The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 86, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 6, 1961 Page: 1 of 6
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Jan. 1, 1875
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VOLUME 86
THE FLATONIA ARGUS
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NUMBER 27
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Funeral services for Mar-
garet Louise Commander,
six-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Commander
Here is our report for the drunkenness,
month, however, other than
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of New Baden, Texas, were *t- than
conducted from the New I i, „ a y acLvities I don t
Baden Baptist Church June a * -to *'rtle ?boHf;
A couple of things I will
mention, is that we are get-
ting a lot of complaints
about people shooting rab-
bits on the rjiads. * It is not
Little Margaret passed i u117i;®lftion f^il‘rabbits;
away in a Hearne hospital a vlolatl.on ^ sboot
at 9-‘to n m Tnno on out °* a car or to shoot on
a long illness ' any public’r6ad. One man
In addition to her parents u jhe R-abbs Pra£jf f ?ion
she is survived by two broth- ZmT 22 cafc
22 at 10 a. m., with Revs.
S. A. Gasswiht and Bland
Watson officiating. Inter-
ment followed in the New
Baden Cemetery.
ers, Morris and Ray Com-
mander; and her grandpar-
ents, Mr? and Mrs. J. H.
Commander Of Houston and
Mrs. Eddie Corn of New
Baden. ,
The Commander family
resided in Flatonia for
number of years.
Revival Scheduled
At Elm Grove
A 10-day revival meeting
will begin at the Elm Grovo
Baptist Church on Friday
night, July 14.
Evangelist George Schultz
of Gonzales will do the
preaching.
Rev. Gar" Inman, the pas-
tor, will be song leader with
Miss Janette Turney of
Houston at the piano.
Everyone is cordially in-
vited to attend.
Speed Reunion June
rifle. We are also getting
complaints about people
throwing trash and dead
animals on the roads. This
is also a violation of the law.
And another thing is about
, the low down dirty person
cijwho has been poisoning all
' the dogs around town here, i
Sometimes' a’ dog wilT heed
to be killed if he is killing
chickens, or has rabies or
any other legitimate reason.
Then you should notify the
officers before killing the
dog, but to put out poison
and kill all of the children.’^
pets just for meanness is
really-a dirty trick. If we
find out who is doing this,
I will insist on the judge
giving.the maximum punish-
ment to the guilty party.. I
will get along now with the
daily activities;
June 1. Call to Sheeba’s
j Place at Plum, 1 jailed for
, j fighting.
June 16. „Qjie jailed for
investigation.
June 17, 18. Week-end
patrol and call to Plum, a
wreck; no one was injured,
2 cars damaged.
June 19. Call near Wei-
mar to assist Colorado Co.
officers work on a burglary.
Charlffe and I went to Mul-
doon and got a mental pa-
tient, and Charlie took him
to Austin State. Hospital.
One jailed for Seguin sher-
iff.
June 20. Routine work.
On June 29tb
huneral services for Rev.
Frank J. Dobias, 59, were
held Thursday, June 29, at
10 a. m. in St. Cyril and
Methodius Catholic Church
in Granger, “
A Solemn Requiem Mass
was offered by Rev. Braden
of Taylor, with Rev. G.
Pekar as deacon, Rev. Fran-
cis Kalina as sub-deacon,
and Rev. George Tydlacka
as master of ceremonies.
Rev. GilbertrPekar deliver-
ed an impressive sermon.
The final services in the
June 21. Three negro boys|cburcb and at the cemetery
and 1 negro girl were ar- ^ere conducted by the Mdst
jiu^Lrc
‘held;
Sunday, ,funez5, at the
VFW Hall in La Grange. •
A delicious picnic lunch
was served at noon and soft
drinks were served through-
out the day. The prayer
was offered by Orel Speed.
Vice President Clarence
Speed . of Beaumont pre-
sided at the business meet-
ing which opened with the
singing of “America,” led
by Henry Russ with Darla
Jane Speed at the piano.
Also on the program was a
dev otional by Elizabeth
Speed, prayer by Elton
Speed and a poem by Annie
Oatman. A moment’s pause
in memory of the departed
bebimi
up. Lehuwt mm wxHhit me
twice with a heavyfcscale
weight on my head; I wheel-
ed around and knocked him
down with my pistol and
then held him until help ar-
rived. He was.taken to the
doctor, and then to jail. \
was taken to the doctor and
nd ..was hid*
boys
«,.....„.e ar-
rested for stealing merchan-
dise from the stores. The
loot included 5 transistor ra-
dios, 1 rod and reel, .2 caps,
1 baseball glove, and 1
flashlight.____________________________
June 22. Trip to Schulen-
burg serving citations.
June 28. Early this morn-
ing the night policeman
from Schulenburg brought a
boy to jail who he caught
prowling around town. He
was riding a bicycle which
he had stolen at Yoakum.
One drunk was jailed and
I went to Bastrop and re-
turned 2 prisoners to jail for
breaking in 2 houses.
June 24, 25. One jailed
from Ellinger by Toby and
Charlie for disturbing the
peace.
.June 26, 27. I went to
Schulenburg serving cita-
WallaceCherry
Passes July 4
Wallace Cherry, 63, pass-
ed away Tuesday, July 4,
in Fayette Memorial Hos-
pital, La Grange* after hav-
ing been critically ill for a
number of weeks.
Rites were held from the
Muldoon Baptist Church
Wednesday afternoon at 4
o’clock, with interment in
Pitman Cemetery.
(The obituary "will be
___»......
Plenty of buyers w.ere on
_ hand with strong orders for
The Flatonia Jaycees U°od calves at last Monday’*
. 1L:__] ' SHIP of fVio Vlatnnio T :___
(Tupa) Dobias. At an early
age the family moved to
Granger, where he attend-
ed school, before entering
the St. Mary’s Seminary at
La Porte, Texas.
He- was ordained to the
prie.sthopd on Deg. 20, 1930,
and offered his first Mass at
midnight Dec. 25. 1930.
His first Assignment .was
assistant pastor of St.
Mary’s Church in Taylor
and later as pastor of Fay-
etteville and other parishes.
During Wforld War II he
ocnuienourg serving cita- served <* three .years as a
Rev. Louis Richer, Bishop
of the Austin Diocese. He wimaij wi
was buried with full mili- j Published next week.)
tary honors.
Rev. Dobias wad born
Feb.*12, 1902, in the Praha
community; !fie soU of the
late Anton and Marie
Jaycee Carnival
Has Nice Turnout
The Flatonia Jaycees re
port that their second an-
nual Jaycee Carnival last
Sunday, July 2, Was another
successful affair.
The main feature of the
day was the appearance of
“Miss Texas,” Mary Cage
Moore, who spent the.- day
at the Carnival, meeting
many local folks and tell-
ing them of her experiences
during'the past year repre-
senting our state all over
the nation.
She spoke over 'Radio
KVLG, which was broadcast
direct from Legion Hall,
Flatonia, Texas, and later j
who won two third place
awards at the National Con-
vention in Atlanta, (Ja., tv^o
weeks ayo, were presented
with thetr plaques at the La
Grange Jaycees installation
supper last Monday night.
Dan Zouzalik, Arden
Knezek,. and Edwin Zapa-
lac were on hand to receive
the awards.
The awards won were
third place in “One Year
Milestone,” meaning the
Flatonia Jaycees were ratec
-as the third best first year
club in the United States.
The other third place award
was “Inter-Club Relations,”
having had the third best
program in the nation in
that field. The awards
were presented by John
.Seay of Austin, national di-
J rector of the Texas Jaycees.
The^ plaques may be seen
in the lobby of the Flatonia
State Bank, and everyone is
invited to have a look at
them. Later, they will be
placed with all of the other
trophies won during the year-
in the Jaycee office.
sale of the Flatonia Live-
stock Commission Co. Butch-
er cows were about $1 per
hundred lower than a Week
ago; cow and calf pairs
were very active; top hogs
were about $1 per hundred
higher with several deals
bringing $18.80. Consigned
were: 634 cattle, 289 hogs,
31 sheep.
Prices were-—
Calves, good and choice,
$23 to $25.70; commercial,
$21 to $23; utility, $19 to
$21; culls, $19 down; stack-
er steer calves, $25 to
over* a public address.
received treatment. An- through the jail this month
prayer by Garland^Speed
The following officers
were elected: President,
other man was jailed for
fighting and 1 jailed for
DWI.
June 3. Call to Schulen-
burg a 21 year old negro
boy had killed his 67 year
old father with a butcher
knife. He was jailed and
another man was jailed for
DWI.
June 4. Call to a wreck
_ orTthlv reports.1-'
jTune'29. Toby and I went
to Austin to get a man for
passing hot checks.
June 30. One jailed for
disturbing the peace, and I
went to Pleasanton looking
for a hot checker.
We handled 30 prisoners
^a;‘li.fril0cVy.!l,by near Rutersville, 1 man was
Oscar Speed, Rosenberg; fic violation,
vice president, James Camp-
bell, Houston; secretary-
treasurer, Zora Speed
Werth, La Grange. The
oldest present was W. H.
Rightmer of Muldoon and
the youngest was Michael
Campbell of Irving. The
Frank Campbell family of
Irving traveled the farther-
est to attend.
The 84 present came
from Learider, Austin, Ro-
senberg, Beaumont, Hous-
ton, Daisetta, G o n zales,
Hull, Muldoon, Odem, Fla-
tonia, Schulenburg, Bellaire,
Irving, Columbus, and La
Grange.
The next reunion will be
at La Grange on the fourth
Sunday in Junp 1962.—Fay-
ette Co. Record.
jailed in connection with
the wreck, and charged with
carrying a pistol and traf-
Moellers Have Son
Mr. and Mrs. Elton A.
Moeller of Flatonia are the
proud parents of a son, born
Jjine .21 in the Wagner Hos-
pital in Shiner. He weigh-
ed 8 pounds, and has been
named Steven Elton.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Kalina of La
Grange and Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Mho Her of Moulton.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. L. B. Cerny of
Praha.
This is the couple’s first
child. The mother is the
former Miss Henrietta Ka-
lina.
Printing of all types—
See The Argus.
June 5. Lawrence and
Jake took the mfental pa-
tient to the San Antonio
State Hospital.
June 6. I went to Flatonia
serving citations.
June 7. I went to Hemp-
hill lookng for a man for
passing hot checks, and had
to spend the night over
there. One negro woman
jajled for receiving stolen
property.
June 8. At 6 a. m. I caught
my man and returned to La
Grange.
June 9. Call to St. John
to investigate damage to
county equipment.
June 10. Ammannsvill^
to wedding celebration; at
night Fritz jailed 2 Mexi-
cans for fighting, and we
jailed 1 negro man in con-
nection with a cutting here
and 2 others were taken to
the hospital.
June 11. Call to Cistern to
check on damage to an oil
well——---—--—
June 12. Charlie took a
prisoner to Austin to be ex-
amined.
June 13. I went to Fla-
tonia serving citations, and
routine work.
June 14. Lawrence took a
prisoner to Huntsville and
Charlie took a patient to
Austin State Hospital.
June 15. Three paid fines
for traffic violations; call to
Flatonia, a shooting out at
Whistle Villa, 1 man was
jailed and charged with as-
sflUlt to murder and DWI,
another man was jailed for
and collected $951.75 in
fines and fees for the county,
Sincerely,
_ T. J. Flournoy, Sheriff
and Deputies
R. I. Wilkes Dies
At Age of 69 Years
CUERO. — Robert Ira
Wilkes, 69, Cuero business,
civic and church leader, was
found dead in his office
Monday morning, victim of
an apparent heart attack.
Wilkes, who has headed
the W. R. Garrett Abstract
Co. here for the past 31
years, was found dead by
Miss Anna Kock, an em-
ployee of the firm, shortly
after 8 a. m. when she came
to work.
Wilkes was a native of
Flatonia and had been as-
sociated with the abstract
company since coming to
Cuero in 1930.
He attended public school
in Flatonia and business col-
lege in Houston. Before go-
ing to Cuero he was employ-
ed-in Houston as a disburse-
ment clerk for the Humble
Oil & Refining Co.
Survivors include h i s
wife, a brother> J- B. Wilkes
of Houston and a sister,
Mrs. Charles Mang of Gon-
zales
tal at Beaumont, where he
suffered a heart attack Fri-
day and died Monday.
Rev. Dobias is survived by
four brothers and four sis-
ters, and numerous relatives
here and in Praha.
Attending the funeral
from here were; Mr. and
Mrs. John ,V. Tupa, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Svatek, Mr. and
Mrs. Aug. Vyvjala. Mrs.
Picnic Scheduled
July 9 at Cistern
The big Homecoming Pic-
nic at the Cistern Recreation
J^all is to be held Sunday,
July 9, sponsored by the
Cistern Recreation Club.
lor supper,, along wRl
$28.70; stocker heifers, $22
to $25.50; stocker yearlings,
$21 to $24; heavy weight
bulls, $17.50 to $19.10; light
weight bulls, $16 to $18.
Cows, good heavy weight _____
$13 to $14.90; cutter cows,
$12 to $14; canner cows, $9
to $12.
Cow and calf pairs, good-'
$175 to $214 ; medium, $145
to $175; old worn out, $130
to $150.
Hogs, Good and choice,
$18 to $18.90; sows, $15 to ,
$17.40; feeders, $12 to $14;
pigs, $3 to $9 head.
Sheep, ewes, $3 to $7.50;
lambs, $10 to $13; bucks, $5
to $7; pairs, $9 to $14.
Miss Billie A. Warren
Weds Bobby Gadd
. The wedding of Miss Bil-
e. Jie A/ui . Warrw'a flUtsfUfC ' _
t-- TJadd ' was 4dl]p'pmi*e'dMp*a
u 'lovely- cdrerr
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Ftatonia, ahd-“Miss Texas’’
expressed before her depar-
ture “That she doesn’t re-
member when she. bnjoyed
herself more.” She especi-
ally enjoyed the buggy ride
which was provided by Mr.
and Mrs. Rudy Z«ilicka of
Flatonia’s Modern Nursing
Home and driven by Adolph
Tupa.
Accommodations for “Miss
Music will .be’’provided
during the day by the-Henrv
Brosch Orchestra and The
Moods will play for the
dance at nighty
i.
Miss Stella Kopa, Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Masek; Mrs.
Helen Simecek and Mrs. Joe
Tupa of San Antonio Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Rubenka
and family, Mrs. Jim Kalina
and daughters of Praha.
Miss Zapalac Is
Flatonia Duchess
Miss Juanita Zapalac,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Zapalac, represented
the Flatonia Chamber of
Commerce * as Duchess of
Flatonia in the Queen’s Cor-
onation at the Luling Water-
melon Thump last Friday
night.
Serving as her escort was
Dennis Brunner, son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. X. Brunner.
This is an unusually large
annual affair with practical-
ly every town in-this entire
.area having representa-
tives.
Flatonia Stars Win
Good Ball Game
-The Fhrtonia Stars'play-
ed the Austin Merchants in
Smithville last Sunday, with
the Stars winning in the
ninth inning, 4-2. This was
t he first loss this year for tht»
Austin nine. The winning
pitcher was Reyes.
The Merchants are tour-
ing this section pf the state
playing practically every
day in some town.
„r Stars are to play the
i oakum Green Devils in
that city at 3 p. m. July 9
Eng-ag-ement—
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Farek
announce the engagement
and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Mollio
Jean, to Ronald Beck, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Beck.
The wedding ceremony is
Church, Flatonia.
The Flatonia Argus is
your ‘friendly newspaper.’
Mrs. Gosch III
Mrs. ,T. a. Gosch is quite
ill at her home, having suf-
fered two heart attacks on
Saturday.
F.H.A. NOTICE
The F.H.A. will have a
meeting Friday, July 7, at
2 o’clock in the Homemak-
ing Cottage. All incoming
freshmen girls who plan to
be in F.H.A. please be
present.
the Palace Courts of Fla-
tonia.
The Flatonia Jaycees wish
to thank everyone who
helped them in any way to
make this annual fund rais-
ing campaign a success.
Takes Position
Si Ellis Carr has accept-
ed employment with the S.
P. Railroad in San Antonio
for the summer months.
Fine Tomatoes Grown
W. T. Scates was success-
ful with his tomatoes this
year; he has a large num-
ber of them and many
which weigh a pound or
more, putting them in the
exceptional class.
planned for Aug. . 12 in ucinnt
Sacred TFe“a F f '('afffollc' Suns- oF San Antonio, Mr.
Faibily Gathering-
Those who enjoyed a
family reunion and a de-
licious dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. M^h-
eley on Sunday were:
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Mene-
ley of Prairie Lea, Mrs.
Mary Warlick, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Hayes and sons of Ar-
lington, Mrs. Anne Vitz-
thum, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Staewen and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Kermit Hqag and
Miss Miller Is
Shower Honoree
On the afternoon of June
24 from 3 until 5 o’clock, a
tea shower was given in the
home of Mrs. Max Freytag
honoring Miss Suzanne Mil-
ler, bride-elect of Kenwood
Maeker.
Upon entering the bride-
to-be was presented a white
carnation corsage, while the
mothers and grandmother
were presented corsages of
sweetheart roses and glad-
ioli-----—
Refreshments of sand-
wiches, cake, ' and punch
were served. Carol Brun-
ner served cake while Gayle
Novak served punch.
The honoree received nu-
merous lovely and useful |L
gifts,» for .which she
I r(
— wftrrcrow,
Cburch, with Rev. Htsnry
Adripn III officiating in. the
double ring cerebiony.
The bride, given in mar-
riage by her father ,H. L.
Warren, wore a floor length
dress of tulle. The dress
had a fitted bodice with an
over jacket that had long
tapered sleeves that came
to a point over the hands
„and buttoned at the lower
edge, and had a pointed
stand-up collar. The entire
jacket was outlined with
lace. The full skirt' had
rows and rows’of gathered
tulle.
The bride had a fingertip
veil and the tiara was a
pearl crown.
She carried a lovely bou-
quet of white carnations
with white streamers.
The maid of honor was
'.1*^
and Mrs. Bill Meneley and
family of Delmita, Joe Men-
eley of Lompac, Calif, Mr.
and Mrs. Barton Petty of
Lamarque,. Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Marsh and sons, Mrs.
Ida Wilkison of Houston,
Mr. and Mrs. David W.al-
shak and family, Johnny,
Mike, Richard and Karen
Meneley and Nancy Cotton
all of Gonzales, Mr. and
Mrs. S. R. Tidmore and
daughters of Connecticut.
Mrs. Arnold Freytag of
Moulton visited with Mrs.
Louis Greive Saturday.
gracious in her thanks.
F.H.A. Party Is
Greatly Enjoyed
The local F.H.A. girls
had a swimming party with
the Shiner F.H.A. girls at
Sulphur Park last Tuesday.
After a refreshing swim,
during which the girls got
to know each other, each
girl sat down to eat hef sack
lunch.
On parting, each express-
ed their hope of seeing (*ach
other sOon. The party was
enjoyable for all and dem-
onstration that friends are
easily made.
Catches Big- Bass
.Mrs. Jack Hayes of El
Paso caught a very • nice
large-mouth bass June 23,
while fishing in Watts-Bar
Lake near Chattanooga,
Tenn. The fish was 21
inches in. length and weigh-
ed 5'4 pounds; it was also
the largest caught there this
season.
She and Mr. Hayes were
visiting his parents at the
time in Maryville, Tenn.
The Hayes are visiting
now in Flatonia with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kubala.
Miss Barbara Ann Boehnke,
a close friend of the bride. ’
The best man was Craw-
ford Gadd, brother of the
groom.
Gary .Warren sang “I
Truly,” accom- .
_>amed-by Mrs. Harvey War-
ren, sister-in-law of the
bride.
Miss Janet Sue Warren
and Miss Charlene Warren,
nieces of the bride, regis-
tered the guests in the
bride’s book.
David King and Willie
Franklin Warren were the
ushers.
The reception followed at
the church annex with Mrs.
Charles Warren, Mrs. Ann
Elliott, Mrs. John Warren,
and Mrs. Ezell Partin, sis-
ters and sisters-in-law of the
bride and groom, serving
the lovely 3-tiered cake and
punch.
After the reception, the
'r!c)V ail,l ia'oonL.open®d -*11
the beautiful gifts they re-
ceived.
The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. War-
ren of Muldoon, and a 1961
graduate of Flatonia High
School. The groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. G C
Gadd of Smithville, and a
1960 graduate of Smithvillo
High School.
The couple are making
neir home in Houston,
where the groom is employ-
ed by Bobo’s Cabinet Shop
and the bride is employed
by Gold Star TV and Ap-
pliance.
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