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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
14
Wolf Baking Company Chartered in San Antonio
The Wolf Baking company of San Antonio was chartered in Austin on April 5 with capital stock of 10 000 for baking and manufacturing. Incorporators are Philip H. Wolf Edgar R. Wolf and Herman H. Wolf, with the majority stake held by Philip H. Wolf. Reserve your Easter dinner at the Gunter 6 to 8 p m Sunday special souvenir menus one dollar per plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter
Rural schools take center stage at southern education meet
The Conference for Education in the South closes in Nashville with emphasis on rural school improvement. M P Shaw cites funds and calls for federal aid while W K Tate oversees the rural program. Susie V Powell lauds community driven school progress. Staacke Bros. offer low price carriages as a side note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Conference For
Education In
South
W. K. Tate
South Carolina
B. F. Reissler
Bureau of Education
Y. Joyner
North Carolina
Susie V. Powell
Mississippi
Interstate League
M. P. Shawkey
West Virginia
United States
Public Service Corporation
Federation
Emelie McVea
Cincinnati
Polk Memorial Hall
George W. Fall
M. M. Gardner
James Knox Polk
School Improvement League
Peabody
Middle Tennessee Educational Association
Southern Association of College Women
Cure for epilepsy found after years of suffering
A Comfrey, Mina mother reports her daughter, once plagued by epileptic fits every few weeks for three years, is now reportedly cured after using Dr Miles Nervine for over a year with no seizures. She praises the remedy as a blessing and a return to health for many suffering children nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Nervine
Frank Anderson
Comfrey
Mina
United States
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An in store assurance touts Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a non greasy, pleasant remedy that erases dandruff stimulates hair growth and prevents premature baldness. It claims strong efficacy and money back promise if it fails, offered at 50 cents and 1 dollar at H L Wagner Rexall Store corner East Houston Street and Avenue C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
H. L. Wagner
East
Houston Street
Avenue C
Fertility of Valley Sparks Enthusiasm for Rail Route
E Cowper Thwaite president of the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican Railroad reports high fertility in the lower Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to Samfordyce after a lengthy inspection. He notes local merchants are eager for trade with San Antonio but lack opportunities. The line plans an extension from Crowther to the border creating an air route to the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
E. Cowper-Thwaite
San Antonio
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican
Crowther
Rio Grande
Taft Campaign Warns of Texas District Conventions
H F MacGregor Taft manager in Texas circulates to county chairmen alleging Lyon’s state call aims to elect 40 national delegates at large. He urges district chairs to push for congressional district conventions by May 17 to choose district delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
H. F. MacGregor
Taft
Texas
Lyon
MacGregor
Wilson Club Urges Wichita County Presidential Primary
The Woodrow Wilson club in Wichita Falls Texas has urged the Democratic executive committee to hold a county primary for presidential preference. The club also agreed to pay half the primary costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Club
Ther Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Tex
Woodrow Wilson Club
Democratic Executive Committee
Wichita County
Carpenters End Strike With Wage Increase
In Des Moines Indiana on April 6 900 union carpenters ended a strike after master builders agreed to raise wages by five cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Associated Press
Des Moines, In
Y M C A Show Window Depicts Local Work in Miniature
A Houston street window display advertises the San Antonio Young Men’s Christian Association. The scene includes a gymnasium swimming pool reading room and various departments with small dolls in bathing suits indoor games and figures in reading chairs. Arranged by Harrison Daugherty the membership secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Young Men's Christian Association
Houston Street
Harrison Daugherty
Association
Cotton Manufacturers Endorse Tariff Board Reductions
The American Cotton Manufacturers' Association backed reducing all tariff schedules deemed excessive by the tariff board. They condemned prohibiting cotton futures as harming the trade and urged New York Cotton Exchange to revise prices more often to aid southern interests. Officers elected include President W A Erwin and Vice President Stuart W Kramer. meeting adjourned with invitations from New Orleans and Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Tariff Board
New York Cotton Exchange
W. A. Erwin
West Durham
N. C
Stuart W. Kramer
Charlotte
C. B. Bryant
New Orleans
Memphis
Wells-Fargo clerk pleads guilty to theft under $50
Jim Wortham, a former Wells Fargo Express employee, pleaded guilty in county court to theft under $50, receiving a $100 fine and four months in the convict camp. Seven related cases are pending, likely to be dismissed. Wortham allegedly used a systematic method to steal clothing and other wearing apparel, mainly in February, as detectives traced the peculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wortham
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Wortham
Per Diem Pay Appropriation Exhausted in Texas
The $160 000 appropriation for per diem pay is exhausted following the last Texas legislature action. State officials report funds depleted and warn of potential delays in reimbursements. The AP notes the impact on personnel awaiting daily allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Convicts Paid From Penitentiary Earnings After Debt Settled
The Texas penitentiaries have exhausted overtime wages owed to convicts through December 31 of last year. The final $12 000 was drawn today in approved accounts by the financial department. Going forward, convicts will be paid from the system’s earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Penitentiaries
Financial Department of the Penitentiaries
Sea Pacific shopman sues for damages after boiler blast
G Lopez, a Sea Pacific shopman among the injured in the boiler explosion that killed about 29, filed suit in the Fifty seventh district court seeking 30000 dollars. He says a portion of brick and mortar wall fell on him causing permanent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Lopez
Pacific
Yeesterday
Fiftyseventh
Meeting at the Y M C A Elects Nominating Committee
The regular annual meeting of the active Y M C A membership will be held tonight at 7 o'clock. A nominating committee to receive nominations for the board of directors has been appointed: S. G. Tayloe, H. B. Affleck, and A. M. Fischer. Five directors will be elected to fill one vacancy and the terms of J. M. Allardyce, W. N. Hagg, Hayden F. Smith, and C. C. Todd expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association
S. G. Tayloe
H. 8. Affleck
A. M. Fischer
J. M. Allardyce
W. N. Hagg
Hayden F. Smith
C. C. Todd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tam
Dr. Williams
Norris Cook
Ottawa
Kans
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
R. Wolf
Herman H. Wolf
THE
Direct Tailors Company
Dallas
N. Akard
E. Houston
Staacke Bros
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
H.C. Rees
Cowper-Thwaite
Rio Grande Country
Beacon
Goodyear West
Beacon Shoe ‘Store
Alamo Plaza
UNION
Endorse Tariff Board
Velva
Penick & Foro, Up
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