Shiner Florist Ad and Local Social News Items
Local ad notes fresh California flowers and a full line of marines baskets with varied colors and prices. Social notes list Mrs I E Clark visiting in E F Wolters home, Austin trip of Miss Vogel and Miss Pulkrabek, and Royal attendance at Seton Infirmary entrance exam. Also reports trips to New York World’s Fair and king and queen sighting in Washington D C, plus visits from Houston and Fron tiersmen cast at Palace Theatre. Several locals attend Southern Music Camp at Landa Park with notable instructors. Gilbert Luedecke of Houston weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Shiner Florist
I. E. Clark
Schulenburg
E. F. Wolters
Virginia Vogelsang
Maurine Pulkrabek
Mesdames
S. A. Thulemeyer
Toronto
American Band Masters Association
Gilbert Luedecke
Houston
Flatonia
Theofil Okruhlik
Mons. Netardus
Father Bily
Fair Park
John Degenhardt
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ed. Bily
Duke of Missouri -Sweeney Bliss
Emil Balusek Jr
Victoria
Lydia Krieg
Mary Cook
Thrall
E. H. Willman
Elo Jr
San Antonio
Hy. Hirsch
Goliad
Earline Kach
Hirsch
Gazette Office
Arno Wagener
Ola Heath Garrett
Marion Jackson
Madisonville
Texas
T. H. McDonald
T. E. McDonald
Howard
Center
J. M. Canon
R. M. Canon
Doroth
Stevenson
Austin
Paul Fertsch
Dan
Jozi
Tonie Fertsch
Hallettsville
B. H Miller
M. R. Hartt
Rodd Hartt Jr
Sublime
Ola Garrett
M. S. Canon
New York City
Shiner
Roscoe Canon
New York Fair
Mr. Canon
Canon
Paul Berkenhoff
Freddie Berkenhoff
Glenn Wagener
Fred Fietsam
Leo Strauss
Annie Strauss
J. C. Strauss
Eileen
Henry Strauss Jr
Joe Kopecky
Josephine
Dick Strauss Jr
Joe Novak
Wilma Schindler
C. L. Kopecky
Yoakum
Corpus Christi
C. B. Stratman
Henri Mae Hruzek
Our City
Bessie Cimchanzel
Gussie Mae Eschenburg
Bob Burns
Missouri
Palace Theatre
Roy Mewes
Shiner Weekend Socials and Visits Across Texas Roots
Local society notes detail visits and trips among Shiner families and friends. Many residents traveled to San Antonio Kerrville Fredericksburg Houston Hallettsville Yoakum Corpus Christi and Galveston area for family seeings church events and health updates. Notable mentions include awards for a local graduate and upcoming theatre showings at Palace Theatre with performances by visitors from Missouri and Austin.
Adventure of Wild Bill Hickok and Betty Boop Weekender
Starring William Boyd with Russell Hayden and George Hayes another episode of The Adventure of Wild Bill Hickok. Betty Boop in On With The News. Adm 10 and 20 cents. Saturday matinee 3:00 p m. Also Bob Burns in Popeye in Cops Is Always Right adm 10 20c. Sunday matinee 3 p m adm 10 15c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
George Hayes
Wild Bill Hickok
Betty Boop
Popeye
Merchants Warned Against Swindlers in Hallettsville
Hallettsville residents are urged to beware of out of town fundraisers and to verify charity credentials. A Texas scam involved a woman in Salvation Army style dress collecting for White Cross Mission in Houston, which does not exist. Chamber of Commerce officials advised against giving until charity is approved. Local history notes past solicitations by false Volunteers of America reps. Citizens are urged to investigate collectors before contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Salvation Army
Our
White Cross
Houston
Eli Rubin
Chamber of Commerce
Rubin
Houston Chamber of Commerce
the Volunteers of America
Ft. Worth
New Era-Herald
Agenda Entertains With Al Fresco Supper
The Welhausen Recreation Grounds hosted an informal evening gathering Thursday at eight as Agenda members entertained friends. An Al Fresco supper featured colorful décor, hurricane lamps, and arranged by Mrs. Max Wolters and Miss Beatrice Zappe. Attendees included Miss Gussie Mae Eschenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Garbade, Ray Welhausen, Leonard Valek, Ralph Dreyer, Wm. Zappe Jr. of Gonzales, Oscar Raab of Moulton, and Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Hubner of the Panama Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welhausen
Agenda
Max Wolters
Beatrice Zappe
Gussie Mae Eschenburg
Percy Garbade
Ray Welhausen
Leonard Valek
Ralph Dreyer
Wm. Zappe Jr
Gonzales
Oscar Raab
Moulton
Hubner
Panama Canal Zone
Richard Kiekel on sick list. Nordheim visit noted
Richard Kiekel is reported on the sick list. Miss Aline Wolsers visited in Nordheim Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kiekel
Aline Wolsers
Nordheim
FOR SERVICE A good blood ed stallion at my place west of town
Classified items advertise services and goods in a small town. Listings include a Rawleigh sales route opportunity offering $4 cash in advance, a Simplex clutch for tractors, a gray mare, four horses, Poland China pigs, a German or Bohemian girl for housework, sale of a homestead, ripe tomatoes, sewing work, a reminder about ice cream sodas, and chick deliveries from a hatchery.
Dance at Kobernot Grove with Bill Cornelson
Dance garden event on June 28 1939 at Kobernot Grove features Bill Cornelson. All refreshments on ground. Gents 40c ladies 10c. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Dickey
Sunken Garden
Dilworth Hall
Lone Star Orchestra
Bill Cornelson
Kobernot Grove Dance Garden
Help Your Kidneys with Turarante by Shiner Drug Co
An advertisement offers a box of Tur rantee to aid kidney and bladder disorders. It promises relief from getting up at night backache disturbed sleep and dizziness and lists prices of 50 cents and one dollar. The copy imitates early 20th century drug marketing with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Drug Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wolters Bros. Co
Lavaca CO
Crystal White
Wolters Brothers Co
Hajek
Victor
Motor Sales
Goetz Service Station
M. Roeder
McAlester Fuel Company
Bfpo Allele Lee Eee Els Peele Ples
Shin Bank
He First National Bank
Strongest Bank
Lavaca County
Shirley
Yorktown
A. B. Turek
Felix Jurica
Rudy
S Pert Jurica
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Mary Baros
Ben Braden
Clarence
Bernice
R. Wendel
Garwood
Grandma Braden
British Empire
Aline Zappe
Homer Sommerlatte
Sulphur Park
Ernest Zappe
Aline
Henry Fonda
Maureen O’sullivan
Hy. Luedecke
Here
Wm. E. Bird
Ida Reichardt
la Grange Hospital
Henry Reichardt
Ida
Henry Jr
Martin Fiedler
Aransas Pass
Leslie Nollkamper
R. Schuetze
State of Washington
Schuetze
G. Walter
Hardy Camp
Homer Chandler
Rud. Nollkamper
Boerne
Elkins
Tower Beer
Frontiersmen
Gladys George
Gene Lockhart
Judith Barrett
Movietone News
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ralph Bellamy
Alan Baxter
A. Lampe
la Grange
Otto Strauss
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Emil Hajek
Evelyn Benes
Shiner, Rt. 1
Poland
China
Louis Bollom
Port Lavaca
Sophie Hohlt
Paul Zacharias
D. Garbade Homestead
Walter Goetz
Rainosek’s Hatchery
ANCE
Paters
Midway
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