The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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'Round About Town
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The Newspaper With A Purpose — Since 1880”
No. 24
number of unsuspecting
Right at 1,160 were present
Mueller,
Young Vornsarid was to have
began
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day afternoon, -June 9,'confirm- ‘
Journal.
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candy and an orchid and went
Anyone who is not yet fami-
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(See CHURCH, Back Page>
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JESDAY
10th
The first “Silver
two weeks ago was
xuigene Ling
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highway
es of rain
and Gulf
Ef Photos.
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■ek of Fla-
Krenek of
nard Joe
iburg Rl,
imirez of
avid Vana
jy Willard
and Law-
•ange R3.
4 has re-
induction
electees on
27 for 27
pre-induc-
itions. No-
lll be mail-
ie time af-
ek stated.
many lined the walks outside as
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to Fayetteville and
old friends”, is the
Invitation extended by the pa-
rish.
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Work, Pleasure Combined —
local boys now
volleyball and softball.
the handicraft perioct the boys
and girls are making scrap-
books to keep for souvenirs.
The most popular part of the
Include ditches and vacant lota.
This was done at Schulenburg
last week-end.
However, whatever program.
city officials would institute will
not be successful in Itself — ci-
tizens themselves will have to
cooperate. It is a known fact
that there are a number of cow
and sheep lots right in the city
La Grange, began Its. summer Rept in the most sanitary condi-
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cans, weedy lots which contain
If La Grange is to be spared of
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Walther League
Camp Sessions
Started Sunday
Camp Lone Star, 3 miles from limits, many of which are not
the beard, $10 for second best, and
$5 for the scrawniest.
Meanwhile, plans for tne In-
liic Aww _g
members 80th Anniversary
Festival Sunday
St. John’s Parish, Fayette-
ville, will observe its 80th an-
niversary Sunday, June 15.
There will be Mass at 9:30
AM. Chicken and sausage din-
ner serving starts at 11 AM and
sausage supper at 5 PM. Concert
Music by Ray Baca’s Band and
other amusements will furnish
diversion during the day, and
a Ray Baca dance is scheduled
at night.
“Come
meet your
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a six-bit hug. She promptly re-
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head with a frying pan, accused elsewhere in this issue. ‘
him of having been into mischief
and puking the old trick of
bringing gifts to"cover up his
actions . . . add then she went
straight home to mother.
Last time we saw the poor
guy he was carrying a double
Brothers Look On
As Another Drowns
GIDDINGS. — Daniel H. Mit-
chell, 23, drowned only 20 feet
i shore in Knox Lake 12
miles north of here.
• Witnesses to the disaster
were two brothers, Melvin and
18, the Jimmy Mitchell; W. X WasbrSS
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They Washington. They said that Mit-1*
Anothf
Victtoi; _
was ip' an iron lung — ----
Davis Hospital in Houston by
' an own fire,
oftball/During GAME WARDENS
ON FLORIDA LAKE
Bobby Meyer and Mike Czic-
hos, now employed by the State
i have what might be con-
—>WJ a "dream" of n job.
Assigned to patrpl^ake Oke-
and a speed
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of the regular Navy and Marine
| Corps. At the same t------
fa; same examination is given
I throughout the United States,
M and its Territories for other
3 presidential, senatorial, congres-
| sional and Naval Reserve
M pointments.
B Thoise completing
3 year course of study«. at
they list their addreA as Box
314, 225 North' West Ave Of ■
Belle Glade, Florida.
Bobby is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Meyer and Mike is the ,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Czlchos. '
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New Lutheran Church
Here Dedicated Sunday
□ Over 2,000 people were in kt- and Rev. H. T. Hachmeier,
potent concoction, tendance at the dedication ser- local pastor, who were followed .
1 after- by the senior choir, the men of VFW-sponsora< beard l
..u.»Mc:a guys noon — of the new St. Pawl’s the Church Council and those contest, and more are expected
and gals out of circulation in the Lutheran Church here Sunday, who had served °” ----- .. ♦
one time of the year when hunt- Even standing room was aS a during the time of the church Here’s the current list of those
in’ is best. 1
Came the heat wave and the vlce
little scamp barely got a shot, arranged under^a
Nobody gets out in the open r.”—“ " “ ~ "
far enough away from a fan or placed in shaded spots.
an air conditioning unit to let Right at 1,160 were present
him get a bead on ’em. for the delicious chicken bar-
But don’t feel sorry enough becue dinner served at noon, and
for the little feller to make the around 1,000 partook of cake
same mistake a married man and iced tea served by the ladies
did one time. The man saw poor of the church after the after-
Cupid sittin’ on the curb cry- noon service.
ing ... his bow’s arrer laying The morning service
at his side . . . bitter tears were with an impressive l
of claim t— -----
of some sort of a record — when
nvinni x -- A. all members of a confirmation
Bracher of Fredericksburg, who class are still living after near-
( ~ J Top in ly a half a century and ask any
19O6.^Missing from the picture other to beat it. 4
Here te another of a series of "mystery farm” pictures being reproduced in TheJournabCan
you fln,t Per«on to correctly Identify it will receive two tickets to the Cozy’ Th<*-
nour anu ‘ f ^alW at The Journal office. The owner, if he will come by our office and Identify the
y K — phOtogr.ph
DR. PAINE GOES ON
ARMY MANEUVERS
Dr. Henry C. Paine, a major
Ernest Joy Hensel and Miss in the army medical reserve
which appeared lh last week’s Marie Jane Janes. • corps, has been called for two
—*-— George Edward Myers and weeks of active duty and wffl
Miss Leonlta Beatrice Psencik, leave Sunday for Fort Hood.
Bernard Jim Vasek and Miss Dr. Paine, who is attached to
TKSrt rtU time to Identity Mery Loulee Dreb. the 90th Infantry
5 Eugene Ling and Miss Geor- be back at his office here Mon
day, June 30.
In the afternoon service the
Harvester” processional was led by the new-
Paul Luck, ly organized Junior choir. These---------„ . ,
thoroughly innoculated a’n^ last week the hono? fell to were followed by the senior Brass ®an^ th™ daytime
gtntleman bought a huge box of Fritz Albrecht. choir and then the pastors The been engaged forjhe daytime
candy and an orchid and went Anyone who is not yet fami- Rev A. G. Wiederanders deliver- nrphpstra {°r the dance at
straight home and gave his wife ygj ^th the program may get ed the sermon cr.---.
a I-.. .--.X “ details from any of the coopera- Roth, president of the Texas night
taliated by bustin’ him over the tors who are listed in an ad District of the American Luthe-
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Round Top Youth Gets Annapolis Appointment
Larry Don Nagel, known to M|
barreled shotgun kiaded with friends as "L. D.”, son-of !•
bird shot. ' Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nagel of 3
Speaking along the same line, Roun(j Top> has received a Navy
incidentally, there’s another lit- appointment to the United Sta-
tle detriment to romance defini- • ----
tely under way in our fair city.
Seems like there’s a full fledged
beard growing <
way, s
by a processional into
The procession
radio school at Miramar, Calif-
„..J while there was
yet of those who are in selected to compete for further
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is only a week old, and it’s kinda Academy Preparatory School at
hard right now to figure out 3ajnbridge, Maryland. He was
who’s definitely in the contest one of only two who survived
to stay and who’s maybe a little the severe screening of candi- tive examinations are held tirely on his own merits,
too lazy to shave and just using dates ln the Djego area, and throughout the entire Navy, in-
long the span between shaves. ^August* 19517 ° nees Bainbridge, for the 160
competi- appointments granted
ROUND TOP CONFIRMANTS, ’06 CLASS
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paper > and consequently two
tickets fo 'flw Cozy Theatre go
h wanting. .
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the picture. Know whose it is?
If so, let us knpw. >
THIS WEEK’S MYSTERY FARM PICTURE
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that they believe this is cheU had a seizure and sank.
His body was recovered from
eight feet of water about an
hour and a half later.
tes Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, Maryland. ' ’
------— t. A graduate of Round Top-Car-
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way, sponsored by the VFW Bjlnn college and the Uni-
boys, that’s aimed at seein’ who versity of Texas prior to his en- W
can grow either the most proli- Bstment in the Navy in Janu- I
fic or the scrawniest beard by ...
July 4. And brother, is the
change in complexion takin’
place.
-- - i Krause Graf of from
Round Top, who was in Hous-
The group held the “reunion”
at Round Top on May 1G, X ------- --- . rmivi
Hugo first time they had gotten to- ington, Delbert Lee. and>
wv ----< — uu^' 7 * . 4/2 ____ Thpv HA id that Mil-*
Noak of Giddings, Amo Brau of gether in the 46 years.
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Western Auto vs. Morgan Round Top, Paul
Dime Box, Alfred
Rebekahs meeting Round Top and Rev.
VFW meeting at was pastor at Round
Ciij II Spared Of -Oiseates
. La Grange’s city council will two reported in serious condi-
ness test week when Henry meet in regular session Wednes- tion — the council is expected
Vomsand Jr 20-year-old son of day night (tonight) and one-of to take immediate steps toward
Mr and Mrs. Henry Vomsand the chief topics on the agenda the eradication of. flies, and es-
... . >-----pedally their breeding places.
Discussion at the session is
one patient al- due to center around a DDT
IL Veil aiaiiiuug ivuiu — e> .. Mr Ann Mrs ilenrv VOlIibtliHl lilt? liuva lvjtavw **
premium at the morning ser- planning and construction After trying to retoe soup straine Schulenburg became 111 there is that of fly control.
vice, what with temporary seats that the congregation followed and “handlebars a . doing carpenter with a trio of polio cases at
arranged under a huge tent and and packed the church. Stand- jacobs, Harry Gaertner, work and died last Wednesday Schulenburg — one p
numerous benches and chairs ing room was at a premium and Henry J. Schbvajsa, Frank J. mornlng at a Weimar hospital, ready having died and the other spraying program, which would
Sury, Robert. Dryman, Jred dJagnosls was buibar ..... .
der a tent which had been put Muener. Walter Oeltjen, Ike J. poliorrtyelftto.
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parked several blocks in each Maerz p. h. Kuopmann, Atlan been married during the month
direction. Citzler, Aubrey Voelkel, John A. of June. He is survived by his
Rev. Ziehe of Faith Lutheran Blaha, Eugene H. Hoffman Jr., parents; three sisters and two
church, Weslaco, and son-in-law Charlie Giesber, Jack Kana, Wil- brothers, ; Mre. William Goed-
of Rev. R. Heise, founder of St. He Tlelsch, Harlie T. Carter, Mil- rich, Lois and Joyce Vomsand,
= - » Smith, all of Schulenburg,
45, 13. George Seabourhe, Wemer von Vornsand of Schulenburg and
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Oscar Cook, The funeral was held Saturday, camping program Sunday after- gon; as well as open grabage
noon ' ,
aged eight to twelve, registered all types of refuse, and the like.
CQ-Ti f"
I’m married, I’ll let you shoot
- me just to
Little Dan stopped crying ... a
strange glint came In his eyes
... he took his favorite arrow
and dipped the point deep into
the little pork and bean can in
which he had his super-potent sored by 41 local business' peo-
love-bug goolash. pje and are held on C—---- ,
“Okay, bud, y’asked fer It” . . house lawn every Wednesday at altar, pulpit and lectern.
the bow twanged . . . the arrow 3.30 pm. ------ --------
zipped through the air . . . the
aim was perfect.
The
La Grange, Fayette Onqtty, Texas, Thursday, June 12, 1952 .. .......
35 Enta Beard Copocil Plans Actidm On Flies
JSu»ES5‘Here Dedicated Sunday B"t Citizen* Bust Cooperate If
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was at a during the time of the church
and Bim
Schulenburg,
of Montana.
community Lutheran Churches and Schools — epidemic, all will have to get
deaths “wire - Attributed to the all over Texas and are spending busy, and quick, to "clean up."
' Bumper vonatlnn HPVia rUtx/ diimnlv
Peggy Fulkerson, 15, and at the Walther League camp.
It was more than the
the
wvuu wm. -j, The procession was Glorious Within”. The
ny”, sez the man, “even though led by the Rev. H. C. Ziehe Choir, all outfitted in new
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keep in practice.” Silver Harvest Days
Attracting Crowds
Large crowds have been at-
tending the “Silver Harvest
Day” programs, which are spott-
ing to Houston papers.
Freddie, Jemelka
and Mrik J
ants
f napolis are gitoduatod with the From the blew Era-Herald, Hal- pital In Hqustoh-
degree of Bachelor of Science lettsylllpB., .
13 in Engineering, and are com- Marriage License*
—J Maw nnrz^vtr^rc^ john Henry Graham Jr, and
or Second Lieutenant In the “ ” ~ Mrs. Betty Lee Price (col.)
Marine Corps or Air Corps, ac- A-W AIN 1 UNva Alvin Havel and Miss Bernice
cording to choice. Ae one has indentlfi- Kahlich. , '
L. D.’s friends join his par- ed the myy^ry
ents in being justifiably proud
of his achievement, particularly
so since it was accomplished en-
St.
Roland Froelich, Wilbert Jast- RoSe Catholic Church and burial
er, “Buck” Tfedt, Wesley Stein- was Iri the City Cera
mann, Jack Moore and Bim Vorngand,8 death foUowed
soon 'aftfer two c«*
same cause. The Moulton victims part of their summer vacation
were Peggy Fulkerson, 15, and at the Walther League camp. ,
Calvin Hafts 14 / During this week they will day and Tuesday, and now at-
A phone e’nll ^Mkulton Mon- study the Bible, uelnrthe them, lord llttlw « any. and other In-
day afternow. June 9. contlrm- ‘The Ute <,t ^Chrl.tVunder the sect breeding placea.
------- . . , ronnrt nt the death of Emil direction of Rev. Gilbert Becker, u ..
dependence Lay celebration are Moulton youth who of Midland.
, fast taking shape. Adolph Migl’s Stag
’ Clinic ip Houston. He had been fast
. ill about a week with polio. ; “
and Rev C N Orchestra for the dance at Young Seims reside*! south of
and Rev. C. in. orenesira Moulton near Oak’ Grove. His
for the coronation and funeral was held Monday at 3
JULY 4. Back Page) PM. ^y ig the swlmndng peri^ in g—to
Iron lung at Jeff ^p 18 oftofBgMnstmctionr in^^
Wednesday afternoon. . He Is (See C*MP’ Back P**e) echobei ag game warden., they
Paid Vana, 15, son ’of Mt. and pOaft«» I cASE ■ / -have a ' a”d| \ SP!!5
> Mrs Willie Vana of Schulen- CA8E «• boat at their disposal. In the
burg Miss Clara Roitsch, chairman morning they accompany com-
I iven Anoiltet polioV victim from of the Fayette County Chapter, mercial fishermen and the after-
g Moulton was’rushed to-Hedge- National Foundation for Infan- noons are spent petroling the
croft Clinic, Houston, and was tile Paralysis, was informed lake where considerable fishing
In a critical condition, accord- Tuesday that there was a possl- js done.
J ...Tarri A. .. He 18 ble,polio case at Moulton. It was In a letter to friends here
Freddie Jemelka, 16’ son of Mr. that of a child of two or three — «—
Mnk Joe Jemelka. Hospital years. Miss Roitsch said the
the four- attendant slid the youth had child was to be taken to an Aus-
An- been placed tn an Iron lung. — tin hospital or to Jeff Davis hos-
of Bachelor ef Science lettsvllle.,
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ill s**sk<.a — - ----- --
missioned Ensign In. the Navy TWO TICKETS
GO A-WANTING
As yet, ho one has indentifi-
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ary 1951. Upon completion of
. . , boot training, he was assigned
in complexion takin duty at the Navy’s aviation
We ain’ gonna pick out any ^£/an<]
names ; ‘ * '*■ r
the race. After all, the contest jnstructjon at the U. S. Naval
hard'right now to figure out g^ridge, Maryland. He
who’s definitely in the contest Qne : ;
to stay and who’s maybe a little the seven/screening of candi- tive
the contest as an excuse to pro- was transferred to Bainbridge eluding the more than 600 trai- gt John Parish’*
Lot of ’em definitely |n the
race and It oughta be a lot of
fun. Haven’t checked with the ,
drug stores yet to see if hair i
tonic sales have doubled. Twice
as much surface, y’know.
Now to get back down to
earth, let’s talk about .polio.
See 'Round Town, back page
Events Calendar ,
June 11 — Jaycee meeting and
election of officers, 8 PM.
June 11 — City Council meet-
ing at 8 PM.
June 12 — Legion meeting,
also Ladies Auxiliary meeting,
at Legion Hall, 8 PM.
June 12 —- Baseball at Fair
Park, La Grange vs. Seguin, 8
PM.
June — Little League base-
Morgan Lumber
June — Baseball
Park La Grange vs. Giddings, ' . . .. r
‘ .J Pictured above are four of is MrsLora
June 14 — La Grange Bowl- the five people who were con- T .
ing Association’s games party Armed at the Bethlehem Lu- ton at the time.
^Legion haH, 8 PM. ' theran Church, Sound Top, In
, 17 Lions dub iheet- the class of 1904-46.
irtg and luncheon, 12:05 PM. Left to right, they arej
June 17 Little League base-
ball, '------
t Lumber, 5 PM^
June 17 — ’
at 8 PM.
June 19 —
8M.
ed a report of the death of Emil
fast taking shape. Adolph Migl’s
Hedgecroft
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well as filling seats provided un- stavinoha, Frank Kana, G. B.
der a tent which had been put Mueller, — -j—. '
up behind the church. Cars were pefraSi Guy L. McCraw, Lukas
with 37 girls and 33 boys,
Citzler, Aubrey Voelkel, John A. of June. He to survived by his
church, Weslaco, and son-in-law Charlie Giesber, Jack Kana, Wil- brothers,; Mrs. William Goed-
ing ... his bow’s arrer laying The morning service began of Rev. R. Heise, founder of St. He Tlelsch Hylto T. Carter Mil- rich, Lohi and Joyce VornsandL
* at his side ... bitter tears were with an impressive ceremony Paul’s, preached a stirring ser- ton von Minden, Yatts Smith, an of Schulenburg, Wallace
e flowing . . . nobody to shoot at. at the door which was followed mon based on Psalm - ------ Wouor ..
/ It was more than the man by a processional into the “The King’s Daughter is All Minden, L oyd Dippel, Walter Edgar Vornsand
' could bear. “That’s okay, Dan- church. The procession was Glorious Within . The Senior and Les Blume, F st
- - — • — —aaiaa-j J-----’ ma- Leon Schmidt, O. C. Satterwhite, June 7, at. §chulenburg s Bt.
roon robes, sang, “How Lovely Roland Froelich, Wilbert Jast- Rose Catlu>U<: ptoprch — - „
is They Dwelling Place". The eFi “Buck” Tfedt, Wesley Stein- was iri the City Cemetery there. tbe y£rat week of activity.
Rev. H. T. Flachmeier, pastor of mann, Jack Moore and Bim death foUowed These boys and girh are from a polio — or other dread disease
St. Paul’s, served at the altar Frede. soon ’ bAct ; two community Lutheran Churches and Schools — epidemic, all will have to get
and was in charge of the act of contestants will be judged at deatbs • Attributed to the all over Texas and are spending busy, and quick, to "clean up.”
dedication. u Am on July 4, during the sa_e cause The Moulton victims part of their summer vacation The city dumping grounds
All pastors In the chancel VFW celebration. There’ll be were PeBgy Fulkerson, 15, and at the Walther League camp. were thoroughly reworked Mon-
wore black robes with red stoles, three prizes: $15 for the best
the court matching the paraments on
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