Notes and Comments on Budget Worries and Post Office Deficit
The piece warns Congress about a 100 billion dollar budget strain and potential inflation harming low income families. It cites a projected 200 to 300 million post office deficit with profit from First Class and Air Mail masking losses in parcel post. It contrasts public service subsidies with private competition and ends urging personal and national order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Ben Franklin Store in Hallettsville Sold to Minears
Transfer of the Ben Franklin franchise in Hallettsville to Mr and Mrs Virgil Minear announced by Otto Davis and Robert Gindler. The store opened in 1955 by the Gindler brothers and will close March 2 and 3 for inventory before reopening under new ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Hallettsville
Virgil Minear
Otto, Davis
Robert Gindler
Gindler Brothers
Minear
New Era Herald
Friendly Trail Riders Meet in Flatonia Sunday
Friendly Trail Riders of Florida Ton ia will meet Sunday March 7 at 2 p.m. in the Legion Hall at Flatonia. Election of officers will be held and dues collected. Members and prospective members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Trail Riders
Flatonia
Legion Hall
A. D. Voskamp Rites In New Ulm
Ardnie D. Voskamp Sr. of New Ulm dies at Columbus Hospital on February 20 1965 after a long illness. Funeral services are at St. John's Lutheran Church with burial in New Ulm Cemetery. He was born October 2 1895 and aged 69, survived by his wife two daughters one son six grandchildren and siblings. He served in World War I and was active in church and local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardnie D. Voskamp Sr
New Ulm
Columbus Hospital
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. Fehler
H. L. Anderson
Milroy Gregor
Eagle Lake
Ernest Baumgart Jr
Columbus
Lester Altman
Wilkins Brune
Lawrence Kanter
Leander Reichle
Mr. Voskamp
Herman L
Antonia
Meischen) Voskamp
Lelia H. Vogelsang
Trinity Lutheran Church
Freisburg
Voskamp
American Legion
Lorenz Voskamp
Eilert Voskamp
Cincinnati
Ohio
Olivia Tetsch
Ben
Elenora) Will
Temple
Dr Barfield Joins Youens Eye Clinic in Columbus
Dr F T Barfield Jr of Houston joined Drs W T Youens and Corinne Westphal in ophthalmology at Youens Eye Clinic in Columbus on Monday March 1. He will be full time after this date and brings training from Tulane and Hermann Hospital plus two and a half years in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
F. T. Barfield Jr
Houston
W. T. Youens
Corinne Westphal
Youens Eye Clinic
Barfield
San Antonio
Abilene Christian College
Baylor Medical School
Tulane University
Hermann Hospital
U. S. Navy
Horse Show In Flatonia Thursday March 25
Tonia sponsors the second annual Horse Show on Thursday March 25 at Joe Greive's Arena Flatonia with halter reining and pony classes. Judging begins at 9 a.m. Trophies and prizes will be awarded and the Queen's contest is a highlight. The event accompanies the Flatonia Fat Stock Show and Frontier Day Parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Trail Riders of
Flatonia
Joe Greive
Anton F Lahodny Hospitalized After Major Surgery
Anton F Lahodny is a patient at the VA Hospital in Houston where he underwent major surgery on Friday February 26 1965. Cards or letters may be sent to c/o VA Hospital Ward 103 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston Texas 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton F. Lahodny
Houston
c/o
Holcombe Blvd
Texas
Fairyland Circus to Visit Shiner With Two Shows
The Fairyland circus arrives at Legion Park in Shiner on Thursday March 11 under the American Legion Kolar Stanek Post No 201. It features a European style tent and two performances at 4 00 p m and 8 00 p m with a full midway and menagerie opening an hour early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Legion Park Show Grounds
American Legion
Kolar- Stanek
Fairyland Circus
Rawls
Disneyland
Miller
Miss Louis
Ricardos
Cutie
Basara
Impressive Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Frank Drabek
Mrs. Frank Mary E Drabek 71 died February 22 1965 at her Route 2 Shiner home. Funeral services February 24 at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner and Requiem Mass at Shiner Catholic Church. Burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include five sons two daughters a stepson and stepdaughter, plus 19 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Mary E.) Drabek
Route 2
Shiner
Buffington Funeral
Shiner Catholic Church
Alphonse Padalecki
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
Jeffery W. Peters
Houston
Laddie J. Peters
San Antonio
Edward Drabek
Fort Bliss
Joe C. Drabek
Fort Hood
Rudy Drabek
Adella Leck
Yoakum
Albina Drabek
Leo Drabek
Schulenburg
Laddie
Gustina) Patek
John E
Adolph J
Alois W
Frank J. Matusek
Sweet Home
Helen Janak
Justina Janak
Hallettsville
Annie Proschko
Boyd
Kim Elder
Sweeney
Community Meetings and Notices Ahead of March Events
Local groups schedule meetings through March 11 including Junior Legion Auxiliary on March 6 at 1 30 p m in the Legion kitchen Social after business. Hallettsville Chapter Young Homemakers March 4 at 7 30 p m at the Homemaking Cottage. Catholic Altar Society March 9 at 2 30 p m in the parish gym with April hostesses listed. MYF March 7 at 6 30 p m in the Methodist Fellowship Hall to view slides. Shiner Eastern Star March 9 at 8 p m. Shiner Farm Bureau March 9 at 7 30 p m. Shiner Public School PTO March 4 at 7 p m with Open House. Texas League Vocational Nurses at Wagner Clinic Shiner March 11 at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Hallettsville
Young Homemakers
Catholic Altar Society
George Spann
Hilda Stach
Laddie Struka
Joe Strauss
Frank Tasler
Charles Veit
John Veit
Lawrence Veit
Jacob Vesely
Julius Vrana
MYF
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Europe
Asia
Guatemala
Milada Baros
Shiner
Eastern Star
Alma Kempe
W.M
Joyce Bednar
Secy
Shiner Public School Pto
The
Texas League of Vocational Nurses
Wagner Clinic
Rites Held for T. J. Ward Former DeWitt County Official
Funeral services were held Saturday February 27 1965 for Thomas Jefferson Ward 78 longtime Yoakum resident and former DeWitt County Commissioner. Minister Roy Stevens officiated at the Church of Christ and Restland Memorial Park. Surviving are wife Nancy F. Ward three sons two daughters fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Ward active in civic groups and Masonic Lodge served Precinct 2 as county commissioner from 1950 to 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson Ward
DeWitt County
Roy Stevens
Church of Church
Restland Memorial Park
Yoakum
Mr. Ward
Huth Memorial Hospital
Lawrance Street
Shiner
Arthur Ward
Clyde Ward
Lake Jackson
Curtis Ward
Pasadena
Robert
Marie) Rice
Angleton
Henry
Marge) Mueller
Caldwell
Idaho
Swift and Co
Cass Ward
Victor
Levi Murray
Sabinal
Church of Christ
Herbert Ruppert
Fred Schiege
Ward
Masonic Lodge
Yoakum Chamber of Commerce
Yoakum Lions Club
Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch One Meeting Planned
The annual membership meeting of Hochheim Prairie Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance Branch One is set for Saturday March 6 at 2 p.m. at the Great Texas Lumber Company building. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hochheim Prairie Mutual Fire & Storm Insurance
Great Texas Lumber Company
Hospital Patients List With Dismissals
Hospital weekly roll shows patients including James Zidek Frank Meyer Mrs Anton Schaefer John Zbranek Mrs Fritz Behlen Henry Ehlers Mrs Annie Siegel Alvin Beebednar Leo Hubner Mrs Walter Lenz Mrs Alfred Schramm Mrs Adolph Hubner Lee Sedlmeyer Shiner Mrs Olga Jenkins Flatonia Mrs Frank Meyer Moulton Gary Grossman Yoakum. Dismissals include Ben Rose Mrs John Novak Mrs John Dolezal Jr Albert Barta Adolph Darilek Mrs Paul Malinovsky and baby boy Maxine McAfee and baby boy Charles Rebecek Mrs Rudy Wagner Mrs Ernest Hajek and baby girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Zidek
Frank Meyer
Anton Schaefer
John Zbranek
Fritz Behlen
Henry Ehlers
Annie Siegel
Alvin Bee Bednar
Leo Hubner
Walter Lenz
Alfred Schramm
Adolph Hubner
Lee Sedlmeyer
Shiner
Olga Jenkens
Flatonia
Moulton
Gary Grossman
Yoakum
Ben Rose
John Novak
John Dolezal Jr
Albert Barta
Adolph Darilek
Paul Malinovsky
Maxine McAfee
Charles Rebecek
Rudy Wagner
Ernest J. Hajek
Publisher Lee Sedlmeyer Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Lee J. Sedlmeyer publisher of the Shiner Gazette was taken to Wagner Hospital Saturday morning after becoming seriously ill with pneumonia. His condition was reported improving by Wednesday morning at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee J. Sedlmeyer
The
Shiner Gazette
Wagner Hospital
Laddie Darilek Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Laddie Darilek is back home recuperating from major surgery at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Victoria. His wife, brother Edwin Darilek, and sister Mrs Otto Turek aided and stayed by his bedside during hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laddie Darilek
Citizen's Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Edwin Darilek
Otto Turek
Mrs Edwin Pfuhl Beloved Mother Placed At Rest
Mrs. Edwin Pfuhl 53 died February 26 1965 after brief illness at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital. Funeral at United Dr. Martin Luther Church Shiner with burial in Shiner City Cemetery. Survived by husband Edwin Pfuhl son Roy two sisters and a step sister existing infant children preceded in death. Funeral attenda nts included Stratman and Oltmann families with Rev F E Eilers officiating. Hymns included O God Our Help In Ages Past and My Faith Looks Up To Thee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin
Lillie) Pfuhl
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
F. E. Eilers
Shiner City
Norman
Bruno
Ernst
Bernard Stratman
George Apts
Harry Oltmann
Mrs. Pfuhl
Breslau
Texas
F. W
Bertha (Huff) Stratmann
Wilhelm Dziewas
Orange Grove
H. F. Grimm
Lillie Stratmann
Edwin P
Hulda Schoenvogel
Corpus Christi
Special Lenten Services at United Dr Martin Luther Church
Holy Week schedule runs Ash Wednesday March 3 through Easter with 8:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers and six film strip presentations detailing the Passion. Holy Communion Maundy Thursday at 8:00 p.m. and Good Friday 2:00 p.m. Pastor F E Eilers leads all services. 10:15 Sunday service also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Dr. Martin Luther Church
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Jesus
Pilate
F. E. Eilers
World Day of Prayer Service Planned Friday
The World Day of Prayer service sponsored by the Baptist Methodist and Lutheran churches will be held Friday March 5 at 7 30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. A nursery will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Shiner Club to Host Pancake Supper and Womanless Wedding
The Shiner Quarterback Club plans a pancake supper from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. followed by a womanless wedding in the gym on Saturday, March 13. Adult prices are 50 cents for supper and 50 cents for the wedding, with children under 12 at 25 cents for each event. Aaron Crawford and Jerry Cox are named as bride and groom in the bridal party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Quarterback Club
Quarterback Club
Max Seidenberger
Aaron Crawford
Jerry Cox
Marr Named District Manager of SW Bell in Victoria
Harris A. Marr is appointed district manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Victoria replacing Claude W. Matthews. Marr, a Texas native and UT graduate, has years of service in Dallas Houston and Brownsville and will oversee commercial activities in 24 exchanges including Beeville Cuero Seguin and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris A. Marr
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Victoria
Claude W. Matthews
Tom G. Brown
Marr
Telephone Company
Dallas
Southwestern Bell
Houston
Matthews
Malone
Hill County
Hillsboro Junior College
University of Texas
U.S. Army
First Cavalry Division
Japan
Brownsville
San Antonio
Betty Lou Williams
Fort Worth
Kathy
Bill
Ricky
Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
Rotary Club
YMCA
Beeville
Cuero
Seguin
Last Rites for Mrs Carl Schmidt
Mrs Alma Beckermann Schmidt of Route 2 Yoakum died February 23 in Huth Memorial Hospital at age 75. Funeral services were held February 25 at Buffington Funeral Home Yoakum with Rev D I Dolton officiating. Interment in Hermann Sons Cemetery. Survivors include son Robert Schmidt daughter Lillian Koehler two brothers Emil Henry and Dick Becker man two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by husband Carl Schmidt in 1943 and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schmidt
Yoakum
Hochheim
Buffington Funeral Home
D. I. Dolton
Hermann Sons
DeWitt County
Robert Schmidt
Otto
Lillian) Koehler
Emil
Henry
Dick Beckermann
Social Security Agent to Visit Shiner March 8
A Social Security Office representative from Victoria Texas will meet residents at Shiner City Hall at 9 am Monday March 8 1965 to help file retirement survivor and disability claims. Attendees may ask questions about the program and verify credited earnings using Form OAR 7004.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
Social Security District
Social Security Administration
P. O. Box
Baltimore
Maryland
Lent Begins Ash Wednesday at Saint Cyril and Methodius
Lent began on Ash Wednesday March 3 marking the season of preparation for Easter. Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church schedules Lenten devotions each Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Czech and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in English, with mid week services at 8:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic
Czech
United
Dr. Martin Luther Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Express Company
V. Minears
A. D. Voskamp
Dr. Barfield
Frank Drabek
Joe Matusek
Shiner Farm Bureau
Legion Park
T. J. Ward
Lee Sedlmeyer Gazette
Edwin Pfuhl
Martin Luther States
World Day of Prayer Friday
Bell Telephone
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Achievement
Trail of Six Flags Theatre
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Victoria County United Fund
Texas United Fund
Victoria City Council
Board
Texas Manufacturing Association
Serra Club
Knights of Columbus
Our Lady of Victory Church
Mrs
Bole
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