BREMOND SPIRITS SPOTSBremond , Texas 1930’s – 1960’s Growing up in Bremond, Texas during the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s was certainly a challenge for many families especially for the large (5 – 10 children) or very large families (11-18). Most of families especially the 1st and 2nd generation of the Polish, German, Irish immigrants worked very hard on the farms without any of the basic conveniences such as running water, indoor toilets, electricity, heating systems, and all the various compliances that have made life a lot easier. Just preparing the food on a daily basis required everyone’s participation in preparing the meals, washing the dishes, sweeping the floors, feeding and butchering the animals, harvesting and canning of the vegetables and fruits, drawing plenty of well water and many other daily chores. Everyone still had time to play or listen to live neighborhood music at least 3 times a week. Everyone had their favorite beverage from a cup of coffee, fresh cow milk, homemade wine (berries, grapes, pears, plums), homemade brew, or some special white lightning and occasionally some purchased bottled beer. To find some of the better brands of cold beer or whiskey, many farmers rode their horse and buggy/wagons, Model T’s and A’s or just walked to one of the nearby Bremond Spirits Spots to take a break, do some horse business, sell some eggs, eat a plateful of good BBQ (Sausage, beef, pork, chicken) and just have some fun in visiting with each other. At least 38 Bremond Spirits Spots were located within 10 miles or 37 Bremond Spirits Spots within 6 miles of downtown Bremond at various times during the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s visited by many people from many places from this country as well as some visitors from foreign countries. The map with most of the designated hot Bremond Spirits Spots during the “Good Ole Days” were: A. .Downtown East Side 1. Charlie Kloss Willie Martin JR’s etc Dry Bean Saloon 2. Frank Kruneberger Steve Atomijzcik 3. Ed Samuels ? 4. Lee Groholsky 5. Dick MacMahon Bill Yanowski B. Downtown West Side 6. Vick Kotch 7. Bill Polka Green Door 8. Louis Stachowiak Ed Bienski Floyd Mushinski 9. Bruno Novak 10. Kie Lucas 11. Ike Krezensk 12. Ralph’s BBQ 13. Ray Hearne C. Hwy 14 North of FM46 14. Bruno Olexy Liquor 15. Frank Muzyka Liquor 16. Wallace Strickland
D. FM46 West Old Hwy 6 17. Elite Steak House Gertrude Yastic 18. Mike Kozak 19. Bremond Tavern 20. Louis Swick 21. Kie Duhr Liquor 22. Bruno Novak 23. Tony Muzyka 24. Elkhorn Filing Station 25. Hill Top Inn -- Lone Star Playboys
E. Hwy14 South Old Hwy 6 26. MM Café 27. Babe’s 28. Ray Swick 29. Joe Kotch F. FM 2293 West 30. White Eagles Louis Kubicki 31. Louis Cheherski 32. Ed Budza 33. Bloody Bucket Stash Okonski 34. Jim McCall 35. Bill Wachel 36. Lee Matalski
G . Hammond 37. Marion Kwasnica 38. Floyd Crouch
There probably were more and certainly some had multiple name changes during 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s. The most popular beer brands were: Lone Star Pearl Falstaff Pabst Blue Ribbon Schlitz Shiner Southern Select Jax
The more popular whiskey brands were: Old Crow Southern Comfort Turkey Jim Beam Old Forester Old Taylor I W Harper Old Over Holt Four Roses Private Cellar Ezra Brooks Champion Burbon Old Charles
One of the more popular shot glasses used in the early days had the following measurements: 0 oz -- For Rabbit 1 oz -- For Ladies 2 oz -- For Gentlemen 3 oz -- For Pigs 4 oz -- For Jackasses (Donkeys) The more popular wine brands were: Concord Besides the 38 Bremond Spirits Spots many families grouped together to make their homemade wine, home brew and some white lightning. Some used the white lightning also for sterilizing their knives, placing on their open wounds, fighting a cold with their special (hot tottie) mixture. Majority just had a good sip during cold weather or warm weather to get an energy kick they needed to loosen up and just get their sweat creating chores accomplished. Looking back at the “Good Ole Days”, many people needed a stress release remedy to tackle the every day challenges of just surviving and living their daily life. With so many chores for a large family to daily accomplish and just survive especially prior to the 1960’s, it is amazing that many lived long and fairly health lives. A story about White Lightning and Home Brew will be added to the Short Story section.
Anyone with any changes or additions or old pictures of some of these places, please contact Gene Okonski or email [email protected]. Looking for some beer and whiskey bottles for old brands to take a picture. Will scan or copy and return bottles and original pictures to owners. Article to be placed in the OkonskiFamily.com web under the Bremond History section as Bremond Spirits Spots. You can call 713-858-2048 and leave message |
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There probably were more and certainly some had multiple name changes during 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960’s.
The most popular beer brands were:
Lone Star Pearl Falstaff Pabst Blue Ribbon
Schlitz Shiner Southern Select Jax
The more popular whiskey brands were:
Old Crow Southern Comfort Turkey Jim Beam
Old Forester Old Taylor I W Harper Old Over Holt
Four Roses Private Cellar Ezra Brooks Champion Burbon
Old Charles
One of the more popular shot glasses used in the early days had the following measurements:
0 oz -- For Rabbit 1 oz -- For Ladies 2 oz -- For Gentlemen
3 oz -- For Pigs 4 oz -- For Jackasses (Donkeys)
The more popular wine brands were:
Concord
Besides the 37 Bremond Spirits Spots many families grouped together to make their homemade wine, home brew and some white lightning. Some used the white lightning also for sterilizing their knives, placing on their open wounds, fighting a cold with their special (hot tottie) mixture. Majority just had a good sip during cold weather or warm weather to get an energy kick they needed to loosen up and just get their sweat creating chores accomplished. Looking back at the “Good Ole Days”, many people needed a stress release remedy to tackle the every day challenges of just surviving and living their daily life. With so many chores for a large family to daily accomplish and just survive especially prior to the 1960’s, it is amazing that many lived long and fairly health lives. A story about White Lightning and Home Brew will be added to the Short Story section.
Anyone with any changes or additions or old pictures of some of these places, please contact Gene Okonski or email [email protected]. Looking for some beer and whiskey bottles for old brands to take a picture. Will scan or copy and return bottles and original pictures to owners. Article to be placed in the OkonskiFamily.com web under the Bremond History section as Bremond Spirits Spots. You can call 713-858-2048 and leave message.
Rights Reseved. Do not copy unless permission given.