EXTRACTS FROM CZECH NEWSPAPERS, 1901-1909 compiled by Bill PAGE, copyright 2002 The following lists names in articles which concerned Brazos Co. Not speaking Czech, the author could not translate or abstract the subject matter of the articles. The microfilmed newspapers are available at the Texas A&M University Library. Most entries concern Brazos Co. Entries concerning Wheelock were also included, as were a few references from Benchley and Navasota. Researchers should check entries carefully. Names were abstracted as they appeared in the newspaper, but Czech names may include endings such as "ova", depending on how they are used in sentences (nouns, adjectives, etc.) Also, it seems likely that some names were missed, and some phrases may have been included which were not names. Names of Months Ledna -- January Cervence -- July Unora -- February Srpna -- August Brezna -- March Zari -- September Dubna -- April Rijna -- October Kvetna -- May Listopadu -- November Cervna -- June Prosince -- December Svoboda was a Czech-language newspaper published in La Grange, Tx. It carried lodge news and brief articles about Czechs living in Texas. Smetana: F.J. REGMUND. Svoboda, 21 Unora 1901, p.5, col.5 Smetana: J. SRAMEK. Svoboda, 11 Dubna 1901, p,3 col.6 Bryan: Karel KOLIN. Svoboda, 9 Kvetna 1901, p.6, col.2 Smetana: Jos. F. ZAK, Martha J. ZULCH, Jos. B. REED. Svoboda, 23 Kvetna 1901, p.6, col.1 Smetana: Jan JARMA. Svoboda, 15 Srpna 1901, p.7, col.4 Bryan: COLE Bros., Karliceck SULIVAN. Svoboda, 3 Rijna 1901, p.7, col.3 Smetana: Goerge KOVARIKA, Franisku MIKULENOVOU. Smetana, 10 Rijna 1901, p.7, col.4 Kurten: Albina FRIEDEL. Svoboda, 21 Listopadu 1901, p.6, col.2 Bryan: Vasek DOBROVOLNY, Kuba WYMOLA, J. ZEHNALA, Karel JARMA, Antonio WATHUBER, Louis SLANINA, Frank BRANDEJSKY, Josef ZEMANEK, J. KOSARKA. Svoboda, 26 Prosince 1901, p.2, col.5 Smetana: Anna JARMA. Svoboda, 26 Prosince 1901, p.7, col.4 Bryan: Karla HOLIKA, Fr. HOLUBEM, --- STASTNYM, --- MERKOU, --- MARESEM, Jana VYMOLU, Jindr. FISCHLOVI, Josef HOLIK. Svoboda, 23 Ledna 1902, p.1 Kurten: Albina FRIEDEL. Svoboda, 30 Ledna 1902, p.7 Wheelock: Jos. HOLIK. Svoboda, 10 Dubna 1902, p.5 Kurten: V.J. FRIDEL. Svoboda, 8 Kvetna 1902, p.7 Smetana: A.M. JARMOVA. Svoboda, 10 Cervence 1902, p.5 Bryan: Joe HOLIK, Jan KOVARIK. Svoboda, 11 Prosince 1902, p.5 Wheelock: Tom MATEJKU, Tom SCHOVAJSA, Jan MATEJKA, Jos. BLAZKOVE. Svoboda, 25 Prosince 1902, p.1 Wheelock: Jos. BUBELA, Karel VESMEROVSKY, Bol. KOCHANOVIC, V.J. DOBROVOLNY, Dr. A.L. MONDRICH, J.F. ZAK, KATZER & Co., John SEBESTA, Jakub LUZA, Frantiska CHYTIL, Frantiska NEDBALEK, J.J. SCASTA. Svoboda, 25 Prosince 1902, p.5 Bryan: Jan TAUBER, J. SRAMEK. Svoboda, 1 Ledna 1903, p.5 Wheelock: Karla SIIMARU, Fr. BEDRICHOVIST, Vinc. SKUBAL. Svoboda, 22 Ledna 1903, p.6 Kurten: Louis KUBITZE, Marie FRIEDEL. Svoboda, 19 Unora 1903, p.6 Kurten: V.L. FRIDEL. Svoboda, 5 Brezna 1903, p.5 Smetana: Karla JARMY, Jos. BUBELY. Svoboda, 5 Brezna 1903, p.8 Wheelock: J.J. SCASTA. Svoboda, 12 Brezna 1903, p.6 Smetana: --- KUDROVA, A. NAVSATILOV, Jan SKRHAH, J. NEMEC, Fr. REGMUND. Svoboda, 12 Brezna 1903, p.7 Wheelock: T. MATEJKY, Tom ELLIOTT. Svoboda, 19 Brezna 1903, p.6 Smetana: Alois PLASEK, F. MACHANEM, Annon KRULCIKOVON. Svoboda, 14 Kvetna 1903, p.1 Kurten: Frank FRIEDEL. Svoboda, 21 Kvetna 1903, p.5 Navasota: Jos. PASLER, Karla VRCHOTU, J.J. VYMOLA, Louis HANUS, Fr. ZUBIK. Svoboda, 4 Cervna 1903, p.1 Smetana: Joe HOLIK, Frantiskou KUVINOVOU. Svoboda, 25 Cervna 1903, p.1 Wheelock: J.P. DOSTAL. Svoboda, 25 Cervna 1903, p.1 Kurten: Julie FRIEDEL, Albina FRIEDEL, Prof. McDONALD. Svoboda, 27 Srpna 1903, p.7 Benchley: B. CAJKA. Svoboda, 3 Zari 1903, p.1 Kurten: V.J. FRIDEL. Svoboda, 18 Unora 1904, p.3 Wheelock: Frankovi VYMOLOVI. Svoboda, 10 Brezna 1904, p.5 Wheelock: J. SCASTY, Jos. SUROVIKOVI, Anna FABIAN. Svoboda, 12 Kvetna 1904, p.3 Brazos Co.: Tom S. HENDERSON, Jake WOLTERS, A. HAIDUSEK. Svoboda, 11 Srpna 1904, p.4 Bryan: Karel VESMIROVSKY. Svoboda, 25 Srpna 1904, p.1 College Station: J.W. HRUSKON, Karlem DRABEM, Frank J. PAVEL. Svoboda, 29 Zari 1904, p.1 Wellborn: Frank BLAZEK. Svoboda, 6 Rijna 1904, p.5 Wheelock: J.J. SCASTA. Svoboda, 6 Rijna 1904, p.6 College Station: A. HAIDUSEK, Rud. KRENEK. Svoboda, 27 Rijna 1904, p.5 Kurten: V.J. FRIDEL. Svoboda, 1 Prosince 1904, p.5 Wheelock: Ad. C. NOVOSAD, MISTROT Bros., Jos. NOVOSAD, Vlastou BLAZKOVOU, Victorie DOBROVOLNY, Fr. SYPTAK, Jan SCASTA, Frannie NEDBALKOVA. Svoboda, 1 Prosince 1904, p.5 Wheelock: Tom SYPTAK, Ad. SYPTAK, Aug. MERKA, John CAJKA, Fr. KOPECKY, F. SEVERA, R. SEVERA, B. MAREK, Jiri NEDBALEK, J.J. SCASTA. Svoboda, 12 Ledna 1905, p.5 Wheelock: Tom SCHOVAJSOVA, Vilem NEDBALEK. Svoboda, 26 Ledna 1905, p.6 Wheelock: J. SCASTY, Vlasta CHYTILOVA, Molie NEDBALKOVA, Vilem NEDBALEK, --- SYPTAK, V. SKUBAL. Svoboda, 26 Ledna, 1905, p.6 Bryan: Alb. VAVRA, Frantiskou BARAKOVOU, F.J. PUTZ, J.F. ZAK. Svoboda, 2 Unora 1905, p.5 Wheelock: Jana NEDBALKA. Svoboda, 2 Unora 1905, p.7 Smetana: F. KRC, K. MERKA, R. ORSAGOVA, J. BRANDEJSKEHO, Milada KRC, Zofie KALINEC. Svoboda, 23 Unora 1905, p.5 Wheelock: Jos. BLAZEK, Jos. NOVOSAD, F. JANICEK, Ad. C. NOVOSAD. Svoboda, 23 Unora 1905, p.5 Wheelock: Jos. BLAZKOVA, A.L. MONDRICKA, K.A. SCASTA, Tom SCHOVAJSA, Fr. SYPTAK, A.C. NOVOSAD, A.C. SCASTA. Svoboda, 30 Brezna 1905, p.3 Wheelock: Molie NEDBALEK, Petronila MIKULEC, Karel SCASTA, Vilem NEDBALEK, Jos. SCASTY. Svoboda, 13 Dubna 1905, p.3 Wheelock: Frant. KOVASIK, Julie SYPTAKOVA, Jan GERZA, Vilem NEDBALEK, A. SCASTA. Svoboda, 18 Kvetna 1905, p.3 Kurten: V.S. FRIEDEL. Svoboda, 25 Kvetna 1905, p.5 Bryan: --- KOSAREK, --- MERKA, Louis POLASEK, J.F. HAUSER. Svoboda, 1 Cerna 1905, p.5 College Station: Rud. KROULIK, J. TAUBRA, Hugo KROULIK, Milada TRNKOVY, Karolina SIMONOVA. Svoboda, 15 Cervna 1905, p.5 Wheelock: John SCASTA, Vinc. SKUBAL, Pavel GERZA, A.C. NOVOSAD, Anna KOVARIKOVA, M. SYPTAKOVA, Fr. SYPTAK, Amalie NEDBALKOVA. Svoboda, 13 Cervence 1905, p.6 Edge: Jiri NEDBALEK. Svoboda, 27 Cervence 1905, p.5 Wheelock: A. RYCHLIKOVA, J.J. SCASTOVA, Jan GAVENDA, Jiri NEDBALEK, Jim DUNN, F. JACKSONOVA, F. CHYTILOVA. Svoboda, 3 Srpna 1905, p.5 Wheelock: C.A. SCASTA, Jan MOTYL, Jiri J. NEDBALEK, Jan RYCHLIK, G.R.DURMOVI. Svoboda, 3 Srpna 1905, p.7 College Station: J.R. ROBERTSONOVI, P. FREDERICK, John TUREK, Leonhard TAUBER, Jos. HUBENAK, Prof. SMITH. Svoboda, 17 Srpna 1905, p.7 Edge: P.J. STASTA, Joska STASTA. Svoboda, 31 Srpna 1905, p.7 Brazos Co.: F. FRIDEL. Svoboda, 28 Listopadu 1905, p.3 Wheelock: Jno. G. CHRASTECKY, Jos. NOVY, Louis NOVOSADOVI, P.V. SYPTAKOVI, P.M. SLOVACEK, J. NEDBALEK, A.C. NOVOSAD. Svoboda, 21 Prosince 1905, p.1 _________________________________________________________________ Obzor, a Czech-language newspaper, was published in Halletsville, Tx. Its coverage was similar to that of Svoboda. Smetana: F.J. REGMUND. Obzor, 15 Zari 1905, p.57 Smetana: Marie SEBESTA, Marie STRASRYPKA, F.J. REGMUND. Obzor, 1 Rijna 1905, p.71 Bryan: Tom SYPTAK, Karel VESMIROVSKY, Jos. F. ZAK, Tom HOLIK, J.J. HOLIK, Pavel HAJEK, Jiti KRENEK, Jan SCASTA, Josef HOLIK, Jakub SRAMEK. Obzor, 15 Ledna 1906, p.183 Bryan: Jan. M. SEBESTA, Tom SEBESTA, Jos. HUBENAK, Pavel V. SYPTAK, Frantiscka HUBENAK, Julia SYPTAK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Kvetna 1906, p.295 Smetana: Jindrich BLAZEK. Obzor, 15 Cervna 1906, p.349 Bryan: H.F. STASTNY, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Cervence 1906, p.354 Bryan: Fr. JANICEK, Fr. ELZNER, Frank BLAZEK, Sr., Tom SIPTAK, Marie JANICEK, Antone BLAZEK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Prosince 1906, p.2 Bryan: V.J. HAJEK, Jos. VYTOPIL, Jos. F. ZAK, Tom HOLIK, K. VESMIROVSKY, Tom MALY, Tom SYPTAK, Jiti KRENIK. Obzor, 1 Ledna 1907, p.1 Bryan: J.F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Dubna 1907, p.3 Bryan: J.F. ZAK. Obzor, 15 Kvetna 1907, p.3 Bryan: Pavel MIKULEC, Jan J. TUREK, Anna K. TUREK, Marie SEBESTA, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 15 Cervna 1907, p.3 Bryan: Marie SIPTAK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Zari 1907, p.4, col.3 Bryan: Jakuba LUZE, Ant. KULBANEK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Zari 1907, p.4, col.4 College Station: Tom HOLIK. Obzor, 15 Rijna 1907, p.6 Bryan: Karel STASTA, Rud. TICHACEK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 1 Listopadu 1907, p.7 Bryan: S.C. WAITON [WOITON], Jos. ZAK. Obzor, 15 Prosince 1907, p.6 Bryan: Jos. VYTOPIL, Tom HOLIK, Hugo STASTNY, Jindrich REGMUND, Edward BORECKY, Jan NEDBALEK, Jakub SRAMEK, Karel VESMIROVSKY, Jan KOSAREK, Frank REGMUND, Frank ELZNER. Obzor, 15 Ledna 1908, p.1 Bryan: M. KULAK, Mecislav BARTULA, Anna FICKELL, Anna STASTA, Rosalie KRENEK, Fr. ELZNER. Obzor, 1 Dubna 1908, p.1 Bryan: J. GORZICKI [this looked like a list of subscribers]. Obzor, 1 Dubna 1908, p.6, col.1 Bryan: Marie KUDROVA, WOITON (?), BARTULA (?), K. VISNOVSKY, Frank ELZNER. Obzor, 15 Kvetna 1908, p.2 Smetana: Jan HORAK, J. KOSAREK [this looked like a list of subscribers]. Obzor, 1 Cervence 1908, p.2 Bryan: Anna PICKEL, Anna J. SASTA, Marie KUDROVA, A.L MONDRICK, Ed. BORECKY, J.J. SCASTA, J. MERKA, John KOSAREK, Fr. ELZNER. Obzor, 1 Cervence 1908, p.3 Smetana: Tom SCHOVAJSE, F. ELZNER, J. KRENEK , H. REGMUND, F. REGMUND, F. KUBIN, Vinc SKUBAL, T. MATEJKU, NOVOSAD (?), KONECNE (?), Josef VYTOPIL. Obzor, 1 Srpna 1908, p.2 Bryan: J. SRAMEK. Obzor, 1 Srpna 18908, p.4 Bryan: J. SRAMEK. Obzor, 1 Zari 1908, p.2 Bryan: V.J. DOBROVOLNY [this looked like an ad]. Obzor, 15 Zari 1908, p.3 Bryan: Adolf B. SIPTAK, F. ELZNAR. Obzor, 1 Rijna 1908, p.3 Bryan: Theodor H. KRENEK, Ruzena KRENKOVA, Rosalie KOPECKA, Anna K. STASTNY, J.L. STASTNY, Frantiska STASTNY, Justyna KUDROVA, F. ELZNER. Obzor, 3 Prosince 1908, p.2 Bryan: Jakub SRAMEK, Jan NEDBALEK, J.F. ZAK, J.J. NEDBALEK, J. REGMUND, Tom MALY, J. KRENEK, R. TICHACEK. Obzor, 7 Ledna 1909, p.6 Smetana: Jos. MERKU, Tom MATEJKU, Josef VYTOPIL. Obzor, 14 Ledna 1909, p.2 Bryan: Sylvestri SKODA, J. SRAMEK. Obzor, 21 Ledna 1909, p.4 Smetana: J.F. ZAK, Josef VYTOPIL. Obzor, 18 Unora 1909, p.2 Bryan: J. BLAZEK. Obzor, 25 Unora 1909, p.2 Bryan: A.L. TROJCAK, J. SRAMEK. Obzor, 4 Brezna 1909, p.3 Bryan: Jos. M. BORECKY, J.L. STASTNY, Frantiska STASTNY, Frantisek SONTAG, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 11 Brezna 1909, p.1, col.4 Bryan: J. NEBALEK. Obzor, 11 Brezna 1909, p.1, col.5 Bryan: Karel NOVOSAD, J.F. ZAK. Obzor, 8 Dubna 1909, p.2 Bryan: Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 10 Cervna 1909, p.2 Wheelock: Jan SCASTA, Tom SCHOVAJSA. Obzor, 15 Cervence 1909, p.2 Bryan: J.K. HANAKEM, H. BLAZEK. Obzor, 16 Zari 1909, p.3 College Station: Tom HOLIK. Obzor, 16 Zari 1909, p.6 Bryan: Jan TUREK, Anna K. TUREK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 7 Rijna 1909, p.3 Bryan: Frank MATULIK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 4 Listopadu 1909, p.5 Bryan: Jan TUREK, Anna K. TUREK, Jos. F. ZAK. Obzor, 18 Listopadu 1909, p.5 College Station: Col. R.T. MILNER, Capt. Andrew MOSES, Augusta THOMSEN. Obzor, 2 Prosince 1909, p.1 Bryan: Capt. Andrew MOSES. Obzor, 2 Prosince 1909, p.2 [I think these two articles involved Texas A&M; Moses was Commandant of the Corps at the college]