Shiner High Hosts First Blue Bonnet Tennis Tourney
The Shiner High School hosted its inaugural Blue Bonnet Tennis Tournament on March 6 indoors due to rain. Cuero won girls and boys singles while Shiner claimed boys and girls doubles. Lena Thieme of Cuero and Iva Nelkamper of Shiner starred with notable performances.
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Shiner High School
Cuero
Gonzales
Hallettsville
Moulton
Waelder
Shiner
Lena Helen Thieme
Charlene Appelt
Aurelee Baca
Iva Nollkamper
Enola
Joyce Pfeil
Evelyn Weatherly
Ann Bell
Betty Jo Moore
Ann Marie Treptow
Tommy Gay
James Kolaf
T. A. Dolezal
Calvin Pfeil
Emil Balusek
Paul Fowler
Dan Cage
Norman Tudzin
Carroll Mang
Texas
Lena
Falfurrias
Iva Nelkamper
Pfeil
Balusek
Yoakum Bowlers Top Shiner Team in Tex Tan Club Match
Yoakum bowlers beat Shiner 74 to 0 after leading early games at the Tex Tan Club. Spectators watched a hard fought contest as Yoakum cemented the win with strong final score and a second defeat for Shiner in the series.
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Yoakum Bowlers
Shiner
Yoakum
Tex Tan
Yoakumites
Business Men's Club meets tonight at Post Cafe
The Business Men's Club will gather at the Post Cafe at 7:15 o'clock this evening for their scheduled meeting.
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Business Men’s Club
Post Cafe
Shiner ISD Sets April 5 Election For Three Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Shiner Independent School District orders an election at the New City Hall in Shiner on April 5 1947 to elect three school trustees. F R Mengenthaler is appointed to conduct the election under Texas general election laws. W G Stindt president and H G Hollmann secretary attest.
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Shiner Independent
Shiner
F. R. Mergenthaler
Texas
W. G. Stindt
Board of Trustees
H. G. Hollmann
Aged Mother Of Chas Chovanetz Buried Monday
Mrs. Frank Rosie Chovanetz aged 80 years died at her Hallettsville area home Saturday night March 8. Funeral from her home Monday at 9:30 with Solemn Requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Hallettsville. Survivors include a daughter Agnes Hajek and sons Edward, John, Charles. Burial in Hallettsville Catholic Cemetery with grandsons as casket bearers.
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Frank
Rosie) Chovanetz
Hallettsville
Sacred Heart Church
Morkovsky
A. Janda
Robert Schmidt
Alfred
Agnes) Hajek
Moravia
Edward I
John Chovanetz
Charles Chovanetz
Shiner
Frank Konvicka
Joseph Konvicka
Joseph
Anna
Baptisms At Shiner and United Dr. Martin Lutheran Church
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Brosh was baptized Wednesday March 5 at Shiner Catholic Church naming Helen Marie. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Kubena Norma Lee Janice Joyce and Janice Jeanine. The Little children received Holy Baptism at United Dr. Martin Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon with Rev. Edwin Oehlke officiating and sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mewes.
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Raymond F. Brosh
Shiner Catholic Church
Helen Marie
A. J. Kubena
Hallettsville
Norma Lee
Janice Joyce
Janice Jeanine
Carl Little
United Dr. Martin Lutheran Church
Edwin Oehlke
Franklin Mewes
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Friday in Shiner
Dr. C. A. Clark of Hallettsville will visit Shiner on Friday March 14 to vaccinate dogs against rabies. For more information contact Shiner Drug Co.
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C. A. Clark
Hallettsville
Shiner
Shiner Drug Co
Birth day anniversary celebrated in paternal home circle
Miss Patricia Mae Hughs joined her family for a birthday celebration at the paternal home. Mrs. Ewald Effenberger from Victoria visits her mother Mrs. A J Berckenhoff. L L Maker family attended Flatonia for the funeral of his uncle Herman Maeker. Dr Gene Schulze and his children visited his parents Mr and Mrs Ad Schulze in Schulen burg. Mrs Hilda Stach returned to duty at the local telephone exchange after sickness leave.
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Patricia Mae Hughs
Ewald Effenberger
Victoria
A. J. Berckenhoff
L. L. Maker
Flatonia
Makers
Herman Maeker
Gene Schulze
James, Michal
Kathryn Ann
Schulenburg
Ad. Schulze
Hilda Stach
Foodcraft Stores Announce Community Plan
The firms of C. B. Welhausen and Company and Wolters Brothers announce a new copyright ed plan for economical distribution of foods and other products sold by local retail stores. They emphasize home ownership, local service, and shopping savings with well known national brands at economy prices. Read their specials and visit your local Foodcraft store today.
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C. B. Welhausen and Company
Wolters Brothers Company
Gazette
Foodcraft
Dolley to Address Texas Exes in Shiner Banquet
Dr James C Dolley vice president of Texas University will speak at the DeWitt Lavaca County Ex-Students banquet in Shiner on March 22 at 8 p m Representatives from Cuero Hallettsville Shiner Yoakum Moulton Gonzales and Yorktown预计 attendance will exceed prior years Banquet resumes after wartime suspension Officers listed include Glade Welhausen president Horace Wimberly 1st vice president E T Summers Jr 2nd vice president Dr Harvey Renger treasurer and Mrs Delka Denmark secretary Tickets 1 50 each must be bought by March 17.
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James C. Dolley
Texas University
DeWitt-Lavaca
County
Shiner
Cuero
Hallettsville
Yoakum
Moulton
Gonzales
Yorktown
Texas Exes
de- Witt-Lavaca Association
Glade Welhausen
Horace Wimberly
E. T. Summers
Harvey Renger
Delka Denmark
Passes Ninety-First Milestone in Victoria
Wm. Wendtland Sr. was named honor guest by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Wendtland at Victoria on Sunday for the ninety first anniversary of his father. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wendtland Jr. and others from Shiner San Antonio Houston. Mr. Spoetzl shared honors with the birthday man as their ages and celebrations near a similar date.
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Wm. Wendtland Sr
Perry Wendtland
Victoria
Wm. Dziewas
Wm. Wendtland Jr
Isabel Thulemeyer
Shiner
Chas Sandford
Houston
J. L. Mikulik
San Antonio
K. Spoetzl
Wendtland Sr
Spoetzl
Wendtland
Victor- Tia
Spoetzel
Hospital Patient List and Dismissals Published
The local hospital reports patients including Miss Agnes Fischnar Mrs. Albert Caka Dan Roznovsky Mrs. Caroline Nollkamper Mrs. Victor Patek Ernest Hajek Georgie Mae Struka Shiner Mrs. Henry Hrachory Fayetteville Mrs. Louis Bollom Frank Tupa Hallettsville Mrs. Anton Flor us Waelder Pete Faltysek Flatonia and dismissals for Mrs. E Broz and baby boy Raymond Mahacek Mrs. Erwin Kasper and baby daughter Mrs. Frank Sembera Marie Petru Mrs Roman Bujnoch and baby girl Mrs William Harabis Mrs Ad olf Kloesel.
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Agnes Fischnar
Albert Caka
Dan Roznovsky
Caroline Nollkamper
Victor Patek
Ernest Hajek
Georgie Mae Struka
Shiner
Henry Hrachory
Fayetteville
Louis Bollom
Frank Tupa
Hallettsville
Anton Florus
Waelder
Pete Faltysek
Flatonia
E. Broz
Raymond Mahacek
Erwin Kasper
Frank Sembera
Marie Petru
Roman Bujnoch
William Harabis
Adolf Kloesel
Chamber Plans New Playground Gear for Welhausen Park
The Welhausen Park project, approved unanimously by the Chamber of Commerce and local directors, will provide about 1000 dollars in equipment destined for the City of Shiner. The city will install maintain and later transfer to the colored school after refurbishing current equipment. Delivery may be delayed, but the setup includes senior and junior units for all children.
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Chamber of Commerce
Welhausen Park
City of
Shiner
Colored School
Chamber of Commerce and
City of Shiner
Funeral Services for Gustave Breitkreutz
Funeral services for Gustave Adolph Breitkreutz are set for 2 30 p m today from the family home then to Lutheran Church with burial in Shiner City Cemetery He leaves his wife a daughter Miss Hilda and two sons Walter of Shiner and Edgar of Cuero He was 75 years 10 months 12 days old and died at 3 o clock Wednesday morning A full obituary will appear next week.
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Gustave Adolph Breitkreutz
Lutheran Church
Shiner City
Breitkreutz
Hilda
Walter
Shiner
Edgar
Cuero
Births Bring News Of Two Families In Hallettsville
Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Brosh for the birth of a daughter on March 1 at Renger Hospital Halletts ville weighing 7 pounds 8.5 ounces. The mother is Elizabeth Linhart of Halletts ville and the grandparents are Aug Linhart and Frank Brosh. Weldon W. Nollkamper of Salt Lake City announces a son born March 4, the fifth grandson for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nollkamper.
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Raymond F. Brosh
Renger’ Hospital
Hallettsville
Elizabeth Linhart
Aug. Linhart
Frank Brosh
Shiner
Ed. Nollkamper
Weldon W. Nollkamper
Salt Lake City
Utah
Broz Baby Born At Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs Emil Broz welcome a baby boy weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces who arrived at the local hospital on March 7.
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Emil Broz
Mar
Benes Family Welcomes 71 4-Lb Boy In Calif.
Pvt and Mrs L B Benes of Pittsburg California announce the birth of a 71 4 pound boy. The father is the son of Mr and Mrs Bedrich Benes of Raymondville Texas. This will make Mr and Mrs Kasper Stary of Yoakum and Mrs Albert Benes of Shiner great grandparents for the first time.
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L. B. Benes
Pittsburg
California
Bedrich Benes
Raymondville
Texas
Kasper Stary
Yoakum
Albert Benes
Shiner
Hallettsville Auction Sold to Cuero Men
Blackwell and Kruger of Cuero announced the purchase of the Foster Bros local Auction effective March 6 in Hallettsville. The new owners will keep existing policies and aim for best service. Auctions move to ten o clock Tuesday mornings from eleven.
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Blackwell
Kruger
Cuero
Foster Bros
Hallettsville
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for March 13 at Library
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Thursday March 13 at 7 30 p m at the Library. All members are urged to be present.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Masonic Lodge Receives Deputy For Official Visit
H. E. Weatherly Dist Deputy Grand Master of Cuero visited Shiner Lodge with three guests on Monday the 3rd and presented a favorable report to the lodge during the official visit.
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H. E. Weatherly
Dist
34Th Masonic District
Cuero
Shiner Masonic Lodge
Breslau Rural Meet Postponed to March 15
The Rural Interscholastic Meet at Breslau has been postponed and will be held Saturday March 15. Contests are scheduled for Playground Ball at 9 a.m. Essay Writing at 2 p.m. Story Telling and Declamation at 7:30 p.m.
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Breslau
St Elizabeth Society Meeting Set After Mass
The St Elizabeth Society plans a meeting on Sunday March 16 following the eight o clock mass.
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St. Elizabeth Society
Give to the Red Cross Now
The Red Cross continues its peacetime mission after the war ending. It urges ongoing support for wounded soldiers in hospitals abroad and at home, nurses shortages, disasters, and relief for allies in Europe. Donations are asked now to sustain 24 hour aid year round.
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Red Cross
Europe
The
Chamber of Commerce Field Trip A Success
Approximately 100 progressive farmers and business men of Shiner attended the soil conservation field trip sponsored by the Shiner Chamber of Commerce. The event showcased terrace work pasture improvement and practices to control wind and water erosion as part of exploring a possible Soil Conservation District for Shiner.
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Shiner
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Clint Brasher
Brasher
Soil Conservation Service
Lava
County Wide Cotton Meeting Slated at Halletts ville HS
A county wide cotton meeting will be held at Halletts ville High School Auditorium on Wednesday March 19 at 7 30 p m Merchants business men and farmers are urged to attend and further details will appear in the next issue of this paper
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Hallettsville High School
County Agent to Miss Dates in Shiner and Moulton
Assistant County Agent has resigned to take a County Agent post in Burnet County. The County Agent will miss his regular monthly dates in Shiner and Moulton temporarily until another assistant is assigned, then he will resume the schedule. John V. Lindsey, Co. Agent.
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Burnet County
Shiner and
Moulton
John V. Lindsey
Shiner Public School Honor Roll List by Grade
The Shiner Public School closed the fourth six weeks on February 28. Honor roll students include first graders Gayle Welhausen, Dennis DeDear, Shelton Westphal, Kennett Pfeil. second graders William Stindt Bennie Syamken, Arlen Tieken, Marcia Effenberger. third graders Jeanette Klosel, Barbara Henkhaus, Clarice Huber. fourth graders Donald Mueller, Lawrence Gerum, Esther Rogge, Margery Ferguson, Barbara Turek, G. W. Minear, Lorene Karnau, Laverne Koening, Lester Boedeker, Leroy Boedeker. sixth grade Jean Mueller, Emilie Lou Minear, Mabel Hagendorf, Doris Henkhaus. seventh Gloria Sommerlatte. ninth Joyce Baros, Julia Ann Gerum. tenth Lorene Wendt. eleventh Junita Bodeker, Verline Hagens, Iva Nollkamper, Lanelle Sommerlatte. twelfth Eva Jo Boyle, Leona Blaschk.
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Shiner Public
Sch
Gayle Welhausen
Dennis DeDear
Shelton Westphal
Kennett Pfeil
William Stindt
Bennie Syamken
Arlen Tieken
Marcia Effenberger
Jeanette Kloesel
Barbara Henkhaus
Clarice Huber
Donald Mueller
Lawrence Gerum
Verline Hagens
Iva Nollkamper
Lanelle Sommerlatte
Eva Jo Boyle
Leona Blaschk
High School P.T.A. Meeting Today
The regular meeting of the High School P.T.A. will be held at the High School today Thursday March 13 at 4 p.m. First Grade directed by Mrs. Max Seidenberger will be presented. The afternoon speaker is Mrs. Thomas Hughs whose subject is Encouraging Wholesome Attitudes.
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Max Seidenberger
Thomas Hughs
Mrs Edmund Schmidt Called By Death Rites Wednesday
Mrs. Edmund Schmidt dies after brief illness at age 47. Funeral services held March 12 at 2:30 pm from the family home to United Dr. Martin Luther Church. Survived by husband Edmund Schmidt and daughter Mrs. Guy McKay of Bay City, plus mother and siblings.
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Edmund Schmidt
United
Dr. Martin Luther Church
Wolfsdorf
Shiner
Guy McKay
Bay City
Emilie Gerdes
Yoakum
Hilda Beckerman
Herbert
Gerhard Gerdes
Edwin Oehlke
Somewhere
Fire prevention talk at Shiner by state instructor
Chief Frank Williams, Field Instructor from the State Firemen's Training School, led a School of Instruction in Shiner on Monday night March 10. About 25 visitors attended from the Hallettsville and Moulton Fire Departments. He urged daily year round fire prevention to help cut fire insurance costs on properties.
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Frank Williams
State Firemen’s Training School
Shiner
Hallettsville
Moulton
Red Cross Donations Sought At Local Bank
Contributions to the Red Cross are accepted at First National Bank for treasurer Glade Welhausen. Mrs. Julia Wolters serves as the local chairman.
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RED Cross
First National Bank
Glade Welhausen
Julia Wolters
Election Notice for Shiner Texas April 1 1947
The mayor announces a municipal election in Shiner Lavaca County Texas on April 1 1947 to elect one mayor one city secretary and three 2 year aldermen. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at the new city hall with F R Mergenthaler as presiding judge and candidate filings due 30 days prior. Attest City Secretary J M Canon.
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Shiner
Texas
State of Texas
Lavaca
New City Hall
F. R. Mergenthaler
J. M. Canon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shiner High Blue Bonnet
H. Goetz
H. Frers
B. Bednar
W. Tieken
H. Hollmann
W . C. W. Denman
W. Gustwick
H. Welhausen
P. Welhausen
W. E. Garrett
Chas
Chovanetz
Dolley
G. A. Breitkreutz
Cuero Men
Masonic Lodge
P.T. A
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