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Newspaper

Shiner Gazette

Location

Shiner, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1940

Page

5

Shiner High Library Adds New Titles and Students Shine

The Shiner High School Library expands its shelves with novels from Gray Zane and others including The Young Pitcher The Short Stop Jamaica Inn The Exile One Hundred Best Novels Condensed The Redheaded Outfield and Other Stories Destry Rides Again The Patent Leather Kid and more. The Girls' Glee Club sang at the Twenty Century Club on December fifth at City Hall performing five carols. The Senior Class hosted a December 7 kid party in Beethoven Hall with costume contests games and refreshments ending at 10:30 pm.

Shiner High School Gray Zane Lewis Sinclair Bower B. M du Maurier Daphne Buck Pearl Bromfield Louis Deeping Warwick O’rourke F. J Downey Fairfax - Burton Brand Max Destry Grazier E. A Hughes Rupert Girls’ Glee Club Twentieth Century Club City Hall Beethoven Hall

Council of Home Demonstration Women Meet Nov 23

The Council of Home Demonstration women met in regular session on November 23 with the president presiding. Sealed bids were received for Year Books printing and officers were reelected. The Xmas party is set for December 21 with tree decorations by Witting and Vienna clubs. Plans include a February tester meeting for pressure cookers and a chorus of about 20 women to sing Bohemian and German songs at the A. and M. Short Course.

Council of Home Demonstration Mesdames Unterkircher Hildebrandt Faukus Fisbeck Unterkircher Witting Vienna

Shiner High Girls organize basketball team with staff

Shiner High School forms a girls basketball group coached by Mrs. M. M. Wagner. Members listed include Lola Mae Marburger Earline Kroulik Mabel Barr Irene Filip Ruby Hurta Gladys Barr Pearl Steel Marg ie Slanina Florene Dolezal Bernadette Struka Margaret Dierksen Arlene Koening Lorraine Osborn. Practice schedules span Monday through Thursday during PE and Tuesday Friday at 3 45 with at least one game before Christmas. A German club meeting occurred December 5 hosted by Lester Ullmann with committee Minola Huber Dorothy Hirsch and Clifton Eggert. Visitors Pearl Stoeltje Mildred Renken Irene Ullmann. Activities featured German songs games and lunch. next visit by Rev Schuetze anticipated.

Shiner High School M. M. Wagner Lola Mae Marburger Earline Kroulik Mabel Barr Irene Filip Ruby Hurta Gladys Barr Pearl Steeltje Margie Slanina Florene Dolezal Bernadette Struka Margaret Dierksen Arlene Koenning Lorraine Osborn Lester Ullmann Minola Huber Dorothy Hirsch Clifton Eggert Rev. Schuetze

Comanche B Team Beats Sweet Home In opener

The Comanche B team opened the season Thursday night, November 5, defeating Sweet Home 25 to 6 after a 15 to 0 halftime lead. In the second game, Shiner Comanches faced Ellinger Elks in the Shiner Gymnasium.

Sweet Sweet Home Shiner Comanches Ellinger Ellinger Elks Shiner Gymnas

Christmas Offer Push for Daily Papers Subscriptions

The Shiner Gazette advertises a limited time Christmas offer for subscriptions to all daily papers. Readers are urged to place orders before the offer expires, highlighting the newspaper’s authorization to take subscriptions for multiple papers.

Shiner Gazette

Western Auto Associate Store Oil Change Offer

Let us drain your old oil and refill with the right grade and see the difference in the start ing of your car on the coldest morning.

Western Auto Associate Store

Stop That Itching Open Offer For Skin Ailments

Shiner Drug Co offers Black Hawk Ointment with a guarantee to relieve eczema tetter ringworm athlete’s foot prickly heat poison oak itchy sores. Jar priced 50 and 85 cents.

Shiner Drug CO

Made-Rite Mattresses Renovate and Deliver Service

Comanches scored thirty four points to Ellinger eight. Mr and Mrs Clifford E Oder were in San Antonio on Saturday. Margaret Slanina was in Yoakum on Sunday. Irene Filip was in East Bernard on Sunday. Mrs M M Wagner spent the weekend in Moulton. Miss Edna Reischl spent the weekend with her parents in Moulton. Lorraine Osborn was in Yoakum Arnold Kram was in Moulton over the weekend. Johnny Wilson returned to classes Friday after illness. Daniel Stock visited in San Antonio on Thursday. Bill Pratt of Giddings visited the high school on Friday.

Clifford E. Oder San Antonio Margaret Slanina Yoakum Irene Filip East Bernard M. M. Wagner Moulton Edna Reischl Lorraine Osborn Arnold Kram Johnny Wilson Daniel Stock Bill Pratt Giddings

Golden Wedding Anniversary of Menkes Observed

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Menke celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Guadalupe at the W O W Hall with about 250 relatives and friends. Married in Shiner Texas they have resided in Victoria County 43 years. Attending were three sons and two daughters with one daughter unable to attend. The couple were honored with gifts and a program of songs and poems by grandchildren.

H. J. Menke W. O. W. Hall Guadalupe O. D. H. S. of Guadalupe

Cotton Demonstration By Charlottenburg 4-H Clubster

The Charlottenburg 4-H club reports Gilbert Schreiber's cotton project from 14% acres. He prepared land, planted Lone Star seed on April 16, cultivated four times without poison, and harvested 13 50 pounds from 14% acres. Bale and seed sold for 54.30, expenses totaled 20.88, profit 32.42.

Charlottenburg 4-H Club Gilbert Schreiber

Adla Tab Relief Promise At Your Drug Store

Adla Tab offers relief from excess stomach acid irritation with a money back guarantee. The advertisement urges use when discomfort arises and encourages purchase at local drug stores.

Look Smart Get Your Next Permanent at Holchak Beauty Shop

An old newspaper brief promotes getting a permanent at Holchak's Beauty Shop with a sharp sales tone. It highlights hair services and urges readers to visit for a lasting look. No dates or addresses are provided in the fragment.

Holchak’s

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