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Mrs. Waltr Geiger and child-
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Mrs. O. J. Wurzbach and Miss
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LaCoste. visitors Sunday. ..
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Friday afternoon the Civics
class. had as their guest, of honor
Father John; Interesting talks,
were given by the . pupils of the
class. Afterwards s Father en-
couraged them in the study of
to Seattle, : Washington, in the
northwesU and then went south
to San Diego in the southwest’
From there their air route east-,
wards lead acrossisoutherhUnit,
ed States to ’ the Atlantic, ost
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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bboks and vivifying as they. dp
important • concepts of.,. religion,
citizenship, pioneer living, the out.
porter. We are eagrly anticipat-
ing their first recital which we
they are proud of the boys. Their
idea was received from THE
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; The. next meeting will be. held
.on October lOlh^ ' .•
Texans now are being asked to. take a Texan's share
in their County War Funds to aid three fronts With one
", gift—the Military Front, the United Nations Front,,and
the Home Front. Remember, President Roosevelt has
said that a share in the National War Fund is a share in
winning the war. Use this "Victory weapon.** Give to your
County War Fund. gmh. ; _
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Keller brought, their homemade
"mike” and, radio set to school
Automobile Repair Work
, , • ‘ the kind that _ •
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BACK THE ATT
BUY MOIU
ples, ammunition and airplanes,
to help whip the Axis.' “Reep on
buying war bonds and stumps and
pass the ammunition" was the
theme of the program given as
a radio brodeast. ► o-ei
A new student,, Gloria Null,
Joined/the junior class on Mo-
day, October 5- We are glad to
a
so
not been posted pt this writing,
but outstandingscores were made
by the following students with a
scaled-, score of above 50 points:
Richard Biediger, with 64 points;
Grace Etter, Rosy Mueller, Donna
Lee, Gleyre, and Marcella Eehtle
vith /54 . pointajeach; and Marion
Keller, with 51 ■ points. Marcella
• Eehtle has made an exceptional
score for a first year high school
'student. She and her grammar
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* Unitd Seamen's Servic
A War Prisoners am 1
* Belglan War Rellef Secidty
* Briileh War Rellef Society
* Duteh Rellef Funa
(Queen Wilhelmina Fund)
* French Rellef Fund
* Friends of Luxembour
* Qrek War Rellef '
Association '
* Norwegian Relief
* Polieh War Rellef
* fuulam War Relief
* United China Rellef
* United Czchoslovak ,
Rellef Fund
* United Yugoslav Relief
Fund
* Refugee Relief Trurteer
* The United State*
Cemmltte* for the Cara
of European Children
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. . week-end guests of Mr: and Mrs,
/Jim Shelton: . ..
treated to a . lovely . party by
Father ’John in- appreciation for
some york done, by .them, for
Father. 2 1. ;,2, , fL ., 1 - -
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Floyd Haby of Castroville was
a business visitor here Tuesday.
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Civics, as the. subject is/most in-
. future life.
week, by all high School students.
The,complete scale of scores has
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eighth. - We extend a hearthy
welcome to' qur .'eleven new pupils,
We also have a new teacher this
year, Mrs: Franklin 1 •00*
hands at $10.00-11.50 with a few
straight steen* to $12.00. cca-
sional Medium two and.three year
old Stocker steers made $10.00-
10.50,'Interior and Common year-
R. J. Mangold
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SGT. J0HN.EROWE, USMC
WAS AWARDED TE Suvek STAR MEDAL FOR
HEROISM IN THE PACIFIC—HE CONDUCTED A
ScCESSFuL"ONE MAN OFFENSIVE" SUFFERING
We wish by these means to ex-
tend our, sincerest thanks to all
bur neighbors and friends for,
their timely and loyal assistance
in putting out the fire Which de-
stroyed a: feed-House at our home
Wednesday morning, October 6th.
It was by your kind help that not
more damage was done by the
fire to other out-buildings arid
fences. V‛. " ‛, ■' ■ 3
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Biediger,
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. THe/pupils of, the fifth grade
never, gave it ■ a thought.' that
there might be some “mike”, and
'radio' set makers in their class,
but ' when - Franklin and Glenn
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; gram on October 1 The program
; was about refugees from the pc-
‛ cupled countries and the boys in
' the armed forces that need sup-
mgr . ." . . a j ' . ; . '
. - Albert. Biediger, Mrs, Hertge-
.n horther, Mrs. Schepke, Mrs. Her-
. „ 1 man “nd sons wre. LaCoste /vtsi-
Leonard. Otto, Jr; of Castro-
villa 'spent Saturday with Mrs.
Emma - Haas here. ' — A
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weighty bulls reached $16.00.
Good and Choice killer calves
brought $11.25-1250 with, around
100 head 450 lb. average up to.
$12.75/ Common and -Mediun
selections ranged from $9,00-11.00
and Culls '$6.50-8.50 y ■' »
' MediumL. to . Choice mixed steel'
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WHOSE PLANE CRASHED IN THE
PACIFIC, SPENTre days on small
iSAND$ BEFORE BEING RESOUED
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blue ration "m
Monday, "October 4, 1943
-HOGS: Estimated salable and
total receipts 1100. The week’s
initial session in the San Antonio
hog division found trading mode-
rately active for slaughter classes
at fully steady prices. ■ Inquiry
also proved fairly broad for feed-
er pigs at strong to unevenly
higher rates. The day’s top rest-
ed at $14.25 and paid for Good
and Choice 180-280 ,1b, butchers.
Similar grade 160-180 lbs, made
$13.50-14.25 and 140-160 lb. light
lights $12.50-13.50. The majority
of 'sows scaling 400 lbs. and under
claiiped $12.75-13.25, ' Most feed-
er pigs changed hands at, $11.00-
11.50 With a few strictly Choice
117 lbs. to< $12.25.
CATTLE: Estimated salable
Arid total receipts 1900, CALVES
,2000.' Salable receipts consisted
mainly of cows and calves with
comparatively few steers : and
ewes sold redily nt $4.50-5.25
with, scattered Medjum lots at
$6.00-6.25. Goats sold steady
when scattered consignments re-: ,
cently shorn Culls cashed at
$3,00-3,50. 1 '
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sausage bulls changed hands t
$8.50-9,50 with--lightweight Cut-.'
ters at' $700-7.50. Odd head
Nm";re . c: t ' , ' ’portiint.for now
• The children of St. Marys are
highly elated over their new text-
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One day Last week, in spite "of-schdol English teachers are-to b
the rain, the little ones were -conra u late . -
winter than more Don’t count on
an and of rationing soon.
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WPB has okuyed more dinner
palls and vacuum bottles for war
workers. '
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it’s almost time to break ground
for your next year’s Victory Gar-
dent It’ll improve the soil and re-
duce next yeara crop ot aches.
Octeber 10.to October 17,/
Musses Sunday at 8130 and 10:30,
2nd Muss Supday' for Intention of
St. Mary’s-Youth Club
Monday Mass for deceased Fritz
Krause (Mrs. R. J. Mangold)
Tuesday Mass for deceased Mary
Theresa Jungman (Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Zinsmeyer)
Wednesday Requiem High Mass
i for deceased Elizbeth Latnon
Thursday Mass for deceased Hu-
bert. Conrad (Mrs. J. G. Bledi-
ger) er ,,
Friday Mass for deceased Her-
■,man Lessing (T. R. Kirby
. family) g/0. , V ■
Saturday Mass-for ideased/Au-
gust Keller' (Mrs. Helena Kel-
ler) . , .
Masses Friday, and Saturday at
8(0d, o’clock
Sunday -after 2nd Mass meeting
of.St Mary’s Sodality
Friday October115 regular, meet-
ing for St. M ary ‛ . School elb
nt'4:15
. Rev, John J/Gerbermann.
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Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bohl from
Devine visited with Mr. “nd Mrs.
Alex Jungman here Monday.
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X NATIONAL PRESS EVILDINC J
WASHINGTON, D. C.
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By Anne Goode
WPB vtsualizes! paper houses for
! post-war.- Packaged, like a soap car-
lings cleared $8.00-9,50.
SHEEP: Estimated salable and
ton, ready to set up. Needs are
"new techniques and new /resins.".
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_____________. - .. Dehydrated apples the latest.:
The Junior'class volunteered to. Cored andpeeled they’re swell for
strudels, applesauce, pie fillings.
, Welcome Gloria* to bur high
x school,, and the. juniors are partic-
muwww3 ularly glad to have her, as a mem -
berof, their class. There are now1'
twenty-two students who classify
themselves hs juniors; however,"
six ■ of these do not have full
junior standing. .'
Senior Glass News
The Senior class met October 4
to select a motto. The motto
pupils as airmen see, them: After GER of September 17, 1943.
the journey was completed each
juney and in* that way enabled
them to have' a .better under-.-
standing of the different sections "
of the country, ..2 , -- -u.x-a----n mc-x
. t ' ., .,; robin have a. hew teaeher, Mrs.
The music .department is .Well
organied and into the swing of
president; Betty , Jean T r i p, 1
treasurer; James hristiles, sec- '
listed us in the-retary; Carlysl Keller; reporter;
and Dennis Parina,. assistant re-:
THE LAcosTB L e R, LACOSTE. TEXAS
Your County War Fund is another “Victory weapon.**
The United War Chest of Texas through war fund
-■ organizations in every county of the state is charged with
the Irespunsibility of raising $4,885,781.00 for the 17
' approved war appeals of the National War Fund. The
national goal is 1125,000,000.
4 Each of the 17 participating agencies was carefully
budgeted to stretch every dollar contributed before it
received the approval of the President’s War Relief
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A new pupil, Clatide. Nu.11 en-
Musie tered the fifth grade on Monday
club of this week. . ' " . . .
,9 Chicago to Seattle, rind again at —_____ —
Baton Rquge,. Louisiana, flying their classmates praised them for
astward from Houston to New their nice accomplishment -and
Gg, d ' th Orleans. Breaths, were held while
ndbadwsaahe crossing the Mississippi.. Many iaea - was receivea rrom IHE
beautifulscenes were seen by the YOUNG CATHOLIC MESSEN-
Monday the Sacred Hewt/lub
assmbled. for -their/regular meet-a
ing. ' The members ■ auggested
helpi ng, ‘the , ppbr; missions' by col-
--s-rsjas they haxe done
in the past.- it-was .also decided
upon nt this ’ meeting that their'
rgular ’ H oly Communion day
would be5 the first Monday of
every month." ■ - -Phe
FOR Prompt Hauling Service
at ‘ all times, phone 16.—James
L. Biediger, LaCoste. 88-tf.
For all kinds of Hauling at any
time, phone 34.—R. J. Stein, Cas-
troville.1nn29-tf.
FOR any kind of Hauling at
any time, phone Line O-SSL.—
L. W. Reicherzer, LaCoste. 12-tf.
FOR SALE—6 Hereford Bulls
from 1 to 2 years old, Price $65
to $125. Also a three horse power
stationary engine.—Joe A. Bader,
Castroville. . , 9-2t.
FOUND— White Stetson Hat
several months ago.—Owner eall
at my /place and identify same and
pay for this notice.—Albert Biedi-
ger, LaCoste., 10-1tp.
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Gheuexemsspeexetamu
{ OF THE MARINE AMPIMBIOUS
I CORPS SHOWS THE AWESOME
| JAWS OF A BULL ALLIGATOR.
of doors, etc., are greut incentives
for'study;. The-fifth grade have ecting stamps
just'completed tin airplane trip )
around .thel United States. The
totr di stance covered- ' • on > the
journey.’ was;. about 19500., miles:
They sorted from . Bpston, Massa-
chusetts in the northeast, crossed
. The boys ' have: a, new' football
and the' girls! -veHley , ball is'due
any day. We appreciate this new
. equipment, and promise to do ou.
" best incaring for it. 030- ' ‛t, '
We are making .history,. geo-
graphy arid English notebooks
and hope. to have nice- books all
yent.
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3 ! The clan flower is the gladolia,
; ' and the class colors are Blue and
1 ; white. The class decided to keep
: : up the school service flag until
; they graduate.
officers elected for'the. club Were ... ... .. n.- -
the-following: Geraldine Biediger, in.pur roon;zeight in, the Seventh
president; Ronald Keller, vice- grade and
Following this report a demon*' .
LaCoste Public School News 2X 4
, ing i clothes in the hone. Several |
articles of waring, 'apparel were
. cleaned. ‛ Every3 member, took ..7
special mteixsS in this demon-,—.
,, f Otto H. Bendle, of Devine was
a visitor here Sunday. He was
t' , accompanied home by Mrs. Ben-
- . - dele, who had spent- the. past;
week with relatives and’friends,-.
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Miss Haze Jungman of San
'' Antonio and Sgt. William J. En
gelbrecht of Shreveport, Louis-.'
iana, and Isabel Mangoldiof here
, were guests of Mr. and, Mrs. Otto
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Jams and jeliies will probably be
rationed soon. Short fruit crop.
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Ukely you’ll get less sugar thia >
the season’s work. -
pupils have' organized a
.Which hears thernamePHE,
'. . BUSY BEE MUSIC CLUB. The
. . Asaw. H. Sheiton andzdauk: atJnksonvile, Florida, and thei!
-ter, Mra. Wallace Shirley., and northward toostoh their start T
granddaughter, Rosemary, Icke, ing point,,.. The Mississippi .River new
of San Antonio and, Mrs, Nora yas erossed twice during - their thei
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SALES BOOKS — Blank or
Printed Sales Books for sale at
tors Tuesday.
■J" Mrs, j; F. Schott and. Mrs.
--- Rudolph Tschirhart and daughter,
- ,Ida Louise, were business visitors
in , LaCbste Tuesday evening. .
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Mrs. Paulina Tschirhart and
son, Alton, and daughters; Ella,
and Martha, were LaCoste yisi-
tors Saturday, . ► ' ', La
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FOR Your Painting and Paper
Hanging See A. B. Harless, Phone
28, LaCoste, Texas. - 19-tf.
Automobile, Bodily Injury, Pro-
perty Damage, arid Liability In-
surance„sge A. F. Haller. Castro-
rille, Texas. 7 7 35-tf.
I take orders for Christmas,
Birthday, and All-purpose cards
at my reaidencs. Come early so
your Order cart be 'filled.—Mrs:
J. ,M. Forth, LaCoste. • 6-tf.
FOR SALE—6-week-old pigs at
my place.—Otto Bippert, LaCoste.
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low, ■ Cutter to Medlum grage. dull dose with prises listed strong
---‘ihands.atlto 254 higher, (’till and Common
6- -.'. r.n-
D/TTUNGERS
.. Poultry and Dairy Feed. ,
Dr. Salsbury’s Poultry Remedies.
Poultry and Life Stock Vaccines.
tokens the size of a nickel will be
used as change for coupons in Rs-
• tion Book 4,5 M ‛ 1,
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In these days of prateln shortage,
due to dontinuing shortage of meat,
food scientist announces for the
housewife’s benefit that vitaminz-
ed margarine contains 6.4 grams
of proteln to ths pound—mors than
twice as much 0 average butter.
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. Jewelry expert^ say thereu be
one ring for every three marriages
due to WPB’s restrictions on use
of gold and pallodium. Hurry, gals!
Hern
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been *
recent!
dischar
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2 - trouble in getting
... BWVRED ANO WITHOUT EQUIP-
MENT Mis DETERMINATION 10 LIVE
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regular meeting with the agent,
Miss Marie Strange Mrs T E. |
Trip vice* chairman presided. s..
Besides , the regular business
session Mrs; Harry Hoch,, one of
thr Bexar- County delegates to 1
the Texas Home Demohstratio
association convention at Dallas, J
gave an interesting account of
the yaripus meetings, lectures and .1
the results of the election' of of- I
ficers for the association. . , ' -
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In Appreciation
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DelladonaH. D..Club Meets
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On Tuesday,^September 28, the
members of the Delladona Club
met at the club housefor their
<- 4 We specialise in ngeneral repair work—carry ncomplcte
; . ’ line of accessories and guarantee to please you,
, t If Its Welding There Is No Job Too Difficult
AHR’S GARAGE
' A. H. AHU. Prop. /LACOSTE, TEXAS
---- POSTPONEDIThe st Joseph’s
. . I ‘ Bazaar and Picnic was postponed
l \ "bn account of rain ai 2
,. . - . until) Sunday, ctober 17, 1943.
'" y . A calf, rocking chair, and many
; , other items will be given away
. on that date at Schott's Prk-Don'tEhila drewthe map »r .twr
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-12 . Miss Alberta Armstrong of the ,
M ’ Santat,Rosa School, of ‘Nursing- in, '
.20 San Antdnio, her mother,; Mrs. '
‛ . n‛ Louie. rmstrong, Mrs. Claude
u . / Cowen and daughters, Ruth and
.'A, Louise, Mrs. Louis 1 Salzman and '
l " Mrs. Jessie Winstead were web 1
. . -come callers on Mrs. Chas,Bauel '
--‘8 . loin this past week.
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SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK
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We wish to: extend pur most
C3ag a f sincere thanks to opr friends and
. ", rrilatives who ass
2. - sUdden /death .of our- beloved
• brother, Joe L. Southerland, all
those who attended the funeral, -I _ .
and for the many kind words of hope is not very far off,', .
r2ped sympathy. We alsowishto:
,, , .thank, the Horger Funeral Home
i h of Hondo and the Tondre Funeral
'> Home of Castroville for their
kind services. We shall always
,.0 remember your kind deeds, ' .
, d. <' The Brothers and Sisters,
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, Mrs. Wm. Burell of Castroville
Was a LliCdste business vlaitor
,. . last. Thursday." y. . *- s,
yearlings neluded, - The bulk of
the day’s recelpts moved • into
elaughter channels. Killer steers,,
yearlings and cows proved gene-
rally steady but-bulls ruled weak
to 254 or more lower. Slaughter
calf sales were very uneven as
Good and Choice selections sold
steady to strong. Lower grades,
however, were slw to move on a
dull, weak basis compared with,
last week’s'.full, 50 lower elose.
Occasional , stocker p calf deals
showed little price change. WNum-,
eroua iota inferior and Common ,
stoker yearlings - remained nsold and heifer stacker calves changed
late 4 l rhende ~+ . e1nnni11 Kn uri+k n fAt
Common and Medium steers
and' yearlings ranged from $9.50-
11.75. The bulk of Common and
Medium rbeef cows brought $8.25-
10.00 with odd hedt9 $10.25.
Most Cutters commanded $7.25-■ -__________— —
8.00 rand -Canners mainly $5.50- total receipts 1800, .ihcluding 800
7.00, occasional extremely thin goats: Sheep trade developed on
Canners dropped to: $5.00 or be- more active basis than last week’s
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Biediger, John C. The La Coste Ledger (La Coste, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, October 8, 1943, newspaper, October 8, 1943; La Coste, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1584942/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Castroville Public Library.