Local and Personal News Highlights From Shiner
Local community notes from Shiner include theater listings for Popeye and Ali Baba performances at the Palace Theatre on Friday and Saturday, plus upcoming showings of Sally Irene and Mary. Social visits span Canon and Wolters families with out of town guests from Austin Houston Sublime and Texarkana, and university happenings as Mrs Elo Wolters attends UT commencement with nephew Harold Runk Crane.
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Palace Theatre
Elo Wolters
University of Texas
Harold Runk Crane
Harold
E. J. Kempe
Texarkana
Shiner
Gonzales
Paul O. Kempe
Joyce Jean Canon
Houston
J. M. Canon
George Nunn
Uvalde
Fred Allen
Jimmie Durante
Sally
Irene
Mary
W. M. Thatcher
Port Arthur
Ella E. Lane
Cecile Plageman
Thatcher
New York
Texas Company
Port Neches
Dorothy Jean Blohm
Denton
State Press Association
Louise Stock
Joe Mikulik
New Braunfels
Edwin Mikulik
Ice Cream Social At United Dr. Martin Luther Church
An ice cream social will be held on the Lawn of the United Dr. Martin Luther Church on Friday night June 17. A cordial invitation is extended to the public and all candidates to attend.
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United Dr. Martin Luther Church
First bale of 1938 cotton sells for 21 cents in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi reports the world’s first bale of 1938 cotton sold at 21 cents a pound to the local exchange. Grown by Francisco P. Lozano in LaGrulla, Rio Grande Valley, the 473 pound bale graded middling 15 16 inches, has earned Lozano about $300 including premiums. Ginned Tuesday at Rio Grande City, it arrived 14 days early versus last year, second earliest in Lozano’s history. the all-time best was May 21, 1921 for Ernest Mats of San Benito.
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Corpus Christi
Celebration at Sweet Home Festival Draws Crowd
The Sweet Home Tomato Festival and Czech Day last Sunday drew a large crowd. Speakers included Rev. P. Kasper Attorney General McCraw gubernatorial candidate Coke Stevenson Bob Calvert Senator Sulak and Hallettsville speakers. J F Bozka auctioned items after a day of baseball and a dance night.
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Rev
P. Kasper
McCraw
Coke Stevenson
Bob Calvert
Sulak
Hallettsville
J. F. Bozka
Local visits and weekend travel noted in city column
Ralph Dreyer arrived from State University on Monday. Freddie Berckenhoff of Houston visited his mother over the weekend. Irene Donahue of Houston spent the weekend with Gussie Mae Eschenburg. Henry Thulemeyer of San Antonio visited Shiner relatives last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Miller of Sublime spent Saturday at the J. M. Canon home. Valasta Chandler of Wolters Bros. Co. is on vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Frazier of Houston spent the weekend in the Monroe home.
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Ralph Dreyer
State University
Freddie Berckenhoff
Houston
Irene Donahue
Gussie Mae Eschenburg
Henry Thulemeyer
San Antonio
Shiner
B. H. Miller
Sublime
J. M. Canon
Valasta Chandler
Wolters Bros. Co
Claude Frazier
Monroe
William A Eilers Earns Master of Arts Degree at SWSTC
William A. Eilers, longtime principal and athletics coach at Hal Jettsville High School, received a Master of Arts degree from Southwest State Teachers College in San Marcos on May 31. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from SWSTC in 1930.
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William A. Eilers
Hal Jettsville High School
Southwest State Teachers’ College
San Marcos
Mr. Eilers
SWSTC
Local Social Notes From Central Texas Gatherings
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Treptow and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Kroulik with daughter spent Sunday in Austin. Mrs. Chas Hirsch, Mrs. Herman Raab, Mrs. Agnes Hirsch and son of Alice visit relatives in Shiner and Moulton for the week. Miss Indianola Buske left for Houston Friday. Mrs. S A Thulemeyer, Mrs. Wm Wendtland Sr, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Wendtland Jr and son William visited Bastrop State Park Sunday afternoon.
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Victor Treptow
Rud. Kroulik
Austin
Chas. Hirsch
Herman Raab
Agnes Hirsch
Alice
Shiner and
Moulton
Indianola Buske
Houston
S. A. Thulemeyer
Wm. Wendtland Sr
Wm. Wendtland Jr
William
Bastrop State Park
Eastern Star Meeting For Shiner Chapter No 272 Install Officers
Shiner Chapter No 272 of the Eastern Star announces installation of officers at the regular meeting on Tuesday June 14 1938 at 8 pm All members are requested to attend Alma Kempe W M
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Eastern Star Meeting
Shiner
Alma Kempe
W. M
BEST BABY CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS LISTING
Nichols Hatchery of Rockmart Georgia offers White Leghorns Reds or Rocks chicks at 6.95 per 100 ivy 7.50 per 100 mixed 5.95 per 100 and 4.95 for surplus postpaid with live arrival and no payment until arrival. Also hatching eggs of fighting breeds plus pullets and cockerels.
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Nichols Hatchery
Rockmart
Georgia
Houston man departs for California vacation tale
Glenn Wagner of Houston left Sunday for California on his vacation. Misses Helen and Evelyn Benarden are spending the week in Hallettsville with relatives and friends.
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Glenn Wagner
Houston
California
Helen
Evelyn Benarden
Hallettsville
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Shiner Florist
Texas
Sweet Home
Marburger Beauty
Mabel Scho
Shiner Drug Co
Kuhn Pharmacy
E. J. Wesselsky
Hajek Bros. Meat
Goodrich Silvertown
Silvertown
Goodrich Safety
Goodrich
LIFTY
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Ben Simper
Sta. Shiner
Shiner, Texas
Jaks Garage
Wielhausen & Co
The
Fancy Santos
Libby
Brown
Durkees
Brown’s
Bakers
Lipton's Tea
Florence
Coleman
Flex
Pflueger
Remington and
Winchester
Orgjoy
Haynes
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