New Fall Suits At Popular Prices
Fall and winter suits offered at popular prices starting at $20. Serges and Poplin fabrics in navy brown green plum and black shown in leading shades.
05 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
Fall and winter suits offered at popular prices starting at $20. Serges and Poplin fabrics in navy brown green plum and black shown in leading shades.
Private Willie Henry Meier of the infantry is officially reported wounded in action on July 31 in France. A letter from Meier, then in a field hospital, confirms the wound as family and friends express concern and pride for his service to the country.
A wedding took place at the Catholic Church in Shiner on August 28 as Henry Klos and Ella Renken were joined in matrimony by Father Wolf. Only immediate family attended the ceremony followed by a bountiful supper in the evening. The Gazette extends best wishes for a joyful married life.
The Shiner Woman's War Savings Society will meet at the High School building on the second Thursday of September. Members urged to report to Secretary Anna C. Koch at once if they have purchased War Savings Stamps.
F Wick and Miss Elizabeth Degenhardt returned last week from a visit to John Degenhardt at Camp Travis.
Customs Officer Fred Tate was shot and killed by an alleged Mexican smuggler two miles north of Brownsville while searching a wagon. This follows Ranger Joe Shaw's death on August 22, marking another fatal attack on border officers. Tate’s funeral was held in Flatonia with numerous mourners. he left a wife and three children.
Doctors Schulze and Ramsel operated on John Wellek Otto Pfeifer and Henry Reimers for appendicitis and they are recovering. Typhoid patients include Mrs Rud Pevorsky and Mr Herman Schroeder. Additional surgeries include Emmett Busch tonsil and adenoid removal. Births list several families welcoming girls and boys.
Dr M P Wilson, who joined the Army, was sent to Camp Travis and assigned to Centention Camp for several weeks of training and duty.
The following men are named chairmen of Lavaca County Registration Boards for ages 18 to 45 across precincts. They will select assistants, be notified to appear for supplies and instructions, and perform the one day service gratis as required by the government.
Mrs V Matejek and her children are visiting relatives at Westhoff, continuing a family trip.
The regular meeting of the Red Cross will be held Monday night the 9th. The XX Century Club members are reminded that no meetings will be held at the work room until the work arrives.
Sister Aloysus and Sister Clara of the Shiner convent passed through our city Saturday en route to Shiner from a three week stay in Galveston where Sister Clara underwent an operation. Sister Aloysus is a daughter of Mr H Graham of our city Hallettsville Herald.
Mrs. John G. Hollmann arrived from New Orleans last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L Trautwein.
Perry Wendtland arrived Saturday for a brief Ellington Field visit. His musical talent has been recognized at the army headquarters. He currently tours Texas with the Ellington Field Minstrels, performing to capacity audiences across the state.
Cariis have been received from Arthur Huebner and Exidie Kunath, both in France. The message expresses hope they win victory and return home safely.
The Lavaca County Red Cross Nursing Committee appeals for Graduate Nurses for Active Service and Home Defense Nursing and for student nurses in hospital or army training schools. The Surgeon General calls for a thousand nurses weekly. contact Mrs. M. McCutchan in Hallettsville for enrollment details and eligibility.
The fourth Liberty Loan campaign opens on September 28 and closes October 19. The appeal stresses no doubt of success and urges every American to contribute, honoring the blood of those fallen in Europe and demanding a worthy response.
Bismarck Runk of Leon Springs and Hans Runk of Camp Travis spend the weekend with family and friends in a quiet holiday gathering.
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