Semi-weekly Hallettsville Herald (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 85, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1926 Page: 2 of 4
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HALLETTSVILE HERALD HALLETTSVILLE TExAS
fHE Hallettsville Herale
Published Every Tuesday and Friday Mornings.
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HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Publishers.
RITES OF BAPTISM
W. D. Timm Pres.
N. A. Moreland, Editor.
V. B. Gerdes Vice Pres.
Leo Strauss, Sec’y-Mgr.
Subscription Price $2.00 per Year in Advance.
Erwin Joseph, infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Bludau
Jr. was baptized at the Sacred
Heart Church Wednesday
morning at 11 :00 o’clock, Fa-
ther A. Mathis officiating.
Sponsors were his grand-
father Andreas Bludau Sr. and
his aunt Miss Mary Bludau.
lusines.sm—.t eayareh....Pjt
Yoakum C. Of C. To Give
Farm Prizes
Hallettsville, Texas Friday April 2nd. 1926.
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS
Breslau Rural High School
Honor Roll
The following pupils of the
Breslau Rural High School
are on the honor roll for the
month ending March 24 th.
1926.
Ninth grade—Agnes Capak.
Eighth grade—Mae Schae-
fer and Willie Mikulenka.
f Seventh Grade—Steve Ca-
pak and Henry Joe Seger.
Sixth grade—-Harvey Buss.
Fifth grade—Harvey Schae-
fer and Anita Spies.
Fourth grade—Rosie Tupa,
and Frank HansKk.
First grade—Helen Tupa,
Louise Riha, Annie Tupa and
Lillfe Valigura.
The Meyerhoff D. G.
Co. Buys Eggs.
LADIES PRAYER MEETING
The Ladies Prayer Meeting
will be held this (Friday)
afternoon at 3:00 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. H. H. Rus-
sell. All are invited to be pres-
ent.
MARRIAGE UCENSE
William Durood Wilks and
Miss Mary Adele Eiken.
Adolph Dudik and MiSs Hat-
tie Sofka.
FARMERS MEETING
Important meeting of Hal-
lettsville Farmer's Club Sat-
urday April 3rd. at 2 o’clock
at the Court house. Have pri-
ces on feed com and oats.' All
members urged to be present.
C. J. Elstner—Pres.
Frank Grafe—Sec.
Rocky—March 26th. teacher
Miss Hattie Hmcir, Honor
Roll students, Gussie Seifert
Evelyn Rberster, Erwin Hrncir
Judith Hmcir.
New Kinkier—March 26th.
teacher Miss ‘Mildred Mayer.
Honor Roll students, Alfred
Reinhart, Lorene Fertsch, Ag-
nes Cinadr.
Mont—April 2nd. teacher.
Miss Ora Willis. Honor Roll
students, Annie Spanihel, Ir-
ene Hollub, Angie Bender,
August Sinirak.
Mt. Olive—April 2nd. tea-
chers, Miss Edna Kelly, prin-
cipal, Miss Helen Rogge as-
sistant. Honor Roll students,
Felix Marek, Annie Marek,
Susie Marek, Ike McElroy, Fe-
lix Svoboda, Alfons Svoboda.
Vysehrad—April 1st. Tea-
chers Miss Annie Kallus prin-
cipal, Miss Carolyn Tomek as- i
sistant, Honor Roll students,
Mary Furch, Justine Kutach,
Adela Furch, Ludvik Kutach,
Margaret Konvicka, Bessie
Konvicka, Agnes Konvicka, j
Alfonse Konvicka, Bohumir
Konvicka, Frank Konvicka,
Elizabeth Cervenka, Matilda
Cervenka, Ernest Morisek,
Martha Janak.
Gephart—March 19th. tea-
cher Mrs. W. M. Webster.
Honor Roll students, Phillip |
Jurena, Rudolph Jurena, Juli-
us Rohan, Elizabeth Jurena,
Lydia Jurena.
Thompson—April 2nd. tea-
chers Miss Minnie Thompson,
principal, Miss Ruby Thomp-
son assistant. Honor Roll stu-
dents, Agnes Havel, Adolph
Havel.
Koerth—March 30th. tea-
chers, Prof. Mace Bennett,
principal, Miss Annie Leah
White assistant. ‘
Order of Holy Week Services
for the Catholic Churches at
Koerth and Sweet Home
Koerth—
Good Friday: Unveiling and
Adoration of the Holy Cross,
Sermons and other Divine Ser-
vices beginning at 9:00 a. m.
Easter Sunday: High Mass
Sermons and Solemn Benedict-
ion at 10 :00 a. m.
Sweet Home—
Good Friday: Way of the
Cross, Adoration of the Holy
Cross.
Sermons at 3 p. m.
Holy Saturday: Divine Ser-
vices, High Mass, Procession
and Benediction at 9 :00 a. m.
Easter Sunday: Holy Mass
and Benediction at 9 :00 a. m.
A Happy Easter to all.
Rev. G. Kuratko, Pastor.
Yoakum Texas March 29—i
The Yoakum Chamber of Com- ;
merce will offer $500 in priz- |
es in a “more cotton on fewer-
acres’’ contest according to the |
action of the board of direc-,
tors taken Saturday night. The j
first three prizes of $250, $125 j
and $75 will go to the farmers
j who raise the largest amount
of lint cotton on five acres and
the staple of the cotton not
to be less than one inch.
The fourth prize of$50 will
be awarded to the farmer who
raises the most cototn on five
acres of any variety. The con-
test will be governed by the
rules laid down by the exten-
sion department of Texas Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical
College.
Citizens .Military Training
Camp
According to an announce-
ment made by Maj. Gen. Er-
nest Hinds Commanding Ge-
neral Eigth Corps Area, those
interested in attending the ci-
tizens Military Camps this
summer should apply at once.
The enrollment campaign
has only been in progress
about a month and already
over 1200 applications have
been received. Any young man
between the ages 17 and 31
years who is interested in be-
coming a better citizen, im-
proving himself morally, men-
tally, and physically should
attend. One of the camps to
be held this year is at FT. Sam
Houston Texas from July 6th.
to August 4th. If any young
man of our community wishes
to attend write at once to
Chief of Staff, organized Re-
serves, 90th. Division at Ft.
Sam Houston Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Smykal
returned Saturday from Edin-
burg where they have been vi-
siting their son Lawrence.
They also made a business trip
into old Mexico.—Yoakum He-
rald.
St. Edwards University Glee
Club
EASTER CHILDREN'S DAY
PROGRAM
Attends Fayette County
Court
Judge E. J. Metis attorney
of Yoakum, accompanied by
his wife and daughter Mrs.
Charlie Lee Dobbs Jr. of San
Marcos and several clients vi-
sited LaGtvoge on court busi-
Methodist Church April 4,
1926, 7:30 p. m.
1. Voluntary—Orchestra. .}.
2. Processional: “WThen he
Cometh.”
3. Responsive Reading: Matt
28 :1-10.
4. Prayer by Pastor.
5. “Come Rejoicing”—Choir
6. An Easter Welcome—Ge-
ral Sullivan.
7. Solo—Ida Lee Schoppe.
8. Where Shall We Find
Easter—Lillie Harvey Heisler,
Marcelle Kuykendall, Frankie
Tarkington.
9. “He Lives Today”—Choir
10. Easter Hearts—Douglas
Dufner, Carrol and Keith Hill,
Eugene, Kacir, Clyde Gillis.
11. God Bless the Children
—Group of children,
12. An Easter Prank—Ruth
Sullivan.
13. Out of Touch—Billie
Turk, Bill Barnes, Yates Hill,
Douglas Borders, Edward Mil-
ler.
14. “The Dawn is Breaking”
—Choir.
15. What Little Folks can
do—Hazel Birma Sullivan,
Shelly Marie Moore, Blanche
Winthrop, Marjorie Neuhaus,
Earline Kacir.
16. Solo—Sue McElroy.
17. Did You Give Him a
Life?—Helen Tarkington Mar-
garet Rother.
18. What Shall We Do?—
Lillie Grace Borders, Ruth
Sullivan. Bernice Fertsch, Ka-
thryn Riley.
19. Collection—Geral Sul-
livan, Verner Persons, Bill
Turk.
20. In the Light of Easter—
Evelyn Moore, Bertha Clay
Nolen, Vivian McElrov, Nu
The St. Edward’s University
Glee Club of Austin will make
its annual tour of South Texas
after Easter and will render
a concert at the High School
Auditorium at Yoakum April
15th. The concert will be
sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus of Yoakum.
The Glee Club will appear
in many large cities through-
out this section. There are
thirty voices in the Club and
are well trained by expert di-
rectors and supported by na-
tural abil^r of the members.
Two Yoakum young men, are
members of the Club, Leon
Kopecky son of Dr. and Mrs.
C. L. Kopecky and Garland
Lowrance son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gus. Lowrance.
THE TAR&AC FUNERAL
o,,,-.. y- Turk. Margaret Tarkington,
ness, the going trip being m.ul<“ ‘ ’ . ,.A ... , , ? .
via Hallettsville and Schulen- ' V lrK|ma S,mPson- W-'don *!>-
i ‘ , “ . .‘ L'i , pelt, Donald Skelton,
burn and returning by Mato- .2j Due,_Kathnrine
Lucile McWhorter.
22. Benediction.
(a rybod\ invited.
nia route. After attending to
the settlement of an estate
valued at $17,500.00 Jud re
Mot is and party visited llostyn
Enede and other nlaces enroute
incidentally feeling the neo
am
The funeral of the late Mr.
Peter Targac whose death
occurred at the family home
on Route 6 Wednesday morn-
ing at 6:30 o'clock took place
Friday morning. Services
were conducted at the Catholic
church at ten o’clock by Rev.
Father Kieffer, assisted by
Rev. Netardus of Shiner.
Interment took place in the
Catholic cemetery. The pall-
bearers were: P. Albrecht,
Frank Peter, Jim Orsak, Emil
Friedel, Chas. Klovnik, John
Roter, Peter Targac.
This makes the second
death in this family in a
month’s time. Just one
month ago to the day of Mr.
Targac’s death ,his wife pre-
ceded him to her grave,
which makes it doubly sad.
Nine children are left to
mourn their demise, five sons
and four daughters. Joe and
Max Targac of Yoakum. M»’s.
.Toe Haros aim Alvin Targac of
Shiner, Raymond Targac of
Huchanan. N. M Mrs. J. M.
Mikesh of Dilworth, Mir. Ed.
Grmis and Rudolph Targac of
i t. Worth, one sister, Mrs. Joe
Vita of Dallas and nine grand
children.—Yoakum Times.
C. F. Grossee, Deputy,
Game, Fish and Oyster Com-
missioner of Texas, was in the
city Saturday and while here
dropped around to see the
editor. His territopr covers
three counties, DeWitt, Goliad
and Gonzales and is now mak-
ing a tour of his district.
When asked as to fresh water
trout season he stated that
they are protected during the
months of March and April.—
Yoakum Times.
People Abstract Company
Ferd Lacy Manager
Abstracts Covering title
To all lands in Lavaca Co.
Will buy or sell Land Notes
The Meyerhoff D. G.
Co. Buys Eggs.
BORN
Mr .and Mrs. Joe Rehak of
Sublime Rt. 1 are the proud
parents of a baby girl born
Wednesday.
jfc ^ jl» *
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schraer
■ of Rt. 3 are entertaining a
sweet baby girl at their home
born Monday.
A mexican arrested in Yoa-
kum and charged with vag-
rancy being unable to furnish
bond was brought here Wed-
nesday by deputy sheriff Ar-
thur McElroy and placed in
jail.
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE
Effective Sunday April 4th.
is the new schedule for the
passenger trains here—
Day Trains
West-bound ............11:45 a.m.
East-bound ..............2:37 p.m.
Night Trains
West-bound .......... 12:38 a.m.
East-bound ..........-4:02 a. m.
School Trustee Election
Notice is hereby given to the
voters of Komensky District
that an election of one com-
mon school district trustee and
one member of Board of Edu-
cation for county at large will
be held from one to six o’clock
afternoon on Saturday April
3rd. at the Komensky school
house.
F. M. Vasek,
Presiding Officer of Election.
• * *
School Trustee election will
be held at Old Sweet Home
school house Saturday April
3rd. from 12 to 6 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Trustees.
WEATHER REPORT
, , , . ,. e i Local weather observer Hugh
plo * p.1*. inhism,; for Con-., makPS th(. following r-
gross from this district.— Yoa-
kum Tim os.
port for tho mouth of Mai'di.
Highest tempera'ure Mo
T? T> AT •* I dav 22nd. 83 degree , low.-i
, tPw R-AMe,t/en ind,8®" lt-n.pei-<.lui-e W>.I.u-sdny SI-:,
loft Wednesday for Mont 10 .... (|T( J)| rainfall for,
Visit relatives. the month 9.88 inches.
Ellis Sistrunk who is em-
ployed by the American E\-
prws (3>.. sustained a badly
sprained ankle a few days
:. ■(} caused' from jumping oir
if the express car to the
•■round a’ld striking a rock.—
f /akum Times.
Mr. and Mrs. August Eilers,
son Willie and Miss Annve
Timm leave Saturday for Bee-
ville to visit relatives and
friends. They will also visit at
New Braunfels, Robstown Ali-
ce and other towns.
Dave Henry returned Tues-
day from a short visit to Yoa-
kum.
A. R. Sawyer district mana-
ger of Texas Central Power
Co. came in from Cuero Tues-
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Dusek
spent the past week end with
relatives at Bile. Mora.
R. J. Staffa of Mont while
in the city Tuesday paid cu'*
office a pleasant call and had
his name added to our sub-
scription list. Mr. Staffa has
started an active campaign in
his race for county tax assess-
or.
Miss Elizabeth Stockton
came iu from Houston Tues-
day to visit relatives south of
t o w n.
ELITE CONFECTIONERY
Victor T. Hruzek, Prop.
mous Ice Creams, Cold Drinks,
Choice Candies, and Tobacco
Your Patronage Appreciated.
Trade At
THE OPERA HOUSE MEAT MARKET
Choice Meats, Sausage, Hams and Bacon. Will Buy your
cattle, hogs, and sheep. Highest market prices paid for
Hides.
BARNES BROS.
Hallettsville Texas. Phone No. 228
SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORNS.
Hatching eggs $1.25 a setting. (15)
Baby Chicks $15.00 a 100.
*
Eggs from Blue Ribbon Winners at our leading Fairs.
Pen. No. 1 Eggs $3.00 a setting.
Pen No. 2 Eggs $2.50 a setting.
PREPAID.
J. G. KONVICKA
Hallettsville, Texas Phone—128 R-2.
m
Only druggists who are mem-
bers of the Texas Qualified
Druggists League are autho-
rized to use this Emblem.
REASONABLE PROFITS
On most 6f the fastest selling merchandise in
this Store, the retail price is set by the manufac-
turer, This price gives us a reasonable profit
so that you are never charged a price that is
too high.
KAHANEK & RENGER DRUG STORE
The 19&Xa£l Store
MEMBER TEXAS QUALIFIED DRUGGIST'S LEAGUE
Read the League’s messages in Farm
and Ranch and Hoi land’s Magazine
J. M Mikulenka has recen-
tly returned from an extended
trip to Frio County. Mr. Mik-
ulenka states that pare of the
country has fine prospects for
a crop this season.
It. J. Strauss -Jr. of Shiner
who is attending St. Edwards
University at Austin was a1
visitor to our city yesterday.
He is at home for the Easter
holidays.
Anton Chromcak and fa-
mily returned to their home at
Louise Thursday after a pleas-
ant visit to relathes at Mora-
- *
via.
Miss Louise Kubena came
in from Wallis Thursday io
visit homefolks at Breslau.
Miss Amelia Brosch and
children came in from Karnes-
City Thursday to visit at J,e *
home of Mr. and Mrs. August
Lin hart.
F. A. Neuhaus returned yes-
terday from a business trip
o Yorktown.
J. A. Quattlabum of Seciu- >
sion while enroute to town
vest er day on business killed
a huge rattlesnake. The rat-
tler carried 13 rattles and 1
button.
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Moreland, N. A. Semi-weekly Hallettsville Herald (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 85, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1926, newspaper, April 2, 1926; Hallettsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth727062/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Friench Simpson Memorial Library.