26 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
1
Old time La Grange resident and former La Grange Zeitung publisher Mr Gus Heilig spent several days in Shiner last week renewing acquaintances. Heilig now lives in Dallas.
Ex Governor C B Colquitt spoke Tuesday evening in Shiner to a good crowd. He was introduced by Will T Bagby and addressed socialism and Neff’s graduated land tax. The records and Neff’s bible give differing birth years for Neff, 1871 or 1872. Bagby read a telegram urging everyone to vote in the primary.
Mrs. P H Mehnert of Houston spent a week visiting the family of Mr. Richard Wendel and paid a pleasant and profitable call at the office.
A telegram from Rev L P Netardus of Taylor Texas states he will go into the primary on August 28 and will vote for Bailey. He cites Tennessee woman suffrage as precedent and calls for Bailey's nomination to prevent socialist government, urging all to participate.
Yoakum Texas August 20 G C Berkley resigned after a year as manager of the Yoakum Herald and will serve as cashier of the First National Bank of Mission Texas. L L Rogers will take over as manager of the Herald.
The Camp Fire Girls held a Sunday night ceremony at the Methodist church. Girls appeared in costume, delivering music and recitations to a large audience. Mrs. Ella E. Lane of the Guardian deserves credit for organizing the event. The Camp Fire Girls are described as a growing local institution.
Yoakum Texas August 20 The Yoakum Summer Normal closed today after an eight weeks session conducted by Prof L B McGuffin of Cuero Texas Many applicants for teachers certificates took the examinations.
Leonide Schuhmann joined a merry crowd praising Miss V Holchak of San Antonio. Mrs S J Holchak hosted friends of Mrs A Holk from San Antonio. Fern Richter honored guest Garnet Hinrichs with a social. Camp Fire Girls met Josie Schmidt for a regular meeting then fruit punch. Ella Plagemann hosted a post gathering for Wood Gatherer’s Bank. Senior League met at Christa Moeckel’s with Progressive hearts.
The Nevisian first boat of the Leyland Line of England docked at the turning basin in Houston Texas. It will load 20000 bales of cotton to be transported to Liverpool this afternoon.
Miss Estelle Fosselmann from San Marcos visits in the city and stays with Mrs. Victor Wolters before returning to her Kingsville home.
The Minnehaha Camp Fire Girls loaded cots tents bags and baggage and headed to the Boy Scouts Log Cabin for several days away. Chaperones for the first day were Mesdames Cecile Plagemann and H. H. Hepler. A daily bulletin from the girls is hoped for.
Texas agencies plan to manage and discard about 45 million bushels of the 1920 Texas corn crop. Surplus will be sold to brokers and buyers in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The piece also notes Miss Stella Wolters leaving for Chicago to join a Lyceum tour and mentions the August 28 run-off primary between Joe Bailey and Pat Neff with civic remarks to voters.
Edward Luedtke sold his farm near Hochheim on the Guadalupe River comprising 171 percent acres to Charles Crawford for 62 dollars an acre.
Mr and Mrs O G Blohm with children and Mrs Louise Seydler were visitors from ria Saturday.
The editor and a large Democratic crowd traveled to Yoakum to hear Hon. Joe Bailey speak. Despite hoarseness he spoke for about two and a half hours praising his views and attacking socialism and unions. Two girls presented flowers as he thanked them and pledged to continue campaigning toward LaGrange next.
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