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SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1956
NUMBER 16
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VOLUME 64
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Season tickets will not be valid
for this game. Admission 50c
and 25c. Cold soft drinks and
seats will be available.
The opening game of the
regular season gets under way
in Shiner Sunday, April 29,
when the Shiner Clippers meet
Ammansville.
Shiner ball fans are urged to
be on hand Sunday to back the
local team and help them
make a good showing in this
All boys and their parents
are urged to attend this meet-
ing. If there is no interest, there
will be no attempt made to or-
ganize without parent interest.
Dads and mothers should come.
dis-
ac-
best
is a
home town. The only
is called away from
for two weeks each
to attend training
costumes contrasted
with the modern garb
of the volunteer scrub-
shown in pictures ap-
in the Mountain Sun.
Dr. Wagner stated that modern
living with its ever increasing
tensions, plus the fact that
many people tended to over-
work was the primary cause of
the disease. Dr. Wagner stated
that moderate habits and sane
living was the best preventa-
tive for the disease. The
gram was enjoyed by all.
Monday, April 23 Final Date Set For
Release Of Cotton Acreage Allotments
SHINER WINS INTERSCHOLASTIC
LEAGUE DISTRICT 92-B MEET
Second Reorganizational Meeting
To Be Held For New Scout Unit
tee for distribution to other
producers in the County.
All acreage must be released
at the ASC County Office
where the applicable “release
forms” are available.
Mr. Hanslik explains that any
acreage released will be con-
sidered as planted to the farm
from which it was released for
the purpose of establishing fu-
ture cotton acreage allotments
on the farm, provided cotton at 3 p. m. in an exhibition game,
was planted on the farm in at
least one of the years
three year farm base
preceding the allotment
Considering this, Mr.
lik urges all producers to
wholeheartedly consider the re-
lease of any unused acreage, so
that the farm may receive full
credit for its acreage and at the
same time provide acreage for
adjustments to other producers
who have filed for an increase.
He urges all who have any season play,
questions in regard to this re-
lease to call at the ASC Office
for particulars and anyone de-
siring to release any or all of his
allotment to call at the office
not later than April 23 to exe-
cute the required “release”
form.
“Fighting Ninth” com-
of the counties in the
Congressional District of
is the largest District in
in Legion membership.
• Mr. and Mrs. Felix Najvar
of Hallettsville are entertain-
ing a baby girl since Friday
night, April 13. The young lady
made her appearance at Ren-
ger’s Hospital and weighed six
pounds and twelve ounces.
Grandma Fietsam is in Hallett-
sville forming the acquaintance
of the newcomer and entertain-
ing her big brother Jan.
• Mr. and Mrs. Elton W.
Syamken of Shiner are the
proud parents of a baby boy,
born at the Wagner Hospital
April 12. The young fellow tipp-
ed the scale at nine pounds.
Passes Milestone “88”
A most lovable woman of
this community, Mrs. August
Schramm, observed her eighty-
eighth birthday anniversary at
her home Wednesday, April 11.
About thirty callers arrived
during the afternoon to extend
congratulations, enjoy a gen-
erous lunch and good fellow-
ship.
Flowers and gifts were show-
ered upon the honoree.
Seventeen local boys signed
survey cards stating they would
like to join a local Scout Troop.
An organizational meeting will
be held Thursday, April 19 at
the Shiner High School at 7:30
p.m.
Meetings & Notices
• CCW DEANERY meeting in
Hallettsville Sunday, April 22
at 2:00 p.m. at the Parish Hall.
Local members wishing to at-
tend should contact Mmes. Max
Seidenberger, Frank M. Wag-
ner or C. J. Waldrep.
• SHINER BAND Club meets
Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m.
in the band room.
• BUNJES Home Demonstra-
tion Club meets with Mrs. Her-
man Werner at her home
Thursday, April 19 at 2 p.m.
Visitors welcome.
• FIREMEN’S Wives Auxiliary
will meet Monday, April 23 in-
stead of the 24th.
• KJT & KJZT District meet-
ing will be held at Yoakum
Catholic School Sunday, April
22. Registration 1:00 p.m. D.O.
program starts at 1:30. D.O.
members are requested to bring
their handwork such as aprons,
etc., for the exhibition before
1 p.m. since judging of such will
be held from 1 to 1:30 p.m. The
D.O.’s are expected to attend in
large numbers and should wear
their capes and caps. Pictures
will be taken of each group.
Prepare your questions for the
Question Box. Transportation
will be provided. Bus will leave
SLA at 12:15 p.m. Quilt will be
given away.
The shocking news of
sudden death of Herms A. Ditt-
mar of 39 Rollingwood, Hous-
ton, was received in Shiner
with sincere regrets Saturday
Mr. Dittmar passed away in
St. Luke’s Hospital after a few
days illness Saturday, April 14
at 12:40 a.m. His health had not
been of the best for quite some
time but his sudden death was
a blow to his family and
friends. He had reached the age
of 51 years, 4 months and 26
days.
Herms A. Dittmar was bom
in Shiner November 18, 1904,
the son of the late Oscar C. and
Minnie Moellenbrandt Dittmar.
He was a graduate of Shiner
High School, class of 1922. His
boyhood and young manhood
was spent in Shiner. Herms
was on the Gazette staff when
he decided to accept an appren-
tice appointment in the office of
the Temple Lumber Company
in Houston, which’ was thirty
years ago. Realizing his worth
and excellent qualifications he
soon was advanced and at the
time of his home going he was
one of the company’s assistant
managers. Mr. Dittmar was a
life-long member of the Meth- Welhausen-
odist Church, where in his na-
tive town he gave of himself to
the advancement of the Sun-
day School and Church.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Eloise Frederick Dittmar;
a son, David, age 14, a sister,
Mrs. E. L. (Esther) Merrem, a
niece, Mrs. Leslie von Rosen-
berg, Yoakum; a brother, A. J.
Dittmar, Alpine, California.
Funeral services were held
Monday, April 16, 1956 at 2:00
p.m. from Geo. H. Lewis and
Sons Chapel, Houston, the Rev.
Grady Hardin officiating. Burial
was in Woodlawn Garden of
Memories.
Pallbearers were Tyrus B.
Foster, Robert Matliza, Francis
Kreek, Clayton Stone, B. F.
Frederick Jr., Jack C. Kern Jr.
His pastor gave a glowing
tribute to his memory. Record-
ed hymns were played and the
soloist gave “The Lord’s Pray-
er.”
A touching incident of the
service was the attendance in
a body of his son’s Boy Scout
Troop.
Herms Dittmar carried with
him to the big city the same
commendable characteristics of
Christianity and cultural attri-
butes that he embodied in his
home town, always striving to
make his place of residence a
better place in which to live.
How well he lived up to this
ideal is evidenced in the tri-
bute accorded him in The Hous-
ton Press which follows:
“Herms A. Dittmar, a solid
businessman to whom hard
work was a daily routine,
Herms August Dittmar had two
great interests outside his job
as assistant manager of the
Heights Lumber Yard. He loved
his church and he loved the
theater.
“He combined the two suc-
cessfully and for years the con-
gregations of other churches
would fill the Behring Memo-
rial Methodist Church to see
the passion plays presented by
Mr. Dittmar at Christmas and
Easter.
“A Sunday School teacher
and a member of the board of
stewards, Mr. Dittmar, a native
of Shiner, met his wife at the
Sunday School when he first
came to Houston 30 years ago.
“He was an active member
of the Community Players un-
der the direction of Margo
Jones. He once played a leading
role in Macbeth.
“A graduate of the Univer-
sity of Texas, he was a mem-
ber of the Kiwanis Club and
the Chapelwood Methodist
Church.”
Operetta Was
Spectacular Success
Those who missed the oper-
etta, “Over the Garden Wall,”
presented by the first grade of
the Shiner elementary school
certainly missed a most pleas-
urable program.
The operetta was directed by
Mrs. Neal B. Fox and Mrs.
Joyce Bednar, teachers of sec-
tion one and section two of the
first grade.
As the curtains parted a most
revealing stage set of a perfect
garden of flowers and the ar-
tistic arrangement of a garden
wall in a glamorous color of
blossoms greeted the eye and
was met by enthusiastic ap-
plause.
Without hesitancy or prompt-
ing each small participant with
perfect memory in music - arid-'-
the spoken word carried their
parts to a fitting climax. The
composure of the youthful
players drew favorable com-
ment.
The costuming was all that
could be desired and was evid-
ence of very careful planning.
It would be impossible to
give individual mention of the
more than thirty in the cast but
we feel that Sharon Pfeil as
Mistress Mary and Alfred
Boehm as Boy Blue must have
special mention as they reveal-
ed the plot of the operetta
throughout.
They had a great deal to me-
morize, some times a dialogue,
then blending to solos, duets
and chorus backgrounds by the
entire cast. Their enunciation
was clear both in song and
speech and they did a superb
job.
As the directors announced
the operetta was the culmina-
tion of the spring activities in
reading, taught by music and
the spoken word.
All in all the children were
both clever, dainty and cute in
their portrayals.
The supporting cast consisted
of Mr. Sun, Franklin Bolech;
sunbeams, Barbara Benes, Ma-
rilyn and Carolyn Schroeder,
Morris Boedeker, Roger Zim-
mermann; butterflies, Linda
Sue Sonntag, Kathy Sue Preutz;
dawn, Clara Ann Neubauer;
bluebirds, Aaron Migl, William
Dierksen; Gnome, Claude Lee
Pohler; flower fairies, Marjorie
Benes, Elaine Renken, Shirley
Jurica, Doris Sembera; flowers,
Robert Fikac, Mike Ray Benes,
Judith Winkenwerder, Dennis
Berkovsky, Alvin Kremling,
Donnie Lynn Bannert, Rudolf
Garcia, Dehnareen Laas, Ear-
line Zissa, Ramiro Galindo,
Richard Baros, Lupe Banda.
Celebrate San Jacinto Day
by seeing THE LAST COM-
MAND at the Palace Theatre.
Jerry Jasek
Killed Instantly
(Moulton Eagle)
Sorrow enfolded the Jasek
family Sunday night, April 8,
as news of the accidental death
of Jerry Jasek was revealed.
Jerry, son of Mrs. Albina Jasek
and the late Louis Jasek, died
instantly Sunday evening at 8
o’clock on Highway 277, three
miles south of San Angelo,
when the 1955 Chevrolet he was
driving collided head-on with
a pick-up. Jerry was alone in
his car, while the pick-up had
two occupants; one was killed
and the other was hospitalized
with injuries.
Jerry, who reached the age
of 26 years, 1 month and 23
days, was born in the Novohrad
community where he grew to
manhood. There he also attend-
ed and finished school. He
served in Uncle Sam’s Navy for
four years, spending time in
Korea and Japan. In July 1955,
he received his honorable dis-
charge and after spending
sometime helping his mother
settle in her new home in No-
vohrad, he accepted a job with
the Decoty Coffee Company in
San Angelo, which he held at
the time of his death.
Funeral services were held at
the Smith Funeral Home Chapel
in Moulton, Wednesday, April
11 at 9:15 a.m. and at the Praha
Catholic Church at Praha at 10
a.m., the Rev. Laddie Jasek,
brother of the deceased, offer-
ed the Solemn Requiem Mass
with Father Balthasar Janacek,
serving as Deacon; Father
Thomas Lyssy as Sub-Deacon;
and Father Edward Bily, mas-
ter-of-ceremonies. The Rev.
Marcus Valenta delivered the
English sermon, while the Rev.
John J. Hanacek of Shiner de-
livered the Czech sermon.
: Rosary was recited at the
Sinith Funeral Home Tuesday
night led by Father Joseph
Klopp.
Interment was made in the
Praha Catholic Cemetery, with
the cousins of the deceased,
serving as pallbearers. Grave-
side services were held under
the auspices of the American
Legion and VFW Posts.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Albina Jasek of Novohrad;
six brothers: the Rev. Laddie
Jasek of Devine; Louis Jr. and
Edwin, San Antonio; George,
Moulton; Daniel of Novohrad,
and Frankie, who is in the Ar-
my, stationed in Germany.
Jerry was preceded in death
by his father, Louis Jasek, Jan.
23, 1955; and one brother, Ber-
nard, who also died accidently
November 22, 1940.
K. of C. Meeting;
Initiation Sunday
Monsignor Netardus Council
No. 3081, Knights of Columbus,
will hold their regular meeting
Thursday, April 19 at 8:00 p.m.
in the Catholic Parish Gym. All
members are requested to be
present. Final plans will be
completed for the Initiation
which will be held Sunday,
April 22 in the Shiner Catholic
Parish gym.
INITIATION DAY PROGRAM:
All members and candidates
are requested to attend Holy
Mass and receive Holy Com-
munion on this day, in their
own parish. Local Knights of
Columbus members will not
receive Holy Communion in a
body. All members, and es-
pecially the candidates, are to
be at Legion Park in Shiner not
later than 10 a.m. Dinner will
be served at 11 a.m. Candidates
FREE, members $1.00.
Immediately after dinner ,all
members and candidates will
go to the Shiner Catholic Gym,
where all three degrees will be
exemplified.
A barbecue supper, with all
the trimmings, will be served
at Legion Park, immediately
after the degree work. Candi-
dates FREE, members $1.25.
Initiation is to be dedicated to
the Rev. Edward Jansky of
Yoakum, Pastor of St. Joseph’s
Catholic Church.
This is a District No. 16 Ini-
tiation and includes the follow-
ing parishes: Shiner, Yoakum,
Cuero, Moulton and Flatonia.
All members comprising the
sixteenth district are requested
to attend this initiation.
• Kerrville Centennial -
The Queen City of the hill
country, Kerrville, Texas, is
making extensive preparations
for an elaborate four day cen-
tennial celebration April 26,
27, 28, 29. The calendar calls
for livestock show, pioneer and
patriotic days, flower show,
hound dog show, cutting horse
eliminations, carnival, western
jamboree, parade, Mexican pa-
geant, big square dance, cen-
tennial pageant, Texas game
and fish exhibits, wool demon-
starations, shearing contests, etc
/ A novel advance clean up
campaign was on last week,
when elbow grease and good
old fashioned soap suds were
plentiful in the business district.
All traffic was routed from the
business section and all busi-
ness clubs, civic organizations,
men, women and children arm-
ed with mops, brooms, fire
hoses and plenty of all the lead-
ing soap brands, detergents and
push-brooms gave down town
Kerrville a scrubbing such as
it had never seen before. Cen-
tennial
sharply
of some
’’'-bers, as
pearing
• Restoration of Indianola
The state historical survey
committee has announced that
plans are underway for the re-
storation of Indianola, import-
ant early Texas port entry.
More than 300 acres of the
original townsite led by Cal-
houn county, will ultimately be
developed, the committee said.
Together with the State
Parks board, the committee said
it is “determining plans for the
site’s development.”
5 The committee credits Judge
* Howard Hartzog of Calhoun
County, and its commissioners
court, the Old Indianola Asso-
ciation, and the Daughters of
the Republic of Texas for re-
taining the site.
The City of Indianola was on
Matagorda Bay, not far from
the present city of Port Lavaca.
Indianola was partially de-
stroyed by a Gulf hurricane in
1875, then wiped out by an-
other blow about 10 years later.
It was in this general vici-
nity that the French explorer
La Salle originally landed in
>. /Texas in the search for the
mouth of the Mississippi.
• We quote from J. C. Roth-
well’s Wasp Nest column in
Alamo Heights News: “Harry
S. Truman who once called a
newspaper reporter a S O B is
gonna let Margaret marry a
newspaper reporter.
“True, the ex-president’s
daughter’s sweetie works for
the New York Times, but he’s
still a newspaper reporter.
“We may not be any smarter
than Truman, but one thing we
know—if we had a daughter
'* we would try to keep her from
* marrying a newspaper reporter,
even a New York Times one.
“And if Margaret has an
ounce of the sense God didn’t
give Harry, before she leaps,
she’ll drop by 4915 Broadway
and have a little talk with the
gal who cast her lot with this
one.”
• Again J. C. says:
“Time was when drafting a
man for public office was not
so difficult—took no radio and
TV speeches, no newspaper
, publicity, no fanfare of any
► kind.
“Time was when a man con-
sidered himself drafted, if but
one solitary voter urged him.
“Public officials are suppos-
ed to be chosen by ballot-cast-
ers—not letter-writers.”
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ROTARY NEWS
The Shiner Rotary Club met
Monday noon at Shiner Dine
Inn. Visiting Rotarians present
*were Rev. C. B. Cloyd, Anton
Kubena, Oliver Killough, Roy
Abschere, and Albert Albrecht
of Hallettsville.
Dr. Frank M. Wagner gave
the program and spoke about
high-blood pressure and hyper-
tension. Dr. Wagner told of the
various things that could cause
high blood pressure and of the
progress made in medical treat-
ment of high blood pressure.
See you at Zander Field at
3 p. m. Sunday.
Shiner High School won
Interscholastic League District
92-B overall championship,
held at Flatonia High School
this year. Congratulations to
faculty members and the stu-
dent body of Shiner High
School, who have all worked
long hours preparing for the
meet, culminating with the
championship. Total points of
all schools will be released la-
ter by the district chairman.
Listed below are the winners
from Shiner High School who
placed as follows in the various
entries:
Story Telling: second, John
Williford.
Picture Memory: first, Kay
Lynn Wolters, Sandra Koen-
ning, John Dierksen, Jimmy
Galindo, Robert Wuensch.
Spelling, 5th and 6th: first,
Peggy Kuck, Dolores Zimmer-
man; 7th and 8th: first, Elsie
Vaclavik, Doris Grossman.
Debate: first, Thomas See and
Bernard Marcak.
Declamation: senior girls,
first, Jeanette Kloesel; senior
boys, second, Walter Paul; ju-
nior girls, third, Norma Lea
Wegner; junior boys, first, Ar-
len Ray Zander; second, Jonnie
Bee Bednar; grade school girls,
third, Mildred Welhausen.
Poetry Reading: boys, first,
Gilbert Fox; girls, first, Gayle
; second, Barbara
Henkhaus.
Extemporaneous Speech: boys,
first, Arlen Tieken; girls, first,
Marcia Effenberger; second,
Clarice Huber.
One Act Play: first place.
Volleyball: girls, senior divi-
sion, first; grade school, second.
Typewriting: first, Virgie
Drabek, Carolyn Mueller.
Spelling, high school: first,
Marcia Effenberger, Mabel
Schelling.
Slide Rule: first, William
Stindt, Gilbert Fox, Bernard
Marcak.
Number Sense: high school,
first, Arlen Ray Zander; third,
Gerald Koenning; grade school,
first, Calvin Bruns; second,
William Garbade.
Tennis: senior boys doubles,
first, Gilbert Fox, Benedict Ko-
cian; senior boys singles, first,
C. A. Drabek; senior girls sin-
gles, junior boys doubles and
singles, junior girls doubles and
singles, grade school boys sin--
gles and doubles, grade school
girls doubles and singles were
all won by Shiner by default.
Shorthand: first place.
Ready Writers: Results not
announced.
Playground Ball: senior boys,
first place, junior boys, first
place, senior girls, second place,
junior girls, first place, grade
school girls, second place.
Golf: first place, Walter Paul,
Gilbert Fox, Benedict Kocian,
Bill Stindt.
Track: senior high, second
place; junior high, first place.
Individual Track Winners:
Junior Boys: 50 yd. dash, sec-
ond, Alton Petru; 100 yd. dash,
first, Max Kloesel; second,
James Kahanek; 120 yd. low
hurdles, first, Max Kloesel; sec-
ond, James Kahanek; 440 yd.
relay, first, Max Kloesel, James
Kahanek, Eloy Rivera, Carrol
Sembera.
Pull Ups: third, Eloy Rivera.
Running Broad Jump: first,
Max Kloesel.
Running High Jump: second,
tie, James Kahanek.
Eight-pound Shot Put: sec-
ond, Ronnie Dreyer.
Senior Boys: 120 yd. low hur-
dles: third, tie, Johnny Kurtz;
100 yd. dash: second, Thomas
See; third, Kennert Pfeil; 440
yd. dash: third, Johnny Kurtz;
fourth, Clarence Blume; 180
yd. low hurdles: third, John
Chunda; fourth, tie, Edward
Mikes and Kennert Pfeil; 440
yd. relay: first, Thomas See,
Alton Ehler, Bill Stindt, Ken-
nert Pfeil; 880 yd. run: first,
Thomas See; fourth, Bernard
Marcak; 220 yd. dash: second,
John Chunda; third, Alton Eh-
ler. 1-mile Run: second, Joe
Mozisek; fourth, James Mozi-
sek; 1-mile relay: second, John
Chunda, Johnny Kurtz, C. A.
Drabek, Clarence Blume; High
Jump: second place tie, Thomas
See and C. A. Drabek. Shot Put:
fourth place, Librado Mendez;
Broad Jump: fourth, Alton Eh-
ler; Discus: third, Arlen Tieken.
Armed Forces
Reserve Program
Austin, Texas.—(Special) —
“Now is the time for all good
men to come to the aid of their
country.” These familiar words
are particularly applicable to
the young Texans of today, says
Major General Lewis S. Grif-
fing, Chief of the Texas Mili-
tary District.
“The Armed Forces Reserve
has a program whereby all qua-
lified young men can come to
the aid of their country,” Gen-
eral Griffing explained, “and
with the least interruption to
their civilian careers.”
General Griffing, speaking in
connection with Military Re-
serve Week (April 22-28),
pointed out that the U. S. Army
is implementing a program de-
signed especially for the youths
of America. This program per-
mits a young man to fulfill his
military obligation while com-
pleting his education or work-
ing at his civilian job.
Here’s the way it works—he
joins a Ready Reserve unit or
a National Guard unit. He can
finish high school (if he doesn’t
reach the age of 20 first), then
go on six months active duty
for training. He is then prepar-
ed for his Ready Reserve ser-
vice.
Normally he will have 7%
years left. During this 7 Ya years
if he trains satisfactorily, he
will not have to worry about a
draft call. In most instances he
can train with a unit right in
his own
time he
home is
summer
camp. All of this is designed to
interrupt, to the very smallest
degree, his higher educational
pursuits or his civilian occupa-
tion.
“Every young Texan should
think very seriously about his
future military obligation,”
General Griffing pointed out.
“If he doesn't, Uncle Sam is
likely to point a finger at him
sooner or later. He should con-
sider this program from a
standpoint of how it benefits
him as an individual. But most
important of all he should con-
sider it from a patriotic point
of view.”
The Army will pay him for
his military participation
at the same time prepare
to defend his country in
event of an emergency.
Military Reserve Week, April
22-28, has been designed es-
pecially to present the provi-
sions of this program to young
men and their parents. This
special drive has been indorsed
by the president and is support-
ed by many active civic and
veterans organizations in Texas.
They understand and see the
immediate need for a strong
and ready reserve.
“Now is indeed the time for
every young Texan to come to
the aid of his State and his
Country,” General Griffing con-
cluded.
H. H. Hanslik, Chairman of
the Lavaca County ASC Com-
mittee, has advised that April
23 will be the last day that pro-
ducers, who will not plant any
or only a part of their 1956 cot-
ton acreage allotment, may re-
lease such unused allotment
acreage to the County Commit-
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Legion & Auxiliary
District Session
La Grange, April 17.—Legion-
naires and Auxiliary members
from the “Fighting Ninth” Dis-
trict will convene in La Grange,
Saturday and Sunday, April 21
and 22 for their annual Spring
Convention.
The
posed
Ninth
Texas
Texas
The program will get under
way Saturday afternoon with a
social hour, followed by a dance
Saturday night.
The joint session which con-
venes at 9:30 a.m. Sunday
morning will have Post Ever-
lasting Service in memory of
the departed comrades with
Paul Israel, Ninth District Ser-
geant-at-Arms, in charge.
Guest speaker at the joint
session will be Albert D.
Brown, Jr. of Austin, Texas,
National Executive Committee-
man for Texas.
Business session for both The
American Legion and the Aux-
iliary will get under way at 2
p.m. with the hearing of Com-
mittee reports and the election
of delegates and alternates to
the National Convention of The
American Legion.
Charles H. Jungmichel, Com-
mander of the H. J. Ehlers Post
No. 102, said that every effort
will be made to make the dele-
gates visit to La Grange a most
enjoyable one.
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Bob Sterling
High School
P-TA President
The High School P-TA in the
night session of Thursday, April
12, opened with the program
chairman, Mrs. E. A. Ross, pre-
senting Mrs. Neal B. Fox and
Mrs. Joyce Bednar, teachers of
sections one and two of the first
grade in the operetta, “Over the
Garden Wall.” The offering
proved to be one of the most
enjoyable of the year. The stage
had been transformed into a
lovely garden of spring blos-
soms, the children being the
flowers. A more complete re-
view of this feature is given
elsewhere in this issue.
In the business session which
followed annual reports were
given by all officers.
Some of the outstanding pro-
jects of the year were the
health examinations of the first
four grades, the silver project
for the Home Economics De-
partment, purchase of maga-
zines for the high school and
paying out in full the gymna-
sium curtain.
Officers chosen for the 1956-
57 term were: President, Robt.
Sterling; first vice president,
Mrs. Ada Rae Blohm; second
vice president, Mrs. Evelyn
Laas; third vice president, Mrs.
Ruth Riske; secretary, Mrs.
Evelyn Wolters; treasurer,
Glade Welhausen; reporter,
Mrs. Lillie Zander.
Hospital Patients
Listed this week are: Mrs.
Charles Wendt, Mrs. Willie Rip-
ple and baby boy, Shiner; Mrs.
Emil Jemelka, Mrs. Rud. Wen-
ske, Mrs. Julia Barborak, Moul-
ton; Mrs. Callie McMillan,
Waelder; Mrs. Anton W. Jaresh,
Mrs. Hattie Berg, Miss Clara
Petering, Yoakum; Lloyd Brun-
ner, Flatonia; Frank A. Migl,
Hallettsville; Mrs. Birdie
Wright, Gonzales.
• Dismissed patients are:
Mrs. Lee Sedlmeyer, Mrs. El-
ton W. Syamken and baby boy,
Mrs. Harvey Hagens and baby
boy, Mrs. Lucy S. Davenport,
Mrs. Jerome F. Mozisek, Mrs.
Weldon Aschenbeck and baby
girl, Adolph Velek.
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Cancer Drive
Fund Progressing
Since Cancer will strike one
in four Americans, and two in
every three families, the
ease calls for thoughtful
tion from everyone. The
form of cancer insurance
regular health examination,
which offers the possibility of
diagnosis of cancer at the very
earliest.
During the month every adult
resident in the county will be
asked to strike at cancer—with
a check-up and a check—a
medical examination as a safe-
guard against that disease and
a contribution to support re-
search, educational and service
programs of the Society.
If for some reason a volun-
teer missed a potential donor,
he may make his contribution
by leaving it at the First Na-
tional Bank of Shiner.
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Congratulations
• Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rippel
of Shiner are rejoicing over the
safe arrival of a baby boy, born
at the Wagner Hospital Tues-
day, April 17. The little lad
weighed six pounds and two
ounces and was given the name
Willie Jr. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Joe W. Rippel of Shi-
ner and Mrs. Theodore Moeller
of Flatonia.
SHINER CLIPPERS
PLAY FLATONIA
HERE SUNDAY
Shiner baseball club was
given the name of “Shiner
Clippers”, thanks to Mrs. Angy
Jaks who was the lucky rec-
epient of two season passes to
all home league games of the
Shiner club.
The Shiner Clippers, with
Ben Marcak as manager, meet
the Flatonia team in Shiner at
Zander Field, Sunday, April 22
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