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Newspaper
Houston Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1919
Page
2
An article reports H W Sterle appointed to lead a Houston foundation project. The piece references Beate and Metle in context but details are unclear. Readers are kept informed of leadership changes within local philanthropic efforts and anticipated impacts on community programs.
Secretary leaves post to return to church duties. Details scarce but notes indicate a career shift from organizational secretary to pastoral work.
An article notes the selection of a new director for Houston charitable operations. It mentions candidates and the decision process, with emphasis on leadership qualities and the organization’s ongoing community projects.
A garbled report describes an ambulance stuck in mire with a driver occupying a dubious basket berth. Fragmentary text mentions distressed scenes, improvised positioning, and unclear references to locations or names.
The Secretary asserts that the O A Drive is delivering results amid a smear of unclear references. The piece mentions Padget and EYAL and cites local concerns about a public campaign and weather impacting progress.
A regional shipment group convenes Thursday to review proposed rate changes and impact on freight pricing. Stakeholders from trucking firms and shippers will discuss routes, surcharges, and implementation timelines amid ongoing industry shifts.
In a public statement, Mayor Amerman notes Houston has had five mayors in twenty four months and argues for a capable, trustworthy leader. He asserts wartime conditions delayed city problems and urges voters to support a stable, experienced option for a full term.
A Houston candidate outlines a program to reform the streetcar system toward service at cost with fixed returns, regulate the Houston Lighting and Power Company, and establish city stalls to curb profiteering. Proposes fire alarm boxes, tunnel reconstruction, equal employment for women, building new schools, and an expanded Legal Aid Bureau funded by the city.
The article asserts the platform enforces faves and law, retaining City employees and boosting salaries where possible. It cites enforcement of Prohibition era style measures, removal of business ties, completion of the Municipal Railway, and warehouse transfers with Uncle Sam for about 60 million dollars, while denying any bonds issued in the first year of the new commission government.
The platform pledges collaboration with Houston area authorities to deepen the ship channel to thirty feet and grow ocean tonnage to boost Houston as a real port. It opposes proposed postal rate hikes, aims to restore reliable public services postwar, and proposes expert review to resolve streetcar service issues while maintaining current costs.
A speaker asserts recognition of voters sovereignty, claims public record is known, rejects backroom deals, and pledges an honorable campaign while trusting voters to decide at the polls. He cautions that midnight caucuses cannot alter the outcome and urges contentment with the result.
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