Notes and Comments Adress City Clean-Up Drive
Dear readers we regret that not all news items could be used this week Those not appearing will be carried next week City wide clean up week runs June 26 27 with pick up trucks operating Thursday and Friday to remove trash Citizens and officials urge cooperation for a thorough cleaning Cellars attics back yards vacant lots alleys streets and every spot come under scrutiny to keep the little city the cleanest in the state Ern est Petry invites shoppers to Elkins Week End Specials as Elkins Store is now air conditioned and ready for summer shopping
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Shiner
Elkins
Ernest Petry
Braves and Giants clash in summer baseball matchups
Shiner meets Hallettsville B team on June 17 with lineups shuffled by absences. Hallettsville leads 2 1 after three innings when weather halts play. Donnie Lynn Zander singles for Shiner, scoring on a Gary Maneth walk and Zander hit.
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Shiner
Hallettsville
Little Braves
Quality Pharmacy
Braves
Donnie Lynn Zander
Gary Maneth
Zander
Ronnie Dietschke
David John Sterling
Giants
Filip
Ebarra
Meyer
Gene Henkhaus
Robert Ebarra
David Filip
Lorenzo Trevino
Claud Pohler
James Darilek
Richard Kalisek
Kenny Bruns
Rain Cancels South-Central Texas Amateur League Games
Welcome rains canceled all South-Central Texas Amateur League games on Sunday. La Grange at Weimar, Shiner at Ammansville, Plum at Swiss Alp, and Flatonia at Bernardo were slated. Postponements likely for Bernardo-Flatonia. Next week’s slate features La Grande at Plum and others.
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Texas
la Grange
Weimar
Shiner
Ammansville
Plum
Flatonia
Bernardo
Ammannsville
Shiner Bowlers Shine in Ten Pin Tournament Finish
The Shiner Bowlers and their wives held a post season barbecue June 21 at the Tri Association Hall in Schulenburg. Bennie Simper and Freddie Jaks earned 25.50 for second in Class D Doubles at the Texas City Tournament, narrowly missing first by five pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- Association
Schulenburg
Texas City
Bennie Simper
Freddie Jaks
H. N. Schwartz
Freddie
Bennie
Clarence Sembera
Emil Schacherl
Texas
Shiner Fire Dept
Alfred “Soapy” Hartman
Ben Roznovsky
Schulenburg League
Luke Michaelis
Sealy
Pauline LaBrose
Michaelis
the Gazette
Demons Edge Bernardo 2-1 in SCTAL Battle at Fair Park
La Grange Etzel hurls six singles and scoreless innings until the ninth as the Jaycee Demons defeat Bernardo Hurricanes 2 to 1. Key plays include Mensik's eighth inning threat and Kaase's two singles leading to the deciding run.
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la Grange
Travis Etzel
Bert Brosig
Fair Park
Mgr. Nockie Rosenberg
Jaycee Demons
Bernardo Hurricanes
Flatonia
Wildcats
Ammannsville Ramblers
Etzel
Canes
Lawrence Mensik
Hub Braden
Otto Reichardt
Rick Roberts
Miffie Kaase
Jesse Grabow
Mensik
Bernardo
Butch Blume
Bill Neue
Clippers
Plum
Blue Sox
Jerry Kresta
Shiner
Shiner High Junior Class Hosts Bake Sale June 28
The Junior Class of Shiner High School sponsors a bake sale Saturday June 28 at Shiner Motor Sales starting at 9 00 a m Pie homemade bread kolaches noodles and more will be on sale.
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Shiner High School
Shiner Motor Sales
Area Deaths Highlight Ondrusek and Lewis Obituaries
Gus Ondrusek 46 of Yoakum died 5 45 am Monday June 16 1958 at his Placedo home. He served in World War II and leaves wife Millie son Eugene and several relatives. Rhoda Frances Lewis 61 of Cuero died June 17 1958 at her daughter's home after illness. survivors include daughter Mrs Norman Dietze son George F Lewis and multiple siblings and grandchildren. Funeral services were held for both with burial in local cemeteries.
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Yoakum
Gus Ondrusek
Placedo
Shiner
Victoria County
Air Force
Victoria Post 166
American Legion
Millie
Eugene
Beaumont
Frank Ondrusek
John
Charles
Ben
Sweetwater
Ed Koliba
Hochheim
Duckett-Conner Chapel
John Craig
Memory Gardens
F. A. Whitley
Henry van Dyke
Frank Uilman
Ben Malina
Leonard Malina
Ted Dunn
Cuero
Rhoda Frances Lewis
Norman Dietze
Frobese St
Lewis
Gonzales
Willie C
Rhoda Rebecca Brown McBride
George W. Lewis
Houston
Methodist Church
George F. Lewis
Richard McBride
Brenham
Ira McBride
Barney Aldis
Charlie Odle
McKinney
E. P. Neal
First Methodist Church
Hillside Cemetery
Delka Denmark
Wm. Wendtland
Isabel Thulemeyer
Left Handed Gun at the Palace in Shiner
Warner Bros release stars Paul Newman in The Left Handed Gun based on Billy the Kid. Local engagement kicks off Friday and Saturday June 27 28 at the Palace Theatre Shiner. The film directed by Arthur Penn and produced by Fred Coe portrays a left handed psychology of William Bonney amid Lincoln County events.
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Paul Newman
Billy the Kid
Palace Theatre
Shiner
Fred Coe
Arthur Penn
Leslie Stevens
Gore Vidal
Lita Milan
Coe
Marty
Lincoln County
New Mexico
William Bonney
Newman
Warner Bros
Helen Morgan
Rocky Graziano
Wood Saw Accident Near Hallettsville Claims Hand and Leg Injury
Ben Berckenhoff 65 of the Dreyer community narrowly escaped death when a power saw started and cut off his right hand thumb and three fingers while he and grandson George Burnoch were cutting wood on the John Zapalac place near Hallettsville. He received tourniquets and a blood transfusion en route to Renger Hospital Hallettsville and is reported out of danger and improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Berckenhoff
Dreyer
John Zapalac
Hallettsville
George Burnoch
Mr. Berckenhoff
Renger Hospital
Multiple Newborns Reported at Wagner and Citizens Memorial Hospitals
A series of birth notices from Wagner Hospital and Citizens Memorial Hospital details newborns from families including Ot to of Shiner Lukovsky of Moulton Dittrich of Katy and Wagner of Victoria. The babies include a girl born June 19 weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces and boys born June 18 weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and June 21 weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces. Names include Deborah Ann and Paul Anthony with siblings Audrey Arnold and relatives listed as grandparents great grandparents and sponsors at a baptism in Victoria.
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Clyde P. Otto
Shiner
Wagner Hospital
Jimmie Lukovsky
Moulton
Erwin Dittrich
Katy
Paul Anthony
Audrey
Anton Brogger
Frances Dittrich
Weimar
Edmund Wagner
Victoria
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Deborah Ann
Arnold
Frank Stary
Joe Wagner
Louis Knesek
Robstown
Henry Zissa
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Father McDonald
Six Shiner Students Enroll for SWT Summer Term
San Marcos report lists six Shiner students enrolling for Southwest Texas State Teachers College summer session. Total SWT enrollment reaches 1584, up from 1525 last year. First term runs to July 12, second term July 15 to August 22.
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San Marcos
Spl
Shiner
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Myrtle Brosch
Victor Krejci
August Darilek
Sylvia Seidenberger
Ben Darilek
Dorothy Orsak
Southwest Texas State
Joe H. Wilson
Gonzales Savings and Loan Declares Seventeenth Dividend
The Gonzales County Savings and Loan Association announces its seventeenth semi annual dividend at 31.4 percent annual rate paid June 30 1958. Over 1830 shareholders share $66928.00 in earnings for January 1 to June 30 1958. Total savings and investments equal $4 075 302 with assets at $4 651 243 and capital reserves of $367 674. Insurance covers up to $10 000 per account. Directors include Lynn Smith R H Walker Jr Dr W B Denman Sam H Burchard Edward Reese R L Miller Ross Boothe W R Knight T M Knight Executive VP Henry A Majerski.
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Gonzales County Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank
Department of Banking
State of Texas
Lynn Smith
R. H. Walker Jr
W. B. Denman
Sam H. Burchard
Edward Reese
R. L. Miller
Ross Boothe
W. R. Knight
T. M. Knight
Henry A. Majerski
Military Groups Will Participate In Gala July 4th Parade In Shiner
The 1958 Shiner Fourth of July parade will feature extensive participation from business floats and regional entrants. The American Legion will host military units led by Foster Field and Randolph Air Force Base, including Colonel Freeman and Colonel Robertson with an H-21 helicopter flyover scheduled for 2:30 to 3:00 PM. Parade forms at 10:00 AM at Shiner High School, proceeding to Legion Park for prize awards and an all-day celebration. World War I veterans and disabled veterans are invited to ride in a special parade truck at 9:30 AM.
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Shiner
American Legion
Legion
Culp Krueger
Edmund F. Freeman
Foster Field
The
Jos. Muras
Gus. Walters
Legion Park Grounds
Park
Gigantic Legion Parade and Picnic in Shiner July 4
The American Legion Kolar Stanek Post 201 and Auxiliary sponsor a full Independence Day program at Legion Park Shiner on Friday July 4. A gigantic parade with many entrants and local entries open the day, plus games pony rides and Nordheim Brass Band concert. Chicken barbecue serves 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. A night dance begins at 8:30 with Joe Patek Orchestra.
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Legion Park
Shiner
American Legion
Kolar-Stanek Post 201
Auxiliary
Nordheim Brass Band
Joe Patek
Danbury Driver Killed When Truck Overturns
A Danbury man, 32, Robert Arnold Novak, farmer and cattleman, died in a one vehicle crash on County Road 171 near Angleton on June 19. The truck overturned after leaving the road and Novak was pinned beneath it. Funeral services were held June 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Angleton with burial in Danbury Cemetery.
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Angleton
Danbury
Brazoria County
Robert Arnold Novak
Gilbert Kiel
Novak
Kiel
First Presbyterian Church
J. H. Freeland
Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church
Danbury Cemetery
Adolf
Carrie Stavinoha) Novak
Shiner
John Jirkovsky
Joe Novak
Emil Ondrusek
Joe Welff
Gene Jirkovsky
Yoakum
Dr Wagner Moves To Contemporary New Home
The Dr Robert J Wagner family recently moved into their new home. The structure and furnishings are contemporary and the house was designed by architect Jack Cloutier of Shreveport Louisiana.
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Robert J. Wagner
Jack Cloutier
Shreveport
Louisiana
Shiner All-Stars Fall to Flatonia in Tough Loss
The Shiner Little League All-Stars traveled to Flatonia Friday night and narrowly lost 3 to 1. Martin Rivera pitched effectively allowing only four hits as Shiner faced the league’s top pitcher but could not overcome costly errors. Nice effort by the boys with improvement shown.
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Shiner
Flatonia
Shiner Boys
Martin Rivera
Hospital Patients Listed This Week
This week's hospital roster includes Mrs. Aug Brunkenhoefer Louis Trautwein Mrs Augusta Wendt Benedict Mezisek James Zidek Shiner Julius Starusz ka Mrs Frank Schoenfeld Moulton Mrs Clara Schmidt and Gonzales. Dismissed are Mrs Erwin Dittrich and baby boy Mrs Marvin J Jasek Mrs Clyde Otto and baby girl Mrs Jimmie Lukovsky and baby boy Mrs John Caka Mrs Jimmie Knezek and Anton Cerny. Colored Unit member Claude Hight.
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Aug. Brunkenhoefer
Louis Trautwein
Augusta Wendt
Benedict Mezisek
James Zidek
Shiner
Julius Staruszka
Frank Schoenfeld
Moulton
Clara Schmidt
Gonzales
Erwin Dittrich
Marvin J. Jasek
Clyde Otto
Jimmie Lukovsky
John Caka
Jimmie Knezek
Anton Cerny
Claude Hight
Seguin Prepares Spectacular July 4th Celebration
Seguin hosts a full Fourth of July schedule with a 40 entry parade at 10 a.m. followed by band concerts, barbecues, water ski shows, beauty revue, baseball, dances, arena polo, a twilight rodeo, fireworks at 8:30 p.m., and two poolside dances. Endurance horse race from San Antonio to Seguin highlights the day. Mayor Roger Moore promises the biggest, best celebration yet.
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Seguin
Max Starcke Park
Buzz Mueller
Starcke Park
American Legion Hall
San Antonio
Walter Mayer
Roger Moore
New Telephone Directories Coming to Shiner This Week
Shiner residents will receive new telephone directories by mail starting June 27 to begin using two-letter five-numeral numbers on July 6. Southwestern Bell technicians will switch 650 lines at 1:01 a.m. Sunday with work in three stages, but customers can keep dialing old numbers until the switch is complete. The new directory carries a prominent warning to start using the July 6 numbers.
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Shiner
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ed Davis
Telephone Central
Davis
Pack 231 Meets for Park Swim Party and June Outing
Cub Scouts of Pack 231 and parents gather at Welhausen's Park at 3 30 Saturday June 28 then proceed to Sulphur Park for the June Swimming Party with hot dogs served. SHINER Home Demonstration Club meets July 2 at 8 p m in the Legion Hall with visitors welcome. Farm Bureau meets July 2 at 8 p m in the Legion dining hall with County Clerk Charlie Strauss to discuss birth certificates. SL A ANNUALS (1958) arrived and signees should pick up
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Welhausen’s Park
Sulphur Park
Shiner Home Demonstration Club
Legion
SLA
Purebred Milking Shorthorn Sold in Texas Transfer
Leonard Pesek of Shiner buys Sunbonnet Fern 253410 a purebred Milking Shorthorn junior yearling from D H Canterbury of Waller Texas. The transfer is recorded by the American Milking Shorthorn Society in Springfield Missouri.
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Leonard Pesek
Shiner
Dalian
D. H. Canterbury
Waller
Texas
American Milking Shorthorn Society
Springfield
Missouri
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Braves & Giants Baseball News
Simper
Jaks
Victoria Rosebuds
Victoria Ball Park
Austin
Dallas
Rhoda Lewis
Dorothy Mullen
Gigantic Legion
Dr. Wagners
Little League News
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