Neat as a Skunk Promotes Civic Cleanliness and Fiscal Balance
An editorial urges individuals to curb pollution in public spaces and cites Governor Reagan's financial restraint as essential for balancing state income. It lauds Dr. Milford Rouse of Dallas for his medical contributions and leadership in the AMA, highlighting a path from humble beginnings to national impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Reagan
United States
Milford
Rouse
Dallas
Texas
American Medical Association
Vernon
Record
Vernon Times
Baylor University
Gastro-Intestinal Research Foundation of
The
Southwest
AMA
Ft Sam Houston Rites For M H Wustenbart
Martin H. Wustenbart of San Antonio died at Grace Lutheran Hospital at age 69. Funeral, with full military honors, was at Homer McClaugherty Chapel and interment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He was a retired barber, WWII Army veteran, survived by a daughter and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin H. Wustenbart
E. Jones St
San Antonio
Grace Lutheran
Lutheran Church and Golden Age Club
Martin Henry Wustenbart
Cheapside
Gonzales County
Texas
Franz and
Ida (Schroeder) Wustenbart
Austin County
Lorene Klecka
Houston
Melvin E. Wustenbart
San Diego
Calif
Institute Of Texan Cultures To Tell German Czech Settler Story
The Institute Of Texan Cultures under construction for HemisFair 68 will present Texas history through the stories of its 25 nationalities including German and Czechoslovak groups. A three story facility on 13% acre lot will house exhibits, research, educational TV, and classroom materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute of Texan Cultures
Shiner Gazette
Texas
Hemisfair
San Antonio
R. Henderson Shuffler
John Pershing
Shuffler
Institute of
Texan Cultures
Coastal Plains
Lavaca County
Industrial Firemen's July 4 Celebration at LaSalle Hall
The Industrial Volunteer Fire Department invites the public to a July 4 celebration at LaSalle Hall starting with entertainment at 2 p.m. A barbecue supper begins at 5 p.m. A night dance features the Edna Polka Boys providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Industrial Volunteer Fire Department
LaSalle Hall
Edna Polka Boys
CYO Skating Party Set for June 29 at Pecan Grove
The CYO hosts a skating party on Thursday June 29 at Pecan Grove Hallettsville from 8 30 to 11 00 p m. Members should gather at the gym at 8 00 p m for departure or start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CYO
Pecan Grove
Hallettsville
KJZT Moves Executive Office to Austin
The KJZT Executive Board, meeting in Granger on June 21, voted to establish a separate Executive Office in Austin to modernize and speed the organization’s operations. The Home Office remains in Granger under Mrs. Benita Pavlu. The Texas Czech Catholic Women of Texas now number over 20,000 members with $17 million in insurance and about $7 million in assets as they expand beyond rural roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KJZT
Union of
Czech Catholic Women of
Texas
Granger
Austin
Benita Pavlu
Hartmann Daughters Named In Local Society Note
Our Up And Coming Younger Set features L. to R Annette 5 and Karen 8 daughters of Mr and Mrs August W Hartmann Jr of Shiner in a local society notice highlighting family ties and upcoming community presence.
Grand Jury Recalled to Study Lavaca Co Crimes
District Judge Paul C. Boethel orders Lavaca County grand jury to reconvene June 29 to review crimes since April. Included is the May 16 slaying of George Chudej, with Ernest E. Chaloupka charged and out on a $10,000 bond. Courts are on summer vacation in July and August, delaying any trials until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Boethel
George Chudej
Ernest E. Chaloupka
Boethel
New Era Herald
Rites Held for Mrs. Joe Najvar in Gonzales
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Najvar 55 were held Monday June 26 at St. James Catholic Church Gonzales with burial in the church cemetery. She died June 24 after a lengthy life as a teacher and former Gonzales Classroom Teachers Association president. She held degrees from Our Lady of the Lake and Southwest Texas State College. Survivors include her husband Joe L. Najvar, two sons Lawrence and Michael, her mother Agnes Janak, five sisters, four brothers, and several relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Catholic Church
Gonzales
Joe
Annie) Najvar
Anthony Elsing
Gonzales Classroom Teachers Association
Joe L. Narvar
Altar Society
August J
Agnes) Janak
Shiner
Lawrence
Michael Narvar
M.V
Julia) Gillar
Moulton
Ben
Margaret) Roeder
Edwin
Agnes) Gerlich
Ernest
Irene) Janik
Johnnie
Bernadette) Kopczynski
Houston
Paul
Joe D. Janak
Hallettsville
Hubert Janak
Schulenburg
Marvin Janak
Baby David Allan Born at Baptist Memorial Hospital
Congratulations to the Skarda family in San Antonio on the birth of David Allan weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces at Baptist Memorial Hospital on Monday June 19 1967. Adopting parents Mr and Mrs Paul Skarda welcome three year old Melissa Michelle as a sister. Mother is former Miss Eileen Bannert of Shiner. Grandparents are the late Louis Bannert Sr. of Shiner and the Alois Skarda of Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allan
the Baptist Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Paul Skarda
Melissa Michelle
Eileen Bannert
Shiner
Louis Bannert Sr
Alois Skarda
Bloomington
Joseph Welfel 1901 1967 Rites Held In Shiner
Joseph Welfel aged 80 years died Friday June 23 1967 at the Bay City home of his son. Funeral 9 30 a m Monday at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner with Rev Charles Carolan officiating burial in S P I S T Cemetery pallbearers named Melvin Gavender Bill Densford Preston Ward Eugene Freddie and Dennis Welfel. He was born February 14 1887 in Novohrad Lavaca County to Jacob and Barbara Sebera Welfel and came to Texas with his family in 1886 from Netolice Czechoslovakia. He married Rosie Spann about 1910 and they farmed in Dickson School community. Survivors include three daughters Rose Gallagher Elsie Boyles Barbara Faurie two sons Edwin Welfel Daniel Welfel two sisters Rosie Zavesky Annie Culak, sixteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded by his wife March 26 1947, three children, two brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Welfel
Bay City
Buffington
Shiner
Charles Carolan
S.P.I.S.T
Melvin Gavender
Bill Densford
Preston Ward
Eugene
Freddie
Dennis Welfel
Jacob
Barbara
Sebera) Welfel
Texas
Netolice
Czechoslovakia
Novohrad
Lavaca Co
Rosie Spann
Dickson
Raymond
Rose) Gallagher
Chicago
Ill
Frank
Elsie) Boyles
West Covina
Calif
Robert
Barbara) Faurie
Pipe Creek
Edwin Welfel
Daniel Welfel
Joe
Rosie) Zavesky
Hallettsville
Annie) Culak
Moulton
Julius
Florida
Charles Welfel
Frank Welfel
Tom
Jennie Mary) Shandera
Barbara Grossmann
Sealy Woman Dies In One Car Crash Near East Bernard
Mrs. Elaine Poenitzsch Marek of Sealy dies when a single vehicle loses control near East Bernard at 6 15 p m Sunday June 18 1967 Her husband Donald Marek is critically injured and hospitalized in Houston Funeral arrangements note Rosary at 8 00 p m Wednesday and services at Etlinger Sealy Immaculate Conception with burial in Brune Cemetery Shaw s Bend Survivors include her husband parents siblings and grandparents with extended relatives listed from Sealy Wallis and surrounding areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Alan Marek
Sealy
East Bernard
Methodist Hospital
Houston
East Bernard-Wallis
Marek
Etlinger Funeral
Immaculate Conception Church
James Quilter
Brune
Shaw’s Bend
Knesek and Sons Funeral
Wallis
Franklin Rohan
Gary Hope
Syl Macha
Larry Marek
Gerald Stavinohn
Lawrence Valerian
Elaine Poenitzsch
Columbus
Lawrence
Jesse
George) Poenitzsch
Donald Marek
Guardian Angel
Sealy High School
Lawrence Poenitzsch
Lorraine Poenitzsch
Leonard Ray
Allen Poenitzsch
Paul ( Horndt Poenitzsch Lumbus
H. R
Glidden
Gus Pfeil
Homer Sommerlatte
Holiday Observed In Shiner Next Tuesday
Independence Day will be observed as a holiday in Shiner with all stores post office and bank closed. The Gazette will publish as usual next week and asks advertisers and correspondents to cooperate to make this possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Rites Held For Louis P Butschek
Funeral services for Louis P. Butschek of 800 North Texana Street Hallettsville were held at Kabena Funeral Home and Sacred Heart Church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery. He died June 19 1967 at Renger Memorial Hospital at age 74 years six months ten days. He was born December 9 1892 in Fayette County. He is survived by daughter Marjorie Hlavaec Houston two brothers Fred Hackberry Henry Moulton a sister Mary Anders Moulton and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Butschek
Texana Street
Hallettsville
Kabena
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Lambert Laskowski
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Butschek
Renger Memorial Hospital
Fayette County
Carl
Wilhelmina
Klepick) Butschek
Emma Zappe
Charles
Adolph
Joe
Rudolph Butschek
Sophie) Christ
Wilhelmina) Nies
Mary Julia
Ottilia
Mary Sophia
Lepolena
William
Marjorie) Hlavaec
Houston
Fred Butschek
Hackberry
Henry Butschek
Moulton
Mary) Anders
Shiner Masonic Building Named Recorded Texas Landmark
The Shiner Masonic Lodge building is designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. A marker with a capsule history will be affixed, with dedication announced by James Simpson, and a certificate signed by Gov. Connally, Charles Woodburn, and Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Shiner
Charles Woodburn
Amarillo
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Texas Historical Building
James Simpson
Hallettsville
Lavaca County
Mobile X ray Unit to Visit Shiner July 19 1967
The Shiner Business Men's Club announces the Alamo Area TB Association Mobile X ray Unit will be at Legion Park Wednesday July 19 from 1 00 pm to 7 00 pm. A 50 cent adult and 25 cent teen charge is requested but no one will be refused if unable to pay. X rays will be for persons 14 and older with abnormal findings reported to the patient and family physician. Health officers will receive copies of abnormal reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Shiner Business Men’s Club
Alamo Area TB Association
Eral
Legion Park
Re-Elected Directors Lead GVEC Annual Meeting in Gonzales
At the 28th GVEC annual meeting in Gonzales on June 23, three directors were re elected for three year terms: R. L. Allert District Three J. P. Lorenz Jr District Six and Herbert Koehler District Nine. Over 2000 attendees heard reports from L. D. Cook and O. W. Davis as State Senator William Patman joined guests including Miss GVEC 1967 contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Gonzales
R. L. Allert
J. P. Lorenz, Jr
Herbert Koehler
Arthur H. Sander
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Marion
Monroe Schauer
L. D. Cook
O. W. Davis
William N
Bill) Patman
Canada
GVEC
Janice Pfannstiel
Roman Pfannstiel
Rt. 1
Cibolo
Patricia Mikolajczyk
John Mikolajczyk
Bebe
Janie McElroy
Carl McElroy
Rt. 3
Hallettsville
Fain McDougal
de- Witt County Electric Cooperative
Cuero
R. A. McBroom
Area VII
Young Homemakers
Somerset
Azalete Little
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Pfannstie
Texas
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Houston
Pfannstiel
John Henke
Rt. 2
Fred Ehrig
H. V. Carlton
Rt. 4
Herbert Waldschmidt
James Konvicka
H. L. Rothrock
Adolph Janik
Julius Hanslik
Child
Monica Steffek
Frankie Supak
Herbert Hoepfl
Walter Weber
Child’s
Leo Pustka
Henry Lehman
Harry Hirsch
Rudolph Jurica
Janet Bludau
Farris McMillan
Edd Pilsner
Douglas Dufner
Mrs. Ruby Schoener Rites In Victoria
Mrs. Ruby Ruth Schoener a Victoria County resident since 1940 died June 22 1967 in a Houston hospital after a long illness She was 29 years 7 months 23 days She will be buried at Memory Gardens Cemetery with services at Trinity Lutheran Church Victoria June 24 Her survivors include husband Alvin Rae Schoener mother Anita Guettner and two sisters. Funeral services were conducted by McCabe Carruth Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Ruth Schoener
Victoria County
Houston
Trinity Lutheran Church
Victoria
James Carlson
Memory
Hospital Visiting Hours And Patient List
Hospital visitation times are 7 00 to 7 30 am 10 00 to 11 00 am 2 00 to 4 00 pm 7 00 to 8 30 pm. Current patients include Mrs Albert Benes Fritz Meyer Mrs Eldon Janisch Mrs Emma Stewart and others. Dismissed patients include Max Friedrich Miss Mary Svoboda Edwin Otto Dietrich Haverken and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation
Albert Benes
Fritz Meyer
Eldon Janisch
Emma Stewart
Anton Novak
Albert Bargmann
Louise B. Osborn
Willie Stock
Anton Koneaba
Arthur Schmidt
Joe Baros
Shiner
Joe Klapuch
Ignac Jaluska
Vaclav Jasek
Moulton
L. L. Matus
Hallettsville
Max Friedrich
Mary Svoboda
Millard Robinson
Edwin Otto
Dietrich Haverken
Darphus Greathouse
Ernest Lee
Fred Drees
Marvin Filip
Frank Zamykal
Louis A. Bollom
Bennie S. Kouba
Marvin Sapp
James Hoepfl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Firemen’s
CYO Skating Party
Joe Najvar
Shiner Masonic Building
Mer. O. W. Davis
Lewis Eckols
Ruby Schoener
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