This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
1
This notice lists a wide assortment of gift items suitable for any budget including bar pins compacts mesh bags purses watch chains beads gloves Madeira napkins linen table covers rugs chinaware and various clothing items for men boys and households. It mentions gas stoves and gas heaters along with dresser sets dress shirts suits coats and socks.
Postmaster Koether urges early mailing to ease holiday postal rush. Patrons should shop and mail packages early and call promptly for notices to relieve congestion and inefficiency. Message ends with an appeal to avoid winter risks and promote secure motor use, featuring Shiner Motor Sales denatured alcohol ad.
The paper will skip the December 27 issue as is customary. next week’s issue dated December 20 1928 will be the last of the year and public notices must arrive by Saturday. Edwin Koether serves as relief clerk at the local Post Office during the holiday rush.
For sale cheap one lot of lathing, flooring and ceiling at 1 cent per linear foot. IVUL. Vemple Number Co.
The Gazette says its Christmas issue will publish next week with greetings from local businesses and an attractive front page. It urges readers to submit copy early and notes a feature on Christmas form. It also warns that the most expensive ice in the world appears in thousands of motors after winter and promotes denatured alcohol to protect engines.
Christmas shopping began in earnest last Saturday as stores were crowded with ten days left to fill Christmas wishes. The Gazette urges readers to read ads to contact stores offering the best inducements and support home merchants and advertisers. Miss Ruby Rogge returned last week from Austin.
Rev and Mrs G T Gibbons of Hallettsville were guests in the S A Thulemeyer home Sunday. Miss Alma Kempe returned home last week from Corpus Christi on sick leave, we are sorry to state.
P T A holds a regular meeting this Thursday at 4 o clock with full attendance urged. An Atwater Kent radio is pitched for Christmas with power from a lamp socket. Also notes about attending football games and listening to symphonies or jazz from Broad way. Mrs F J Schapota travels to La Grange for the funeral of her cousin Mrs H F Hellmuth of Waco after an operation at La Grange hospital. Mrs Hellmuth is a daughter of Mr and Mrs C J von Rosenburg. Edmund Herder and wife accompanied Mrs Schlapota.
W L Martin served as a passenger traveling to San Antonio on the previous Thursday. The trip details focus on the individual and the destination with no additional context or accompanying events provided.
The Gazette seeks Christmas and New Year greetings from readers and warns of a Christmas week issue with no paper on December 27, 1928. Also notes a free service for auto owners using denatured alcohol as antifreeze, offering a free freeze temperature check for radiators.
City Marshal announces no fireworks shooting in Shiner's business section this Christmas. He directs vendors to warn buyers to leave the area before firing, urging citizens to safeguard property during the holiday period.
The notice highlights Sherwin Williams top grade paints and Garbade Lumber Co Christmas promotions. It promotes Atwater Kent radios as educative and entertaining, promising home delivery and a worry free ticket experience, encouraging readers to make this a radio Christmas.
A. W. Jordan of Lockhart, veteran railway mail clerk, was badly cut and bruised when the Lockhart Yoakum branch motor coach collided with a freight train at 8 a.m. in Luling. The motor car toppled into a ditch and caught fire. flames were put out with no material damage to mail or express matter. The item also includes a brief ad note on anti freeze and a mention of Hoover’s South America trip coverage.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.