vincek
Willie Hosek
Edwin Hosek
Alvin Zidek
Joe Pavliska
Jerry Pavliska
William Pavliska
del Kasper, Shiner
Wm, A. Cobb
Shiner, Texas
Texas TaPros
Spoetz! Brewery, Inc
SYS Meeting
Louis Trojcak
McAllen
Green-Dickson Municipal Park
David Little
Marvin Jarres
Ed. Weisner
George Vallis
Elton Zander
Louie Krenek
George Valis
LaGrange
Dick Williford
Jennings B. Cook
Flatonia
Gonzales
Flatonia Or
Gonzales Commission Co
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