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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
5
The Post-Dispatch offers Texas and Louisiana readers reduced rates with plans for daily and Sunday editions. It promotes unbiased, cheerful news coverage and neighborly service, urging readers to subscribe via mail or local agent O C Dittmar.
The Twentieth Century Club met at Mrs. S. A. Thulemeyer’s home with fifteen members and one guest Miss Stella Wolters. Program covered Topography Waterways and Resorts of Texas including Surface Contour Waterways and Harbors Health and Pleasure Resorts. Meeting adjourned to meet January fifth at two thirty at Mrs. Elo Wolters’s home.
Shiner Motor Sales under P R Otto promotes holiday car gear including spotlights visors tires tubes bumpers and luggage carriers as gift-ready auto parts.
Mrs. O. W. Schmidt Jr and son and Mrs. O. H. Schmidt Sr. of Houston were recent guests in the Emil Morgenroth home.
An advertisement offers the newest Webster's Dictionary by the Merriam Company for schools offices and libraries. Readers are urged to place orders or visit the office where the latest edition is now available for sale.
An old classified style note promotes a tire and chain bundle as a Christmas offer from Shitier Motor Sales. The brief item hints at automotive gear with a compact 5x2 reference.
The San Antonio Drug Company debuted its mercy plane, an American Eagle biplane, delivering infantile paralysis serum from San Antonio to Brownsville. The 2:00 pm departure reached Brownsville at 5:30 pm, a time saving that could mean a child's life.
Readers are urged to scan the newspaper from the first page to discover the current line of Christmas gifts and attractive offers. Local advertisers highlight seasonal products and emphasize supporting businesses that advertise to reach customers.
Mr and Mrs D G Helmers came back from Austin last Friday where they met daughter Miss Leonita returning from Europe. Miss Helmers resumes job at the Austin Post Office. A J Bednar and family occupy upper floor awaiting their new home. Quicksilver mining in Brewster county reports 4 500 flaks produced in one mine and about 98 500 flaks since start.
In a high turnout election, Harlingen voters rejected Central Power and Light Companys bid of 1,250,000 dollars cash plus inducements for the municipal power and water plant. The firm also promised a 750,000 dollar cold storage plant if elected.
Dr and Mrs H Arthur Zappe Miss Annie Louise Plageman and Ernest Smith of Gonzales motored to San Antonio Sunday.
The Best Vacation promotes Marlin Texas as a year round health and pleasure resort with modern hotels bath houses clinics and hot water baths similar to Carlsbad. It claims thousands of reliefs for rheumatism neuritis high blood pressure stomach blood and skin diseases and notes two golf links and a club house plus other pleasures. For more information contact Gazette office.
The Longview board of education proposes a new school at an estimated cost of 110000 dollars. The plan outlines construction aims and potential funding, with details to be discussed at upcoming meetings.
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