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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1963
Page
1
The American Legion Auxiliary will sell poppies Saturday May 25 in Shiner. The Poppy Memorial honors American war dead and disabled servicemen, with poppies made by veterans to aid welfare and rehabilitation programs.
The Shiner Public Schools announce a practice evacuation drill Friday May 24 at 2 37 p m for civil defense. The alarm will sound and students will be loaded onto buses with one way streets marked on Avenue G and 13th Street. Parents are asked to follow the plan and cooperate with staff to avoid traffic congestion.
Mayor Arthur Kaspar announced that Poppy Day will be observed in Shiner on Saturday May 25. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the memorial event with volunteers on street corners offering poppies to the public to honor war dead and disabled veterans.
Parents must file transfer applications with the County Superintendent by June 1 for children to attend a school outside their home district for the 1963 64 term. Applies to all students regardless of grade level. Mrs John Dolezal recovering from a broken hip with visits from her children. Working after retirement age may increase Social Security retirement payments.
Public urged to support The American Legion and Auxiliary by wearing a Poppy on Poppy Day to honor those who died in service and assist the annual national remembrance effort.
A number of cotton farmers in Lavaca County have not planted due to dry conditions. The county agent's office will collect name, address and acreage from those seeking an extension of the planting deadline to May 20. Contact the county agent's office promptly.
Local organizations schedule events including a baseball dedication Monday June 3 at 7 15 p m Shiner Firemen’s Wives Auxiliary May 28 City Hall Catholic Daughters May 27 7 30 p m parish gym and officers installation. Religious catechetical school opens June 3 at St Ludmila’s Academy with transport to centers. Knights of Columbus Mass June 2 6 30 a m Legion and Auxiliary May 28 7 15 p m and Memorial Services Cub Scout Pack 232 May 29 7 30 p m Lutheran Church Women meet May 27 8 p m and charter member drive.
The Yoakum Plant Disease Laboratory will hold its annual Spring Field Day on Thursday May 23 with 1 30 p m field trips to tomato watermelon and peanut plots led by Experiment Station staff and District Agent Joe Glover Visitors may bring problems for an informal Q A session The event features greenhouse tomato and early season watermelon production techniques from top researchers including Dr A L Harrison Thurman E Boswell and Mildred M Koenecke with Alvin J Frazer Abel A Villareal directing field work The lab sits 2 miles southeast of Yoakum on State Highway 111.
Reverend Mr. Joseph Martin Hybner will be ordained by Auxiliary Bishop Stephen A. Leven at SS Cyril and Methodius in Shiner on Saturday May 25 at 9 30 a m He born November 11 1936 is son of Mr and Mrs Leo F Hubner and will be the first native Shiner to be ordained there The ordination followed years of seminary study at St John s Assumption and Incarnate Word College with various parish and community roles The First Solemn Mass will be held Sunday May 26 at 9 30 a m with several clergy assisting A parish picnic and a reception are planned as part of the celebrations
The U S Civil Service Commission announces Postal Clerk and Carrier exams at $2.26 per hour Grade PFS 4 for Shiner Texas Post Office. No current opening. exam to establish new register. Applications from Postmaster or Executive Secretary at Houston Main Post Office Building until further notice.
The hospital reports this week includes Mrs John Dolezal Mrs Edmund Pfeil Mrs Ella McComas Mrs William Kleihege Joe T Papacek Mrs Martin Fric Mrs Rudie Billimek Shiner Mrs Emil Henrichs Moulton Mrs Edward Jenkins Flatonia Dismissed patients are Mrs Ludwig C Molnoskey Miss Mollie Ziegelbauer Mrs Frank Brosch Mrs Emil Braschke Mrs Clarence Raab and baby boy Mrs Robert Welfel
The Shiner Elementary School held its eighth grade graduation Friday May 24 1963 at 730 p m Guest speaker was J Jack Cloutier Diplomas were presented by Kenneth Otto Valedictorian Sharon Pfeil and salutatorian William Dierksen The graduating class includes Donnie Bannett Richard Baros Gary Bender Barbara Benes Margie Benes Mike Benes Morris Boedeker Alfred Boehm Lucille Chumchal Irene Condel William Dierksen Robert Fikac Ronnie Galindo Steven Glomb Shirley Jurica Donnie Kalisek Dennis Elekar Carleen Kram Delmareen Laas Lailey Zane Lambert Aaron Migl David Muehlstein Daniel Nerada Mary Ann Nerada Clara Neubauer Basil Novosad Sharon Pfeil Linda Pilsner Claude Pohler Elaine Renken Carolyn Schroeder Marilyn Schroeder Doris Sembera Richard Voelkel Eugene Velek Judith Winkenwerder Roger Zimmerman Earline Zissa
The Shiner Dance Club hosts a Western Dance at Wied Hall on Friday May 31. Music by George Machart. breakfast at $1 per plate starting at midnight. Prizes for best dressed couple and outstanding individuals. No guests allowed.
Yoakum's annual Tom Tom Celebration boosters plan a Shiner stop on Saturday May 25 arriving about 4 15 p m. Local preparations include a welcome escort into the city by Yoakum police and a waterfront of entertainment for the visitors.
Frank Sralla age 25 three months 24 days of San Antonio died Saturday May 4 1963 in San Antonio. Services were held May 11 at 4 00 pm at Buffington Funeral Home Shiner then at Shiner Catholic Church with Rev Alphonse Padalecki officiating. Interment in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Born Shiner January 10 1938. Survived by mother Mrs Lillie Sralla of San Antonio two brothers Paul Sralla of Kenedy and George Sralla of San Antonio three sisters Mrs Eugene Wagner Mrs Lane Wagner and Mary Ann Sralla of San Antonio.
1921 Shiner High School graduates schedule a class reunion on Sunday June 2 1963 at 10 a.m. at E J Kempe Farm Shiner. Open house starts 3 p.m. Alma C Kempe president and Louise T Mikulik secretary invite friends and relatives.
Shiner businesses will close Thursday May 30 for Memorial Day. Housewives are urged to shop Wednesday for groceries. The Shiner Post Office will be closed with no rural route deliveries. The First National Bank will open 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Thursday May 30.
The Little League Association gratefully acknowledges received items and cash gifts to buy equipment. Additional donations are urged to fund a full season lineup, with cash drop off at First National Bank or checks made to Little League Ass'n., Shiner mailed to the Bank. Do it today.
Six teams are organized with sponsors and managers as the Little League season opens Monday night June 3. The new diamond will be dedicated with a color ful ceremony at 7 15 p m. All sponsors managers players and parents are urged to attend in uniforms and caps with the community invited to celebrate the opening and donations that boosted the league.
Texas Highway Department awards two contracts for FM 531 and FM 966 near Lavaca and Yoakum. B A McKown Inc and Ballard Haile Inc lead grading, bridges, base and surface work beginning May 14 1963 with completion in 140 working days. Traffic will be rerouted with barriers and signals as needed. M G Cornelius and H P Krause oversee projects and emphasize public cooperation.
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