Shiner Junior High Commencement Exercises May 1968
The Shiner High School Gymnasium hosts the Shiner Junior High commencement on Thursday May 23 1968. The program lists graduates including Jimmie Benes Katherine Ellen Bruns Danave J Buesing Jacquelyn Cloutier Robert Cowan Ronald Darilek Minnie Dilworth Carl Dolezal Rhonda Dreyer Roger Frers Debra Harper Shirley Hohmann Darlene Hundl Doris Kalisek Joy Koenning Patricia Kresta Carolyn Krpec Carter Kuyk Frances Malina Gregory Miculka Julian Moreno Ric Nagelmueller Paul Keller James Pesek Ralph Schacherl Janet Schaefer James Schlenker Virginia Schmidt Laura Seifert Rodney Spann Patricia Technik Terry Ullmann Virginia Vincik Susan Walleck Sylvia Walleck Virginia Warren Henry Welfel Kenneth Wenske Shirley Wenske Dorothy Williams Robert Winn Deborah Yates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Benes Katherine Ellen Bruns
Danave J. Buesing
Jacquelyn Anne Cloutier
Robert G. Cowan
Ronald G. Darilek
Minnie Mae Dilworth Carl Gene Dolezal
Rhonda Lynn Dreyer
Roger Lynn Frers
Debra Ann Harper
Shirley Anne Hohmann
Darlene Marie Hundl
Doris Jean Kalisek
Joy Lynn Koenning
Patricia Ann Kresta
Carolyn Ann Krpec Carter
Wayne Kuyk, Frances Ann Malina Gregory W. Miculka
Julian J. Moreno Jr
Hard E. Nagelmueller
Paul Keller Person
Robert James Pesek Ralph John Schacherl
Janet L. Schaefer Wrell James Schlenker
Virginia Ann Schmidt
Laura Lynn Seifert Rodney Emil Spann
Patricia M. Technik
Terry Elaine Ullmann
Virginia A. Vincik
Susan Kay Walleck
Sylvia Evelyn Walleck Virginia Shirley Warren Henry A. M. Welfel Jr
Kenneth Wayne Wenske
Shirley Marie Wenske
Borothy
Louise Williams Robert Earl Winn
Deborah Dale Yates
Shiner Steelers Rally Past Moulton 5 0 In Regular Season
Shiner defeated Moulton 5 to 0 in the last scheduled game. Vaclavik pitched three innings allowing two hits, Turek three innings with one hit, Harper the final inning. Comanches had five runs on seven hits with three errors. Moulton had three hits and one error. Turek and Vaclavik each had two hits. Chumchal Simper and Vaclavik had one hit each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Moulton
Raymond Vaclavik
Billy Turek
Admiral Harper
Comanches
Ro Chumchal
Billy Simper
Richard Vaclavik
Accordion Concert by All Accordion Orchestra
The All Accordion Concert Orchestra directed by Herman Grueneberg performed their first concert on Sunday night May 12 1968 at Shiner High School Gym before about 250 attendees Miss Gayle Biehunke served as mistress of ceremonies The program included marches polkas waltz overture solos duets and an organ solo The ensemble thanks the audience for its strong response to the inaugural performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Accordion
Herman Grueneberg
Shiner High School
Gayle Biehunke
Grueneberg
Roger and Hammerstein
Delene Mikes Honored With Graduation Party
Mr and Mrs Hugo Schwabe honored their niece Delene Mikes with a graduation party at Sulphur Park on Monday May 13 1968. Guests from St Paul High School attended as the senior class celebrated with swimming a barbecue and prizes awarded to Raymond Patek Susan Janisch and Leroy Petry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Schwabe
Delene Mikes
Sulphur Park
St. Paul High School
Raymond Patek
Susan Janisch
Leroy Petry
Ben Malina
Ben Jr
Victoria
St. Paul
Carolyn McKinney
Kenneth Martin
Mike Lara
Victoria High
Jerry Mikes
David
Shiner
Marvin Ulcak
Houston
Beverly Hawkes
Frances Kasper
Albert Martin
Dwight
Rueben Lara
Sheryl
B. D. McKinney
Tina
Tommy
St Paul Seniors Honor Parents Banquet At School
St Paul High School seniors hosted a Parent Appreciation Banquet on May 9 1968 with silver and blue decor. A silver and blue sailboat centerpiece, blue hydrangeas, and a ribboned table setting highlighted the event. Rev John Hanacek gave a speech as parents were introduced to each senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul High School
John Hanacek
Casa Fiesta
Rites Held For Hermann Wustenbart In Moulton
Funeral services for Hermann Wustenbart 71 of Rt 1 Moulton were held at Zion Lutheran Church Moulton with Rev Julius Holm officiating. Burial in Moulton City Cemetery followed. He died April 30 1968 after a cerebral hemorrhage. He served in WWI and is survived by his wife Mary and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Wustenbart
Rt. 1
Moulton
Zion Lutheran
Smith Funeral Home
Wustenbart
Oak Grove
Renger Memorial
Hallettsville
Kinkler
Franz
Ida
Breeder
Cheapside
Shiner
Witting
Mary Haikenwaelder
St. Mary’s
U. S. Army
American Legion
Mary Wustenbart
Houlton
Otto
Norma) Reeder
Houston
Martha) Krause
Martin Henry Wustenbart
Ernst
Ella) Neumann
Hulda) Frehner
JETS Exhibit Opens May 20 With Student Projects
The first annual Junior Engineering Technical Society exhibit will open Monday May 20 at 8:00 p.m. Public viewing will showcase individual and group projects with each member on hand to explain. Mr and Mrs E J Wesselsky of Shiner visited San Antonio for Mother's Day and HemisFair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Wesselsky of
Shiner
San Antonio
Emil Wesselsky
Lamar Consolidated Band Thrills Shiner Audience Before HemisFair
The Lamar Consolidated High School Band led by Dr. William Wendtland performed to a capacity crowd at Shiner High School Gym on Thursday morning, May 9, en route to HemisFair. The 114 musicians received a warm reception from students, faculty, and local residents, with Wendtland praising Shiner for hosting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Consolidated High School
Rosenberg- Richmond
William Wendtland
Shiner High School
HemisFair
Wendtland
Shiner
St. Paul High School
Last Rites Attendances For Mrs Joe Vaclavik Sr
Relatives from Gonzales Bay City Victoria Houston Texas City San Antonio Georgetown Port Lavaca Lane City Wharton Corpus Christi Hungerford Hallettsville Yoakum Hillie Floresville Sioux City Iowa and other towns attended the last rites. Local visitors included Clayton Bollier Minnie Parker and Rudy Eicher with relatives in Shiner Gonzales and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vaclavik
Gonzales
Louis Kresta
Raymond Tomas
Tom Dolezal
Joe Pesek
Lena Hrbacek
Bay City
Edward Vaclavik
Milton Vaclavik
Victoria
J. A. House
Houston
Peter Morisak Sr
Allen Hirsch
Texas City
Dennis DeDear
San Antonio
Joe Rouschaber
Walter Grote
Georgetown
Albert Vaclavik
Port Lavaca
Bennie Vaclavik
Lola Mae
C. J. Jones
Lane City
Hynek Stavinoha
Henry Janik
Joe Valenta
Wharton
Louis Miculka
Charlie Vaclavik
Corpus Christi
Dominic Mladenko
Hungerford
Joe Polasek
Hallettsville
Joe Tobola
Jim Polasek
R. D. Polasek
Frank Polasek Jr
Allen Polasek
Chas
Redfeld
Sioux City
Iowa
Jimmie J. Vaclavik
Clayton Bollier
Minnie Parker
San Benito
A. C. Pfeil
Rudy Eicher
Fred Uleak
John Eicher
Shiner Falls In District Playoff Showdown
Flatonia defeated Shiner 3 to 1 in a district playoff, scoring twice in the seventh to pull ahead. Dennis Florus and Raymond Vaclavik dueled on the mound as Flatonia managed three hits to Shiner's two. The Comanches end the season 5 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Flatonia
Comanches
Dennis Florus
Raymond Vaclavik
Mother's Day honor for Emilie Pfeil at Shiner dinner
Emilie Pfeil was named honoree at a Shiner Mother's Day dinner with a noon barbecue. Family members and relatives from San Benito Poth El Campo SWTSC Seguin Yoakum and Shiner attended, while Capt. Kennett Pfeil was away with the Air Force. Texas Woman's University won a track meet at SWTSC in San Marcos and later at Oklahoma State University with multiple top placements. Delmareen Laas, TWU student and 1967 Shiner High School graduate, competes in track events and hails from Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
Emilie) Pfeil
Shiner Hermann Sons Hall
Capt
Kennett Pfeil
Air Force
Western Pacific
Clayton Bollier
Minnie Parker
San Benito
Jerome Rohan
Sylvia
Poth
Calvin Pfeil
Texas Woman’s University
Bert Lyle
Betty Coston
SWTSC
San Marcos
TWU
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Oklahoma
North Texas State University
Texas Christian University
Delmareen
Sandy
Laas
Shiner High School
Denton
Delmar R. Laas
Shiner
Shiner High elects SYS officers for 1968 69
Shiner Yell Section at Shiner High School held a May 7 meeting to elect officers for 1968 69 with Carol Schmidt as president and Joyce Sestak as treasurer. Dues set at 1.00 and due by the second game. Uniforms unchanged. Camp for head cheerleader and alternate chosen. Ribbons to be sold by all cheerleaders and lieutenants to boost school spirit. Sponsor Mrs Esther Turner reviewed SYS rules. Also notes church listings for United Dr Martin Luther Church and Shiner Brethren Church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Yell
Shiner High School
Carol Schmidt
Clara Mozisek
Joyce Sestak
Jo Ann Seidenberger
Iris Schmidt
Virginia Schmidt
Jo Ann Hajek
Shirley Madala
Esther Turner
UT Kappa Delta Pi Chapter Names 123 New Members
The University of Texas chapter of Kappa Delta Pi honors education scholars for excellence in scholarship and teaching. New members include Kay Lynn Wolters, daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Wolters of Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Kappa Delta Pi
National Honor Society In
Kay Lynn Wolters
Max Wolters
Shiner
Miss Barabara Carroll Completes Stenographic Course
Miss Barabara Ann Carroll daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie V Carroll of Shiner has completed a stenographic course at Durhams College in San Antonio. She is a 1967 graduate of Shiner High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barabra Ann Carroll
Leslie V. Carroll
Shiner
Durham’s College
San Antonio
Miss Carroll
Shiner High School
St Paul Senior Class Honored With Friday Barbecue
The St Paul Senior Class was honored May 12 1968 with a barbecue supper at the American Legion Dining Hall. Guests arrived at 6 30 p m and enjoyed photos conversations and future plans. A buffet featured barbecued chicken giblet rice beans potato salad pickles and iced tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
American Legion
Grace
Louis Fritz
Messrs
August Hartmann
Robert Struka
Eldon Janisch
L. B. Mladenka
Adolph Rebecek
Jerry Mikes
Adolph Janda
Charles Hoepfl SM3 Arrives in Norfolk
Charles G. Hoepfl SM3 arrived safely in port at Norfolk Virginia on Monday May 13 after a Vietnam tour aboard the U S S Newport News His parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Hoepfl Sr of Shiner were notified by phone of his good news
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Hoepfl
SM3
Norfolk
Virginia
Vietnam
U.S.S. Newport News
Edwin Hoepfl Sr
Shiner
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Shiner Gasette
Lee J. Sedlmeyer
P. O. Box
F. E. Eilers
E. M. Jordan
Earl Bryant
Sam Doerr
Nan Doerr
Howard Gloor
Brian Helweg
Shiner Kindergarten
Shiner Public School
Rte
Dennis Kaspar
Ronnie Stary
Ae Edwards
Gery Bruns
Kelly Wagner
Square Dance
Gery Bruns—Rhonda White
Jeffry Chunda
Geneva Marcak
Cindy Alis
Andy Edwards
Stacy Card
Darryl Stanley
Pam Card
Dolores Brzozowski
Lexi Watzlavick
Jeffry Chunda Geneva Marcakthia Valiselly Wagner Rhonda Ite
Melvin White
Rhonda White
Ric
Tee Teen Seeer
Jacquelyn Cloutier
Rodney Spann
C. T
Pete
Matthew
Richard Williford
Darlene Handl
A. L. Hall and Daughters
R. H. Anderson
R. B. Kroulik
J. B. Bednar
Chris
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Robert
John Dennis
Pat Wagner
Massari
Father Louis Fritz
Ben Stluka
H. Wustenbart
Lamar Consolidated
Laddie A. Drabek
Alvin
Shiner and
Quality Pharmacy, Inc
William David Patek
Buccaneer
Buccaneer Stamp Center
Quality Pharmacy
Institute of Texas Culture
Jahn Refrigeration CO
Yoakum
SYS Meeting
United
DR. Martin Luther Church
Luther League
Shiner Brethren Church
John Bravenec
Charles Hoepfl
Port
Folger’s
Jar
Slab Bacon
Oleo, Decker
Star Grocery
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