The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 1949 Page: 7 of 12
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SHINER GAZETTE—SHINER, TEXAS
Thursday, March 3, 1949
Luther Hall
Nursery Opens
Friday Night
The Lutheran ladies an-
nounce that a nursery will be
provided in Luther Hall the
night of the World Day of
Prayer for mothers desiring to
attend with their small chil-
dren.
A loud speaker will also be
provided so that all may hear
the impressive messages of the
evening.
Important Meeting
H.P.M.F. & Storm
Insurance Ass’n.
The annual meeting of Hoch-
heim Prairie Mutual Fire and
Storm Ins. Ass’n. Branch One
will be held on March 5 at 2:00
p. m. in the Library room in
City Hall, to elect directors and
delegates for the coming year
and to transact other business
that may come before the meet-
ing.
All members are urged to at-
tend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Storey
came in from Madisonville to
visit in the home of her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Zach-
arias.
Mrs. Peck Welhausen, Mrs.
Wm. Wendtland and Mrs. O. W.
Dreyer were auto hostesses for
a group of members of the W.
S. C. S. who visited the Yoa-
kum Society Monday afternoon
to hear the conclusion of the
book review by Mrs. J. W.
Cook. Those attending were
Mmes. Alois Kasper, H. A.
Liebhafsky, Frank Steiner, Ed-
mund Herder, Elton Zander,
Aug. Baca, R. B. Kroulik, A. H.
Kasper, Arno Wagener, Miss
Mayme Merseburger.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nagel of
Meyersville were brief guests in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Trautwein Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Russell of
Houston were week end guests
of her mother, Mrs. E. F. Wol-
ters and other relatives.
Radio stars Dennis Day. Eve Arden, Penny Sinedeton, and
Arthur Lake portray from left to right, wonder, awe, surprise and
disbelief as they gaze at gold ingots worth approximately $98,000
and a bag containing $4,000 worth of gold. This amount—$102 000—
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet is offering as prizes in the current 49 er
Gold Rush Contest. To enter this contest, which closes April 9,
requires 25 words or less telling why Colgate products are preferred.
A first prize of $49,000, a second prize of $4,900, forty-nine $490
prizes, and four thousand nine hundred $5 prizes, make up the
grand total of over $100,000.
Fashion Show
To Be Held In
Gonzales March 8
An elaborate fashion show,
forecasting spring and summer
styles for 1949, will be staged
by T. J. Knight’s of Gonzales
at the Lynn Theatre next Tues-
day night, starting at 8 o’clock.
This will be the second an-
nual style preview of Knight’s,
last year’s event taking place
before a sell-out audience of
750 persons in the auditorium
of Gonzales High School as a
benefit for the Gonzales Warm
Springs Foundation.
The show comes to Gonzales
direct from the Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel in New Yoi’k City.
Included among the 27 mod-
els to be demonstrated — all
products of Bates Fabrics, Inc.
mills — will be evening dress-
es, beach costumes, play suits,
sun dresses with stoles, one-
and two-piece dresses for house
or afternoon wear and skirts
and blouses.
Eight professional models
from the Ben Shaw Studios at
San Antonio will| demonstrate
the frocks, dresses and costumes
Mary Ester Haskell, University
of Texas beauty and a member
of the Bates College Board on
styles and fashions, will pro-
vide the commentary on each
model shown.
In her capacity as a member
of the Bates College Board,
Miss Haskell has visited the
mills where these fabrics are
made and has participated in
the voting for choice designs in
categories of morning, after-
noon and evening wear,” ob^
served Richard Knight, sponsor
of the show. “We are trying
to show the stimulating effect
that can be achieved by the
thrifty woman at a reasonable
cost.
“These fashions run from
the most delicate tints to morg
sophisticated deep-toned shades
Especially distinctively are the
new prints in rayons as well as
in the fine-combed cottons.
These fashions and these fab-
rics contain an original answer
to the question: “What shall I
wear?”
Sgt. Roy Mewes
To Arrive Soon
Mrs. Annie Mewes received
a message from her son Sgt.
Roy Mewes a few days ago
stating he would soon be leav-
ing Frankfurt, Germany, orv his
return home after several,
months spent in foreign service.
Mrs. John Othold returned
home from the Huth HospitaL
in Yoakum where she has been
a patient.
It will have one other showing the firm’s campus testing sys-
only, at Joske’s department tern,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Russell
and Mrs. Wm. Wendtland spent
Saturday in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Strauss
of Hallettsville attended the
minstrel Friday night.
Among those attending the
funeral rites of Elmer Coward
in Yoakum Monday afternoon ! Antonio,
were Mr. and Mrs. August
Haslbeck, E. A. Mueller,' W.
Tieken, Ad. Richter.
Miss Mary Lee Fietsam is a
patient in the Nix Hospital, San
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher
Sr. of Kerrville spent the week
end in the home of their son
Frank Fisher Jr., and wife.
Mrs. J. M. Yater underwent
surgery Tuesday morning at the
local hospital. Her many
friends will be pleased to learn
she is resting comfortably.
Mrs. Adelia Gehrels was a
week end visitor in Flatonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Turek,
Barbara and Michael spent the
week end in San Antonio.
Martin Baros sold his cham-
pion Brahma calf Friday, it
brought a good price. It was
finality sold in Cuero.
Arlen Krejci was brought
home Tuesday from Austin
where he had been a hospital
patient.
Miss Caroline Valenta of
Houston was a home comer over
the week end.
Mrs. Lewis Striebeck arrived
Tuesday noon from Springfield,
111. for the funeral rites of H. H.
Striebeck.
store in San Antonio.
In preparation for the event,
the Lynn Theatre will be clos-
ed during the day and for the
first time since its opening, will
present no matinee. Doors’ will
open at 7 p. m. and the fashion
show is to be followed by the
premiere Texas presentation of
“The Kissing Bandit,” a tech-
Mrs. Delka Denmark spent
Sunday in Cuero with relatives.
Mrs. Herman Weitzel and
grandson Patrick are spending
several days with relatives in
Burlington and Rosebud.
Cadet Elo Willman Jr: of A.
& M. College was a home comer
over the week end.
Mrs. Elo Willman and son
Elo Jr. were business visitors
in San Antonio, Saturday.
Raymond Broz and Emil
Balusek Jr. of Refugio visited
with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Balu-
sek and Mrs. Anna Balusek
during the past week end.
Remember the oil field war
that tore Texas wide open some
12 years ago? See it reenacted
ip STRIKE IT RICH at the
Palace Theatre, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
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Frank Sinatra and Kathryn
Grayson.
The fashion revue will oc-
cupy little more than an hour
and will be followed immediat-
ly by the motion picture pro-
gram. No advance is to fce made
in the price of admission. Own-
er Lynn Smith said.
She is thoroughly familiar
with all designs and, in her
commentary will give quick es-
timates on the cost of each dress
shown when made from the
pattern.
Also at hand will be Eddie
Mooney, one of Bates Fabrics,
Inc., officers and a specialist/in
fabrics of this kind. He will
nicolor motion picture starring--add to the show by designing a
dress from piece goods on one
of the models on the stage. •
In addition to the profession-
al models, local children also
will take part to demonstrate
new features in child’s wear for
the coming spring and summer.
“This style show is designed
to suggest to Texas Ayomen all
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 1949, newspaper, March 3, 1949; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153171/m1/7/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shiner Public Library.