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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
4
The Shiner Gazette, established 1892, publishes Thursdays under publisher Tillie Fietsam. The paper was mailed as second class matter at the post office following the 1876 act, with contact noted by phone 69.
A heartfelt letter explains the family has moved after the rent and sickness. The child writes to their father and mother, noting Dad’s loss and Mom's hard work to survive. The tone is intimate, reflecting sadness, relocation, and adjustments without the father.
Leaf spot disease produces black spots on peanut leaves and can cause damage if wet weather lasts through June and July. Control involves dusting with 325 mesh sulfur at 15 to 20 pounds per acre, with two to four applications at two week intervals as needed.
Mrs Selma Westphal of San Antonio is at the bedside of her daughter Mrs Robi Freye who is a patient at Huth Memorial Hospital in Yoakum.
A personal lament from a child in Shiner Texas urges a father to purchase life insurance, blaming the family’s hardship on not buying a plan. The note invites readers to insure life today with Jos Muras, providing a local phone contact.
Mrs John F Kasper hosted St Elizabeths Sewing Circle last Tuesday afternoon. A sumptuous lunch with ice tea was served to regular members and guests Mesdames Emil Hajek Louis Matula Buster Mladenko Alphonse Grill Jr J Beal and Miss Ethelyn Tasler. Awards went to Mesdames Felix Hubner Dan Rosenaar J Beal Emil Hajek and Marie Stock Ella Seidenberger. The silver offering totaled 1.70 and the circle welcomed Mrs J Beal as a new member.
Wm. Wendtland Sr. and Mrs. S. A. Thulemeyer are spending the week in San Antonio. Edward Bacon Berckenhoff of Hallettsville visited Shiner on Friday.
Tuesday afternoon after Red Cross Home Nursing classes, instructor Mrs Otto Kosler invited members to the dining room for a course in special diet. The room featured gladioli, a linen table, buffet service, and cake and punch served by Mrs Hugo Helweg and Mrs Leon Maeker, with numerous ladies assisting.
Pvt Willie B Apts returned to Camp Gruber after a 10 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs R W Apts of Charlottenburg. Annie Apts of Yoakum also spent the week at home. Callers during Willie’s visit included Viola Stratmann Otto Schreiber Lehnert Werner Riske Schreiber Albrecht Hinze and others. Palace Theatre advertised Yankee Doodle Dandy Sunday Monday and Tennessee Johnson Tuesday Wednesday.
The Methodist Church here is represented at the Young People's Conference at Kerrville this week by Iris Baca Pearl Hazel Willman Madlyn Hajek Marthalyn Valenta Marion Bartak Elo Willman Don Kasper and Calvin Peterson of Fia tonia.
Miss Earline Kroulik of Austin was a recent guest of home folks here. William Zappe was a business visitor to Houston last week.
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