Shiner Comets End Season With Thrilling 14-13 Victory
The Shiner Comets clinched their 1950 season with a dramatic 14-13 win over Witting at Zander Field. Trailing 13-9 in the ninth, Shiner exploded for five runs as L Rivera delivered a clutch two RBI double, scoring Ullmann and Marcak to seal the comeback. The game featured strong hitting from both sides and notable performances from Rivera, Ullmann, and Marcak, with Witting’s Roznovsky and Kubicek also contributing multi hit efforts. Father Wagner praised the squad’s spirit and thanked fans and helpers for support.
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Shiner Comets
Zander Field
Shiner
Comets
Garbade and Uilmann
L. Rivera
Witting
R. Roznovsky
Kouba
Dreyer
Marcak
Garbade
Ullmann
Father Wagner
Huber
Moulton
Arndt
Beck
Kubicek
Bollom
J. Rivera
L. Kouba
G. Roznovsky
L. Roznovsky
Struka
Baca-Oswalt Wedding Vows In Wyoming
Across miles in Wyoming a nuptial ceremony united 2nd Lt. Tris Dean Baca of Francis E Warren Air Force Base with Set. William D. Oswalt of Delaware Ohio. The vows were in Douglas Chapel at 7 30 p m August 22 with Chaplain Hagood officiating. The bride wore pale green and white. the groom blue. An informal reception followed.
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Wyoming
United
Tris Dean Baca
Francis D. Warren Air Force Base
William D. Oswalt
Delaware
Ohio
Medical Corps
Douglas Chapel
Francis E. Warren
Hagood
Helen J. McClung
Buise
West Virginia
Leland Wisner
Lexington
Kentucky
Lavaca County Cotton Under Quarantine
Governor Shivers issued a proclamation placing nine Central Texas counties under emergency pink bollworm quarantine. The areas Fayette, Colorado, Bastrop, Lavaca, Gillespie, Blanco, Kinney, Comal and Llano counties face regulated movement of cotton and cotton products to protect state production and trade.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
US Department of Agriculture
State Agriculture Department
Fayette
Colorado
Bastrop, Lavaca
Gillespie, Blanco, Kinney
Comal
Llano Counties
Nollkamper and Harbers Wed in Simple Shiner Ceremony
Miss Iva Nollkamper and Kermit Harbers united in holy matrimony at United Dr. Martin Luther Church in Shiner on Sunday September 10 at 3 o clock. The double ring ceremony featured white gladioli and asters, with Mrs. Theo Dierksen playing prelude music and Mrs. Werner Schmidt as matron of honor. The couple will reside in an apartment at Miss Albina Stanek's home. the bride plans to run Ivy's Beauty Shop and the groom works at the Compress after serving in Germany.
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Iva Nollkamper
A. W. Nollkamper
Kermit Harbers
E. H. Harbers
Shiner
United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Edwin Oehlke
Ralph Dickson
Hawaii
Nellkamper
Harbers
Coast Cities
Albina Stanek
Shiner High
Johnson’s Beauty College
San Antonio
Ivy’s
Menger School
Germany
S L A Cardinals Open Season Against Luling B Tonight
The S L A Cardinals travel to Luling tonight for their first football game of the season against the Luling B team at 8 00 p m. Father Wagner expects the squad to be ready despite nerves and under lights for the opener with a full lineup listed for the probable starters.
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S.L. A. Cardinals
Luling
S.L.A
Wagner
Midgets Face St Michael’s at Zanders Field Wednesday
The S L A Midgets meet St Michael's of Weimar here Wednesday at 2 p m. In full strength and buoyed by their opener at Flatonia last Tuesday night the Midgets aim to give Weimar a tough game.
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Zander’s Field
S.L.A
St. Michael’s of
Weimar
Flatonia
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Aloisia Marek
Funeral services for Mrs. Aloisia Kucera Marek were held at Buffington Funeral Home on Tuesday September 12 at 1000 am with Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke officiating Burial followed in Shiner City Cemetery Mrs Marek born in Czechoslovakia September 6 1864 died September 9 at 630 pm at the home of her daughter and son in law Laddie Grossmann She came to America in 1896 with daughters Agnes Mary Alvina and Henrietta and later married Vince Marek Survivors include five daughters twenty grandchildren thirty one great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren She was a member of S P I S T Lodge No 10 Casket attendants were grandsons and other relatives The obituary notes she endured the loss of husbands and children and sought to provide for her family May she rest with the Lord.
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Aloisia Kucera Marek
Buffington
Edwin J. Oehlke
Shiner City
Marek
Czechoslovakia
Sptember
Laddie Grossmann
John Lesak
Vince Marek
Hattie
Kokernot
Shiner
C. P
al ¥Ina
Albert Jurica
Corpus Christi
Herman
Gilbert L. Peterek
Alfred Tobola
San Antonio
Masonic Lodge Meeting Set For Monday in Shiner
Regular Shiner Masonic Lodge session scheduled for Monday September 18 with good attendance requested and important business to be presented.
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Shiner Masonic Lodge
Public Weigher Reports Cotton Receipts Total 6472 Bales
L. M. Roeder, public weigher, reports 6,472 bales of cotton received up to Tuesday night. The same date last year saw 7,318 bales.
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L. M. Roeder
Market Prices On Graded Eggs In Fancy Whites
Market prices listed for graded eggs with grades AA and A and B and medium No 2 and crack cases. The notice covers fancy white eggs and large grade classifications with price ranges and quality notes.
Miss Schreiber Weldon Spies wed in Houston ceremony
Lydia Schreiber and Weldon Spies married at Zion Lutheran Church Houston at 2 30 pm Sept 3. The ceremony featured magnolia decor white satin gown trains and a fan shaped bouquet with something old new borrowed blue. Attendants included Verda Spies and Verda’s escort. reception followed at the groom’s home. The couple plans a Houston residence with travel to several Texas cities on their honeymoon.
VFW Plans Annual Street Carnival Night September 16
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6209 and Auxiliary announce their annual street carnival on Saturday September 16 along Front Street from Corner Drug to Wolters Bros. Plenty of entertainment for all ages with Herb's Swingsters providing free street dance music Amusement stands cold drinks hot dogs cake walk grab bag fish pond and ball racks available Concessions and fellowship await attendees and supporters.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6209
Auxiliary
Wolters Bros
Herb’s
V.F.W
Texas
Ad Filip Shows Slight Improvement
Scores of friends are concerned over Ad Filip who was stricken on the job at Shiner Motor Sales early Wednesday night last. He never regained consciousness during the week but showed slight improvement according to reports received Wednesday at press time.
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Filip
Shiner Motor Sales
Business Men's Club Meeting Postponed
The regular Thursday night meeting scheduled for Sept. 14 is postponed due to conflicting activities.
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Business Men’s Club
Shiner Dance Club Announces Fall Formal
The Shiner Dance Club will host the Fall Formal on September 15 at Legion Park. Members are asked to note the date and location.
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Shiner Dance Club
Legion Park
Water Polo Charity Game by Shiner Fire Department
On Thursday September 14 at 7 30 p m the Shiner Fire Department will stage a water polo game in front of Schneider Furniture Store and Hajek Implement Supply Co. The department members split into two teams to entertain and raise interest from the crowd.
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Schneider Furniture Store
Hajek Implement & Supply Co
Shiner Fire Department
Road Topping Complete On Cemetery Route
The Gazette announces completion of road topping on the Cemetery road under the supervision of a State Highway inspector. A full financial report is expected next week.
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the Gazette
Cemetery Road
Baptists In Annual Session At Waelder
The Gonzales Baptist Association holds its seventy fourth annual session at First Baptist Church in Waelder starting Monday September 19 at 1 PM with an all day session Tuesday. Rev. Henry Smith moderates the meeting and Rev. Claude F. O Neal serves as clerk and treasurer. Rev. M T Jenkins of Gonzales delivers the associational message. Other participants include Rev. and Mrs L R Stephens of Shiner Baptist Church.
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Gonzales Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Waelder
Henry Smith
First Baptist Church, Hallettsville
Claude F. O’neal
Waelder Church
M. T. Jenkins
Gonzales
L. R. Stephens
Shiner Baptist Church
Lutheran Church Schedule Change Guides Sunday Worship
Effective Sunday September 17 worship at United Dr Martin Luther Church will start at 10 15 a m with Church School at 9 00 a m A new Sunday School year begins October 1 making this a convenient time for new students to enroll Parents are urged to bring children to Sunday School for quality instruction
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
Faculty Reception for Shiner Public School Staff
The Parents and Teachers Association invites all members and friends to a faculty reception at Shiner Public School. It will be held Thursday September 14 from 7 30 to 9 30 p.m. in conjunction with the monthly PTA meeting. Public is welcome.
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Parents and Teachers Association of
Shiner Public School
P.T. A
Deanery Meeting Of Catholic Women Set For Shiner Event
Local unit of the Council of Catholic Women hosts a deanery gathering with ten area parishes Yorktown Cuero Yoakum Hallettsville Gonza les Sweet Home Koerth Moulton St Marys Shiner Rev Roy Rihn as moderator speaker and Lone Troops 1 2 and 3 presenting at 2 00 in Shiner High School Gym on Sunday Sept 17.
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The
Council of Catholic Women
Yorktown
Cuero
Yoakum
Hallettsville
Gonzales
Sweet Home
Koerth
Moulton
St. Mary’s and
Shiner
Roy Rihn
Muras Family Heads to Pan American Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Jos Muras with daughters Dorothy and Rosalie journey to Colorado Springs Colo for the Pan American Life Insurance Company convention in the west for a reportedly pleasant trip in a new setting.
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Jos. Muras
Houston
Dorothy
Rosalie
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pan-American Life Insurance Company
Muras
West
Gazette Publisher Joins Expo Run to Chicago
Lee J. Sedlmeyer publisher of Gazette and Joe Strauss of the Western Newspaper Union left Austin by plane Tuesday to attend the sixth Educational Graphic Arts Exposition in Chicago. The show at the International Amphitheatre is billed as the era’s largest educational display of printing equipment.
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Lee J. Sedlmeyer
Gazette
Joe Strauss
Western Newspaper Union
Houston
Austin
Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Lee
Joe
Cinderella at the Palace Theatre Sunday and Monday
A family friendly Walt Disney classic color cartoon Cinderella screens at the Palace Theatre for Sunday and Monday showings.
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Walt Disney
Palace Theatre
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A. C. Baca
John Sealy Hospital School of Nursing
Galveston
Medical Air Corps
Lavaca CO
L.E
John Valis
L.T
John Bolech
L.G
Louis Kubena
John Degenhardt
R.G
Jake Jaluska
R.T
Paul Vrazel
R.E
Kermit Seidenberger
Q.B
Ernest Petru
L.H
Edward Simper
R.H
Marvin Adamek
F.B
Victor Pustka
Aloisia Marek
Masonic Lodge
Miss Schreiber Weldon Spies
Rites
Lydia Schreiber
Otto Schreiber
Ida Helweg Schreiber
Weldon Spies
Alvin Spies
Zion Lutheran Church
George Beck
Edmund Gillum
Manfred Meitzen
Friedrich Schneider
Wilbert Blome
Louis Menke
A. H. Meitzen
John H. Reagan High School
University of Houston School of Pharmacy
Grinnell and Co
Alfons Pustejovsky
Willie Schreiber
Hugo Helweg
Willie Loewe and Sons
Hugo Loewe
Louis Meinke
Robert Frye
Gilbert Schreiber
Ad. Filip
Baptists
Lutheran Church
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