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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
4
Radio grows as a major industry with a daily payroll near two million dollars and retail sales projected over half a billion this year. Broadcasting costs total about thirty million, while one hundred thousand people are employed in radio manufacturing and sales.
Edmund Pfeil of Wolters gro cery department is taking his vacation. He will be away for a period yet to be announced and duties will be temporarily covered by store staff.
Miss Ella Novak R N of San Antonio spent last week with relatives, returning from a short family visit.
Felix Berckenhoff of the Welhausern grocery department is taking his vacation this week. The note appears in the weekly staff updates.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Schramm and Weldon and Mr and Mrs L G Valenta spent Sunday at A J Blohm home in Gonzales. Miss Mae Blohm, after a vacation with her parents in Gonzales, has returned to duty at the local Post Office.
Herman Seeliger motored from Lockhart to visit his wife and children. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Trautwein left on Wednesday for Amarillo to join Mr. and Mrs. F L Quicksall for a tour to Colorado and California.
James R Jaks and family from Blythe California arrived Thursday of last week to visit Shiner relatives. W L Moenkhaus Herbert Runk and Oscar Emken came from Houston to spend Sunday. Attendees at the Cuero Masonic Research and Educational conference district meeting included C J Garbade W Paul Walter Schmidt E J Henkhaus Walter Garbade and Paul Kempe Jr.
Miss Evelyn Dreyer came home Saturday afternoon after a visit to San Antonio. She spent several days away visiting friends and sightseeing before returning to her home.
Last Wednesday at 3 pm Wolters Bros Co offered 50 dollars worth of groceries in Shiner. About two thousand people crowded the show windows and street as a truck displayed goods in front of the main store. E C Merseburger and H H Striebeck presented to Sophia Hohlt the selection of items amid echoes of a prior $60 Singer sewing machine giveaway.
Mrs B J Ganter and children of Galveston visit the H Bozka home. Postmaster John Schindler Jr and family of Weimar return from a trip to the G W Eschenburg home. Rev G T Gibbons and wife from Hallettsville visit the E G Buske home. Max Wolters and family depart for camping and fishing at Junction. James Buske to attend National Red Cross Camp at Kerrville. Several attendees at Lee Brothers funeral in Gonzales. Dennis Eugene Canon joins Roy M Canon in Austin for summer. Bismark Runk and family visit Mayor and Mrs Runk in Alice.
Miss Ella Stratman of Wolters dry goods department is spending part of her vacation at Tynan, where she plans to rest and visit friends.
Mr and Mrs Rudolf Bartosch and Erwin and Miss L M Franks have returned from a brief vacation visit spent in Elgin.
Miss Leonida Schuhman is spending her vacation in San Antonio, enjoying the city's sights and local culture during a leisure trip.
Mrs. F. J. Prochaska and her infant are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. LL Blinka in Ft Worth while Miss Jeromina Blinka from San Antonio also spends time with family.
Texaco Filling Station on John R Beal offers a Saturday promo. With every purchase of 5 gallons of gas and a quart of motor oil, customers receive a free 50 count box of Real Patch. The offer promotes a regular best seller as a bonus incentive.
W. L. Russell and wife of Hal Lettsville are guests in the E. F. Walters residence. They plan to depart for Arizona to establish their future there.
Foul breath, loose teeth, and sore gums are warned about in this ad. Leto's Pyorrhoea Remedy is recommended by dentists and trusted by Kuhn's Drug Store with a money back guarantee.
J. V. and Perry Oppert of San Antonio spent Sunday at the Peck Welhausem residence, visiting and chatting during their local outing.
Glade Welhausen and Ray Welhausen are spending the week at Kerrville for a camp program. The pair engage in outdoor activities and rest in a rural lodge setting during the visit.
Mrs Anton Navratil and child ren of Waco are guests in the Jos Muras home.
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