38th GVEC Meeting Draws Good Attendance
The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative held its 38th annual meeting at Gonzales High School Gym due to rain soaked grounds. Melvin Strey won the District Seven director position over Edgar Zuehl as members heard reports on energy pricing, and urged letters to the governor to remove state sales tax from electric bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GVEC
Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Gonzales
Gonzales High School
Monroe Schauer
G.D. Nollkamper
Edgar H. Zuehl
Melvin Strey
L.D. Cook
Milton D. Hines
Hines
Kermit Westerholm
Seguin
Trinity Lutheran Home Dedication Held at Shiner
Dedication service for Trinity Lutheran Home conducted at United Dr. Martin Luther Church on Sunday June 26 1977 at 3 00 p m with Rev C C Grosenbacher officiating The program featured scripture by Rev Edwin J Oehlke a duet by Mrs Velma Gehrels and Mrs Diane Schroeder and remarks from Lutheran church leaders and Lutheran Social Service of Texas The event included tours of the new addition and refurbished building by TLH Auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Home
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
C. C. Grosenbacher
Edwin J. Oehlke
Velma Gehrels
American Lutheran Church
Walter Koenig
Texas District Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
A.W. Droegemueller
Texas-Louisiana Synod Lutheran Church In America
Willis Erickson
Secre
Lutheran Social Service of Texas
Robert W. Culp
Ida Chumchal
Diane Schroeder
Grosenbacher
Norbert Roschke
TLH
Shiner VFW Post 6209 Hosts Stag Party to Recruit Members
Shiner VFW Post 6209 will stage a free stag party at the post home on Friday July 1. Commander Eugene Horecka says the post has 21 life members and needs 5 more for a perpetual charter. Dues can be paid at the stag party or later. Ewald Erdelt oversees food and asks attendees to bring a bowl and spoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Vfw Post 6209
Post
Eugene Horecka
Horecka
Ewald Erdelt
Rotary luncheon notes guests and summer events at Shiner
Shiner Rotary met at Casa Fiesta Wednesday June 22 with President Gus Nollkamper presiding. Visitors Fred Martin Ladie Janecek and Charles Stratman were recognized. Announced Marble Falls Fish Fry July 8 and district governor visit July 12 13 with Kaspar farm assembly. Film about Rangerettes and Kilgore Junior College showcased.
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Rotary
Gus Nollkamper
Richard Hammonds
Fred Martin
Yoakum
Laddie Janecek
San Antonio
George Minear
Charles
Chuck'’ Stratman
Shiner Hospital
Bill Bradfield
Marble Falls
Kaspar Farm
Blood drive at Shiner Hospital Foundation on July 5
A blood mobile will visit Shiner Hospital Foundation on Tuesday July 5 from 2 00 p m to 7 00 p m. Healthy donors aged 17 to 66 and weighing at least 110 pounds are invited to donate and secure blood supplies. Call 594 3325 for an appointment.
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Shiner Hospital Foundation
Shiner
Shiner Receives 6628 Dollar Sales Tax Rebate
Texas Comptroller sent 39.3 million in 1 percent city sales tax rebates to 865 cities last Wednesday. Shiner received 6628.51, with Gonzales 15895.54 Cuero 13878.51 Yoakum 13602.42 Hallettsville 13038.36 Schulenburg 8880.79 Flatonia 2934.72 Moulton 2658.37.
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Bob Bullock
Texas
City of
Shiner
Gonzales
Cuero
Yoakum
Hallettsville
Schulenburg
Flatonia
Moulton
VFW State Convention To Convene In Houston
The 57th annual VFW Texas convention meets in Houston July 1 to 3 1977. Registration at Hyatt Hotel for Post members and at Sheraton Houston for Auxiliary members. Key events include a joint session with the Auxiliary July 1 with speaker Allen B Clark Jr. and a July 2 awards banquet.
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VFW
Houston
Veterans of Foreign Wars In
Texas
Hyatt Hotel
Sheraton-Houston
Imperial
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Dallas
Allen B. Clark Jr
Clark
Vietnam
Cooper T. Holt
Washington
Imperial Room
Hyatt Regency
Auxiliary Department
Sheraton- Houston
Clippers Meet Flatonia for Community League Championship
The Shiner Clippers face the Flatonia Wildcats in a best of three Community Baseball League final. The Clippers beat Hallettsville in the semis while Flatonia defeated the Brewers to reach the final. Games begin Friday at 8:00 p.m. in Shiner with a Sunday 1:30 p.m. game in Flatonia and a potential third game following. Flatonia was 7-2 in regular season, Clippers 6-3. Regular-season clashes saw two Flatonia wins at 5-2 and one 8-5 Clippers loss on the Wildcats home field.
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Shiner Clippers
Flatonia Wildcats
Clippers
Hallettsville Lavacans
Wildcats
Brewers
Shiner
Flatonia
Clipper
Two Charged In Lavaca County Incident
Lennis Curtis of Shiner and R L Murphy of Kenedy Yoakum were arraigned on charges linked to an incident involving two Shiner girls aged 16 and 17. They allegedly abducted the victims in a car, drove through rural roads between Shiner and Yoakum, and threatened them with a knife before police arrested them. Each is held in Lavaca County Jail on $25 000 bond.
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Shiner
Yoakum
Lavaca
Justice of the Peace
L.J. Pish
Lennis Curtis
R.L. Murphy
Kenedy St. Yoakum
Sam Reneau
Dep
Yoakum Herald-Times
Rites Set For Mrs Spoetzl in Shiner
Mrs Cecelia Spoetzl 83 died Monday at her Shiner home. Former Spoetzl Brewery owner and civic worker survived by daughter Rosa Leach Jr. of Austin. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shiner Catholic Church Rev Patrick Fidgeon officiating. Burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Rosaries recited at Buffington Funeral Home Tuesday evening by parish and Catholic Daughters Altar Society and Christian Mothers.
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Cecelia Spoetzl
Shiner
Spoetzl Brewery
Spoetzl
H.C. (Rosa) Leach Jr
Austin
Shiner Catholic Church
Patrick Fidgeon
Shiner Catholic
Buffington Funeral Home
Catholic Daughters Altar Society
Christian Mothers
Reunions Scheduled for Kurtz and Jilek-Fikac Members
The 23rd Kurtz reunion is set for Sunday July 3 at the Shiner American Legion Hall with a basket lunch and Mass at 10 30 a m. The Jilek Fikac reunion is planned for Sunday July 10 at the American Legion Hall in Moulton with Mass at St Josephs Church at 10 a m and a basket lunch for dinner. plates will be furnished.
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Kurtz
Shiner American Legion Hall
American Legion Hall
Moulton
Mass
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Hospital Patients and Dismissals List for June 28 1977
A monthly hospital notices page lists patients at Shiner Moulton Waelder Gonzales Rosenberg and others. It names admissions from Shiner John R Kloesel Edna Eschenburg Vera Harper and more with dismissals including Helen Seidenberger Joe Valis Edna Florus and Elizabeth Drozd.
Meetings and Notices for 621st MER
The 621st MER will meet on Monday July 4 at 6 30 p m at Green Dickson Park. Ladies are asked to bring a side dish.
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Mondy
Green-Dickson Park
Independence Day Closures In Shiner Businesses And Bank
Shiner. On Monday July 4 businesses including Shiner Post Office and First National Bank will close in observance of Independence Day. No window service or rural route mail deliveries will occur that day.
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Shiner
First National Bank
First child Amy Lynn Polasek born in Victoria at 7:35 p.m.
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Polasek announce the arrival of their baby girl Amy Lynn born June 24 1977 at Citizens Memorial Hospital Victoria weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and 19 inches long. Grandmothers Lennert Faltysek and Charlie Polasek, great grandparents Adela Blohm Julius Faltysek Carl Moss and others. Christopher Ray Moss born June 18 1977 at Heights Hospital Houston weighing 7 pounds 8 ounces and measuring unspecified length. Grandparents Dow Jones Raymond Darilek Nancy McCarty Mr and Mrs Monte Cole Sr Albert Darilek and Mrs Edgar Moss.
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Robert Lee Polasek
Post Oak Dr
Victoria
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Amy Lynn
Bridget Faltysek
Lennert Fa
Raymond Darilek
Nancy McCarty
Houston
Monte Cole Sr
Brenham
Albert Darilek
Edgar Moss
Virginia
Mrs Felix Drabek Returns After Major Surgery
Mrs. Felix Drabek has returned home after major surgery at Methodist Hospital in Houston. She was accompanied home by Mr and Mrs Henry Hirsch and their Yoakum daughters who assisted on Saturday after the hospital discharge.
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Felix Drabek
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Drabek
Henry Hirsch
Senior Citizens Referral Program in Shiner Center
The Information and Referral Service will visit the Senior Citizens Center at 207 E 7 in Shiner on Thursday, June 30. It will take calls from seniors to identify needed information or services and refer them to suitable agencies for social, financial, and medical problems.
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Shiner
Senior Citizens Center
Dolores Guardiola
I&r
Rummage Sale in Hallettsville for Retreat House
A rummage sale benefiting Our Lady of the Pillar Retreat House in San Antonio will be held in Hallettsville Saturday July 2 starting at 9 00 a m. Ladies are asked to bring articles or baked goods to Molly Pesek or Agnes Bludau in Hallettsville.
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San Antonio
Hallettsville
Molly Pesek
Agnes Bludau
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Bill Patman
Dolph Briscoe
Senator Patman
Briscoe
Patman
Patmans
Catrin
Shiner Vfw
Shiner Rotary Club
Casa Fiesta
Rangerettes
Kilgore Junior College
United States
Tommy Bozka
Medical Clinic, Inc
Han van Vo
Green-Dickson
Bobby Strauss
Mrs. Spoetzl
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