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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1916
Page
11
Washington experts from the bureau of mines warn gasoline demand outpaces supply. They cite crude oil depletion in 27 years without new extraction methods and urge development of processes to yield more gasoline.
Eagle Pass prepares a troop of cavalry for a regiment to be named First Texas cavalry Adjutant General Hutchings seeks local recruits with about thirty volunteers already enlisted Earl Moore reports high demand as applicants come from Carrizo Springs Crystal City and nearby towns
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It pledges relief from dizziness coated tongue foul breath and stomach sourness without the harsh effects of calomel or salts. It targets adults and suggests children can take Cascarets, claiming harmless use and easy taste.
In Savannah Georgia two of three men arrested near HarDeeville South Carolina claimed to be New York public school teachers and named Acting Superintendent Straubenville as an identifier. They said Louis Goldberger is a Brunswick Brooklyn professor and Frank Pickelsky is tied to Dewitt Clinton school. A lieutenant from the US Army Eng Corps led the investigation as maps of military importance were found on them. Arrests began on vagrancy charges but were upgraded to suspicious character after $5000 deposits were posted.
A Texas Game and Fish Protective Association meeting in San Antonio on April 25 will cover boosting production and protection of game and fish. A Medina Lake trip and big fish fry on April 26 are planned. Proposals include a $1 hunter license to fund wardens and wildlife propagation, plus a state game and bird refuge bill for the next legislative session. Game Commissioner Will Woods and deputy will attend with updates.
Senator Sheppard forwards 1500 copies of a border highways map to San Antonio detailing the Jefferson Davis memorial highway and a border military highway. Maps go to L B Clegg in San Antonio and D E Colp in Bexar County, with 500 more to J W Kenney in Laredo.
The Guadalupe river climbs twelve feet after heavy rains around head springs. Comfort records five and a half inches of rain Friday night, with Guadalupe county averaging about an inch and a quarter. The ground remains wet and rising water threatens low-lying areas.
Austin April 19 The Attorney General's Department approves a $12,000 issue of Mansfield city waterworks bonds at 5 percent with 40 year maturities and a 10 year option.
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking John S Patterson left Austin for San Antonio to confer with L K Roberts liquidating agent for the West Texas Bank and Trust Company and others interested in the bank. He said there was no change in the bank’s status but a development was expected soon.
Charters were filed in Austin on April 18 naming The Commercial Oil Company of Houston with 50000 in capital and incorporators Jake Kahn Herman Leiser and Max Davidson The El Paso Auto Battery Company of El Paso 3000 capital with Paul C. Morey C K Jameson and F H Terrell The Hunch Oil and Gas Company of Abilene 11200 capital with George L Paxton Henry James and W G Swenson Humble Star Oil Company of Houston 5000 capital with F J McCollum Sam C Judd and F P Eastburn Palestine Ice Fuel and Gin Company filed a certificate of dissolution The Tribune Publishing Company
Permit to do business in Texas was granted to the White Rock Oil Company of Kansas City Missouri with capital stock of 100000. Texas headquarters at Houston. An amendment was filed by the Triple Land Oil Company of San Antonio/ San. The record also notes Terrell and capital stock of 5000 in corporators including Fred Massengill J8 Grinnan Jr and J M La Roe.
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