The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1958 Page: 4 of 12
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WSG Meets With
Mrs. Jack Dyer
(Held over from last Week)
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of Travis Street Methodist church
met for their regular monthly
meeting on Monday night, June
16 at the home of Mrs. Grace
Dyer.
The evening program was
opened with the devotional gi-
ven by Mrs. Mary Maas. The pro.
gram was also led by Mrs. Maas.
She was assisted by Mrs. Rose
Lee Simpson and Mrs, Mable
Webb.
Business transacted at the
meeting was of a routine nature.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served by the hostess
and Mrs. Dorothy Conn.
Stewart, Mueller
Attend Boys State
(Held Over From Last Week)
Ellsworth Stewart. Jr. and
Robert Mueller attended the an.
June 8 thru 14. Ellsworth was
nual Boys’ State in Austin,
a represntatlve of the La
Grange Lions Club and Robert
of the American Lgion post.
While there, Mueller served
as a reporter for The Lone Star
Stater which was published
daily during teh boy’s stay. He
was also elected as a member
of the House of Representatives
Stewart was appointed parlia-
mentarian of the House by the
governor who was Weidell Cur-
ry of Donna.
ROUND TOP
Mrs. Lae
Church News
The Pastor Otto Fehler has an.
nounced that beginning with the
first Sunday in July the regular
Sunday morning worship service
in Bethlehem Lutheran Church
will begin at 8 a. m. instead of
10 a. m.
The Vacation Bible School of
Bethlehem Lutheran which is in
progress now is being attended
by over 50 pupils and has 14
members on the faculty.
The school will close on Fri-
day, June 27. A closing program
has been planned and will be gi
ven Sunday night, June 20 at
7:45 p. m. in connection with a
family night.
Gets Promotion
How to
turn the tables
on office
obsolescence!
Call the roll of Burroughs adding their ultra-quiet operation. Their shadow-
machines: The Ten Key and the Director touch operation. Their self-repeating
ftill keyboard (eaoh in your choice of four multiplication key, and in the electric
colors). And the low-priced Thrifthne.
They're truly modem machines in
models—their inat - credit balances.
Demonstration? v. :3 in any time!
Salesrooms...students’ rooms W
stay neat and orderly
Ideal for
Homes
...Offices
...Stores
Ms. MS
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
, PRINTING - ADVERTISING
OFFICE SUPPLIES and EQUIPMENT
BUSINESS FORMS — ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Laura Weber has receiv-
ed word that her son Curney has
been promoted to Specialist 3rd
class. His address is S. P. 3 Cur-
vey D. Weber, U. S. 54194840, D.
Btry. 1st HOW, BN, 2nd. ARTY.,
8th Infantry Division, APO 34,
New York, N. Y.
Birthday Greetings
Birthday greetings go to Mrs.
Alma Hinze who had her birth-
day on June 19.
She had afternoon and even-
ing guests to help her celebrate
the occasion.
Pergonals
Spending a two week’s vaca-
tion with Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Banlk are Paula and Roberta
Barger of Austin.
T-Sgt. and Mrs. R. G. Zwerne-
inann Jr. and sons of Waco spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Jaster. They came for a belated
Father’s day visit and to visit
with T-Sgt. Zwernemann’s par-
ent*, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Zwerne-
mann, Sr. at Carmine who had
their birthdays on June 19 and
June 20.
Spending last week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Banik were
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Maisel of
Galveston.
Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Eicken-
horst and sons of Houston were
week end visitors here with Mrs.
Louise Fuchs.
Mr. and Mrs. Leander Richter
and daughters of Temple spent
the week end here with Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Noak and other re-
latives.
Week end visitors here with
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Legler were
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Sommerfeld
of Hockley and Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Legler and son of
Houston.
Mrs. Bertha Paine of Houston
has been a visitor here with Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Eichler and
with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Siptak
and children.
Ida Bell Leonhardt-John Fink*)
Are Wed in Sat. Afternoon Rites
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
in Round Top was the setting for
the Wadding of Miss Ida Bell
Leonhardt and John Finke Jr.
on Saturday, June 7 at 3 p. m.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leonhardt
of Burton and Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Finke are the parents of the
groom.
Before the altar, which was a-
dorned with arrangements of
gladioli, statice and fern, the
Rev. Otto Fehler performed the
double ring nuptial rites.
Gus Vogeler, solist sang “I
Love Tou Truly”, ‘‘The Greatest
Step In Life” and ‘‘O, Promise
Me”. He was accompanied by
Mrs. E. A. Schulze who also ren-
dered the traditional wedding
music.
Entering the sanctuary on her
father’s arm, the bride wore an
exquisite formal gown of tulle
and chantilly lace over taffeta.
The lace bodice featured a drap-
ed neckline above a setting of
tulle and long lace sleeves. The
bouffant skirt of tulle was fash-
ioned with a lace panel in front
and back and fell over a second
layer of ruffled tulle. Her finger-
tip veil of illusion fell from a
queen’s crown of seed pearls and
sequins. She carried a white Bi-
ble which was overlaid with car-
rations and lily-of-the-valley
centered by a purple throated
orchid.
Attending the bride as maid of
honor was Miss Martha Ann
Noak. She wore a formal gown of
light blue brocade and carried
pn arrangement of white carna-
tions. An arched hat of white
lace and rhinestones completed
her headdress.
Misses Katherine Leonhardt,
Dorothy Ann Lueck, and Nancy
Finke were the bridesmaids.
Their ensembles were identical
to the maid of honor’s.
The flower girl was Frieda Mae
I>eonhardt, sister of the bride.
She was attired in a gown of
white brocade and a hat of
white lace and rhinestones.
She carried a basket of blue
net filled with rose petals.
Best man was Robert Leon-
hnrdt, brother of the bride.
Groomsmen were Alwood Leon-
hardt, Harold Holt and E. G. Al-
thaus. Bobby Banik and Burgess
Etzel were ushers.
Mrs. Leonhardt, the bride’s
mother chose a navy blue lace
dress with matching accessories.
Mrs. Finke, the groom’s mother
was attired In a pink linen dress
with matching accessories. Both
wore white carnation corsages.
A reception hollowed at the
Round Top Rifle Association hall
where a chicken barbecue with
all trimmings was served. The
F. H. A. Officer*
Back From Camp
(Held over from last Week)
Four La Grange FHA officers,
Terry Todd, Patsy Sanders, Ka-
ltn Roitsch and Betty Hage-
raann; one delegate, Donna
Janssen and their sponsor, Mrs.
Frankie Robson, returned from
Leadership Workshop at Pala-
cios Thursday, June 12.
Karen Roitsch, an area FHA
officer, lead work sessions of
secretaries, treasurers, and parli-
amentarians. The other La
Grange officers also participated
in phases of the workshop.
brides table laid with a white
lace cloth was centered with a
beautiful three tiered wedding
cake and flanked with floral ar-
rangements.
The cake was cut by Miss
Joyce Hackemack, Miss Ruth
Fay Leonhardt, Karel Kay Hin-
ze, Doris Jean Leonhardt and
Dottle Jean Etzel served the
eake.
Miss Corean Graf was in
charge of the brides book.
For the wedding trip, Mrs.
Finke wore an orchid brocaded
suit with matching accessories
and a purple orchid corsage.
Mr. and Mrs. Finke will make
their home in Austin where Mr.
Finke will attend the University
of Texas and Mrs. Finke is em-
ployed at the Western Republic
and Plymouth Insurance Com-
pany.
She is a 1958 graduate of
Round Top-Carmine High School
end was valedictorian of her
class. Mr. Finke recently gradu-
ated from Blinn College and was
co-valedictorian of that class.
When he graduated from Round
Top-Carmine High School in
1956 he was valedictorian of his
class.
REHEARSAL
The Leonhardt-Finke bridal
party was honored at the Beth-
lehem Lutheran Educational
building following rehearsal on
Friday evening, June 6.
Refreshments of cake, sandwi-
ches, soda water and coffee were
enjoyed by all. The bride and
groom exchanged gifts and pre-
sented gifts to their attendants.
ft — LA GRANGE JOURNAL
Rodeo At Fayetteville
Saturday Night
The Fayetteville roping arena
will be the site of a rodeo on
Saturday night, June 28. The
went is scheduled to begin at 8
o'clock.
Events that the rodeo will of-
fer are bareback riding, calf
tie-down, roping, steer dogging,
girls’ barrel racing and bull rid-
ing.
Four Weekend
Accidents Occur
(Held over from last Week)
Four traffic accidents occured
during the week end in which no
one was hurt but the vehicles
were damaged heavily.
First of the accidents occured
at 1:30 p. m. Friday in Engle, in-
volving a 1938 Chevrolet dump
truck driven by Fredrich Shimek
of near Schulenburg and a 1958
International trailer truck driven
by Adolph Hajek of Yoakum.
Patrolman Luedke said that Shi-
mek signaled for a left turn, saw
the trailer truck was too close
and then tried to pull back when
the two collided. Damage was
not extensive but Hajek was
charged with exceeding a safe
speed.
The second occured Saturday
at 2:15 a. m. on highway 71, west
of Plum when Robert A. Austin
of Texas City had parked his
1953 Pontiac on the shoulder to
work on the car when it was hit
from the rear by a 1954 Oldsmo-
bile driven by James Harlan
Black of Texas City. Damage to
both cars was extensive.
Saturday morning at 11:15 a.
m. the third accident occured
when a 1951 Ford pickup driven
by Ronald J. Hart of Winchester
was struck from the rear by a
1955 Ford as Hart was making a
left turn. Hart was charged with
failure to signal.
The last happened at 4:30 Sun-
day afternoon east of Flatonia on
Highway 90 when Adolph Joseph
Novak of Flatonia who was driv-
ing east was turning left and was
struck by a westbound 1957
Buick driven by Alfred Harry
Ebert of San Antonio. Damage
was heavy and Novak was charg-
ed with failure to grant right-of-
way.
WARRENTON
Ladies Aid-WMS
Has June Meeting
The Ladies Aid-Missionary So-
ciety of St. John’s Lutheran con-
gregation of Warrenton voted to
again encourage the youth of the
church to attend Bible Camp, by
offering financial assistance to
them, when they met in a regu-
lar meeting at the Parish House
recently.
During the business meeting,
Mrs. Herbert Miscber brought
an informative report from the
Brenham Federation Group
meeting of the Women’s Missi-
onary Federation which she at-
tended recently as an elected
delegate. Mrs. Lucy Muske re-
ported that several boxes of good
used clothing had been packaged
and shipped to those less fortun-
ate than we, through Lutheran
World Relief.
Bible Study, applying the Ser-
mon On The Mount in todays
living, was conducted by Mrs. V.
G. Frenzel, program chairman,
with the assistance of Mrs. Wes-
ton Bauer, Mrs. Alfred Lange,
Mrs. Eleanore Manske and Mrs.
Herbert Mischer. The topic for
discussion “Getting Acquainted-
viewing World Missions In In-
dia” was brought by Mrs. Otto
Tiedt.
A birthday hymn was sung for
those celebrating their birthdays
during the month of June.
After the meeting adjourned,
refreshments were served by
Mrs. Victor Weishuhn, Mrs. Elo
Wied, Mrs. Nelson Wied and
Mrs. Otto Wolff.
The next regular meeting will
be held at 2 PM on Tuesday, Ju-
ly 1, with Mrs. Max Zapp, Mrs.
Helmuth Ziese, Mrs. Hy Alhorn
and Mrs. Weston Bauer as hos-
tesses.
Among the 1278 people who
visited Monument Hill Park on
Fathers Day, June 15, were Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Tiedt of Fayet-
teville, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Tiedt and Mr. Kenneth Tiedt of
Houston, and their families,
who enjoyed a picnic lunch In
the park.
A BANG-UP TREAT FOR 4th OF JULY!
Barbecued Chicken...Plenfx of Coke!
» Ma.U.t.MT.OF*.
TO BtnoHTiN UP every BITS, Invite a gang, or just the family, to a delicious outdoor treat!
serve coke .. .WORLD’S And don’t forget to include ice-cold Coca-Cola. With pro-meal
snacks, with the meal itself, there’s just nothing like the
favo s rkuno drink i cheerful lift, the special good taste of Coke to brighten up a
hot summer holiday. Better have plenty of Coke on hand!
"ROM" IS A RCSISTTRSD TEAOC-MARS. OOPVmSUT O MM TMC OOCA-OOLA OOMPANV.
BARBECUED CHICKEN
Brush halved broiler-
chickens with barbecue
sauce, broil 12 inches
from best shout 1
hours, turning and bast-
ing frequently. Serve
with Coke.
FOIL POTATOES
Bake potatoes before-
hand, bring them along
wrapped in aluminum
foil. Then just reheat
them over the coala.
Great with Coea-Cola
... favorite of the world.
SUPER SALAD
Serve a green salad,
tossed with dressing,
sliced stuffed olives.
Guests will enjoy sip-
ping Coke with this.
Coca-Cola... so good to
taste, in such good taste.
CRANBERRY CUPS
Heat canned cranberry
jelly until melted, pour
into squeezed-out half
shells of oranges. Chill
until set. For extra spar-
kle, uncap the Coke and
aarve ice-cold.
SI6N OF GOOD TASTE
Bottled aad«r Authority of The Coes-Csts Company by
COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. of CAMERON, TEXAS
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Duewall, L. A. The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1958, newspaper, June 26, 1958; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth999078/m1/4/?q=GRANITE%20SHOALS: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.