The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1948 Page: 1 of 14
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VOLUME 56
TWO SECTIONS 5c PER COPY
SHINER, LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1948
NUMBER 48
Morbus Sabbaticus
Disease Spreading
“Morbus Sabbaticus or Sun-
day sickness is a disease pecu-
liar to church members. The
attack comes suddenly on Sun-
days; no symptoms are felt on
Saturday night; the patient
sleeps well and awakes feeling
well; eats a hearty breakfast,
but about church time the at-
tack comes on and continues
until services are over for the
morning. Then the patient
feels easy and eats a hearty
dinner.
“In the afternoon he feels
much better and is able to take
a walk, automobile ride, go
visiting, talk politics and read
the papers; he eats a hearty
supper, but about church time
he has another attack and
stays at home. He retires ear-
ly, sleeps well and awakes on
Monday morning refreshed
and able to go to work. He does
not have any return of the
symptoms until next Sunday.
The peculiar features are as
follows:
“1. It attacks members of a
church.
“2. It never makes its ap-
pearance except on the Sab-
bath.
“3. The symptoms vary, but
never interfere with the appe-
tite or sleep.
“4. It never lasts more than
twenty-four hours.
“5. It generally attacks the
head of the family and con-
tinues to spread until every
member is affected.
“6. No physician is ever call-
ed.
“7. It always proves fatal in
the end to the soul.
“8. No remedy is known for
it except repentance and pray-
er.
“9. Real heart-felt salvation
Is the only antedote.
“10. It is becoming fearfully
prevalent and is sweeping
thousands—every year prema-
turely to destruction.”
Hohmann-Apts
Rites In Witting
Evan. Luther Church
Instructions On
Overseas Veterans
Re-Burial Rites
Due to the confusion exist-
ing and no direct agreement to
date on the closing of busi-
ness houses and half staffing of
flags for reburial rites of over-
seas veterans, the Shiner Busi-
ness Men’s Club adopted the
following procedure to apply to
all business houses.
The following instructions
were unanimously adopted:
Closing hours for funeral
rites of war dead to begin 15
minutes before funeral hour
and continue for two hours.
Half staffing of flags to be
flown, if a morning funeral,
from opening time until noon;
if an afternoon re-burial,
half staffed flag to be flown
from noon until sundown.
Old .Maids Score
Another Success
The second presentation of
the Old Maids Convention Mon-
day night proved a surprise
drawing card for the Cemetery
Association.
The receipts were $67.22. The
first performance brought in
$277 making a grand total of
nearly $345.00 for the upkeep
of the silent city of the dead.
Nothing could be added to
the presentation of the farcial
stunt other than has already
been reported in the issue fol-
lowing the first performance.
There were two eleventh
hour substitutes. Little Miss
Mildred Ann Welhausen came
on as the Fairy due to the ill-
mess of Evelyn Marie Stratman.
Little four year old Billy
Plageman was groomed to play
the curtain raiser as Mr. Ern-
est Schultz had phoned over he
could not be present but at the
last moment he arrived true to
form but the baby musician
gave his numbers also.
The cast insists they put
over a better show than the
first nig'hter. Anyway they did
not break the camera and will
have a treasured rememberance
of the occasion.
RE-INTERMENT RITES HELD FOR
PFC. JIM KOLACNY SAT. MORNING
Miss Annie Apts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Apts of
Charlottenburg became 1 he
bride of Albert Hohmann, ton
of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hoh-
mann Sr. of Komehsky, in a
beautiful double ring ceremony
performed at 2:30 o’clock, Tues-
day, Nov. 9, in the Witting
Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Rev. K. Windecker officiating.
Mrs. K. Windecker rendei ed
the traditional wedding music.
The bride chose a gown of
white satin with a lace yoke.
The fitted sleeves came to a
point over the wrists with but-
tons on the closing. Her skirt
was in gores ending in a cath-
edral length train also with lace
trim. Her long veil was of net
with lace trim, attached to a
crown of orange blossoms. She
carried a bouquet of white
asters showered with net and
satin streamers.
The groom word a suit of
navy blue and an orange blos-
som boutonniere:
Matron of honor was Mrs.
George Apts gowned in pink
taffeta with a fitted bodice,
rounded neckline and full
gathered skirt. Her headdress
was a halo of pink flowers. She
carried a shower bouquet of
white aster and blue streamers.
Her escort was George Apts.
Mrs. Hilda Hohmann, at-
tendant was gowned in blue
taffeta with a fitted bodice,
rounded neckline and full
' gathered skirt. Her headdress
yas a halo of blue flowers. She
carried a shower bouquet of
white asters with pink stream-
ers. She was escorted by Wil-
lie Hohmann Jr.
The bride’s mother wore a
grey dress with a white aster
corsage and the groom’s mother
wore navy blue also with a
corsage of white asters.
Supper was served at the
home of the bride’s parents. A
three tiered wedding cake cen-
tered the table.
The newlyweds will make
their home with the bride’s
parents.
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Hear Reports Of
District Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary to
Shiner Memorial , Post 6209,
Veterans of Foreign Wars met
in regular session at the City
Hall Library Thursday, No-
vember 18 at 8:00 p. m. with
the president, Pauline Stock
presiding.
Routine business was dis-
patched after the ritualistic
opening.
Mrs. Anita Pustejovsky and
the president gave a brief res-
ume of the 24th district meet-
ing held in Port Lavaca, Sun-
day, Nov. 7, at which Mrs.
Amalia Helweg was also in at-
tendance.
The Auxiliary sent $10 00 to
the hospital chairman at Kerr-
ville for Christmas fund's to be
used in the Kerrville V. A.
Hospital to which this Auxil-
iary is assigned. A sum of S20.
was also sent for programs to
be furnished disabled veterans
at the hospital in the form of
refreshments and entertain-
ment.
After the business session
the ladies joined the veterans
at Blucher Park for a social
hour. Rolls and coffee were
served to the group.
Z)kank&g-iving,
Story To Be Told An American Child ...
A long, long time ago, in a land way across the Atlantic Ocean, there were
some people called the Pilgrims.
These people lived under a wicked king who wouldn’t let them do what
they wanted to do. They wanted to worship God in their own way, and he
wouldn’t let them.
They decided to sail to America.
After many weeks on the ocean, they arrived on strange shores. The
woods were all about them and not even the promise of food. Yet they got
down on their knees and. thanked God that they were safe.
The men went into the woods and cut down trees and built homes. Some
of them were killed by the Indians.
Then the winter came, and it got cold, and many of them got sick and died.
But the others carried on. And in the spring they planted again.
That year,, when the harvest was in, they all got together and knelt on they;
knees and thanked God for being so good to them. They had their troubles, but
at least they had their freedom—and that was why they thanked God. For they
felt that nothing was better than freedom—and nothing is.
And that’s why we have Thanksgiving here in America. Nobody anywhere
else in the world has Thanksgiving. For nobody anywhere else in the world
has quite, what we have here in America.
So let’s all of us, right now, not only thank God for what we have, but
pray to Him that everybody, everywhere else in the world, can some day be
just as lucky as we are,
FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY’S JOB!
—American Heritage Committee.
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ELLA E. LANE
HONORED BY
SHINER CITIZENS
A surp rising innnovation
came towards the close of the
performance Monday night
when the director of the play,
Mrs. Ella E. Lane, was sum-
moned before the footlights by
the President of the Old Maids
Convention, Mrs. E. J. Kempe.
Greatly confused Mrs. Lane
upon entering found herself
facing Paul R. Otto, Shiner’s
Mayor, who spoke as follows:
“It is my privilege tonight
to represent the citzenship of
this town and communty to do
honor to one among us whose
life has been dedicated to the
service of her fellowmen.
“Her devotion to duty, her
love for and her loyalty to her
home town and community has
always been reflected in her
unselfish service; she has ever
been ready and willing to give
her time and talent to every
worthwhile cause undertaken
here; every civic improvement
has had her support, every civic
organization has profited by her
talent qnd effort.
“Throughout the years, as
editor of our local paper, her
gifted pen has served as a cheer
for the children, respect for the
aged, comfort for the anguished
and solace for the bereaved.
“We do not apologize for the
lack of oratory in making this
presentation, Mrs. Lane, but
ask that you accept this gift in
the true spirit of our sincerity
in expressing our appreciation,
esteem and respect of you. And
I am sure you would rather
have it so.
It is a pleasure and an honor
t6 offer you this gift.”
The rememberance was a
dainty and beautiful Gruen
wrist watch.
The recipient was complete-
ly overcome but rallied to the
situation and gracefully ac-
cepted the treasure. The en-
graving read “E. E. Lane, from
the Citizens of Shiner.”
Franz J. Wagner
Funeral Thurs. A. M.
Funeral services for Franz J.
Wagner, 80 years, 3 months and
8 days of age will be held from
the Buffington Funeral Home,
Shiner, today, Thursday at
8:45 a. m., thence to Shiner
Catholic Church for Requiem
High Mass at 9:00. Interment
in Shiner Catholic Cemetery.
Mr. Wagner passed away in a
San Antonio hospital Tuesday.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS
SERVICE
Rev. Hal C. Wingo of San
Antonio will preach at the Bap-
tist Church, Sunday, Dec. 5, at
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The
public is cordially invited to
attend these services.
BUSINESS HOUSES
WILL CLOSE FOR
PETER KUHN RITES
All business houses will close
Friday morning at 8:40 for the
funeral services of Mr. Peter
Paul Kuhn.
Large Delegation To
Columbus Dec. 1
All of those desiring to at-
tend the Five County Mass
meeting for rural farm to mar-
pet roads to be held in Colum
bus at 8 p. m. Dec. 1, are urged
to contact the Gazette office.
This is to avoid overcrowding
some cars and having other
cars leave with only one or two
occupants.
All who desire to go and who
have no transportation please
leave names at Gazette office,
those who have room in their
cars for passengers are also
asked to contact this office.
A large delegation is expect-
ed to attend from Shiner, in-
cluding all rural carriers, dele-
gates from Business Men’s
Club, Chamber of Commerce
and a large crowd of rural
people. All cars will leave Ga-
zette office at 6:30 p. m.
Peter Kuhn Rites
Friday Morning
Burial In H’ville
Funeral services |for Peter
Paul Kuhn, 63, will be held
Friday morning at 8:40 from
the Roader Funeral Home,
thence to Shiner Cattholic
Church fnr Requiem High Mass
at 9:00.
Interment in Hallettsville
Catholic Cemetery, Hallett-
sville, Texas.
The death of Peter Kuhn
Tuesday night at 7:42 cast a
gloom over the entire com-
munity.
Friends were shocked and
grieved Saturday afternoon at
5 p. m. when news spread of
the collapse of Mr. Kuhn while
on duty at Kuhn Pharmacy.
For several days news from
his bedside was anxiously
awaited as his. condition was
considered critical.
The R o e d e r ambulance
rushed him to the local hospital,
where he was given every at-
tention but failed to regain con-
sciousness.
Funeral Rites For
Oscar Hoerig Sr.
This Afternoon
Oscar Hoerig Sr., aged 65
years, 7 months and 13 days
died Tuesday, November 23, at
9:30 p. m. at the home of his
son Oscar Hoerig Jr. 410 Mont-
gomery Ave., Yoakum.
Funeral services will be held
from the Buffington Funeral
Home, Shiner Thursday, No-
vember 25, 1948 at 3:30 p. m.,
thence to United Dr. Martin
Luther Church for services at
3:45 p. m. Interment in Shi-
ner City Cemetery, Shiner,
Texas.
Mrs. A. H. Kasner
Brings In Five Pointer
Mrs. Arthur Kasper was one
of the successful nimrods who
brought in a deer during last
week end. Hers was a five
pointer and proved no excep-
tion to Mrs. Kasper’s skilled
markmanship as she usually
bags a kill each season.
Hospital Patients
The following are listed this
week: Mrs. Mary Sefcik, Tom
Malina, Shiner; James Zimmer -
hanzel, Flatonia: Paul A. Diers-
chke, Moulton; Mrs. Anna
Pecha, Yoakum.
Dismissed patients: Mrs. An-
drew Brosh and baby boy,
Mrs. Ed. Moeller, Mrs. Joe
Nagelmueller ^nd baby boy,
Rev. Alfons Raska, Willie R.
Zissa, Mrs. Ed. Mraz and baby
girl, Mrs. Robert H. Sterling
and baby girl, Frank J. Ber-
ckenhoff, Mrs. Milam Siipak
and baby girl, Hugo Raab, Mrs.
John H. Boedeker.
Catholic Women
Council Announce
Country Store
The Council met for its
monthly meeting Friday, Nov.
19, with the president Miss
Florine Berckenhoff presiding.
Reports on the recently held
Deanery meeting in Halletts-
ville were given by Mesdames
Paul Berckenhoff and Frank
Tasler.
Mrs. O. A. Kosler gave de-
tailed plans for the P.-T. A.
Country Store scheduled for
Dec. 4 at Athey’s Store. In
observance of the feast of their
patroness St. Elizabeth the
members of St. Elizabeth So-
ciety received Holy Communion
in a body Sunday and then held
their regular business meeting
in the Parish Hall.
The council completed the
National assessment by a dona-
tion of $4.00 to the pastor.
The discussion of the pamph-
let “Life of Christ” then fol-
lowed. With the aid of a map
and the Bible, the geographical
and political situation of Pal-
estine was explained. It proved
very interesting and the discus-
sion will be continued Friday
evening at 7:30 in Sr. Made-
line’s class room.
The meeting closed with
prayer.
The remains of Pfc. Jim
Kplacny, age 27 years, 6 months
and 10 days, arrived on the
1:14 p. m. train Wednesday. A
military guard from the Ameri-
can Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars met the train and
gave honorary escort to the
Buffington Funeral Home, Shi-
ner, of their Buddie’s remains,
wrhich rested there in state until
Saturday morning at 8:45,
when a large cortege followed
the procession to the Shiner
Catholic Church for Requiem
High Mass at 9:00 a. m. Rosary
was recited at the funeral
home Friday at 7:30 p. m. In-
terment with full military
honors from both Posts were
conducted at the graveside.
Pfc. Kolacny made the su-
preme sacrifice for his country
on the battlefield in France
June 12, 1944. He was a Shiner
veteran having been bom here
December 2, 1916. He was the
son of Frank and Rosie Kokas
Kolacny. With the exception of
five years the family had con-
tinuously resided in Shiner.
Following five years spent in
Danbury the family returned
to Shiner. Pfc. Kolacny entered
the service of his country in
March, 1942. Notice of his death
in combat was received July
1, 1944.
Survivors include his parents,
four sisters, Mrs. G. F. (Mary)
Butschek, Mrs. Victor (Ele-
nora) Butschek, Mrs. Matt
(Patricia) Butschek, Mrs. Harry
(Georgia) Meyer; two brothers,
Jerry and Albert Kolacny all
of Houston. His grandfather,
Mat Kolacny also survives.
Pfc. Kplacny attended Boun-
dary School. Before entering
the service he followed farm-
ing. He received his military
training in the states and at the
last at Camp Dix, N. J. before
going overseas.
Casket attendants were: Ed-
gar Tasler, Steve Kubicek,
Aug. Hartmann, Edward Her-
chek, Emil Machacek, Alfons
Tesar.
Color Bearers: Norbert Tas-
ler, Jerry Mikes, Alfred StoeR-
je, Louis Dusek. Color Guards:
Wilbert Bender, Rudy Drabek,
Edwin Otto, Daniel Gieptner.
Firing Squad: Monroe Men-
ke, Clarence Trichel, Freddie
Koenig, Frank Filip, Bill
Mewes, Johnnie Cook, Edgar
Kram. Squad Leader: Rudy
Filip.
Bugler: Bennie Simper.
Chaplain: Curt Messer.
The flag was gently folded
by Clarence Trichel, assisted
by Aug. Hartman and Edgar
Tasler. Trichel presented the
flag to the chaplain who in
turn presented it to the moth-
er.
The special escort accom-
panying the remains from Fort
Worth was Cpl. Landry.
Rev. R. C. Hoffmann con-
ducted all religious rites.
All business houes closed
during the funeral rites and
flags flew at half staff in
reverent memory o f another
Shiner soldier who gave his all
in defense of his country.
To those in sorrow we offer
sympathy.
Lad Hruska and Roy Kotze-
bue,, pharmacists, of Moulton
have been relieving at the Kuhn
Pharmacy this week due to the
serious illness of Peter Kuhn.
Farm Bureau
To Meet Nov. 30
There will be a meeting of
the Farm Bureau Tuesday,
Nov. 30, at the City Hall in
Shiner. This meeting will be
to elect officers and adopt reso-
lutions.
All interested persons are in-
vited to attend.
Committee
Shiner Gift Day
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Shiner Gift Day will be
celebrated December 15 at the
opening of the Good Will sea-
son.
Appreciation Day was ob-
served last season with out-
standing success and the Busi-
ness Men’s Club will again ob-
serve the day this year.
All details, giving time and
place will be given in next is-
sue. Watch the Gazette for all
announcements.
Congratulations
Mr. |and Mrs. Joe Nagel-
mueller are proud to announce
the birth of a baby boy, bom
at the local hospital Nov. 17,
weight 7 pounds, 3 ounces.
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 25, 1948, newspaper, November 25, 1948; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1148134/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shiner Public Library.