ESTNIK PI ST Herald
Changing to meet the needs of fraternalists.
Joining Hands To Touch Lives .. . . . Fraternalism for the Family and Our Nation
Official Publication of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas
VOLUME 89 NUMBER 5
BROTHERHOOD
HUMANITY
BENEVOLENCE
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800
January 31, 2001
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SP ST members achieve andmarks in Membership in the SPJST begins with the simple purchase of a life insurance certificate or annuity. After that, it becomes a matter of personal commitment. It is that
dedication that gives our Society its depth of character and fraternal balance. The SPJST extends its humble thanks and appreciation to the many members who are achieving membership landmarks this year.
District One Lodge 1, Fayetteville Anton Lee Chovanec Ruth L Froebel Allen Gene Schubert
District Two Lodge 24, Cyclone Lydia Stepan
Lodge 47, Seaton Emil Joe Hejl Julia Vitek
District Five Lodge 88, Houston A.A. Lesikar
Lodge 142, Houston Lillian Schmidt
District Six Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje Lillian L. Adamcik
District Seven Lodge 107, Floresville Libuse S. Bayer —SPJST-
The relationships we have with the world are largely determined by the relationships we have with ourselves. — Greg Anderson
1926 at a Glance This year's 75-Year Members joined the SPJST in 1926 —the Society's 29th year of operations. Supreme Lodge President Charles H. Chernosky was the "new kid on the block," serving his second year of what would become a 24-year tenure. The decade known as the "Roaring 20s" was in full swing. In Austin, Miriam Ferguson, the first woman to hold the governorship of Texas, was in the Statehouse while in Washington, Calvin Coolidge was President and Prohibition dominated national politics. Organized crime grew at an alarming rate with Chicago gangsters such as AI Capone spearheading the illegal bootlegging. Officials estimated that 32,000 speakeasies were operating in New York City alone — more than double the number of taverns in the city before Prohibition.
It was also a year for America to spread its wings. The airplane had become common and AirMail grew ever more popular. The Ford Motor Company was the largest builder of automobiles in the nation. In fact, Mr. Ford was so good at it, he instituted the five-day work week and eighthour days at his auto plants to reduce overproduction. New inventions and new businesses also emerged in 1926. Kodak produced the first 16millimeter movie, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) was founded and Robert Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket in Massachusetts. The United States also said goodbye in 1926 to three of the entertainment world's most colorful characters — magician Harry Houdini, circus owner Charles Ringing and silent film heartthrob Rudolph Valentino.
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Lodge 9, Snook Thomas Allen Dedek Mary Ann Fojt Anita Sebesta Hunt Arnold M. Klechka Ella Klechka Jimmy Joe Klechka Dennis Roy Sebesta Marilyn Jane Seymour Dennis L. Urbanovsky James E. Urbanovksy Lodge 13, Dime Box Joyce Marie Hoffman Albina K. Milburn Florice J. Tydlacka Lodge 17, New Tabor Daniel Ray Gold Ronny Ray Heti mann Minnie F. Hyvl Emil E. Marek Melvin H. Marek Laverne C. Ondrasek Alvin F. Paul Marianne Alexis Sefcik Doris Marie Smith Kverin Ray Urbanovsky Kverin Ray Urbanovsky, Jr. George Leon Zavodny Lodge 21, Engle Jerry Edwin Michal Cecelia A. Piwetz Lodge 38, Smithville Leon H. Kalina Jerry John Stepan, Jr. Lodge 39, Bryan Dorothy Ann Penicka Dlabay Linda L. Hensarling Hubert James Horcica Adolph Joseph Kucera Walter John Lero SPJST Mortgage Interest Rates Rates subject to change without notice
Lodge 51, Ellinger Dennis F. Juren Ben Allen Poncik Lodge 94, Wheelock Judy Kaye Botts Billy Wayne Kopetsky Rosie Lydia Lys Lodge 141, Sealy Gladys Alma Filip Minnie Jean Kimbell Lodge 179, Warrenton Travis Lee Dernehl Lodge" 186, Caldwell Melvin C. Deutsch Susan Jane Deutsch William C. Fritcher Ruth L. Johnson Charlie J. Kovar Johnny C. Kovar Carol F. Wilcox Lodge 201, Bleiblerville-Nelsonville Quinnan Chernosky Gilbert E. Goeke, Jr. Doris Ann Hoff Grace B. Kasparek Mark Allen Kristen Frank J. Macat Esther A. Mikeska Frank J. Mozola, III Eugene Repka Diane Kay Tiemann Virgil Dean Tiemann Carolyn S. Hein White Judy Faye Wright Helen B. Zettel
District Two Lodge 15, Buckholts Helen Hrozek Jeanie R. Hrozek Audrey Nell McCall Henry Odell Tomasek Roy Dean Tomasek Joe Dean Zajicek Walter Anton Zajicek
(Continued on page 3.) Universal Life 7.25% for Annualized*
Roth IRA
Home or Farm Mortgages:
6.50% for Annualized*
6.50% for 1 to 7 years 7.00% for 8 to 15 years 7.25% for 16 to 20 years 7.50% for 21 to 30 years
Annuity H
Qualifiee Sus!ress Real Estate Mortgages
Annuity I
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6.50% for Annualized* Certificates issued 4-1-93 and after
5.50% for Annualized* Certificates issued prior to 4-1-93 *Rates effective 2-1-2001 through 4-30-2001