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Newspaper

Shiner Gazette

Location

Shiner, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1960

Page

6

Peach Creek Philosopher Claims Business Men Miss Trends

A local reader on Rt 3 challenges business folks to follow the latest economic data. He cites a government CPI rise in April and a worker pay raise, noting his own farm would seek a higher price to match costs.

Peach Creek Johnson Grass Rt. 3 Shiner U. S Johnson Grass Farm

Price Index and local business readers comment

A reader laments outdated price indexing and urges the printing of current consumer price indexes for widespread use. He argues many egg sellers fail to track economic trends and jokes about distributing updated indexes, citing 2 cents per dozen as his proposed rise.

Gazette J.A

Old Rip frog saga crowns Eastland courthouse tale

The crowd of about 1500 watched the wall near the cornerstone topple revealing Old Rip the horned frog after 31 years. The frog survived and drew global attention with exhibitions and a White House meeting, becoming a local legend memorialized in the courthouse.

Rip F. E. Singleton Methodist Church Gene Day Pritchard Bob Hammett William T. Hornaday New York Zoological Gardens Southwest Arthur Brisbane Lindbergh Atlantic Old Rip Frog Texas Old Rin Dallas Bond St. Louis New York City Will Wood Washington Calvin Coolidge White House Eastland United States Coolidge Cal Wood M. W. McMinn Olden Ernest Wood Temple of Justice

Bleier and Jalufka Enlist in Navy Recruit Training

Otto G Bleier and Lawrence F Jalufka sons of Shiner residents have enlisted in the U S Navy. They are undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California After completion they will receive 14 days leave visit parents and then be assigned to a service school Both enlisted under the buddy program Recruiter Chief E Radimak notes.

Otto G. Bleier Otto A. Bleier Shiner Lawrence Frank Jalufka Frank J. Jalufka Rt. 3 U.S. Navy Naval Training Center San Diego California Otto Lawrence St. Ludmila’s Academy Victoria Radimak

Local visitors join Homer handler family for weekend

Miss Lorene Parma is spending time in the Homer handler home recovering from surgery. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Schreiber and sons of Galveston spent the weekend here with relatives.

Alton Tieken Austin Shiner and Yoakum Lorene Parma Homer Aiandler Mrs. Gilbert Schreiber

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