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VOLUME 72
$3.00 PER YEAR
SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1964
SINGLE COPY 10c
NUMBER 4
Cotton Meeting Set For January 27
At Hermann Sons Hall In Shiner
The following is a list of
the specialist who will appear
on the - cotton program to be
held at the Hermann Sons Hall
in Shiner Monday January 27
Meetings & Notices
O PLEASE PAY your Dance
Club Dues at First National
Bank. Deadline for dues Feb.
28, after which dues will not
be accepted. (2-8t)
® SHINER Firemen’s Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday, January 28,
at 7:30 p.m. at the City Hall.
• AMERICAN Legion and
Auxiliary will meet Tuesday,
January 28 at 7:30 p.m.
® COUNCIL of Catholic Nurses
will go to holy communion in
a body Sunday, January 26 at
the 6:30 Mass.
< COUNCIL of Catholic Nurses
will meet Thursday, January 30
at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Frank
M. Wagner Memorial Hospital.
• COURT ST. PAUL No. 1604,
Catholic Daughters will hold
their first meeting of 1964,
Monday, January 27 at 7:30
p.m. in the parish gym. Please
make every effort to attend
this meeting as important mat-
ters are to be discussed at this
time.
• NOTICE M Y F’ers There
will be a meeting Sunday, Jan.
26 at 6:00 p.m. in the Metho-
dist Church. Rev. Peterson will
speak on the history of the
local Methodist Church.
• THE METHODIST men will
have a stew and domino party
Monday, Jan. 27 at the A. H.
Kaspar farm at Midway. The
stew is to be served at 7:00
p.m. Friends of the Church as
well as members are invited.
Let Ed Mueller know by Thurs-
day, Jan. 23 (today) how
many you are bringing.
• KNIGHTS of Columbus
members will receive holy
communion in a body at the
6:30 Mass Sunday, February 2.
All members urged to attend.
• SHINER Business Men’s club
will meet Thursday, January
23 at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Park
dining hall.
Sleet, Snow Fall
Thursday Morning
Shiner experienced a slight
snow fall, mixed with soft sleet
about 9:30 Thursday morning,
the snow and sleet melting al-
most as fast as it hit the
ground.
The cold front cleared the
skies Thursday afternoon and
brought colder temperatures to
the area.
A light rain that started fal-
ling late Wednesday and most
of Wednesday night left .70 to
1 inch of moisture.
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Rep. Boysen Will
Not Seek
Re-Election
Yoakum — Representative
Stanley Boysen informed the
Herald-Times that he will not
be a candidate for re-election to
the office he now holds, rep-
resenting DeWitt, Gonzales
and Lavaca counties in the
Texas House. Since redistrict-
ing Mr. Boysen has been rep-
resenting the three-c o u n t y
area instead of only Gonzales
and Lavaca counties.
Rep. Boysen said he expects
to serve as field representative
for the American Cancer So-
ciety.
The only announced candi-
date for Representative, Dis-
trict 47, is J. T. Newman,
former Cuero mayor and busi-
nessman.—Yoakum Herald
Times.
at 2 p.m.:
James A. Deer, Area Ento-
mologist, will cover cotton in-
sect control and application of
insecticides.
John Box will cover cotton
fertilization and application of
fertilizers.
B. G. Reeves, cotton ginning
and mechanization specialist,
will cover cotton harvesting
and information on cotton
strippers.
Fred C. Elliott, Cotton Spec-
ialist, will cover the informa-
tion on chemical and mechani-
cal grass and weed control
along with some information
on defoliation to prepare cotton
for machine harvest.
This is an important meeting
for cotton producers and you,
as well as all ginners and deal-
ers in fertilizers and poisons,
are urged to attend.
Ed. Miller Retires
After Completing
48 Years Of Service
Jessse W. Gebbert was ap-
pointed Wire Chief for South-
western Bell Telephone Com-
pany, according to C. A. Isom,
district Plant Superintendent
for the Company, in Victoria.
The appointment became effec-
tive January 1, 1964.
He replaces Ed. Miller who
retired from the Company af-
ter completing 48 years of
service.
Gebbert began his employ-
ment with Southwestern Bell as
a lineman in 1947 and was
later promoted to Construction
Foreman, unlocated. Returning
to Victoria he held the jobs
of Station Installer and PBX
Installer. In July 1963 he was
promoted to Installation Fore-
man for the Company’s Victoria
Exchange in Victoria.
The new telephone Chief has
worked his way up through the
ranks and has a wide range of
experience in telephone plant
operations. As Wire Chief, he
will be responsible for local
plant operations in Yoakum,
Hallettsville, and Shiner, with
headquarters located in Yoa-
kum.
Mr. Gebbert is married to
the former Colleen Foster of
Houston. They have five chil-
dren, four sons, Craig, Lee,
David, Alan, and a daughter,
Alisa. They will be moving to
Yoakum soon, where they will
make their home.
TUBFRIM
Help the Shiner Future Home-
makers answer the plea for
cancelled postage stamps to be
sent to Norway in its fight
against tuberculosis. These
stamps are sold by TUBFRIM
to aid in research against this
disease. If you are interested
in the fight against TB call
LY 4-3330, then save your
cancelled postage stamps which
will be picked up at a later
date by a member of the Fu-
ture Homemakers of America.
Your co-operation will be
greatly appreciated.
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Senior Mothers
Club Sponsors
Dance January 24
The St. Paul High School
Seniors Mothers’ Club will
sponsor a dance at Legion Park
in Shiner Friday, January 24.
Admission is 50c for ladies and
$1.00 for gentlemen. Music for
the dance, which begins at 8:30
p.m., will be furnished by the
Moods of Luling. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Commissioner Of Agriculture To
Sponsor Shiner Eagle Scout
John C. White, Commissioner
of Agriculture of the State of
Texas, has issued an invitation
to sponsor Robert James (Bob-
by) Buske at the annual Eagle
Scout Career Dinner to be held
in Austin on February 6, 1964.
Each year prpminent men of-
fer to sponsor Eagle scouts at
this dinner. The purpose is to
make it possible for each boy
to meet and become acquainted
with a man who has made a
success in the field of the boys
interests. Mr. White chose to
sponsor Bobby because of his
interest in Agriculture and his
desire to seek college training
in some field of Agriculture or
Agricultural Finance and Eco-
nomics.
This is a great honor for
Bobby and all the Boy Scouts
of Shiner. This was a noble
gesture on the part of John C.
White and he is to be com-
mended for his interest in agri-
culture and especially for his
interest in the youth who plan
to train themselves for that
vocation. Congratulations to all.
Heart Attack
Claims Life Of
Mrs. Schmucker
Many expressions of regret
were spoken Monday, January
13, when it became known that
Mrs. S. J. (Annora) Schmucker
had passed away suddenly in
Gila, New Mexico, Sunday,
January 12, 1964 at the age of
83 years, 3 months and 12 days.
The remains, accompanied by
her daughter, arrived over the
Southern Pacific, via Flatonia,
at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday and
were met by the Buffington
Funeral Home, Shiner, and con-
veyed here for funeral services
at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan-
uary 15 in the Buffington Cha-
pel.
Relatives and many friends
from far and near awaited the
arrival at the funeral home.
Burial was in the Shiner City
Cemetery.
The sacred and impressive
rites were conducted by the
pastor of the First Methodist
Church, Shiner, Rev. Albert R.
Peterson, preceded by a touch-
ing and sympathetic prayer by
the Rev. Morgan, pastor of the
Pasadena Baptist Church.
Mrs. William Wendtland, or-
ganist, played a prelude of
favorite hymns, including
“Sunrise Tomorrow”, “It Is
Well With My Soul”, “Near to
the Heart of God”, “Rock of
Ages”, “Nearer My God To
Thee” and “God Be With You
”Til We Meet Again”.
Named as casket attendants
were E. J. Kempe, Glade Wel-
hausen, Curt Messer of Shiner
and Sid Lowrance, A. B. Cain
and Paul Gust wick of Yoakum.
Mrs. Schmucker was born in
Elkart, Indiana, September 30,
1880, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Wilson, who preced-
ed her in death. She was mar-
ried to Simon J. Schmucker
April 15, 1900 in Nappanee,
La. In 1918 they moved to Tex-
as where Rev. Schmucker con-
tinued to serve as a Methodist
pastor.
Survivors include a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dell (Ruth) Deese of
Gila, New Mexico; three sons,
O. M. Schmucker of Pasadena;
the Rev. Jerry Schmucker,
pastor of the Baptist Church in
Shreveport, La. and Charles L.
Schmucker of Beaumont; also
five grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren.
Her husband, the Rev. S. J.
Schmucker, a retired Methodist
minister, passed away in Shi-
ner March 24, 1946, and was
placed at rest in the Shiner
City Cemetery, a special re-
quest made by him on many
occasions.
Friends here will recall that
his death was due to a heart
attack. He and his wife were
preparing to attend services
here when he was stricken.
He was scheduled to conduct
Good Friday services under the
pastorate of the Rev. W. L.
Froehner. During his retire-
ment here for several years,
his son Chas, was an agricul-
tural instructor in the Yoakum
School System and his daugh-
ter was Home Economic In-
structor in Laredo. Their re-
tirement in Shiner afforded a
central location for the children
to join them on weekends.
Mrs. Schmucker was a long
time member of the Methodist
Church. She was a charter
member of the WSCS, she al-
ways taught in the Sunday
School and was very active in
all the activities of her church.
A devout Bible student and
devoted to the daily family al-
tar in her home.
During their retirement in
Shiner both Rev. and Mrs.
Schmucker endeared them-
selves to all. They were good
citizens.
Their good cheer, inspira-
tional and exemplary services
to all brought forth mutual
respect and esteem.
The lavish tokens in floral
tributes bore testimony from
many localities of appreciation
for their Christian character-
istics.
May her sleep be sweet.
Hootenanny In
Yoakum Saturday
A Hootenanny sponsored by
the Senior Class of Yoakum
High School will be held Satur-
day, January 25 at 7:30 p.m. at
the High School Auditorium.
Admission will be 50c for
adults and 25c for students.
Refreshments will be available.
Rites Scheduled For
Mrs. Jos. Mikulik
Mrs. Jos. (Terezie) Mikulik,
age 79 years, 11 months and 17
days, passed away at the Frank
Wagner Memorial Hospital
Tuesday, January 21, 1964 at
1:15 a.m.
Funeral services will be held
from the Buffington Funeral
Home, Shiner, Thursday, Jan-
uary 23, 1964 at 8:30 a.m.,
thence to the Shiner Catholic
Church for Requiem Mass at
8:45 a.m.
Rosary will be recited at the
Buffington Funeral Home
Chapel, Wednesday, January 22
at 7:00 p.m.
Interment will be in the Shi-
ner Catholic Cemetery.
Jos. A. Hubka
Dies In Alice
Joseph A. (Jack) Hubka of
Alice died at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, January 8 in an Alice
hospital. He had lived in Alice
since 1956 and was a retired
auto mechanic.
Funeral services for Mr.
Hubka were held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, January 11 in the
Catholic Church in Campbell-
ton. The Rev. Robert Walden
conducted the rites. Burial was
in the Campbellton cemetery
under the direction of the
Hurley Funeral Home in
Pleasanton. Rosary was recited
at the funeral home Friday
night.
Mr. Hubka was born in Shi-
ner on February 2, 1901, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hubka.
A veteran of World War I he
was a former resident of Camp-
bellton. He attained the age of
62 years, 11 months and 6 days.
Survivors include three sons,
Jackie and Thomas Ray Hub-
ka of Alice, Billy Wayne Hubka
of Campbellton; one brother,
Tom Hubka of Robstown; three
sisters, Mrs. Henry (Rosie)
Balusek of Refugio, Mrs. Emma
Kahanek of Kingsville, Mrs.
Eddie (Annie) Broz of Yoakum
and one granddaughter of Ar-
kansas.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, one daughter, his
parents and one sister, Mrs. A.
C. (Mary) Janca of Shiner,
who passed away December 21,
1949.
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Congratulations
© Mr. and Mrs. Johnny J.
Degenhardt of Houston an-
nounce the arrival of twins, a
girl and a boy, born January
17, 1964 in the Herman Hos-
pital. Little Joe Ann weighed
five pounds and ten ounces and
her brother, Joseph Craig
weighed five pounds and thir-
teen ounces. They are being
welcomed by a brother and two
sisters, (triplets), John, Joan
and Jan. Proud grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. John P. Deg-
enhardt of Shiner, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Grossi of Steubenville,
Ohio. Mrs. Grossi is in Houston.
© Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L.
Marcak of Shiner are the proud
parents of a baby boy, born
Tuesday, January 21, 1964 at
the Frank Wagner Memorial
Hospital. Weight was eight
pounds.
Jessie Andrews, first woman
to get a degree at the Uni-
versity of Texas, taught there
from 1888 to 1918.
Funeral Thursday
For Frank Glomb
Frank Glomb, age 76 years, 2
months and 13 days, passed
away at his home Tuesday,
January 21, 1964 at 4:00 a.m.
Funeral services will be held
from the Buffington Funeral
Home, Shiner, Thursday, Jan-
uary 23, 1964 at 10:15 a.m.,
thence to the Shiner Catholic
Church for Requiem High Mass
at 10:30 a.m.
Rosary will be recited at the
Funeral Home Wednesday, Jan-
uary 22, 1964 at 7:00 p.m.
Interment will be in the Shi-
ner Catholic Cemetery.
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Boss Must Issue
Form W-2 By Jan. 31
Employers, Internal Revenue
Service has a reminder for you
—Employees should receive
two copies of a Withholding
Statement, Form W-2, on or
before Friday, January 31,
1964.
Allison B. Clark, adminis-
trative officer of the Internal
Revenue Service at Brenham,
Texas, said, “This statement
shows the total wages paid and
the income tax and social se-
curity tax withheld if any, dur-
ing the calendar year 1963.”
Total wages shown on an
employee’s W-2 must include
amounts received as sick pay
from his employer, even though
no tax has been withheld on
such sick pay. Sick pay is not
required to be shown separ-
ately.
If it becomes necessary to
correct a W-2 after it has been
given to an employee, a revised
statement must be issued and
marked “corrected by employ-
er”.
Social Security
Man In Shiner
Monday, Jan. 27
A representative of the So-
cial Security Office, Victoria,
Texas, will be in Shiner at 9
o’clock in the morning at the
City Hall on Monday, January
27, 1964.
Anyone wishing to file a
claim for retirement, survivor’s
or disability benefits should
meet him. He will be glad to
assist anyone having questions
concerning the social security
program.
* * * *
Maurice E. Owen, District
Manager, Victoria Social Se-
curity Office, said, “We Amer-
icans are noted for our caution
and for the eye we keep on
the future.” We provide for our
retirement and for our families
in case of our death or dis-
ability through company pen-
sion plans, insurance, savings,
investments, and in other ways.
One of the most valuable pro-
tections we have is our social
security. Therefore, it is im-
portant that we do our part
to insure the accuracy of our
social security accounts or the
accounts of the people who
work for us.
One of the most important
ways in which you can do this
is by taking care to give your
correct social security number
at all times. You may feel that
See SOCIAL SECURITY—
(continued on Back Page)
GVEC To Open Bids January 27
For New Headquarters Building
Bid openings have been set
for Monday,* January 27 on the
new headquarters building of
the Guadalupe Valley Electric
Cooperative. Brooks and Barr
of Austin are the architects.
The building will be con-
structed on the north side of
the highway 90-A by-pass at
Gonzales. The modern struc-
ture of brick and concrete will
have two floor levels with
32,000 square feet of floor
space. A special feature will be
a drive-up window for use by
the Cooperative members.
The first floor will house the
administrative offices, billing
and filing areas, radio dispatch-
ing room, engineering offices,
conference room and a library.
The lower floor will house a
material warehouse, loading
dock, apparatus repair shop,
line crew offices, garage and
truck servicing area. Most of
the lower floor will not be vis-
ible from the highway ap-
proach to the building.
The new headquarters facil-
ities are the result of continued
growth of the Cooperative. It
will allow greater efficiency in
GVEC operations and enable it
to render better service to the
membership which has been
growing rapidly. GVEC is pres-
ently serving 10,500 consumers.
The present GVEC head-
quarters at 928 St. Paul Street
in Gonzales was occupied in
1949 when the building was re-
modeled from a wholesale gro-
cery warehouse. The new head-
quarters will have 60 percent
more office space, easier access
for members and visitors, in-
creased parking space, a better
service area for GVEC vehicles,
and will include a new pole
yard with more efficient load-
ing facilities. ___
Actual construction is ex-
pected to be completed within
ten months and it is anticipat-
ed that the facilities will be oc-
cupied by January 1, 1965.
FIRST IN 1964—Little Kathleen Marie Hoepfl, shown with her
mother, Mrs. James Allen Hoepfl of Houston, was the first 1964
baby to be born in the Frank Wagner Memorial Hospital in Shi-
ner. She arrived at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 12 weighing six
pounds and eight ounces. —Staff Photo
Last Rites For
Willie Westphal
Tuesday, Jan. 14
Willie Westphal of New
Braunfels, age 85 years and
eleven months, passed away
Sunday, January 12, at 11:30
p.m. at the Seguin Nursing
Home, where he had been con-
fined for the past two and a
half months.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, January 14, at 2 p.m.
from the Zoeller Funeral Home
with Rev. William Royster of-
ficiating. Interment was in the
Comal Cemetery.
He was born in Germany
February 12, 1878, the son of
Carl and Dora (Fink) West-
phal. At the age of 5 he came
to this country with his par-
ents, settling at Weimar. He
later lived at Breslau and Shi-
ner. For the past twenty years
he made his home in New
Braunfels where he operated a
Recreation and Athletic Club.
Due to failing health he retired
about four years ago.
Survivors include his wife,
Ida (Weber) Westphal; two
daughters, Mrs. H. D. (Irene)
Smith, Houston and Mrs.
Robert (Amanda) Freye, Yoa-
kum; two sons, Honter of
Houston and Milton of Shiner;
also two stepdaughters, Mrs.
Wesley Moeller, San Antonio
and Mrs. Alton Koch, New
Braunfels; three grandchildren,
two step grandchildren and
three step great grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs. Otto Tesch, of
Dallas.
He was preceded in death by
one brother and three sisters.
Pallbearers were Kenneth
Niennmann, Donald Moeller,
Gerald Westphal, John Cook,
Leonard Dreyer and Max
Schroeder.
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Hospital Patients
Listed as patients in the hos-
pital this week are: Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. C. Bonorden, Mrs.
Mary Karasek, Mrs. Joseph
Saha, Mrs. Otto Maeker, Mrs.
Frieda Fischnar, Mrs. Antonio
Petru, Antonio Mendez, Mrs.
Benjamin Marcak and baby
boy of Shiner; Henry Wenske,
Moulton; Mrs. Paul H. Netar-
dus, Mrs. Josephine Hrncir,
Hallettsville.
• Dismissed patients are: Joe
Wagner, Hugo Helweg, Ronald
Kloesel, Joe Molnosky, Mrs.
Jacob Patek, Mrs. Willie Ban-
da and baby boy, Mrs. George
Mueller, Mrs. Mary Mates, Mrs.
Emilie Marburger, Mrs. Edward
Vinklarek, Mrs. James Hoepfl
and baby girl, Mrs. Felix Hyb-
ner.
E. Berckenhoff
Undergoes Surgery
Edward (Bacon) Bercken-
hoff is a patient in the Brooke
General Hospital, San An-
tonio, where he underwent
major surgery Monday, Janu-
ary 20.
Cheer cards may be ad-
dressed to him as follows:
Edward F. Berckenhoff
Brooke Gen. Hospital
Main Bldg., Ward 13-A
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
FHA Bake Sale
The Shiner High School FHA
is sponsoring a bake sale at
Shiner Motor Sales Saturday,
January 25, from 9 to 1. Cakes,
pies, cookies, bread, and ko-
laches may be bought.
Football Banquet
Saturday, Feb. 8
The annual football banquet
honoring the Shiner High
School Comanches will be held
in the High School Cafeteria.
Saturday, February 8 at 7:30
p.m. This annual affair is spon-
sored by the Quarterback Club
and tickets are on sale at $1.50
each. Tickets are on sale at The
Post Cafe, First Nat’l Bank,
Quality Pharmacy and the High
School.
Speakers for this year’s
banquet will be David Mc-
Williams and Scott Appleton of
the Championship University
of Texas team. Both of these
players have made outstanding
records this year and are co-
captains of the Longhorns.
Scott Appleton was the un-
animous choice on all the All-
America selections.
A full house is expected and
everyone should get their
tickets early as the seating will
be limited.
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KJZT Supreme
Treasurer Suffers
Stroke Sunday
Mrs. Felix (Mary) Hybner,
Supreme Treasurer of the KJ-
ZT, suffered a stroke Sunday.
Her office is in Granger but
this happened when Mrs. Hyb-
ner was at home for the week-
end.
She was promptly taken to
the Wagner Hospital, then
transferred to the Breckenridge
Hospital in Austin where she
is under a specialist’s care.
Mrs. Hybner assumed the
KJZT Supreme Treasurer’s of-
fice after the late Mrs. Mary
Jaresh of West. The KJZT
headquarters now is in Gran-
ger but Mrs. Hybner comes to
her home in Shiner for the
weekends.
Mikulenka's Sale
Opened Jan. 22
Mikulenka’s Annual Janu-
ary Clearance Sale opened in
Hallettsville, Wed., January 22,
at 8:30 a.m. This big sale that
offers unmatched specials
marks Mikulenka’s 33rd year in
business in /Hallettsville.
The sale, besides hundreds of
other values, offers the special
two for the price of one items,
as the ad in this paper shows.
Check this ad which lists many
of the items offered on sale.
This is your opportunity to
buy famous brand dry goods at
low, low prices for any mem-
ber of the family and for the
home. Everything a lady or
man needs in ready-to-wear
will be on display at Mikulen-
ka’s during this sensational
sale.
“This sale is the real thing,”
Manager George Bucek states.
The annual report for acci-
dents in Lavaca County just re-
leased shows a slight increase
of accidents investigated in
1963 over 1962. The report
listed 69 accidents for 1963
compared with 64 in 1962.
The overall picture for the
entire district showed there
were 10 more fatal accidents
in the area for 1963 over the
previous year. Lavaca county
was charged with 6 fatal acci-
Impressive Rites
Held Saturday For
Mrs. A. Bargmann
Relatives and friends were
saddened when it became
known that Mrs. Albert Barg-
mann, nee Linnie Turk, was
called to eternal rest at 9:00
a.m. Thursday, January 16,
1964. Her death occurred at the
Frank M. Wagner Memorial
Hospital, where she had been a
patient for four days, at the age
of 87 years, 10 months and 29
days. For six months prior to
that, she, with her husband,
had been a resident at the Tri-
nity Lutheran Home in Shiner.
Funeral services were held at
the Buffington Funeral Home,
Shiner, at 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
January 18 with her pastor, the
Rev. R. A. Tindall officiating.
The Rev. Edwin J. Oehlke as-
sisted with scripture reading
and a prayer at the Buffington
Chapel.
Burial was in the Shiner City
Cemetery. Named as casket at-
tendants were Jake Turk of
Gonzales, Edmund Seidel of
Westhoff, Norman Seidel of
Yorktown, Edwin Hillen, Mel-
vin and Robert Anders of Shi-
ner.
The Baptist Church choir
rendered a favorite hymn,
“Rock of Ages.” A solo, “In The
Garden” was sung by Dr. C.
Duane Tisdale of Moulton. Mrs.
Edwin Gehrels was the organ
accompanist. She also played a
prelude of select hymns prior
to and during the services.
Mrs. Bargmann, one of eight
children and the last of her im-
mediate family, was born Feb-
ruary 17, 1876 in Gonzales
County in the Dreyer section.
She was the daughter of pio-
neer parents, James and Sallie
(Carroll) Turk, natives of Ten-
nessee and South Carolina re-
spectively. Her mother, with
her family, migrated to this
area prior to the Civil War and
established the Carroll Planta-
tion in the Guadalupe River
valley with the homestead be-
ing in the Dreyer section. The
home no longer exists, being
destroyed by fire some years
ago.
She was married to Albert
Bargmann in March 1907 and
the couple moved to Yorktown
to make their home. About ten
years later, in 1917, they re-
turned to Shiner and contin-
uously made their home on
their farm just south of Shiner.
About six months ago, the cou-
ple became residents of the Tri-
nity Lutheran Home.
Survivors include her hus-
band and faithful companion of
57 years, Albert Bargmann of
Shiner; also numerous nieces
and nephews.
Besides her parents, she was
preceded in death by five bro-
thers, George, John, Jake, Louis
and Jim Turk; two sisters, Mrs.
Frank (Sallie) Anders, who
died August 30, 1943 and Mrs.
R. G. (Mary Ann) Dreyer, who
died November 6, 1951.
Mrs. Bargmann was a mem-
ber of the Baptist Church and
took an active interest in all
the activities of her church.
Throughout her long and
eventful life she proved to be
a loving sister and aunt, a de-
voted wife, a kind and helpful
neighbor.
The floral tributes were pro-
fuse and beautiful, and her fu-
neral was largely attended
which evidenced the love and
esteem in which she was held.
-:-o-:-o-:-o-:-
Joe H. Kouba
Files For State
Representative
Joe H. Kouba, who is not
seeking re-election as commis-
sioner, informs the Gazette
staff that he has filed for and
is a candidate for the office of
State Representative, District
47.
His formal announcement will
dents in 1963 in which 7 lives
were lost compared to 4 in
1962 with 6 deaths. Persons in-
jured in 1963 were 31, down 5
from the previous year when
36 were injured.
The Department of Public
Safety classifies accidents un-
der the headings of “fatal acci-
dents,” “personal injury acci-
dents,” and “property damage
accidents.”
appear in next week’s Gazette.
69 ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED BY
PATROL IN 1963, REPORT SHOWS
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