Charity Sunday Sets Church Collections for City Aid
All city ministers designate Sunday as Charity Sunday to devote regular church collections to local charities. Emphasis falls on the Associated Charities which acts as city relief clearing house and investigates cases of need. Brief summaries of 1913 and early 1914 work, grocery orders, meal check books, and organization materials will be shared. Officers include Homer Eads president and Dr. M. J. Bliem vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Charities
The
Homer Eads
M. J. Bliem
Louis Goodman
Thomas W. Beck
F. Paschal
E. B. Chandler
T. A. Coleman
Jay E. Adams
J. Ernest Jarratt
Nat M. Washer
Philip Cook
George R. Gillette
Commissioners Approve Insurance for Courthouse and Furniture
The County Commissioners approved an order to insure the courthouse for 100000 and the furniture for 25000. An inventory by Commissioner Henry Meyer lists fixtures and furniture valued at 34572.01, with the policy to be shared among local home companies and agents. The county previously carried 200000 insuring the courthouse with no coverage on furniture.
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Henry Meyer
Courthouse Insurance Plan Adjusts Coverage Details
Commissioners reduce courthouse cost by reallocating part of the sum to furniture and arrange insurance for both building and contents. They also plan policies for the county jail, poorhouse, and other county properties.
Carnegie Library Partners With High School On Sanitation Education
The Carnegie Library collaborates with the high school to plant guiding ideas of sanitation hygiene and citizenship. A book list on sanitation hygiene sick care municipal cleanliness waste disposal and related topics is being prepared for pupils to borrow and for library distribution. Miss Charlotte Stoddard suggested the project and Miss Cornelia Notz the librarian is overseeing the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Library
Charlotte Stoddard
Cornelia Notz
License Fees Increase to Cut Auto Operation Risk
Mayor Brown announces a traffic ordinance to curb dangerous driving. The law, set to take effect after June 1 due to publication rules, raises automobile and chauffeur license fees to 2 dollars each, with a 1 dollar operating permit option. Permits issued daily. police will enforce once published.
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Brown
Rivas
James van Landingham
Sherwin Williams Paints and Preservatives for Home Use
A catalog of Sherwin Williams products including Commonwealth Barn Red for barns and gray variants, S-W Preservative Shingle Stains with creosote, S-W Floorlac for floors and woodwork, Inside Floor Paint in ten colors, Brighten Up Your Floors, SWP as exterior paint, Forty-eight color options, S-W Family Paint for household use, and Flat-Tone washable wall finish. Sparse details on coverage and durability per product.
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Sam
San Antonio
Commonwealth Barn
Sherwin-Williams
No Mia Opera Company Members Wed In Surprise Ceremony
Miss Gertie Helfrich sister of the manager’s wife and Loren Ellwood Conley, both with the No Mia opera company at the Grand, married yesterday by County Judge James R. Davis after obtaining a license with a waiver. This follows a previous wedding in the troupe last Thursday.
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Nomia Opera Company
the Grand
Gertie Helfrich
J. H. Johnson
Loren Ellwood Conley
James R. Davis
William R. Greer
Hazel Estelle Mason
Miss Helfrich
Mr. Conley
Frank R. Newton
A. H. Coates
Davis
Charter Items Include Upleger Falk Firms And Bank Amendment
Charters issued for Upleger & Falk of Waco and Denver with 1500 capital to audit accounts. Conroe Mercantile Company of Conroe Montgomery County 20000 capital with incorporators Knight Williams and Crockett Williams. Amendment filed by First State Bank Emory increasing capital from 10000 to 20000. Permits to do business granted to Capita Stock Farms Company St Louis Texas HQ at Falfurrias. American Water Heater Company Phoenix with Texas HQ Houston. Texas Gulf Oil Company Dover Delaware with Texas HQ Van Horn.
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Austin
Tex
Upleger & Falk
Waco
Denver
Colo
Capital Stock
A. C. Upleger
H. J. Falk
G. H. Anderson
H. A. James
Conroe Mercantile Company
Conroe
Montgomery County
Richard Knight
H. M. Williams
Crockett Williams
First State Bank of
Emory
Rains County
Texas
Capita Stock Farms Company
St. Louis
Falfurrias
Brooks County
American Water Heater Company of
Phoenix
Ariz
Prohibition Democrats name state advisory committee
The Fort Worth Prohibition Democrats of Texas named a four member panel to pick twenty one more members, creating a twenty five member state advisory committee. Twenty five appointees include J. M. Alderdice, M. S. Bogart, Chester Colling, I. A. Daniel, W. B. Fuqua, C. E. Gilmore, T. S. Henderson, T. G. Harris, T. N. Jones, Luther Johnson, Thos B. Love, W. P. Lobban, Forest Moore, Jesse Murrell, Pet M. Neff, Ben H. Powell, John L. Ratcliff, John W. Robbins, J. D. Sandifer, E. D. Steger, M. J. Slettery, Sterling P. Strong, J. M. Terrell, Cullen F. Thomas, W. D. Wilson. A Dallas meeting at Southland hotel on April 11 aims to organize the group.
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Dallas
Tex
Fort Worth
Prohibition Democrats of
Texas
Thomas H. Ball
J. M. Alderdice
Waxahachie
Bogart
San Antonio
Forest Moore
Sherman
Jesse Murrell
Gainesville
Pet M. Neff
Waco
Ben H. Powell
Huntsville
John L. Ratcliff
Cooper
John W. Robbins
Austin
J. D. Sandifer
Abilene
E. D. Steger
Bonham
M. J. Slettery
Brownsville
Sterling P. Strong
J. M. Terrell
Cullen F. Thomas
W. D. Wilson
Pay City
Absorb Freckles With Mercorized Wax Remedy
Spring beauty tip claims mercorized wax can absorb freckles with no harm. Apply a thin nightly layer then wash off in the morning. also suggests saxolite powder to smooth wrinkles and improve rough skin and blemishes.
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Hases
Exclusive Pants Tailors Ad Promises Custom Fit
An advertisement from Exclusive Pants Tailors offers imported worse ter pants this week for $6 and $7. The copy claims expert pants makers who can fit anybody and match your coat, located at 426 Moore Building, 4th floor.
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Moore Bldg
Quiet Saturday Sets Record for Peaceful Day
The local police report one of the year's calmest days with four arrests four for vagrancy theft and speeding though most of Saturday was without disturbance. Police predict a light police court docket Monday as saloon closures tied to a school trustee election reduce incidents. Detective work focused on resting cases with plainclothes officers at headquarters.
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Lover's Lane
March Tops Year's Building Records in Texas Cities
Fort Worth report shows Texas nine-city building permits reached 2,333,476 in March, highest monthly total of 1910s and up 103,618 from February. Dallas led with 807,213, Waco 435,620, Houston 259,945, other cities including Galveston 236,335 and Fort Worth 223,290. Prosperity cited as key factor.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Business Men’s Association
Texas
Ing
Dallas
Waco
Houston
Galveston
St. Antonio
Beaumont
el Paso
Austin
Low interest in Austin school trustee election
Austin Texas April 4 only 24 votes were cast in the city with no opposition to the present trustees.
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Austin
Tex
Cascarets Claim Quick Cleanse for Stomach and Liver
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for constipation biliousness headache and dyspepsia. It promises a gentle cleanse of the stomach liver and bowels with a 10 cent box to provide relief by morning and keep people feeling well for months.
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Washer Bros. Co
Sherwin-Williams CO
Commerce Street
Crockett
Paints
al WD
State Prohibition Committee
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