Hospital Patients and Dismissals Listed
Local hospital lists three patients Cora Lou Benbow of Yoakum Charlie Brunner of Flatonia and Mrs Ernest Herman of Hallettsville. Dismissed patients include Emil Balusek Benny Polasek Irene Benarden of Shiner and J W Albritton of Cuero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Lou Benbow
Yoakum
Charlie Brunner
Flatonia
Ernest Herman
Hallettsville
Emil Balusek
Benny Polasek
Irene Benarden
Shiner
J. W. Albritton
Cuero
Card of Thanks to medical staff and friends
Annie Mikes expresses sincere gratitude to doctors and nurses for kindness and to friends for visits flowers and messages during a recent hospital stay. She assures every kind deed was deeply appreciated.
Sunday Catholic Services With Blessing of New Banner
The parish schedules three Masses at 6 a m 7 30 a m and 9 a m. Before the 9 a m Mass parish societies assemble in the hall to process into church. The Blessed Virgin Society banner is blessed and dedicated, followed by Mass in Czech with Solemn Benediction and Te Deum. Society members serve a funded dinner in the hall. Next Sunday envelope collection urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blessed Virgin Society
The
L. P. Netardus
E. Bily
N. B
Christian Science Sunday Lesson Sings of God
The Lesson-Sermon for Sunday July 2 centers on God the eternal immortal wise and glorious. The Golden Text from I Timothy 1 17 proclaims to the King eternal all wise God and enduring honor. Jeremiah 31 34 is cited as they shall all know me from the least to the greatest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Baptist Notes S S Revival Services At Runge
Reverend Edward Hood of Hallettsville will supply for the pastor during closing revival services at Runge. Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. BTA meeting 7:00 p.m. An earnest request for good attendance to hear the neighbor pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Edward Hood
Hallettsville
Runge
Hood
United Dr Martin Luther Church Service Schedule
United Dr Martin Luther Church announces a Sunday service at 9 a.m. with a 10 a.m. German service. On Wednesday July 5 at 3 p.m. there is a Ladies Aid event led by Rev. G. Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
G. Walter
Immanuel Lutheran Church Services Schedule
Immanuel Lutheran invites worshippers to English services each first Sunday at 3:00 p m and German services each third Sunday at 10 a m Pastor O C Schreiner leads the congregation and quotes John 8 47. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Schreiner
Sunday School and Worship Schedule Announced
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. and Prayer Meeting at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night. B. T. U. Y at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. All who will are requested to be present.
Miss Gladys Tomlinson Weds Paul O Kempe Jr
Miss Gladys Tomlinson daughter of Mrs T J Tomlinson Waelder Texas married Paul O Kempe Jr son of Mrs P O Kempe Shiner Texas at 7 oclock Friday evening in the First Presbyterian Church with Dr George West Diehl officiating. The bride wore a queen s blue alpaca crepe dress and navy accessories. They will be at home in Corpus Christi after July 1 following a Mexico City honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Tomlinson
T. J. Tomlinson
Waelder
Texas
Paul O. Kempe, Jr
P. O. Kempe
Shiner
First Presbyterian Church
Geo. West Diehl
Local Residents Wed. Bride Former High School Faculty Member
The wedding pair are former local residents with ties to Shiner. The groom is the son of Mrs. Paul Kempe Sr. and the late Paul Kempe. The bride formerly served on the local High School faculty. Friends in Shiner extend best wishes for health and happiness in their married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kempe
Shiner
The
Gazette
Governor Takes Week Vacation in Texas
Governor O'Daniel plans a seven day vacation in Texas with no location disclosed. He will return to office next Monday. Reports say he took the recent session's appropriation bills and other measures to study privately, while Lieutenant Governor Stephenson remains in Junction awaiting direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
O’daniel
Texas
Stephenson
Junction
Soft Ball Standings And Week In Review
The standings show Gulf leading with 50 games played and .1000 percentage, followed by Bacons at .800 and Wolters Bros. Co. at .600. Kaspar Wire Works and Welhausen & Co. each sit at .600 and .200 respectively. The week featured Wolters Bros. handing the Bacons their first loss, Kaspar Wire Works beating the Brewers, Welhausen & Co. first win over Kaspar, Compress defeating Sinclair, and Gulf narrowly beating Wolters Bros. A crowd of 400 to 500 attended Monday’s ladies softball, with promises of a stronger city team next season. The association thanks spectators for support as it invested in a top-field for the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Bacons
Wolters Bros. Co
Kaspar
Sinclair
Charlottenburg
Magnolia
Welhausen Co
Brewers
Compress
Wolters Bros
Kaspar Wire Works
Welhausen & Co
Softball Association
Lutheran Woman's Society Meets in Luther Church
The Lutheran Women's Society held its regular June meeting at the Lutheran Church with 25 members present and two new members welcomed during a candle ceremony. The group discussed upcoming events including the Texas Missionary Society meeting in Houston, July activities led by Angeline Krause, and the July 19 gathering at 3:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Women's Society
Lutheran Church
E. G. Burke
Rudolph Bartosch
Ella Zacharias
Women’s Missionary Society of Texas
Houston
Burke
Shiner Lutheran Society
Vacation Tidings and Local Notes From Shiner
Mr and Mrs E J Merrem enjoy a Boerne vacation while Jeff Mikulik and wife return from Louisiana and witness the Kempe Tomlinson wedding in Corpus. M E Mittanck and F Heerssen visit Olen Mittanck in Gonzales amid Olen's fever. Ethel Jean and Pat Arnold visit Gustave Wolters home as J M Canon sends greetings from New York. Bennie Fehrenkamp heads to a California fair, and M E Edwin Wolters H H Striebeck visit Kenedy. Mrs H G Mueller returns from Yoakum with ailing daughter Mrs Gus Wieringer. Dieringer operated for appendicitis and improves. Shiner Gazette notes a humorous 45 lb fish tale, revealed as a stuffed specimen on a two by four after reporters Arnold Stanek, Mton Otto and Sleepy Bohuslav chased a big story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Mittanck
F. Heerssen
Olen Mittanck
Gonzales
Olen
Ethel Jean
Pat Arnold
Peoria
Illinois
Gustave Wolters
J. M. Canon
New York
Palace Theatre
Bennie Fehrenkamp
California
Messrs
M. E
Edwin Wolters
H. H. Striebeck
Kenedy
H. G. Mueller
Yoakum
Gus Wieringer
Dieringer
Shiner Gazette
Galveston
Arnold Stanek
Ton Otto
Victor Bohuslav
Cheapside Downs Midway 9-0 For Third Straight Win
F Ulman pitched a complete game shutout for Cheapside as Midway Pirates faced strong fielding from Fehner and A Ulman. Offense backed him with stellar defense and solid hitting while Midway's pitching was hampered by defensive errors. Batteries: D Kasparek, A Kasparek, A Baros, F Ulman, Poth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ulman
Midway Pirates
Fehner
A. Ulman
Midway
D. Kasparek
A. Kasparek
A. Baros
Poth
Stark Named Driver for Yoakum Fire Dept
City manager L W Sheckles appointed J J Stark Jr as driver of the big fire truck to fill the vacancy caused by Elmer Hanna becoming fire chief at the last night’s council meeting. Mr and Mrs Stark will move into the fire station apartments immediately and assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Sheckles
J. J. Stark, Jr
Elmer Hanna
Sheckles
Picnic entertains music students at Sulphur Park
Mr. Chas. Kasper invited his music students and guests to Sulphur Park on Wednesday afternoon. The group swam after arrival, enjoyed a delicious lunch, then danced before departing, having spent a pleasant afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Kasper
Sulphur Park
Business Men's Club Meeting at Meyer's Modern Cafe
The Business Men's Club met Thursday night at Meyer's Modern Cafe with Vice President B. R. Holchak presiding. Nineteen plates served. Minutes approved. Treasurer's report not given as Mrs. E. E. Lane was out of town. Speakers J. C. Blohm and L. E. Denmark urged Highway 95 action. Denmark awaiting reply from Judge Arnim. Mayor Richter and City Council member Garbade urged bond issue clarity to avoid tax rate increase. Adjourned after no further business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Club
Meyer’s Modern Cafe
B. R. Holchak
E. E. Lane
Messrs
J. C. Blohm
L. E. Denmark
Richter
Garbade
City of
Shiner
W. C. Schmidt
Sect
Pro-Tem
Mrs Ella Lane earns special recognition for expression work
Shiner notes salute Mrs Ella E. Lane for advancing study in Expression with her teacher predicting notable achievement. Walter Balusek, Sr. has tonsils removed in local hospital. Mrs Wendtland family news from Houston. Mr and Mrs Welhausen and Garbade group visit San Antonio. World’s Fair trip reports from Treptow couple in New York. many local travels cited. Palace Theatre offers Union Pacific screening with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella E. Lane
Lubbock
Shiner
Lane
Emil Balusek Sr
Wm. Wendtland Jr
Houston
W. L. Russell
Pete Kuhn
Audrey
Ernestine
Corpus
Arno Wagener
Virginia
L. P. Netardus
C. L. Kopecky
Pauline Peters
Yoakum
K. J. Z. T. Society
Granger
Glade Welhausen
Percy Garbade
San Antonio
K. Spoetzl
Kempe-Tomlinson
Corpus Christi
Victor Treptow
New York
Caroline Valenta
Union Pacific
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Palace Theatre
E. D. Peschel
Marion Jean
L. P Richter
Barbara Allen Baca
D. G. Helmers
$90,000 Street Improvement Bond Issue
Citizens urged to vote on a $90,000 street improvement bond next Wednesday to fund six miles of paving with curb and gutter. The project would be matched by federal funds and no property owner assessments are planned, avoiding tax increases.
Niemeyer Family Re union at Blucher Park
The Niemeyer descendants gathered at Blucher Park last Sunday for a reunion with greetings, reminiscences, a noon and evening meal, and a 2:30 program. Toasts honored the four oldest living members. performances included German songs, acrobatics, piano, trumpet, and a children’s parade. Next year’s committee selected Herman Son Park in Moulton for the last Sunday in June 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niemeyer
Blucher Park
Eilert Niemeyer
San Antonio
Anna Janssen
Herbert Niemeyer
New Braunfels
Annie Jaroszewski
Cuero
Emma Juengerman
Yoakum
Herman Son
Man Found Hanged From Mesquite Tree Near Altair
The body of Fritz Cordes of Sublime was found hanging from a Mesquite tree near Altair last weekend. Identified after an inquest, he was 60 and survived by three sisters, Mrs. W. O. Spies of Houston, Mrs. H. B. Emken of Texas City, and Mrs. George Whittier of Houston. He had been seen in Altair riding a horse and leading another. two ponies were grazing nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Cordes
Sublime
Altair
Josephine Binkley
W. O. Spies
Houston
H. B. Emken
Texas City
George Whittier
1940 Motor Vehicle Plates colors announced in Texas
Austin June 23 Julian Montgomery State Highway Engineer announced approval of 1940 license plate color schemes. Passenger plates will be purple on white, commercial orange on black, farm truck black on yellow, and tractor trailer dealer motorcycle sidecar and bus gold on blue. Plates will be manufactured by the Texas Prison System and go on sale March 1, 1940 by county tax collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Julian Montgomery
State Highway Commission
Shiner Texas vote on $90,000 bond issue for streets
The Shiner Board of Aldermen orders a July 5 1939 election to approve 90000 bonds for paving and surfacing streets. Bonds would run up to forty years with 4 percent interest and annual taxes to redeem at maturity. Formal notice requires posting at City Hall and newspaper publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
City of
Shiner
Texas
State of
F. R. Mergenthaler
J. B. Kasper
Oscar Lichey
San Piet
L. B. Richter
City of Shiner
Ben J Novak is Called by Death in Shiner
Ben J Novak died Tuesday morning June 2 at 9 30 in Shiner aged 52 years 10 months and 27 days after a long illness. He was a local business leader with Wendtland and Novak and Jefferson Standard Life, a former alderman and Fire Department member, survived by his wife Louise Janak and four children, with funeral Requiem High Mass set for Thursday at the Catholic Church and burial in Shiner Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben J. Novak
Novak
Fayette County
Praha
Louise Janak
W. Heffernan
Yoakum
W. K. Austin
Laredo
Arthur Hutchinson
San Antonio
Ben Jr
William
John
Emil
Frank
John Eicher
Frances
Annie
Shiner
Our City
Business Men’s Club
Wendtland and Mewes
Wendtland and Novak
Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co
K. J. T. Society
Funeral for Wm Richter Noted in Freyburg
Mr L B Richter and Mrs E D Peschel attended the funeral of Wm Richter, brother to L B Richter, in Freyburg last Wednesday. Born in 1860, he was widower and had been living in Smithville when he died suddenly. Sympathy extended to survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Richter
E. D. Peschel
Wm. Richter
L. B
Freyburg
Smithville
Dinner Party Honors Mr and Mrs Glade Welhausen
Miss Edith Wolters hosted a dinner party Monday night honoring Mr and Mrs Glade Welhausen. Bourane lace decorated the table and an artistic arrangement of gladiolas and gerbera daisies centered the setting. Guests included Miss Aline Zappe Miss Gussie Mae Eshchenberg Miss Aline Wolters Mr and Mrs Max L Wolters Ray Welhausen Julius Hollman and Leonard Valek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Welhau=sen
Edith Wolters
Aline Zappe
Gussie Mae Esch=enberg
Aline Wolters
Max L. Wolters
Ray Wellhausen
Julius Hollman
Leonard Valek
Election date set for Shiner mayoral race
The date set for said election is announced for Shiner Texas with Adolph Richter serving as Mayor and J M Canon as City Secretary. The notice records the city officials and official attestation for the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Richter
City of
Shiner
Texans
J. M
Canon City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annie Mikes
Christian Science Services
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Kempe
Tomlinson
Lutheran Society Meets
E. J. Merrem
Boerne
Jeff Mikulik
Louisiana
Kempe- Tomlinson
Cheapside
Stark
Yoakum Fire Dept
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