New Babies in Schulenburg and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Max Walla of Schulenburg welcomed a baby boy born Tuesday May 6 at the local hospital. Mr and Mrs Willie J Kutac celebrated a new baby girl born May 5. They name Dorothy Helen. Mr and Mrs George Orsak of Yoakum welcomed a baby girl Marie Ann at the local hospital May 1.
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Max Walla
Schulenburg
Willie J. Kutac
Dorothy Helen
Marie Ann
George Orsak
Yoakum
Meeting of the Blessed Virgin Society
Members of the Blessed Virgin Society will meet after the 8 o clock Mass on Sunday May 11. All members are asked to attend.
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the Blessed Virgin Society
Hospital Patients From Shiner and Nearby Towns
A list of parents and relatives from Shiner and surrounding areas including Hallettsville, Yoakum, and Crosby. Names include James Janak, Louise Walter, Vera Haus, Lexie Janecek, Mrs. George Orsak, Mrs. Max and son, Mrs. M. G. McMaster, and others referenced as residents or patients in Shiner Hospital.
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Shiner Hospital
James Janak
Hallettsville
Louise Walter
Vera Hauschild
Shiner
Lexie Janecek
Gate
George Orsak
I Ter
Yoakum
Max and Son
Schulenburg
M. G. McMaster
Crosby
Adam and Fallen Man Lesson Sermon for May 11
Christian Science services announce the Lesson-Sermon “Adam and Fallen Man” to be read in all churches on Sunday May 11. The Golden Text cites Romans 5 17 about grace and the gift of righteousness ruling in life through Jesus Christ. Included is I John 2 24 25 promising eternal life to those who abide in the beginning word.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
Jesus Christ
Methodist Church Mother's Day Service at 11:00 AM
Pastor L. A. McDaniel invites worshippers to honor mothers on Mother's Day. The offering supports the Mission Home and Training School of San Antonio. The service will recognize the youngest and oldest mother present. Clifton Monroe will teach the Adult Bible Class sharing Aruba experiences.
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Clifton Monroe
Aruba
May Festival at Blucher Park Promises Lunch and Amusements
United Dr Martin Luther Church announces a Mother's Day festival with a church school at 9 am and divine service at 10 am in English. The Dreyer English service follows at 7:30 pm. A Wednesday 7:30 pm senior choir meets under Rev. Richard Schuetze. Good lunch and amusements are planned for all ages.
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Dreyer
Blucher Park
Richard Schuetze
Shiner Baptist Church Services Announced For Sunday and Midweek
Sunday School at 10:00 led by H. Cammack, Supt. Morning Worship at 11:00. Training Union at 6:30 directed by Mrs. R. B. Harris. Evening Worship at 8:00. Midweek prayer Wednesday at 8:00. Rayford Harris, Minister extends a cordial welcome.
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H.cammack
R. B. Harris
Rayford Harris
Emmanuel Lutheran Church Service Schedule Notice
Emmanuel Lutheran Church announces English services on the second Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. and the fourth Sunday at 3 p.m. under Pastor Henry C. Nickel.
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Henry C. Nickel
Parity payments set for Lavaca County farmers in 1941 AAA
Lavaca County farmers can estimate earnings from full participation in the 1941 AAA program. Parity payments will be 1.38 cents per pound for cotton, 10 cents per bushel for wheat, and 32.4 cents per barrel for rice, with additional conservation payments based on normal yields. Deductions apply if allotments are overplanted. soil-building options under the ACP may further enhance payments.
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Lavaca County
AAA
O. E. Hermes
AAA Committee
Lavaca
Agricultural Conservation Program
Texas
Hermes
A. C. A. Tabulate Peanut Voting in Lavaca County
The Lavaca County A. C. A. committee met on April 29 to canvass the peanut referendum ballots from April 26. Lavaca County reported 2 votes for the marketing quota and 12 against. Nationally about 87 percent favored the quota law, prompting marketing quotas for peanuts for 1941 through 1943.
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Lavaca County
Lavaca
Texas Almanacs Here Off the Press for 1941 Copies
The 1941 Texas Almanac is off the press and available for pickup at the Gazette office. Residents and researchers may obtain a copy by visiting the newspaper office to secure the annual reference.
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Gazette
Trash pickup delayed due to impassable roads
Notice from City Sanitarian J. R. Mikes urges delaying trash disposal until weather improves as roads to dumping grounds are blocked. No date given.
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J. R. Mikes City Sanitarian
Absence notice for beauty shop closes May 18 to June 1
Mrs Vlasta Marburger states she will be away from May 18 to June 1 and her Beauty Shop will be closed during that period. Anyone wanting a permanent wave may obtain it before that date.
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Vlasta Marburger
Synod Meeting Moves to Cuero Over Water Impact
Rev. R. Schuetze and Rev. W. Wolfsdorff attend the Texas Synod of the United Lutheran Church. The meeting place was moved to Cuero due to high water in Weesatche. Rev. Paul Bechter of Holy Cross Lutheran Yoakum serves as synod president.
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R. Schuetze
W. C. Wolfsdorff
Texas Synod of the
United Dr. Lutheran Church
Cuero
Weesatche
Paul Bechter
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Yoakum
Synod
Chamber of Commerce Meeting in Shiner May 6 1941
The Chamber of Commerce met at City Hall on Tuesday May 6 1941. President C C Amsler led the session, approving April minutes and discussing invitations for Shiner to participate in the Duchess and Junior Duchess Coronations in June.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Amsler
Yoakum
Shiner
F. M. Wagner
Dorothy Henkhaus
Walter Henkhaus
Kenneth Ross Otto
Paul R. Otto
A. & M. College
C. of C
Poultry Extension Service
Poultry Extension
Gonzales
Lavaca
Luling
Flatonia
San Antonio
Seguin
Hallettsville
Victoria
Port O’conner
W. C. Schmidt
M. E. Wolters
Texas Managers of Chamber of Commerce
James Burke
Max L. Wolters
L. E. Denmark
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kindness
A statement of sincere appreciation for courtesies during illness. thanks for flowers messages and acts, wishing blessings.
National Hospital Day May 12 Open House at Dr Wagner's
Monday May 12 is National Hospital Day. The public is invited to visit the hospital and cheer those in ill health as Dr Wagner's Hospital hosts an open house event.
Shiner P T A meeting on May 9 at 3 15 p m
The Shiner Public School P T A will hold its annual meeting at the school building on Friday May 9 at 3 15 p m. The session closes the year and includes officer elections. Mrs C R Lorimer president of the eleventh district of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers will be a guest speaker. All members and interested parties are urged to attend.
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Shiner Public School
C. R. Lorimer
The
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Seven objectors sentenced in Lavaca County draft case
Seven objectors from Lavaca County pleaded guilty to Selective Service Act violations after saying they would ignore the draft and alter the Ten Commandments. Judge Allred gave five years each and urged them to change their minds, with warnings of harsh penalties. Berthold Knocke was acquitted on charges of counseling others not to register. Willie Hohmann avoided sentencing by agreeing to complete his questionnaire.
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Victoria
Allred
Berger
Schroeder Grover Knocke
Elmo Knocke
Felix Lacina
Christian Bennetson
Henry C. Boehl
Albert Carl Hohmann
Grover Knocke
Lavaca County
Hohmann
Willie John Hohmann
Berthold A. Knocke
Schroeder Grover
Elmo
Twenty Five Years Ago Celebrations And Small Town News
Twenty five years ago Miss Iane Striebeck and Mas ter aene celebrated theirs last Friday. Light refreshments were serv ed and the little folks enjoyed the occasion very much. Mrs. P A Lyons returned from Aransas Pass where she tended her mother Mrs. Crane who has just passed her 90th birthday. Mrs Lyons will move to Aransas Pass next Saturday to be with her mother. Street improvements are under way in Shiner with Avenue E raised and ditches opened. Miss Helen Ruhmann took a vacation from Floresville duties and visited her parents. Miss Stella Blohm is improving after a diphtheria attack. Misses Esther Dittmar and Leonida Schuhmann visited Hallettsville. Sam McMurray left for a visit to his mother in Cuero. Mrs C L Kopecky bought a Ford roadster. Mrs C B Welhausen and children, Mrs A J Berckenhoff and children, and Miss Ella Schramm motored to Schulenburg for a visit. Mrs Lizzie Cauthern and daughter Josephine visited friends in Yoakum. Mr John Michal visited relatives at Moulton and Flatonia.
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Iane Striebeck
Aene
Aransas Pases
Helen Ruhmann
Floresville
Stella Blohm
Esther Dittmar
Leonida Schuhmann
Hallettsville
Sam McMurray
Cuero
C. L. Kopecky
C. B. Welhausen
A. J. Berckenhoff
Ella Schramm
Schulenburg
Lizzie Cauthern
Josephine
Yoakum
John Michal
Moulton
Flatonia
Softball meeting under lights to form league teams
A gathering of all softball players is set for tonight under the lights to organize a league and an All Star Team. Volunteers will be assigned to teams, and those unable to attend can register their names to participate.
Texas committee departs for Washington to present findings
A joint Texas legislative committee will present its findings to the Department of Agriculture and congressional committees in Washington this week. The delegation, led by officials including Senior L. J. Sulak of LaGrange, left Austin Friday and will confer with agricultural authorities on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Joint Committee
Texas Legislature
Department of Agriculture
Congressional
Washington
Austin
L. J. Sulak
LaGrange
Bunjes School Graduation Sets Friday Exercises
Bunjes school will hold graduation exercises Friday night at eight o'clock. Superintendent J Mil Auld of Shiner will address the graduates and County Superintendent Wm A Eilers will deliver the diplomas. Certificates will be awarded to Blanche Havel Doris Raab Louis Roeder Marie Roeder and Erwin Vrazel. Public invited.
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Bunjes
J. Mil Auld
Shiner
Wm. A. Eilers
Blanche Havel
Doris Raab
Louis Roeder
Marie Roeder
Erwin Vrazel
Wiener Roast for Shiner League May 12 1941 Camp Ground
The Shiner Game and Fish League schedules its annual Wiener Roast at the Camp Ground on May 12, 1941 at 6 00 P M All members are urged to attend.
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Shiner Game and Fish League
Camp Ground
Tell Us the News Public Help Wanted for Community Items
A call for readers to share personal life events from births engagements weddings illnesses and travels. The note asks for updates on household happenings visits trips relocations and recoveries to help publish a more complete local newspaper. It appeals to community participation and says without help the paper cannot cover all events.
Thank you to friends for flowers and sympathy noted
A personal note of gratitude expresses thanks to friends who sent flowers to the sick room and offered messages of sympathy during illness. The writer notes the kindness aided recovery and assures continuing appreciation.
United States Defense Bonds Notice from Bank
An advertising note from FIRST NATIONAL BANK SHINER promotes United States Defense Bonds Series E F and G. The bank invites inquiries for bond details and states it is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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United States Defense Bonds
First National Bank
Shiner
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Eastern Star Meeting Memorial Service Observed at May Meeting
Shiner Chapter No. 272 will hold its regular meeting on May 13 at 8 p m with the Memorial Service. All members are urged to attend. Tommie Amslet W M.
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Shiner Chapter
Helchak’s Beauty Shop Ad With Contact Details
A brief listing for Helchak’s Beauty Shop notes a VAT bag type per ves and provides a phone number ending in 197 for contact. The fragment references a local business listing and telephone contact.
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Helchak
Texas rivers swell as rains ease across the state
Flooding from Brownsville to Denison reached damaging heights on Monday but no lives were lost. By Tuesday relief spread as skies cleared and forecasts pointed to fair weather. In the city the May 2 rainfall totaled 3.70 inches.
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Texas
Brownsville
Denison
May Festival Lunch Invite From Church Groups
All Lutheran congregational members and Ladies Aid and Women's Missionary Society are asked to bring lunch and help participate at the May Festival on Sunday the 11th.
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Lutheran Congregational
Ladies Aid and Women’s Missionary Society
Business Men's Club to Meet Thursday
The Shiner Business Men's Club will meet at Pohlers Cafe Thursday evening at 7 P. M. Members are invited to discuss local commerce and upcoming events. Attendees should arrive early for the session.
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Business Men’s Club
Shiner Business Men’s Club
Pohlers Cafe
Teddy Bear Avoids Relief at Menger School Night
A local program at Menger School on Friday May 9 highlights Teddy Bear activities and student engagement. Organizers emphasize support and participation as part of the community event.
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Teddy Bear
Menger
Western charm for all at Melody Ranch features Autry
Melody Ranch starring Gene Autry with Jimmy Durante and Ann Miller plays at the Palace Theatre Friday and Saturday. Gore Hayes, Mary Lee, Barbara Allen also appear in this light western with plenty of action and humor for fans of classic singing cowboys.
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Melody Ranch
Gene Autry
Jimmy, Durantee
Shiner Brewers Beat Victoria Ro 10 For Victory
Shiner Brewers defeat Victoria Ro 10 to 4 as Eli Garza pitched seven innings and the Brewers collected 13 hits. Red Calhoun and Laddie Michalek led hitters. Robertson and Marcak shined in defense. Sunday’s visit from Gonzales promises a hot game as Shin er ties Hallettsville for the league lead at 3-1.
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Eli Garza
Ace Flinger
Evangeline League
Toria
Fliors
Mn Lucas
Victoria
Brewers
Gonzales
Shiner Brewers
Shiner c
Shiner
Brewer
Hallettsville
Red Calhoun
Laddie
Michalec
Percy
Garbade
Robertson
Marcak
Roeder
Fishnar, Stevens
Darilek
Ellis
Strauss
Fishnar
Stevens
C O Meeting Postpones Regular May Session
The committee will hold its regular meeting on May 8 at 8:00 PM in Parish Hall. All members recused themselves from certain discussions.
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K. J. Z. T. Society
Christian Science Services
Services OF
Shiner Baptist’ Church
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Texas Almanacs
Chamber OF Commerce Meeting
Ed. Macha
Berthold Knocke
Eastern Star Meeting
Tommie Amslet,w. M
C. ¥. O. Meeting
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