Deer season opens with many reported kills across counties
Opening day of deer season on Saturday November 9 1968 brought clear cool weather and a string of reported kills. Hunters from Lavaca Bee County Gonzales DeWitt Kerrville New Braunfels and Houston area tallied bucks including 7 pointers 8 pointers and spike bucks with many taking stands at Hartman Brothers Ranch Peach Creek and Johnson Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Nature
Lavaca County
Ronnie Koenning
Koenning
Hartmann Brothers
Hochheim
Lonnie Koenning
Ronnie
Edward Rebecek
Beeville
Hartman Brothers
Carlos Dean Wenske
Kerrville
Felix Hubner
Peach Creek
Gonzales County
George Kutach
Don Kaspar
John O. Cook
Arnold Stanek
Andrew Brosh
Kusaks
Wenzel Ranch
New Braunfels
Edwin Kusak
Donnie Kusak
December Referendum Sets Upland Cotton Quota Vote
The 1969 upland cotton quota referendum runs December 2 to 6 by mail. Lavaca County's A S C L chairman Eugene Hermes urges participation. If two thirds of upland growers approve, the payment program begins. early signups next spring raise eligibility for price support loans and payments based on farm domestic allotment and county yields. Texas projected yield is 421 pounds per acre, state 545 pounds per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene N. Hermes
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Lavaca
Agriculture Department
Texas
Birth announcements span several families in area
A series of birth notices from Moulton Shiner Victoria Hallettsville El Campo and Flatonia record newborn boys and a girl born between October 31 and November 11 1968. Details include birth weights dates times hospitals and familial relations with grandparents godparents and mothers former names noted for each child.
Hermann Sons Shiner Lodge to elect officers at Sunday meeting
Hermann Sons Shiner Lodge No 20 will meet Sunday November 17 at 2 30 p m in the Hermann Sons Hall to elect local lodge officers and delegates to the 35th Grand Lodge Convention Members are urged to attend and vote A turkey supper with refreshments follows members to bring side dishes Ladies contributing dressings and baked turkeys are welcome
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Sons, Shiner Lodge No
Hermann Sons
Grand Lodge
Rites Sunday For Mrs. Frank Dornak
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Dornak nee Mary Jaks of Shiner were held at Buffington Funeral Home and Shiner Catholic Church with a Requiem Mass. Burial followed in Shiner Catholic Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Frank Dornak three brothers three sisters and other relatives. She died November 7 1968 at 81 years 10 months 24 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dornak
Mary Jaks
Rt. 3
Shiner
Buffington
Shiner Catholic
John J. Hanacek
Freddie
Robert Jaks
Victor Jaks
Corpus Christi
Tommy, Paul
Rudy
John A. Jaks
San Antonio
Edward Jaks
el Campo
Frank W. Jaks
Mary Claire
Annie
Victoria
Mary Beatrice
Ludmila
Nada
Herschel
Frances) Lewis
Frank
Steve Jaks
Robert V. Jaks
Hospital Patients at Frank M Wagner Memorial Hospital
Listed as patients this week are Joe Stanek Mrs Louise Osborn William Wendtland Mrs Julia Gieptner Arthur Nellkamper Mrs Freida Schneider Mrs Rudolph Albrecht Mrs Louise Ringert O A Kosler Mrs Paul Otto Mrs Joseph Muras Mrs Anna Goetz Mrs Larry Haas and baby boy Shiner Mrs Charles Frebert Flatonia Anton Palitza Mrs John Kubenka Moulton Dismissed Patients include Esteven Martinez and baby girl Julie Chalupa Frank Cmakal Arthur Tyler August Staake Rudolph Burnoch Melvin Brooks and baby boy Robert Doehring Mrs John Jirkovsky Mrs John Cinadr and baby boy Mrs Annie Barcak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stanek
Louise Osborn
William Wendtland
Julia Gieptner
Arthur Nellkamper
Freida Schneider
Rudolph Albrecht
Louise Ringert
O. A. Kosler
Paul Otto
Joseph Muras
Anna Goetz
Larry Haas
Esteven Martinez
Julie Chalupa
Frank Cmakal
Arthur Tyler
August Staake
Rudolph Burnoch
Melvin Brooks
Robert Doehring
John Jirkovsky
John Cinadr
Annie Barcak
Ernest Kral Returns Home After Surgery
Ernest Kral of Shiner Rt 1 was discharged from M D Anderson Hospital Houston and returned home Wednesday November 6. He is recuperating from major surgery and well wishes are extended for a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Kral
Rt. 1
Shiner
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Social Security Office Visit in Shiner on Friday
A Social Security representative from Victoria Texas will be at Shiner City Hall at 9:00 AM on Friday November 15 1968 to assist and file retirement survivors disability and medicare benefit claims and answer program questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Office
Victoria
Texas
Shiner
City Hall
Baby Boys Born at Wagner Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Cinadr of Moulton welcome a baby boy born Friday November 8 weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Melvin Brooks of Shiner announce a baby boy born Monday November 11 at Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital weighing 5 pounds 4 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bacak
Austin
Darrell Ray
St. David’s Hospital
Bernadette Freytag
Moulton
Edgar Freytag
Julius Bacak
Flatonia
Joe Matocha
Frank Kubena
John Ritz 86 Interred At Shiner
John Ritz of El Campo died suddenly at home on October 30 1968 after a heart attack at age 86 years five months and twenty three days. Funeral services were held November 1 at Buffington Funeral Chapel Shiner with Rev Gordon Talk officiating. Burial was in Shiner City Cemetery. He was born May 7 1882 in Czechoslovakia and came to America in 1884. He married Emma Kubena in 1918 and lived in Shiner Gonzales and Dickinson areas. Survivors include four sons fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. His wife died March 28 1939 and he moved to El Campo five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ritz
el Campo
Buffington Funeral Chapel
Shiner
Gordon Talk
Shiner City
Erwin Mikeska
Houston
Bryan
Billie
David
Craig
Emil Ritz
Mr. Ritz
Czechoslovakia
John
Anna
Horak) Ritz
America
Moulton
Emma Kubena
DeWitt County
Gonzales County
Dickson
Robert E. Ritz
Schulenburg
Milton E. Ritz
Fallon
Nevada
William Jr
John B. Ritz
Rudolph B
Millie
Heiman
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Milton Paul Heiman
Hallettsville
Lavaca County
Texas
Paul
Annie (Heiman) Heiman
Moravia
Engle
Freyburg
US Army
London
England
Normandy
Ardennes
France
Rhineland
Europe
Marseille
States
EAME
Louise Riha
Kimbell
Nebraska
Seguin
American Legion Post No. 245
D.A.V
VFW
Louise Heiman
Roxanne Heiman
Eugene Heiman
Fort Worth
Michael Heiman
Paul Heiman Jr
James Heiman
Big Spring
Daniel Heiman
Area Deaths Hallettsville Port Lavaca 1968 Obituaries
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Bunnoch of Port Lavaca aged 82 were held at Kabena Funeral Home and Koerth Catholic Church with burial in Koerth Cemetery. Died Nov 3 at home. survived by two sons and family. Also noted are funeral plans for Mrs. Ernest L. Leister of Yoakum, age 51, with services at Hochheim Baptist Church and burial in Nelms Cemetery Concrete. Survivors listed include husband Ernest Leister Sr and daughter Jeanette Blankenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Melnar
Anton Mizera
Willie Bartosh
Victor Svetlik
Bujnoch
Port Lavaca
Our Lady of the
Ernest Leister Sr
Concrete
Ernest Leister Jr
Arlington
W. R
Jeanette) Blankenship
Pasadena
E. W. Mahler
Lee Anne Leister
Clyde Steen
Corpus Christi
R. R. Mundt
W. B. Garton
Victoria
Military Honors Accorded Veteran Milton Heiman
Requiem Mass for Milton P. Heiman was held at St. James Church Seguin with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio. Heiman, 46, died November 5 1968 in San Antonio after a long illness. He served in the US Army from 1942 to 1945 with campaigns in Europe and earned multiple decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Harry Neuman
Albert Wallen
Tommy Brown
George Chown
Sylver Lee Ploetz
Reinhold Wenzel
Rotarians Exhibit Beer Bottle Collection Valued at 60000
Felix Hybner chaired the Shiner Rotary Club program on Wednesday October 23. He presented Jerome Nowotny of New Braunfels who showcased a beer bottle collection valued at about $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Hybner
Shiner Rotary Club
Jerome Nowotny
New Braunfels
Shiner
Williford Drug Anniversary Winners Listed for Prize Draws
Winners announced for Williford Drug Anniversary sale include Mrs Annie Proschko for Electric Carving Knife, Mrs Estella Kolar for Portable Electric Mixer, Gus Pfeil for Transistor Record Player, Mrs Mary Kurtz for Man's or Lady's set, and Miss Diane Hirsch for Playing Card and Glass Set. The event featured a beer bottle exhibit by Mr Nowotny, detailing his 7 100 bottle collection valued at $60 000, with a display at 212 West Austin Street New Braunfels, tied to Investors Diversified Services serving eleven counties including Lavaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williford Drug
Annie Proschko
Estella Kolar
Gus Pfeil
Billford
Mary Kurtz
Diane Hirsch
United States
Mr. Nowotny
New York City
Shiner Rotary Club
Nowotny
West Austin
Addresses Wanted for Christmas Letters to Service Members
Junior Legion Auxiliary seeks addresses of sons serving overseas including Vietnam. If you have a son on duty and want him to receive a letter at Christmas, provide the address to Janelle Hubner in Shiner Texas or call 594-3438.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Vietnam
Janelle Hubner
Shiner
Texas
Rotary Governor Visits Shiner Club on Official Visit
Tom Little of Cleburne, district governor, spoke to the Rotary Club of Shiner on November 6 1968. He noted Rotary in 143 countries with over 13 300 clubs and 633 000 members and discussed club administration with Harvey Barsch and A A Darilek Jr. during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Little
Cleburne
Rotary
Rotary Club of
Shiner
International Men’s Service Organization
Harvey Barsch
Rotary Club
A. A. Darilek Jr
D.D.S
Shiner Public School P TO Meeting Sets Film on Education
The Shiner Public School P TO meeting is scheduled for Thursday November 14 1968 at 730 p.m. in the school auditorium. The program committee presents a film titled The Challenge and the Chance about the Governors Committee Report on education. All parents and citizens are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Public School
Senior class bake sale at Patek's Market
The Senior class of St. Paul High School will hold a bake sale on Saturday November 23 at Patek's Market downtown. Proceeds support the senior class and a variety of home made goodies will be offered for Thanksgiving needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul High School
Patek's Market
Seven Indictments From Fall Term Grand Jury
Hallettsville reports seven indictments returned by the fall term grand jury led by District Judge Paul C. Boethel. defendants include David Savere two counts theft and burglary Basil M. Pedaler swindling by false pretense Peter L. Wright and Wilber Elmo Jefferson possession of marijuana Daniel Silgero burglary W L Culverhouse theft and Sam Hall and Billy George Duncan theft of cattle. The panel praised jail condition and county property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Savere
Basil M. Pedaler
Peter L. Wright
Wilber Elmo Jefferson
Daniel Silgero
W. L. Culverhouse
Sam Hall
Billy George Duncan
New Era-Herald
Troop 232 Rummage Sale Saturday
The Boy Scouts of Troop 232 sponsor a rummage sale in the old depot building Saturday November 16 from 9 00 a m to 5 00 p m Donations are still being accepted Contact Gus Kovalcik Speedy Beal or Ed Mraz for details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Gus Kovalcik
Speedy” Beal
Ed. Mraz
Local Meetings Notice from DeWitt Lavaca Nurse Society
The DeWitt Lavaca Society of the Texas League of Vocational Nurses will meet at Wagner Hospital Shiner on Thursday November 14 at 8 PM All nurses students and nurse aides invited Burjes Home Demonstration Club meets November 19 at 2 PM at Mrs Henry Menke home VFW and Auxiliary meet November 14 at 7 30 PM at the Post Home Ladies bring lunch Junior Hermann Sons meet November 17 at 2 PM at Hermann Sons Hall Election of officers and youth counselor planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt-Lavaca Society
The
Texas League of Vocational Nurses
Wagner Hospital
Shiner
Burjes Home Demonstration Club
Henry Menke
VFW
Hermann Sons
Hermann Sons Hall
SLA Volleyball Tournament Opens At St. Ludmila’s Academy
St. Ludmila's Academy hosts an Invitational Elementary School Volleyball Tournament in Shiner Parish Gym on November 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and November 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sixteen teams from eleven schools enter with double elimination. Public invited free. no horns or whistles allowed. refreshments available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ludmila’s Academy
Shiner Parish
Schulenburg
Weimar
el Campo
Hallettsville
Columbus
Cuero
Victoria
Nada
Ganado
Praha
Shiner
Paul Zaruba Convalescing At Home
Paul Zaruba is convalescing at home after a 10 day stay at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Victoria. He was released Thursday of last week and is reported to be doing better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zaruba
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Turkey Shoot At Gus's Place Sunday
A turkey shoot will be held at Gus's Place on Sunday November 17 starting at 1 00 p m Shotguns 12 16 and 20 gauge are welcome shells are provided Refreshments will be served Public invited Gus's Place sits on the Shiner Moulton Highway about one and a half miles south of Moulton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus’s Place
Shiner-Moulton Highway
Moulton
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Hallettsville — Court House
Yoakum
Cuero — Court House
Gonzales — Court House
Daniel Pekar
Johnson Ranch
Wm. Zappe Jr
Zappe
Cheapside
James C. Manning
Wagner Memorial Hospital
Lizabeth Laurel
Tina Maree
Lillian Kocian
Henry Kocian
Emil Marek
Telferner
Paul Pekar
Theresa Marek
Norbert Paul
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Clyde Marek
Dorothy Marek
Adolph R. Novosad
Renger Memorial Hospital Inc
Lynette Ann
Quentin Dean
Adolph Robert Jr
John S. Fikac
Joseph Novosad
Mrs
Frank M. Wagner
Foundation
Ernest Leister
Ernest L. Leister
Hochheim Baptist Church
Billy Burke
Oak Knoll Baptist Church
Buffington Funeral Home
Nelms
Dick Fawcett
Harry Welhausen
Douglas Manning
Robert Struka
Thomas Parks
Leonard Barth
Leister
Verna Mahler
Milton Heiman
Victoria Hospital
John Seidenberger Sr
Citizen’s Memorial Hospital
John Seidenberger
Citizens Memorial
I-o
Troop
SLA
Gus
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