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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 USPS — 658480 VOLUME 67 NUMBER 31 AUGUST 1, 1979 SIIIMSEEZHCISS
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Some weeks ago your editor received a correspondence from SL SecretaryTreasurer Leonard Mikeska stating that the SL officers and directors plus employees would honor Sister Irma Klinkovsky on her faithful service at our Supreme Lodge office for 20 years with a noon luncheon Monday, July 16th (that was the first day of the SL Quarterly meeting when the directors were all there) and he requested your editor's presence. We arranged our schedule so we could be present while Sister Sefcik stayed at the office and, after the luncheon, visited at the SL while the directors did their semi-annual auditing. Frankly speaking, we all in our SPJST should feel proud of anyone serving our Society faithfully for that long a period of time and while we are on that subject there was another, young lady present there who has been honored for 20 years of service some years ago; she has served our Society for about 27 years! Her name is Sister Dorothy Tomag ek. We are publishing a picture of both of these faithful employees in this issue. (More pictures will follow in future issues). Soon after Brother Mikeska's letter we received another from SL President Nick A. Morris stating that Tuesday night, July 17th the SL was giving a "surprise" honor to Brother Leonard Mikeska on his twenty years of service and asking us to attend; we did that also since we can make a roundtrip to Temple and back to West on one tankful of gasoline. Sister Irma knew about her luncheon, however, Brother Mikeska was really surprised.
L to R: Sister Irma Klinkovsky, and Sister Dorothy Tomagek. Both occasions were very enjoyable and, speaking for our entire membership, your editor can certainly say: We appreciate you and wish you the best in your future! A tribute from SL President Morris to Brother Mikeska follows: TRIBUTE TO LEONARD D. MIKESKA Leonard started working part time for the former and late treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, Bro. Joseph J. Koliha, Jr., about the middle of February 1959 because his first check was dated February 26, 1959 in the amount of Sq. On July 1, 1959, he started full time under Bro. Koliha, being paid once a
month, as was the practice in those days. His last salary check before joining the service was dated September 27, 1961. He served until August of 1962. His first 'salary check after coming back from the service was dated August 29, 1962. Leonard continued to work for Bro. Koliha until Bro. Koliha's retirement in the 1968 convention in Dallas. In that convention he was elected treasurer of the Supreme Lodge, succeeding Bro. Koliha. In 1972 the offices of secretary and treasurer were combined and Leonard was elected to the new post of secretary-treasurer in that convention and of course, has been serving in that capacity since that time. We also acknowledge the support, moral and otherwise that his wife Dorothy gave him these last 20 years. Leonard and Dorothy have two children, Mark and Denise. A few personal observations: My memory goes back to the days when, as editor, when visiting with the Home Office in the previous office building, I would always find Leonard very dutifully seated at a typewriter in a cubicle about 6 x 6 ft. taking care of the typing ,and clerical work for Bro. Koliha. Although Bro. Leonard started working in the office and the SPJST some four years before I was appointed, and subsequently elected, editor of the Vestnik, we do share a common distinction and pride of both having been elected to our Supreme Lodge offices and positions in the same convention - Dallas in 1968. Incidentally, Leonard was also one of the secretaries at that convention.
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2 VESTNIK Entered as Second Class Matter Januar y 3rd, 1933, at West. Texas, under the Act of Congress of Au gust 24. 1922. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SLAVONIC BENEVOLENT ORDER OF Thu STATE OF TEXAS EDITOR — R. J. SEFCIK P.O. BOX 95, WEST, TEXAS 78491 RES. 1204 N. DAVIS STREET Res.: (917) 926-5989 — Office: 826-3312 PUBLISHERS: CICHOSLOVAK PUB. CO .. WEST. TX Subseriotion:
SUPREME LODGE SPJST 520 N. Main St. — Temple Tx 76501 Phone: AC 817 773-1575 P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76501 NICK A. MORRIS, President Res. 985-2378 BERNARD M. GEBALA, Vice President — Res. 778-3872 LEONARD MIKESKA, Secy.-Treas. Res. 778-3720 JERRY MIKULAS, JR., Financial Secretary — Res: 773-2950 R. B. LESIKAR, Legal Adviser P. O. Box 248 Temple, Texas 76501 Telephone (AC 817) 773-2171 LIBRARY, ARCHIVES, MUSEUM Otto Hamm, Curator Res: 773- 5294 — Office: 773-1575 DIRECTORS; JOHN A. KUBENA, Dist. I Res.: AC 713 968-3937 P.O. Box 308, La Grange 78945 HENRY VITEK, Dist. H AC 512; 859-2549 P.O. Box 67, Granger 16530 CYRILL (SID) POKLADNIK, Dist. III—AC 214; 741-1874 (Office) Res. 824-8072 2124 Elm St., Dallas 75226 STANLEY BROZ, Dist. IV AC 915; 442-3271, Lowake, Tx 76855 LOUIS }JANUS, Dist. V AC 713; 862-6866 (Res.) 2525 West T. C. Jester Blvd. Houston 77008 MATT 8. "VANES, Dist. NI AC 512; 578-2687 1009 1$urthga30, Victoria, Tx 77901 •• 'ROB BAYER, Dist. VII AO 512; 393-6960 or 736-4866
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PUBLICIIIVION COMMITTEE DISTRICT III -- Edward Mazenec, Chmn. Route 9, Box 387 Waco 76705 DISTRICT IV — Angeline Kristinek, V-Chmn. Route 7, Box 834 — Lubbock 79401 DISTRICT I — Melvin H. Skrabanek, Sec. PO Box 270 — Caldwell 77836 DISTRICT II — Ruby L. Bolton 1017 South 23rd, Temple 76501 DISTRICT V — Tommy H. Lostak PO Box 194 — Danbury 77534 DISTRICT VI — So phie Dybala Star Rt., Box 10A — Ganado, Tx 77982 DISTRICT VII — Emil E. Matula 303 Gayle — San Antonio, Tx 78223 BY-LAW COMMITTEE JERRY MILAN — Chairman 6208 Lakeside Dr. — Fort Worth 76135 MRS THELMA HRNCIR, Secretary 10610 Stonewall Blvd.—Cor pus Christi 78410 STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR MRS. DOROTHY MASSEY, PO Box 100. Temple, Tx 76501 — Res. Phone 773-3101 STATE FIELD MANAGERS SILAS H. SMITH — PO Box 100. Temple, Tx 78501 — Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone 817; 756-3427 GENE McBRIDE — PO Box 100, Temple, Tx 76501 -- Phone AC 817; 773-1575 Home Phone AC 817; 859-5855 DISTRICT SALES REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT I Bennie P. Trcalek -- Route 3 Caldwell Tx 77836 — Ph: AC 713; 272-8146 DISTRICT II Lad. J. Zatopek 2805 W. Avenue Z Temple, Tx 76501 -- Ph: AC 817; 778-3087 DISTRICT III DISTRICT IV
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DISTRICT V. Mr.. Evelyn Mikeaka, 10126 Moorberry Lan9 Houston, Tx 77080 — Ph: 713; 468-3126 DISTRICT VI Edwin Smaistrle., 305 Birchwood Dr., Victoria, Tx 77901 — Ph: AC 512; 573-7679 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Tillie Valchar — Route 1. Box 83 Jourdanton, Tx 78026 — Ph: AC 512; 784-3202 DISTRICT YOUTH 01.1111111LORS
DISTRICT 1 Melinda Wilson — P.O. Box 2. Centerville. TX 75033 Phone: 214 535.2851 DISTRICT 11 Prank Xlinkovsky — 1503 E. Central Tem p le. Tx 76501 — Ph: AC 81'7; 773.4801 DISTRICT III Ed Samoa — 11012 Oenetta Drive Dallas. 'Tx 75228 — Ph: AC 214; 270.3178 DISTRICT IV lire. Ed. Raider — Route 1. Sennour, Tx 76330 — Ph: Al 8171 81111.33011 DISTRICT V Richard D. Wahlbent — 10506 May field Rd.. Rondo*. Tx 77043 Ph: AC 713; 468.2407 DISTRICT VI Mrs. Elsie Brdecka — Route 1, Box 10-E
When you read these lines tropical disturbance "Claudette" will have come and gone and how well this writer remembers hurricane "Carla" in 1961! We synipathize with our member' in 'Houston, Galveston, especially Alvin, etc. Your editor remembers especially now, Brother J.M. Skrabanek's very sensible admonishment: "When you look for a home in the Houston area, always look for it after a heavy rain; then you can tell it' you will have a dry or wet place." *** 'Success...Belief in yourself is necessary to your success and happiness in the long run. Studying today, work* today, planning today: these have real consequences tomorrow. Life is a succession of Challenges, and it would clearly be unwise to count on any easy runs. Nothing should be allowed to destroy hope of a good outcome earnestly sought. All that has made man great has sprung from the hope of securing what was good, and not from the struggle to avoid what was thought to be bad. You will win your place in the world by no man's favor, but by your own intelligently-directed effort. The following fits rather well into this realm of thought: The greatest mistake we can make in life is to rest upon laurels. We must never be content with what has already been achieved. Life never ceases to put new questions to us, never permits us to come to rest... The man who stands still is passed by; the man who is smugly contented loses himself. Neither in creating nor experiencing may we rest content with achievement; every day, every hour makes new deeds necessary and new experiences possible. ---Anonymous
NeedVille, Tx 77461 — Ph AC 713; 793.4322 DISTRICT VII Mrs. Maxine Pavliska — Route 2, Box 151 Floresvinr, Tx nal la — m2: 393,2030
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The street on which you live...It is certainly the most important one in your life. This is the roadway you and your family travel and observe each day as you go to and from work, shopping, school, and many other activities, so, you might as well have something nice to look at as you walk or drive along your street or look at it from your windows.. There are any number of ideas available for beautifying streets, whether they are in a large city or a small town. Alternating flower boxes along the outside of a sidewalk makes a street colorful, especially when filled with annual flowers. These blossoms are easily and cheaply grown from seeds and almost any color scheme can be worked out with annuals. Some annual flowers bloom well in a circle under large trees in
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 the yard, but the best thing that may grow on your street as a result of such an effort may be a new and wonderful spirit of neighborliness.
SUPREME LODGE
DISTRICT VII SALES REPRESENTATIVE'S REPORT FOR JUNE 1979
NEWSBRIEFS Louis Neskora, 81, passed away in Youens Memorial Hospital in Weimar on July 15th. Funeral services were held from Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home in Schulenburg on July 16th, with burial in the City Cemetery in Schulenberg. Supreme Lodge President Nick A. Morris officiated in the funeral chapel and at the cemetery, with the eulogy being given in both Czech and English. Brother Neskora was a retired farmer and had lived in the Moravia area all his life. He was a member of Lodge No. 23 in Moravia. His wife was the former Libbie Staha.
FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
Reunions
Descendants ofJ an and Rozalye Svetlik Posival and Vince and Elizabeth Shiller Janes will gather Sunday, August 5th, 1979 for a reunion in the SPJST Hall in Bleiblerville. Relatives and friends attending are asked to bring covered dish items which will be shared at noon. Essential items such as plates, cups, etc., will be furnished. Ray Posival *** MYNAR REUNION The Mynar reunion will be held at the American Legion in Caldwell on August 12th. Everyone is asked to come and bring a basket lunch for the noon meal. Mrs. Anton Haisler, President
Dear Sales Representatives: Congratulations to -our.6 new sales representative, Sister Edith Heldenfels of Lodge No. 161 for being high in sales for the month of June: 3 members for '$30,000 in sales. You are off to a good start. Sales in June Name Lodge Mem Ins. 3 $30,000 Edith Heldenfels 161 3 12,000 Clifton Trlica 26 9,000 Roy Hranicky 1 137 8,500 5 Roy Haag 185 3,000 Frank C. Sacky 79 3 2,000 Bessie Z. Smith 133 2 2,000 Helen Pavelka 117 2 $66,500 19 TOTAL This is very good!
JURCIK FAMILY REUNION The descendants of the late Alois and Anna Jurcik will hold their family reunion at Sokol Karel Havlicek Borovsky in Ennis on Saturday, August 4th, 1979. Registration will commence about 11 a.m. Each family is asked to contact all members of their immediate family, and bring a prepared basket lunch enough for themselves and any guest they bring along. Refreshments may be purchased at the bar. Other relatives and friends are invited to come and spend the afternoon with the family. The meal will be served about 1 p.m. Annastazie Jurcik *** POSIVAL-JANES REUNION
REPORTS
From January 1st through June 1979, we have sold $843,500 of insurance to 117 members. That's very good work from twenty-four active sales representatives. I am proud of you.
William Ramm New Sales Representative Wilbert C. Ramm has recently been appointed as a sales representative for Lodge 177 in Academy. Mr. Ramm has been a member of the SPJST for 4 years. Wilbert has been trained in helping you or your family with your insurance needs. If you live in the Academy area, give him a -call at- 817-939-9098 and he will be happy to be of assistance to you. Fraternally, Bernard M. Gebala Vice President VYVIAL REUNION The descendants and close relatives of Ignac and Marie Vyvial who made their home in Lavaca are invited to attend a family reunion to be held at the American Legion Hall at Rosenberg, Texas on Sunday, August 26th, 1979. May all the kinfolks bring a covered dish and come spend a day with us. Refreshments and extras will be here for you. Milton J. Vyvial Reporter Continued on page 4.
Brother Gene McBride, our state field manager from Temple, came to hold classes and gave out new rate books at the June 18th class in San Antonio at Commanche Corral. Thanks to Brother Emil Matula for the beverages served to all of us. June 19th another class was held at Lodge 79 in Corpus Christi. Thanks to Lodges 79 and 117 for their goodies and beverages served to us. Our other class was held June 20th at Lodge 107 in Floresville. Thanks also to Brother Bob and Sister Polly Bayer for the cold drinks served to all present. Your fine hospitality was greatly appreciated. Brother McBride has done a fine job holding classes. I attended all three classes. I hope everyone is having a nice vacation this summer---even though the gas shortage hurts, as well as the high prices. Good luck to all sales representatives for the five remaining months in 1979. I hope each and everyone can at least sell one policy in 1979. Let's try, will you? I realize that some are ill and cannot get out to sell insurance. Fraternaily, Tillie 171char Dist. VII SR
V> SFM SILAS SMITH CONDUCTS SALES CLASSES IN DISTRICT V July 16 and 17, 1979
SALES REPRESENTATIVES attending class at Lodge 88, Houston. Seated, L to R: Edna Wehring, Frances Olexa, Tillie Hehncamp, Agnes Lesak and Anna Klander. Standing, L to R: Joe Machann, Clarence Baca, DSR Evelyn Mlkeska, Pearl Hanka, Franklin D. Bravenec, John Hilsher, John Pech, and SFM Silas Smith. [All photos by Sister Jeanette Smith]
MOGONYE REUNION The annual Mogonye reunion will be held Sunday, August 12th, 1979 at the SPJST Lodge No. 18 in Elgin, Texas. Each family is requested to bring a covered dish lunch for the noon meal. Drinks and eating utensils will be furnished. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Dale Mogonye, Secy-Treas. P.O. Box 184 Elgin, TX. 78621
IMPORTANT ELLINGER, LODGE NO 51 A special meeting of Lodge No. 51, has been called by the president, for Wednesday, August 1, 1979, at the Ellinger Fire Station, at 7 p.m. This meeting is extremely important because it concerns matters effecting our picnic which is scheduled for next September. Your presence, your opinion, your participation and finally your decision is requested and needed. There comes a time when'the officers alone cannot, and Thould not, act alone to properly dispose of important matters that effect the entire lodge membership. Won't you take a few minutes of your spare time and come to the meeting? Fraternally yours, D.A. Juren, Secty. -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 15, BUCKHOLTS
ANOTHER GROUP OF SALES REPRESENTATIVES attending class at Lodge 88. Standing, L to R: Alvin Sefcik, Birdie Hilsher, Richard Wahlberg, Una Mae Peter, Orville E. Simons, Sidon Tumis, Alvin Melnar and Jerry Ermis. Seated, L to R: Louise Kadlecek, Lillian Finn, Della Kadlecek, Patsy Baca and Vlasta Machann. BERAN REUNION The Beran reunion will be held at the VFW Hall in Moulton on August 5th, 1979. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and dinner will be served at 12 noon. Each family is asked to bring a basket lunch. The Beran clan is- composed of the following descendants' families: Charles and Mary (Pryor) Beran,
Kristian and Maria (Beran) Sembera, John and Frances (Beran) Novak, Martin and Christina (Beran) Pesek, Vine and Anna (Beran) Darilek, John and Carolina (Beran) Valenta and Joe and Theresa (Beran) Bartusek. Mark this date and pass the word to your relatives. Mrs. Johnnie Maresh
Dear Members: The local Lodge No. 15 Buckholts held their regular meeting July 11th at 8 p.m. presided over by President Joe Zajicek. All other officers were present. After the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, a moment of silence was observed for our departed Brother John Clifford Shiller. May his soul rest in peace and sympathy to his family. On the sick list are Brother Johnnie Janes, Sisters Minnie Vybiral, Vlasta Kamenicky and Rosie Guzner. Candidates for membership are David Hertenberger, Martha Hertenberger, Elbert F. Svetlik, Elbert W. Svetlik, Eleanor Svetlik and Carolyn Mae Svetlik.
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 We had three visitors, namely: Brother Lad Zatopek, District II sales representative, Dan Balusek, and Sister Karen Stortz. The meeting was then adjourned and the next meeting will be held Wednesday, August 8th, at 8 p.m. Cake and coffee was enjoyed by all in honor of Warren and Patricia Hillman's anniversary. Fraternally yours, Viola Sevcik Reporter -SPJST-
COME ONE, COME ALL
TO LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON A large (BIG) bazaar, perhaps the nicest and the most elaborate one we've ever had, will be by the Birthday Club Sisters on Homecoming Day, Sunday, August Sth. A nice collection of variety arts are being assembled. The hardworking committee is calling for all the sisters of the lodge to kindly bring their items, donations, and their help to extend this extensive collective bazaar even further. Fraternally, Birdie Hilsher
SOME MORE SALES REPRESENTATIVES attending class Needville. Standing, L to R: Edwin E. Susan, Glen L McKay, LeRoy Kamas, Helen Brysort, Helen Filipp, Tommie Lostak, and Seated, L to R: Pearl Hanka, Helen Hegwood, Bessie Franek, DSR and Geraldine Kucera.
at Lodge 81 In C.H. Reininger, Ludvik Surovec. Evelyn Mikeska,
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LODGE ROVNOST NO. 7,
CALDWELL Lear Members, The regular meeting of Lodge No. 7, Caldwell will be held Sunday, August 12th at 2 p.m. A special effort of all members of Lodge No. 7 should be made to attend this meeting; a vote will be taken at that time on whether to merge Lodge No. 7 with Lodges No. 17, 116, and 120 to form a new lodge, Please try to attend! Fraternally, Helen M. Jurica Secretary, Lodge No. 7 -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY Dear Members and Guests: We had Country Combinations to entertain our dancing fans and we had a good crowd to attend; everybody had a good time. We had several new members and prospects including guests from Lufkin, Groveton, Palestine, Elkhart and other far away places. We were happy to have so many attending. I have failed to report the new members admitted into our SPJST Society and our Lodge No. 74 at Lovelady. In June the following have joined: Brenda S. Williams, Hardy Bruner, Virginia Carolyn Pederson, Michael Pederson, Evelyn Starting and Walter Starting. In
HERE IS A VIEW of a sales class held in Needville Lodge. July those who joined included: Jack R. Irish, Peggy Adell Poland, Richard Bivin, all of Lufkin and Pamela Milvin, Amber Dawn Edwards, Debra Kay Edwards, Amber Sharee Christian, Angelina Raye Gorge, Rachel Jean and Thomas W. Darrell, all of Crockett. Prospects for new Lodge No. 191 in Lufkin are: Millicent Irish, Shirley A. Hodge, Oliver Jefferson Hodge, Shirley A. Hodge and John D. Tyer, all of New applicants for Lodge No. 74 are Ross Elise Gibbs and William E. Gibbs. Mary Lee Bivin is the first member who was assigned to the new Lodge No. 191 and who has received membership; we hope to see this Lodge 191 come to reality. We are proud to see so many
people interested in our SPJS'I' Society. We were all saddened to learn of Creola Wilcox's mother passing away. Creola Wilcox is our recording secretary and is very much devoted to the job that she is assigned to perform. We appreciate all who are doing all they can in supporting the lodge. I hope we will have a new reporter to do this, it may be better for the lodge for someone else to be reporter. At the next meeting, you will be asked. So long. Fraternally, Chester Shmoldas -SPJST-
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STEW MAKERS Donald Zabransky [left] and Willie Zissa prepared a delicious meal for the 50-year members plus other members and guests at the Lodge Sweet Home June meeting. LODGE NO. 63, SWEET HOME Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home has just enjoyed another successful stew supper. This was a special day for four of our' members because they received ' their SPJST 50-year pins. The afternoon started with President William Berkovsky calling the meeting to order. This was followed by everyone salting the pledge to the flag which was led by Diane Zabransky. There was a moment of silence for deceased members. Secretary Felix Jurica then read the minutes and gave the financial repoyt. Several guests were introduced: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cernoch and baby, Mr. Albert Lopez, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hartl and son, Mrs. Thomas Lala and son, District Sales Representative and Mrs. Edwin Smajstrla. A short business meeting was conducted. Then Brother Smajstrla presented the 50-year pins to Bill Baros, Anton Baros, Ella Ermis and Lillie Matus. The birthday cake baked by Mildred Bolech was won by Kay Cernoch. Children's door prizes were awarded to Diane Zabransky and Casey Hartl. The adult door prizes were won by Stanley Cernoch, Donald Hartl, Edwin Smajstrla and John Berkovsky. The meeting was adjourned and the rest of the afternoon was spent visiting and playing dominoes. Our lodge furnished drinks, which were very good and went very fast since it was such a hot afternoon. Then everyone enjoyed a delicious stew made by Willie Zissa and Donald Zabransky. The
SWEET HOME LODGE 63 Honors 50-year SPJST Members --- Seated, L to R: Sister Ella Ermis and Sister Lillie Matus. Standing, L to R: Brother Anton Baros, [District VI Sales Representative Edwin Smajstrla, who made all the presentations to the honorees], and Brother Bill Baros. The Sweet Home lodge membership also honored these recipients with an enjoyable afternoon meal and fellowship on June 24th, 1979. [Photos submitted by Elaine Berkovsky] trimmings and desserts were brought by the lodge members. We wish to thank everyone who helped make the afternoon a success and also thanks and congratulations to our 50-year members and their families. Fraternally, Elaine Berkovsky SPJST-
LODGE NO. 183, MID-CITIES Dear Readers: The week of July 24-27, the youth members from District III were enjoying themselves at Camp Val Verde. Lodge 183 was represented this year for the first time. I would like to encourage the youth members to attend the lodge meetings and participate in the activities in order to be eligible to attend camp , next summer. The next monthly meeting of Lodge 183 will be held in Arlington at the Arlington Downs Townhouse Clubhouse, located on Westview Terrace, just off Fielder Road. at 2 p.m. on August 19, which is the third Sunday in August. Please plan to attend. Fraternally, Betty Hlavaty Reporter
LODGE NO. 29, TAYLOR Our meeting was called to order by our president, Brother Edwin Adamek Sunday, July 15 at 4 p.m. The flag was presented by Donna Steger who led the members to the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Roll call of officers was read by our secretary, Mike Kaiser, and the minutes of the previous meeting were also read. Sympathy acknowledgement was read from the Victor Cmerek family. The treasurer gave his report and Herbert Riethmeyer gave the Property Committee report. The quarterly report was given by Edith Shiller. New applicants received were Charles Ray Nipps, Christopher Ray Nipps, Andrew Allen Nipps, Mitzi Bell Nipps, and Richard Nicola Rodriguez. Pam Steger gave a report on the float that the youth club entered for the July TIF Days Parade. It received a second place ribbon which they were very proud of. President Adamek reminded everyone about the District II fall meeting which ‘1 ill be held Sunday, August 12th at 2 p.m. at our lodge hall. There will be a short meeting and then the children can
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 go to the park for swimming and miniature golf. For the adults, we will have Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six playing for anyone who wants to dance or just sit and listen; supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the band will play again after supper. Members are to bring a. salad. Our meeting date has been changed to Tuesday night, August 14th at 8 p.m. The youth club will meet Sunday, August 12th at I p.m. Youth Leader Melvin Steger gave his report. They had 42 youngsters present at their meeting, plus two visitors and eight adults. For their social in June, they went to Bastrop State Park; also, they attended District II YAD at Elgin Sunday, July 8th and they had 27 entries at YAD, eleven won 1st places, and nine will go to state. Their scrapbook also placed first in the competition. The youth has done a great job. Keep up the good work! Door prizes were won by Herbert Riethmeyer, Elsie Kaiser and Evelyn Berryhill. Remember, the time change of our next meeting: TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH at 8 p.m. Fraternally, Ila Mae Jansky Reporter -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 24, CYCLONE Dear Readers: The July meeting of Lodge No. 24 Cyclone was called to order by our president, Edwin Marek. The minutes were read by Secretary Nelda Marek and the minutes were approved. Board report was given by Sister LaVerne Cabla and it was also approved. On the sick list month are Mrs. L.B. Haisler, Mrs. Hensel, Mrs. Clyde Black and Arleen Cabla. We hope all of you are feeling better soon. There will be a private telephone line put up at the hall for better service to the public; also, the light has been put up at the road. The members decided to have a new vinyl floor put in the hall. There is a committee of Eugene Haisler, La Veda Geistman, and Irene Hoelscher who will decide on what kind and color. Miss Susan Tyroch, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tyroch will be traveling to Indiana for a twirling contest this month. She is presently.Little Miss Majorette of Texas and will be competing for National Miss Majorette of America. The lodge gave her $50 for her trip and our members wish her the best of luck. The members talked about raising the
'14M SPJST LODGE 24, CYCLONE Members Honored, L to R: Sister Clara Krepka, Sister Annie L. Richter, Brother John Ilrachm ,y, Sister Carmen Skrabanek and Sister Frances Marek. The 50-year SPJST recipients were honored by the lodge on July 15, 1979. [Photo submitted by Arleen Cabla] prices of food in the kitchen. All reports were given by the committee chairmen and discussed by the members. The 50-year awards dinner turned out fantastic. There were about 200 people for the dinner and about 400 for the dance. Everyone, who came, had a good time and the food was just great. A big thank you is extended to the East Bell County Czech Brass Band for the excellent music they provided. A thank you also to Bernie Gebala, SL Vice President, for awarding the pins to the 50-year members. LaVerne Cabla, Regina Zabcik and Bernice Sebek really deserve a hand and thank you for getting the whole event together; ladies, you did a superb job and the lodge appreciates it, and all the help we got from the other ladies, also. There was a program put on, before the pins were awarded, by the youth club. Those who participated were Kelli Andel. Beverly Marek, Valeria Vrana, Shana Patterson, Kimberly Schneider and Susan Tyroch. The youngsters did a good job and thank you for entertaining the members. Winners at YAD from our lodge were Kelli Andel, 1st in Individual Talent (a piano solo) and in craft. Keith Andel received 1st place in Food and Melody Mowdy won 3rd in craft. Also, Rodney Marek ran for king and Kelli Andel for queen. Congratulations to each of you for your achievement. June birthdays were for Rodney Marek, Nelda Marek, Beverly Marek, and July birthdays were for Keith Andel and Diana Dorner. Happy birthday to each Of you. New members are Larry Bartek and
Diana Dorner. Door prizes were won by Clayton Cabla, Alan Haisler, Gladys Tyroch and Beverly Marek. See you at our next meeting. Fraternally, Arleen Cabla Reporter — SPJST-
DISTRICT II MEETING Dear Members and Readers: District II will hold their fall meeting at Lodge No. 29, Taylor on August 12th, starting at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited. There will be a short business meeting because it will be a day for the youth. They will go swimming and play putt-putt golf at the park. The district will furnish a meal of sausage, tea and bread. Everyone is asked to bring a salad or vegetable or dessert. A short youth program is planned. The Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six band will provide entertaining music. This will be a day of fellowship, of meeting old and new friends; so come out and join us for an enjoyable evening. Fraternally, Katherine Bedrich Reporter -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 188, CENTERVILLE The hot weather has not been bad on our attendance at the lodge Saturday night dances, and entertainment. We have had a great crowd, and many new members. We have a new door chairman, J.D. Hines of Centerville. Working together is the name of the
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8 game, so everyone can enjoy themselves and encourage new members. Mr. and Mrs. Howie and Mrs. Alice Bell of Centerville were given a special recognition by Robert Gresham for their hard work and corporation. July 15th was our monthly meeting with a large number attending the business meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Robinson had special guests with them Saturday night from DUxbury, Massachusetts; they had never been to such a fun place. They are moving to Texas, and we will have some new members. It seems I cannot get the news in every week, so bear with me. Fraternally, Parthena Van Wey -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Members: The Czechfest will be held Sunday, September 9th at Lodge No. 84. It's your chance, as a member, to help your lodge home and donate an item or two for the many booths that will be lining the walls. Of course, our Czech dinner is the main attraction: Pork roast, klobase, saner-,, kraut, parsley potatoes,---greer beans, bread, dessert and drink for $3 pet adult and $1.50 for a child's plate. It is our desire to have members make a Czech pastry and bring it to be served with the dinner. Will you remember to do so? There will be a country store, gift shop, greenhouse, pastry booth, nacho booth; the juniors will sponsor a booth, cake walk, fish pond, bean bag throw, a nic-nac booth and many surprise items to keep you busy while you visit with everyone there. Items are needed for any and all booths. We hope you will remember the day: SEPTEMBER 9TH! While you watch that second Cowboy game of the season on TV in our conference room at 2625 Floyd Street, give the children all of your change and send them to make the rounds of the booths; no telling what you will end up taking home afterward. Dance to the music of the Czech Harvesters on August 4th from 8:30 to 12:30. Fraternally, Rose Scott -SPJS -
high cost for the use of the facilities at Lodge 88 - specifically, having to pay rent in order to be allowed the use of a room as a classroom once a week - forced us to make this move. Nevertheless, about 30 students turned out to study Czech, which indicates that interest in the Czech language is on the upswing and not fading away. Please accept my apologies. Next summer we will make a concerted effort to find a permanent place in time for the continued study of Czech. Fraternally, Lillian Pivonka -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE Dear Members: Our lodge met Sunday, July 8th, 1979 at the Grant Building, with President Frank Zabransky presiding. Secretary Erwin Holy read the minutes of the previous meeting. He reported no correspondence. The youth club report was given by Youth Leader Erwin Holy, followed by Treasurer Gaye Galetka's report. The members then discussed and voted to have the annual Family Day on Sunday, August 12th at the American Legion Hall, beginning with a barbecued chicken and the trimmings dinner at noon. There will be a small charge as usual. The ladies of the lodge are asked to donate pickles, peaches or pastries for the dinner. The youth club will provide entertainment. Refund checks were given out and the meeting adjourned. Refreshments and lunch were served. July birthdays honored were Mrs. Joe Barcak, Linda Mikush, Rosie Holy, Annie Zabransky and Henry Spanihel. Sister Linda Mikush won the cake. Adult door prize went to Albert Kahanek and the youth prize was won by Kelly Grones. Make plans to attend Family Day, Sunday, August 12th at the American Legion Hall, beginning with dinner at noon as usual. A short meeting will be held. Fraternally, Patsy Zabransky Reporter -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Highlights of July Meeting
LODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON Dear Members and Friends: To you who took such an enthusiastic interest in the study of Czech, I wish to offer my apologies. The summer Czech courses, which I announced to you earlier, were held at Sokol, Houston rather than at Lodge 88. The unexpected
President Jerome Ermis called the July meeting to order Monday, the 9th. Flag Bearer Lynn Pflughaupt presented the colors and led the members in the pledge of allegiance. The president reported that there had been six deaths and requested that the members stand in silent tribute to deceased Sisters
Ludimella Kristinek and Frances Walla. Brothers Leslie Higgs, Sr., Walter Markwardt, Charles Sanders and Charles Stepp. Brother John Broz was reported as being in Methodist Hospital. No other members were on the sick list. Treasurer Margaret Allbritton gave the insurance report for the second quarter of 1979. Financial Secretary Josephine Pflughaupt gave the June report. All committees had good reports. Entertainment Chairman Harley Cox announced that advance tickets will ,go on sale July 27 for the Ed Gerlach dance to be held August 25th. He also announced that a new western band will be plaNing Friday, August 3rd. Randy Schiamara and the "Texas Brew" will play 100 percent country-western music. ( No rock.) For the Birthday Club, Sister Pearl Hanka invited all to come to their luncheon on the second Wednesday of the month. Sister Evelyn Mikeska introdticed two guests from Czechoslovakia. They were her aunt, Ruzena Nedbalek, from Bruno and her cousin, Vaclav Smid, from Prague. District Director Louis Hanus reported on the substantial increase in state insurance sales this year over last. District Youth Counselor Richard Wahlberg encouraged everyone to support the youth by coming to YAD on the 29th of July. Brother Tim Kostom for the Choral Club and Orchestra Leader Rudy Dybala announced that both the Choral Club and the Orchestra will entertain at YAD. District Sales Representative Evelyn Mikeska announced that Sister Della Kadlecek was first in sales in May while Sister Patsy Baca was first in June. Brother Orville Simons was approved by the members as a new sales representative. Brother Robert Eubank reported on the progress of the Czech language at Rice University. Two courses have, been approved and the Czech Club is trying to raise funds. Sister Helen Hegwood led the members in singing "Happy Birthday" to those having birthdays in July. Special mention was made of the birthday of Sister Annie Baethe who will be 90 on July 28, and of the golden anniversary of Brother Herbert and Sister Emma Jarisch. Door prizes were won by Brothers Amos Kadlecek, A.B. Kleb, and Robert Eubank. Fraternally, Viola Cox Secretary
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 SOKOL DALLAS Dear Brothers and Sisters: I would like to tell you about the dance for July 28th at Dallas Sokol on Greenville Avenue. It is being put on by one of the Junior Sokol groups here in Dallas. The theme for the dance will be western day and we will be selling baked beans. Jodie Mikula from Ennis will be playing for your dancing pleasure. I hope, if you read this letter, you will support us by coming to the dance. Bring your friends; see you there! Fraternally, Bro. Ray Faraizl -SPJSTLODGE NO. 173, GALVESTON Dear Members and Friends: Our next meeting has been set for September 9th at 3 p.m. at Bayou Vista, 407 Ling. We will be discussing plans for the upcoming celebration of cultures to be held at the College of the Mainlag(' in LaMarque for September 30th, from 2:30 to 6 or 7 p.m. We will be looking for our members to attend this meeting to get out work force in order. Fraternally, Mary Lou Huepers Secretary -SPJSTLODGE NO. 28, EAST BERNARD In our July meeting held on the 1st, it was decided to send representatives to our co-host Lodge El Maton. Since their nieeting falls on the first Sunday as ours does, the membership present voted to hold our regular August meeting on the second Sunday (the 12th) at 2:30 p.m. CDT. This would effect the August meeting only, all other meetings will be held at their usual time. Other business taken care of included the usual reports, which were all approved and one new member was accepted to the lodge, The "Kaffee Klatsch" after the meeting was a success with Sisters Sperlik, Brdecka, Hanzelka and Kortis bringing baked goods and adding to the items given by Sisters Luquette and Nezval. The lodge furnished the drinks and some of the sandwiches. Sister Frances Hanzelka won the door prize. The August meeting will have, in addition to the regular reports, a report from the group who went to El Maton. For those of you who have not visited with us lately, our building does not have air-conditioning but with a high ceiling and ceiling fans with open windows, we are as cool as those with AC and 78-degree F. thermostat. So come and
9 visit. Fraternally, Joseph D. Nezval President -SPJSTNEWS FROM CORPUS CHRISTI AND ROBSTOWN There is much activity planned in the future in our area. First, there will be the annual celebtlation Sunday, August 5th of the new SPJST Lodge No. 79 and Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road. This will be followed by the Sokol National Volleyball Tournament scheduled for Saturday, August 11th, with the local Sokol unit as host. They will also be host for the adult instructors' course for Sokol to be held August 13th through 18th. For both events there will be out-of-town and out-of-state participants and visitors; this is the first time for both events to be held in the new hall. The polka and waltz dances at Sokol Hall have been well-attended but the country-western dances have not been too successful. There was a full house of people enjoying the last battle dance when Pavelkas and Majeks played on July 15th. More and more people are finding out about the beautiful hall with a great dance floor and they are coming back again mid again: The next battle dance is scheduled for Sunday, August 19th, from 4 to 10 p.m., with the Shimeks of Illallettsville and Majeks of Corpus Chrilsti playing and that one promises to be another good one. Sunday, September 9th, the Czech Heritage Society of South Texas is sponsoring their third dance and this one will be at Sokol Hall with the Pavelkas playing from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be pre-sale of dance tickets. More news and details next month on this. In Robstown Sunday, September 23rd, the Robstown Community Hall will have the annual picnic, plans are now being made. There will be a dance from 6 to 10 p.m. with music by Pavelkas, More details later on this will be coming. The meetings of Sokol Corpus Christi have had the usual 'attendance, averaging about 33 to 35 members in attendance. Meetings are held the second Thursday night of each month with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 9th at 8 p.m. This is an important annual meeting when officers and delegates are elected; therefore, members are urged to come and voice their opinions. Visitors are always welcome. The June meeting for Lodge No. 117, Robstown had the usual few faithful members to attend. It sure would be nice to see other faces attending at the next quarterly meeting in September, exact
date to be announced later. Sunday, July 22nd, the District VII YAD was held in Robstown with an attendance of interested people. The young members presented a good program in the talent and showed their projects in the arts and crafts section. Congratulations to those who won in projects and talent show and for those who didn't place, there is always a next time; you may win next year. Congratulations to the winners of the Royalty Contest, the 1979-80 qren for District VII is Cynthia Tepera f Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi and the king is James 0. Baker, Jr. of Lodge No 117, Robstown; ( a couple of nice young hardworking SPJST members), we are proud of both of you. In conclusion, we, the Sokols and others, wish to express our sympathy to the family of Sister Julia Kucera of Corpus Christi; she passed away last week. She was a faithful member, always helping when she could, her presence will be missed. May her soul rest in eternal peace. See you at some of the activities! Fraternally, Helen Pavelka Reporter -SPJSTLODGE NO. 88, HOUSTON The Saturday night, July 21st dance with the well-liked Knights of Dixie Orchestra, had a nice attendance. It was not formal but this orchestra always brings our guests dressed nicely. The ladies on the Hosting Committee also looked their best. Brother Herbert Huber was in charge and attended the box office, while his spouse, Gazela, dressed in a black chiffon gown and Annabel Veit in blue and Mildred Schulte in a lovely print, took care of the arriving guests at the door. Their spouses, Charles Veit and Ben Schulte, were kept busy seating the guests at their tables. Brother Leslie and Sister Mabel Guyton of Franklin, Texas attended a wedding here in Houston and stopped at the lodge to chat with friends, after a nice two-week vacation criss-crossing through beautifully picturesque Colorado and enjoying every minute. Five couples enjoyed a Caribbean Cruise on the spacious and comfortable ship the "Song of Norway" for one whole week. For that week they lived in leisure with all the comforts of life and enjoyed the delicious food served at all times. From Houston were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slanina, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Brotherton, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lockmiller and from La Grange were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dolezal and Mr.
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10 and Mrs. Charles Lobeas. Congratulations are in order to two pairs of great-grandparents Frank and Frances Dvorak and Steve and Leddie Kadera on the arrival of the first born great-grandson Justine Jay Vaughn, born May 26th, 1979 to proud parents Frances and Travis Vaughn of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Frances is the daughter of George and Elsie Kadera of McKinney, Texas. The weekend at Dvorak's was like a family reunion with four grandchildren present: Little George as we call him (6 feet and 2 inches tall); Lisha, who is in training to become a nurse; the new mother, Frances and husband, Travis, and the oldest Karoline and her husband,Ralph Sawer; the parents, George and Elsie Kadera, and great-grandparents, Steve and Leddie Kadera. It was a lovely sight and busy as a beehive. George ,Kadera, Jr. will be leaving next week (Thursday) driving 22 hours to High Point, North Carolina' to deliver a Blown Alcohol Hydro Boat (flat bottom boat) to the owner and driver, Tim Morgan, drag racing for Midwest Points Race. Morgan holds the world's record of 187 miles per hour which he will try to break. George, as mechanic, will stand by and will fly back home Monday. Had a nice drive with Estelle and Steve 'Kelly and enjoyed the ride to Brenham, Texas to sit in as guests in on the annual session of the Germnia Farm Mutual Aid Association for one day. Herbert and Emma Jarisch with Frank and Mary Tilich attended the meeting for two days. Tuesday all the ladies were taken on two buses to Missouri City to tour an old restored and converted home into a museum and restaurant filled with antiques. After the tour of the building of wonders, a delicious lunch was served to the ladies. I did not go with them, I stayed in the meeting because I was interested in the proceedings. Brother Vladimir Bily, president of the SVPS Fire Insurance, was there to convey greetings to the assembly; Tillie, his wife, was also present. Brother Valchar, president of RVOS, also conveyed greetings from his association. The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. and at night a free barbecue dinner and dance with music by Pavlas and His Boys at the huge American Legion Hall, was enjoyed by a tremendous crowd. Play rehearsals were resumed for the English play "The Eager Miss Beaver," a comedy of three acts. Please watch for further information. Two special events are scheduled for .the month of August: the annual Homecoming Day for Sunday, August 5th with free dinner to members from 12 noon until 3 p.m. (for guests $3.50 per
plate). The lodge Concert Orchestra will entertain from 12 to 2 p.m.; social from 2 to 4 p.m.; and a free dance will follow from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, August 25th, Ed Gerlach with his 16-piece orchestra will play for our guests in the Chandelier Ballroom. Advance ticket sales will begin Friday, August 3rd for $5 per person. The Blue Room party on Sunday, July 22nd was a very nice entertainment. Plenty of refreshments, a nice buffet dinner and a dance with the Texas Dutchmen was very much enjoyed by all present. Fraternally, Frances Olexa -SPJST-
SOKOL CORPUS CHRISTI Dear Members and Friends: The annual celebration of the SPJST Lodge No. 79 and Sokol Corpus Christi Hall will be held Sunday, August 5th. The day is dedicated in memory of the late Joe Dudzienski, who gave so much and worked many hours for the new hall but he passed away in July, 1978, a month before the grand opening last year. He is still missed by all who knew him. By dedicating this year's annual celebration Sunday, August 5th, we show appreciation that we have remembered him for all he had done. The meal will be served from 12 noon to 6 p.m. and will. consist of beef barbecue with all the trimmings including dessert and coffee, pre-sale price for meal tickets will be $3.50 and $3.75 at the door, so by buying the meal tickets in advance, you can save 25 cents on each one. Sokol members have the pre-sale tickets and they are also available 'at Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road, phone No. 852-9042. There will be entertainment from about 12 to 1:30 p.m.; the Czech Singers of Victoria will be singing the beautiful Czech songs that they do so well. They will be followed by a dance from 2 to 8 p.m., music by Vanek's Polka Band of Victoria and Gary Beck Group of Corpus Christi. There will be a country store stocked with baked goods, such as cakes, pies, bread, kolaches, etc, also hand-crafted articles, aprons, bonnets, home-canned goods, potted plants and many other items. For this, we are asking for donations and we would appreciate it if members and friends donated needed items; please mark the prices when you bring your donations. For more information call Helen Pavelka, 387-1384, the country store chairman. The country store has proved to be successful in the past and we hope this year, it will do as well. More workers are needed and we will
gladly accept any volunteers who wishes to help. Come and bring your family and friends Sunday, August 5th, for some great food and a good time at Sokol Hall, the best in South Texas! Fraternally, Helen Pavelka Sokol Corpus Christi Reporter -SPJST---
SPJST SOFTBALL TEAM REPORT LODGE NO. 84, DALLAS Dear Brothers and Sisters: Thursday night, July 12th, we played St. Paul's and lost by a score of I to 2 in a real good and well-played ball game. Roy Andrews allowed 1 run, 3 hits, 4 walks and 4 strikeouts. Hitters for our team were Dan Palm with a single, Jerry Zabojnik made a double, Don Jarma, Danny Yates and Billy Weatherford got, on base via base-on-balls and Joe Harasta had a sacrifice hit. Wednesday night, July 18th, we played Great Southwest Interior and we lost again by a score of 7 to 2. We barely had 9 men at the game including yours truly, who had to start the game and played the first 2 innings; this was an emergency. Lionel Schulz was on the mound allowing 7 runs (not all earned), 8 hits, no walks and 4 strikeouts. Leading us at bat were Roy Andrews with 2 singles, Jerry Zabojnik had a double, Don Lennox, Rick Fountain and Ben Jarma, all had single safties. We were a little undermanned and crippled; except , for one bad inning, we possibly :should have won the game. Thursday night, July 19th, we played Carrollton in our Richardson League and we won the game by a score of 8 to 0. Roy Andrews was the winning pitcher allowing 1 hit, 5 walks and 5 strikeouts, and came near to registering a no hitter. Leading the team offensively were Dan Palm with a homerun, a single and a walk, Don Jarma made a double and a single, Don Lennox, Rick Fountain, Danny Yates and Randy Christian, all had 2 singles each and Joe Harasta had a base-on-balls; our bats seemed to come alive and resulted in all those runs. We had another makeup game in our Dallas League Monday night, July 23rd, with the Custom Builders team and we won a thriller by a score of 4 to 3. Lionel Schulz was the winning pitcher allowing 8 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts. Leading hitters were Dan raltu and Jeff Burton with 2 singles each, Don Lennox had a walk, a sacrifice and a single, Billy. Weathertbrd had a sacrifice, and Danny Yates had a single. We have scheduled makeup games
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Friday night, July 27th at 9:30 p.m. and Saturday. July 28th at 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and this will - complete all our games scheduled in our Dallas City Major League. Our results now are 6 wins and 3., losses. We will be competing in the Dallas City Championship playoffs on the Weekend of August 3, 4, and 5th. Also, Saturday afternoon, July 28th after the 2:30 p.m. game, we plan on having our annual wiener roast party. Hope some of our members do make an ellOrt and come out and cheer for the team betOre the season ends, it helps a lot to hear some friendly voices at the games. Fraternally, Ben Jarrna Manager — SPJST -
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NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
OF NOVY TABOR LODGE NO. 17 Dear Members: Our regular • meeting Will be held Sunday, August 5, I979 at 2 p.m. A vote will be taken at this meeting on whether to merge Lodge No. 17 with Lodge No. 7, Lodge No. 116 and Lodge No. 120 to form one lodge. Please try to attend this important meet ing. Fraternally, Melvin H. Skrabanek Secretary —SPJST -
SHENKIR-DUSEK-SCHILLER REUNION HELD
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The 20th annual Shenkir-Dusek-Schiller reunion was held Sunday, June 24th, 1979, at the SPJST Lodge in Elgin. A barbecue dinner was served to approximately 155 Members of these three families. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Andy Schuette of Corpus Christi. The minutes of the 1978 reunion were read by Dorothy Shenkir. They were approved so was the financial report. Prizes were awarded to the following: The youngest member was Heather Lynn Kubicek, 14-month-old, daughter of Gilbert and Lois Kubicek of Elgin. The person who traveled the farthest was Mendy Smith of Hixson, Tennessee. The oldest lady was Mrs. Ladis Schiller of Elgin who is 88 years old, and Louise Schroeder of Taylor who is also 88 years old. was recognized as the oldest lady attending. The oldest gentleman was Ladis Schiller of Elgin who is 88 years old. The most recently married couple was Glen and Melissa Steaples of Austin. The longest married couple was Mr. and Mrs. Ladis Schiller of Elgin; they have been married 68 years. Prizes given away were beautiful throw pillows made by Mrs. George Klaus of Corpus Christi. Prof. Calvin Chervenka, teacher of Czech at Temple Junior College and a descendant, gave a very interesting talk on the history and backgrounds of the three families. He also had maps and literature which were displayed for everyone to see. Next year's reunion will be held at the SPJST Lodge No. 18 in Elgin on June 22nd, 1980. Mrs. John Dusek of San Marcos will be chairperson with members of her family helping, along
Registration for University of Houston students has been scheduled for August 14 and 15 for the 1979 fall term. A previously stated date in a recent article is in error. W.E. Souchek Czech Instructor — SPJST LODGE NO. 32, VICTORIA
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Dear Members: Our next regular meeting will be held August 1st at the Crestwood Community Hall. There will be a social held afterward consisting of barbecue sandwiches and trimmings. All members are invited especially those who helped make our Czech Festival a success. We would like to extend a special invitation to all those who have been members for 50 years or more. Our honored guests will be Nethel S. Groves and Mrs. Grace O'Connor. I hope to see you there. Fraternally, Patsy Dlouhy Secretary — SPJST -
LADIES' FRIENDSHIP CLUB
IN FORT WORTH The July meeting was called to order by President Marie Tesar. It was nice to have Mrs. Frances Tirk and Lydia Alholm with us again. Happy birthday to Jeanie .Mason,. Carolyn Cleveland, Mr. Belota and Rose Steinman. Thank God for another year of blessings uncounted. Rose Mary Gribble is recuperating from a fall. We hope she will be fine
soon. We missed you today. Our sympathy and prayers go to the Houzvicka family on the passing of their dear mother, Frances Houzvicka. Hostesses at the August 8th meeting will be Lydia Alholm and Mary Seldona. My Thought For The Day Salutation to the dawn. Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life in its brief course. Lie all the verities and realities of your existence. The bliss of growth The Glory of action The splinder of achievement, For Yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, Bilt today, well-lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day! Such is the salutation to the dawn. I remain, Rose Steinman Reporter
BULLETIN BOARD STATE HELD MANAGERS' CLASS SCHEDULE (District IV) August Monday, Aug. 6 — Seymour (Farmers Natl. Bank) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 — Lodge No. 49, Rowena, 7:30 p.m. (District III) August Monday, Aug. 20 — Lodge No. 66, Waco, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 — Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 — Lodge No. 130, Dallas, 7:30 p.m. September Tuesday, Sept. 4 — Lodge No. 178, Longview, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 — Lodge No. 25, Ennis, 7:30 p.m . * * (District I) September Monday, Sept. 17 — La Grange 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 — Lodge No. 33, Bleiblerville, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 — Lodge No. 17, Caldwell, 7:30 p.m.
District Meetings The District II fall meeting will be held Aug. 12th, at Lodge No. 29,
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GRAND OPENING Lodge No. 187, Round Rock Formal dedication and opening ceremonies of the new lodge home will take place Sunday, Sept. 16th, 1979. Details published soon - SPJST Diamond Jubilee Celebration at Lodge No. 54, West The 75th anniversary of Lodge Jaromir No. 54 in West will be observed Sunday, Dect. 2nd, 1979. More details later. SPJST -
FEATURES GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRANTS The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chupik was celebrated Saturday, July 14 at Seaton Star Hall. Hosts for the reception were the couple's children and their families: Mr. and Mrs. Gene Chupik and sons, Steven and Don and Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Moore and children, Rodney and Melissa, all of Dallas. After the reception, a dance followed with Gilbert Kautz orchestra of Taylor providing the music. Jerry Chupik, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Steve Chupik was married to the former Miss Annie Mikeska, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Mikeska, all of the Seaton community on July 24, 1929 by the Rev. Joseph Hegar. They farmed in the Seaton area but later moved to Temple where Mr. Chupik was employed by Chupik Corporation until his retirement. This couple is responsible for tfie custodial duties at the SPJST Lodge 47's Hall, where they are very active members. Brother Chupik, also serves as a member on the board of trustees. They are always helping with the neatness of the grounds and the flower
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chupik beds. They are recipients of the annual Brother and Sister Award. In behalf of the lodge, I am hoping they will celebrate many, many more anniversaries among relatives and friends in good health. Congratulations, again, Brother Jerry and Sister Annie. Brother and Sister Chupik are longtime members of Lodge 47, having been awarded their 50-year pins in a ceremony held April 1st, 1979; most of the relatives are SPJST members. (Submitted by Sister Dorothy Pechal)
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THE MILTON MARTINEKS CELEBRATE SILVER ANNIVERSARY WITH CHILDREN AS HOSTS The children (jf Milton and Nadine Martinek honored their parents with a 25th Silver Wedding anniversary party. The party was held June 10 in the honored couple's backyard. Mrs. Martinek was given a corsage of two white carnations with a silver ribbon. A dinner was served which consisted of homemade bologna and pressed ham sandwiches, potato salad, chips, barbecued chicken and lots of desserts. The yard was tilled with rows of tables and chairs with a keg of beer in the corner to quench everyone's thirst. After the meal, the honored couple opened all
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Wednesday, August 1, 1979 their lovely gifts. Then the happy couple went to their kitchen where a duplicate wedding cake had been placed. The cake was made by their oldest daughter, Linda Trojacek. They cut the cake and gave each other a bite. Then a toast was made and lots of pictures were taken. All together, more than 75 attended this silver anniversary celebration. Among those present were most of the attendants from the wedding: Charleen Novak, Agnes Novos ad, Dorothy Dvorak, Margaret Krajca, Emil Martinek, George Honza; their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Martinek, and Agnes Honza, their six children, two granddaughters, all their brothers and sisters and the brothers' and sisters' children. -SPJST--
YOUTH CITY WINS FIRST COTTON BALE PRIZE IN NUECES By Hoyt Hager, Corpus Christi Caller The Coastal Bend's first 1979 bale of: crop cotton was delivered to the Corpus. Christi Compress yesterday by Coastal. Bend Youth City of Driscoll. The cotton was produced in southern Nueces County. The Youth City bale won the $500 prize offered by the Coastal Bend Agribusiness Council for the first bale delivered this year. It was the second time in recent years that Youth City produced the first bale of cotton. Darrell Phillips of Taft was producer of the first bale last year. As required under contested rules the first bale was delivered to the compress where it was certified to be qualified for the prize. Sixty-two youths helped pick the cotton in 1 and a half days. J.P. Kercheville is chairman of the first bale contest for the agribusiness council. The 1979 cotton crop in South Texas in general is late in reaching maturity because of untimely rains, which nevertheless promoted good growth: which should assure a big crop. The price has been good, ranging around 60 cents per pound. This has prompted planting of more acreage than ,usual. It is estimated the South Texas area will have more than 575,000 acres of cotton this season. The average yield is approximately a bale to the acre. This figures to yield a gross income to cotton farmers of the area of $170 million for the lint alone, plus seed income. South Texas farmers currently are harvesting a grain crop of nearly a million acres. It is proving to be a bumper crop on nearly a million acres of land. It is proving to be a bumper crop bumper crop on nearly a million acres of land. Yields of 3,500 to 4,000 pounds
per acre have been reported. The price has hovered around $5 a hundredweight, which is a money making figure. If no rains interrupt the grain harvest, it should be mostly finished by the end of this week. Only late milo will be left to cut next week. This will clear the decks for the big cotton harvest push, later to be followed by acorn husking bee bigger than the Coastal Bend has seen in many years. It; is due in late July and early August.
fun-day and very little business will be transacted. We're hoping to see you there! Fraternally, Frank Klinkovsky District II DYC DISTRICT VI YAD RESULTS
YOUTH SECTION Youth Activity Calendar Sunday, Aug. 26th — State YAD at Temple High School * * Saturday, Sept. 29 — State Royalty; host lodge, Lodge 180, Burleson
Camp -- Aug. 10-13, Camp Val Verde • * District V .Camp — Aug. 16-19, Luther Hill, LaGrange * * District VII — Camp — Aug. 6-10, at Camp Val Verde SPJ$T —
DISTRICT VI ROYALTY --- King Anthony Spaeek of Lodge 58 Hungerford, Queen Yvonne Krpec and Duchess Michelle Krpec, both of Ledge 30, Taiton.
From The District Youth Counselors DISTRICT II YOUTH COUNSELOR Dear Readers: The fall meeting of District II will be held August 12th at Lodge 29 in Taylor. The meeting will start at 2 p.m. which will be a short meeting and a very short youth program will be presented after which time all of the youth members will be alloWed to go swimming and play putt-putt golf and then return to the hall for a meal. The meat, bread and tea will be furnished; each family is asked to bring a vegetable, salad or dessert. Then we will eat and have fellowship. There will be a band to play for everyone attending. Fritz Hodde will play for your dancing pleasure. We would like to invite everyone in District 11 to attend the fall meeting including the Supreme Lodge officers, attorney, editor and their wives and families to come enjoy this day with us. All of us will be looking forward 16 this day because this day is set aside for a
Highest Point Winners In District VI L to R: Junior of the Year Vicki Dorotik [30], Teenager of the Year Karen Kahanek [30], and standing in for Youth Club Lodge 30 of the Year is their youth leader, Sister Georgia Dorotik.
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JUNIOR GROUP TALENT WINNERS [6-12], L to R: Michelle Srubar [left] and Kim Dornak of Lodge 30, Taiton. SCRAPBOOK WINNER was awarded to Lodge 30 Taiton Youth Club.
INDIVIDUALS IN CHARGE of District VI YAD at Boling Community Center on July 15th. L to R: State Youth Director Dorothy Massey of Temple, District VI Director Matt Vanek of Victoria and District VI Youth Counselor Elsie Brdecka of Needville. INDIVIDUAL TALENT WINNERS --- L to R: Chris Chudej [Lodge 4, 6-9]; Michelle Srubar [Lodge 30, 10-12]; Karen Kahanek [Lodge 30, 13-14]; and Yvonne Krpec [Lodge 30, 15-17]. ROYALTY WINNERS: Queen Yvonne Krpec (30), Duchess Michelle Krpec (30); Queen Runner-up, Gayle Motal (32), Duchess Runner-up, Diana Dlouhy (32); King Anthony Spacek (58) GROUP TALENT WINNERS: Juniors (6-12) Lodge 30; Seniors (13-17) Lodge 30 INDIVIDUAL TALENT WINNERS: (6-9) Chris Chudej (4); Runner-up, Amanda Vanek (50); (10-12) Michelle Srdbar (30), Runner-up Shanna Ahlstrom (32); (13-14) Karen Kahanek
(30); (15-17) Yvonne Krpec (30), Runner-up Mona Holmes (58) SCRAPBOOK: Lodge 30; Runner-up Lodge 50 CRAFT WINNERS: Pictorial Arts (6-9): Chris Chudej (4) Foods: Marcy Dorotik (30), Pam Donolson (32) Home Arts: Beverly Horelka (32) Constructive Items: None Handicraft: Kim Dornak (30), Marcy Dorotik (30) Hobby Kits: Chris Chudej (4), Jo Danette Henderson (50)
Science Education: Jo Danette Henderson (50) CRAFT (10-12) --Pictorial Arts: Patrick Bartos (50) HoMe Arts: Jean Dorotik (30), Miehelle Srubar (30) Foods: Jean Dorotik (30), Pamela Brandt (58) Constructive Items: None Handicraft: Pamela Brandt (58), Rodney Horelka (32) Hobby Kits: Melissa Holy (4), Thomas Holy (4) Science Education: Rodney Horelka (32), Douglas Dlouhy (32) CRAFT (13-14) --Pictorial Arts: Kim Vanek (50), Sus Krpec (30)
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Home Arts: Melissa Brandt (58), Yvonne Kresta (30) Foods: Lauri Chudej (4), Vicki Dorotik (30) Constructive Items: None Handicraft: Mark Sevcik (4), Jackie Marek (58) Hobby Kits: Kim Vanek (50), Melissa Brandt (58) Science Education: Lori Henderson (50), Vicki Dorotik (30) CRAFTS ( 5-17) --Pictorial Arts: Phyllis Spacek (58), Brenda Kresta (30) Home Arts: Brenda Kresta (30), Connie Marek (58) Foods: Phyllis Spacek (58), Connie Marek (58) Constructive Items: None Handicraft: Brenda K •esta (30), Phyllis Spacek (58) Hobby Kits: Yvonne Krpec (30), Connie Marek (58) Science Education: None Hope you have a pleasant day! I'll see all of you at State competition. Fraternally, Elsie Brdecka District VI DYC
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SENIOR GROUP TALENT WINNERS [13-17], L to R: Marjorie Treutner, Yvonne Kresta, Brenda Kresta, Karen Kahanek, Vicki Dorotik and Yvonne Krpec of Lodge 30, Taiton.
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DISTRICT VII CAMP FOR 1979 Anticipation is high. Camp Val Verde is the place where great times are being prepared for August 6th through 10th. All youth members of District VII, who have qualified. are in for a week of fun and recreation with old friends and new ones, so-get to packing your gear! Here is a list of things to bring with you: Cool camp clothes for 3 days of camp and 2 days of travel Comfortable shoes Long jeans and socks for horseback riding Swim suit Towels for bath and pool Sheets for bunk beds, light cover. pillow, pajamas Personal needs, comb, toothbrush and paste Suntan lotion, soap, wash cloths Thongs for shower Two dozen cookies (each camper) Flashlight Sack lunch for first noon meal on August 6th Nametag from last year (New campers will receive a free nametag). If you have lost your nametag, a new one can be purchased from DYC Maxine Pavliska. Bring a pillow case for autographing and insect repellent (optional.). Fraternally, Maxine Pavliska District VII DYC
JUNIOR CRAFT WINNERS [6-9] --- Front row, L to R: Beverly Borah [32], Mercy Dorotik [30], Kim Dornak . [30], Chris Chudej [4] received 1st place in two entries, and Jo Danette Henderson [50]. Back row [10-12], L to R: Patrick Bartos [50], Jean Dorotik [30] also received two 1st places in her entries, Pam Brandt [58], Melissa Holy [4], and Rodney Horelka [32]. There were no entries in Constructed Items in either age division.
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lot of donated time and hard work so everyone plan to help. Our lodge picnic was a great success. Our club games did real well and everyone really did work hard. The next meeting will be held Friday night, August 3rd, after the mother lodge meeting. Fraternally, Darrell Uptmor Reporter (7-25-79) -SPJST-
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SENIOR CRAFT WINNERS [13-14] --- Front row, L to R: Kim Vanek [50] \on two entries, Melissa Brandt [58], Lauri Chudej [4], Mark Sevcik [4], and Lori Henderson [50]. Back row [15-17], L to R: Phyllis Spacek [58], has placed 1st in two of her entries, Brenda Mesta [30], also placed 1st in two of her entries, and Yvonne Krpec [30]. There were no entries in 13-14 in Constructed Items, and no entries in 15-17 in Constructed Items and Science and Education.
TABULATING COMMITTEE at District VI YAD L to R: Georgia Dorotik, . Patsy Dlouhy, and District VI Director Matt Vanek.
From The Ledge Youth Leaders LODGE NO. 74, LOVELADY Dear Members and Friends: We had a good attendance at our last social game. The kids also enjoyed eating free popcorn and visiting with one another. Well, camp time is here. We left Saturday for a few days of having fun gnd enjoying having fellowship with other youth club members from the different lodges in District II. We hope everyone is having a nice summer vacation. It won't be long until school resumes for next school term, so
enjoy yourselves in the time you have left. Fraternally, Charlene Bennett Asst. Youth Leader
Letters From The Youth
Dear Readers, July 22nd, the Robstown Youth Club hosted the District VII Youth Achigvement Day. There were many youth club members from Lodges 79, 107, 117 and 185 entered in crafts, talent and royalty competition. I am representing District VII as their duke. Fraternally,
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LODGE NO. 66, WACO
Dear Readers, The July meeting was held July 15th. The meeting was called to order by President Steven Stanislav at approximately 2 p.m. Jeff Nors led the pledge. The minutes were read and approved. There was one visitor, Dale Snapka. A motion was made that we have a social to decorate our name tags that we will wear to camp. The social was scheduled for Wednesday, July 18th at 7:30 p.m. Another motion was made that we go to the new Waterslide in Hewitt on July 30th at 7 p.m. At the August meeting we will have a "Wayout" games contest for all the youth club members. Vikki Nors will bring the cake for the August meeting. Fraternally, Vikki Nors (13) Treasurer (7-24-79) -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE
LODGE NO. 6, COTTONWOOD Dear Readers, Our monthly meeting was held July 1st. President Eddie Hykel asked for all reports to be read and they were approved. We have set the date for our tour to Six Flags. We will also have a float in the West Rodeo Parade. Our booth for Westfest was discussed. This means a
Dear Readers, Sunday, July 15th, we attended the District VI YAD in Boling. There were eight youth club members who attended from our club. Trophies-were won by the following: Melissa Holy, 1st in Hobby Kits and 3rd in Handicraft in 10-12 group. Thomas Holy, 2nd in Hobby Kits in 10-12 group. Laurie Chudej, 1st in
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Foods in 13-14 grOttp. Janell Chudej, 3rd in Science and Education in 10-12 group. Chris Chudej, 1st in Pictorial Arts, Hobby Kits and Individual Talent in 6-9 age group. Mark Sevcik, 1st in Handicraft, 3rd in Science and Education in 13-14. I want to congratulate all the winners in District VI and wish them good luck in State Competition. Fraternally, Janell Chudej (10) (7-26-79)
17 Sister Koliba was born April 16th, 1916 in the South Mustang community near Shiner. Survivors include three sons, Robert L. and Leroy E. Koliba of Victoria and Marvin C. Koliba of Houston; a brother, Ben Ondrusek of Sweetwater; and four grandchildren. May our departed sister rest in eternal peace and may her memory live among us forever. Resolution Committee: Mildred Bolech Millie Kutac Earline Zabransky
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LODGE NO. 4, HALLETTSVILLE
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Dear Readers, The Hallettsville SPJST Lodge No. 4 Youth Club met July 8th at the Grant Building following the mother lodge meeting. Newly-elected officers presiding were President Melissa Holy, Vice President Mark Sevcik, Secretary Denise Vasek, Treasurer Laurie Chudej and Reporter Chris Chudej. We had three visitors present. They were Ross, Jon and Kelly Grones. For charity we gave to Hallettsville Rural Fire Truck Fund in June and this month, we gave to the Annie Mae Pesek International Olympics Fund. We decided to, again, sponsor the game party at the annual Family Day which will be held August 11th. The winner at the July birthday cake was Linda Mikush, and the adult door prize went to Albert Kahanek, and the youth door prize was won by Kelly Grones. Fraternally, Chris Chudej (9) Reporter (7-26-79) -SPJST-
LODGE NO. 117, ROBSTOWN Dear Readers, District VII YAD was held on July 22nd. This is always a fun and exciting ievent.tfor everyone and this year it was hosted by Lodge No. 117. The talent contests began at 2 p.m. and there were a lot of great numbers performed. After talent there were refreshments sold and all of us took a break while the: rollalty contestants got ready. At 3:30 0.m. the royalty was held and the king is from Lodge No. 117 and so is his duke. The queen and duchess are from Lodge 79. All the ribbons were handed, out and everyone is now waiting for State YAD. Fraternally, Frances McDonald Vice President (7-26-79)
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY In behalf of the entire membership of Lodge No. 97, Placedo, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed brother JESSE LEE PARENICA, who died Saturday, July 14th in a car wreck on Loop 1.75 out of Victoria. Brother Parenica was the vice president of Lodge 97, a position he had held for some time. He was born on December 1st, 1925 and was a lifetime resident of Victoria County and Placedo, as a rancher and a Du Pont operator, and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held July 15th from the Colonial Funeral Chapel in Victoria, with the Rev. James Carlson officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the VFW acting as pallbearers. Surviving him are two brothers, John and Frankie; and one sister, Mrs. Rosa Lee Migl, all of Placedo. May our departed brother rest in eternal peace. Respectfully submitted by: Inez Stavarek EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY
We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed lodge sister WILHEMINA BRENEK, who passed away in a Houston hospital, Sunday, April 22nd, 1979 at the age of 79. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 25 at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sweet Home. Burial was in the Sweet Home Catholic Cemetery. Sister Brenek was born on April 21st, 1900. Survivors include three sons, Henry Brenek of Wharton, Walter Brenek of Karnes City and Paul Brenek of Houston; five daughters, Mrs. Julia Turner of Longview, Mrs. Viola Wilson and Mrs. Eva Ann Braungel, both of Houston, Mrs. Janie Frances Mertz of Richmond and Mrs. Helen Moyer of New Jersey; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. May our departed sister rest in eternal peace and may her memory live among us forever. Resolution Committee: Mildred Bolech Millie Kutac Earline Zabransky -SPJST-
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our heattfelt sympathy to the family of our departed lodge sister AGNES M. KOLIBA, who passed away in a Victoria hospital, Wednesday, April 11th, 1979 at the age of 62. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 14th at 10 a.m. at the Buffington Funeral Home Chapel in Yoakum with the Rev. Michael O'Shaughnessy officiating. Burial was in the Shiner Catholic Cemetery.
We, the undersigned Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 79, Corpus Christi, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family of our lodge sister JULIA F. KUCERA who passed away July 19, 1979 in a local hospital. Her home address was 1125 Tyler, Corpus Christi, Texas. Sister Kucera was born July 31st, 1907 in Latium, Texas and she had lived in Corpus Christi since 1938. She attended Blinn College in Brenham, Teias.
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EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY The Resolution Committee of SPJST Lodge NO 54, West, in behalf of the entire membership, wishes to express their sincere sympathy to the bereaved family of our departed lodge brother,
HOWARD CLAYTON EDWARDS, 85, of Houston and formerly of West, who died Saturday morning, June 2, 1979 in a Houston hospital. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at West Church of Christ, with Sam Armstrong and Leon Meek co-officiating. Interment followed in Waco Memorial Park. Brother Edwards, a West area native, was born June 19th, 1893. He. attended West schools and was graduated from Sam Houston State College at Huntsville. He taught in the La Vega Independent School District and was principal of West Elementary School. He began work at State National Bank on May 29th, 1920, as a bookkeeper. He served as assistant cashier, cashier and president of the bank, retiring in December, 1975, as chairman of the board. On June 3rd, 1916 he married Lillie Clampitt. She died in 1956. Brother Edwards was a member of West Church of Christ and a charter member of West Kiwanis Club. Survivors include a son, H. Clayton Edwards, Jr. of Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Betty) Flynn of Houston; a
brother, A.C. Edwards of Bosqueville; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Carol Cornelius of Houston. Pallbearers were Robert Navratil, Jerome Lednicky Sr., Billy Montgomery, Edward Lee Stacy, Albert Crabb and Elmer Cox. May he rest in eternal peace. Resolution Committee: Jan Vaculik -SPJST-
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother
JOSEPH E. KRPEC, who passed away in the Shiner Hospital, Friday, May 25, 1979, at the age of 71. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 27th at 2 p.m. at the Shiner Catholic Church with Rev. Fidgeon officiating. Burial was in the Sweet Home Catholic Cemetery. Brother Krpec was born April 22, 1908 at Sweet Home, Texas. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Angeline) Trobl of El Campo, Mrs. Bea Halloch of Houston, Mrs. Jane Boyd of Yoakum; two half sisters, Mrs. E. (Carrie) Baros of El Campo and Mrs. Emil (Mary) Riedesel of Yorktown; nieces and nephews. May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory live among us forever. Resolution Committee: Mildred Bolech Millie Kutac Earline Zabransky -SPJST-
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge No. 63, Sweet Home, in behalf of our entire membership, wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our departed lodge brother
MARCUS R. BRENEK, who passed away in a Houston h6spital on Thursday, June 14, 1979, at the age of 53. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Yoakum, with Rev. Michael O'Shaughnessy officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph'slCatholic Cemetery. Brother Brenek was born November 24, 1925 in Lavaca County. Survivors include his wife, Virginia ( Morris) Brenek of Houston; a daughter, Mrs. Janelle Green of Duncan, Oklahoma; a brother, Leslie Brenek of Sweet Home; and two sisters,
Mrs. J.V. Kubena of Dallas; and Mrs. R. A. Knippa of Yoakum. May our departed brother rest in eternal peace and may his memory live among us forever. Resolution Committee: Mildred Bolech Millie Kutac Earline Zabransky -SPJST-
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
(In Memoriam) A recent Sunday afternoon I received a telephone call from my daughter, Lillie Huber in Austin, Texas, that my dear sister-in-law Agnes (Poboril) Blazek passed away Sunday, July 1st, 1979 at her home. She was ill for many years. She was the oldest daughter of her parents, Frank and Marie Poboril, born 15 November 1892 on a farm in the Seaton community in Bell County, Texas. Sister Poboril was preceded, into forever eternity, by her husband, Josef Blazek on April 14th, 1963 in his home on their farm located between Seaton and Red Ranger in Bell County. They were married in 1912 at Taylor, Texas. Josef Blazek was born 27 July 1888 in Williams County, Texas. They are survived by son, Joe Blazek, Jr. who was born in December 1912 at Rosenberg, Texas, and her brother, Frank Poboril, who was born October 18, 1898 at Seaton, Texas. In sorrowful memory are: John Stasa, brother-in-law; Olga (Dukatnik) Poboril, sister-in-law, plus other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 3, 1979 in the Czech-Moravian Brethren Church in Seaton, Texas, with Rev. Milton Maly officiating. Burial was in the National Cemetery in Seaton, under the direction of Hewitt's Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Joe and Leroy Poboril, Joe L. Sefcik, Jerry Zavodny, Mr. Vitek and Mr. Dubcak. The names rof these who passed away of the Blazek and Poboril families in this 20th century are: Marie Srnensky, born 17 September 1857 in Leskova, ( Moravia) Europe. She married Fr. Machalek in 1880. They emigrated to Texas in 1890 with two daughters, Rozalie, born in 1881; she died in 1935 at Seaton (while a single person) and Annie, born 19 .March 1887, she married John Dukatnik in 1907 and he died 2 June 1931, after a long illness (from cancer) at home on the farm in the New Colony community in Bell County.
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Wednesday, August 1, 1979 Marie Srnensky, as a widow Machalek, remarried to Frank Poboril in 1891 at Seaton. He was born 26 November 1867 in Moravia, Europe. He died 6 June 1914 at his home on a farm near Rosenberg, Texas, and was buried in the WOW Cemetery in Rosenberg. He emigrated with his parents to Texas in 1869. His wife, Marie, died suddenly April 1st, 1906 at home on their farm near Seaton and was buried in the Ocker Cemetery in Bell County. She was survived by her second husband Frank Poboril and six children. (The two daughters, Rozalie and Annie from the first marriage and two daughters and two sons from the second marriage). Agnes was born November 15, 1892; Josef was born February 7, 1895 and he married Olga Dukatnik, the daughter of the Tomas Dukatniks of Caldwell, Texas. He died December 11, 1969 in Temple and he was survived by his wife Olga plus two sons, Josef, Jr., born 5 September 1916, married October 12, 1941 to Faye Souja in Temple. Leroy Poboril was born July 1st, 1921 in Temple and he married Elvira Bethke on December 30th, 1950 in Temple. Frank ,Poboril was born 18 October 1898 at Seaton, Texas. He is a retired bachelor, residing in Seaton. Albina Poboril born 26 January 1901 at Seaton, married John Stasa at Buckhoits. She passed away 9 December 1974 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Survivors are her husband John Stasa, born 31 December 1890 in Police, Czechoslovakia. Daughter Lillie, born March 2nd, 1916 in Seaton, married John Huber on May 31st, 1941 lives in Austin, Texas. Her husband was born 14 February 1916 in Eddy, Texas. They adopted two girls: Paula who was born 20 June 1955 in New York, New York; and Nancy who was born November 13, 1959 in Austin, Texas. Daughter Olga born 22 February 1918 in Buckholts, Texas and she married Emil Mokry on 26 December 1935 in Cameron, Texas. He was born April 25, 1914 in Granger. They have one daughter Janett, born 5 December 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Janett married June 12, 1964 to Thomas Markus and he was born July 11, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio. They have one son John Toni Markus, born September 11, 1966 in Corpus Christi. Another daughter Annie was born 14 April 1919 in Buckholts, Texas. She married Roy H. Peal on August 22, 1942 in Corpus Christi. He was born 20 August 1920 in New Braunfels, Texas. They have two sons: Sam R. who was horn 23 August 1947 in Corpus Christi. He married Sue Arnold, daughter of
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SPECIAL FROM TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
Peal Reunion Saturday, July 7, 1979, the Peal family celebrated a get-together in their large workshop (a fireproof building) in Corpus Christi, Texas. It was a pleasure to enjoy so many friendly relatives. 1 have met some before and some new faces (babies) were there. A fish try was served for dinner and barbecued beef for supper. I stayed only for the tish fry and did not have any more room for the barbecue, but I received a piece of it and shared it when my other daughter, Lillie from Austin, who came Saturday, July 14th, to visit all of us to attend the battle dance for July 15th at the hall. To my knowledge, the Majek arid Pavelka orchestras performed the first popular battle dance in the Sokol history. It was the highlight of a 竏思ell-planned program with a great a ti en den ce. John Stasa
If you've ever danced the night away at a fiesta, stuffed yourself on Grandma's cooking at a family reunion, cheered at a contest or thrilled at mastering a new craft, then you know the feeling of the Texas Folklife Festival. The eighth annual Festival is a 15-acre family reunion. For a four day stretch between August 2-5, Texans from all parts of the state gather to celebrate their heritage and learn more about those who helped settle and develop this land. The atmosphere is one of,sharing with a "hello neighbor" approach. Festival gates swing open 5 p.m. Thursday, setting in motion a non-stop happening involving all the senses. Visitors discover Texas history with their eyes, ears and even tastebuds with the parade of colorful costumes, old-world crafts and skills, exotic folk dances and unusual foods. The variety offers a combination of the pioneer and the 36 ethnic, cultural and national groups who
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Martin Mucha and his wife. Mrs. PoboHI and Mrs. Mucha were sisters - (maiden name Smensky). made this state their home. All will share their backgrounds at the 1979 celebration. Entertainment competes for attention on nine stages. Cloggers and square dancers pound the wooden platform in one area while the reverberations of Ukranian dancers are felt in another. Colorfully dressed Mexican folk dancers and flamboyant Flamenco dancers grace another stage. Lebanese belly dancers, Indian tribal dancers and Polish royalty dances are spotlighted at another. And there's music. The stages and the grounds echo with tunes and the snapping of fingers and tapping of feet can be heard anywhere there's a crowd. Traditional bluegrass encourages Texans to teach non-Texans war whoops and other suitable responses. Folk music in the form of German and Czech village brass bands, Czech accordionists and Dutch singers add a musical interpretation to history. The Seaton Brass Band from the Temple area will also perform on Sunday, August 5th, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. and again from 3:30 to 4 p.m. on Stage I, just inside Gate 1 of the Festival grounds. Activity spills off the stages and onto the grounds. At the Filipino booth, a
group of nimble-footed dancers teach the "tinikling", an island folk dance that requires fancy footwork. Another grassy section on the Festival grounds features an Italian lawn bowling game, "bocce". Another group up the way picks a favored chicken for a unique flying contest. Crafts range from ornamental, delicate crochet found at the Wendish booth, Swedish lace making and Polish papercutting to functional quilting, rope making or even building a log kitchen. Storytellers hold court under shade trees and spin tales about life as it was in earlier times while weavers teach visitors the art of clothmaking. A Swiss yodeler gives lessons while an artisan teaches visitors how to cane a chair. Food is as constant as the entertainment. Exotic odors drift from every ethnic booth with the "down-home cooking" ranging from Cuban black beans, Pakistani curry, Cajun boudain and chuckwagon barbecue to Swiss quiche, Mexican corn and Czech kolaches. If it all seems like too much to eat, participants offer small samples of each dish so visitors can literally eat their way around the world. Nearly 6,000 musicians, cooks, craftspeople, dancers and storytellers
come to San Antonio from more than 170 Texas towns and cities to help stage this celebration. Each possesses an unique talent and comes ready to teach a novice to tatt, introduce a German to mariachi music or teach a city child to milk a cow, The Festival is sponsored and staged by The Institute of Texan Cultures, a learning and communications center that throughout the year actively and dramatically presents history and folk culture. While attending the Festival, visitors can tour the Institute's football-field sized exhibit floor. Ticket prices are $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children under 13. Prices remain the same at the gate except on Saturdays only, when tickets will cost $4.00. Group tickets also may be bought. A pass for four people--or a four-day pass for one person, may be purchased in advance for $10.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 13. A hand stamp allows visitors to enter and leave the Festival grounds as often as they wish during a single day. Free shuttle bus service will be available from downtown parking lots. Park and ride buses 'coming from. Wonderland Mall on IH 10 and Windsor Park Mall on IH 35 will take visitors to the festival grounds for a $1.00 round trip fee. The Festival is open from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Thursday and from noon until 11 p.m Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Additional information is available from The Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 South Bowie Street at Durango St., San Antonio, Texas 78205. FACT SHEET FOR THE 1979 TEXAS FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL DATES: August 2, 3, 4, 5, 1979 WHERE: The 15 acres surrounding The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. Located in downtown San Antonio on HemisFair Plaza. TIMES: Thursday, Aug. 2; 5-11 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 3, noon-11 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 4, noon-11 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 5, noon-11 p.m. SPONSOR: The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio DESCRIPTION: The Festival celebrates the cultural diversity of Texas. More than 90,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day event and learn the crafts, work skills, costumes, foods,
Wednesday, August 1, 1979 customs, and folkways of the multicultural settlers of this state. It is an educational experience sponsored by The Institute. PARTICIPANTS: Six thousand Texans from more than 170 Texas towns and cities come to San Antonio to stage the Festival. NEW FEATURES THIS YEAR: Have you ever heart of Chappati and Kabab cooking or clogging or tatting? These are a sample of the new nationalities, folk crafts and a host of storytellers highlighting the eight annual Texas Folklife Festival. The Cubans, Pakistanis, and IndiaAsians will blend their traditional music, food and crafts into the already lively mixture of ethnic, national and cultural groups represented at the Festival. One new Festival booth will be devoted to Folk Medicine. Other new craftsmen include a glassblower, a bullwhip maker, a basket maker, a hat weaver and a gun engraver. New musicians featured at the Festival include the Seaton Brass Band of Bell County, the Nacogdoches Jazz Band, and the Bill Morris Gospel Singers. New country and western bands include the Bill Smallwood Band and the Propps Family Band. New ethnic musicians include the Ynfantel de San Antonio Mariachi Band and the Texas Travelers. The Festival will also have such dancers as the El Campo German folk dancers, the Polish Eagle dancers, the Laredo Civic Ballet and clog dancers. ADMISSION: Gate Prices -- Thursday, Friday and Saturday: $3.00 for adults, $1.00 for children under 13, Children under 6-free; Saturday: $4.00 for adults Advance Tickets -- Single tickets for Saturday -- $3.00 if purchased in advance. A special admission book may be purchased from The Institute which consists of four adult tickets for $10.00 or four children's tickets for $3.00. Tickets bought individually will sell for the regular gate price. PARKING: Free shuttle bus service from downtown San Antonio parking lots. Signs downtown will mark pick up sites. Park and Ride Service: From Wonderland Shopping Center: $1.00 per round trip. Buses will leave every 20 minutes. From Windsor Park Mall: $1.00 per round trip. Buses will leave every 30 minutes. There is little parking near HemisFair
21 Plaza. Approximately 100 Beseda dancers from Houston, Austin, West, Ennis, Ft. Worth and Dallas attended a dance seminar in Ennis at the Sokol hall on July 14th. The Seminar was held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and taught by Mr. Fred Kala from Chicago. Several new dances were taught including the HorehronskY earda g which will be performed at the Sokol Slet in 1981. Mr. Kala not only taught dancing but explained much of the history of the European countries, their habits and costumes. The seminar was very fulfilling for everyone who attended. A Western hat was presented to Mr. Kala as a Texas tradition along with an invitation from everyone to return to Texas again. -SPJST-
SENATOR PATMAN PASSES BILLS PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH An expanded program to combat mental retardation in newborn infants will be provided by Senate Bill 834 by Senator Bill Patman. This important legislation from the recent session in Austin broadens the authority of the Texas Department of Health to require tests of newborn infants to detect inheritable diseases that cause a form of mental retardation but that can be prevented if promptly treated. Two diseases are the targets of the program: one causes disabilities by protein imbalance, the other by a carbohydrate imbalance. SB 834 will enable the Health Department to require testing for other heritable diseases as those are discovered by science. The bill also authorizes the Department to establish laboratories for conducting needed diagnostic services and other experiments for the early detection and prevention of heritable diseases. "The expenses of administering the new program will be more than offset by the human suffering prevented," said Senator Patman, "not to mention eliminating the state expense in maintaining and treating children and adults affected by mental retardation that we can prevent." Senate Bill 835 by Senator Patman makes improvements in the Crippled Children's Services administered by the Texas Health Department. It does away with the earlier requirement that the Department's services be restricted to those crippled children who obtain certification from a county judge for care and treatment, and it enables the Health Department to take direct applications. The bill also provides for recovery of the
state expense from persons able to pay who are responsible for the child, as well as the Veterans Administration or insurance company legally responsible. It also permits recovery of state expense against any person who has caused the injury to the child. These broadened provisions for recovery for services provided to crippled children will enable the Health Department to provide needed services to crippled children who otherwise would be denied those services under earlier, more limited funding provisions in state law and will help stretch out state tax dollars. -SPJST —
GUARD AGAINST HEAT EXHAUSTION, SUNSTROKE, HEATSTROKE Guard against heat exhaustion, heatstroke or sunstroke during hot Texas months, cautions Carla Shearer, a health education specialist. Ms. Shearer is with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas A&M University System. The combined effects of sun, exercise heat and excessive perspiration which result in loss of fluids and salts can produce these serious conditions. -SPJST-
HEAT EXHAUSTION The body's normal reaction to high;; temperatures is to pool blood near the surface of the skin so that sweat is formed and then evaporated into the air releasing heat. This process works very well in most instances, the specialist says. However, when a person is exposed to high temperatures--especially combined with high humidity--for a long' period of time, the vessels deep in the body may lack sufficient blood resulting in heat exhaustion. Some symptoms of heat exhaustion include muscle cramps and weakness, and although the victim's temperature may be near normal, the pulse is often very weak. The skin is usually cool but very pale and moist. Treatment consists of getting the person out of the sun immediately. Slowly sipping cool--not cold--water will help cool down the body. SUNSTROKE, HEATSTROKE Heatstroke, or sunstroke, is more, serious than heat exhaustion. It's often a medical emergency. A breakdown of the cooling system of the body which causes the body temperature to rise uncontrollably causes heatstroke, the specialist explains. Because the sweating mechanism is not working, there is very little
22 perspiration. One symptom of the heatstroke is dry, red, hot skin and a fast, strong pulse. The victim may also be nauseated and have a headache. There is also a possibility of the person collapsing. As in the case of heat exhaustion, the • important thing is to get the victim out of the sun and to lower the temperature. Sponge the person with water, especially around the head. Avoid giving the victim stimulants such as tea or coffee because of the possibility of complications such as increased blood pressure. If the person is unconscious, give no fluids at all, Ms. Shearer cautions. PREVENT SUNSTROKE, HEATSTROKE To prevent sunstroke or heatstroke, avoid being in the sun and heat for a long period of time, drink a sufficient amount of liquids and wear loose-fitting clothing such as cotton T-shirts which help to retain perspiration and keep the body cool. CONSUMER FOOD NEWS Best buys at Texas grocery markets this week include poultry, pork and some fresh fruits and vegetables. Also, 'tspecials" in frozen food chests and along grocery market aisles offer budget-stretching menu items, according to Gwendolyne Clyatt, a consumer " marketing information specialist. Mrs. Clyatt is with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System. POULTRY--Special prices appear on fryer chickens -- whole, cut-up and split. Also, legs and thighs have low prices, and mixed parts offer a good value. Eggs have reasonable prices, and turkey is a feature in some markets. PORK--Best buys are hams, bacon, quarter-loins cut into chops, Boston butts, loin roasts, smoked picnics and liver. FRESH FRUITS--Attractive prices signal good buys on bananas, cantaloupe and watermelon. Watch prices carefully on soft summer fruits -- they have varying price levels. These include peaches, plums, cherries, nectarines and grapes. Also, varying prices appear on honeydew melons and avocados. FRESH VEGETABLES--Budget items are cabbage, cooking greens, cucumbers, peppers, onions and potatoes, along with soft-shell squash and okra. Moderate prices appear on carrots, snap beans, corn, radishes and green
VkSTlif IC onions, as well as several varieties of southern peas -- including blackeye, purple hull and cream. FROZEN FOODS--Specials include orange juice, lemonade, vegetables, fried chicken and sherbert. GROCERY MARKET AISLES--Feature prices appear on canned fruits and vegetables, breakfast cereal, tomato juice, elbow macaroni and sandwich fixings. DAIRY--Specials are varied with much emphasis on lowfat milk, half and half, sour cream, whipping cream, cheese slices, cottage cheese and mild cheddar cheeses. CONSUMER WATCHWORDS: Take special care of long white potatoes -newly dug and quick-to-spoil without proper attention. These potatoes, in good volume with low prices, have thin skins, so buy only enough for a few days and be careful not to bruise them. SEAFOOD—THE HANDLING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE Seafood, whether oysters, shrimp or fish, requires extra special care, and any lapses in this special care can be disastrous, says a seafood consumer education specialist, Annette Reddell. Ms. Reddell is with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System. Once the consumer leaves the store, the investment must be protected, or all the careful handling leading up to the purchase could be for nothing. Ms. Reddell offers these suggestions to keep consumers satisfied with what they buy: First, if you buy fresh seafood, serve fresh seafood. Don't try to freeze it, or the premium price paid to get it fresh will be wasted. If you want or need frozen seafood, there are many excellent commercial items available. These products were quick-frozen by professionals using equipment much more effective than the average home freezer. When you do use frozen seafood, proper thawing is important. The best way is under cold, running water--never warm water. Thaw is just enough for the pieces to separate easily. Thawing at room temperature increases the chances of spoilage. If the trip home from the store is to take more than 30 minutes, take special precautions to keep the fish cool. A small chest with ice is perfect for this purpose. Once the seafood is home, keep it under refrigeration or on ice.
If kept in moisture-proof and vapor-proof wrapping, seafood should retain its quality for 24 to 36 hours. CONSIDER FREEZER OPTIONS Consumers should carefully consider costs and benefits before determining which freezer option best suits their needs, advises Nancy Granovsky, a family resource management specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, The Texas A&M University System. Many consumers probably, buy larger freezers than they need, she says. One rule of thumb suggests that about two and one-half cubic feet of freezer space is adequate per family member. That would mean that a family of four would need only about 10 cubic feet. The typical 17 cubic foot refrigerator/ freezer has approximately four cubic feet, so the remaining household freezer need would be for about seven cubic feet. Therefore, some of the compact freezers on the market could serve the needs of many four-member households at a lower initial cost and a lower operating cost than the larger freezers, the specialist suggests. Larger freezers use more than 1000 kilowatts yearly--more than a radio, TV, dishwasher and washing machine combined. If a large freezer is not filled to capacity, extra money is wasted to keep the area cold. Chest freezers use less energy than upright models because less air escapes when the chest lid is liften than when the upright door is opened. Where the freezer is located will influence energy consumption also. A 15-cubic-foot frost-free freezer will consume about 24 percent more energy when the room temperature is 90 degrees F. than when it is 70 degrees F. When the room temperature is over 90 degrees F., the energy use of the freezer will double, Mrs. Granovsky explains. Because of space limitations, many larger freezers are located in garages or non-air-conditioned utility areas, whereas compact freezers may fit more conveniently into the air-conditioned areas of the home. One alternative to home freezers is commercially available freezer space which can be rented on a monthly or annual basis. The cost would be lower than the investment and operating costs of a home freezer, but the inconvenience and lack of flexibility may not suit every family's needs.
PODPORA LIDSKOST BRAIRSTVI east Ceska ttedni organ Slovanske Podpornifei Jednoty Stith Texas, zaloiene roku 1897 1. srpna 1979
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011BiL DOPISOVATELO Kovai, Texas 'fad eislo 38 Ctena redakce, bratfi a sestry: Zase jdu mezi vas a doufam, "le to bude ye Vestniku v eas na na g piknik, kterjr se bude pofaclat 5. srpna. Veeefe bude o 5. hodine a budou smaiena kufata, klobase a v g e jive, co ktomu patil-kolace, dort atd. Spolusestry vi, co maji donest. Taky bude dralba a kaidy ma neco pfinest. Veer bude taneeni zabava pfi hudbe "People's Choice". Brati9 a sestry, nezapomente na 5. srpna; jste uctive zvani zblizka i zdaleka. Na listkunernocnjrch jsou v nemocnici v Bastrop spolu sestra Amalie Bafina a taky podstoupil vaznu operaci v Seton nemocnici v Austine spolubratr Gus Novosach Doufam, ze snad je lepgi, Take mall, synek, John La gtovica, byl operovan v Seton nemocnici, ale jii byl pfevezen dolma a pokraZuje dobfe a jen je slat* Piejeme v gern nemoc4m aby byli zase zdravi. Minuly'r qden v pondeli byla pochavana y e Flatonii hfbitove pi. Gethrda Pavlica ze Cistern, Tx. zemfela v Bastrop nemocnici a byla 40 let dopisovatelkou do novin "Flatonia Argus" a "Fayette County Record". Pozustali jsou 7 deer a jeden syn. Mantel ji pfede gel pied rokem. Se sesterskjr m pozdravem, Mary Stepanova. -SPJST-
Tak Vielicos Aneika Houdkovit. V sobotu weer 21. Cervence jsme se zueastnili pekne veselice v katolicke sini zde, kdyi maniele Ernest Janeekovi oslavovali sve 25. vSrroel manielstvi. Sin byla pekne ozdobena a se glo se velke mno'istvi pozvanjrch hostfi. Veeefe byla dobra a piva bylo take dostatek k uhaseni 'lizne. Po veeefi byla zazpivana anglicky pisen "Oteena g" velice pane (myslim le to byla sl. Winklerova) a dalgi program pozastaval z pisni jejich deti ( kterkh maji osm) a to tell bylo velice hezky , nebot' v tom davaly uctu a
uznani rodiefim za vychovani. Moc se to libilo kaidemu. Pak v osm hodin zaCali se svatebeane a rodina a hoste sefad'ovat k to promenade a bylo jich hodne a vgelijak pochodovali a kroul'ili salem. Nevesta mela pane blede modre gaty a ienich zas eert4 oblek, cot jim slu gelo. pak kdyI svatebeane a hoste udelali dve kola kolem oslavencfi, tak pig pane hudbe "The Patriots" se to hezky toed°. Ale najednou se ozvala pi geala bezpeenostnostni strdie (col v tomto pfipade byla iena) a gla k taneicim. Ovgem hudba ihned ustala a kaidST hledel, co se bude dit. A straice pekne obema oslavencfim p •ipojila zelizka, take byli spojeni a museli nekolik kouskit taneit s nimi. Toto vge vyvolalo hodne veselosti a smichu. Meli jsme se moc dobfe a segli jsme se s mnohSrmi znamSrmi odevgad. Pfi gla za mnou pi. Kaluiova z La Marque, Tx., a hezky jsme si popovidaly a dekuji ji za pochvalu a uznani mjrch elankii ye Vestniku, a doufam, le me nekdy navgtivi zde, abychom si mohly povedet vice. Take pi. Jos Janeekova s manlaelem z Rosenbergu pfi gla pozdravit a dekuji vgem. Take z Dorchester, Tx., pfijeli maniele Jodie Rejekovi a .z Abbott Willie Refekovi a jejich otec (bratfi a otec nevesty) a v gechny jsme radi videli. Bylo to pekne a byli bychom zfistali ale minili jsme jet do Seaton na• ten piknik ye Star sini a tedy jsme jeli dflve domfi. Oslavencum pfejeme v ge dobre a mnoho zdravi do dal gich let a dekujeme za pozvanku. V nedeli rano jsme vyjeli easne z domu, nebot' jsme meli namiflno do Ennis pro nagi tetiCku pi. Rosie Zazvorkovou, kterou jsme vzali sebou, kde ona jegte nikdy nebyla. Pekne se nam jelo a pfijeli jsme tam brzy, kde mnoho Clenu bylo zamestnano s hotovenim venkovnich stankii pro obeerstveni a pobaveni. Nejdfive nas pfi g li pfivitat pfedseda p. Jerry Pechal a jeho pani, ktere davno zname a kte •i jsou \Tidy velmi pfatelgti. Pak pfichazeli druzi, nektefi jsme neznali, ale seznamili jsme se pfatelsky. Rodina Maru gakova, ktera zpivala, se ukazala brzy a pak se sjadeli jini. Sedeli jsme pod stromy, pokud bylo pod mraky
a pak jsme gli dovnitf, kde bylo tak krasne chladrioueko. Ve 12. hodin zaeali podavat dobre barbecue, selidviee, klobasy na hake, pizza, kolaCe, dorty a a ovgem neco chladnaveho k piti pro ty kteii tomu holduji. Vge bylo dobre a dosti vgeho. Nejdfive zpivali Marugakovi z Ennis, ktefi zpivali loni v Seaton na torn symposium a opravdu umi hezky zpivat Ceske pisne s doprovodem harmoniky. Pak taneenici Besedy \ pod vedenim Helen Oates vzla gtni tanec a to tei bylo zejimave a velice pane, neb taneenici byli v narodnich krojich. Za nimi taneili taneenici mexicke narodnosti--a to dospeli i male tied. Jejich tanec i kroj byl pestO a to rychle tempo tancujicich naa udivovalo a sklidili velky potlesk jako nagi ti krajani. Pozdeji taneili tance lidi nemecke narodnosti. Tell deveata gkoly v Taylor pfedvedla jejich zvla gtni tance. a seatonska dechova kapela hrala nekolik kusa k tanci. Pozdeji take zahrali "Modrou SukSmku" pro vzli gtniho hosta z Csl. pi. Helenu Machaekovou z Hrugek u Brna kterou provedl p. Calvin Chervenka za potlesku piltomnjrch. Pak o geste hodine hrali Vralelovi, ale my jsme pied tim odjeli zas domil, ale myslim, le se jisil meli vgichni dobfe a vytaneili se. Musim zde sdelit, ze jsem se opravdu seg la s mnohjrmi krajany odev gad, co me velmi tesilo. Pohovofila jsem si s pi. Simeikovou z Waco pekne a pak p. Emil Naizer me sdelil, ze jeho pi. je tam s jejich hostem pi. Machaekovou a vybizel me, abych gla si popovidat s nimi, col jsem neinila a velmi jsem se potegila a pobavila. Pi. Machiekova jest zde na gesti mesieni nav gteve, ma v Chicagu sY'na a v Kalifornii tell jednoho. Jiste se vg ude pobavila a bude miti co vypraVet svYm krajantim ye stare vlasti a pfejeme geastnj, navrat zas Take me vyhledala pi. M. Zvolankova z Temple se svou sousedkou (bohniel jmeno jeji jsem zaporrinela) ale rada jsem je videla. Pi. Ruby Boltonova a jeji sestra pi. Stuteville take this pfivitaly; nebot' se zname davno. A k veeeru se tam ukfizali manlele R. Seleikovi se synem Terry a Bubba se kteOrni jsme se hezky
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24 pobavili. Pi. Seleikova rozdavala programy (oznameni) o chystanem Westfest, kterjr se bude konat 1. a 2. zafi ve West, Tx. Ano, tato zabava v Seaton se kragne vydafila a pfitomno bylo velice moe lidi a jiste se kaidjr hezky pobavil a my jim gratulujeme k espechu a nekdy zas na shledanou. Slibila jsem pi. Emil Naizerove z Granger, ze jak budeme moci, ze se pfijedeme podivat na ne a na milou pfitelkyni pi. Henry Naizerovou a jejiho maniela. Znamy pravnik p. Ernest F. KuCera z Dallas zesnul (myslim po srdeenim zachvatu). Zanechal man'ielku; sestry, pi. Eric Blair z Lake Jackson, Tx., pi. H.A. Engbrock a pi. Lawrence Eckel, obe z La Grange, Tx., pi. Davis Hunt z Houstonu; pak p. J.J. Kueera a Henry P. Kueera z Dallas a Ludvik KuCera z Houstonu. Pohfben v pondeli odpoledne z Lakewood Methodist kostela na Grove Hill hfbitov. Jemu pfejeme klidnj spanek a soustrast rodine. Neni nikdy dost na jedne smutne veci a hned zas je to druha. Nedavno mela pohfeb pi. Fratiti gka Houiviekova a ja zase zemiela jeji snacha Lucille, manielka Franka Houivieky. Zanechala dva syny Franka a Richarda a dceru Kathy Pohfeb byl na hfbitov Restland z kaple Restland v uterjr rano. Upfimne citirne s pozustaljrmi pi. Houiviekove a ji necht' je zeme lehlta. Pan Robert Urban, syn Jerry Urbana, se nedavno olenil a za manielku si vzal sl. Bonnie Jo Pettie. Oddavky meli v San Augustine kostele a po obfadech meli recepci v sini u kostela. Srdeene gratulujeme a pfejeme vge dobre. V zapadnim Texasu v Palo Duro canyonu se behem Leta konaji pfedstaveni divadla, ktere znazofnuje iivot pionyru pied sto lety a jejich titrapy a teikosti v to dobe. Divadlo jest pod girjrm nebem pod vysoltjuni skalami a akustika je tak dobra, ze nenI zapotfebi mikrofonu a vge je dobfe slyget, kdy tech 80 hercii hovofi. Toto divadlo zaCina veeer pfesne v 8:30, kdy slunko jiz zag lo a je tam pane chladnouCko. Drama se tjrka bojii farmaki s ranCery a take je v tom piimiseno tragedie znameho indianskeho naeelnika Quanah Parker, jeho'i matka byla unesena z pevnosti u Groesbeck, Tx., pied vice jak 100 lety. Tehdy Indiani kmene Comanche obklopili pevnost a unesli malou 9. letou Cynthia Ann Parkerovou a jejiho mladgiho bratra a dve zeny. Zeny pozdeji pustili, ale Cynthia jii nikdy neuvidela sve rodiee, nebot' ji provdali za nieelnika Nokomi a meta s nim dva hochy a devee. Mantel a mlad gi syn byli zabiti v bitve a star gi utekl a zil s indianskym kmenem Kwahadi a pozdeji zabijel a pustog il biljm lidem majetek,
pak koneene v bitve byl poraien a sam se vzdal Afadu v 1874. Cynthia se nikdy nesesla se synem Quanah, ale po smrti pfece jsou pohfbeni pospolu ye Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Quanah byl pozdeji naCelnikem Comanche kmene a mel 8 ten a zemfel v 1911. JA s bratry jsme byli nekolikrate v to pevnosti v Groesbeck a Clovek se musi zamyslit nad tim v gim, co se tehdy odehravalo a jaka smutnA historie se tam odehrala pied tolika lety, ze ano? Divadlo toto bude se *d yad& pies cele leto a vidy je takovY naval lidi, i z mnohjrch cizich zemich, tfebaie dej trva celkem tfi hodiny. Letos jiz zaeina etrnacta sezOna tohoto divadla a zajem je poiad velikY a stoji pry za uvideni, nebot' vnueka pi. Weckeah Bradley a pravnueka Hawana Humuni Bradley maji men gi role v torn drama. V patek odpoledne minuleho tjrdne me Oki navkivit prof. Carley Dodd di ze statu Kentucky, kterY vyueuje na Western uitiversite "communication", cot znamena deco jako spojeni mezi narody, abychom si lepe rozumeli vespolek. On chtel tee vedet leccos o Cegich a Csl. a tedy jsem mu povedela co chtel vedet, vysvetila rozdily v krojich a ukAzala mapu s tfemi provinciemi. On chtel vett& rozdily v feel kahle provincie a zda si rozumime a ritzne jine veci. On se piiznal, ze nic moe nevi o Ce gich a vge ho zajimalo. Pak jsem mu poradila, aby si zajel do Seaton na ten piknik a tam ze uvidi mnohe veci, ktere ho jiste budou zajimat a on poslechl a jel hned v sobotu a byl tam pies noc. Tam se mu dostalo pekneho piijeti a byl celY gt'astnS/, jsem mu dobfe poradila a mohl si promluvit s krajany. Universita jest v Bowling Green, Kentucky. -SPJST-
RESOLUCE SOUSTRASTI My, nine podepsany vy'bor, timto projevujeme na g i hluboce citenou soustrast, jmenem fadu Cislo 79, SPJST, Corpus Christi, Texas, pothstale rodine Julia F. KuZerove, ktera skoneila jeji drahu zivotni dne 19. Cervence 1979 v mistni nemocnici. Jeji adresa byla 1125 Tyler, Corpus Christi. Narozena byla 31. Cervence 1907 v Latium, Texas, kde nav gtevovala gkolu v Brenham, Texas. Do Corpus Christi se pfistehovala se svjrm manielem Frank J. KuCerou z Penelope, Texas v roku 1938. Frank zemfel 27. prosince 1977. Do SPJST vstoupila 26. rijna 1935 a zaroveti i do Sokola. Byla elenkou American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 364 a Eagles Lodge. Ve vgech techto spolcich byla einnou a oddanou Clenkyni. Po celjr
eas se podilela na vjborech zabavnim, kuchOskjm a v divadelnim krouiku. Bude nam zde schazet. Zanechala zde pfivlastneneho (adoptovaneho) syna Joe D. Kueera v Humble, Texas; tfi sestry, pi. Mary Kueera, pi. Lena Marsh, a pi. Hermina Huegle, vgechny v Corpus Christi; dva bratry, Joe Kfivaeka v Latium a Barney K. Kfivaeka v Anchorage, Alaska a dva vnuky, Jason a Tiffiney Kueera. Pohlreb byl vypraven z pohfebniho tistavu Maxwell P. Dunne. Smuteeni obrady vykonal jeji synovec Rev. Eddie KuCera v kostele sv. Cyrila a Method*. Jeji telesne pozustatky uloieny jsou v Seaside Memorial Park v Corpus Christi, Texas. test budii zachovana jeji pamatce. Resolueni vcrbor Frank C. Sacky Monta Foster Anna M. Moss John Staga (Datum napsane 23. eervence 1979) -SPJST-
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Lekce tricata— Lesson No. 30 The conjunction — Spojka Coordinating (souiadici) conjunctions link together words or sentences of the same rank, that ix, two main clauses. Ex.: Most je dlouht, nebot' ka je Typical conjuctinons connecting two main clauses are: a (and), ale (but), nebo (or), nebot' (for) * • There are several types of conjunctions: 1. cumulative — which simplY add one thought to another, such as: a and i — and, also i ano i — both, and jak and tak -- as, as ani — neither, nor 2. emphatic — the other part of a sentences or statement acquiring a particular stress, such as: ba i, ba dokonce — and even nejen .nStri — not only .. but rather. 3. Adversative — signifying con trast or opposition, such as: ale, aviak, viak -- but, however a piece — and yet oviem ..ale — of course... but still .. , nevertheless jenie
Ve stiedu 1. srpna 1979 kdeito — whereas Assignment misto aby — instead of ... Translate all the sentences into 4. Alternative — statements mu- English. SPJST — tually exclusive, such as: nebo, anebo, ci —. or Prodana Nevesta v New Yorku 5. Illative — inferring or concluding, an additional statement Po mnoha letech se Metropolitni opera motivating or explaining the first, rozhodla uvest Prodanou nevestu such as: Bectilcha Smetany. Prvni, co napadne proto therefore pozvaneho Ces kat° choreografa, je tedy, tudli — then, that's why; pochybnost. Jak asi mule vypadat dilo consequently, therefore vidyt' — tak ryze narodni na americke scene? Neztrati svou Ceskost, svou osobitou indeed viini? A pokud ne - bude pak totii — that is, namely * * pochopitelne clivakovi z "Noveho sveta"? Examples used in sentences: V9sledek vgak znamenal - pies vgechny obavy - tispech. Tako posoudit, zda 1. Neznim ani jeho ani ji 2. Bud' mittv rozuntne nebo mle! proto, ie "Prodanka" je proste tak pekna a ze tu byla paradne zazpivana 3. "A piece se WI," iekl Galileo. 4. Byl jsem u Tondy, jenie si ue skvel9mi interprety a znamenite zahrana orchestrem Metropolitni opery pod nic nepamatuji. 5. Je to sice pravda, ale neiekl mu taktovkou Jamese Levina - nebo trochu take proto, ze pfi uchovani vgi Ceskosti to. 6. Misto aby eel domii, eel do hos- se inscenace piece jen vymykala tradienimu fdeni, jake zname z pody. Ces kos lovens k9ch seen. Pies to, le ji nemel rid, eel ji 7. Z kritik - v prilmeru velmi kladn9ch navitivit. vyplYva znaen9 rozpor v nizoru na to, 8. Vim aveak se me neptejte! jak Prodanou nevestu inscenovat. Cast 9. Je to epatni vec, proto vas varu- kritiku napilklad vytYkala inscenace Ji. nedostatek Ceskosti ye scene, rezii i 10. Piijedle veichni, nebot' budou choreografii - snad prave pod vlivem &Heine volby. tradieniho romanticky ilusivniho, folk11. Musim se Olt, vidyt' Mani lorizujiciho - snad i trochu "sverazneho" - pojeti, jake take pravdepodobne je v zitra zkottelty. pfedstavach vetKiny naSich krajanit, 12. Vidyt‘ je to Karel! 13. Neeti to, vidyt‘ tomu nerozu- zijicich ui ,dlouhou dobu v Americe. Ostatne: jedinY styk kritiku s "eeskosti" * * mohl b9t v USA zprostfedkovan snad jen Subordinating conjunctions may vystoupenimi e eskoslovenskeho statstand in a sentence as: niho souboru pisni a tancii, kterY uvadi Je dobie, tE vetginou lehce stylizovan9, barvite 1. Subjective traktovanY folklor jakoito krasn9 jeviKtni pracuje pravidelne. Je docela sprivne, ABYGTIOM ornament. Druha Cast kritiky povaiovala naopak "netlaCeni na pedal narodni jim pomohli. 2. Objective — Bratr mi Wee, tE pravosti" za znaenY klad. Je pochopitelne, zejako jeden ze spolupracovnikil piijede do Texasu. On ml pile, ABYCH piijel doinfi na tomto piedstaveni davam piednost Sestra psala, ZDALI piijedu k tomuto druhemu nazoru. Zcela mi vyhovovalo, ie rdiser John Dexter nbn. Ptala se mne, PROD bych tam neiadil jen jedno zpevni eislo za druh9m, ale 1e se pokusil, aby kdida jednajici milli jet. osoba meta svfij pevn9 charakter, v9voj a 3. attributive — Dostali jsme kol WO? ABYCHOM se nau- aby vegkere jednani m'elo logickou psychologickou motivaci. CHI za jeden rok &sky. Uvedii jeden takovY pfiklad: Mafenka a Vedomi — jake? — 7.E pracujeme Jenik zpivaji svitj slavnY tnilostn9 duet na pro dobro cell Jednoty. Ktaflich - ozdobuji totii prave chalupu 4. adverbial — Ai tu knihu pro nasledujici nedelni veselici. Dexter etu, vratim vim ji. nechtel tuto komickou operu rdirovat (of time) Poekim na neho, al "komicky" - lacine humorizovani piijde. Here At means until. naopak ze sve inscenace zasadne Jakmile me uvidel, eel ke nine. Nap •iklad takov9 Vagek: v Byl jsem tak uneven, ie jsem podani Jona Vickerse to Ili nebyl ten usnul, sotvaie jsem si sedi. pfihlouplY vesnickY mazanek, "stragne komicky" svYrn koktartim, pajdanim a Nepfijdu, pokud je tam on. pfilitoup19mi grimasarki. Tady je to Pojd', (Hive nee piijde tatik.
25 neWastnY, mentalne nedospelY Clovek s naivitou a spontannosti ditete. Jeho vdne tisili o vI4,stni fe geni zivota mohlo sice vyvolavat lime y, ale byl to tismev chapajici a skoro dojat9. NapiIklad VaSlovu aril na zaCatku ti-etiho jednani nechava Dexter zpivat v pIltomnosti deti - na kolotoCi. Vagek se tim dostava mezi sobe rovne a svefuje se jim sr sv9m trapenim. A deti mu rozumeji a irhapou ho. Slova tu pfestavaji bYt jen. divak pojedivtri vnima mnohem intenzivneji smysl. Kolotoeem se dostavam ke scene narodniho umelce architekta Josefa Svobody. Ta byla snad nejvice diskutovanou souCasti p(edstaveni. Mnohe pf-ekvapifp, ie tam nebyla obyvkla, v jasavYch barvach vykolorovana Ceska vesnice. Svoboda zvolil Ciste modre nebe, vytvofene polopriksvitn9m kruhovym horizontem, dole rozstiThan9m na svisle pruhy, take jednajici osoby pfichazely a odchazely skrze horizont a nabizely - rdiserem take pine vyditou - mdnost stinohfy. V kaidem jednani byl dominantou znaene stylizovanY scenickY prvek - chalupa, hospoda, rekvizity Zebfiliak, kolotoC. Nabytek byly pak ye shode s kost9my a prave na jednoduchem "abstraktnim" horizontu se znamenite uplathovaly. V choreografii jsem se snail neziistat pozadu za rdii a scenou. Zachovat Ceskost, ale neb9t poplatn9 tradienimu
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Pokusil jsem se prokomponovat choreografii s cel9m dejem, nedelat pouhe taneeni vlozky, fungujici jen jako barvit9 ornament. AmeriCti taneenici meli zpoCatku potiZe jak s Cesk9m ticasakem, tak i se specificky Cesk9m humorem, ale nakonec se v ge podle reakce divakfi soude Kdyi ui mi gratulovala i vratna, zazdalo se mi, ze ma prace v New Yorku nebyla tak (mine zbyteena. Zaverem mi dovolte takove male osobni vyznani. Zcela jsem se iamiloval do Mafenky, de' nejsem Jenik. Teresa Stratas, zpevaeka feckeho ptivodu, je drobna, gala a krasna divka, udivujici nejen prostotou a pfesvedeivosti hereckeho projevu a perfektni peveckou technikou, ale pfedtim nesmirnou, Cekl bych Ceskou vfelosti a citem. Kdyi zpivala aril "Ach, jak ye tfetim jednani, koulely se mi z oei slzy jako hrachy. Nebylo to snad tim, ze jsem byl tak daleko od domova? PAVEL SMOK, choreograf P. S. Nedavno jsem se setkal s pfitelein, kte0 mi *diva! gratulace sve vzdidenttetiCky, dlouha leta v USA. Nelitovala cestu pies tisic mil do New Yorku na "Prodanku" a byla pry" dojata od zaCatku do p once. Jedine ten duet Mai'enky s Jenikem na gtaflich se ji nejak nezdal...
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MST CALENDAR FOR SPJST LODGES ONLY NOTICE: Standing announcements of lodge meeting dates are published in the Bulletin Board section. STATE FIELD MANAGERS' CLASS SCHEDULE (District IV) August Monday, Aug. 6 — Seymour (Farmers Natl. Bank) 7 :30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7 — Lodge No. 49, Rowena, 7:30 p.m. * * (District III) August Monday, Aug. 20 — Lodge No. 66, Waco, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21 — Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22 — Lodge No. 130, Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Lodge No. 4, Hallettsville Sunday, Aug. 12 -- Annual Family Day at American Legion Hall, at 2 p.m. Barbecued chicken and trimmings, plus entertainment SPJST ---
Lodge No. 6, Cottonwood Friday, Aug. 3 — Lodge 6 meeting, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 — Birthday party Sunday, Aug. &—Petterson reunion Friday,Aug. 10 — Social Saturday, Aug. 11—Krizan reunion Sunday, Aug. 12 — Vernon Shronk reunion Friday, Aug. 17 — Social Saturday, Aug. 18 — Tri-County CB Club public dance Sunday, Aug. 19 — Adler reunion Friday, Aug. 24 — Social Sunday, Aug. 26—CB benefit dance (public) 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. SPJST —
Lodge No. 13, Dime Box Saturday, Aug. 4—Good Vibrations Saturday, Aug. 18—People's Choice Sunday, Aug. 19 — Lodge meeting Saturday, Aug. 25 — Little Bit of Texas — SPJST -Lodge No. 15, Buekholts Wednesday, Aug. 1 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. Family game night every Tuesday at 7:30 p. m.
Lodge No. 17, New Tabor Sunday, Aug. 5 — Lodge meeting — SPJST -Lodge No. 18, Elgin Saturday, Aug. 4 — Moore Country Band Saturday, Aug. 11 — The Yoakum Dutchmen Saturday, Aug. 18 — Gilbert Kautz Sunday, Aug. 19 — Battle dance, 4-10, Fabulous Six vs. Ellinger Combo Tuesday, Aug. 21 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. Lodge No. 24, Cyclone (Flag Hall) Saturday, Aug. 4 — Cross Country Wed., Aug. 8 — Reg. lodge meeting Saturday, Aug. 11 — Helpert-Grygar wedding dance — Moods Saturday, Aug. 18 — Debonaires Saturday, Aug. 25 — Debonaires (Dress Regulations: Dresses and pantsuits for women — men: no blue jeans.) — !WAIT —
Lodge No. 25, Ennis Saturday, Aug. 4 — Flashbacks Saturday, Aug. 25 — Jodie Mikula vs. Vrazels Saturday, Sept. 22 — The Country Boys Saturday, Sept. 29 — Harold Strand Orch. Lodge meetings held every second Wednesday of each month. (Dress code enforced) —SPJST Lodge No. 28, East Bernard Sunday, Aug. 12 — Lodge meeting, 2:30 p.m. SPJST — Lodge No. 29, Taylor Saturday, Aug. 4 — Debonaires Saturday, Aug. 11 — Private Sunday, Aug. 12 — District II fall meeting; fun day for youth at 2 p.m.; dance — music by Fritz Hodde and the Fabulous Six; supper at 5:30 pm., with more dancing to follow Tuesday, Aug. 14 — Lodge monthly meeting, 8 p.m. (YC meets Aug. 12 at 1 p.ni.) SPJST —
Lodge No. 32, Victoria Wednesday, Aug. 1 — Lodge meeting at Crestwood Comm. Hall, Victoria SPJST —
Lodge No. 35, Elk Saturday, Aug. 4 — Jerry and The Melody Five Saturday, Aug. 11 — The Country Combinations Sunday, Aug. 12 -- Lodge meeting,
3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 — The Starlites Saturday, Aug. 25 — The Casuals — SPJST — Lodge No. 38, Kovar Sunday, Aug. 5 — Kovar Day Picnic — supper, auction, dance SPJST —
Lodge No. 39, Bryan Wednesday, Aug. 1 — Lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 — Fabulous Six Saturday, Aug. 18 — Country Combinations — SPJST — Lodge No. 47, Seaton Friday, Aug. 3 — The Casuals Saturday, Aug. 4 — Jimmy Nemec and The Music Masters Monday, Aug. 6 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 -- Jerry Hasler and The Melody Five Saturday, Aug. 18 — Edwin Gaas and The Top Five Tuesday, Aug. 21 — Board of Trustees' meeting, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 — The HI- Toppers Orch. Tuesday, Aug. 28 — Choral Group meets, 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31 — The Debonaires (Dress Policy: Ladies — dresses 01:11.•) Men — Dress pants only. — SPJST --
Lodge No. 51, Effinger Wednesday, Aug. 1 — Lodge meeting, 7 p.m. at Effinger Fire Station SPJST — Lodge No. 54, West Wednesday, Aug. 1 — Youth meeting and social, 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 — Geriks' 50th Anniversary Saturday, Aug. 11 — Sulak-Grmela wedding celebration — SPJST Lodge No. 66, Waco (Linden Hall) Saturday, Aug. 4 — The Casuals Saturday, Aug. 11 — Blue Vest Boys Saturday, Aug. 18 — Jody Mikula Sunday, Aug. 19 — Lodge meeting, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25 — The Gentres EVERY SUNDAY — GAME NIGHT. SPJST —
Lodge No. 74, Lovelady Saturday, Aug. 4 — Buck Shots Saturday, Aug. 11—Crockett Westerneers Monday, Aug. 13 — Lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m.
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dances are from 9 p .m to 1 a in. The lodge phone number is 544-8200. SPJST —
Lodge No. '79, Corpus Christi
Saturday, Aug. 4 — Majek Orch. (wedding dance) Sunday, Aug. 5 — Sokol Anniv. Celebration Sunday, Aug. 12 — SPJST lodge meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 — Battle dance (4-10) Majek-Shimek Saturday, Aug. 25 — Pavelka Band Saturday, Sept. 1 — Majek Orch. Sunday, Sept. 16 — Battle Dance; Majek vs. Tommie Vanek, 4-10 — SPJST — Lodge No. 80, Holland
Saturday, Aug..4 — People's Choice Saturday, Aug. 11 — Debonaires Saturday, Aug. 25 — Moods Saturda y , Sept- 1 People's Choice Saturday, Sept. 15 — The Casuals Saturday, Sept. 22 -- The Moods SPJST --
Lodge No. 84, Dallas
Saturday, Aug. 4 — Dance; Czech Harvesters Saturday, Aug. 18 — Dance; Walt Kovar's Polka Patriots Saturday, Sept. 1 — Dance; Vrazel Polka Band Sunday, Sept. 9 — Czech Fest; dinner, games, prizes., etc. Saturday, Sept. 15 -- Dance; Jodie Mikula. of Ennis SPJST — Lodge No. 88, Houston Friday, Aug. 3 — The Texas Brew Saturday, Aug. 4 -- Ray Jurecka
Sunday, Aug. 5 — Annual Homecoming Celebration Saturday, Aug. 11 — Gold Banners Monday, Aug. 13 — Lodge meeting and initiation of new members, 7:30 pm.
Saturday, Aug. 18 — Knights of Dixie Friday, Aug. 24 — Dick Allen and The River Road Boys Saturday, Aug. 25 — Ed Gerlach (Tickets on sale Aug. 3rd) Social every Thursday night at 8 p m Supper served from 5 to 8 p.m. Brealdast L served at our Friday and. Saturday night dances and at all special dances. SPJST — Lodge No. 92, Fort Worth
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Sunday, Aug. 5 — Lodge meeting, 5 p.m. — SPJST — Lodge No. 130 Dallas & Sokol Zizka Saturday, Aug. 11 — Harold Strand Saturday, Aug. 25 — The Czech Harvesters Saturday, Sept. 8 — Jodie Mikula (sponsored by SPJST Lodge 130) Saturday, Sept. 22—Harold Strand
(Dress Code: Women — dresses, evening pantsuits Men — coats, leisure suite, shirts inside trousers; no blue leans.) — SPJST — Lodge No. 142, Houston
Friday, Aug. 3 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 — Free Birthday Dance, 7 to 11 p.m.; music by Sugarlanders; public welcome Friday, Sept. 7 — Lodge meeting, 8 p.m. SPJST — Lodge No. 154, Fort Worth
Saturday, Aug. 4 — Jerry Max Lane Sunday, Aug. 5 — Lodge meeting, 3 p.m. 0A512 NIGHT each Friday, 7:30 pm, — SPJST —
Lodge No. 156, Baytown
Monday, Sept. 17 — Lodge meeting at Jerry Vajacek's home -- *PAST — Lodge No. 172, Pasadena
Saturday, Aug. 11 — Joe Young Saturday, Aug. 25 — George Machart Saturday, Sept. 8 — Dance: Joe Young Saturday, Sept. 22 — City Polka Boys Reg. lodge meeting, 2nd Wednesday of each month. Dances 9 p .m. to 1 km Socials every Thursday, 8 p .m., and Saturday at 2 p.m. Lodge location: 911 R. Shaw, Phone 472-9356, —SPJSTLodge No. 173, Galveston
Sunday, Sept. 9 — Lodge meeting, 3 p.m., Bayou Vista, 40'7 Ling. LaMarque — SPJST —
and The Melody Five plus Jody Jay and The Silvertones Saturday, Sept. 1 — Bill Walt and The Good Timers vs. American Sunrise Saturday, Sept. 8— Jerry Dee Second Wednesday each month — youth club meeting, 6:30 p.m.; adult meeting, 7:30 p.m. Game Night every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m Kitchen is open. (Dress Policy: No bats, no mazy or dirty clothes, no shorts, halter tops, midriffs ox shirt tails out) — SPJST -Ledge No, 179, Warrenton
Thursday, Aug. 9 — Lodge Meeting, 8 p.m. SPJST -Lodge No. 178; Longview-Hilgore
Family Game Nights every Friday and Sunday, 7 p.m. — SPJST --
Lodge No. 180, Burleson
Saturday, Aug. 4 — Roy Gambrell and The Turnpikers Saturday, Aug. 11 — Blacky and The Country Gentlemen Saturday, Aug. 18 -- Country Boys Saturday, Aug. 25 -- Rollin' With The Flow Sunday, Aug. 26 — 1st Anniversary Celebration and Battle Dance (5-10)
— SPJST Lodge No. 183, Mid-Cities
Sunday, Aug. 19 — Lodge meeting at Arlington Downs Townhouse Clubhouse, on Westview Terrace, off Fielder Rd., 2 p.m.. — SPJST --Lodge No. 185, New Braunfels
August 2 — Lodge meeting, 7 30; youth club meeting, 7 p.m. at Eagles Hall, 250 S., N. Braunfels SPJST -Lodge No. 187, Round Rock
Thursday, Aug. 2 — The Debonaires Friday, Aug. 3 — Road Runners Saturday, Aug. 4 -- Little Fishermen
Sunday, Aug. 5 — Seven Dutchmen Monday, Aug. 6 — Lodge meeting, 7:30 p.m., 1601 FM 1480 SPJST Lodge No. 188, Centerville
Saturday, Aug. 4 -- Music Masters Lodge No. 177, Academy Saturday, Aug. 4 — Johnny Lyon's Saturday, Aug. 18—Country Magics Saturday, Aug. 25 -- Charles Ellison New Notes Saturday, Aug. 11 — The Journey- Saturday, Sept. 1 — Country COmbinations Sunday, Aug. 5 — Lodge meeting, men and The American Sunrise Saturday, Sept. 8 --- Buckshots 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17 — Morgan Point Monthly meetings every 3rd SunFiremen's Dance Thursday, Aug. 9 — Ladies' Circle, day at 7:30 p.m. meeting, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24 — The Debonaires SPJST Friday, Aug. 17 — Dance: The Saturday, Aug. 25 — Jerry Haisler
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