The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1991 Page: 1 of 29
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THE SEALY NEWS
SEALY, Austin County, TEXAS 77474
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New Ownership as of February 1
HUTH
Vykoukal Receives Rotary
Paul Harris Fellowship
Sartwelle to Receive $2,000
New Classified
Scholarship From HLS&R
Ad Bargain
Offered by News
Novosad Resigns
A PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
As Police Chief
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Enchilada Dinner
Sunday at Noon
Earl Luedecke and Wilma Petrusek, former co-
owners of The Sealy News with M. A. Soloman,
welcomed the new publisher of the newspaper, Jim
«On February 1, The Sealy News,
was sold by Mescal Soloman, Earl
Luedecke and Wilma Petrusek to
Jim Chionsini of Lufkin and Jim
Grimes. Chionisini also owns
newspapers in Madisonville, Fort
Stockton and Ripley, Mississippi.
Grimes, publisher-editor of The
Madisonville Meteor the past ten
years, is the new publisher of the
103 year old Sealy paper which was
acquired by Soloman in 1947.
Dignitaries, officials and the se-
lected scholarship recipient from
Austin County, Lavinia Sartwelle,
will be honored during Go Texan
activities of the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo at the Saturday,
February 23 evening performance.
A one-year $2,000 scholarship
will be given to Sealy High School
student Sartwelle as part of the
Show’s 59-county Go Texan
scholarship program.
These scholarships are just a part
of the annual funds the Show gives
to education and research, including
100 four-year $8,000 4-H and FFA
FFA scholarships, 26 metropolitan
Dr. Vykoukal is a native of
Sealy, graduated from Sealy High
School in 1935 and attended Sam
Houston State University for a
year, 1935-36, before he entered the
University of Texas dental school
in Houston where he graduated in
1940. He served in the southwest
Pacific area during World War II.
having gone into the military as a
first lieutenant. His service included
Australia, New Guinea and the
Philippines. He was discharged in
1946 with a major’s rank. Until his
retirement in 1985, he practiced
dentistry in Scaly for 39 years.
Frank Vykoukal and his wife
Charles Mary are parents of four
daughters, Marilyn Svec, Frances
Vykoukal, Anita Vykoukal and
Ellen Ermis and one son, David.
They have six grandchildren.
Sixth Rotarian to Receive Award
Vykoukal is the sixth Scaly Ro-
tarian to receive the Harris award.
Others are the late Walter J. Dier-
schke, George Thielemann, Earl
Luedecke, Tabby Smith and James
Toman.
Grimes is well acquainted with
the weekly newspaper operation. "I
am looking forward to becoming a
part of Sealy ,” he said Friday after-
noon. He and his wife Debbie and
eight-year-old daughter, Jamye, will
be moving here soon. They are of
Catholic faith.
Dr. Frank E. Vykoukal was
honored with a Paul Harris Fellow-
ship at the Scaly Rotary Club
meeting Friday. He was designated
to receive this recognition as spe-
cial appreciation by the Sealy club.
The Paul Harris Fellowship is
the Rotary Foundation’s way of ex-
pressing its appreciation for sub-
stantial contribution to its humani-
tarian and educational programs. It
is named for the founder of Rotary
who organized the club with three
businesses in Chicago in 1905.
The Fellowship is a tribute to a
person whose life demonstrates a
shared purpose with the objectives
of the Rotary Foundation.
Improved living conditions, in-
creased food production, better edu-
cation, wider availability of treat-
ment and rehabilitation for the sick
and disabled as well as international
understanding between peoples of
different countries, are Rotary
Foundation programs and aims. A
contribution is an investment in
the ideal of good will peace and
understanding, an idea held by
Rotarians all over the world.
After graduation from Lamar
Consolidated High School in
Rosenberg, Jim Grimes attended
Wharton County Junior College
and Texas A&M University. He
served with the U. S. Army in
Panama.
Grimes is a life-long newspaper-
man, having worked as a youth for
his father in a printing plant in
Rosenberg. He also worked at
newspapers in, Kansas, Oklahoma
and in Brenham, where he was ad-
vertising manager.
Grimes is president of the Madis-
onville Lions club, president of the
Madisonville Downtown Merchants
Association; vice president of the
Lions Club District 2S5 eye bank;
and served four terms as director of
the chamber of commerce. He was
also a member of the Madisonville
Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association.
In addition he belongs to the
Gulf Coast and Texas Press
Associations.
Doug Konesheck will be offi-
cially installed president of the
Greater Sealy Area Chamber of
Commerce tonight, February 7, at
the annual banquet at the Knights
of Columbus Hall. The social pe-
riod will begin at 6:30 p.m., and
the Mike ska-cate red prime rib din-
ner will be served at 7:00 p.m.
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes of
Houston will address the banquet
audience following the meal. Dee
Brune will preside as master of cer-
emonies and will be honored during
the program.
The Sealy Rotary Club will an-
nounce the recipient of the em-
ployee of the year award.
The Rev. Peter Conaty, vicar of
St. John’s Episcopal Church will
give the invocation and will close
the program with the benediction.
The Rev. Warren Richardson of the
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN AUSTIN COUNTY
Serving the Citizens of Sealy and Austin County Since 1887
Grimes, center. The transaction was completed
Friday.
vi ted to get acquainted with Carlisle
between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00
p.m.
vide the musical portion of the pro-
gram.
The banquet will feature a red,
white and blue theme which will
give special emphasis to patriotism
and support of the U. S. troops in
the Middle East conflict
Other board members to take of-
fice are Kevin Krampitz, vice presi-
dent; Sugie Sartwelle, secretary;
and Bill Burttschell, treasurer, e
Wilma Petrusek will serve as d
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scholarships (increasing to 42 for
the 1991-92 school year), four
Texans Christian University ranch
management scholarships and 19
graduate assistantships. The Show
also provides funding for two doc-
toral assistantships and one student
pursuing a doctor of veterinary
medicine degree at Texas A&M
University. The scholarship pro-
gram also includes endowment
funds and research monies to Texas
colleges and universities.
Currently, more than 1,000 stu-
dents receive financial assistance
through the Show's scholarship
program.
Lavinia is the 17 year old daugh-
ter of Jim and Sugie Sartwelle and
a high school senior. She is a four
year member of the Scaly Future
Farmer chapter, present chapter
sweetheart and past president of the
organization.
Her selection for the scholarship
was based on her grades and her
leadership at school and her voca-
tional agriculture leadership. She is
PUom us SAKTWELLE, page 4
Houston. In 1984 he retired from
Litton Industries after five years,
and joined the Blinn College
faculty in 1986.
He and the former Polly
Gustafson have four children and
six grandchildren. He is past com-
mander of the Bellville VFW Post,
member of the Association of the
U. S. Army, and of the First
United Presbyterian Church of
Sealy.
Huth has served in several capaci-
PUast see HALLY, page 4
"Let Freedom Ring", a musical
tribute to honor our troops in the
Persian Gulf, will be presented at
the historical town hall in San Fe-
lipe on Saturday, February 9, at
4:00 p.m.
The "Voices of Praise" choir will
present several patriotic selections
and performances will be made by
other local vocalists. A well known
bass soloist from Ft. Bend County,
Bill Dostal, will sing The lord's
Prayer."
Recognition of each soldier from
the area will be the focal point of
the program.
"Everyone is invited to attend,"
said San Felipe Mayor Diana Bor-
ing. "The program is just one of
the waywe cm show our support
of our troops in the Persian Gulf.
The historical town hall was built
in 1842, before the Civil War. It
has housed programs since that
time — through World War I, II,
Korea, and Vietnam. It is only fit-
ting this facility should house our
tribute to our troops," Boring stat-
ed. There is no admission charge.
35’
Banquet Set for 6:30 Tonight
The News personnel has been re-
tained and the newspaper will con-
tinue according to its custom.
M. A. Soloman acquired The
Sealy News from the Texas News
Media in 1947 after being the man-
ager for a period of several months
Please see NEWS, page 4
Operation Desert Prayer, a sup-
port rally, will be held at the Lions
City Park Monday, night, February
11, at 7:00 o'clock. The Sealy
Ministerial Alliance is spearheading
the program in support of U. S.
troops serving in Desert Storm.
Hal Huth, veteran of 21 years of
military service and currently the
head of the economics department
within the division of business and
computer science at Blinn College
in Brenham, will be the guest
speaker.
Huth, a native of Karnes County
in South Texas, attended Arlington
State College (Texas), San Fran-
cisco State College (California) and
the University of Oregon.
Prior to his retirement from the
U. S. Army in 1970, he was Com-
mander, Defense Communications
Agency (for east region) with head-
quarters in Tokyo. His many as-
signments included Germany, Ko-
rea, Japan, China, Vietnam, also
Laos, Taiwan and the Philippines.
Three of them were for the Depart-
ment of Defense.
Huth has eleven decorations and
numerous medals for service with
the U.S. Army and the Department
of Defense.
In 1974-1977 Huth taught at
Robert E. Lee High School in
A. C. Novosad has stepped down
from the position of Sealy police
chief, according to information
from Roger Carlisle, city adminis-
trator. This is a volunteer decision
and request by Novosad who desires
to serve only as officer or city pa-
trolman.
"Louie" Novosad has been with
the city police department the past
15 years. His position has not been
filled. An advertisement in this is-
sue asks for qualified applicants
which will be accepted until March
1.
As we relinquish ownership of The Sealy News, we uffer our gratitude
and thanks to readers, advertisers, columnists and all contributors, and the
general public for your support during our long tenure of ownership of the
publication we are justly proud of.
We are not leaving, but join the new owners in their operation of this
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The Sealy News this week intro-
duces a new Tex-Scan advertising
feature presented in the classified
section of this issue.
This program gives classified ad-
vertisers a wide coverage, reaching
2.4 million Texas readers by way
of 262 newspapers with a
1,450,393 circulation throughout
the state, in addition to the local
publication.
A 25-word ad costs $250 to run
in the 262 newspapers which will
cany the ad message throughout
Texas.
This new sales opportunity is
made possible by this newspaper
and Texas Press Association mem-
ber newspapers.
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The youth clubs of the Optimist newspaper, Jim Chionsini and Jim Grimes, publisher. We introduce them
Club will benefit from the enchi- to you with appreciation for their desire to continue the type of newspaper
lada dinner Sunday, February 10, at you are accustomed to reading and supporting.
the Sealy American Legion Hall. We invite you to give them your support and friendship and welcome
The public is invited to the "all them into our community. We know they will be a fine asset and will help
you can eat" dinner to be served in its prosperity.
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Thursday, February 7, 1991
103rd Year of Publication - Number 48
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