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Shoe Shop "Vernon Parish Democrat," July 8, 1920 "Goodyear Shoe Repairing -- Goodyear Shoe Repairing has made a reputation for itself. A dollar put into shoe repairing now will save several dollars on a new pair. Our auto collects and delivers. Phone 176" "Vernon Parish Democrat," September 16, 1920 "Louis Roedemeister, who has been sojourning for two years in Indiana and Michigan, came in on the train Sunday evening. Although "Roede," as we call him, is an expert harness maker and repairer, he can make himself useful almost anywhere." "Vernon Parish Democrat," November 18, 1920 "Comrades Roede and De Vine are back in the shoe shop again this morning and find plenty to do." "Vernon Parish Democrat," December 30, 1920 "DeBoer and DeVine have finished all their shoe work that is in the shop." "Vernon Parish Democrat," January 6, 1921 "Comrade Roedemeister is now at his real trade, making harness. Roede is a first class harness maker and is ready to do any kind of repair work on leather harness, or make new harness. Leather in the long run is the cheapest and best harness to buy, and Roede can tell you how to keep it in good shape and get the best wear out of it. A stitch in time saves nine in harness, as well as other things. Send it to Roede; he will do the work for you... "Llano Colonist," January 27, 1921 "Van Nuland and Scharrer are unloading the car of flour and feed. DeVine stopped work at the shoe shop long enough to help unload it. Then he went back to pegging shoes with DeBoer." "Vernon Parish Democrat," February 24, 1921 "Shoe Repairs and Harness Making -- Shoe repairing is done by the best Goodyear machines and the work is done satisfactorily. "Llano Colonist," April 29, 1922 "The shoe shop was the only live industry [in 1919], but the shoemaker left a little later and the shoe shop was practically closed. Now we are not only repairing shoes for ourselves and others, but have been making a strictly Colony one-piece shoe as well as sandals -- Colony-made. Also in the shoe shop we now have a first class harness shop established and we are endeavoring to get a tanner to come who will establish a tannery that we may make all of our own leather." "Llano Colonist," December 16, 1922 "Comrades Cox, Krechmer, and Roedemeister are now making and repairing shoes in large quantities. These fellows will soon have a Colony-made dress shoe on the market that any one could be proud to own." "Llano Colonist," December 10, 1927 (Gateway to Freedom) "SHOE SHOP -- This is a part of the harness shop, and is equipped with a full line of machinery for repairing and making shoes. Many hundreds of dollars have been brought into the colony treasury by this department, as well as saving money on shoe repairs." "Llano Colonist," December 20, 1930 "I was over to see Comrade Price in the shoe shop, still making new shoes by converting shoes that are entirely out of style into shoes that any one would be glad to wear any place and any time. Price, in his work, is like a great many other colonists, practically a genius in his line. He wishes he had a cobbler to help him as he believes he could make a large amount of the Colony shoes, especially work shoes. I, too, wish a tanner would come along who could tan all of the leather that we need as it is only a question of time when we should make all of our own leather and leather goods." "Llano Colonist," March 19, 1932 "Taking a pair of shoes to the shoe shop to receive a pair of soles, a pair of heels and some sewing on the vamp and glueing on the counters, which will cost me exactly "I thank you boys until you are better paid" to which I'll hear, "Oh, that's all right; glad to do it"... "Llano Colonist," October 22, 1932 "Mahler was working out a problem of tanning calf-hides. Mahler has collected all the hides of heifers, bulls, goats and Chinchilla rabbits that used to be thrown away. Some of these he has worked out by painful hand processes, and the other day he produced some little goatskin vests for the younger Mahlers, that turned their friends green with envy. But now the colony needs leather, and cash is scarce. "Can We Co-operate?" by Bob Brown Notice inside the shoe repair shop (1933-1934): "Llano Colonist," January 27, 1934 "The Shoe Shop stands a little bit off the beaten path of the diarists, and the fine work of Comrade Clarke is likely to go unmentioned, but you can bank on it that he is always on the job. He says that there is nothing spectacular in his work, but today he exhibits a pair of shoes with light, curved wooden soles. Of these he made several pair. Glen Burns needed a pair to work in when he wades about on the wet floor of the meat curing room; Tom Cunningham uses a pair in his duties about the barn, and Chuck Bates and Chris Jensen also want a pair each. Here's hoping that Mahler and his assistant tanners in Gila will soon furnish us with some good leather, so we won't all have to wear wooden shoes." "Llano Colonist," September 4, 1937 "I don't think I mentioned the fact that Ed Clark is still in charge of the shoe shop. This department is kept running at least sufficiently to accommodate the Colonists in the necessary service of shoe repairing." |
Clipping from the "Llano Colonist."
Colony Shoe Shop
The large building in the center is the Industrial building housing the store, garge, machine shop and more. South of the store (to the left) are the tailor shop, blacksmith and shoe shop.
Clipping from the "Llano Colonist."
Clipping from the "Llano Colonist."
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