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JOE A. BADER
Vol. 29
LaCoste, Medina County, Texas, June 16, 1944
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Southern Pacific lines for many
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Crackers, Premium, 1 1b. Pkg.
Orange Phosphate, Old Fashion
The re-decoratipn of St. Louis
Church at Castdoville under the
below liberated Tilly-Sur-Seulles,
headquarters said the American
progress on the right wing to-
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Macdona Grocery. Business
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St. Mary’s Cemetery Ass’n.
Meeting Held Sunday
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LaCoste 5th War Loan
Committee At Work
Although the official opening of
the 5th War Loan Drive was on
Monday of this week, a number of
committee members for LaCoste
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Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 A.M: in St. Mary’s Church
Grounds Open Immediately After the Late Mass
Barbecue Dinner with the usual trimmings will
be served at Noon.
KENO _ RAFFLE — GAMES
Randolph Field, Texas, for a six-
week course of Aviation Medicine.
On March 12 he arrived at Pope
Field, Fort Bragg, North Carolina,
Palis and as far north as Pas de
. At the sametimefighters
kept up a day-long pounding of
their quota and some even did
better. M N- r1,
A. P. Parma local chairman in
the drive is well pleased with the >
results for the opening days. -
Let's all of us do our part and
EVERYBODY IS CORDIALLY INVITED
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years.
Survivors include his widow,
♦ had resided in Schertz fr, four
* years. Funeral services were held . .. . .. . , . .
Tuesday, June 13, at 3 p.m. ln ths drive have already met
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Alfred Mechler, and Mrs. Annie .
Graff of Hondo; two brothers.
The present edifice was built
75 years ago, and is a gwand piece
in all three cities, direct dispatches
reaching Trun, Spain, said Sun-
day. The dispatches did not make
clear whether the actions Con-
stituted a general uprising, saying
only that important points in the
native oFsahoxntonsdpadmri—e--
from Eisenhower that “the first
In the invasion of
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Joseph Biediger, 76, died Sun-
day at his home in Schertz, He
was a native of Castroville and
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs.
Alfred H. Ahr of San Antonio,
two sons, CpL Herbert A. Biedi-
ger of Altus, Oklahoma, and Amos
J. Biediger of Schertz; four sis-
ters, Mrs. John Mechler, Mrs. Joe
Hutzler, both of LaCoste, Mrs.
Theresa Zinsmeyer of LaPtyor
Mrs, John M. Mechler, Mr, and
Mrs. E. A. Mechler, Mr. and Mrs.
Improvement District No. 1, dam-
uges.W Continued by agreement
without prejudice on application
of defendant,
In Re: Ralph Cleatus Lawrence.
Howard, change of name. ‛ A.p-
alicetion granted. changing sur-
American troops, making news
which headquarters declared Sun-
. i Germans the heaviest series of
■ daylight blows since the invasion
" began U. S. Flying Fortresses
rand Liberators, smashed at nine
enemy airfields, eight bridges, a
ioqqidmspja
D’Hanis to attend a social there
on Sunday night, June 18.
The members plan to leave I.a
Coste at 7:30 p.m, and request
that the members wishing to go
be at the St. Mary’s School ut that
time . ‛ " i
wife and one daughter, Mrs. Katie
Jungman, preceded him in death..
Threw grandsons of, the de-
ceased are serving with the armed
forces overseas. They are John
Henry Graff, Edgar and Floyd
Mechler.
His survivors are two children.
June Term District Court
Opened Monday At Hondo
Field;'’ He was then transferred
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bring our quota over the top. ‘ /
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Herman David Reicherzer
Dies Monday, June 12
FitzSimon, who was raised in
Castroville and now Bishop of the
I plaintiff for divorce, Custody of
children and costs. Defendant or-
dered to pay $15 per month for
support, of children.
Hugh C Akers' vs. Winnie E.
Akers, divorce. Judgment for.
plaintiff for divihce; costs against
plaintiff..
Two civil cases were heard at
the close of the January term. On
May 20, Ex Parte; Olibm Diaz, a
Our
Boys § Girls
Serving Our Country
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John M, Meehler of LaCoste; nine ,
grandchildren and seven. great
grandchildren. . 'y : .
Pall bearers included grandsons.
mer time and when completed it
will be one of the nicest churches
in this section. ngs-n.
three cities, as well as in' the
regions surrounding them were
occupied by the Partisans.
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Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hitzfelder,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Becker and
daughter, Clara, and Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Hitzfelder were dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Becker and daughter, Sharon, at
Macdona Sunday.
IN ECHTLE’S PARK
LaCoste, Texas
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Patrick’s Catholic Church, Rev. T.
A: Flynn officiating.. Burial will
be in Peoria, Illinois.
Mr"Reicherzerhas « number, of
relatives living in"iLaCoste anil
was known by many of the older
folks here.
Vichy radio quoted a Berlin mili-
tary spokesman as saying im-
portant' Allied shipping had been
sighted "in the last few hours” off
the southwestern Frnch coast
near the Spanish border. There
was no Allied confirmation for the
Vichy broadcast suggesting new
Allied landings, although General
Dwight D. Eisenhower has hinted
they might occur, and Berlin has
expected them.
The association is doing a
splendid job of keeping the rest-
ing place of our dear departed A
dean and'in order.. The least that
the memibers of St. Mary’s Parish
and others having loved ones
buried in the cemetery can do is
to become members of the organ-
ization—the membership; is only
$1.00 per year and it- is'only by
the fees • collected . that the as-
sociation cam carry on its work.
German army headquarters and ... . . . ,, ■ . ., _.
.. , • ,q Elmer. Mechler, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
other objectives in an area
stfetching from the beachhead to
day. Mr. Roosevelt read a report
where he is now stationed. The
le had. been a clerk with the
General Dwight D, Eisenhower,
supreme commander of Allied
forces in Europe, has reported to
President Boosevelt that pother" '
openigs will be made in Fortress
Elrope, the President said Tues-
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Mrs. Barbara Reicherzer; two
Macaroni, Gold Medal, 12 Oz. Pkg.
Spaghetti, Gold Medal, 12 Oz. Pkg.
Salt, Carey's, 2 lb, Pkg.'
Pumpkin, Empson’s, 1 lb., 13 Ozs.
Beets, Libby’s, No 2 Can
wars Cherbourg was "extremely Mr .J0e Hutzler Mrs Rosa Hutz-
o"""mpiy 201 ler, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Salzman,
personal supervision of Very Rev,
Dean J. Lenzen,, which was started 1
’J some months agi Hs. well • under—■......w. , . . ..........
. 1 be better," plunged to the out-
communication lines and enemy
convoys ’■ ■, . 4 .E,a ’ '
Andrew Mechler of Lytle and
all aisles. With the new painting
and ceiling job the church ap-
pears lighter and cooler in um-
go
$ Corn Flakes, Kellogg's, 11 Oz. Pkg.
3 Cheerioats, 7 Oz. Pkg. .
Annual Barbecue Picnic
Benefit of St. Mary’s Church and Sehoal
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The annual meeting of St.
Mary’s Cemetery Association was
held in St. Mary’s Hall Sunday,
June 11th, with a fair number of N
members in attendance. |
Following a report of the. J
activities of the association dur-
ing the past year as well as the
financial condition of the or- ,
ganizationby secretary-treasurer,
F. J. Keller, the election of a new
board of trustees was in order.
. The board members serving
during the past year, since having
carried on the affairs of the as-
sociation so splendidly, were re-
elected for the ensuing year. The
board members will meet in the
near future to elect from their
number the officers. "I .
, Mrs Quintin Ahr received word
from her husband, Quintin Ahr,
Apprentice Seaman, this week
that he had arrived at the Naval
Training Station in San Diego,
California. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Ahr of haCoste,
DeChene et al, suit to try title.
' Judgment for plaintiff for - title
। and possession of lands and re-
moving cloud from title. Costs . —
against plaintiff. { It is; the desire of Very Rev. Spearheaded by 1,000 U. S.
/rhehma Marie Rano vp. Arthur Father Lenzen to have the job heavybombers; nearly 7,000 Allied
M. Raney. divorce.- Judgment for completed for the big centennial war planes supporting A 11 i e d ,
plaintiff, and costs against plain; celebration on August zth, when arjesenlarging their beachheads ' I nt"”. ... „ . , ,, . a ----- —
His Excellency, Archbishop Lucey in Normandy . Sunday dealt the 190 5ied "ger, Mrs. A. J. Kempf, [Charles: Hanavan chapel ut 8p.m.
e-d.....A---- -t- a Germans the heaviest series of Misf Pau Tschirhart,,and Mrs. Tuesday, Requiem Mass was of- •
Theresa Zinsmeyer of Castroville, feredat a.m. Wednesday at St. .
-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mechler, Mr.-
and Mrs. Robert Mechler, Mr. and
At a call meeting held Tuesday
night, June 13, the members of grat olistacle. ...........— wg—i
the St. Mary’s Youth Club of Europe "has been surmounted,"
but that it is only "a mere begin-
ning to the .trenendoua struggles
that must follow before final vie- $.
tory is achieved.” J
Noble James, Jr., vs. Edwina
James, divorce. Dismissed. ,,
A. E. Merritt vs. Mrs. Celestine
; I Coffee. Bright and Early
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was transferred to Alliance,
Nebraska While in Alliance he
attended a Military Correspon-
dence School at the base and also
(Mre and Mr. Saucie and
daughter.who’will operate a road
show for the next eight months
which Will take them through the
northern statos, extend their
tharks to their many putronsand
frienda nt Laoste. Macdona. Cas-
troviHe and Lytle and com-
munities, for their patronage and
the many favors shown them dur-
ing their stay at. fuedon:
Mr. Essary ■ will continue with
the grocery und show business and
Will keep show dates in the fopr
towns ns in the past,
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Joseph Mechler, Hondo,
Called To His Reward
and name of
Program at Lincoln, Nebraska.
■. Another transfer then took him to
C.Y.O, at
. ' H Amarillo Diocese will deliver the
sermon. At the same time the
Monday, Juno 5th, the District
our"Tor ‘Mediha County conyen-
ed, opening the June* term of
court. A Grand Jury was also
summoned Monday for ohe-day
session and was composed of the
following men: Alex Bohl, Ralph
Tschirhart, F. D. Garrison, George
W. Thompson, Herman Jungman,
.1. .1 Tulloch, Wilfred Haby,
Theodore Reitzer, Ray F. Wolff,
H. W. Eschenberg, Feed Rock,
und Ben Qefinger. Mr. Garrison,
was appointed foreman; of the
GrangJury, and ArchMorris and
Ir $ Williams. bailiffs.
The Grand Jury returned two
idietmentk as follows;
. Texas vs. Aden Domin-
of the
Leon Francis Steinle, Ensign.
U.S.N.R., Jourdanton, Texas, has
completed his training, and re-
ported to the U. S. Naval Armed
Guard Center in New Orleans,
Louisiana, June 6, for assignment
to duty as commander of a Navy
Gun Crew on a merchant ship.
The Armed Officer will be
A new ceiling has been put, up skirts of Montebourg, 14 miles
- . --- • . southeast of th.e prize port ' of
the Army, specialized Training
More Medina County Men
Enter Armed Services
Five Medina County men were
. : inducted into the Navy and two
into' the Marine Corps at the San
Antonio Navy Recruiting Station
' Tuesday, June 6th. They are:
Navy—John Martell Sollock, De-
vine; Walter Harold Bendele,
' Hondo; Quintin Harley ^hr, La-
Coste; Kenneth Adren Worley,
I Hondo, and Clarence Robert Van
Fleet, Hondo; Marines—Enrjque
Rodriguez,., Devine, ‘and Roman
Palacios Martinez,’ Hondo?
On Wednesday, /June Tth, 35
[men including four transfers from
I other boards went to San Antonio
। for their pre-induction physical
I examinations. i
l' Ten men were inducted into the
| Army on, June 8th at the induction
center in San Antonio. They are:
Homer Glen Roberson, DeVine;
| Henry Allen Springfield,- LaCoste;
Chas. Magne Krenmueller, Hondo;
Edward William Scheible, Devine;
Howell -Denton Savage, Devine;
I Alex Jos. Hitzfelder, LaCoste;
Lloyd Elliott Hood," D’Hanis;
abino Esparza Pedroza, Natalia,
and John Benedict Langfeld,
D'Hanis.— Hondo Anvil Herald.
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Joseph Biediger
Dies At Schertz
Sergeant “ Horace William
Geiger is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Reinhardt' Geiger of San Antonio.
Ho joined'the Army on August 14.
1941, at Kelly Field. He attendea
Surgical Technician School for
two months at Fort Sam Houston,’
after-which he returned to Kelly
tions, while at p resent the paint- Cherbourg, slashed halfway across
the Cherbourg Peninsula, and
drove Adeeply southeast towards St. ■ .. , , „. , .5
Lo Sunday in furious battle with and Mrs. Jack Hutzler of New
the Germans. quzekty roulowingBnapnkeiatwanubrthecastAhme.
I which nimnoaneed enesegatm anep Pallgbeqrera. weteMxBjedier.
heavy fighting on the British wingJJ..Biediger,OsearHutzler,Joe
of the Normandy invasion front Hutzler, .Arthur Mechler and da
Oscar Reicherzer, all nephews of .H,
the deceased.
Those attending the funeral
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charged with the defense of the
vessel in case of enemy attack.
Ensign Steinle is a graduate ef accepted the position1
the University of Texas. , HisI atthe LaGoste Telephone Company’
wife, Virginia, and two smallt a,job which she has held for a
(Continued on page 2) period some time ago i plaintir
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; plaintiff for divorce; costs against fthers r the presentparishioners
plaintiff.. • t ' of St. Louis Church..
± Minnie- Bendele. Vs, Erwin
’’ Bendle; divorce. Judgment for
battle 10 to 14 miles southeast of 3 ;
Cherbourg in northern France ;;
Tuesday, and at 2:30 a.m. the
which you have chosen is an
extremely important one but we
know you eundo the Job. * 2-
ithorittesthet ne decision would .be renched
nrevarnibedlthe midnight communique No. 12
"which- announced hesegatm--
brothers, Otto and William
Reicherzer; and two sisters, Mrs.
Biediger of LaCoste, Mr. and Mrs. Ida Matthies and Mrs. Ella Simon,
Albert Biediger, Jacob Biediger fal of San Antonio.
Biediger, Oscar Biediger, • The rosary was recited at the
Postmaster J. F. Griffin has
been notified that beginning July
1st, 1944 the Devine Post office
will be advanced to Second Class,
with increase in salary of post-
master and an additinal helper
given him.
Mr. Griffin says there will be no
handling of mail at night, as has
been with a late evening train,
and the office windows will not be
opened on Sundays. Doors will be
open and those having boxes may
get their malls on Sunday from
boxes and not otherwise.—Devine
News. *
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Milton Mchler, George Graff, Jr , j
."S- •" Sanein - J.....c. .S’ will S.:
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, child and co-th. Defendant order-
Mrs. Willie Bell Carriermmpded to pay $20.(10 per month for
daughter. Marilyn.^ Housfon ar- Isuysportof child, ■ ?. 15
.rived..here.Tuerdax - George EFisher vs. Wilma
!• June Fiher, divorce. Judgment
, for plaintiff for. divorce and
; custody of child; costs against
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Uhe Tanste Sieber
Catholie State League of Texas
wil open its convention, which
will beheld at Castroville, August Calais, A
29 and 30..
Three juslices of the state
supreme court Monday- look under
considoration a petition of pro-
Rosevelt forces for permission to
file application for mandamus
compelling certification of pro-
Roosevelt eleetors on the Demo-
erotie July 22 primary ballot. The
justices announced, following u
the sanctuary and
guez, rape, ,’, ■
Stat of Texas vs? Elbert Grif-
fin,achild desertion.
Two, criminal cases have been
-et for June 12, at 10 A.Kf., with a
speeial. venire of 80 men ordered.
The two cases are the one charged
igainst’ bominguez, by this Grand,
Jusaph Mechler of. Hondo died Jury and the ease of State of Tex-
at his resdene early Suturday, vs. Rudiilfo Ponce, mprder:
morning. Juhe. 10, well fortified Poweewas indicted i April,
with ‘the last i Sacraments. A ( ’hiiscmupleting its labors, the
Requiem High Maas was offred Grand Jury also rucmmended
Monday. June 12, at Hisfo with thill an auditing committee be ap-
Rev C. Carci ioffiiat ug, inter- i pointed to audit the books of the
meht was in ST.. John’s Cenietery Couty This recommendation
to Waco, Texas. Horace spent at Hondo Funeral urrangeniens,was made at the request of the g
seven months at Waco before he were unde ' ,1" directn of the ‛ Cauu Y JudEe “ N it haj been some P ----- "L------\
Horger Funeral Home at iiondo time sne thebools of the County. Church Well Under Way
Mr Mechler wassborn at Cas- have - been audited. The Grand ——
' troville, Oetober :24, 1858, and had {luiy ? also .examined the jail and
attained the age of1,85 years, 7 eourthoukel’and found them in
months, aw| 16 days. ‘On Nov soodsanitury condition,
ember 27 18837,. he was happily Civil euses heard by the Eourt j
, married to.?Miss Agatha Hoffman Monda"were asfollws:
Jill the St. Louis Church, Castro-, W c. French et uT Vs. Bexar- ;
ville. This union was hlessedwith Medinh- Atascosa, Counties Water
three childrem Mr.a Mechler ree
sided-, at Hondo for the last
thirty-five years, and 1 was en-
gaged sin business, there. His
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—Mr and Mrs..W..M. Saucier of
Macdona sold their grocery busi-
ness at Macdona and their movie
show routeand sub-leased the
Macdona Hall which they operated
the -ps months to J. R.
Essary of Lytle on the first of
June. VcC. e'a, 2 , ,
; May 23, Nathaniel Williams vs.
< > Eloise Williams, divorce. Judg-
: i ment for plaintiff for divorce;
:: costs against plaintiff.—Hondo
' : Afivil. Herald,
$ PostofficeAt Devine---
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Advertue in the-
tjaCosie Ledger
It will take your message to
.) hundreds of consumers
LaCoste Mercantile Company
LaCoste, Texas , , t
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St. Mary’s Youth ( hili To
Attend Social At D’Hanis
rating • in
'sacristy. J) .. - 9.
All pews will, be
. andireraire-e-
is laid over thp present one..
Rubberised tile Wil be put into
Me ■ ' » 2-
Sat. & Mon., June 17-19, 1944
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, French purtisans have occupied
strategic cuntersjinthe cities of
Toulouse, Limoges and Tarbes in
southern France and have shot the pUeliminary session with iitton.e'yx
prefediayofpose-mayousandmne decision would be renched^p. .......u...
before tomorrow. ? . _
.. . . $ Lemon Flavor, Kre-mel, 4% Pkg.
U, 8. troops fought a swaying
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