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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
4
The San Marcos Record editor urges calm in a looming crisis for farmers. He advises accepting the situation, learning lessons, acting sensibly, and staying steady in difficult times as rain may still benefit the crop and feed supply.
Texas Company advertises exclusive Texaco gasoline and lube oil services at the Highway Filling Station and Shiner Garage. Ed Gehrels is the agent, with phone 104.
Henry Zappe and his family from Hallettsville were weekend visitors at the home of Ernest Zappe. The gathering highlighted family ties and region travel.
Post oak sawed wood delivered at eight dollars per cord. Now is the time to buy your winter supply. Give me your orders. Joe Hughs. Phone one oh one.
A blue cross mark appears on the paper to indicate an expired subscription. Readers are reminded to renew to continue receiving the publication.
We thank friends for kindness during our father and husband’s long illness. Gratitude to Rev Pfenninger for the impressive sermon at home and graveside. Thanks for the floral offerings. Mrs Anton Albert and children.
The Civic League presented a humorous wedding spoof on Wednesday night with about 20 participants in wacky costumes. Reichardt played Araminta Pettina as Spearmint and Leonida Schuhmann starred, while chaos at the wedding led to an onstage auction of gifts, netting $858. The league thanks all participants and contributors for a successful evening.
Otto Fisseler advertises R L Bennett & Sons Bennett's Newest Bred Cotton Seed as superior to prior seed. The note claims original breeders positions and years of breeding at Arkansas Experiment Station, with prizes won at Gonzales Fair. Orders booked before September guarantee delivery. seed to be shipped early fall from North Texas.
Mesdames A L Fuller and Edgar Wolters were joint hostesses at Wolters home last Friday from 3 to 6 pm entertaining about thirty guests. Mrs Walter Muecke won first prize with Mrs O A Brieger taking consolation. Refreshments included maple nut ice cream, cake and sandwiches. Blue and white colors featured in score cards and mint cup favors. Edith and Aline Wolters wore blue crepe dresses and helped serve guests.
Take Notice of Rosen waeser and Rubin as they unload and unpack a large merchandise assortment. They plan a definite opening announcement once the display is perfected.
Mrs Ed Miller hosted three tables of 42 at Edwin Wolters home last Wednesday from 3 to 6. Mrs Alfred Schram won first prize with Mrs Alvina Wolters taking low. Refreshments featured brick ice cream and angel food cake in pink and white with white periwinkles and pink bachelor buttons as decor. Guests included Mesdames Welhausen Blohm Valenta Tomasco Busch Koether Elsik Darilik Wolters Miller Ponton and Miss Mae Blohm.
Fair Association managers shift focus to setting grounds for the upcoming Fair which opens September 8. Mr Horak of Weimar has spent days painting new signs. The fair catalogue is near completion at the Argus Press and will be ready for delivery in about ten days.
Charlottenburg Louis Blasche returned Saturday from El Campo where he has been picking cotton. He reports a fair crop in that section but labor is too plentiful there. Some pickers work for only their board, others for 10c per hundred and board while in rare cases some get 75c or $1.00 per hundred. Several others from here have been there the past few days but failed to get work. W. A. Goesch, George Fiedler, Ed. Hornschu and respective families and Miss Hulda Fiedler left Wednesday to spend several days at Magnolia Beach. Walter Wehmann, wife and baby of Beaumont spent part of their vacation with relatives and friends here last week. G. Buesing and Henry Wachendorf were in San Antonio Thursday.
The Flatonia Fair will be held September 8 9 and 10 with events across town. Festivities include parades exhibits and contests marking the annual community celebration in Flatonia Illinois.
An advertisement for White Wings Flour claims it produces the best bread and biscuits. It urges readers to try the product and provides the retailer Wendtland & Novak with a contact phone number 6.
To Our Customers and Friends, our business has been changed to a cash business. We regret the shift to a cash store, saying the choice is not ours and we have gone beyond handling a credit business. We thank customers for past business and invite future trade, with cash to all as our motto and one price as cheap as goods can be sold. EMIL BONORDEN Cash Store.
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