The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962 Page: 4 of 6
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' THE FLATONIA ARGUS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1962
Established Jan. 1, 187S
Sacred Heart
Catholic Church
Sunay Masses are at 6:30
and 9:30,
Our sincere thanks to
Mr. and Mns. Curtis Havel
for donation of $10.00, $5
for curbing and $5 for the
parish library.
Set the example of buy-
ing religious cards from the
KC’s. They have an out-
standing selection. — Re-
porter.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Best, Keith, Dale and Nancy
of San Antonio visited over
the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Beale.
Mr. and Mrs. August
Brunner visited in Smithville
Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. John Susen and
children.
FOR AN EXCELLENT
MOTOR
TUNE-UP
CONTACT
Niemann
Motor Co.
Phone PR 6-3534
Locals & Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jans-
zen spent Sunday in Ellin-
ger with Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Zatopek. In the after-
noon they visited in Fayette-
ville with Mrs. Frances Zap-
alac.
Ernest Boening and Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Lieb and chil-
dren of Yoakum spent Sun-
day with Mrs. F. A.
Nesrsta.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Beale visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Hugo Forester and Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Gosch Sun-
day evening.
Mrs. Laura Nauman and
Mrs. Lillie Syrinek of Smith-
ville visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph Syrinek last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kocian
visited with Mrs. Ed Muel-
ler and Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Earley Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. George Mica spent
last week in Houston with
Mr. and Mrs. James Mica
and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Pechacek of Llano spent
the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. F. F. Pechacek Sr. Mr.
and Mrs. O. S. Manning of
Houston also spent Sunday
with them.
Letters to Santa Claus
The following letters to
Santa Claus were written
by pupils of Mrs. Dora Mc-
Call’s Second Grade:
Dear Santa,
I want you to bring me a
football, field goal set, hel-
met, shoulder pads, pool
table, transistor portable
radio, and portable record
player.
Your friend.
Peter Sppelstra
Dear Santa Clnus,
I have beeh a good bo>
Please bring me a magnt»!el * i
table an a /amt*.
Your frteud
vjueutm Jav.aW
for Mother.
Your friend,
George Velasquez
• * •
Dear Santa Claus,.
Please bring ipo a foot-
ball, a ball and glove, a
dog and a B-B gun.
Your friend.
Anton lijudoa
• ♦ •
Dear Santa Claus.
I have been a good girl.
l'loa*e bring me a baslcot-
t’alj and goal set. book
satvbe’. oleetnY iron and
beard, ami play
\ our friend,
Martha Ann Gosch
Dear Santa Claus,
Dear Santa Claus.
I have been a good girl.
JMStmrart i-a-as
E-Z WASH
LAUNDROMAT
On Main Street Next to Sticker Office
SCHULENBURG
WASH—20c (washing Cycle 23 Minutes)
DRY—10c
Dryer Operates 10 Minutes for Each Dime
Dryer Holds Fifty Pounds or Three or Four Washer
Loads; Three Washer Loads Dry in About Thirty
Minutes.
OPEN 6:00 A. M. TO 10:00 P. M.
COIN OPERATED—UNATTENDED
WE HAVE TWO COIN CHANGERS
puzzle.
books.
and’ seine Mery * *tory book. ball, some
nuts
Your friend.
Judy Carol Mica
, and some apples.
Y
four friend,
Carol Zouzalik
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a battery
train, 1 have been a good
boy. Bring me a story
book. ,
' ' Your friend.
Rudy Wayne Syrinek
• * *
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good boy.
Please bring me a B-B gun
and a bicycle.
VYour friend,
Reuben Velasquez
• * *
Dear Santa Claus, ^
I try’ to be good. Please
bring me a farm set, a tool
set, and a cowboy jacket.
Your friend,
Paul JVayne Beale
Your friend,
Jimmie Vanicek
• * *
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good girl.
Please bring me a big doll,
a Barbie doll, a doll bunk
bod, some dishes, a doll
bathtub, doll chifforobe, a
plav kitchen, a hand puppet
doll, hi-chair doll, suitcase,
and teddy bear.
Your friend,
Mary Carr
* * *
■Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a doll, a
story book, a sled, some
dresses, a stove, and ball.
. Your friend,
Nina Velasquez
* * *
Dear Santa Claus,
* I have been a good girl.
Please bring me a story
book, a sled, suitcase, some
dishes, a stove, a talking
doll, some shoes, a bicycle,
and a dress.
Your friend,
Rosalinda Guajardo
Dear Santa Claus,» . ,
1 try to be a good boy.
Please bring me a hunting
belt, two gun holster, sil- Dear Santa Claus,
ver flute, and. an army set. Please bring me a talking
Your friend, doll, a bicycle, a Little Miss
Chester Steinhauser suitcase, a .story book, a sled
* * * a dress for Mother. I want
Dear Santa Claus, some dishes, a stove, and
I have been a good girl, some candy.
I want a doll, a walking Your friend,
doll, a red suit, a set of Lupe Marie Ramirez
dishes, a ball, a coat, and, -
color books.
Your friend,
Ida Doehring
MULDOON NEWS
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a doll a
dress, dishes, a stove ...
a Litte Mis3 suitcase. biry :>
and a talking doll.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mrs. Millie
Herzik gratefully acknowl-
edges with sincere appreci-
ation and gratitude »the
many acts of kindness ex-
tended to Mrs. Herzik dur-
ing her illness and to the
family at the time of her
passing. Special thanks go
to the Renger Memorial
staff, the attending doctors,
priests and ministers, the
Schwenke-Baumganten Fu-
neral Chapel, the relatives
and friends for the flowers,
food, cards, * and spiritual
remembrances. May God
bless each and every one
of you.
Mrs. Floriana Tietjen
Mrs. Esther Lee Prihoda
Adolph Herzik Jr.
Mrs. Julia *B,ittner
Mrs. Libbie Mladenka
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Ware
of Houston brought Mrs. W.
J. Clements home Saturday
afternoon and spent the
week-end with Rev. and
Mrs. Clements. She had just
returned from several vtfeeks
stay in Jacksonville, Fla.,
where she had been due to
the illness of her mother,
Mrs. J. H. Scarborough.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Earley,
Cindy and Ted Jr., of
Houston*spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Earley and Mrs, Ed Mueller.
Mr. and Mns. B. W.
Hutchens spent the week-
end in Houston with Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Hutchens.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Beaver of Waelder visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Holubec last Monday eve-
ning.
Hallmark Christmas card*
boxed, 59c to $2.50. Wiede-
m*n’i.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fajkus
Jr., Earline and Kenneth,
attended the homecoming
celebration for Edward
James Pavlicek at the Amer-
ican Legion Hall in Moul-
ton Sunday afternoon.
DR. JENNINGS B. COOK
Optometrist
Byes Bxamlned
Glaases Fitted
Lenses Duplicated
Office Hrs.: 8:00 to 649;
Sat: 8:00 to 1:00 P. M.
Other houra by appointment
only
Dial PR 6-3587 • - Box 147
FUtoeh, Texas_
MEINERS MOTOR COMPANY
DODGE — DART — LANCER — DODGE TRUCKS
Dependable Used Cars — Guaranteed Service —
Body Repairs—Painting—Custom Seat Covers
Furniture Re-upholstering
TELEPHONE 20----LA GRANGE
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good girl.
Please bring me a doll, a j)ear Santa Claus
Lupe Gonza.ez
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
OFFER!
Daily....... (reg. $19.20)
Now Only . $13.20
(Plus 26c State Sales Tax)
YOU SAVE ► $6.00
' 1
Daily and Sunday . . . (reg. $24.00)
Now Only . $20.00
(Plus 40c State Sales Tax)
YOU SAVE ► $4.00
By Mail in Texas and Louisiana Only
Address: State Circulation Department
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE
HOUSTON. TEXAS
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p!a*v- .
necklace, a ring,' a
house, and stove.
*Your friend-,
Margie Votaw
* * •
Dear Sarita Claus,
I have been a good boy.
Last Sunday visitors in
the J. B. Pitman home were
Mr and Mr?. Clyde Jones
of San Antonio. Mr? Louis
Ruaefcer rf Ho.mtotf, and
Mr?. T;ni Oaria of La [ i
O fftn
Mr. and Mrs Bobby J [
Gad d and Biane, Mr.'and)-
Mr*. Gurry Warren, Mr. [',
and Mrs.'Harvey Warren jl
H i mi h m ne 111 ti 11 n in 111 n 11 n in i n 11 w
YES! WE HAVE IT IF IT’S
HARDWARE!
A large stock of such items, fishing tackle,
ammunition, household supplies, Case cutlery,
pocket knives, butcher knives, scissors.
work.
Water supply material and sheet in^tal
&,
Please bring" me a horse, a family. Mr. ar. i Mrs.
bricHe, a blanket, a saddle, John Henry W arren and
^“Please
Tack "Frost toyi And e Tec trio
train. ' '
Your friend,
Larry Masel?
* * *
Dear Santa Claus,
I try to be a good boy.
Please bring me a cowboy
suit, and some candy.
Your friend,
Billy Mica
* * * -
Dear Santa Claus,
■ I try 4o-be good.. Please
bring, me a doR, a color
book, some candy, a slip,
and a ring.
Your friend,
Darlene Kubecka
...
Dear Santa Claus,
I have been a good girl.
Please bring me a ball and
a story book.
Your friend,
Dorothy Ann Vrana
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a snow-
cone maker, a toy monkey,
and a toy cash register.
Your friend,
Betty Kay Bigley
* * *
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a ball, a
car, a B-B gun, and a dress
a B-B gi^n and boots.
Your friend,
Anthpny Pulkrabek
Dear Santa Cjatis, ~ ■
I try to he a good bby.
Please bring me a box of
Lincoln lolgs, three bird kits
a Flintstone set, a football
and a- bat,, ball and glove,
and'an Uncle Wiggly game.
Don’t forget my sisters. I
have a new born * sister.
Don’t forget her.
Your friend,
Gerald Freytag
* * *
Dear Sarita CJaus, - Y " - ’
14vave been a good boy.
Please bring me a wagon
train, a typewriter, and a
drawing set.
Your friend,
Bobby Pechacek
* * *
Dear Santa Claus,
I try to be good. Please
bring me a football, a big
wagon, a box of Lincoln
logs, a bouncing bean bag,
and the Birds of the World.
Your friend,
David Hoffman
* * *
Dear “Santa Claus,
I have been a good boy.
Please bring me a football,
a wrist watch, a transistor
radio, some guns, and a
baseball glove. Thank you.
H« who Im« a thing to sol
And goos and whkpors in o wol,
h not so apt to got tho dollars
As ha who dinibs a troa and hollars.
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James Henry all of Hous-
ton. visited with their par-
ents, Mr* and Mrs. 11. L. [
■Warren.- bfwfr.
"Week-etut visitorsefTVIrs.
Mary McClanahan were Mr.
arid MrS^Earl McClanahan
and* MicnUel of Galena'
Park.
Last Sunday visitors of
Mrs. Sallie Ivy were Mrs.
Herman Darling of Smith-
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Canipe and Kathy of
Temple. ^
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Speed
vitdted last Sunday in Smith-
ville with -Mr. an'd Mrs. KeY-
mit Speed. *
Mr. and Mrs. Joe M.
Kelly visited in Huntsville
with relatives Sunday and
Monday.
Last week-end Mr. and
Mrs. Benno Lueders visited
in Houston with their chil-
dren.
Mrs. L. L. F. Parker and
Mrs. W. H. Rightmer visit-
ed last week in Houston
with Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Parker and sons. Jim and
Jeff returned home with
them for the week-end.
Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Jackson of Houston
visited in the W. H. Right-
mer home.
Mrs. Edith Morris of
Eagle Lake visited Mrs.
Ovie Blankenberg and Mrs.
Bill Parker last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Cole of Smith-
ville were also visitors.
Mr. and Mns. Leonard
Cherry and Chester visited
in Houston last Sunday, and
last Monday they were call-
ed to the bedside of Birl
Cherry, who is in the Whar-
ton Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Ruscher visited relatives in
Houston last week-end.
Last Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Frier-
son, Renee and Pamela, of
Georgetown visited Mrs. Ef-
ifie Ivy. Those enjoying
afternoon lunch were the
above, Mr. and Mrs. Joe M.
Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Rightmer, Mrs. Ira Syler of
Flatonia, Mrs. Wilma Stein-
hauser and David King.
Tommie Lee Ray and Rex
Acker of Houston visited
last Sunday in the Glen
Ray home.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Cherry and boys' visited
Mr. ad Mrs. Parker Lued-
ers and Debbie in Houston
and attended the Houston
Oilers professional football
game Sunday afternoon.
Wm. Stein Hardware Co.
*“FOW GOOD HARDWARE”
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Jlyin.i—» II —- — I ml »MTWhu* • *
TALK
by Jerry Baker, Mabager
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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
* •
Wjiow who made the first Christmas tree lights?
Well, considering the name .of this column—the an-
swer shouldn’t be too much of a surprise—a telephone
man. Here’s how it happened:
Back in the early 1900’s, Ralph E. Morris’ little boy
crawled under the Christmas tree, upset one of the wax
candles and singed his hair. Morris promptly announced
there would never be another flame near a Christmas
tree in his house. Then, he got to thinking and remem-
bered the switchboard down at the telephone office and
how, at certain times of the day, it often reminded him of
a Christmas tree.
So what did he do but buy several dozen switchboard
lamps which he then soldered to wires to make them a
string of lights. He used colored paper to cover the lamps,
and so it was—the first electric lights on a Christmas
tree!
TOO BAD YOU CAN’T FIND IT THERE
I read the other day about an unusual message that
resulted when a storm tore away part of a Christmas
billboard greeting. Underneath the greeting, part of a
Yellow Pages billboard was revealed. The combined
message of the two boards was "Peace on earth—find it
fast in the Yellow Pages.’’ - • - » •
Well, you can find a lot of things in the Yellow Pages
and save yourself a lot of time and walking. It’s just too
bad the Yellow Pages can’t lead us to that most wonder-
ful commodity . . . peace.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF?
When someone mentions "Christmas” to you, what
do you think of? Shepherds on a hill . . . a bright star in
the sky . . . mistletoe . . . “I’m Dreaming of a White
Christmas"________. holly — trees . . . gift* . . . children . .____
If you’re like me, you think of all these and more.
You also think of people you cate about. Your folks,
close friends; far-flung relatives, all sorts of people you’ve
grown, to know and like.
I hope you’ll be able to be with your folks and friends
during this holiday season. Still, if the miles keep you
apart—remember you can get together by telephone.
ONE LAST THOUGHT
The surest way to have happiness and peace of mind
is to give them to someone else.
Happy holidays from all of us at . . . - ^
. CpH by number. It’s fw/ct as fast. f
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Bridges, George W. The Flatonia Argus (Flatonia, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 13, 1962, newspaper, December 13, 1962; Flatonia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth986274/m1/4/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.