Older People Eligible For Medicare Sign Up Extension
Notices urge Americans who turned 65 before early 1965 to enroll by May 31 1966 after a deadline extension. The new cutoff also applies to those aged 65 in January or February 1966 allowing enrollment by May 31 with benefits starting July 1 1966. Contact social security offices to apply. Memorial observance at Shiner Memorial Post No 6209 and Ladies Auxiliary in Shiner Texas honors fallen soldiers with prayers and patriotic rites.
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Medicare
Shiner
Texas
Scouts to receive holy communion May 29 mass
Cubs of Pack 232 and Boy Scouts of Troop 232 will attend a body holy communion during the 8 oclock Mass on Sunday May 29 instead of the first Sunday in June. Par vuli Dei awards will be blessed and presented to Robert Strauss Marvin Wagner Mark Hubner Duff Wagner Michael Pokluda Mark Mraz Thomas Struka Thomas Fisseler and James Muelker.
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CUB Scouts
Pack 232
Boy Scouts
Troop
Robert Strauss
Marvin Wagner
Mark Hubner
Duff Wagner
Michael Pokluda
Mark Mraz
Thomas Struka
Thomas Fisseler
James Muelker
Memorial Services at Witting Cemetery Sunday May 29
Memorial services will be held at Witting Cemetery on Sunday May 29 at 2 30 p m. A lunch will follow to benefit the Witting Cemetery Association.
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Witting Cemetery
Witting Cemetery Association
Notice affirms accuracy of Shiner Gazette reports
Rev Edwin J Oehlke signs a statement affirming the April 28 and May 12 reports published in the Shiner Gazette. He rejects any claim that Trinity Lutheran Home of Shiner medical services were unsatisfactory, offering to provide verification of the facts if needed.
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Shiner
Trinity Lutheran Home of
Edwin J. Oehlke Shiner
Texas
Shiner to Observe Memorial Day May 30
Shiner will close Monday May 30 for Memorial Day with business houses shut and a note for shoppers to buy groceries Saturday. The Shiner Post Office will close and rural route deliveries halt. The First National Bank will open 9 to 12 noon on that day.
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Shiner
First National Bank
Poppy Day Remembered By Shiner Legion Auxiliary
The Shiner American Legion Auxiliary urges all Americans to wear a red memorial poppy on Poppy Day Saturday May 28. Proceeds aid disabled veterans in hospitals and workshops who make the flowers, honoring those who died and helping living veterans.
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America
American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
Europe
Shiner American Legion Auxiliary
Vacation Bible School at Shiner Baptist Church
Shiner Baptist Church invites children ages 3 to 15 to Vacation Bible School from May 23 to May 27, 8:30 to 11 am daily. Registration and Preparation Day is Saturday May 21 at 8:30 am. Visitors are welcome.
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Shiner Baptist Church
Last Rites For Alfons Kubicek
Alfons Kubicek a 77 year old Moulton resident died at his home on Sunday May 15 1966. Funeral services were held May 17 at Smith Funeral Home and St Josephs Catholic Church with a Requiem Mass. Interment followed at Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Survived by his wife three brothers and three sisters with multiple nieces nephews and in laws listed.
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Alfons Kubicek
Moulton
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Smith Chapel
Moulton Catholic
Jim
George Kubicek
Frankie
Steve Kubicek
Ewald Erdelt
Shiner
Pat Kubicek
Yoakum
Alfons
Mary Cloudy) Kubicek
Frank Kubicek
Isidor Kubicek
Ignace
Mary) Balajk
Shiner Sheller Appreciation Days at Checkerboard Store
Shiner Sheller and Feed Co. announces Customer Appreciation Days May 26 27 28 at the Checkerboard Store and Check-A-Mix mill. Vladik and Edwin Darilek invite customers to visit for prizes and displays as they express appreciation for business.
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Shiner Sheller and Feed Co
Purina
Shiner
Vladik
Edwin Darilek
James A Evans Resigns as Lavaca County Attorney
Lavaca County Attorney James A Evans announces resignation effective June 20 1966 to become Assistant Attorney General of Texas. He expresses gratitude to the citizens and court for their fairness and cooperation and notes he remains in public service in a new role.
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Lavaca County
Texas
State of Texas
Week’s News Delayed As Space Shortage Delays Coverage
Several articles remain held over this week due to lack of space in the edition. Editors postpone coverage of multiple stories until space becomes available.
Rites Held For Mrs. Wm Metcalf in Ingleside
Mrs William A Minnie Metcalf 66 of Ingleside died May 12 after a short illness. She is survived by her husband William. two brothers William See and Ernest See. a sister Mrs Ida Albert. Funeral May 14 at First Methodist Church with burial in Prairie View Cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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William A
Minnie) Metcalf
Ingleside
Shiner
William
Elizabeth
Herr) Lee
Metcalf
Knights of Pythias
First Methodist Church
Robert Ross
Prairie View
Cage-Marshall Funeral Home
T. M. Vlasak
Roy Capeheart
W. A. Dreier
N. R. Erskine
H. W. See
D. E. Norris
William Metcalf
William F. See
Houston
Ernest See
Charles
Ida) Albert
Corpus Christi
Paul See
Henry See
Fred See
Doyle
Annie) Coston
Tomato Trials Field Day Set at Yoakum Station
The Texas A and M Plant Disease Laboratory near Yoakum will host a Tomato Trials Field Day on May 26 led by County Agent Jack Lindsey. Attendees will view tomato variety trials, STEP and Texas Tomato Trials entries, weed control demos, greenhouse tomato topics, and pest and disease discussions starting at 1 30 p m two miles east of Yoakum on Highway 111.
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Texas A&M _ University
Yoakum
Jack Lindsey
Southern Tomato Exchange Program
STEP
Peanuts
Highway 111
Lindsey
Debut of Blaine Michelle Kohl at St. David's Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno R. Kohl of Austin announce the birth of their daughter Blaine Michelle at St. David's Community Hospital in Austin on Wednesday May 18 1966 at 6 35 p.m. The baby weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces and the mother is the former Bernice Kurtz.
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Bruno R. Kohl
Austin
Blaine Michelle
St. David’s Community Hospital
Bernice Kurtz
Berkovsky Rites Set For Shiner Resident
Godfrey F Berkovsky 49 of Rt 1 Shiner died May 23 1966 at Ridgecrest Nursing Home Gonzales after long illness. He is survived by wife Cecilia two sons Laddie and Dennis a brother and two sisters. Burial at Shiner Catholic Cemetery following Requiem Mass at Saints Cyril and Methodius Church.
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Godfrey F. Berkovsky
Rt. 1
Shiner
Ridgecrest Nursing Home
Gonzales
Evergreen Nursing Home
San Antonio
Buffington Funeral Home
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Catholic Church
John J. Hanacek
Shiner Catholic
Alvin Berkovsky
Otto Stary
Yoakum
Martin Pesek
Sweet Home
Julius Zissa
John Zissa Jr
Laddie Pesek
Buffington Chapel
Godfrey Frank Berkovsky
Lavaca County
Frank J
Frances (Pesek) Berkovsky
Mont Olive
Mt. Olive
Cecilia Zissa
Msgr. L. P. Netardus
Jim Zissa
Shiner Catholic Church
Spjst Lodge
Cecilia Berkovsky
Laddie Berkovsky
Dennis Berkovsky
William Berkovsky
Ben
Mildred) Bolech
Willie
Angeline) Zissa
Frances Berkovsky
Frank J. Berkovsky
Mary
First Grandchild Born to Kurtz and Kohl Families
Grandparents for the first time are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kurtz Jr. and for the third time, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kohl, all of Shiner. She is the first great granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kurtz Sr. of Shiner.
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Charles Kurtz Jr
Albert Kohl
Shiner
Charles Kurtz Sr
Boy Scouts Honored In Yoakum Ceremonies May 15
More than 400 Scouts adults and family members attended Catholic Scout awards in Yoakum over May 14 15. Explorer Troop 228 staged a campout with an evening campfire program featuring Indian dances and skits by visiting troops. Auxiliary Bishop Steven A. Leven presented the Ad Altare Dei awards to about 80 outstanding Scouts from Archdiocese parishes during a Sunday Mass at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Robert E. Schmidt officiating.
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Yoakum
Explorer Troop 228
A. J. Rohan
Sweet Home Farm-to-Market
Yoakum Explorers
Lott Street
Kaiser Feed Store
East Gonzales
Schrimscher
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Christ the King
Church of
Kenneth Schwab
Thomas Grubert
Steven A. Leven
San Antonio
Obituaries from Shiner Texas area deaths and services
Obituaries list Willie E. Goetz 58 of Shiner died May 23 services May 25 at United Dr. Martin Luther Church burial in Shiner City Cemetery with survivors wife Wilma son Billie Gene Goetz daughter Laverne Pfuhl and four grandchildren Anita Discher 64 registered nurse died May 21 services May 22 at Buffington Funeral Home and United Dr. Martin Luther Church burial Shiner City Cemetery survivors two brothers Erwin and Arno Kurtz John P. Kurtz 81 of Shiner died May 22 service May 24 at Shiner Catholic Church with Requiem Mass burial Shiner Catholic Cemetery Fritz Meyer 88 died May 24 1966 services May 26 United Dr. Martin Luther Church burial Shiner City Cemetery survivors Fritz Meyer band Emil Albert Freddy Meyer three daughters Adella Hillen Hilda Mewes Hattie Ondres ten grandchildren nineteen great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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Willie E. Goetz
Buffington Funeral Home
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner City
Wilma
Zander) Goetz
Billie Gene Goetz
Edgar (Laverne) Pfuhl
Port Lavaca
Herbert Goetz
Harry Goetz
Westwood
New Jersey
Anita Discher
Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital
Edwin Oehlke
F. E. Eilers
Shiner City Cemetery
Erwin
Arno Discher
Houston
Buffington Funeral Home Chapel
Shiner Catholic Church
Charles Carolan
Shiner Catholic Cemetery
Fritz Meyer
Anna Vornsand
Trinity Lutheran Home
Buffington
Emil
Yoakum
Albert
Westhoff
Freddy Meyer
Rosenberg
Walter
Adella) Hillen
Franklin
Hilda) Mewes
James
Hattie) Ondres
San Antonio
Hospital Patient Roster and Birth Announcement
Dismissed patients include Mrs Werner Selzer Mrs J Boedeker Rabik Filip Mrs Fri Michna Henry Matura Frank Wagner Jr Fritz Albrecht Susan Johnson Edwin Otto Mrs Edward Hajek Selma Murphy and baby girl born May 21 weighing six pounds and 14 ounces. Readable hospital list shows current week admissions and named individuals in Flatonia Yoakum region.
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Werner Selzer
J. Boedeker Rabik Filip
Fri. Michna
Henry Matura
Frank Wagner Jr
Fritz Albrecht
Susan Johnson
Edwin Otto
Edward Hajek
Selma Murphy
Shiner ISD Kicks Off Four Week Pre School Program
The Shiner Independent School District will offer a four week pre school program under ESEA Title I for eligible students age six by September 1 1966. The program runs June 20 to July 15 from 8 30 a m to 1 00 p m with daily lunch and free school supplies and a physical exam if needed. Melvin E White directs a staff of four teachers and four aides. A June 1 parents meeting at 8 00 p m will register students and outline daily activities.
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Melvin E. White
Office of Economic Opportunity
ESEA
Texas Education Agency
David A. Little
Monday Rites For A J Kallus 98 in Wied Community
A J Kallus of the Wied community died at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital in Shiner on May 21 1966 aged 98 years 2 months 1 day. He was born March 20 1868 in Frenstat p Radhostem Czechoslovakia and moved to Texas in 1880. He married Teresa Migl November 10 1890 and lived in Wied 70 years. He served as KJT president 22 years and was an honorary president. Funeral services May 23 at Kabena Funeral Home Hallettsville and 9 30 at St Marys Catholic Church. Burial in Wied Cemetery. He leaves seven daughters two sons 61 grandchildren and 120 great grandchildren.
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A. J. Kallus
Wied
Frank Wagner
Shiner
Mr. Kallus
Frenstat P. Radhostem
Czechoslovakia
Texas
Schulenburg
Kallus
Kabena
Hallettsville
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Anthony Pesek
Phillip Mladenka
Henry Netard
John
Johanna) Zvesper
la Grange
Charles
Bohdanka) Pesek
Leonard
Filipka) Mladenka
Rud
Henrietta) Pesekall
J. T
Agnes) Parma
Cameron
George Kallus
S. J
Annie) Janak
V. T. Kallus
Shiner ISD Board Hears TEA Visit and Curriculum Plans
The Shiner Independent School District Board met in regular session on May 11. They discussed a second high school curriculum sequence and received a favorable TEA report from Cotton Ashton on the Title I remedial program. Resignations of Dixie Marr and Sharon Struve were accepted and invoices were approved.
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Shiner Independent School District
Cotton” Ashton
Texas Education Agency
Shiner
Ashton
Dixie Marr
Sharon Struve
Public School Library Opens for Summer in Shiner ISD
The Shiner Independent School District opens its public school library this summer from 9 to 3, Monday through Friday, starting June 1. A library aide will issue and receive books in June through August with a two week loan limit and fines of 10 cents first day and 5 cents per day after.
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Shiner
Shiner Independent School District
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Vacation Bible School
James A. Evans County
James A. Evans
Edwin Wolters Memorial
South Ave. I
Shiner Conservation Society
Wm. Metcalf
Yoakum Station
Godfrey Berkovsky
John P. Kurtz
Kurtz
Emil Harbers
Frank Cervenka
Rudy Jahn
R. L. Allert
Joseph Simper
Joe Pohler
Albert Valenta
Kenneth Tenberg
Thomas Hughs
Steve Kostelnik
Konstant Majsejcik
Josephine Weidel
Stanley Marik Flatonia
R. H. Littlefield
Shiner Independent
Ats
Welhausen
Shiner and Trade
City OF
Shiner Business Men’s Club
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