Field Tour Of Plant Disease Lab In Yoakum
A field tour of the Plant Disease Laboratory in Yoakum is set for Thursday May 29 at 2 PM. Farmers will tour 15 stops showing tomato varieties, seed treatment uses on peanuts and peas, nematode control, greenhouse tomatoes, insecticides, breeding work, test blocks, pruning and fertilizer tests, transplanting, sprayers, sweet corn, and watermelons. The lab is about 2 miles from Yoakum on Highway 111 toward Edna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoakum
Green House
SLA Graduates Select Rev Stryk As Speaker
SLA graduates chose Rev. Jerome Stryk of Yoakum to deliver the baccalaureate sermon at their 12 year delayed diploma ceremony held May 22 at Sts. Cyril and Methodius church. Henr ietta Vesely was valedictorian and Jane Ulcak salutatorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SLA
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Father Petru
Mother
Jerome Stryk
Yoakum
Stryk
John Hanacek
Hanacek
Henrietta Vesely
Jane Ulcak
Petru
Yoakum Tom-Tom Rodeo Opens June 12 1952
The Yoakum Tom Tom Rodeo returns June 12 to 14 with frontier parade rough riding trick roping and top stock. National champions compete nightly at 8 00 pm produced by Jerry Rippeteau led by C Y Jacobs and featuring a Friday bathing beauty revue and Turner Hall dances. A Kiddies Parade and railroad Round-Up cap the weekend with a carnival open all three nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Jerry Rippeteau
C. Y. Jacobs
Yoakum Rancher
Yoakum City Park
Turner Hall
Yoakum-Gonzales
Yoakum Chamber of Commerce Office
Hospital Patients and Dismissals List This Week
The weekly hospital roll includes Mrs. Augusta Messer and other listed patients from multiple towns such as Shiner Flatonia Hochheim Yoakum and Wharton. Dismissals include Mrs. Gus Kretschmar and others, with several families named for recent releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Messer
John Kutac
Annie Mewes
Bertha Schreiber
Julius J. Cimrhanzel
Chas. A. Oakley
Leonita Vasek
Enola Pfeil
Louis Dusek
Baby
Shiner
May Heard
Willie Bailey
E. J. Brunner
Flatonia
Louis Matusek
Gus Kretschmar
Adolph Seidenberger
Leo Janak
Geraldine
Darlene Kuehn
Arthur L. Ratliff
Laddie Darilek
Lucille Dolezal
Felix Najvar
Leo Heinrich
Yoakum Boosters Plan Tom Tom Festival Parade
The Yoakum Tom Tom Motorcade travels to Shiner at 8 30 AM for a 20 minute plug of the celebration. Boosters will carry entertainment and information. Twelve Queen candidates accompany the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
SHS Seniors Name Rev Klages For Lit Address
The 1952 Shiner High senior commencement featured Rev. A D Klages of Hallettsville Lutheran Church delivering the graduation address. Diplomas were presented by Wilbur Minear. scholarships noted for Glorian Ann Sommerlatte and John Schroeder. special $300 award to Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner High
Raymond Dierksen
O. T. Breedlove
Lutheran
Lord
Maker
McFarland
Kreutzer
V. G. Stindt
John Schroeder
Gloria Ann Sommerlatte
A. D. Klages
Hallettsville Lutheran Church
Wilbur Minear
Board of Education
Shiner Independent
Neal B. Fox
Glorian
Ann Sommerlatte
R. H. Sterling
Chamber of Commerce
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
Edwin J. Oehlke
James Muecke
Chas. Chovanetz
Dierksen
Catholic community meeting notices and drives for May June
The Council of Catholic Women holds a May 30 meeting after services. Cub Scout Pack meets May 30 at 7 30 PM at Legion Park with buns and weiners for a roast. CC Y O meets May 29 at 8 PM in the Catholic gym. Knights of Columbus will receive Holy Communion June 1 at 6 30 Mass. The Holy Father’s Drive for Needy Children ends June 1. Court St. Paul Catholic Daughters meet June 11 due to officer installation. Altar Society meets June 3 with no cards sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Catholic Women
Legion Park
CC. Y. O
Knights of Columbus
Holy Father’s
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Catholic Daughters Meeting
Court St. Paul
Hoffmann
Cuero
Altar Society
Lutheran Church Announces Summer Worship Schedule
Beginning next Sunday June 1 United Dr Martin Luther Church will hold worship at 9 15 AM with Sunday School at 8 00 AM This summer schedule runs through early September The notice urges attendance and cites the importance of gathering together Jesus faith community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Local Girl Featured In Who's Who In Growl Yearbook
Seguin Iona Mae Discher of Shiner is highlighted in the Who's Who section of The 1952 Growl at Texas Lutheran College. She is named one of two outstanding students in English by the English department faculty for scholastic ability accomplishments and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Iona Mae Discher
Shiner
Texas Lutheran College
Miss Discher
Rainfall Surprise Boosts Crops Despite Minor Terrace Loss
An estimated six inches of rain fell Tuesday afternoon and night, benefiting crops, feed, and pasturage with no hail or wind. Some terraces washed causing minor damage while creeks ran high and small bridges were briefly impassable. Coach Jack Huffman of the High School faculty earned his Master's Degree in San Marcos Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Huffman
San Marcos
Shiner Dairy Day Scheduled by Chamber of Commerce
The Shiner Chamber of Commerce hosts a Dairy Day on Saturday May 31 from 10:00 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m. Dairymen and dairy enthusiasts are invited to attend and participate in animal classification by judge Mr. Burleson of A and M College. The event aims to boost local dairy farming prospects and offers a chance to compare merit of dairy cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
Burleson
A. & M. College
Texas
No Alarm Over Polio In Shiner Says Health Official
City Health Officer Dr. Frank M. Wagner reports no new polio cases since last week. Two new cases are reported in the Moulton area, but he says there is no cause for alarm in Shiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Wagner
Moulton
Wagner
Shiner
Brush Clearing Demon Demonstration Set in Hallettsville
The Lavaca County Agricultural Mobilization Committee will sponsor a brush clearing demonstration by O L Menking on June 5. The group meets at the Hallettsville Court House at 1 00 PM and travels to a field site to view the new brush and weed cutter said to perform well on weeds and small brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavaca County
Religious Vacation School Opens at SLA and St Ludmila
Beginning Monday June 2 the annual religious vacation school will run at St Ludmila Academy for children of all ages not attending SLA. Seminarian Emil James Wesselsk y will lead a high school Mass and sacrament course while younger groups are directed by teachers who attended a confraternity rally. Center pickups include Dilworth Green Beasley Burjes Boundary and Kokernet highways. Evening sessions at Catholic Gym start 8 00 PM with emphasis on Mass sacrifice and ceremonies. Movies will aid instruction. Everyone welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ludmila’s Academy
SLA
Emil James Wesselsky
Dilworth Church
Kokernet
Boedeker Highway
Green School
Beasley School
Burjes School
Boundary School
Young GE shareholders meet with Ralph Cordiner
The Gazette reports a Schenectady date line showing Ralph J. Cordiner, president of General Electric, speaking with two of the company's youngest shareholders at the annual meeting. The youths, Alison and Douglas Liebhafsky, aged 9 and 11, are children of Dr. Herman A. Liebhafsky, a GE scientist. Cordiner spoke personally with the children, a privilege not granted to roughly 2,172 stockholders in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
New York
Washington
Schenectady
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Company
Alison
Douglas Liebhafsky
Herman A. Liebhafsky
General Electric
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway 111
Edna
Rev
SHS
Rev. Klages
W. C. Schmidt
San Antonio
The
Methodist Church
J. W. Connolly
Lutheran Church
Brush Clearing Demon
G. E
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!