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Volume 101 Number 29
S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
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July 24, 2013
Angelyn Elsik Malina Celebrates 100th Birthday
District Two Royalty
Congratulations to 2013 District Two Royalty. They are, left to right, Duke Trevor Wuensche and King Collin Vanecek, both of Lodge 48, Beyersville, and Queen Julia Zavodny and Duchess Emma Regan, both of Lodge 47, Seaton. They were crowned at District Two Youth Achievement Day held July 13 at Lodge 47, Seaton. District Two YAD photos and results appear on pages 15 to 19.
Royalty Jubilee
Pictured are 1979 State Royalty Duchess Brianna Bohac, Queen Kelly Cavanaugh, King Terry Wayne Loessin, and Duke Lance Ebner, all of Lodge 20, Granger in District Two. It’s been 50 years since SPJST began its State Royalty program. All past State Royalty will be honored at this year’s State Youth Achievement Day on Saturday, August 3 at the Mayborn Center in Temple. See more on page 11.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 State YAD Schedule ............................3 Lodge Section......................................4 Reunions ............................................10
Angelyn Elsik Malina celebrated arena. In 1942, their second son Frank her 100th birthday with her immediate Edward Malina was born. Angelyn and extended family at the 2013 Ma- worked in the store and dance hall until lina family reunion at Kasper Pavilion they sold the businesses and moved to in Shiner, Texas, on June 22. Angelyn a farm closer to Shiner. Angelyn was a was a member of SPJST Lodge 45, homemaker and later worked for Williford Drug Store, Vlastenec until it managing the soda was disbanded in fountain. 1972. She then Her husband transferred to passed away on SPJST Lodge 63, September 15, Sweet Home. She 1982, after almost received her certifi46 years of marcate from SPJST riage and her older for achieving the son Daniel passed age of 96 in 2009. away in 2006. She was born Helping her celJune 27, 1913, to ebrate her birthday Joe L. and Frances were her son and Mikeska Elsik near daughter-in-law, Midway south of Frank Edward, Sr. Shiner, in Lavaca and Elaine Hruska County, the third of 11 children. Ange- Congratulations to Angelyn Elsik Malina of Victoria, lyn attended Malina of Lodge 63, Sweet Home! three of her four Beasley School in She celebrated her 100th birthday grandchildren and on June 27. spouses Dewayne Lavaca County, C. and Lori Kram and in 1929, at the age of 16, she and her family moved to Malina of Shiner, Scott T. and KimDaCosta in Victoria County where she berly Malina Sorrells of Calallen, and then helped her parents on the farm. On Frank E., Jr. and Samantha Pappas MaNovember 11, 1936, she married Frank lina of Pearland; and seven of her nine C. Malina of Hochheim at the home of great-grandchildren Chelsea Lynn Maher parents. The newlyweds made lina, Holdyn W. Malina and fiancée their first home in Lavaca County, near Christine Gold, Charles V. Malina, the community of Dryer. It was here Madeline Elise Malina, Elizabeth that their first son Daniel Joe was born. Grace Malina, Peyton T. Sorrells, and In the early 1940s, the couple Carsen Elaine Sorrells. Unable to atmoved to Henkhaus, between Shiner tend were grandson Daniel Joe Malina, and Moulton, where the couple ran a country store, dance hall, and rodeo Continued on Page 7.
Inside Th is Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................10 Youth Section.....................................11 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements ............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22 Corpus Christi Getaway Info ............24
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Lodge 39 Bryan honors 50-year member
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Lodge 32 Victoria members enjoy summer social
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Lodge 139 Danbury presents scholarships