This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
1
The first bale of the new cotton crop from near Donna arrived in Houston but will not be sold at the Houston Cotton Exchange floor. The exchange’s classification committee deemed it mixed, gin cut and not merchantable under exchange rules, indicating the bale is mixed grade and not fully matured.
At the 104th annual commencement exercises 428 seniors from the Schools of Medicine Dentistry Law Commerce and Arts received degrees. Two Shiner Texas boys earned degrees. Victor Charles Strauss and Frank Ferdinand Heger are named among the graduates. Miss Alma Kempe returns home from Corpus.
Mr. J. C. Blohm reports a wide circuit view and is optimistic about prospects. Corn needs rain yet may yield enough for home use. cotton looks healthy with full fruitage suggesting abundant output. Leon L. Maeker of Shiner is named agent for The Southland Life Insurance Co. of Dallas, a major Texas firm with over 100 million dollars in force. Norwood and Stokes of San Antonio are district agents for the company in San Antonio.
A local American Legion event titled Celebration is set for Monday in July. Details are scarce in the listing but the notice highlights a gathering organized by the Legion with a nominal price tag of 4.95 dollars.
Mayor E Runk calls all citizens to close their business from 11 to 12 A M on Monday June 28 1926 to attend a brief patriotic program at Welhausen Park, in line with Congressional action and President Coolidge proclamation.
A sequence begins at 11 11 A M with the President in Washington runging the Liberty Bell and governors mayors and others joining nationwide. The program includes a Flag Salute and the Patriot's Pledge of Faith for all attendees.
A poster depicts the United States growth from thirteen states as thirteen stars emerging from the Liberty Bell. It proclaims 48 states will echo the original message next Monday to mark the 150th birthday of the Declaration of Independence and the centennial anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's death.
Ed Herder attended a Hallettsville meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee Monday. The principal business was arranging the ticket for the primary. The plan will be submitted for printing after July 12. After routine business the session closed.
Rev. J. D. McWhorter will fill his regular appointment at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning and night. Public cordially invited to attend both services.
A Week's News note arrives unsigned, withholding names so items cannot be printed. The lack of a signature prevents publication of the letter's contents in this issue.
The Texas Company announces a new and better gasoline produced by the Holmes-Manley refining process. It is not a benzol mix, contains no dopes or poisons, and is a pure unadulterated gasoline from selected crude. Available at Red Star Pumps under Red Star and Green T branding through agent Ed Gehrels.
Citizens of Shiner join the American Legion Post for a full day celebration on July 5 starting at 10 a.m. with a parade to Bluecher Park, marching bands, speeches, a noon dinner, and dancing music by Sunflower Orchestra from San Antonio. Local businesses promise floats and four main routes into the city for welcoming guests and a special all-day ovation of hospitality.
In the afternoon at 1:30 Hon. Dan Moody will speak in person, promising to attend. The event also features Hon. H. H. Haynes, the Republican candidate for governor, as another speaker to draw a crowd.
A 3 30 matchup at Shiner Baseball Field pits Shiner against Schulenburg on one of the fastest diamonds in the state. Fans expect high pace and sharp defense as both teams clash on the local gridiron of the ballpark.
A 6:00 supper on the Bluecher Park grounds followed by an 8:00 dance. Music will be furnished by the Sunflower Orchestra of San Antonio.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.