Shiner High School Holds Commencement Exercises
The Shiner Public School held its commencement Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Senior class president James Muecke led graduates as Father Petry gave the invocation, with remarks by Dr. Alton Abernathy on reorienting America. Oren Carl Remmers presented diplomas and gift to sponsor Max Seidenberger.
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Jean Mueller
Shiner
James Muecke
Stanley Petry
Arthur Ward
Edgar Bohman
Edgar Glatzert
Erwin Stratman
Walter Breitkreutz
Robert Breitkreutz
Lindsay
Henry Jay Neuman
Neal Fox
Alton Abernathy
San Marcos
America
Barnby
Oren Carl Remmers
Shiner School Board
Wilbur Minear
Supt
Arrow
Supt. Fox
Wm. Wendtland
W. L. Russell
W. G. Stindt
Raymond Dierksen
P.T. A
Herman Schroeder
Joe Schovassa
Max Seidenberger
E. J. Oehlke
Shiner Citizens Promote Summer Youth Program
A Shiner group of citizens and students met at the High School Gym to discuss a citywide summer program for local youth. A Texas University graduate with prior program experience will direct the project at 225 dollars per month for two months, starting mid June. The Shiner American Legion Post will sponsor the enterprise and solicit support from churches and clubs. G A Pringle will teach in the coming school year and oversee the program with possible help from his wife.
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Shiner
Texas University
Shiner American Legion Post
Legion
The
G. A. Pringle
Lutheran Vacation Bible School Opens at United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Beginning Monday June 4 at 3 00 p m a two week Vacation Bible School will run daily from 3 00 to 5 30 p m at United Dr Martin Luther Church Boys and girls ages three through twelve are invited to attend The program promises larger attendance and thanks teachers and assistants for their ongoing service
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Social Evening at United Dr Martin Luther Church
A lawn social hosted by the Ladies Aid at United Dr Martin Luther Church on Friday June 1 at 7 00 p m offers refreshments and outdoor fellowship. Members and friends are invited to meet and share in this community event.
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
National Church Summer Schedule Changes at 9 15 a m
Beginning Sunday June 3 and running through August worship at the church will start at 9 15 a m with Sunday School at 8 00 a m The change was approved by the congregation and is expected to run smoothly The roster lists many members including Leroy Boedeker Lester Boedeker Fred Cook Joe Garcia Lawrence Gerum and others Mrs Charles Carpenter sponsored the effort.
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Leroy Boedeker
Lester Boedeker
Fred Cook
Joe Garcia
Lawrence Gerum
Billy Gene Goetz
Herbert Karnau
Raymond Kloesel
Fred Langhoff
G. W. Minear
Eugene Mraz
Donald Mueller
Kenneth Schendel
Milton Vaclavik
Laddie Vrazel
Marvin Zimmerman
Walter Ebert
Adolph Sestak
Joe Lopez
Eileen Bannert
Kennon Barnick
Joyce Berger
Margery Ferguson
Dorothy Hoerig
Lorene Karnau
Laverne Koenning
Eddelaide Mendez
Irene Provazek
Helen Pustejovsky
Esther Rogge
Ida Louise Schierschwitz
Barbara Turek
Rose Ann Turek
Mildred Wegener
Charles Carpenter
Comets Defeat Blue Jackets in One-Run Shiner Win
Steve Hrndrik pitched a 2 0 victory for Shiner over Sublime Blue Jackets on Zander's diamond Sunday May 27. Hoffmans two hits and bases on balls powered Shiner with perfect infield defense and two steals scoring in the first and sixth innings.
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Shiner
Steve Hrndrik
Blue Jackets
Zander
D. Brenek
Sublime
Dusek
Garbade
Hoffman
Adamek
Simper
Sauer
Moulton
Breakthrough Film Features Normandy Battle with Stars
Breakthrough starring David Brian John Agar and Frank Lovejoy delivers dramatic suspense about the Normandy battle. Palace Theatre runs the feature on Sunday and Monday.
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David Brian
John Agar
Frank Lovejoy
Normandy
Palace Theatre
Last Rites For Mrs H Albert In Shiner
Funeral services for Mrs Herbert Albert were held in Shiner and Hallettsville with Requiem High Mass led by Rev Clarence Leopold. Born Pauline Berger on March 14 1909 she died at 5 30 am Friday at home aged 42 2 11. She and Herbert Albert married April 22 five years ago and lived in Yoakum Cuero and finally Shiner where he runs the seat cover and paint store. Survivors include husband father Adolf Berger three sisters two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were local men from Schulenburg Hallettsville and Shiner.
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Herbert Albert
Buffington
Shiner
Sacred Heart Church
Hallettsville
Clarence Leopold
Albert
Pauline Berger
Adolf Berger
Adolf
Ida) Berger
Yoakum
Cuero
John Berger
Witting
Willie Berger
Breslau
Walter Eggert
Annie Galetka
Rosie Berger
Frank Gebauer
Schulenburg
Albert Heinzel
Herman Kristek
Joe Heger
Joe Laake
August Stiborek
Meyerhoff's $15,000 Sale Opens June 2 in Hallettsville
Meyerhoff Dry Goods Company announces a 19 day sale from June 2 to June 23 offering radical low prices to raise 15000. The ad promises real bargains on up to date merchandise and urges customers to visit the corner store. Also notes Hallettsville State High School Championship Rodeo on June 21 22 23.
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Meyerhoff Dry Goods Company
Hallettsville
Meyerhoff Dry Goods Co
Shiner Dairy Day Honors Winners At Third Annual Event
Shiner held its third annual Dairy Day on May 26 with about 225 attendees organized by the Shiner Chamber of Commerce. Forty six animals were shown earning ribbons and rosettes. grand champion female and grand champion bull were named. Judging awarded first through fifth place prizes, attendance prizes given hourly, and prize checks to be mailed later.
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Shiner
Shiner Chamber of Commerce
R. E. Burleson
Elo Sklar
Bill Einkauf
Benjamin Roitsch
Joe Eilers
Eugene Krejci
Charlie Dolossi Jr
Bill Steinacher
Otto Hollas
Alfred Technik
Winston Logan
Jeff Vasselivak
Charlie Chovanetz
Dairy Committee
Senator Gus Strauss Passes Bar Exam
One state senator and six representatives passed the state bar examination to practice law, announced by the State Board of Law Examiners. Gus Strauss of Hallettsville and representatives Doug Crouch, Ray Kirkpatrick, Charles Murphy, James Norton Jr, Frank Owen III, and James Paxton earned licenses. High scorers were Herbert J. Warner and Anees A. Semann of San Antonio. Ramsey Clark of Dallas also passed. Senator Strauss plans to open an Hallettsville office after the legislative session.
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Ate Austin
State Board of Law Examiners
Gus Strauss
Hallettsville
Doug Crouch
Denton
Ray Kirkpatrick
Trenton
Charles A. Murphy
Houston
James L. Norton Jr
Nacogdoches
Frank Owen III
Fabens
James R. Paxton
Elkhart
Saint Mary’s School of Law
San Antonio
Herbert J. Warner
Anees A. Semann
Ramsey Clark
Dallas
U. S. Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Rev Horwood Assigned to Shiner Church
The Southwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church announced pastoral appointments for the coming year. Rev S R Horwood is reassigned to the Shiner church after two years of service there and has accepted the new appointment.
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Rev. Horwood
Shiner
Southwest Texas
The
Methodist Church
S. R. Horwood
Shiner Church
Horwood
May rainfall totals aid crops across regions
The May period brought 4.20 inches of rain to the vicin ity with last week’s Thursday and Friday mornings adding 1.45 inches. The rainfall saved crops in sections as some corn showed early wilting and yellowing, though more rain was needed in many areas.
Shiner Cemetery Benefit Nets $232 Proceeds
The Shiner City Cemetery Association thanks donors for cash and food and helpers for the annual benefit. Appreciation is extended to the American Legion for park use and Milton Bruns for the P A system. Net proceeds totaled $232.00.
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Shiner City Cemetery Association
American Legion
Milton Bruns
P.A
Tom Tom Rodeo Boosters Visit Area Cities May 31
A motorcade from Yoakum plans a May 31 9 00 a m visit to Shiner to start a day of travel visiting 12 area cities. The next day the caravan will cover 13 more towns with Betty Jean Henry as entertainer and Blake McCreless as master of ceremonies.
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Yoakum
Shiner
Betty Jean Henry
Blake McCreless
Ida Emken Rites Held In Dreyer Burial In Hochheim Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida M. Emken were held Sunday May 27 at the United Dr. Martin Luther Church with Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke officiating. She died May 25 at 78. Burial followed at Hochheim Herman Sons Cemetery. Her life centered in Dreyer with family ties in San Antonio and Welcome. She was born October 17 1872 and survived by two children a sister and two grandchildren.
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Ida M. Emken
Roeder’ Funeral Home
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Edwin J. Oehlke
Hochheim Herman Sons
Mrs. Emken
Welcome
Austin County
Christian and
Wilhelmine Koehn-Dahse
Bielau-Content Lutheran Church
Weimar
Edward E. Emken
New Bielau
Content-New Bielau
Dreyer
San Antonio
Emken
Shiner Student Receives Degree at St. Edward’s Commencement
St. Edward’s University held its sixty sixth commencement in Austin on May 30 with an Academic Procession, Pontifical High Mass, noon banquet, flag raising, and graduating exercises. Among the graduates was John Dennis Wagner, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Wagner, earning a degree in the College of Science.
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St. Edward’s University
Austin
John Dennis Wagner
Frank M. Wagner
College of Science
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Shiner Hig School
Oren Carl R Remmers
Laveyne Bannert
Pearl Pfuhl
Alfred Dersen
Marilyn Nolkamper
Dennis Barta
Adella Mikes
Alice Tieken
Jerry Michalec
Ewald Stock
Edwin Svoboda
Mabel Koenning
Lutheran Vacation Bible School
Lutheran Church
Comets
Mrs. H. Albert
Meyerhoff
Lavaca County
Texas
Freddie Jansky
Edwin Pfeil
Edgar Pfeil
C. J. Waldrep
Samuel Barta
Edward Hajek
Julius Smolik
Otto R. Hollas
Paul Bartak
Marcus Grahmann
Route 1
Gussie Nelkamper
White
Bulls
Gussie Nollkamper
Sen
Strauss
Mrs. Ida Emken
Eddie Dreyer
Walter Wendel
Walter Ladewig
Gerhard Mueller
Gerhard Knippa
Otto Hartmann
Ernest Krause
Louis Zinke
Effenberger Convalscent Home
Oscar
Agnes) Schmidt
Arthur Emken
Mary Lichey
William and
August Dahse
Effenberger Convalescent Home
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