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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
4
A riotously funny comedy Buck Benny Rides Again plays at the Palace Theatre this Sunday and Monday. The show promises lighthearted humor and breezy entertainment for cinema audiences during difficult times.
On Sunday May 26 Miss Adeline Goetz celebrated her birthday with many guests from Stockton Eagle Pass and Hailettsville and Milotn including Mrs Helen Menke Mr Hy Menke and families Rev Schuetze Mrs Victor Harbers and many Schreiber and Goetz relatives. After a pleasant day attendees wished her many more happy returns.
The text records entry as second class mail matter at the Shin er Texas post office under the act of Congress dated March 1 1876.
An essay contrasts thrill of fire engines with grim tolls of fire. It notes about 10,000 American deaths yearly and a two billion dollar annual fire bill that could fund homes and jobs. It urges readers to value prevention over spectacle and help stop fires.
Farmers report increased profits from using the Simplex insecticide duster. Testimonials from P. Domann of Yorktown and Willie Damann of New Braunfels claim doubles in earnings versus neighbors who did not poison. Advertises 5 nozzle horse drawn, 6 and 8 nozzle tractor dusters with PTO drive and adjustable output. Write for folders and information today.
Texas high school coaches plan summer breaks with varied activities. Shelley Burt will work as city recreation department bookkeeper. Eddie Shinn to state university and coaching schools. W F Cain to supervise Hallettsville softball and lead other sports. Ray Dixon will play baseball, visit relatives and attend coaching schools. Jake Wilson to visit Waco relatives and teach football at Fort Davis coaching school. W L Mattingly pursues a Texas University master's degree. Lee Mitchell may fish and attend coaching school. Bill Corder marries Audrey Spellmann. Bubba Boggus, from Milton Jowers’ 1939 team, will play in the South–North high school all-star football classic in Austin on August 10, ending the six-day coaching school.
Coach Bill Corder faced disappointment as Daniel Joe Cirex, a standout Shiner basketball player with a noted one handed push shot, died in a automobile crash. The loss robs the team of a brilliant athlete and a well liked figure, leaving a void for next season.
Burnell Fischner visits relatives in Houston. Mrs Emil Kahanek and son Patrick James and Miss Bessie Cimrhanzel spend Wednesday in Houston. Julius Cimrhanzel and Hugo Pohler Jr visit Victoria Friday. Mrs Ed Havel and Miss Agnes Jurek stay in Corpus Christi. Wallace Berry stars in The Man From Dakota with Jack Howard and Dolores Del Rio at Palace Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
The ticket includes Congressman L. J. Sulak for the U S House, State Representative 23rd District candidate M A Hobbs and Paul Boethel seeking reelection, County Clerk D L Hudson reelection, Sheriff Frank M McGrew and A P McElroy, District Clerk Gus J Strauss, Assessor-Collector E A Turk, County Judge Paul H Fertsch, all appearing on the ballot for upcoming elections.
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