Janssen Family Reunion Keeps 17th Annual Kinship Ties
The 17th Janssen Reunion at Hall in Shiner hosted Ludwig Janssen’s descendants including his grandchildren Mrs. Aline Grimm and Mrs. Janice Cohrs. About 122 registered for a noon barbecue and noon meal, with 2:30 pm meeting led by President Edgar Hartman. Awards and birthdays noted, oldest member Ludwig Janssen 94, youngest Shawna Janssen 5 weeks, and 35 attendees among the largest family present. Relatives from San Antonio, Victoria, Yoakum, Llano, Utopia and other towns attended. 1974 host will be Bill Janssen’s children Anita Courtney and Olivia Kinsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar “Jack” Hartman
Shiner
Ludwig Janssen
Janssen
Dale
Janice White) Cohrs
Seguin
Shiner Gazette
Emil L
Annie) Balusek
Yoakum
Shawna Lynn Janssen
David Janssen
Billie Henry Jr
Canal Fulton
Ohio
Emil
Margaret Janssen
Patricia Ryan
Lee Barta
Cuero
Oliver Koenig Jr
Emily Affelbach
Victoria
Tiffany Melissa Becker
Terry van
Mary Lou (Janssen) Becker
Cedar Park
Henry and
Elsie
Willberg) Janssen
Llano
David and
Patricia
Stubbs) Janssen
Hartman
Robert Muelker
Gonzales
Philip Green
Westhoff
Bo St. Clair
Conrad Striegl
San Antonio
Bill Janssen
Joe
Anita) Courtney
John
Olivia) Kinsey
Joe Courtney
D. G
Gertrude) Janssen
Charles Tyler
John Kinsey
Charles Hayes
Chuck Hays
James Hays
Ter
Earle Duane Janssen
Fritz Janssen
Fritz Janssen, Messrs. and Mesdames
E. J
Ollie) Gerdes
Emil Koenig
Oliver Koenig
Diana
Carolyn Koenig
Utopia
Johanna Umlang
Dorothy Umlang
Milton Badgett
Mesdames Lucken Tenberg
Social Security queries about students and retirement benefits
A Q and A from a Social Security column covers continuing checks after 18 with school plans, eligibility of a retiree’s college‑age sons for benefits, and student payments when an employer pays tuition. It notes mail inquiries to the Social Security Question Box in Victoria Texas for further questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Victoria
Texas
UT College names 140 degree candidates
The University of Texas College of Humanities lists about 140 students as tentative Bachelor of Arts degree candidates after the summer session. Names include Beatrice Mladenka, Johnnie Janssen, Minnie Richter, Roy Richter, Herbert Schoenfeld, and many others across Texas and beyond.
Hamburgers Through Time and Names in Hallettsville
Molly Pesek muses on hamburgers as a beloved American dish enjoyed by all ages. She recalls Frank's Place on Highway 90 now moved to Interstate 10, and Bob's Place in Schulenburg. She reflects on common local names, family business lines, and how hamburgers endure across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Lacina
Highway 90
Interstate 10
Bob
Frank Tilicek
Schulenburg
Bob Adamcik
LBJ Ranch Bus Tours Offer Graceful Guided Visits
Two free tours begin at LBJ State Park near Stonewall, Texas. The Texas White House tour runs Tue Sat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features Mrs Johnson’s taped narration. The Ranch Lands Tour departs after 3 p.m. Tue Sat and all day Sun Mon, looping past the ranch grounds and landmarks including the birthplace cemetery and cattle barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Tex
LBJ
Stonewall
Austin
National Park Service
Texas White House
Junction School
Johnson
Note of Thanks to Hospital Staff and Priests
The Matula family expresses sincere gratitude to Doctors Robert Patrick and John Wagner, the nurses and hospital staff at Shiner Hospital for care received during their stay. They thank Rev Msgr John J Hanacek and Rev Sam Heitkamp for visits and prayers. May God bless you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert, Patrick
John D. Wagner
Shiner Hospital
John J. Hanacek
Sam Heitkamp
Dennis Matula
Kelly Marie
Leta Jane Dye Weds Albert Kenneth Dye in New York–Army ties
Leta Jane, daughter of Mrs. Albert K. Dye and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Vest of Point Comfort, married Albert Kenneth Dye from West Edmeston, New York, on Friday August 3 1973 at 7 15 p.m. The ceremony followed by family supper. The couple will live at Copperas Cove and move to Fairbanks Alaska in October as Mr Dye is stationed with the US Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Chumchal
Gonzales
Robert Cowan
Yoakum
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Shiner
Clifford Grosenbacher
Margaret Dreyer
John Cowan
Ken Chumchal
Jerome Edwards
Willie Boedeker
Darlene Hundl
Donald Renken
Dotsy Caka
Debbie Chumchal
Richard Cowan
Donald Cowan
Robert Dale Chumchal
Wesley Long
Arlen Boedeker
Johnnie J. Hund
Billy Cowan III
Charity Chumchal
Robert J. Vest
Point Comfort
Leta Jane
Albert Kenneth Dye
Kenneth Dye
West Edmeston
New York
Joyce Chanek
Ganada
Patrick W. West
Houston
Copperas Cove
Mr. Dye
US Army
Fort Hood
Fairbanks
Alaska
Last Rites for Mrs Selma Koenning Attended in Plainview
Relatives attended the last rites for Mrs Selma Koenning in Plainview on a Saturday August 25. Attendants included Mrs George Boedeker Sr and Jr of Shiner Placedo Bloomington Alice Beeville and other Koenning relatives. Visitors from Victoria Calvin Pfeil and sons Jerry Pelkey joined the Gus Pfeil family at a parish picnic. Adolf Vesely and family from Taft visited the Vesely household during the holiday weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma Koenning
Plainview
George Boedeker Sr
Fritz Boedeker
Shiner
George Boedeker Jr
Placedo
Emmett Boedeker
Bloomington
Marie Koenning
Alice
Kenneth Koenning
Beeville
Calvin Pfeil and Sons
Robert and
William
Jerry Pelkey
Victoria
Gus Pfeil
Adolf Vesely
Taft
J. J. Vesely
Life Insurance Facts and Pan American Ad
An advertisement touts that Americans own large life insurance portfolios and that life insurance pays out hourly. Pan American Life Insurance Co. claims policy payments since founding, with agent Joseph Muras offering 52 years of experience in Shiner Texas contact 512 594-3871.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan- American Life Ins. Co
Pan-American Life Ins. Co
Joseph Muras
P. O
Shiner
Texas
Lv. Shiner Bus Schedules to San Antonio Victoria and Austin
Bus lines from Lv. Shiner run to San Antonio with 1:07 p.m. departure and 9:45 p.m. arrival. Victoria service shows 2:20 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. and Austin route departs at 9:05 a.m. arriving around 7:20 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lv. Shiner
San Antonio
Kerrville Bus Lines
Victoria
Austin
Beran Clan Meets In Moulton Aug 5 1973
The Beran clan held its third reunion at the VFW Hall in Moulton on Sunday August 5 1973. Registration started at 10 am with 54 families attending. Officers elected for 1974 were Laddie Maresh president Mrs George Pavlas vice president Mrs John L Beran secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beran Clan
Moulton
Beran
VFW
Emil Beran
Laddie Maresh
George Pavlas
John L. Beran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janssen Reunion
Ben Hicks
Victoria Social Security Office
Johnnie Janssen
Minnie Richter
Roy Richter
Herbert Schoenfeld
Aline Grimm
Dale Cohrs
Lillie White
Port Lavaca
Norman McCaskill
Bette Lee
William Grubert
James Koenig
Norman Ray McCaskill
Jo Ann
Corpus Christi
Wayne White
Gene Trie
Gerald Seim
Sabinal
Hubert Yarbro
Ina Jo
Henry Janssen
Marble Falls
Willard Janssen
Jace Janssen
Terry Becker
Roosevelt Koenig
Karnes City
Jay Bodden
Kevin
Arthur Lueke
Olga Smothers
Elton Hartman
Elton Janssen
Sharon Rose
George Herder
Emil L. Balusek
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Donald Janssen
Danal Fulton
Jennings B. Cook
Eves
Flatonia
Jane
Doris Kloesel
Paulette Schmidt
Surfside
Angleton
Gonzales High School
Shiner High School
Tex Tan
Molly’s Corner
Molly Pesek
Hallettsville
United States
Bobs
Joes
Henrys
Grahmann
Joe A
Joe A. J
Janak
Joe D
Joe “Nehi
Marian
Marion
Francis
Frances
Gene
Jean
LBJ Ranch Bus Tours Operating
U.S. 290
Flatonia Or
Gonzales Commission Co
Margaret Hermes
Lavaca County
Continentalrailways
Louis Fishbeck
Frances Novak) Tupa
Beran) Novak
Henrietta Sembera
Barta
Christian
Maria
Beran) Sembera
Agnes Darilek
Bohuslav
Vine
Anna
Beran) Darilek
Brenda Svatek
Stanley Stryk
Schweinfurt
Germany
The
Charlie Janota, JR
Marvin J. Adamek
Shiner, Texas
H. B. Gee — Chiropractor
E. Gonzales
Kanal & Rexall
Shiner Drug Co
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