The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1939 Page: 5 of 10
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THE PASSINC OF A FAMILY
QUIH1 NOTES
HONDO HIGH SENIOR ENTER-
TAINED AT OPEN HOUSE
Meath closed the mortal career of For it was little which thou hadst
a man unique in the annals of Me- before 1 came, and it is now increa*-
dinu County when Judge Mike e<i into a multitude; and the Lord
Schorobiny died at Hondo on Friday hath blessed thee since my coming,
morning at ten o’clock, April 21, Gen. 31:30.
; 1939.
! Judge Schorobiny was the second derlying the whole discussion be-
son and one* of the three children tween l.aban and Jacob. Italian had
born to Rudolph Schorobiny and his acknowledged the fact that he had
wife, Franciska Meyer, who lived to improved his property all around
maturity. Three passed away while ;'iace Jacoby had^ joined hands with
young. The elder Schorobiny was
born in Zips Comitat, Hungary, in
January 1817. He left Europe to Personal attachment between
come to America in September 1845. two- .Material gain is the only tie
After an eventful trip, he arrived in *hat binds. Without such prospects
San Antonio in the following April in vit’w- Jacob could leave a"y time
and came on to Castroville in May and for any t,art of the globe, with-
1846. As a single man, he received oUl tear8 an(1 without yearning or
a grant of 320 acres of land as a rcfe1ts-. -lust cold, heartless business
Castro colonist about two miles south ca ,u , °ns. Give me thy brains
of the settlement at Quihi. Before an<l thy brawn; it both are exhaust-' wore in her hair. Mrs. Ney wore a
settling on his headlight, however, l'd' ^°}\ may travel at dawn.” It’s navy sheer dress; Mrs. Richter, a
the young’ adventurer volunteered 1 , c° ( ’ average attitude ot the em-
The eternal wage question is un-
him. And for this sole purpose he
From The Owl.
Honoring Miss Patricia Ney, Hon-
do High School Senior, Mrs. Edmund
N’ey and Mrs. Felix Richter were
hostesses at Open House last Fri-
day evening from eight until ten
o’clock at the home of Mrs. Ney.
Patricia wore a black net evening
dress, fashioned with a tight bodice
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
deep in drawings, plans and esti-
mates, with final approval resting
with the Federal authorities.
While the Court was in session a
motion, made by Commissioner Koch
and seconded by Commissioner Rihn,
was voted on and carried that Me-
dina County issue Road' Maehlnary
want- the young man to stay. No| and a very fun double net skirt. A
tiny shirred bolero of the same
black net was worn with the dress.
Cardinal red flowers outlined the
decolletage of the bodice and this
same red color was accentuated by
two ribbon bows which Miss Ney
DAILY QUOTATION
MANY esteem things rather
as they are hard to be gotten,
than that they are worth
getting.—George Savile.
LADIES!
YOU CAN MAKE THE ABOVE
DRESS FOR 29c!
2.000 YARDS BATISTE
Very Pretty Color*
On Sale Saturday and
Monday Only
9C PER YARD
-----•--
THE
WEN TAG STORE
HONDO
for a year's enlistment with Texas ,lloyer 1to1warld8 the employee, not yet
troops for service in the war with ““tmoded, that Strains and sharpens
Mexico and was attached to Zachery lhe teiJsl°? between the two, creat-
Taylor's army. His enlistment out, m* a klnd ol undeclared war and
he settled on his Quihi property ami a'iminatmg in open lnctions and
engaged in cattle raising and farm-
ing. Here he married Franciska
strikes. —Jacob holds a similar at'
titude. Your gain must be my gain
Meyer, a native of Oberengen, A1 in ,du? proportion. Cold cash is the
, on November 24, 1847, Bishop onl?,l!as|s on which we meet. Kith
• . .. ... ... * • i *it I L> i »•» ei.n. i.n.i'iil i.i
wore
sace
black dress. Both hostesses
corsages of varied-colored sweet
peas.
Assisting with the serving of the
refreshments were Misses Mary
Elizabeth Meyer, Lorine Koch and
Betty Jean Merriman. Mary Eliza-
beth, serving the punch to the
Let the Hondo Land»Co. sell your
LOUTS |an(] for you.
Subscribe for your home paper.
of Castroville officiating. aruj ki» considerations, your welfare, ^ f w
Mufiff ....I.,,|, nndurit mmw, :*nd future and their possible bear- feUt w 1 a 1 * 8 ...
the hardships of pioneer life,'orm of upon my house (your children ! >ace trimmed with velvet ribbon
them occurring soon after their mar- and grandchildren) interest me bows of the same blue color. Lorine s
liage. In hi« absence his home was but little, unless there is a fair and dress was fashioned from peach silk
raided by Kickipoo Indians and on fasl guarantee. for my legitimate, m a isette whi]e Betty Jean was
his return he f-und hi- wife gone *hue; A1,1 else is secondary the hos- ' .. lace
and most of hi- household g„„(js h'talny I ve enjoyed, the start you gowned in a white starched lace
destroyed or carried off The In- K,lV(' mo> tbe patience with my awk- j dress, trimmed with blue ribbon
dians took Mrs. Schorobiny captive wardneS8> confidence and pater-j bows. Blue bows also trimmed the
placed her on a horse and were mak’ r]ul consent to the marriage ol your s|j f()r this dress which was ma(k,
.ng a get-away when the young wo- -uiughters, the home and sustenance,
man, thinking she saw a chance to >'wu,Ye ^en 111 a11 these years for a ie(1,ngot£ sl;’le
escape from her captors, leaped from la,n, yr <d sixteen, etc. Not worth
the horse and fled into the brush.
Some ot the Indians chased her,
while? Only sentimental values? Is
it the old story of the kid bucking
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The dining room table was laid
with a filet lace cover, centered by a
bouquet of red radiance roses ar-
ranged in a crystal bowl. Four tall
white tapers burning in crystal
candle sticks completed the center-
127
Is our
Phone number;
Ring it when you
Want advertising service,
When you need printing,
And when you have any news,
You help yourself when you help
In our efforts to give you a good
piper,
CANE HAY FOR SALE. BRUCKS
FEED STORE.
For furnished rooms phone 127-3
rings or apply at Anvil He rald office
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Batot spent
ast Wednesday in San Antonio visit-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bippert.
Hinton Jagge of St. Mary’s Uni-
rsity, San Antonio, spent the week
Hid with hi- parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. C. Jagge.
Cooper’* Cattle Dip, testing fluid
ind tablet*. Cutter Blacklegol Vac-
one.— Large tupply at WINDROW
DRUG STORE. tf.
Deputy Assessor-Collector Jim
Duncan was a business visitor to De-
due Tuesday, winding up assess-
•ents for 1939.
Mr and Mrs. Wm. A. Albrecht of
Antonio visited her parents,
Hr. and Mrs. L. A. Mechler, Wed-
nesday evening.
Mrs Leo Batot and daughter, Ear-
ne, and Mrs. Oscar Batot of Hondo
Mrs, Fred Lieber of Castroville
*ere visitors in Han Antonio Satur-
»jr.
.FOR THE GIRL GRADUATE OR
'OR MOTHER S DAY GIVE LOVE-
LINGERIE, PAJAMAS AND
“OWNS. „ HOLLMIG’S DRESS
SHOP.
After threatening weather for
Wer*i days, a hard rain fell here
night about 8 o'clock for a brief
‘lr»tion. According to Mr. H. E.
“nass, U. S. weather observer, there
*** °f an inch precipitation.
Mrs. R. J. Reily and little daugh-
lr' Ann, accompanied Mrs. Reily's
,f*r' Mrs. FL p, Powell of Center-
to Del Rio last week-end where
Gsited another sister, Mrs. A.
. Reinhart. While there they en-
Sed a motor drive to Alpine.
Mr and Mrs. H. B. Eggen of Wal-
• Texas, and Mrs. Max Jenkins and
Mary Ann Jenkins, of Staples
r,‘ guests of Mrs. Eggen’s parents,
' and Mrs. John A. Horger, over
l "eek-end. Mrs. Eggen will be
,/u ered as Miss Leora Horger
Jenkins as Miss Effie Mc-
Armin Rothe was over from his
0 ranch yesterday and left with
iJ IiaPer some extensive and in-
»,'J data on Southwest Texas
*1 a' "e hope to find time and
Hr a S°L0n to use i4 in our PaPer-
(.i' T?the says his section received
Lj 1 j1 prinkles Wednesday and
NedS^ay and rain is badly
N?nrS of Jim
J*® foreman for
shooting arrows at her as they ran lh<‘ K°at’ th° apprentice bossing the
Two of them took effect and Mrs n’asU‘r' the pupil riding the tutor,
Schorobiny fill helpless The In- th‘‘ buck-private outgeneraling the
dians, evidently thinking her dead ^olo"el- *he stranger downing the -------------- ------- _
and fearing pursuit, left her without , os/' ~ * u.as a ^tle wh*c*h thou piece. The crystal plates, silverware,
further molestation and made their at 81 ‘ /aP\i ,,q°'Vt 'ncn’as<'d and madeira napkins were arranged
way out of the country. 'nl° a multitude. Maybe tiue, may-
Mis. Schorobiny had sufficient be exaKfferated. We have no statis-
strength left to make her way back Ucs on *-aban s possession at Jacob’s
to the settlement where she was arrival aa<l their gradual increase.
nursed back to health, and lived to But we are fed UP on statistics and ^ ,aiIlt
become the mother of her family of are rather cautious about their val- j .
six. She died on October 30 1902 U£' You an<l 1 have more than reas-1 raxiiance roses and fern stood inside
preceding her husband, whe' died onable doubts when we read of the [ the French doors that divide the liv-
April 25, 1908, by nearly six years number of war-planes or the users | jng room-dining room suite. Both
Such, in brief, was the background f. a £erta,n cigarette brand, of cer- the living room and bed room of the
of rile subject of tins sketch. H.s jj" anT patent* mediSles, when‘we*! homc were decorated with roses and
on the buffet which was also deco-
rated with an arrangement of red
radiance roses in a crystal basket.
A tall floor basket with the same
They are thrilled: MRS. TOBY
TAYLOR, over a tinted portrait of
her little 2-yea-old niece, Mary Metz-
ger, brown-eyed, dark curly-haired
daughter of her brother, FRED
METZGER, of Bunkie, La., formerly .. _ ..
of Hondo . . . HOMER HANSON, the! Warrants to the amount of $3150.(10
gas company manager, over his re- for the- purchase of one Gallion
cent week’s vacation in Florida ... I Standard heavy duty motor grader
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. HEYEN, over be-1 for Precinct No. 1.
ing grandparents for the first time I Present in the call meeting weie
and of a fine baby girl, MARY j County Judge A. H. Rothe, and
MARTHA, daughter of the RAY j Commissioners of Precinct Nos, 1, i
WORLEYs of Uvalde . . . MILTON and 3.
"BUSTER” RATH, over the state-1 --::-
ment of a salesman that his station '+**»*•*****"'
is one of the best and most modernly #
equipped in the 18 counties he cov-
ers . . . IRENE MECHLER AL-
BRECHT, over the orchids on her
wedding day . . . some of the farm-
ers over some of the rain.
We never suspected GUIDO
RICHTER had an unusual name un-
til a voung lady pronounced it
“GID-DEE-O” . . . While so many
weather forecasts are being made,
we might as well add
SCHMIDt’s that "starting next Mon-
SCHMIDT’s that “starting next Mon-1
day it is going to rain four inches I
JACOB and MILTON FOHN fami- j
lies frequently play hosts to news-
paper folks from San Antonio who
want to get away from the hectic I
city life for the restfulness of the |
country, and recently the latter’s !
two children, TRINA, 9, and TOM- J
MY, 7, were suejects of a charming |
picture of country life appearing in j
the San Antonio Light ... It will be I
“rice and old shoes” soon for THEL-
MA BENDELE and FRANCIS j
KOCH.
The cow girl and her paint fre- |
quenting our main streets the past
week reminds us that we also have
expert equestriennes in the persons
of MRS. MILTON HEYEN, BES-
SIE FRERICHS, and JUDY LACY.
WILL JAMES, who just had his
head shaved, spid he couldn’t un-
derstand why the salesman didn’t
recognize him until he remembered
he didn’t have on his hat . . . RICH-
ARD REILY was ready to cry "Pass
the biscuits, Pappy”, at the F. F. A.
banquet when tne girls with those
delicious rolls failed to stop at his
place often enough . . The F. F. A.
boys must have adopted as part of
their pledge "Bigger and Better” for
that describes their banquet Wednes-
day night (in spite of the poetry).
lljSTOP
. . . 90% of all lira
troublt* com* in thn last
10% of a fir*'* lift. Don't
gamble with DANGERI
/ l! \\
Now yon con buy
/ j I \ V famoui PATHFINDER Tire*
/ I \\* almost ot "Give-away"
prlcctl
brother, Raphael, married Anna M.
Hauser, but died December 19, 1894.
are regaled with straw-votes for cer-1 sweet peas of soft pastel colors.
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT EM-
PLOYS JOS. PALLE AS COURT-
HOUSE ARCHITECT
without leaving any posterity. His ta‘n candidates in politics or popu- Refreshments of fruit punch,
sister, Ottillia, married John Houser bnn.v contests; on current issues, j cbecgt. carrots, tuna and pimiento
on July 4, 1891. Both she and her *ar 01 ^uace- cmbargo or not, a,l- sandwiche* oost-toastv macaroons
husband are dead and left no living llanct’ Wlth communism or merely -a™*1™ ", P st toa.ty
descendants. Michael Schorobiny was *'ur.°Pe*n ‘‘democracies”, on openly
never married and with his passing backing up and prodding our friends
the family name passes into history,%OVLT t",ert‘ or secretly supplying them
as none are left to carry it on Be- Wlth a)l war-materials on a cash and
sides being the last of his family he fairy basls- etf; . W‘‘ know this to be
had the further distinction of being b“8mesaor P°lltical propaganda, and
the last of the direct descendants of 'ht‘ l,rof,t ** not ln °ur pocket. We
Colonists to know tomorrow tastes and senti-
divinity, and chocolate nut fudge
were served to the following guests:
Misaes Kathleen Reily, Frances Ruth
Fly, Susie Muennink, Elizabeth
Reynolds, Evelyn Ruth Dawson,
Helen Burgin, Fay Iris Carter, Bon-
the original Castro Colonists to Know tomorrow tastes and senti- nie Jack Cameron, Mary Ann
-pend his entire life on his father’s !!!uY. on,e, Noonan, Mary Louise Haegelin, Judy
headlight possessions where he was kno.ws "bat is n man, but the Lord,
born and reared And as little dependability is there
With his passing the position of ib those statistical expressions and
Justice of the Peace of Precinct No clalrns- 1 sP€ak for the whole com-
2 becomes vacant- and possible rnum,ty- the state or the American
permanently so. HU father served peo?le„ or 8pi‘ak fo[ the whole
on the first Medina County grand JvorT> Presupposing that everybody
jury, beginning September 3, 1849. kas been questioned on the issue.
He served as Justice of the Peace of Statls.tlCs Hr‘‘ °‘ten hplPfol. more of-
Precinct 2 as early as 1851, by ap- te" they ara abused to make or un-
pointment of the then Governor P make Pubhc °P‘a,,on- T' uth has be-
FUTURE FARMERS RE-ELECT
SWEETHEART
H. Bell. Later in 1859, he was £0n,e a rare article in the world to-
commissioned by Governor H. K. . T bath blessed thee
Runnels and in‘i860 by Governor slnce C0.m'nK- That’s saying a
Sam Houston. As to when he quit moathful, . indeed. More modesty
the office we have no record. His JT®, . KJr ,n ®r(J®r* . found
son, Raphael, served in that capacity , * e ‘J1 , a,c.°b tbat induced the l>ord
in 1885, and when this writer first ,° make ini a particular pet and
knew Mike Schorobiny in 1896, he favomC and bless others for his| During the-F. b. A. meeting held
had then been Justice of the Peace Rukt‘- «ct, he is right. The flower. last Wednesday, Miss Judy I^cy,
for some time, and has held it un- d,,c<jrat|ng itself, also decorates theLweetbt.art p p A for
interruptedly for the forty-three garden. Far from sainthood and
years since. It is possible the posi- I'm foction, Abraham becomes a
Lacy, Margaret Ann Knopp, Mildred
Van Fleet, Frances Ellen Woolls, s
Jerline Haegelin; Messrs. Walter
Weynand, Clinton Grell, Elmo Pope,
Jack Speece, Fred Bader, Burleigh !
Smith, George Rucker, Roland j
Nester, Albert Lacy, Arthur Lacy, I
Charles Vincent Richter, Nonnie '
Jennings, Elmer Joe Leinweber,
and Harry Kollman.
The Commissioners’ Court of Me-
dina County, in a called session at
2:30 Wednesday afternoon, April
20, ordered that Mr. Joseph Palle,
Hondo architect, be employed by the
County to supervise construction of
the additions and improvements con-
templated on the courthouse here.
Mr. Palle will be paid $1250.00 from
which amount he will pay the con-
sulting engineer. This order, how-
ever, is conditioned upon the final j
acceptance and the ability of the !
County to procure a W. P. A. pro-
ject in accordance with the plans of
improvement. Mr. Palle is already
HARRY E. FILLEMAN
mb
Phone 206 for Prompt and Efficient
- Service —
tion has been in the Schorobiny fam- bjessing to all the world, Egypt is
ily since its creation. ; OI.' Joseph s sake, Laban is
Judge Schorobiny was a public- mdulging in Jacobs blessed lot, as
spirited man and took a deep and ac
tive interest in state and political af
the blessing of pious parents still
is building the homes of their
fairs. For years he was County children , whereas the reckless cap-
t’hairman for the Republican party, * " ..... *...........
but he placed patriotism above par-
tizanship and was true to his friends,
helping the man he thought best fit-
ted regardless of party affiliation
tain runneth the vessel on the rocks,
crew and cargo, body and soul.
* * *
Announcements for April 30:
German service at 10:30; Sunday
Born on September 9, 1858, bp i school and Bible class at 9:30; Ger
had attained the age of 80 years, 7 wan Rervlce a* New Fountain, 2 P.
months and 13 days. He had been M; No evening service. The report
a man of strong constitution up un-1 our *ast synodical convention will
til age had sapped his strength. F'or bt‘ presented. You are cordially in-
several months he had been cared Vltt‘d.
for at Mrs. Haralson’s home. Chris-1 —U. W.
tened as a Catholic in infancy, he ::
died with the consolations of that We furnish a special box of 100
faith and was buried under its a us- No. 6 envelopes and 200 8 l-2x 5 1-2
pices in the Hondo Catholic ceme- letter sheets, every piece primed with
tery, April 22, 1939. Rev. Father \ your name and address, for the small
I*. J. Potgens, pastor of St. John the price of $1.00. You can t heat this
Evangelist Church, conducted the in value anywhere. Try a box at the
season
’38-’39 was nominated and re-elected
for the sweetheart for season ’39-
’40. Judy has represented Hondo by
attending many Judging Contests
and social activities this past year
and will again this next year. Next
Saturday, April 29th, she will enter
a contest for Queen of the Winter
Garden District in Cotulla.
Let us be your job printers.
requiem mass at 9 o’clock and the
last rites at the giave. The pall-
bearers were: Judge A. H. Rothe,
Hy. J. Boehle, Robert Breiten, Oscar
Bader, Joe Steinle and Fly. Buss. Fu-
neral arrangements were by John A.
Horger Funeral Home.
Hall, railroad
the S. P. Ry.,
rgi
Though without relatives to mourn
his passing, he had many friends
Anvil Herald office. tf.
The Mexican population of this
community is making elaborate prep-
arations for their annual Cinco de
Mayo celebration next week.
BALED CANE FOR SALE.
CHAPMAN MILL Ac GRAIN CO.
NEWSY but not nosey—the Anvil
and acquaintances who are saddened i Hw*RL__
^ hV »“ IS Tf L ’fraternal 'KK ’ .................
among the Hermann Sons and the
membership of the Quihi Shutzen (
Verein in which he hgd been a long;
and active member.
D><' railroad hospital in Houston
, nesday of last week for modi-
. attention. Mr. Hall is afflicted
i Kb blood pressure and has
tTn ’ll
*8
FOR SOFT WATER SHAMPOO
AT NO EXTRA COST
Call At
ITTLIHA
fArCTT
SAVINS!
SERVICE
!y f0 we’Kht and strength ra
t
n restore him to his
i°me time. It is hoped a
1 the care of physicians will
m ,r,‘^tore him to his former ro-
health,
'itit'',S#ne8R a match in the
,al J. °‘ 11 Kttllon can of gasoline
la 1 ln lb< destruction by fire
H’an-to home of Alex Guedea,
carponter, in the northwest
Hrtit ' j,0*11 about 7:30 lust Sunday
emdaa a f< w household pos-
oii was destroyed an
irt(j bedding and tire casings
" r" “— by his employees
nit,son. There is
vicinity and the
e the chemicals
few troughs and
rimuMed. water
Though he carries his family name
to the grave with him, he left no
stain on its history. Who does as
much does well. May he rest in
peace.
A large number of Hondo people
were in San Antonio Fiidav for the
Fiesta parade and Battle of F’loweis.
HAVE tl»o*e Family Heirloom*
and Antique Piece* of I'ur- )
nilure repaired anti ra- I
I mi ilird the right )
Laake Barber Shop '
( Located in the Heart of Town )
( for Your Convenience )
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W. H. Case
HONDO, TEXAS
DR. M. S. DERANKOU
OPTOMETRIST
Graduate and Registered
Second Floor of
LEINWEBER BUILDING
Office Day*: Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
Eyes Scientifically Examined
and Glasses Fitted
Office is equipped with the
latest scientific instruments
for eye examination
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made for long mileage,
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