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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1971
Page
2
Lockhart issued 131090 dollars in building permits for May driven mainly by home construction. The volume ranks among the largest May totals in recent years, signaling a brisk local development pace.
Andrew R. Brosh Jr of Shiner earned Distinguished Student ranking at Texas A&M University. The mechanical engineering undergrad must maintain at least a 3.25 GPA, enroll in 12 hours and avoid grades below C, with honors limited to the top 10 percent of undergraduates.
Miss Helen Antonia Pustka and Vaclav Charles Motal wed May 8 1971 at Saint Mary's Catholic Church. Rev Henry Psencik officiated with co celebrants Rev Stanley Petry and Rev Rudolph Hoffman. music by organist Mrs Victor Kresta. Attendants wore hot pink gowns. reception at Wied Hall followed by supper and dance. Honeymoon to Las Vegas. couple at 3237 Norfolk Houston.
Sacramento California Lieutenant Colonel Willie J Kopecky Jr of Schulenburg Texas received an MBA from Golden Gate College. He serves as chief of the requirements branch at Mather AFB California and holds the aeronautical rating of master navigator. He is a 1950 Schulenburg High School graduate with a BBA from Texas A&M and was ROTC commissioned there. His wife Mardi is daughter of Henry F Brosch of Moulton.
Sheriff Woytek details a busy week with court appearances, prisoner transports, and police assistance across Yoakum Edna Schulenburg Sublime and surrounding areas. Activities include returning a lost billfold, handling missing cattle, burglary investigations, VIN checks, cemetery dog reports, and crowd control at events. Deputies assisted highway patrol, city police, and jails, with notes on family disturbances and a prisoner held for trial.
Molly Pesek writes from Hallettsville about shade trees and cooling impact on homes, recalling local oaks, pecan trees, and yards. She notes past plantings, neighborhood scenes on North La Grange Street, Alfred and Annie Hessler’s yard, and a visit with friends, ending with a light tale of Epsom salt and ripening tomatoes.
An advertisement promotes Pan-American Life Insurance Co as a solution for family protection and retirement funding. It cites high 1970 life insurance spending and claims benefits exceed one million dollars per hour. Agent Joseph Muras, with fifty years in the business, lists Shiner Texas contact details.
Little Duane Wesley Fikac is baptized at St Albert's Church in Houston on June 13, 1971, with Rev Thomas J Walsh officiating. Sponsors are Mr and Mrs Elmer Meyer of Houston. A dinner followed with the Fikac family and grandparents Mr and Mrs Edd Pilsner of Moulton and Mrs Jim Fikac of Shiner.
Saturday morning Bob Thomas and Joyce visited a farm for a Class 1941 reunion prep. In the hay barn a copperhead reportedly bit the youngest daughter who was quickly taken to a clinic where Dr. Miguel Laredo provided immediate care. The writer notes a renewed caution toward the snake.
Continental Trailways runs from Shiner to Houston at 9 05 in the morning and 6 35 in the evening. Shiner to San Antonio departs 1 07 and arrives 7 55. Kerrville Bus Lines offers Shiner to Victoria at 2 20 and Shiner to Austin at 7 20 with arrival 8 20 for Victoria line.
A note from JAX The Great American Beer campaign invites readers to support a hospital project tied to the July 4 celebration. It lists figures or dates as 22 24 25 and mentions community involvement without detailing actions.
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