Mother's Day Origin Credits Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia
The note details how Anna Jarvis promoted Mother's Day after her mother died in 1906, leading to observances on the second Sunday in May. It notes early adoption in Philadelphia in 1908, Jarvis' activism, and the day’s spread to churches, schools, and public life with carnations as badges for living and dead mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Miss Jarvis
Texas
Senate
House of Representatives
Darilek Jr Elected Vice President of Texas Dental Assn
At the Texas Dental Association annual meeting in San Antonio the Southwest Division nominated Dr. A. A. Darilek Jr. for vice president. The House of Delegates elected him to serve 1963 64 as vice president and a member of the state board of directors. His duties include visits to component societies and board meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Dental Association
San Antonio
A. A. Darilek Jr
Big Spring
el Paso
Laredo
Corpus Christi
House of Delegates
Darilek Jr
State Association
Darilek
Claude T. Henry
Victoria
John Clegg
Port Lavaca
Arthur Wilburn
Kenedy
Clarence Hartman
Gene Hrnch
Moulton
Floyd Brigham
James Eddleman
Robert Afflerbach
Gilbert Koopman
Yorktown
Ladies Auxiliary
Catherine Vaughn
Sadie Erdelt
Shiner
Laverne McCloud
Lolita
Jaromilka Malina
Anita Pustejovsky
Joyce Mikes
Alvina Hartman
Ioria
Theresa Balusek
Georgie Meyer
Pat Jurek
Department of Texas Adjutant
Billie Dorris
Austin
Dorris
Hospital Week To Be Observed At Frank M Wagner Memorial
The Frank M. Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation will observe National Hospital Day on Sunday May 19 from 9 to 11 and 2 to 5. Visitors can view new equipment added in the last year including a Electrocardiograph Machine donated by the Birtcher Corporation in memory of Mrs. Elvera Herder Schaefer. The device cost 950 dollars. Also on display are donations received recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Wagner Memorial Hospital Foundation
National Hospital
Birtcher Corporation
Q. B. Schaefer
Elvera Herder
Hollman Letter Details Items in Wolters Museum
J G Hollman of DeLand Florida contributes information on historical items in Wolters Memorial Museum in Shiner Texas. He describes arrow heads from Latin America and preColumbian artifacts as well as World War I relics, Spanish dam finds, and coins and weapons spanning Caesar to Napoleon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Hollman
Wolters
P. O
DeLand
Florida
Wolters Memorial Museum
Gazette
Mr. Hollman
Shiner Gazette
Shiner
Walters Memorial Museum
Henry Hollmann
Spain
Bolivia
Brazil
University of Texas
Witting
Texas
North
South America
Mexico
Segre
Lerida
Julius Caesar
Ylerda
Caesar
Napoleon
Edwin Wolters
Romulus
Remus
Rome
Edwin
A.E.F
France
Army Service Organization
Aline Wolters
Local Club Meetings and Religious Notices Parade May Dates
Community groups and parish societies schedule meetings and events through May. Legion Auxiliary holds sessions May 11 and 28 with memorial services. SHINER PTA meets May 9. Catholic groups gather May 12 and May 14. Scout Troop 231 meets Thursdays. Farm Bureau plans May 14 at Legion Park. multiple organizations request punctual attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Legion Park
HINER
Alma Kempe
W.M
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legionnaires
BOY Scout Troop
Helweg
R. A. Tindall
Steve Kubicek
Brian Helweg
Catholic Altar Society
Jim Zissa
Julius Zissa
John Beal
Rudy Billimek
Tillie Bludau
Alvin Boehm
Annie Bolech
Ed Bolech
Henry Bolech
Leo Bartel
Marilyn Welff
Sharon Wiese
Evelyn Kutach
Genevieve Chotenovsky
Elaine Kocian
Jill Lambert
ST. Elizabeth Society
C.Y.O. Deanery
Knights of Columbus
Mothers of the
Shiner Parish
Court St. Paul No
VFW
Shiner Public School Pta
Shiner Farm Bureau
SLA Registration For Beginners Starts May 12
Registration of Beginners at St. Ludmila's Academy for the Fall term opens Sunday May 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registration continues through May 19 to accommodate parents. Beginners must be immunized and present birth and baptismal certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Lutherans To Pay Tribute To Pastor Oehlke
A church supper will be held May 9 at 7 30 p m in the Social Hall of the Lutheran Church to honor Pastor Edwin J Oehlke. All congregation members and friends are invited with families asked to bring a covered dish. Plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Edwin J. Oehlke
Hospital Patients List With Readable Names and Dismissals
Hospital weekly roster lists numerous patients by name from towns including Flatonia Moulton Hallettsville and Shiner. Dismissed patients include Mrs Pavlicek Henry Matura Reno Hellinger Frances Ulicnik Jimmie Welfel and infant boy.
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George Aschenbeck
Ella Moe- Comas
Antonio Petru
Albert Bargmann
Fred Eilert
Joe Vrazel
Gary Edward Dreyer
Joseph Patek Sr
Victor A. Foster
Shiner
David Wayne Jungbauer
Filipe Nieto
Moulton
John Kristynik
Barbara Lev
Mollie Ziegelbauer
Flatonia
Andrew P
Brown
A. J. Peters
Hallettsville
John Pavlicek
Henry R. Matura
Reno Hellinger
Frances Ulicnik
Jimmie Welfel
Joe Machicek
Last Meeting Sets May 9 for Installations
The last meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Cafetorium. Mrs. E A Ross will install new officers for 1963 64 and final committee reports will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Public School
PTA
E. A. Ross
Mailbox Improvement Week Set for May 20 1963
The week of May 20 to 25 1963 is designated Mailbox Improvement Week. Rural route mailboxes must be safe neat and easily served by carriers. Owners names and box numbers should be visible and boxes kept painted and properly installed to avoid delays.
May Fest Parade and Coronation Held in Shiner
Shiner Legion Park hosts the annual May Fest on Sunday May 19 with a 1:30 p.m. parade featuring over 20 out of town entries and local groups. A family style barbecue dinner starts at 11:00 a.m. and a 3:00 p.m. lunch follows, plus bands, rides, games, and an 8:00 p.m. coronation naming Annabell Seifert May Queen at Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ner Lodge No. 20
The
Hermann Sons
Shiner
Homer Sommerlatte
Lone Star Pony Hitch
San Antonio
Shiner Hobo
Willie Hagendorf
Legion Hall
Annabell Seifert
Transfer notice for interdistrict school applications 1963 64 term
Parents must file an interdistrict transfer application with the County Superintendent by June 1 for the 1963 64 term. Applies to all children not attending school in home district including students within and above the home district grade. W. A. Eilers.
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W. A. Eilers
Rites Tuesday For Mrs William Brod
Mrs William Lydia Brod aged 83 years and 25 days died May 6 1963 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held May 7 at United Dr Martin Luther Church in Shiner with burial in Shiner City Cemetery. Complete obituary next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Lydia) Brod
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner City
Last Call For Little League Applications
All boys aged 9 to 12 must submit Little League applications by this Saturday May 11. League play will be at the new City Park Diamond and organizers aim to form six local teams with sufficient players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City Park
New Diamond
Lutheran Church Schedule Change
Beginning May 12 worship at United Dr. Martin Luther Church starts 8 00 a m with Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 15 a m This schedule runs until early September The notice urges members not to neglect assembling together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Scout Roundtable May 9 In Yoakum
The Boy Scout Leaders Roundtable and Summer Camp Planning Meeting will be held at Lakeside Club in Yoakum on Thursday May 9 at 7 30 p m The meeting invites Boy Scout Leaders to plan their Troop Summer Camp program and to vote on events for the Swim Meet set for June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Lakeside Club
Yoakum
Game And Fish League Annual Meeting Held
The Shiner Game and Fish Protective League held its annual meeting at Welhausen Dam and Picnic Grounds on May 2. Officers were elected including President Kenneth Otto and Vice President T A Dolezal, with a full board and plans for a Green Dickson Park dam project and related developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game and Fish League
Shiner Game and Fish Protective League
Welhausen
Kaspar
Green- Dickson Municipal
Shiner Game and Fish League
First National Bank
Boys 13 16 Years Softball Teams To Be Organized
All boys over Little League age through 16 years may join summer softball. register with Elton Zander at Shiner Motor Sales. Deadline is May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton Zander
Shiner Motor Sales
Rites Held for Mrs. Agnes Bartosch in Schulenburg
Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Bartosch age 90 were held April 27 1963 at Schwenke Baumgarten Chapel Schulenburg with mass at St John Catholic Church. Burial followed at St John Cemetery. She was born April 15 1873 at High Hill and lived in Schulenburg Floresville and Shiner before her death. She leaves two children Ed Bartosch and Mrs. Louisa Fisseler, seven grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. Her husband and a son preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Agnes) Bartosch
Schwenke-Baumgarten
Schulenburg
St. John Catholic Church
Edward Bartsch
St. John Catholic
High Hill
Frank Bartosch
Floresville
Frank Wagner
Births in Shiner and area at Frank Wagner Memorial
Congratulations pour in for multiple newborns. Angela Gay Foster born Sunday May 5 in Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds six ounces to Victor Foster Jr and Doris Clouhy of Shiner. Grandparents Lad die Clouhy and Victor Foster Sr plus great grandparents noted. Also Filipe Nieto and Andrews Brown families announce newborn girls and a boy born May 6 and May 7 respectively at the same hospital weighing seven pounds and six ounces.
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Victor Foster Jr
Shiner
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Angela Gay
Doris Clouhy
Laddie Clouhy
Victor Foster Sr
Albert Clouhy
Moulton
Ad. Rebecck
Flatonia
Filipe Nieto
Andrew P. Brown
Hallettsville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Dental Assn
Lee J. Sedlmeyer
Shiner, Texas
Mr. Sedlmeyer
Ella Arnold
Annie Balusek
Victor Pulkrabek
Senator Culp Krueger
James Buske
Percy Garbade
Joe J. Strauss
SLA
V.F.W. District 24
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pean
Jonnie Bee Bednar
Frances Ann Tasler
Delene Mikes
James Burke
Protem Percy Garbade
V.F.W
Culp Krueger
el Campo
Krueger
Afflerbach
Steve Michalec
Adolph Kubecka
VFW Dist
William Brod
Scout Roundtable
Don Kaspar
M. D
Victor Stindt
Oscar Weber
Kenneth Otto
Presi
A. Bartosch
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