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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
4
The Gazette reminds advertisers and correspondents no news item can be received for this issue after Tuesday noon. Readers are asked to note and plan submissions accordingly.
The G O P front runners are Gen Wood and Hiram Johnson with Lowden third and a June Chicago convention likely to shift many votes to Johnson. Democrats show McAdoo leading in a Digest poll, but Wilson and Bryan split weakens both as Bryan remains a major factor for the party.
The San Francisco contest among Democrats will focus on the league of nations with or without reservations and a clash over a wet plank. Mr. Bryan is expected to be a key voice. A stormy time is anticipated as these issues dominate the scene.
Reports across markets say clothing prices drop sharply with major retailers cutting 20 to 50 percent. Food prices remain largely unchanged amid the overall cost of living pressures.
A notice announces the formation of The Mozart Club in Shiner to unite all city and nearby musicians into a musical band. The first meeting is slated for Sunday May 380th 1920 at Richters Building above the Meat Market, with instructions to bring instruments or join without one.
In Cuero Texas on May 18 thousands of young turkeys and chickens were drowned by floodwaters from a six inch rain that drenched the area Saturday night. The birds ranged from large juveniles to broiling size fowl.
The term closed with an impressive initiation for Miss Meta Holchak and Miss Lizzie Lichey. Officers were announced, including Worthy Matron Miss Ernestine Mergenthaler and Worthy Patron Mr Garbade, with appointments to follow after installation. Mrs C B Welhausen attended UT graduation. the Pacific coast will not be peaceful at the Democratic National Convention.
A Browning & Co representative in Yoakum comments on the current wave of retail price cutting. He asserts fall prices will rise due to higher costs for labor and raw materials, and that wholesale markets remain high. The firm plans to clear summer stocks in Yoakum as it bids to secure fall merchandise at lower prices locally.
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