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m SHINER GAZETTE
VOLUME XLX
SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEX., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1944
5c PER COPY
NUMBER m
OddS
and
Ends
By Joe H. Fietsam
We pass on a friendly warn-
ing to careless and reckless
drivers, some of whom seem
to delight in fast driving and
cutting the corners a little
sharp. (Especially here in
town). This dangerous habit
Will have to stop at once. One
traffic or pedestrian fatality is
not worth all the cars in out
town. This is just a friendly
Warning. Take heed now, lest
by youri careless actions you
are responsible for someone’s
death or serious injury, as a
result of careless and reckless
driving.
-0-
For several days now we
have read and listened to re-
ports, stating that Hitler is un-
der the care of a doctor and
that Himmler, (his henchman)
has been signing the official
orders for the German army.
We have always known that
Hitler was sort of crazy, but
never believed that any doc-
tor’s or anyone else’s care
could help him any now.
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With the possibility of the
air-marking program being
put into effect in Texas, there
is a possibility that many new
small airfields will be built
and who knows, Shiner may
one day have an airfield, one
of many that have been pro-
posed after this war is over.
Our location is most favorable
and maybe in time to come
we will be fortunate in secur-
ing a field near town.
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GI’s IN PARIS HAVE
CIGARETTE SHORTAGE
Paris, Nov. 13 (AP) — The
American cigarette shortage
has spread to the European
war theatre. Enlisted men in
Paris were informed Monday
they would get no cigarettes
this week.
At post exchanges for of-
ficers the ration was reduced
to five packs a week, which
seems low to heavy smokers,
but added to the chagrin of
soldiers who get none at all.
Cigarette supplies at the
front also were low.
American cigarettes still
were available on the black
market in Paris at $1.50 a
pack.
SUGAR STAMP NO. 34
VALID NOVEMBER 16
Sugar stamp No. 34 in War
Ration Book Four will be good
for buying five pounds of
sugar beginning Nov. 16, 1944,
METHODIST PASTOR
WELCOMED SUNDAY
Celebrate Golden
Wedding Sunday
Fifty years ago last Sunday
a happy young couple, J. N.
Kutac and Miss Marie Pesek,
drove to the Shiner Catholic
church and were married by
Rev. C. J. Benes. Last Sunday
the same couple, not young and
vivacious, but aged, again
drove to the Queen of Peace
church at Sweet Home to thank
God for the fifty long and
fruitful years with which their
lives were enriched.
Surrounded by, their child-
ren with their families, they
attended Holy Mass and Holy
Communion. The remaindei
of the day was spent at their
home at Sweet Home. The
couple are the parents of sev-
en children, all married. They
are: C. J., Emil, John, William
and Stanley Kutac, Mrs. WiL
liam Petru, Mrs. J. J. Vrana,
12 grandchildren and one great
grandchild, complete the fa-
mily circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Kutac are num
bered among the most promi-
nent and respected citizens of
their community. After fifty
years of hard work, when
they shared their sorrows, as
well as their happiness, they
can look back with a deep
satisfaction and peace, that
the duties that God placed in
their young hands were car-
ried out in full detail.
May they enjoy many more
years of happiness among their
loved ones, is the wish of their
many friends.
NEW ERA-HERALD
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Last Friday’s issue of the
New Era-Herald, announces
the change of ownership of
said publication, Mrs. Leo
Strauss having transferred the
paper to Virgil Minear. Mr.
Minear, who has had many
years of experience in the
newspaper field, has been con-
nected with the New Era-Her-
ald as managing editor for the
past four years and has proved
a real asset to Hallettsville in
all civic activities. In acquir-
ing the strongest paper in the
county, we feel Mr. Minear
has made a wise investment,
and wish him unbounded suc-
cess.
Mrs. Strauss will continue to
be associated with the paper,
and will be found “on the job”
as she has been for the past
18 years.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
GIVEN PECANS
The school board of Shiner
Public Schools has this week
distributed to * the pupils in
grades one to , seven one-
pound packages of paper-shell
pecans that were gathered
from trees on the school cam-
pus. As the trees grow oldei
the crop of nuts will be larger
each year and, in a very few
So You Can’t Buy Another War Bond
Jr.
*
Army Signal Corps Photo
This is a dead American soldier of the Fifth Army ir^T^aly. He gave his life for you and for his country.
When you are asked to buy War Bonds during the i.v-th War Loan Drive remember this picture. You are
not asked to give your life as this young American did—only to lend your dollars. From U. S. Treasury
Former Shiner Young
Man Marries In
Salt Lake City
Brisk November breezes in-
troduced the Nollkamper’s wed
ding day Thursday, when Miss
Edith Davidson joined hands
with Sgt. W. W. Nollkamper
in the Zion Lutheran church,
to recite their vows before
Rev. T. W. Wersel.
The bride, daughter of Mrs.
A. P. Davidson, 2016 Lincoln
Ave., chose a dusty pink after-
noon frock with jewelry neck-
line and three-quarter length
sleeves topped with a tiny
black half-hat. A purple or-
chid graced the shoulder of
her silver fox chubby.
Honor maid was the bride’s
sister, Miss Iva Davidson, and
Emil Evasovic performed best
man honors.
Sgt. Nollkamper, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edmund Nollkamper
of Shiner, Texas, is stationed
at Kearns for the present and
he and his bride will make
their home in Salt Lake.
—Salt Lake City Telegram
The above announcement
will be. of interest to the many
friends of the groom, in this
his home town. Scores of
friends will be sincere in show
ering the newlyweds with con-
gratulations and best wishes
for a long and happy wedded
life.
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
FOR PFC. WM. B. APTS
‘Going My Way’
At Palace Theatre
November 23-24
On Armistice Day at 3 p.m.
impressive memorial services
were held at the Witting Luth-
eran church for Pfc. Wm. B.
Apts, who lost his life on Ital- Hollywood can hardly ex-
ian soil on Oct. 10. ceed the richness, the warmth
Rev. K. Windecker was in’and captivation which dis-
charge of the religious rites. j tinguish “Going My Way,”
A choir rendered comforting and which make of it superla-
hymns. A beautiful array of tive entertainment.
flowers, sent by sympathizing
friends was in evidence. Ko-
lar-Stanek Post, American Le-
gion, were in charge of the
No one should get the idea
that this is an attraction
which is stilted and pious be-
cause its tyro central charact-
patnotic program. The color- jers are members of the Roman
bearers were: Edwin Otto and Catholic clergy. Far from it.
Joe Hermann; the color guards Barry Fitzgerald, as the crot-
were Fred Cook and Fritz chery old Father Fitzgibbon.
Eilert; Hugo Albrecht gave and Bing Crosby, as the young
the Reading; Henry See pinned and progressive curate, are
the “star” on the flag and very much the human beings,
folded same, assisted by Emil Always within the tenets of
Novak and Frank Janda, these their religion and constantly
'presented the flag to the par- j faithful to its mandates, never
ents* jtheless they evidence a penet-
A large gathering of sympa-: rating awareness of the joy of
thizing relatives and friends living.
It deals with unassuming
people out of the vivid stream
of humanity in New York and
portrays how the understand-
were in attendance.
HENRY R. KUBECKA
KILLED IN ACTION
Tech. 5 Henry R. Kubecka, ing and the kindliness'of the
aged 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. two priests aid these indivi-
Louis A. Kubecka of Breslau duals to clear their lives of
was killed on the Phillippine some of their encumbrances.
Islands on Oct. 20. He is sur-i Matinees will be held on
vived by his wife and small both days, Nov. 23 and 24 at
son. He enlisted in Feb. 1942. 3 p.m.
NEW BABIES
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wehl
Rev. W. Froehner, Methodist
pastor, was greeted by recep- _ , . .
tive congregations Sunday, ?„ears' h°pe to have pecans
'for each and every child who
attends Shiner Schools.
when he brought helpful, spirit
ual messages. The Baptist
members dismissed their morn
ing service to welcome Rev.
Froehner at his church and to
worship with his people. This
co-operation was highly ap-
preciated. At the evening
service, Pvt. Rubin Froehner,
son of Rev. and Mrs. Froehner
gave a well rendered baritone
solo. The Froehners were
guests during the day in the
homes of Mrs. Cecil Plageman
and Mrs. E. F. Wolters.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Mrs. Edwin Wehl and daugh
ter, Mrs. Lowell Calhoun and
daughter, Mrs. Emma Hillje,
Shiner; Mrs. T. Muehlstein and
son, Mrs. Joe Krhovjak, Frank
Zaplatal, Moulton; Mrs. Rudy
Schroeder, Hallettsville.
Dismissed: Mrs. Laddie Dra-
bek, Ed Malinak, Mrs. Mary
Sefcik, Mrs. Bohumil Janak
and daughter, Mrs. James Daw
son and daughter, Mrs. Joe
Jungbauer, Mrs. Fred Berger.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my sincere
thanks to all who were so
thoughtful of me during my
recent stay in the local hos-
pital and remembered me with
flowers, cards and visits. Spe-
cial thanks are due Drs. Wag-
ner and Boyle, the nurses, and
Father Hoffmann for their
kindness. May God’s blessings
abide with you.
, * Elwood Stach
Credit goes to Mr. H. G.
Hollmann, secretary of the
Shiner school board, for mak-
ing this gift to the school child
ren possible. It is through the
tireless efforts of Mr. Holl-
mann that these beautiful
trees have been made possible.
For a number of years he has
worked at planting, budding,
fertilizing, watering and car-
ing for the trees on the school
yard. His purpose has been
to make it possible for all the
children to have some pecans
each year.
The Board’s secretary has a
monument to his memory that
will last as long as he and his
friends live, and for long
years afterward. The Board
and the children and teachers
desire by this means to ex-
press to Mr. Hollmann their
appreciation for all his work
and efforts and for his long
hours of labor in beautifying
the school grounds. Especial-
ly do they all commend Mr.
Hollmann’s unselfish public
spiritedness toward the school
children and toward all those
people who are concerned in
the cause of public education
in the Shiner Independent
School District.
C. G. Masterson, Supt.
Mrs. H. H. Striebeck return
ed Sunday from a visit with
her children in Houston. Her
son, Lewis of Springfield, HI.
accompanied her home.
REV. R. SCHUETZE RESIGNS
LOCAL PASTORATE
Rev. R. Schuetze, who has
been the pastor of the local
United Dr.. Martin Luther
Church for the past twelve
years, tendered his resignation
to the congregation and will
leave for Corpus Christi about
the first of the year, where
the family will make their
home. It was with reluctance
that his resignation was accept
ed and the many friends of the
family note their departure
with sincere regret.
NOTICE
RAF SINKS TIRPITZ
WITH 6-TON BOMBS
London, Nov. 13 (UP) RAF announce the arrival of a
Lancasters, using special arm- daughter, bom Nov. 12, at the
or-piercing, six-ton earthquake local hospital. Weight 10 lbs.
bombs have sunk the 45,000 Tech. Sgt. and Mrs. Lowell
ton German super-battleship L. Calhoun are the happy par-
Tirpitz at a cost of one plane ents of a sweet baby girl, who
missing, the Air Ministry an- made her appearance at the
nounced Monday night. local hospital on Nov. 14.
Twenty-nine of the big four Weight 7 1-2 lbs. She will
engined bombers caught the be called Cathleen. This
Tirpitz moored in Tromso makes Mr. and Mrs. P. Kuhn
Fjord Sunday morning, help- of our city, grandparents for
less to maneuver. The giant the first time,
bombs plummeted down, sev- i Pfc. and Mrs. Thomas Muehl
eral scoring direct hits. A few stein of Moulton are the par.
minutes afterwards the Tir- ents of a baby boy born in the
pitz, the Reich’s last effective local hospital on Nov. 10.
modern battleship, capsized Weight 9 lbs., 11 ozs.
and sank. --
So sudden was the destruc- NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
tion of the mighty warship ,
that most of the crew were closed all day
believed to have perished with on ^ont*ay’ November 20.
The normal com- E. J. WESSELSKY
the Tirpitz was Pressing Shop
The Women’s Society of the
United Lutheran church will!their ship,
have their annual Thank-Of- J plement of
fering Service on Sunday Nov. 1,600 officers and men.
26, at 8 p.m. Rev. Eilert of The Tirpitz, completed In CARD OF THANKS
Swiss Alp will deliver the ser- j 1939 as a sister ship of the We herewith wish to ex-
mom and Rev. Paul Bechter i Bismarck, blasted to the bot- press our appreciation and
6th War Loan Drive
Begins November 20
Marine Capt. Ralph May-
field of Cameron has been a-
warded the Air Medal for
‘meritorious achievemtnt while
on cargo dropping missions in
the Solomon Islands area.”
COUNTY QUOTA IS SET
AT $615,000; DRIVE ENDS
ON DECEMBER 16
Last Tuesday night, at the
local City Hall, War Bond
committee members from Shi-
ner, Hallettsville, Yoakum and
Moulton met and divided the
quota among the towns in the
county. Here are the figures*
Hallettsville ................ $200,000
Shiner .............. 175,000
Moulton ......... 90,000
Yoakum .......... 150,000
As we move closer to vic-
tory we are often led to be-
lieve that the war is about
over, and this is just what our
j enemies want us to believe.
Risking his life to save thelJJZr ^ .Yf*
fiSLr*25 toulhet weloKrt **
our
effort to help shorten this war.
The European was is expen-
sive, but the war in the Pa-
cific will cost almost twice as
as
a 14-foot “snake beSde^many carg0 ships ^ the Paci*
a 14 toot snake beside fic to support a task force>
• +vi We will need more planes,
thousand feet in the|Tankg> Bulldozers> ^rcrafJ
ground, Capt. Mayfield kept
the men below supplied with
ammunition during a particul-
arly bitter battle against the
Japs on New Georgia Island, much "andT takes° twi^e
How would you like to dis-' ucn’ and 11 takes twlce
cover
you, while flying a plane
many
air?
That happened to a Texan a?d ®tc ’ .to
Lt. Bob Wicker of Slaton-and „**“ ln the Paclf“-
the situation was further com-!fason y™ ara
plicated by the presence ofI!? "!anyWaL.3aads
Jap planes, too. Wicker was pos^}a dur“S 6th War
flying over New Guinea when,Jfaa ,™fa
h» tw hio .n.to!b0 a greater need for hospital
(ships, etc., to care for the
wounded, because we will have
to fight every inch of the way,
flyer landed quickly and dis-,bef”® "e can, ‘he ™rld
posed of his uninvited Passen>fT«eaad “Slat-
ing were:
Hallettsville: Leon Kahanek,
he discovered the
in his cockpit. It
thon.
Needless to say,
big snake
was a py-
the Texas
ger.
Some
destined
fellows seem to be
for hard luck. Pfc,
Reynold Hajek, of Mr. and ?0a*ty,Sa5™an’ Walter ?.eye»
Mrs. A. J. Hajek of Abbot,
Texas, has been wounded
three times, the latest a
nel wound in the shoulders re-
ceived while fighting the Ger-
mans in Italy. But it’s not all
bad luck, at that, for the lat-
Louis Mikulenka, Eli Rubin.
Moulton: Elo Fehrenkamp,
shrap pdwin Jaeggh> Victor Fehren-
kamp,
Yoakum: B. H. Witte, J. M.
Woolsey, Paul Gustwick.
Shiner: A. A. Schramm,
est news’is that he is recover- J2L
ing and expects to be back V,rG‘
the soran soon aeain It takes I Stuidt> Theo Rogge, Rudie Va-
tne scrap soon agam^It takes jlenta> Joe Fietsam.
inside |
a lot to stop a
Another Texan
isn’t
Germany yet, but he has been i ELECTION RESULTS
plenty busy above hitler’s LAST WEEK TUESDAY
“superland.” He is Lt. Vanj ., , . .
Chandler of Waxahachie. ,total °f 936 ™tes ,were
cently Lieut. Chandler down- Poded atjhe two Shiner boxes
ed a much-touted Nazi jet la9t Tuesday with the follow-
plane, and helped another pi-
lot chase a second “jettie”
right back into its hangar!
ing results:
Democratic electors ...... 546
Republican electors ...... 232
Texas Regulars ..... 89
For Congressman: Mansfield
787.; Allen 111.
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank the Doctors,
Nurses and all those who*
made my stay in the hospital CAP PLANS TO
a pleasant one. Your visits, AIR-MARK 500 TOWNS
flowers, and messages of ohm, In „ move that wiu
will never be forgotten. Texas the £irst completeiy,!,at.
Mrs. Myrtle Boyle I marked state in the United
] States, Civil Air Patrol units
will embark on a program to
500 Texas towns
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin- air-mark
cere thanks for the many kind with the approval of ~ the War
acts and expressions of sym- Department and technical aid
pathy, shown us at the pass- offered by the CAA, CAP
ing of our beloved one, Leo wing headquarters here an.
Effenberger. To Father Hoff- n0Unced Monday,
mann, Dr. Boyle and the, Major R. L. Bowen, Fort
nurses, and for all the beauti- Worth, and Major J. L. Camp
ful flowers, we are especially and Capt. E Wilson Germany
grateful. May God bless and have been appointed to direct
reward you. and co-ordinate the air-mark-
His Brother and Sisters
CARD OF THANKS
ing program for Texas, which
will consist, of painting the
name of a town on the root
will bring a report of the tom by British battleships in
U. L .C. A. convention at- 1941, was 791 feet long, had
tended in Minneapolis, Minn, a 118-foot beam, mounted
The public is cordially invited.
Be sure to bring the kiddies
to see SNOW WHITE and the
SEVEN DWARFS at the Pa-
lace Theatre, Sunday and
Monday. (You’ll enjoy the
show too.)
Mrs. Hermine Schramm, Mrs.
Hugh Koether and Alice spent
Saturday in San Antonio,
where they viewed the gigan-
tic Armistice Day Parade.
Mrs. Jake Cimrhanzel Jr.
and son Jackie of Houston visit
ed in the Kahanek-Cimrhanzei
home several days of last
week.
eighth fifteen-inch guns in the
main battery and had a speed
of thirty knots.
The Tirpitz ended its ca-
reer, upside down in the mud,
with only two minor operation
al sorties listed to its credit or
discredit. It is probable its
main guns never were fired In
combat.
Sunday guests in the G. W.
Eschenburg home were: Mr.
and Mrs. John Schindler, Mrs.
B. B. Hefner, Mrs. Louis Muz-
ny Jr. and baby of Weimar;
Mrs. Lillian Donohue and
Irene of Houston; Mrs. C. R.
Longorio and Erwin J. Henk-
haus of Karnes City.
gratitude to all our dear
friends and neighbors who at
the passing of our dear hus-
band and father, Herman
Sauer, showered us with kind-
ness and sympathy. Especial-
ly do we thank Rev. Schuetze
Dr. Boyle, the choir, all who
brought the beautiful floral
tributes and rendered assist-
ance and consolation in so
many ways. May God bless
each and everyone of you.
His Wife and Daughters
Employing, this medium with one of *ts Prominent build-
which to reach all of our in^s> sign can be
friends and neighbors, we de- reac* from airplanes passing
sire to express our sincere overhead at 3,000 feet or more.
' Air-markmg in Texas will
be in the nature of a test tube
for the nation, Major Bowen
dear one] sa*d- Successfully done, it
forI i will furnish a system of aerial
signposts to guide fliers, both
military and civilian.
Chambers of Commerce and
thanks for your generous kind
ness and comfort expressed to
us in so many ways, when
death claimed our
Pfc. Wm. B. Apts, on a
eign battlefield. Special thanks
are due Rev. K. Windecker,
the choir, Kolar-Stanek Post
American Legion, to all who c^u^s> as wfR as indivi-
sent the beautiful flowers in
his memory and to all who ex-
pressed their sympathy and
(rendered assistance in so many
(ways. May the blessings of
,God be showered upon you all.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Apts,
and Daughter.
NOTICE: ST. ELIZABETH
SOCIETY
The St. Elizabeth society
will go to Confession Saturday
from 4 to 6 p.m. and to Com
munion in a body Sunday, at
the 8:30 Mass. Meeting will
be held after second Mass.
The picture that everybody
is talking about, GOING MY
WAY, Nov. 23-24, with Bing
Crosby and Rise Stevens, at
'the Palace Theatre, Matinee
both days.
I
Co. Judge and Mrs. Paul
Fertsch were guests in the E.
G. Buske home on Armistice
Day.
duals will be called upon to
co-operate with the CAP in
obtaining the materials for the
work.
Mrs. Aug. Schramm, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Schramm, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Koether, attended
the funeral of Alvin Liebscher
at Rutersville last Friday. De-
ceased, aged 87 years, was a
brother of Mrs. Aug. Schramm
of our city.
Mesdames Cecil Plageman,
Wm. Wendtland and Arno
Wagener joined the Flatonia
delegates in attending a Me-
thodist Workers’ meeting in
Lockhart Monday.
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