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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1961
Page
6
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met Wednesday June 7 at 2 30 p m with about 70 members present Rev Edwin J Oehlke conducted devotions and Mrs Willie Hagendorf presided Visitors included Mrs Dieringer of Yoakum and others noted in attendance
A church notice expresses gratitude for visits prayers and inquiries during Roy M Canon illness and death. Special thanks go to Rev John Gilbert Buffington's for spiritual guidance flowers memorials and sympathy cards and to local families for food support and help. The report lists committee members and refreshments and notes a time of shared community support.
The City Wide Vacation Bible School drew 98 Negro children with 91 daily attendees. A parade opened the week on June 10 led by City Policeman Charles Frazer from Dotson's Garage to New Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Mrs Henry Goetz Sr celebrated her 80th birthday June 4 with 86 guests from many towns including Corpus Christi Hallettsville Sublime Louise Moulton Cuero Nordheim Victoria Yoakum Shiner and Houston. Gifts cake and a luncheon followed reminiscences and photos with family and friends.
William Henry Plageman Jr son of Dr and Mrs William Plageman of Stockton California graduates from Amos Alonzo Stagg Senior High School with a straight A average among 80 honor students in a 672 senior class. He will attend University of San Francisco as a pre med student beginning September 1961. He is among fifteen students selected for an educational summer in Europe touring fourteen countries by air bus train and ship staying in dormitories private homes youth hotels and YMCA. In Germany pre med students will visit medical men. On July 17 in Rome the group will travel by limousine to the summer home of Pope John.
M Sgt Melvin F Hauschild retires after 22 years at Military Air Transport Service Scott AFB Illinois. He received the Air Force Commendation Medal at a retirement ceremony. He will run a restaurant and filling station at Sunrise Beach Missouri with his wife Odie Knox and their three adopted children. Col Walter J Atkins officiated at the medal presentation.
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