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FRIDAY, APRIL, 7, 1967
THE WEST NEWS — WEST, TEXAS
Society News
Wedding!
Social Event!
Rem Item!
Call or bring ycmr new* Item! to the Newt Office — Ph. HI (-UU. (There U no charge made)
Jeanette Jaska,
Larry Ayers
To Wed In June
MISS JEANETTE JASKA
Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Jaska
of Penelope announce the en-
gagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter,
Jeanette Marie to Mr. Larry
Jack Ayers, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. McElhaney of Athens.
The couple will be married
June 10 at the Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic
Church in Penelope.
Jeanette is a 1966 graduate of
Penelope High School and
Durham Business College. She
is presently employed by Ameri-
can Income Life Insurance
Company in Waco.
Larry is a 1961 graduate of
Hubbard High School and is
employed by Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company in Waco.
Miss Peterson
Feted Sunday With
Bridal Shower
Miss Mary Ola Peterson,
bride-elect of Wm. Boyd Man-
grum, was honored with a mis-
cellaneous tea shower Sunday,
April 2 at the First Methodist
Church.
An arrangement of white car-
nations flanked with green
candles in crystal candelabras
centered the refreshment table.
The refreshment table was cov-
ered with a white lace cloth un-
derlaid with green. Mrs. John-
ny Trlica and Miss Doris Rich-
ter presided at the refreshment
table. Miss Connie Mangrum
registered the guests.
Miss Peterson and Mr. Mang-
rum will be married at two in
the afternoon on Saturday,
April 29 at the First Methodist
Church.
I ——-
Mustang Round-Up
Prize Winners
Are Listed
Winners of the prizes given
,away last Sunday at the Mus-
tang Round-Up were: Pony and
cart — Little Miss Jackie Zahir-
niak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Zahirniak; $25 U.S. Sav-
ings Bond — Mrs. Estelle Motis;
AM-FM transistor radio — Jim-
mie J. Polansky.
“It was the fine cooperation
of all the people of the com-
munity that made the Round-
Up a success,” says James Snel-
son, president of the St. Mary’s
Quarterback Club, “but we must
not overlook what the young-
sters did — they really worked
hard for this project.” The St.
Mary’s Quarterback Club spon-
sored the Mustang Round-Up to
raise funds for the athletic de-
partment at St. Mary’s School.
“It was gratifying to see the
young and old work together for
this worthy cause,” commented
Father Raymond Brezna, Chap-
lain’ of the Quarterback Club.
Pvt. Foitek
Is Stationed
At Ft. Polk
Band Sweetheart,
Beau Crowned
At Band Party
Highlight of the band party
Saturday, April 1, was the
crowning of the 1966-67 band
sweetheart and beau. Mary Ann
Fridel, senior, was crowned
sweetheart by Mr. J. A. Allen,
band director. Stasie Janek,
president of the band, presented
Mary Ann with a gift from the
band, a gold charm with “Band
Sweetheart," printed on the
charm. Other nominees were
Cynthia Urbanovsky, senior,
Becky McMorrough, and Bar-
bara Rejcek, juniors.
Larry Schroeder, senior, was
selected to reign as the band
beau. Other nominees for band
beau were Larry Whittington,
senior, Roger Kirby and Phil
Gerik, juniors.
Making their first public ap-
pearance, “The Matz” played
aild entertained the members of
the band and their guests.
Members of the group are David
Kolar lead guitar; Charlie Mc-
Mordie, bass guitar, and Butch
Cernosek, drums. The Matz
played modern and popular
music.
Mansfield Wins
District 10AA
Tournament
Mansfield won the District
Volleyball Tournament held in
the West High Gym, Monday,
April 3 and will represent Dis-
| trict 10AA at the Regional tour-
nament in Denton on April 14-
! 15.
All the teams in the district
were represented.
West won the first game from
Alvarado by a score of 15-3; 15-8,
but lost the second game to
Everman by a score of 15-12;
6-15; 15-13.
Mansfield and Everman play-
ed in the finals and Mansfield
won 15-5; 15-8. Trophies were
given for 1st and 2nd places.
FILM AT LINDEN HALL
Westites are reminded of the
special film, “Czechoslovakia”,
that will be shown to the pu-
buic on Thursday evening. April
13th, at 8. p. m. This uncensored
film is being shown in only 6
locations in Texas. The film is
in color, and is narrated person-
ally by Mr. Neil Douglas, famous
world traveller, The narration is
in English. Advance tickets are
available from Nick Morris in
West, and will also be sold at
the hall the night of the show-
ing- ..Is
PVT. E-l BILLY FOITEK
Pvt. E-l Billy Foitek is taking
his basic training at Fort Polk,
La. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank V. Foitek. His wife,
Mrs. Sue Foitek and daughter,
Lisa, reside in Houston.
PLASEK TO
RECEIVE AWARD
E. W. Plasek of West will re-
ceive the Golden Rule award at
the Annual Conference for the
Texas United Fund. The Adol-
phus Hotel in Dallas has been
designated headquarters for the
one day meeting to be held
April 20. ____________^
BROWNIE TROOP 173
LEARNED TO TIE KNOTS
Brownie Troop 173, learned to
tie knots at their regular meet-
ing Tuesday.
The girls learned that the
knot they usually tie at the end
of a string or rope is called the
“overhand” knot. They were
each given two pieces of cord
and were taught how to tie a
“square knot”.
j Miss Shelly Harris served re-
freshments.
I The Brownies ended their
| meeting by playing “Brownies
and Fairies”, outside and then
had their “friendship circle.”
Paula Plasek,Reporter
Miss Pustejovsky
Honored With
Personal Shower
Miss Rose Ann Pustejovsky,
bride-elect of Ronnie Kaska,
was honored with a personal
shower at 3 p.m. Saturday, April
2 at the home of Miss Nancy
Kaska in Abbott.
Refreshments of angel food
cake shaped into wedding
bands, lemon cake, lime sherbet
J. A. Urbanovsky
Retires From
Natl. City Bank
J. A. Urbanovsky, 62, retired
April 1, after 16 years with the
National City Bank.
Urbanovsky said he plans to
spend his time looking after his
farming interests and “catching
up on fishing."
And after a surprise reception
at the bank he is equipped to do
a lot of fishing with a complete
spinning set incluiding a var-
iety of lures which was pre-
sented to him.
Urbanovsky began his bank-
ing career at what used to be
the West State Bank in West,
Urbanovsky’s home town.
He started work there in Jan-
uary of 1926 and worked as as-
sistant cashier. He moved to the
drink potato chips, and party ,Temple Natlonal Bank ^ ^
lowing" gWuersts8Lmda and Diat jthen. beca™ *«»-
Pustejovsky, Mary Lou and'lnff°r about 10 years.
Edith Urbanovsky, Carolyn! Ul banovsky re-entered the
Smith, Janice Pustejovsky,, backing business in December
Shirley Morgan, Theresa Puste-
jovsky, Barbara and Joyce Kas-
ka, Lana Popp, Nancy Kaska,
and Donna Thomas.
Miss Pustejovsky was also
1951.
He has served in practically
all of the departments of the
National City Bank and retired
as assistant cashier in charge
honored with a misellaneous ■. of vault cash and teller opera-
shower on March 19 at the Ab- tions.
bott Parish Hall. Approximately He and his wife Linda are
135 guests attended. members of the St. Mary’s Cath-
The couple will be married on 0lic Church in Waco and he is
Saturday, April 15, at the Im- B director of Cechoslovak Pub-
maculate Heart of Mary Oath- fishing Co
olic Church in Abbott. Urbanovsky is treasurer of the
Farm and Ranch Club of Waco
and he and his wife are charter
members of the Knife and Fork
Club.
Mrs. Black,
Former Westite,
Is Honored
(This article was taken from
the Feb. 9, 1967 issue of Phan-
tom Photogram, Air Force News
paper)
One of the ways Tactical Air
Command has of recognizing
the outstanding service of a
through the annual volunteer
of the year award. Mrs. Marge
Miss Montgomery
Named To Texas
Univ. Honor Roll
Mark W. Bierner, Dallas stu-
dent at The University of Tex-
as at Austin, led the College of
Arts and Sciences first-semester
scholastic honor roll with 63
grade points. (“Normal course
load” of 15 semester hours with
all-A’s counts 45 grade points).
The College of Arts and Sci-
ences honor roll, made public
by Dean J. Alton Burdine, in-
cluded the name of Mary Eliza-
beth Montgomery, Ampla Cum
Laude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Black, wife of Major James D.
W. O. Montgomery of West. Black of the 10th Replacement
Training Unit, has been chosen
as TAC Family Services Volun-
teer of‘the year from Mountain
Home AFB.
Mrs. Black was presented with
the award on Friday, Feb. 10, by
Col. Thomas R. Owens, base
commander. The ceremonies
took place at the Officers’ Open
„ _ . _ ... , Moss during the Family Service
The Trojan Tattler, West Recognition Tea.
West CY0
Attends Folk
Mass Friday
The West CYO attended a
Folk Mass, administered by the
Rev. Emilian Foltyn at the St.
Mary’s parish hall In Waco, Fri-
day, March 31.
The Mass was presented in a
modern folk version. Members
of the St. Mary’s CYO led all
in folk songs while one mem-
ber strummed along on a gui-
tar.
Adult advisors accompanying
the West CYO members were:
Father Jerry Smith, Mrs. Ray-
mond Barton, Mrs. Albin Karlik
and Mrs. Henry Sykora.
Approximately 200 laymen,
nuns and priests attended, in-
cluding Father Foltyn’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foltyn and
Father George Bonhard of
Corn Hill.
Lednicky To Be
Stationed In Va.
Marine Second Lieutenant W.
Eugene Lednicky, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry M. Lednicky of 101
N. Marable, West, Texas a new-
ly commissioned Marine Corps
officer, has completed the 21-
week Officers’ Basic School in
Quantico, Va.
The basic school’s mission is to
educate and train new officers
in the high standards of leader-
ship, esprit de corps, and general
knowledge traditional in the
Marine Corps. Veteran officers,
and senior noncommissioned of-
ficers are the school’s instruc-
tors, and place special emphasis
on the duties of a rifle platoon
commander, potential future as-
signment after the student offi-
cers graduate.
Lt. and Mrs. Lednicky arrived
in West last week and are visit-
ing relatives and friends. He will
then report to Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina for further
training.
Sister Austin
To Address
Altar Boys
WHS Trojan
Tattler Wins
Top Honors
High School student newspaper,
has been rated tops in its di-
vision by the Interscholastic
League Press Conference for
this school year.
Although the Tattler has re-
ceived the Award of Disting-
uished Merit seven times, plac-
ing it among top-ranking Texas
school newspapers in its classi-
fication, this year marks the
first time the Tattler has been
designated “tops in the divis-
ion.”
Jeanne Scott is editor of the
Tattler; Janet Sulak is sports
editor, and Miss Mary Dvora-
cek is faculty advisor.
The “Volunteer of the Year”
first entered the Family Serv-
ices Program Jan. 1, 1959, at
Royal Air Force Base, Scul-
thorpe, England. She served as
a member on the Casualty and
Emergency Committees until
1960. She and her husband then
moved to the United States and
were stationed at Gunter AFB,
Alabama. At Gunter she was a
member and then Chairman of
the Housing Committee through
June of 1962.
Her husband was then trans-
ferred to Nellis AFB, Nev. Mrs.
Black served there as Chairman
of the Welcome Committee and
was a member in numerous oth-
er committees in connection
with the Family Services. From
Nellis AFB the Black family was
stationed at Mountain Home.
Mrs. Black is now serving as
volunteer coordinator of Family
Service activities. Mrs. Black
has in her travels to numerous
bases with her husband, accu-
mulated a total of 742, volun-
teer hours to the Family Serv-
ices Program.
In the words of her superiors,
“Because of Mrs. Black’s lead-
ership qualities, she has been
called upon many times by the
volunteers for ideas and assis-
tance in planning programs,
orientations, and in solving in-
dividual’s problems in securing
information on other bases, and
settling families while the spon-
sor is TDY of PCS. She made
herself available during the
several casualty notifications
was transferred to Marak, Tex., | experienced at this base, and
Father Brezna
To Give Talk
Father George Bonhard, pas-
tor of Holy Trinity Catholic
Church in Corn Hill, has re-
quested Father Raymond Brez-
na, Assistant at the Church of
the Assumption in West, to ad-
dress the youth of his com-
munity following the closing
services of Forty Hours Devo-
tions, Thursday, April 6. Father
Brezna will discuss “How Young
Adults Look at the Modern
World — its challenges, its
problems.”
Father Bonhard was an as-
sistant at West during the pas-
torate of Monsignor Ignatius
Valenta, together with Father
James Quilter and Father Brez-
na. From West. Father Bonhard
Jr, Girl Scouts
Spend Night At
Camp Kachina
Junior Girl Scouts of Troop
70 spent a night last week at
Camp Kachina, Girl Scout
established camp at Belton.
Twenty girls and four adults
left here Friday afternoon, and
were joined there by North
Troopers, from Waco. Girls
cooked their breakfast out and
after having lunch there, re-
turned to West, Saturday aft-
ernoon.
A recent ‘Adventure in the
Out-of-Doors, at Camp Adair,
Hill County, for council-wide
Girl Scout adults, was attended
by Bettye Tucker and Earline
Husak, of West. The land was
a donation to the Bluebonnet
Girl Scout Council, Inc., by Mr.
Adair, of Blum. It is undevelop-
ed, and was looked into for pos-
sibilities for future troop camp-
ing. At this writing I heard that
it had been used for troop
camping since the outing.
West-Hillsboro Day Camp will
be held June 5-9, at Columbus
Park, West, Mrs. Bettye Tucker,
West, will be Day Camp Di-
rector, and Mrs. Madge Widden,
Milford, will be Asst.-Director.
The first session for Day Camp
Training for new leaders will
be held Wednesday April 12,
9-12 o’clock, at Hillsboro at the
Scout House. The second session
will be April 20 at the West
Band Hall, and the final session
will be April 27th, at Columbus
Park, West.
and recently, Father was made
pastor at Corn Hill, near Geo-
rgetown.
MRS. FRANK SEITH
HOSTESS TO 42 CLUB
Mrs. Frank Seith was hostess
to her 42 Club, Wednesday,
March 29.
Members present were Mrs.
Bill Pareya, who won high, Mrs.
Rud Marak, Mrs. Frank Cocek,
Mrs. Frank Gerik ,Mrs. Eugene
Cocek, Mrs. Charles Smajstrla,
Mrs. Ed Mashek and Mrs. Au-
gust Morris.
Mrs. Seith served kolaches,
poppy seed rolls and coffee.
personally contacted and fol-
lowed up on persons experienc-
ing an emergency problem.
Mrs. Black is the daughter of
Mrs. Della Grimm of West.
SULAK FAMILY
REUNION SET
Plans were made last Friday
night for the family reunion
for the descendants of Anton,
Paul, and John Sulak to be held
Sunday, June 4 at 10:30 a.m. at
the SPJST Hall in West.
Those present at the discus-
sion were Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Sulak, Mr. August Sulak, Mr. E.
G. Sulak, and Mrs. Henry
Bruegging.
Geo. Snokhous
Honored With
Birthday Party
Mr. George Snokhous Sr., was
honored with a birthday party
on Sunday, April 2 in Waco giv-
en by his children: George, Jo-
Ann, Katherine, and Joseph.
Those attending a barbecue
dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Weissinger, Antonette,
Debbie, and Carolyn Weissing-
er. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Puste-
jovsky of Waco, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Charanza, Sissy and Del-
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph
Charanza, Jerry and Johnnie,
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Chranza. Al-
len and Sandy, Mr. and Mrs.
John Moulding, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie Morako, Johnnie Col-
lins, Mr. J. J. Hynek, and Mrs.
Cara Rutherford.
The afternoon featured danc-
ing and refreshments.
SLUMBER PARTY
HELD AT HOME
OF MARIE MAREK
Marie Marek of Abbott, en-
tertained five of her classmates
with a slumber party, Thurs-
day, March 30, at her home.
The classmates who attend-
ed the party and spent the
night watching TV, listening to
stereo records and playing
games were, Dolores Kubala,
Shirley Pibil, Patsy Soukup,
Mary Ann Olsovsky and Betty
Girard.
The refreshments consisted of
barbecued chicken, hot dogs,
potato chips, pickles, kolaches,
cookies, ice cream, tea and soda
water.
SISTER AUSTIN, D.C.
Assumption Church will hon-
or its altar boys with an Awards
Banquet scheduled for Manday,
April 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the
West High School Cafeteria.
Tim Sulak will host as Master
of Ceremonies. Michael Stani-
slav, David Snokhous, Thomas
Svrcek, David Nemee, David
Vrana, and Michael Marak will
highlight the banquet with
recitations.
Sister Austin, D.C., Adminis-
tratrix of Waco's Providence
Hospital will be the featured
speaker. Sister Austin hails
from New Orleans, La., and is a
Daughter of Charity of St. Vin-
cent De Paul. Sister Austin en-
tered the field of nursing at St.
Joseph Hospital School of Nurs-
ing in Chicago and received her
Bachelor of Science degree in
Nursing Education from De
Paul University while in Chi-
cago. After graduation, she was
assigned to St. Vincent Hospital,
Indianapolis, Ind.
From Chicago, she came to
Providence Hospital where she
was Directress of the School of
Nursing. She spent eight years
at Providence Hospital in Waco
before being transferred to St.
Vincent Hospital in Los An-
geles. While in Los Angeles, she
received her Master of Science
degree in Education from Im-
maculate Heart College. She
was transferred to Milwaukee,
Wise., to St. Mary Hospital for
five years.
In April, 1961, Sister Austin
returned to Waco as Providence
Hospital Administratrix. She is
a member of the American Col-
lege of Hospital Administrators,
President of the Texas Confer-
ence of Catholic Hospitals and
Related Health Facilities, and
holds the positions as member
of the Council on Professional
Services, the Committee on Hos-
pital Licensing and the Hos-
pital-Physician Relation Com-
mittee for the Texas Hospital
Association.
1302 Books From
Bookmobile Read
During March
The McLennan County Book-
mobile visits West each Monday
from 12 noon until 6 p.m. This
is a free service of the McLen-
nan County Library.
During the month of March
1302 books were checked out in
West. All those having overdue
books are asked to turn them in
so that others may read them.
Some of the new books which
are available are “Dialogues
with the Devil,” by Taylor Cald-
well; “The Captain” by Jan De
Hartog; “All in the Family” by
Edwin O’Connor; and “in the
Company of Eagles” by Ernest
K. Gann who also wrote “The
High and the Mighty” and
“Fate Is the Hunter.”
Two other books of interest
are “Letters from Peking” by
Pearl S. Buck which is a tender
and suspenseful story of love
in a world split apart and
“Black Sheep” by Georgette
Theyer which tells of a high-
spirited woman who violently
objects to a fortune hunter who
is wooing her young niece.
Michael Gaiser
Will Report
For Naval Duty
Dentalman Apprentice Mich-
ael P. Gaiser, a member of
Naval Reserve Surface Division
8-107. a native of West, will re-
port on April 16 for 24 months
active duty.
He will report to the Com-
manding Officer, Naval Sta-
tion, San Diego, Calif., for out-
fitting, classification and fur-
ther assignment to a dental
technician class “A" school.
The dental technician school
is one of the many technical
training programs offered to
Naval Reservists.
FREE DANCE
SHADOWLAND
Saturday, April 8
8:30 p.m. — Music by
Nemec Musical Playmates
LINDEN HALL
Elm Mott, Texas
Saturday, April 8
WEDDING DANCE — WEST POLKA BAND
Thursday, April 13
Film “Czechoslovakia”
SATURDAY, APRIL 15 — KALUZA POLKA BAND
Tickets and Reservations for Jan Garber Dance on
May 29 are now available from Nick Morris in West.
$4 per person.
FREE MATINEE DANCE
Sunday, April 9th - 2:30 till 6:30
MUSIC BY
JOHNNY KALUZA
and His Country Band
“THE ALL-AMERICAN SOUND WITH THE
NASHVILLE FLAVOR”
COME FOR MATINEE — STAY FOR FREE DANCE
AT
P & L Casino
FARM-MARKET ROAD 933
“County Line” Between Waco and Whitney
4th ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION
W.B.F.A. HALL
9135 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
DALLAS, TEXAS
Sunday, April 9,1967
Dinner at 12:30
HICKORY-SMOKED BARBECUE AND RUDOLPH’S
COUNTRY SAUSAGE — FREE ENTERTAINMENT
IN TIIE AFTERNOON COUNTY JUDGE LEW STERRET
WILL SPEAK AT 2 P.M.
EVERYONE CORDIALLY INVITED
GENEVA HALL
ON INTERSTATE S5 AT ELM MOTT, TEXAS
Friday, April 7th
BENEFIT DANCE
FOR THE
Mary Lou Fund
All proceeds from dance admissions go to Mary Lou Fund
JOHN GRIFFIN
and the Heart of Texas Boys
WILL FURNISH FREE MUSIC
Admission $1.00 Per Person
Saturday, April 8th
SLIM HAISLER
AND HIS PLAYBOYS
This is the last dance that Slim Itaisler will play at
Geneva Hall. He is disbanding his band.
Friday, April 14th
George Jones and the Jones Boys
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