The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949 Page: 3 of 8
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THE SEALY NEWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1949
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have put the chic in chickens, and Virginia Kirchdorfer of Memphis
has given a real cock-o'-the-walk strut to her rooster by making him
a tux complete with top hat. Virginia, too, is clad in a sack outfit.
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the ten “best-dressed” fowls in the nation. Winners will be selected in
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B. Petter and daughter, Cynthia,
Mr .and Mrs. Alton Kramer and
daughter, Mary Elaine, and Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Petter, of Rosen-
berg.
Christmas Day dinner guests
of Mrs. Mary Parma were Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Legler, of Plum,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Petter, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Peter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Peter, and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. John Mynarik, Mr.
and Mrs .Charlie Svoboda and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Svobo-
da, and Joe Ludwig, of East Ber-
nard.
Richard Knesek, of Victoria,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Knesek,
Elaine, Jimmy, and Clarice, and
Mr .and Mrs. Lidge Knesek and
Lorene, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam Jalowy and children, Wil-
liam, Jr., and Barbara, were
Christmas guests of their parents
and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Knesek.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cervenka and
daughter, Betty Jo, had Christ-
mas dinner with her mother, Mrs.
Hattie Cieslewitz near Sealy.
Other dinner guests included Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Cieslewitz and
Tommie, of Corpus Christi, and
Tom Cieslewitz and children. In
the afternoon they were joined
by Mr. and Mrs. John Jurecek
and children, of East Bernard,
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Verm and
family, of Sealy, and Mrs. Julia
Cieslewitz, of Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nowak and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Sodolak, of Orchard, and Mrs. Al-
bina Allen, of California, were
Christmas visitors and dinner
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Sodolak. Mrs. Allen has
been a guest of her parents the
past three weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Gerlich and
daughter, Betty Jo, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Al-
bert Gerlich in Marlin.
Frank Jemela, Jr., arrived
Tuesday morning from San Die-
go, California, for a 30 days leave
from the Navy and for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Jemela, Sr., brothers,
Johnnie and Joe and sister, Ros-
alie.
Week-end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Valerian, Jr., and Judy
were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kocu-
rek and son, Alvin, Jr., of Hous-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Zelesky, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Hranicky, son,
Jackie, and daughter, Madolyne,
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Hranicky,
of Houston, spent the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hran-
icky.
and tying four in twenty-four
previous bowl appearances from
coast to coast.
In fact, Rice has never lost a
bowl game. The 1937 Owls bowl-
ed over Colorado’s Whizzer
White & Company, 28 to 14, in
the 1938 Cotton Bowl and upset
mighty Tennesse, 8 to 0 in the
1947 Orange Bowl.
at Christmas and visited her mo-
ther, Mrs. John Schiller, who is
in the Sealy Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Gilley and
daughter, Lana Diane, of Hous-
ton, spent the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Novosad, and Charlie, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mayer, of
Waller, and Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
J. Engelking, of Wallis, were
Christmas dinner guests of their
son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
B. M. Mayer, and Bill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ferguson
had among their holiday guests,
his parents and his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
neth Ferguson and children, of
Texas City. /
Mrs. B. M. Mayer and Mrs. J.
E. Ferguson were Wharton visi-
tors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Brandt and
children had as their guests at
Christmas dinner, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Janosky and daughter, Ge
Nelle, of Bellville, and Homer
Jalowy, of Sealy.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Neiser and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Miksch, of Weimar, were Christ-
mas Day dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roman Bartosh, son, Eu-
gene, and Mrs. Pauline Neiser.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Marek
joined them in the afternoon.
On Christmas Eve, Mrs. Ag-
nes Viaclovsky and Bessie had as
guests Mr. and Mrs. Emil Blahu-
ta and daughter, Thelma, and
Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich Gajewski,
Edwin Dusek, and Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Viaclovsky and daughter,
Joan.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Viaclovsky
and daughter, Joan, attended the
wedding of Miss Gloria Anne
Knauf in St. Mark’s Methodist
Church in Houston Thursday of
the past week. Miss Viaclovsky
was soloist for the wedding cere-
mony, singing “Because” and “O,
Promise Me”.
Percy Mrosko returned Mon-
day afternoon from a Christmas
visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Mrosko, in Elgin, and
daughter, Patsy Louise, in Rock-
dale.
Bill Hall, medical student in
Galveston, Miss Doris Penkert,
of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and 2nd
Lt. Robert Spoede, of Ft. Ben-
ning, Georgia, were dinner guests
of Miss Faithe Horton Thursday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Irvin, Miss
Sue Irvin, of Wallis, and Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Talley ,of Houston, were
Christmas Day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Irvin and children,
Martha Carroll and Robert Al-
len, in Freeport.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Irvin and
children, of Freeport, spent the
Christmas evening with Mrs. R.
W. Guyler.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Brandt,
of Houston, visited Mrs. F. D.
Brandt and Rosetta Christmas
Day. In the afternoon and at
night all were guests at a Christ-
mas supper in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Donigan and
daughter, Norma, in Pattison.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Vitek and
son, David, and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Janik and children were
Christmas Day visitors of Mrs.
Amalie Motl and sons, Ben, Ir-
vin and Gilbert.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sanford,
children, Billy and Mark, of
Dickinson, were Christmas guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blazek, son,
Leroy, and Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Frank and daughter, Jackie.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Nowak and
daughter, Geraldine, of Alvin,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Janik and
Mrs. Adella Stavinoha, of Wallis,
were Christmas dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Melnar.
Mr .and Mrs. Charlie Janik
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Janik, and his brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Krenek, in Wharton Monday.
Miss Betty Adkins, of Houston,
was a Christmas Day Visitor in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Zurek and son, Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pustejovsky
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Justin
Vitek and family, and Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvester Polasek and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Klecka, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Klecka, Jr., and Mrs. August
Hruzek and family, all of Wal-
lis, Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Pola-
sek and son, of Houston, and Mr.
and Mrs. Cyril Krchnak and
daughters, of Sealy, were dinner
guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Rudolph Polasek on Christ-
mas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Zurek and
son, Frank, had as dinner guests
on Christmas Day, Mr. and Mrs.
August Zurek and son, Malcolm,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Holecek
and son, Lawrence.
The S. V. Pazderny children
were guests of their parents at
a Christmas Day dinner. Present
were Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Pazder-
ny, daughter, Carolyn, and son,
Stephen, of Houston, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Pazderny, daughters,
Diane and Jean, and Mr. and Mrs.
Don Cope and son, Donnie.
Mr. and. Mrs. William Spoede
and son, William Dew, of Texas
City, and Miss Lucille Spoede, of
Houston, were Christmas guests
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John F. Spoede. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie Spoede, of Houston, vis-
ited with them Saturday night.
Miss Spoede is spending her
Christmas vacation at home.
Capt. and Mrs. John Dibala, of
San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Dibala and family of New Braun-
fels, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Chand-
ler and family, of Littlefield; and
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Polasek,
Sr., of Wallis, were Christmas
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Dibala and children.
Thursday night the Petter fam-
ily gathered at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Petter for a
Christmas supper and the tree.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M. Petter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
In knocking off nine out of ten
opponents—the Owls lost only to
Louisiana State—Rice displayed
tremendous power both through
the air and on the ground.
With Tobin Rote operating as
the pan under in Neely’s T for-
mation most of the time, Rice
capitalized on his accurate pitch-
ing arm and the pass-catching
talents of James (Froggie) Wil-
liams and a set of fleet backs to
pick up 1,421 yards and 13 touch-
downs through the air.
The 98 completions out of 198
thrown by Rote and Vernon
Glass were strategically placed in
between the devastating running
of Halfbacks Gordon (Sonny)
Wyatt and Billy Burkhalter, and
Fullback Bobby Lantrip to keep
the opposition off balance.
Wyatt and Lantrip alone
churned up 1,329 of the 2,114
yards the Owls rolled up against
an array of opponents that com-
pared favorably with those met
by North Carolina.
Wyatt, a 170-pound junior who
ranked third in the conference in
rushing, netted 704 yards on 137
carries, while fifth-ranking Lan-
trip netted 625 yards on 138 tries.
Between them they were tossed
for only 29 yards in losses.
That type of performance also
speaks well for the rugged line
behind which they operated.
The all-senior forward wall
warked by a pair of United Press
second team all-Americans—Wil-
liams at end and Joe Watson at
center—held so well that Rice
backs lost only 85 yards all sea-
son while trying to run with the
ball.
Defensively, the Owl linemen
allowed 1,711 yards, or 171.1-
yard-per-game average compar-
ed with a 151.3-yard average for
the Tar Heel front line. On pass
defense, the Owls allowed only
1,030 yards, compared to 1,304
for North Carolina.
Conference supporters will be
counting the Owls to uphold a
fine Cotton Bowl record that has
seen member teams win six and
tie three in eleven appearances.
Non-conference teams were host
elevens in 1939 and 1940 before
the conference took over as
sponsor in 1941.
And, Rice backers were offer-
ing 7 points that the Owls would
up-hold the Southwest’s over-all
bowl record of winning fourteen
Guided by the theory that four
men can do a job better than one,
Coach Jess Neely of Rice was
confident Friday that his “back-
field of stars” would overwhelm
North Carolina with its brilliant
Charlie (Choo-Choo) Justice in
the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2.
For, while the Tar Heels’ for-
tunes this season have depended
largely on the condition of Jus-
tice, the methodical Owls swept
to the Southwest Conference title
with a versatile backfield of
Quarterback Tobin Rote, Full-
back Bobby Lantrip and Half-
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Wallis Happenings
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Holub and
children accompanied her mother
to Weimar and enjoyed a Christ-
mas dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Krchnak and family in
Smithville. Monday they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Inky Ho-
lub and son in Bastrop.
Mrs. John Orsak, Sr., of Hung-
erford, spent the Christmas holi-
days with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Kosik, and family.
Herman Sabrsula and Law-
rence Renken visited friends in
Brenham Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Scrogin, of
Houston, Mr. and Mrs. 0. A.
Scrogin and family, Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Scrogin and family, of
Midland, and Mr. and Mrs. B. G.
Scrogin and children had Christ-
mas dinner with their mother and
grandmother, Mrs. B. G. Scrogin,
Sr. Mrs. V. S. Davies was also a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Scrogin,
Sr., on Christmas Day.
Dr. and Mrs. I. J. Schwartz
and son spent Christmas Day
with the Alexander family in La
Grange. Their brother, Jake Al-
exander, was with them on that
day, also.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Mayer and
Billy were Houston visitors
Thursday and Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Knesek
and children spent Monday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Motl, in Rosenberg. Other guests
there were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Motl,
of Old Ocean, and Miss Dolores
Motl of Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thomas
spent Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry True and son, Har-
ry, in Beaumont.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Motl, of Old
Ocean, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Motl,
of Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Jer-
ry Sliva, children, Gene and Pat,
and Libert Vitek, were Christ-
mas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Motl.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sliva, of Pas-
adena, were with Wallis relatives
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bryant and
daughter, Joyce, of Houston,
were holiday guests of her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Loehr.
Other guests there on Christmas
day were Mr. and Mrs. John
Loehr and son, Winston, and Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Wensel and
daughter, Dale Anett.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wensel
and Dale Anett were hosts to
relatives at a Christmas tree and
get-together Friday night. Pre-
sent were Adolph Wensel, Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Huff and daugh-
ters, Gale and Judy, and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Eben and sons, Hen-
ry, Roosevelt, and Beatrice, of
Industry, Miss Olethea Huff, of
Nelsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert
Rinn, Mr. and Mrs. Monfred Eben
of Bleiblerville, and Mr. and Mrs.
Johnnie Loehr and son, Winston,
of 'Sealy.
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Soloman, Mescal. The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1949, newspaper, December 29, 1949; Sealy, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630114/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Virgil and Josephine Gordon Memorial Library.