Area Deaths and Community Notes From Shiner and Schulenburg
Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Kubenka 96 were held in Flatonia with burial at Praha Cemetery. Annie Hilscher 78 died in Hallettsville. services in Schulenburg and High Hill. A reader's letter praises Independence Day celebrations across the region with John Adams’ quote and United States commemoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Kubenka
Flatonia
Smith Funeral Home
Praha
Father Valenta
Charles Bartos Sr
Frank Leo
Aug. Lala
Alphonse, Benedict
Leonard Pokluda
Amalie Bartos
Trezie Tupa
Schulenburg
Mary Lev
Matilda Lala
Charles Zamykal
Moulton
Anton Becker
Houston
Katie Vyvjala
Annie Hilscher
Catholic Church
Harlan
Charles Hilscher
Danny Vanelle
Erwin Stuckley
Armand Hollas
Herbert Michalek
Miss Hilscher
High Hill
Fayette County
Frank and
Mary (Stach) Hilscher
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Emilie Hilscher
Louise Bush
San Antonio
Mary Michalek
Mary Edgar
Our Lady of the Lake
Frank Hilscher
Ammannsville
Rudolf Hilscher
Alfred Hilscher
Joe Hilscher
Johnsons Attend Glendon R. Frank Ordination Services
Administrator and Mrs. Harold D. Johnson attended Glendon R. Frank’s ordination at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Victoria on Sunday June 25. The event included a dinner, service, and reception with pastors James L. Carlson and Frank O. Broesicke among presenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Johnson
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Victoria
Glendon R. Frank
Johnsons
James L. Carlson
Trinity Church
Frank
Grace Lutheran Church of
Amarillo
Glendon Frank, Jr
Frank O. Broesicke
J. Ernest Messer
Philip L. Walberg
Lester Dalton, Jr
Kubenka Couple Celebrates Golden 50th Anniversary
Frank and Hermina Kubenka observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a June 17 1967 supper at the American Legion Hall in Moulton. The Komensky couple farmed together for five decades with six children sixteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kubenka
American Legion Hall
Moulton
Kubenka
Hermina Barta
Komensky
Rosie
Eddie) Koudelka
Irene
Rudy) Simper
Johnnie Kubenka
Frankie Kubenka
Seguin
Edwin Kubenka
San Antonio
Helen
Herbert) Ulman
Hallettsville
Kenneth Renger
Nursing Home Workshop Attended By TLH Members
Harold D. Johnson Flora L. Ray and Ida Chumchal of Trinity Lutheran Home attended a nursing home workshop in Houston hosted by the Harris County Non-Profit Homes for the Aged and the Houston Health Department. Dr. C A Pigford welcomed attendees and Dr. Francine Jensen directed the program. The discussion covered drug handling laws medication administration negligence and narcotics rules with LVN training and Texas Pharmacy Law. Trinity Lutheran Home received a certificate signed by Dr Jensen. Allen Esse and family visited Shiner from Corpus Christi and Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris County Association of Non-Profit Homes For the Aged
Houston
The
Texas Nursing Home Association
City of Houston Health Department
Harold D. Johnson
Flora L. Ray
Ida Chumchal
Trinity Lutheran Home
Houston Health Department
North MacGregor
C. A. Pigford
Public Health
Francine Jensen
Texas Pharmacy
Trinity Home Employees on Vacation
Administrator Johnson and his wife Grayce take a July vacation touring the southern United States. They will visit Palm Villa at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida and later return to New Orleans and Morgan City Louisiana to visit relatives. Mrs Flora L Ray RN acts as administrator in Johnson’s absence with Mrs Olga Smothers assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Grayce
Shiner
United States
Florida
Palm Villa
New Orleans
Morgan City
Louisiana
R. Frost, Jr
Susan
Theresa
Kathleen
Flora L. Ray
Olga Smothers
Ida Chumchal
Texas
Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Piedras Negras
Eagle Pass
Brackettville
Uvalde
San Antonio
Historic Restoration Award to Hoch Home Owners
The Texas Restoration Award was given to the Valentine Hoch Home owners at Hochheim. The Stage Coach Inn, owned by the Ross Boothe family of Gonzales, sits one mile south of Hochheim on Highway 183 with an official Texas Historical marker at the lane entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Hoch
Hochheim
Ross Boothe
Gonzales
Highway 183
Social Security Q&A Column Advice for Victoria Readers
Victoria Social Security Office field representative answers common questions. Topics cover student work during college and benefit eligibility, Medicare card use and claim numbers, and retirement timing with retroactive benefits possible up to 12 months. Readers may mail questions to the Social Security Question Box in Victoria Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland Bowden
Victoria Social Security Office
P. O
Victoria
Texas
Mattress pads protect mattresses and extend life
College Station June 28 Texas A&M University home furnishings specialist Jane Berry says mattress pads protect against perspiration and stains and save wear on the mattress. Quality varies with stitching and edging, with bleached cotton or synthetic fillings preferred. pads may be vinyl coated or made of latex or memory-like foam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Jane Berry
Texas A&m University
Nest Check On Whoopers Seems Okay
The Canadian Wildlife Service reports cranes at Wood Buffalo National Park with seven on nests and two eggs in most nests. The plan to relocate eggs to the United States for incubator tests aims to speed crane restoration from 43 birds across the summer. Ernst Kuyt notes early nest activity and a 35 day hatching window with potential young by late June. Weather and water conditions remain favorable though warm winds may reduce shallow lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Canadian Wildlife Service
Wood Buffalo National Park
Fort Smith
North West Territory
United States
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Ernst Kuyt
Great Slave Lake
Kuyt
Arctic Circle
Sam
One Sure Way To Find Out About Hay
College Station June 26. Test hay quality to settle debates says Al Novosad Texas A&M Extension pasture specialist. Forage samples show wide crude protein ranges from 3.7 to 19 percent in coastal bermuda and 1.9 to 12 percent in forage sorghum with averages 8.7 and 5.2 respectively. Net energy is now used to gauge value. Fertilizer rate and harvest maturity largely drive quality with longer growth lowering quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
al Novosad
Texas A&m University
A&m
Novosad
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States of America
John Adams
Colorado
August Maneth
Gary
Peggy
Msgr
A. V. Maneth
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
Royal Gorge
Central City
Wax Museum
Mint
Eagle and Taos Mountains
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Fabens
Ronald Maneth
Juarez
Dorothy
Donna Marie Koenning
Edward Rebecck
Beeville
Marcello
Ernest Messer
Grace Lutheran Church
Frank and Johnson
Texas-Louisiana Synod
Lutheran Church In America
Trinity Lutheran Church
Kjzt No. 5 Society
Joseph Patek
Ray
Meat Department
U.S.D.A
Eddy
Pillsbury
Folger’s Coffee
Imperial
Mazda Oil
Turday
Tomatoes
del Monte
Libby
Rosedale
Mason Royal
Nabisco
HOT Pit
Skinner’s
Frank Kubenkas
R. W. Barrow
Baltimore
Maryland
H. C. Hobart
Falvey Buske Anderson
Elsie Roberson
Indianola Buske
Falvey Buske Anderson Ranch
TLH
Jensen
Allen Esse
Corpus Christi
Norman Esse
Dawn
Sas
Mart
Ts Gas Living
Arkansas
Trinity Home
Hoch Home Owners
SOC Secuntt
Perpoms
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