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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
1
Community event invites readers to join a booster trip visiting Moulton Flatonia Schulenburg La Grange Gonzales and Hallettsville on Slag Day Sunes fourteenth. The outing promotes local participation with planned stops and group travel.
A notice urges entrants to bring pantry exhibits to Bluecher Park for judging next Monday 3 to 6 PM Tuesday 9 to 11 AM and Tuesday afternoon. A committee will receive them and organizers ask all to contribute to ensure a successful fair.
The price of admission to the Fair Grounds will be 15 cents for children and 35 cents for adults good all day. Season tickets are also on sale both for children and grown people.
More than 100 boosters departed Shiner Tuesday morning on the first boosting trip for the Fair. They carried their own band and were all in high spirits. Splendid rains have improved conditions, and there are miles of smiles ahead.
Balusek of Shiner Texas receives first prize for highest sales in his division during Hicks Rubber Co sales campaign. He is congratulated for outstanding effort and cooperation. Prize acknowledged in a June 6 1928 notice from Hicks Rubber Co.
I thank each patron for their support during the two months campaign at Dayton Tire Sales. Purchases helped me win the division lead prize of a fine gold watch and cash premium. I am grateful for the encouragement.
Mr and Mrs C B Stratman and family and Mr and Mrs W H Oltmanns attended the funeral of Mr A Schlottmann last Friday in Giddings Mrs Stratman stayed with her mother The Gazette offers sympathy and will publish funeral details in the next issue
Marvin Wagner has arrived home after completing studies at St Louis University. He previously resided in the city and his return marks a homecoming noted by family and neighbors.
Senator Gus Russek of Schulenburg has accepted an invitation to open Shiner's Fair and expressed appreciation for the opportunity to join local residents. On the second day Congressman Tom Connally of Marlin, a U S Senate candidate, will headline at 11 A M. The third day Congressman J J Mansfield of Columbus will speak at 11 A M, with Saturday declared a general free-for-all day featuring candidates from precinct to state levels.
Stores will be closed all day on the first day of the fair and close at noon on the second and third days. They will not close on Saturday, the last day of the fair. The public is asked to take notice.
The Gazette will go to press Tuesday instead of Wednesday next week. Those desiring copy in the following issue should have it in by Saturday if possible.
The editor urges citizens to back the upcoming fair with three months of promotion left. A meeting of committee chairmen is set for 4 PM next Sunday at the Fair grounds, deemed highly important. T J Ponton, Secretary, notes the Gazette has freely advertised the event and will continue until books close in July.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Juengermann will supervise the cats during the Fair and promise success in this line. If you lack a decorative design for your car or truck, touch it up with flags and join the parade. Help out all you can.
The Civic League will run the flower exhibit during the Fair with Mrs O H Deutsch as general chairman and all entries due by Tuesday June 19. A parade will be held on the first and second days, forming at the Mlil Garage and moving promptly at 10 oclock each day.
The Shiner Oil Mill signals the Fair kickoff with a 6 am whistle Monday, announcing a weeklong run of festivities and events.
The 12th annual Yoakum District Ginner's Association session met in Yoakum with ginners from Temple to Corpus Christi and Houston to San Antonio. President Seifert presided. welcome by City Attorney Merrem. speeches urged state association support and ginner cooperation. Burn prevention and insurance issues discussed. barbecue lunch. officers elected: Henry Seifert president, Louis Trautwein 1st VP, Joe Smith 2nd VP, R. Steen secretary treasurer. balance reported at $441.20.
Walter T. Muecke is remembered in resolutions by Kolar Sta nek Post No 201 with sympathy to his wife children and relatives. The post will place the resolutions in minutes send copies to the family and local paper. Miss Lucile Schultz of Gonzales was a weekend guest of Miss Annie Louise Plageman.
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