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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1923
Page
4
The death of Mrs Sophia Heerssen is reported. She was 85 years old and had a funeral at noon on Wednesday. A notice of further details will appear in a later issue.
Shiner merchants showcase holiday window displays in their shops. The lights glow vividly at night, inviting residents to do their Christmas shopping in Shiner this season.
Temme Quality Springs promotes springs for all makes of automobiles and markets under the Jos Mikulik Auto Repairing banner across the United States. The ad emphasizes range and nationwide service for repair and replacement needs.
Manville Bros. Comedians open an engagement in Shiner next Monday Christmas Eve. This is their first visit to Shiner and neighboring towns praise them highly. In Southwest Texas last season the company was superior to any tent show, with good actors costumes music and wholesome moral plays.
On account of weather and road conditions I am forced to shut down my paint shop until after the holidays when we will be ready to resume business. J. Macha.
100 acre tracts or more at 385 per acre near gin and school twelve miles west of Path in Wilson county. 500 down, balance within ten years at 7 percent interest. Hurry, only 1000 acres available. Write or visit A V Dullye Realty Co. 1180 South Flores St San Antonio Texas Phone Crockett 3813.
Four days remain until Christmas and a subscription to the local newspaper is pitched as a year round present. The note mentions Sinner Gractt and a St 50 reference, suggesting a local or personal context for a gift idea.
Agnes Havel employed Judge FR Motis of the Neumann Building Yoskum to represent her in an important district court case in Atascosa County. The case will come up at the next term of court and is expected to attract much interest.
A narrative segment describes a house for rent in a town area and shifts to a poetic retelling where stars speak of the Star of Bethlehem. The scene features a gentle, luminous message and a manger scene, ending with the refrain Christ the Lord is born attributed to a 1923 Western Newspaper Union piece.
Incomplete OCR fragment describes a Christmastide scene with references to a mother and child, spirituality and a sense of peace. The surviving words hint at a religious mood and seasonal imagery without a clear event or full names.
FH Willmann Detler Kohler promote automatic electric lighting with no storage batteries and easy start at the touch of a button. Call for meter demonstration and pricing.
A list of Shiner students studying away asks for Christmas return home. Names span Baylor Georgetown Southwestern Univ Georgetown Houston St Marys Seminary La Porte St Edward's Austin and other institutions. Several students from Austin and Louisville entries appear among the departing scholars and backhome plans.
Bombs The Literary Society schedules a Friday 9 oclock debate on France occupying the Ruhr District with Es telle Macha Anita Miller Milton Cannon and Erwin Discher in teams. The basketball season begins December 10 with Praises for Wennt Novak and Monroe Emken Brosch Busch noted for donations. gratitude to Mrs Brieger for use of Literary Digests.
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