New P T A Officers Elected At S L A
The S L A P T A met on Monday May 5 at 3 45 PM to close the 1951 52 term. Officers elected were Mrs Frank Tasler president Mrs Felix Hubner first VP Mrs Frank Filip second VP Mrs Paul Stock treasurer and Mrs O A Kosler reporter. The Seniors announce their play May 18 at 7 45 PM in the Catholic gym. Graduation exercises are set for Ascension Day May 22 at 7 45 PM at St Cyril Methodius Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Maneth
Frank Tasler
Felix Hubner
Frank Filip
Paul Stock
O. A. Kosler
Sts. Cyril
Attendees From Many Towns at Mrs. W L McElroy Rites
Relatives and friends from Victoria Yoakum Houston Robstown Woodsboro Wyoming Hallettsville Sweet Home Corpus Christi Humble Austin Markham Lubbock San Antonio attended the rites for Mrs. W L McElroy. Names include Mrs. Robert Soren Miss Lillian Whitaker P H Newby Albert McElroy George Prause Sr C H Pagel Mae Thompson Alka Pospisil Jack Harnden Ernest Harnden Dr Oscar Darilek Evelyn McElroy Eula Schultz and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. McElroy
Victoria
Robert Sorenson
Lillian Whitaker
Yoakum
Messrs and Mines
P. H. Newby
Albert McElroy
George Prause Sr
C. H. Pagel
Mae Thompson
Alka Pospisil
Jack Harnden
Ernest Harnden
Houston
Martha Lynn Fry
H. L. McElroy
Robstown
W. G. Greer
Louis Trojecak
Woodsboro
Frank Lierman
Wyoming
J. E. Walton
Hallettsville
Messrs and Mesdames Theo. Long
A. P. McElroy
Corbett McElroy
Mmes
Alton Allen
C. C. Turk
H. A. Mertz
Emily Hornsby
Earl Greer
Sweet Home
H. L. Wendt
Louise Valenta
E. Herbst Jr
Corpus Christi
Oscar Darilek
Evelyn McElroy
Eula Schultz
Humble
Glen McElroy
Austin
Dale Wendt
Markham
E. H. Wendt
Lubbock
Mildred Simpson
Local Gardener Showcases Prize Vegetables
Joe Heiman visited the staff last week with a basket of prize vegetables. Two onions weighed one pound each, Irish potatoes tipped the scales at half a pound each, and cucumbers were salad size. Breuth had no effect on these specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Heiman
Baby Kneifel Dies Buried In Shiner
Edwin Kneifel Jr., nine months old, died at his parents San Antonio home and was buried in Shiner Catholic Cemetery after funeral services at Yoakum Buffington Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents and grandparents from Yoakum and Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum Buffington
Edwin Kneifel Jr
San Antonio
Shiner Catholic
Msgr
Joseph Pustka
Yoakum
Louis Herman Jr
Frankie Berckenhoff Jr
Joe
Rudy Mozisek
Evelyn Caka
Patsy Berckenhoff
Alene Caka
Benita Zissa
Edwin Kneifel
Louis Kneifel
John Zissa
Shiner
Navy Recruiter To Show Film To Seniors Of 1952
Chief Engineman W A Kennedy from the Navy Recruiting Station in Victoria will visit the Gazette Office Friday afternoon May 9. A Technicolor movie Life At Sea will screen for senior boys of Shiner High School and St Ludmila's at 1 00 PM. The chief urged students to apply at least two weeks before graduation if they plan to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Cannedy
Navy
Victoria
Gazette Office
Shiner High School
St. Ludmila’s
Court St Paul Forms Catholic Daughters Unit Meeting Report
The first meeting of the new Court of Catholic Daughters was held May 5 at the gym with 81 members present and nine out-of-town absentees. Officers were elected per May rules, committees named, and a garment drive and spiritual bouquet for the Holy Father announced. The report from Grand Regent Mrs F M Wagner covered the Port Arthur convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Daughters
Court
Mesdames
F. M. Wagner
Port Arthur
Service Members Return from Leave and Sympathy Notice
A/3C and Mrs Louis H Schumann spent 12 days with parents in Moulton after transfers from Keesler AFB to Tinker AFB. Pfc Bennie Novosad took seven days with parents following Exercise Long Horn. The family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends, relatives, doctors, Rev Breedlove and staff for support during illness and death of Mrs W L McElroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis H. Schumann
Eddie Pesek
Albert Schumann
Moulton
Schumann
Keesler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Pfc
Bennie Novosad
W. L. McElroy
Williams and Wagner
O. T. Breedlove
Peters Returns From Overseas Duty
M dn Sgt L J Peters was a welcome Gazette guest on return from 26 months in Honshu and Kyushu Japan. He enjoyed a 30 day leave before reporting to Kessler AFB Mississippi. His wife and son will stay in San Antonio until Gene finishes school, then join him in Mississippi. The Peters family visited relatives over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Peters
Gazette
Honshu
Kyushu Island
Japan
Kessler
A.F
San Antonio
Gene
Mississippi
Rotary Meeting Honors Attendee With Perfect Service Record
Shiner Rotary Club held a Monday gathering at Bettys Cafe with visiting Rotarians Festus Carroll A G Schwartz and C Torn. Rev O T Breedlove paid tribute to C C Amsler who kept Rotarys 5 plus years of perfect attendance since 1946. President Sedlmeyer announced incoming president Arthur Ward to report on the Austin District Conference held April 27 28 with Richard Williford Glade Welhausen Max L Wolters and Jos Muras in attendance. Til We Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Rotary Club
Betty
Festus Carroll
Weimar
A. G. Schwartz
Hallettsville
C. Torn
Austin
O. T. Breedlove
C. C. Amsler
Rotary Club
Sedlmeyer
Arthur Ward
Richard Williford
Glade Welhausen
Max L. Wolters
Jos. Muras
Rotary Anns
Henry Wieting In Far East
Henry E. Wieting airman USN serves aboard the USS Antietam in Korean waters with Carrier Task Force 77. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willie Wieting of Route 1 Shiner Texas. The Antietam was recommissioned from the mothball fleet in January 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antietam
Far East
Henry E. Wieting
USN
Willie Wieting
Route 1
Shiner
Texas
Stationed in California and families linked to Houston
Elton A. Schreiber is now stationed in California at 362-05-66 USS Curtis AV 42nd Div. rl tee San Francisco. Mrs. David Kocian visits Kokernot with her parents while her husband David A. Kocian is a patient in the Veterans Hospital in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Elton A. Schreiber
USS
Curtis AV
San Francisco
David Kocian
John Pekar
Kokernot
David A. Kocian
Veterans Hospital
Houston
Local residents visit Taft and join holiday services
The report notes Mr. and Mrs. Ford Guettner and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huser with Virginia Ann visiting Edward Picha’s home in Taft Sunday. P W Buechman were business visitors in Canada Tuesday. George Fiedler Sophie Fiedler and Wilbur Hornsby attended Decoration Day services at High Hill last Sunday. Christian Hranitzky spent Sunday in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Guettner
Henry Huser
Virginia Ann
Edward Picha
P. W. Buechman
Canada
George Fiedler
Sophie Fiedler
Wilbur Hornsby
High Hill
Christian Hranitzky
Victoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
McElroy
E. W. Pfeil Jr
Baby Kneifel
St. Paul
Hanacek
A. A. Darilek
J. Kocian
M. Muras
L. Hajek
P. Berckenhoff
Pauline Stock
O—O
Leo Bartel
J. R. Mikesh
Adolf Mikesh
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington, D.C
John M. Mikesh
Ad Villastrigo
Joe Adamek
el Campo
August Janik
Clute
Frank Svatek
Derrel Yawn
Boling
Service Men’s Corner
Tinker Afb
Rotary News
Henry Wieting
Campbell’s
Palmolive
Gebhardt’s
Baby George
Staley
Farmers Co-Op Association
Yoakum Speedway
Gonzales
Janak Bros
Hiway
WINGS
Seersucker
Skip Dent
Deer Park Brand
Pate OA
RAYON
Batiste
Somnola
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