Lent to Easter customs and Holy Week overview
The article outlines Lent starting Ash Wednesday and extending to Holy Week. It notes Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday with traditions like ashes, foot washing, and fasts. It references early Christian practices, Carnival periods, and historical rites across Europe and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francine Klagsbrun
World Book Encyclopedia
Rome
New Orleans
Paris
Olney
England
Liberal
Kansas
Christ
Jerusalem
Austria
Russia
Portugal
Spain
VFW and Auxiliary Install Officers Easter Egg Hunt
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary plan installation of officers on Sunday March 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the VFW Home. Children of members are invited to attend and will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt. Ladies are asked to bring lunch for the social after the business sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Local Organizations Set March Meetings and Deanery Session
The American Legion and Auxiliary will meet Tuesday March 28 at 7 30 p m. The Council of Catholic Women meets Thursday March 23 at 7 30 p m in the Parish Gym with officers and reps expected. The Deanery Meeting will be held Sunday March 26 in Hallettsville at Sacred Heart Parish Hall from 2 00 to 4 00 p m. Firemen's Wives Aux 28 convenes at 7 30 p m in City Hall. Catholic Daughters meet Monday March 27 at 7 30 p m in the Parish Gym. poetry winners will read and District Deputy Mrs Helen Kozielski will discuss the Yoakum workshop on May 7. Door prize to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Council of Catholic Women
CCW
Hallettsville
Sacred Heart
Firemen’s Wives Auxiliary
Catholic Daughters of America
C.D.A
Helen Kozielski
Yoakum
Door
Bill McReynolds Speaks at Shiner FFA Father Son Banquet
The Shiner FFA chapter held its annual Father and Son barbecue at Legion Park in Shiner on Thursday March 16. About 135 people attended including fathers as honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McReynolds
Shiner F.F.A
Legion Park
Shiner
Edwin J Knesek Dies In Moulton Hardware Merchant
Edwin J Knesek a longtime Moulton hardware merchant died suddenly at about 4 55 pm Thursday age 74 2 months 1 day He collapsed at his store and was pronounced dead on arrival at Shiner Hospital He was born January 8 1887 in Schulenburg moved to Moulton in 1902 married Albina Mikulik on June 14 1923 He was a World War I veteran and member of the American Legion and Knights of Columbus Funeral services were held March 11 1961 at St Josephs Catholic Church with military honors Interment was in Schulenburg Catholic Cemetery He is survived by his wife one son Elliott Knesek of El Paso one granddaughter Linda Kay Dunigan and two sisters in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin J. Knesek
Moulton
Shiner Hospital
Smith Funeral Home
Schulenburg
Frank and
Johanna (Chovanetz) Knesek
Moulton St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Kenneth Mikulik
Sacred Heart Catholic Church of
Houston
Emil Winklarek
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Bill Novosad
Bill Meyer
Henry Kocian
Aug. Eilert
Emil J. Jaluska
Knights of Columbus
Elliott Knesek
el Paso
Linda Kay Dunigan
Adelle Southard
Edna Bucek
San Antonio
Ham Shoot At Edgar's Drive-Inn Invites Easter Prize Winners
A ham shoot will be held at Edgar's Drive-Inn on the Shiner Yoakum highway Sunday March 26 starting at 1:00 p.m. Prizes include hams for Easter and other target shoot awards. Bring 12 and 16 gauge shotguns. Refreshments will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar’s Drive-Inn
Shiner-Yoakum Highway
Last Day Near to Buy Licenses
Local motorists are reminded that March 31 is the final day to purchase 1961 license plates. Good Friday closures mean all Shiner businesses close at noon and remain closed for the day, so plates cannot be obtained after church services. Obtain plates today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Cattle Theft Probed in DeWitt County
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Clark leads a six month cattle rustling probe in DeWitt County with Sheriff Ray Morkowsky and Texas Cattle Raisers Association. Two Cuero men, Simon Hopkins and Booker T. Washington, are charged with theft involving more than 20 cattle. Hopkins posted a $5,000 bond. the other defendant awaits bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Charlie Clark
de- Witt County
Texas Cattle Raisers Association
DeWitt County
Hopkins
Annual Barbecue and Shoot by Lavaca County Game Conservation
The Lavaca Colorado Wharton County Game Conservation Association will host its annual barbecue and running deer and ham shoot on Sunday April 30 at O J Woytek Hunting Camp 13 miles east of Hallettsville on Highway 90 A four miles east of Sublime. Dinner at noon with a one dollar membership and 50 cent for children over seven. The event draws hunters from Victoria De Witt Fayette Lavaca Jackson Colorado and Wharton counties and fosters wild game preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca-Colorado-Wharton County Game Conservation Association
O. J. Woytek
Hallettsville
Sublime
Victoria
DeWitt, Fayette
Lavaca
Jackson
Colorado
Wharton Counties
Check Your Fishing License Before Spring Trip
Before your first spring fishing outing, verify license requirements. All persons ages 17 to 65 must hold a $2.15 fishing license unless using a cane pole in their own county. Ensure compliance to enjoy the season legally.
One-Act Plays Set for Shiner Interscholastic District
District 24-A Interscholastic League will present one act plays in Shiner at the Shiner Public School Gym on Friday March 24 starting at 7 00 p m. The order features Schulenburg Shiner Bastrop and Del Valle. Dr Mazon Law of the University of Texas will serve as critic judge. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Schulenburg
Bastrop
del Valle
Mazon Law
The
University of Texas
John A Cada Placed At Rest Rites At St Marys
John Anton Cada died at his home in the St Marys Community Hallettsville on March 19 1961 at age 70. Funeral services were held March 21 at St Marys Catholic Church with burial in the parish cemetery. He was a farmer and member of St Isidore Society. He is survived by his wife a son and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Anton Cada
St. Mary’s
Rt. 4
Hallettsville
Buffington
Shiner
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Henry Psencik
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Hubert Smolik
August
Henry Ulcak
Dominic, Blase
Victor Konvicka
Buffington Chapel
Mr. Cada
Frank
Annie
Day Old Infant Buried In Shiner
Richard Paul Jr., a day old infant son of Richard Paul and Estelle Schleinschok, died March 20 at Crews Hospital Gonzales. Funeral services were held March 21 at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel Shiner with burial in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Survived by three sisters Pauline Janet Jo Ann Schleinschok. grandmothers Mrs Joe Schleinschok and Mrs Theodore Blaschke. uncles aunts and cousins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Paul Jr
Richard Paul
Estelle
Nee Blaschke) Schleinschok
Gonzales
Crews Hospital
Buffington
Pauline
Janet
Jo Ann Schleinschok
Joe Schleinschok
Theodore Blaschke
Flatonia FFA Stock Show Schedule Promotes Local Event
The Flatonia High School FFA Fat Stock Show takes place March 23 with events starting at 1:00 p.m. Frontier Parade leads to stock judging at Flatonia Livestock Commission Co. grounds, a breeding swine show follows at the high school, and premium bidding occurs at 8:00 p.m. at the auction ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flatonia High School
Flatonia Livestock Commission Co
Flatonia Livestock Commission
Dennis Svetlik Named Distinguished Texas A&M Student
Dennis J. Svetlik of Route 4 Hallettsville is named a distinguished student at Texas A&M College for fall 1960. Criteria include at least 15 semester hours with no grade below C and a GPA of 2.25 or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Svetlik
Dennis J. Svetlik
Route 4
Hallettsville
Texas A&m College
Berger Wuensch And Jurica Receive Shiner Chamber Of Commerce Awards
George Watzlavick presented Chamber awards to top FFA students at the annual father and son barbecue at Legion Park on March 16. Ervin Beer earned a 150 dollar prize as top third year student, Robert Wuensch 100 dollars as top second year farmer, and Kenneth Jurica 50 dollars as top freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.F.A
Calvin Bruns
Ervin Berger
Ervin
Robert Wuensch
Edwin Boehm
Johnny Hajek
Billie Darilek
Boehm
George Watzlavick
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Jurica
Ray Seale
Bill McReynolds
WOAI
McReyno
Solemn Mass Honors Nada Pastor Jubilee
Father Edmund J. Bily of St. Marys Nada celebrated his Silver Jubilee with a 10 a.m. Solemn Mass at Nada on March 20 presided by Archbishop Robert E. Lucey. Deacon and subdeacon were his nephews Edward and John Bily. Sermon by Msgr. Alois J. Morkovsky. A luncheon followed for clergy. a Sunday evening parish hall reception drew parishioners. Bily, born 1910 in Praha, was ordained in 1936 and served in Shiner and Flatonia before becoming Nada pastor in 1947, building a new school and rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alois J. Morkovsky
Hallettsville
Father Bily
Congregation of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament
Hedwig
Victoria
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Shiner
Frank and
Skop) Bily
Praha
St. John’s Seminary
Frederick Neubert
Arthur J. Crossaerts
San Fernando Cathedral
S.S. Cyril and Methodius
Sacred Heart
Flatonia
Rockne
Nada
Hospital Patient Admissions and Discharges List
Weekly hospital roster shows current inpatients Adolph Sembera John F Kasper Mrs Alfred Alvin Chumchal and baby girl Shiner Mrs William Gilbert Fox and baby boy Austin Frank Tscheidel Mrs Joe Rivera Yoakum Mrs Anton Kramerbauer Franklin William Filip Mrs Alfred Mikulencak and baby girl Moulton Colored Unit Henrietta Milton Shiner Dismissed patients include Mrs Jerome Siegel Eugene Vincik Mrs Anton Matejek Mrs Emil Huser and baby boy Johnnie Vincik Jr Mrs Marvin Kurtz and baby girl Mrs Emma Hildebrandt Mrs Emil Henrichs and baby girl Mrs George Bujnoch Susan Gail Winklarek Mrs Jerry Kalina and baby boy Mrs Julio Salinas and baby girl Mrs Louis Barcak Mrs William Kutac Colored Unit Margie Marie Brooks and baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Sembera
John F. Kasper
Alfred Alvin Chumchal
Shiner
William Gilbert Fox
Austin
Frank Tscheidel
Joe Rivera
Yoakum
Anton Kramerbauer
Franklin William Filip
Alfred Mikulencak
Moulton
Henrietta Milton
Jerome Siegel
Eugene Vincik
Anton Matejek
Emil Huser
Johnnie Vincik, Jr
Marvin Kurtz
Emma Hildebrandt
Emil Henrichs
George Bujnoch
Susan Gail Winklarek
Jerry Kalina
Julio Salinas
Louis Barcak
William Kutac
Roznovsky in Training at Casa Grande Arizona
Vic Roznovsky 23 year old catcher from Shiner Texas on the Rio Grande Valley Giants roster trains at the Giants new $2,000,000 facility near Casa Grande. The complex hosts nine minor league teams and features luxury quarters, a large dining hall, multiple diamonds, and a 3.5 acre lake in Arizona between Phoenix and Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casa Grande
Arizona
Victor Roznovsky
Shiner
Texas
Roznovsky
Steve Roznovsky
San Angelo
Roswell
Fresno Giants
Rio Grande Valley Giants
Fresno
Rio Grande
Harlingen
San Francisco Giants
Giants
America
Sunshine Belt
Phoenix
Tucson
Tacoma Giants
Springfield
Mass
Eugene, Ore
Fresno and
Pocatello
California
Quincy, Ill
el Paso
Salem
Shiner ISD Trustees Election Set for April 1
The Shiner Independent School District will hold its annual trustee election on Saturday April 1 to elect two board members for three year terms. Incumbents include President Bob Sterling and Vice-President Richard Williford, with Ernest Kral as a challenger. Polls at City Hall open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Independent School District
Bob Sterling
Richard Williford
Ernest Kral
Shiner Scout Troop Wins First Place Honor in Austin
Shiner Boy Scout Troop 232 sponsored by Msgr. Netardus Council No 3081 Knights of Columbus earned first place with a blue ribbon at the Scout-O Rama held March 17-18 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium. Fifteen members participated in the Silk Screening workshop, with materials provided by Kaspar Wire Works of Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Msgr. Netardus Council
Knights of Columbus
Austin
Baseball Loop Reorganized Nine Clubs In Fold
The South Central Texas Amateur League will operate as a nine club circuit in 1961 after a March 13 meeting in Weimar. Members include La Grange Jaycee Demons Weimar Veterans Bernardo Hurricanes Shiner Clippers Nada Rebels Plum Blue Sox Schulenburg Texans Smithville Merchants East Bernard with new bids and a 16 game schedule starting April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grange
Texas
Weimar
Smithville
Schulenburg Texans
East Bernard
Bernardo
al Kasparek
Babe Ruth
Karen Brod
Bob Bubolz
Shiner
George Muzny
L. A. Krenek
Nada
Les Blume
Henry Holub
Plum
Glenn Bland
Schulenburg
Billy Fritz
Henry Koyn, Jr
Edwin Zimmerman elected to American Angus Association
Edwin Zimmerman of Shiner has been elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. He was among 23 breeders of purebred Aberdeen Angus in Texas elected during the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Zimmerman
Angus
Shiner
American Angus Association
St. Joseph
Missouri
Frank Richards
Zimmerman
Texas
Svetlik Family Receive Gifts from Shiner
Donations continue for the Anton Svetlik family of Hallettsville with more than 300 dollars sent from Shiner in addition to earlier Gazette gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svetlik
the Gazette
Anton Svetlik
Hallettsville
Shiner
Also Mentioned on This Page
VFW & Auxiliary
Legion
Selmon Polk
Knesek
Nora Mae Dunigan
Ham
Edgar's Drive-Inn
M. L. Lundquist
Augustana Lutheran Church
Rolf A. Normann
Lutheran Welfare Society
Trinity Lutheran Home
Round Rock
Scott
Emerson Arelius
Trinity Lutheran Homes
National Lutheran Council
Round Rock and Shiner
Mar
John A. Cada
St. Mary's
Flatonia F.F.A. Stock Show
Berger, Wuensch and
Jurica
Shiner Chamber of Commerce Awards
Shiner Chapter
Future Farmers of America
Margie Marie Brooks
Baby Boy
Vic Roznovsky
Casa Grande, Ariz
Sotal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!