The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940 Page: 1 of 8
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THE SEALY NEWS
VOLUME 52—NUMBER 12
SEALY, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1940
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Sealy Is Where the Railroads
And State Highways Cross
Devoted to the Interests of
Sealy and Austin County
SOIL CONSERVATION
MEETING JUNE 2 AT
UEDERTAFEL HALL
CONCRETE WORK IS
COMPLETE, BRAZOS
TO BERNARD RIVER
SHOULDER WORK IS
NOW UNDER WAY ON
ROAD THROUGH HERE
Will Sing At
Decoration Service
MANY PROMINENT
SPEAKERS WILL AT-
TEND THIS MEETING
Com. Court Sat As
Equalization Board
This Week
PLUGS DONATED WITH
UNDERSTANDING NO
MORE FREE PLUGS
F. Vykoukal Will
Graduate at Dental
College In Houston
• F. Vykoukal, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Vykoukal, of Sealy,
Charles
Kunze,
Barbara
Ondrasek,
SEALY GETS 4 FIRE
PLUGS, GIFT FROM
WATER SYSTEM HERE
MAGNOLIA TANK
FARM PROJECT
IS COMPLETE
by
all
ROY HOFHEINZ MAKES
SPLENDID ADDRESS
TO SENIOR CLASS
OIL STORAGE CAPACITY
AND PUMPING CAPACITY
GREATLY INCREASED
17. Charles
Breckenridge.
18. Lawrence
MAGIC
VOICE
VINT IS NAMED
PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTOR AT WACO
COMMENCEMENT
FOR GRADUATES
IMPRESSIVE AFFAIR
HE WILL REPRESENT
9TH CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT
Sealy News Now Offers Subscribers
With Each Subscription The New
Webster Dictionary With Atlas of World
Book Contains Over 60,000 Definitions,
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• The Commissioners Court of
Austin County sat as a board
of equalization Monday of this
week to hear causes why some
property holders property val-
ues should not be raised.
The court did not have many
cases to consider and was able
to adjourn the same day.
Some counties have a great
deal of equalization board work.
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THEODORE PLESS
IS OUT AGAIN AFTER
MAJOR OPERATION
• Theodore Pless, of
• The Sealy Choral Club has
been asked to sing at the ceme-
tery at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at
the decoration service, and the
club desires as many of its
members as possible be pres-
ent for the service.
Amarillo.
19. Mrs. J. W. Elliott of Ta-
hoka.
20. Maury Mavernick of San
Antonio.
21. G. Y. Lee of Eden.
A. M. Barton of Palestine
and Mrs. Julia Coddou of Hous-
ton were chosen presidential
electors-at-large.
shoulders will get an asphalt
surfacing and will serve the
22-foot concrete slab in safety
and assist traffic in moving
over a major highway.
It is estimated it will take
about two months to finish the
shoulder work on the section
from Sealy to the Brazos River
and the section from Sealy to
the Bernard river. The should-
ers will be 7 feet wide asphalt
surfacing on each side of the
slab.
The 16 miles of concrete laid
by Cage Bros, and Williams
was laid in less than 3 months,
and over 1800 feet, over a
fourth of a mile, were laid some
days.
• The concrete work on that
section of Highway 73 from
Sealy to the Bernard River was
completed the latter part of
last week. The completion of
that section makes complete the
stretch from the Brazos River
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Josey
spent Sunday in Brenham vis-
iting Mrs. Josey’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Knittel.
dream of getting rich quick, it
sometime mean he about to
lost money.
And Tobe Doot says: Cupid
doesn’t always win when he
hits the bull’s eye.
Judge E. E. Kastrop flashing
a fancy cane made in Ireland.
Judge says he only carries it to
show it off; he doesn’t need it,
really.
Supt. Baker with his family
off soon for an earned vacation.
Edward Vint hither and yon
building his political fences.
Grandma says: Be what you
wish to appear to, be.
• Cook’s Confectionery will
pen for business Saturday in
the building on Main Street
formerly occupied by Bill’s Gro-
cery. George Cook is proprietor.
Mr. Cook, in an ad elsewhere
in this issue, invites the public
to visit his place Saturday af-
ternoon between the hours of
two to six o’clock, during
which time ice cream will be
served free.
He says he especially wel-
comes the kiddies and will
treat each one that visits his
place during the hours stated
with ice cream.
• The expansion work on the
Magnoilia Petroleum Pipe Line
Company tank farm south of
town was finished up this
week when the two 80,000 bar-
rel oil tanks were completed
and the big additional pump
engine was put to work in the
new addition to the pump
house plant.
Now the farm has five stor-
age tanks with a capacity of
storing nearly a half million
barrels of oil and a pumping
plant greatly enlarged.
The loop pipe line has also
been completed.
The field is one of the larg-
est and best equipped in this
section, and because of its loca-
tion, it may be added to from
time to time.
• According to W. G. Frazier,
the Farmers League will fea-
ture a big soil conservation
meeting at Liedertafel Hall on
Sunday night, June 2, begin-
ning at 8 p.m.
• Spring has came,
Winter has went;
It was not did
By accident.
The birds have flew,
As you have saw;
And spring has came,
Tra, la, la!
Confucius say: When
Bernard River 10 miles west of
Sealy.
The 13 mile section from the
Bernard River to Columbus is
under construction and about
one fourth of the concrete has
been poured.
The section from. Katy to the
Brazos River is also under con-
struction and about one third
of the dozen miles on that
stretch has been poured.
When these two sections are
finished the road from Hous-
ton to Columbus will be ready
for traffic.
The shoulder work will take
The latest thing on the
streets of Sealy in automobiles
is that classy little model built
and driven by Bobbie Kanew-
ske. With a motor from his
mother’s washing machine, a
few tin cans, etc., Bobby has
Frank Phenicie, Eddie Pyka,
Marie Sklenarik, Ethel Spreen,
Bernice Susen, Raymond Vyku-
kal, Thomas Wells, Dennis
Wosnitzsky, Richard Zaruba.
brought up-to-the-minute.
Cleveland.
3. Charles K. Devall of Kil-
gore.
4. Phil Wolford of McKinney.
5. J. Hart Willis of Dallas.
6. W. T. Maris of Franklin.
7. V. A. Collins of Living-
ston.
8. Mrs. J. E. Niday of Hous-
ton.
9. E. L. Vint of Sealy.
10. Mrs. Jane V. McCallum
of Austin.
11. Sam Roddy of Temple.
12. G. A. Holland of Weath-
erford.
13. C. McCall of Nocona.
14. Caesar Kleberg of Kings-
ville.
15. W. W. Housewright of
San Benito.
16. Mrs. Julia Harrison of
El Paso.
C. Curry of
CORRECTION
• Mentioning gifts to Sealy
graduates from Robinowitz-
. Preisler’s store last week, it
was stated that Mr. and Mrs.
Preisler were the givers. These
gifts were remembrances from
. the firm of Robinowitz-Preisler
and not individual gifts. The
correction is made gladly.
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TEXAS THEATRE
Singing, America, led
Sealy Choral Club, and
present participating.
• Twenty-seven seniors receiv-
ed diplomas Friday night and
heard a forceful address by
Judge Roy Hofheinz, of Hous-
ton.
The graduates, capped and
gowned, marched from the old
school building to an outdoor
stage in the east side of the
new building. The pathway was
marked by a vinetwined lattice
fence and led to the stage,
which had a background of pal-
metto, moss and pink roses.
Tall floor baskets at either side
of the stage were filled with
pink roses.
Mr. Hofheinz made a wond-
erful address and held the close
attention of his hearers. Ad-
dressing himself to the youths
who were to go forth and face
the realities of life, he admon-
ished them to be of good cour-
age; that though the immediate
world horizon might present a
gloomy outlook, there was still
opportunity and a place for
young people who applied them-
selves diligently and made the
most of the opportunities at
hand.
The graduates are: Glenn
Bock, Mary Chessie Boyd,
Charles Bradbrook, Ernest El-
ledge, Evelyn Engelke, Florence
Engelking, Fritz Engelking, J.
P. Gerhart, Orvil Jan, Bessie
Jez, J. D. Keding, George Koen-
some time to finish. The is a member of this year’s
Austin County Has
Several Graduates
At Blinn College
• Among the twenty-six grad-
uates to receive diplomas at
Blinn College, Brenham, this
year are four from Austin
County. They are Mrs. A. E.
Lane and Miss Ellen Phenicie,
of Sealy, and Mary Elder Hoov-
er and Dorothy Lampe, of Bell-
ville.
Commencement exercises
were held Sunday in the col-
lege auditorium, Rev. G. R.
Forrester delivering the ad-
dress.
Spring, is now able to be about
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jousan after undergoing a major op-
and little son and Mr. and Mrs. eration at the Bellville hospital.
Johnny Elwards, of Galveston, Mr. Pless was in the hospital
attended the funeral of their for several weeks, and is now
uncle, Joe Kurtz, of Rosenberg. recuperating at his home.
Many prominent speakers
have accepted invitations to at-
tend and participate in the
meeting.
Among them are J. E. Mc-
Donald, state commissioner of
agriculture; Senator L. J. Su-
lak, of La Grange; C. Hohn,
specialist in soil and .water con-
servation; Lester Young, triple
A field officer; E. N. Holm-
green, state secretary of triple
A, and others.
The program for the evening
will be under the direction of
W. G. Frazier, and it should be
an excellent one.
About 15 Sealy Scouts
Will Attend Camp
At Camp Hutson
• According to Vernon Mad-
den, sea scout skipper, about
15 Sealy Boy Scouts will at-
tend the encampment at Camp
Hutson in Harris County west
of Houston next week.
Around 150 to 200 scouts are
expected to attend from Aus-
tin County and be under the
supervision and direction of sea
skipper Madden.
The encampment will begin
Sunday and be continued
through June 8th.
The Camp Hutson project
has a large swimming pool and
various attractive outing facili-
ties.
PAddress by Rev. Eugene Cook’s Confectionery
Clarke. ntOpens Saturday On
.. Anthem, Nearer My God to
Thee, by Sealy Choral Club and Main Street
• Every home should have a
comprehensive and dependable
dictionary and every child
should have access to a book of
this kind and be trained to use
it as a part of his education.
The Sealy News has an offer
that is a complete answer to
that need. With every subscrip-
tion paid, new or renewal, a
new Supreme Webster Diction-
ary may be had postpaid for
98c. And included in this offer
is a new and complete Atlas of
the World.
The dictionary is new — just
printed—completely revised and
graduating class of the Texas
Dental College at Houston.
He will receive the degree of
Doctor of Dental Surgery at
the 35th commencement exer-
cises of the college June 10.
Dr. B. F. Pittenger, dean of
the school of education of the
University of Texas will be the
commencement speaker. He will
discuss “Education In a Time
of Crisis.”
There are 31 members of
this year’s graduating class of
the Texas Dental College.
Krampitz, Willard
Kathryn Lewis,
Muench, Delphine
® Edward L. Vint, of Sealy,
Geo. W. Hill and Dan Hruska,
of Bellville, attended the State
Democratic Convention at Waco
Tuesday as delegates from Aus-
tin County and cast the vote of
Austin County for Garner for
president, according to instruc-
tions of the county convention
at Bellville May 7.
The convention endorsed the
administration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Edward L. Vint was elected
presidential elector from the
ninth congressional district.
The 23 electors for the state
of Texas are as follows by con-
gressional districts:
achieved a smooth gliding
flivver.
George W. Hill’s not slipping,
he has fallen. Dan Cupid and
Leap Year have him under com-
plete control.
Harry Haynes telling a good
one of Dr. Frank Hover and
Sam Tolbirt.
Ed Beckman saying he is
glad to get back to his home
town.
C. J. Nastoupil commenting
on his getting to the good old
U. S. from Europe at the age
of 6 and glad of it.
Photographer Joe Lux on the
job again, but says he has to
See ’BOUT TOWN on Page 8.
1. Joe Pollard of Paris.
2. Charles O. Austin
Cat Spring Has
Splendid Program At
School Closing
• The Cat Spring school closed
with an appropriate and well
rendered program Tuesday
night. A large crowd was in
attendance.
The two graduates for this
term were Bernice Eckerdt and
Margaret Andreas.
The same school faculty has
been retained for another year.
They are Prof. Metke, Mrs.
Ilse and Miss Lovel.
6 miles east of Sealy to the ig, Douglas Koy,
Invocation by Rev. James
Kveton.
> Scripture reading by Rev.
Fr. Klinkacek.
Star Spangled Banner, by
Sealy Choral Club and all
all present.
Benediction by Rev.
Miksovsky.
Thrilling Serial, -
“Susan and God”
Begins This Issue
® A thrilling new serial
story, “Susan and God,” be-
gins in this issue of the
News. It is a story of a so-
cially elect couple in New
York, whose family life had
been disrupted by the whirl
of surface pleasures. Their
reaction to a “movement”
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• P. J. Hayes, division manag-
er of the Community Public
Service Company, which owns
and operates the city’s water
system, appeared before a call-
ed session of the Sealy Cham-
ber of Commerce Monday morn-
- ing in company with local man-
ager, Louis Kurtz, and offered
to donate four fire plugs to the
city free of charge in coopera-
tion with fire protection.
There were no strings to the
gift, except a promise that no
future requests be made for
free plugs. The company felt
that that was as far as it could
go in the spirit of cooperation
and as far as it should be asked
to go.
The offer was accepted by
the Sealy chamber on the con-
ditions offered on a motion
made, seconded and unanimous-
ly passed.
Following the acceptance of
the plugs, a motion carried
thanking the water company
for their gift and spirit of co-
operation.
The four plugs will be locat-
ed at strategic points in the
business section of town so as
to provide the greatest degree
of protection against fire.
The plugs will be installed at
once and they will provide a
great source of protection
against a fire disaster.
The fire departemnt here, one
of the best anywhere, has no
fire hose to serve plugs, but a
move will likely be launched to
provide them.
Not only will the fire plugs
be furnished free, and installed
free of charge, but the com-
pany will service them with
water free of charge.
Those attending the called
meeting of the chamber of
commerce were Ralph Sloan,
Ed Buis, Oscar Schier, Edward
Vint, R. A. Engelking, Jr., F.
F. Fisher, Alvin Muery, Louis
Kurtz, Max Kroener, and C. P.
Kendall.
Memorial Service
Will Be Rendered At
Cemetery Sun., June 2
• A memorial service will be
rendered at the Sealy ceme-
tery Sunday, June 2, beginning
at 4:30 p.m.
The ceremonies will consist
of the following program:
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Kendall, C. P. The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940, newspaper, May 31, 1940; Sealy, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1591113/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library.