Texas Lutheran University - Growl Yearbook (Seguin, TX)

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, f .h JI! X15 f ' W .,-pf. - ' x -A 1 '1 V -,Fl y . D-A . X 'll Home ot the great Ford automobile, is Howard Motor Company. Hardly any business has been able to keep up with the amazing growth which the Howard Company has had, the building doubled in size, and the supply service and other distinctive features have widely expand- ed. Stocking parts for any type car, in addition to providing a first rate me- chanic department, Howard Motor Com- pany is an indispensible part of local lite. Compliments of KOEPSEL LUMBER CO. More than just a Lumber Yard lim Schuessler Ralph Giles One ot Seguin's largest businesses, C. W. Traeger Company is the cornmunity's leading wholesale house, distributing merchandise to every point in the coun- try. Local retailers depend on this 'corn- pany ior the finest in goods, at the fairest of prices. Thus, every consumer even- tually is influenced by the service ot C. W. Traeger Company, where the best of the goods we buy usually originate. The United Gas Company provides to this city one ol its most essential utilities! natural gas. The companylserves the'erI4 tire Gulf region providing pure, practical fuel for heating and cooking at little cost: Above all, natural gas is lby farthe orit- standing heating agenty giving large amounts of heat energy, iwith no wasted infperlect safety. Onlyxllhited Gas can oiier so much toithe residents of this surrounding coinmunitiesll r ' it til' l l

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Not much can ,be added to what is known about the Guadalupe Valley Creamery. lt extends dairy service to the entire region, and its products go all over the state. Because of the quality of its goods, it has enjoyed such growth that it is now housed in several buildings and requires a large staff of employees and a fleet of trucks to carry out its program. For the best in milk products-see the Guadalupe Valley Creamery. Standing at the four corners, Mich- na's is Seguin's most diversified business. It handles those good Gulf products, in connection with its excellent filling sta- tion service. It distributes Firestone tires, battery, and other automotive items: it operates a complete hardware and toy store, it sells freezers, refrigerators and similar household units. In all of these, Michna's include cheerful service and at- tention, small wonder then, that Michna's is widely patronized. Two businesses, the Donegan Insur- ance Agency and the Seguin Building and Loan Association, are joined in spirit by the two men who together, operate them: Hugh Donegan and Anthony Mays. The Insurance Agency f2U6'W. Courtl has since 1911, offered protection plus service toy the many people fortunate enough to have let the agency help them. The Building and Loan Ass'n C204 W. Courtl offers insured investments or home loans to anyone desirous of making wise steps in business and his future. For many years now Van Gilders has been one of Seguin's most delightful res taurants and meeting places. I-Iere in ar atmosphere of reserved beauty friend: can gather for a delicious meal or for c snack, while soft music and the gayly decorated interior make for real enjoy- ment. ,Like the Rotary Club, why not plar to-visit Van Gilders or the Orange Bowf atleast weekly, for the best in eating out? i 4 .

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Occupying one of Seguin's most attrac- tive -buildings., the Seguin State bank in like manner gives the best in banking to its customers. Thefact that the bank has such large sums in deposit is proof enough of the trust which so many peo- ple place in it. Above all, it welcomes the chance to help its depositors and other friends with their monetary problems, always seeking to be the utmost in serv- ice to this community. The Pete Smith Motor Company is one of our community's best assets, in that it renders a two-fold service to all. First, it is the distribution center of the Chrysler Corporatiori cars entering this area fPly- mouth, Dodges, Chryslersl. Secondly, it with its staff of skilled mechanics has a complete repair and automotive service, from making the simplestcheck-ups on motors to repairing wrecked automobiles. The Seguin Transit Company, operated by-Luther Sagebiel, is always ready to provide quick, dependable, and economi- cal transportation anywhere in this local- ity., After a phone call, a fleet taxi, driven by .a.-courteous expert driver, almost im- mediately arrives, to take you to your destination. Remember - Phone lUO, Homeiof the White Stripe Taxi. The Nolte National bank is one of the Oldest-business institutions of this city, it has stood the test of time to win even more friends with its fair dealings and bankingfservice. The bank prides itself on the aid it offers to the many citizens who consult its officers for all their finan- cialloperations. ' 'i The,Nolte National Bank-a Friend in the Past, and for Years to Come.