Mrs Barr Attends Mass Burial For Son And Crew
Mrs Katherine Barr traveled to Maxwell Nebraska for funeral rites honoring Lt Robert F Barr and crew killed on a bombing mission over Hanover Germany on April 7 1945. Services were at McPherson National Cemetery September 20 1950 at 10 30 a m. Surviving relatives include several sisters in Texas and California and eight year old Robyn.
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Katherine Barr
Maxwell
Nebraska
Robert F. Barr
Hanover
Germany
Barr
McPherson National
Houston
Katherine Middaugh
Jesse
Lucky) Menning
Shiner
Betty
Norman
Mabel) Schlenker
Hempstead
Gladys) Novak
San Antonio
Robyn
Welff and Scott Families Announce Two New Arrivals
Mr and Mrs Victor R Welff of Houston greet their firstborn a boy at the local hospital on September 17 weighing six pounds Mrs Robert L Scott of Houlton celebrates a daughter born at Dr Strieder Hospital on Sunday September 10 Deleyce Hertha is welcomed by her siblings Garland and Linnell Hertha Haase is the mother prior name listed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor R. Welff
Houston
Robert L. Scott
Houlton
Hospital Patient Roll At Local Facility
Listed patients include Mrs J M Canon, Mrs Edwin F Jaehne, H G Mueller, George Herder, Adolph Filip, Mrs Helen Menke, Mrs Mary Kral, and Shiner. Dismissed patients are Mrs Victor R Welfl and baby, Arthur Bender, Mrs C C Fernandez, Frances Fojtik, Lawrence Dornak, Mrs Laddie L Robbins and baby, Mrs Gus W Dieringer, and Dave P Croft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Canon
Edwin F. Jaehne
H. G. Mueller
George Herder
Adolph Filip
Helen Menke
Mary Kral
Shiner
Victor R. Welfl
Arthur Bender
C. C. Fernandez
Frances Fojtik
Lawrence Dornak
Laddie L. Robbins
Gus W. Dieringer
Dave P. Croft
A. and M. to Play Texas Tech in San Antonio
Ticket sales for the Texas A and M versus Texas Tech game at Alamo Stadium on September 30 have reached 15 000 with 8 015 seats left. The match will be the final in the series at this venue and over 10 000 visitors are expected, including 6100 Aggie students and alumni. Tickets are on sale in downtown San Antonio stores and at the Gunter Hotel ticket office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas A. & M
Texas Tech
Alamo Stadium
Aggie
Sporting Goods
Gunter
Community H. D. Club Meets Today
The Community Home Demonstration group will hold a meeting today Thursday September 21 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. George Spann's home. Members are urged to attend for a landscaping demonstration and visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spann
V. F. W. and Aux Meet Thursday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary will hold a regular session on Thursday evening September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary
Parish Picnic Reports Gross Earnings and Profit
Catholic parish picnic held on September 3 reports total gross receipts of 9627.95 with expenses of 2102.82 and a profit of 7525.13. Last year’s unofficial totals showed gross 9619.89 and expenses 1548.85 leaving a profit of 8071.04.
Time Capsule To Open In 2050 With 1950 State Fair Front Pages
The 1950 State Fair of Texas will bury a hermetically sealed Time Capsule on October 22 containing front pages of Southwest newspapers photographed for microfilm plus Texas history items. Prominent exhibits include the Atomic Age Science Show and a life snapshot of 1950 Texas. The capsule opens in 2050 at the next Mid Century Exposition, with opening details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Southwest
James H. Stewart
Bunjes H D Club Set September Meeting
The Bunjes H D Club will meet Thursday September 28 at 2 p m at the home of Mrs Arthur Nollkamper. Members should bring their yearly reports and visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunjes H. D. Club
Arthur Nollkamper
Firemen's Auxiliary Meeting Set for Sept 26 at City Hall
The Firemen's Auxiliary will meet Tuesday September 26 at 7 30 p m at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firemen’s Aux
Stalk Destruction Meeting Held in Wharton
A stalk destruction meeting convenes at Wharton City Hall at 1 30 p m on October 2. Extension Service and district agents lead the program to discuss early plowing of cotton stalks to curb cotton stalk insects and improve soil. Farmers and ginners are urged to attend and may leave names at the Oil Mill for transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton
Motorists Must Stop For School Buses
A 1947 Texas law requires drivers to stop when a school bus is loading or discharging children on highways outside business districts and proceed at no more than 10 miles per hour once clear. Drivers are urged to exercise care to protect children and prevent fatal or maiming accidents. Drive carefully you may save a life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Roeder Reports 7 023 Bales of Cotton Weighed
L. M. Roeder reports 7 023 new bales of cotton weighed up to Tuesday night. This compares with 8 582 bales on the same date last year.
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L. M. Roeder
Lavaca County Cotton Ginned 1950 Slips Behind 1949
Census data show 6,989 bales of cotton ginned in Lavaca County for the 1950 crop before September 1, 1950, down from 9,197 bales for the 1949 crop.
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Lavaca
Funeral Rites Held for Wm Kurtz Jr in Moulton
William Kurtz Jr of Houston died Saturday in Strieder Hospital Moulton at 34 after a brief illness. Funeral services were at Smith Funeral Home Moulton then St Joseph Catholic Church for Requiem High Mass. Burial in Moulton Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. survivors include five sisters and four brothers.
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William Kurtz Jr
Houston
Strieder Hospital
Moulton
Smith Funeral Home
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
John Matocha
Moulton Catholic Cemetery
Pete Kresta
Charlie Mayer
Norbert Kurtz
George Mayer
Frank Simper Jr
Joe Kurtz III
Schulenburg
Catholic Church
S.P.J.S.T. Lodge
Kurtz
Willi B. Kurtz Sr
Route 3
Shiner
Bessie) Heidaker
Yoakum
Steve
Maggie) Pavlica
Dorothy Jane Kurtz
Bruno
Frances) Wenske
Eugene
Emily) Brom
Victor Kurtz
Baytown
Cuero
Henry
Rudy
Social Evening at United Dr. Martin Luther Church
A church lawn social at United Dr. Martin Luther Church on Friday September 22 begins at 6 30 p.m. Ladies Aid runs the event offering refreshments and outdoor attractions. Members and friends are invited to share in fellowship and meet with friends.
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
K of C Meeting Tonight At Legion Park
Knights of Columbus gather at Legion Park tonight Sept 21 at 8 o clock. Members are asked to bring a bowl and spoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of C
Legion Park
Knights of Columbus
Look Out For The Children Poem By Charles S. Kinnison
A cautionary verse urges drivers to slow for children in streets. The speaker vows careful driving when little ones may dash across crowded streets, stressing the danger of careless speed and urging safety.
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Charles S. Kinnison
Shiner Citizen Nominated to Adv Education Conference
Mrs. Ella E. Lane is nominated by Mrs. Joe Wessendorf to attend the Citizens Advisory Conference on Education in Austin on October 9. The session, part of the Texas Education Agency inaugural program, involves representatives from across the state advising the State Board of Education.
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Ella E. Lane
Joe Wessendorf
State Board of Education
Ninth Congressional District
Austin
Texas Education Agency
Commissioner of Education
Texas
Lane
R. B. Anderson
World's Best Prison Rodeo Opens in Huntsville October
The 19th annual Prison Rodeo begins October 1 at 2:00 p.m. in Prison Stadium Huntsville with weekly shows Sundays through October. Rodeo Director Albert Moore promises bigger, tougher events including chariot race, wild mare milking, and a morale-packed program MC Roy Dillon. Governor Shivers may attend as honor guest with Governor’s Day observances. Proceeds fund prisoner education and recreation programs.
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Huntsville
Prison Stadium
Albert Moore
Roy Dillon
French M. Robertson
Texas Prison Board
Shivers
O. B. Ellis
A. C. Turner
Texas
SHS Junior Class Cake Sale Scheduled at Shiner
The Shiner High School junior class sponsors a cake sale at the Shiner Motor Sales building on Saturday September 30 starting at 1 p.m. Proceeds support class activities.
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SHS
Shiner High School
Shiner Motor Sales
Staurday
Ventreek Sr. laid to rest in Shiner after brief illness
Frank W Ventreek Sr. of Shiner aged 74 11 4 died Monday at the local hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Roeder Funeral Home with burial in S P J S T Cemetery Shiner. He was born October 14 1875 in Czechoslovakia and came to America in 1907 settling near Shiner. He leaves a wife two daughters three sons and many relatives.
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Frank W Ventreek Sr
Shiner
Route 1
Roeder
S.P.J.S.T
F. J. Kostohryz
Temple
Temple Officiated, Mr. Ventreek
Czech Brethren Church
Mike Benes Jr
Ernest Ventreek
Steve Kurtz
Lawrence Kolar
Edwin Grimes
Robert Veit
S.P.I.S.T. Lodge
Czechoslovakia
Mr.Wentreek
America
Charlottenburg
Mr. Ventreek
the Gazette
Duck season opens November 3 with higher limits
President Truman signed the duck hunting regulations allowing a longer Pacific flyway season and higher bag limits. Idaho Utah Nevada and Arizona gain five days and raise daily limits to six. Central flyway including Texas and Oklahoma increases from four to five birds per day, season November 3 to December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Pacific
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston Chronicle
Malik Must Pay Taxes On Mansion In Glen Cove
Jacob A. Malik, Soviet delegate to the United Nations, will pay local property taxes on his 45 room, $350000 Glen Cove mansion. Mayor Luke Mercandante told the Russian embassy the home was adjudged the finest country residence in America and not exempt from taxes.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Luke A. Mercandante
America
Piggly Wiggly to Advertise in Gazette Next Week
Piggly Wiggly will place ads in the Gazette starting with the September 28 issue and continue weekly thereafter. The store will discontinue distribution of circular boxholder ads to improve convenience and effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piggly-Wiggly
Gazette
the Gazette
The
Texas Economy Commission To Organize Lavaca Co
The Texas Economy Commission plans a called meeting at Vallentine's Cafe in Hallettsville on Thursday night September 21 at 7 30. Shiner business leaders are urged to attend to organize the county and represent it in this effort. Carl Welhausen of Yoakum will preside.
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Texas Economy Commision
Vallentine
Hallettsville
Shiner
Carl Welhausen
Yoakum
Overweight bales costly and dangerous to cotton farmers
Lavaca County cotton farmers can reduce overweight bales by accurately estimating seed cotton per bale and by ginners dividing loads more evenly. While 500 pounds is ideal, varieties need 1 250 to 1 400 pounds per bale. overweight bales drive up costs, damage equipment, and risk worker safety.
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Lavaca County
John V. Lindsey
Mr. Lindsey
Rainfall Totals Near Shiner Reported Tuesday
Tuesday rainfall reached 1.40 inches in Shiner and adjacent localities received copious rain. The region remains dry and parched, with more rain needed to relieve the drought.
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Shiner
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H. D. Club
V. F. W. and
Aux
Bunjes H. D
Wm. Kurtz Jr
Lutheran Church
Prison Rodeo Ticket Office
F. Ventreek Sr
Malik
Lavaca Co
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