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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
10
Group of blouses priced at 1.98 each features Voile Organdie Lingerie materials Tub Silks and Crepe de Chine in many styles. Includes white linen lawn pieces with colored collars and cuffs and tub silk striped models. Values up to 3.00 offered at 1.98.
Lingerie material blouses in voile and organdie offer 25 fresh styles in white maize blue flesh rose and sports stripes. Tailored and dressy models feature round point collars and matching ties. sizes 34 to 46. Excellent value marked at 1.50, tomorrow 98 cents, with several styles pictured.
General Pershing appeals to border city Chambers of Commerce to help suppress unrestricted sale of arms and munitions. Telegrams urge patriotic action and report back on compliance as railroads agree to refuse shipments without military approval.
The San Antonio Municipal Band under William H. Smith will perform a Sunday afternoon concert at Brackenridge Park on April 22 starting 3 30 pm The program includes marches overtures waltzes operatic selections and a clarinet solo The event features pieces from Il Trovatore The Chocolate Soldier and Mammy's Little Coal Black Rose among others and ends with The Star Spangled Banner.
Prince Perchell, a Black man, was shot once and died about 10 15 PM in a Negro cafe in the 700 block East Commerce Street. The assailant, also a Black man, fled. jealousy cited as the motive per witnesses as police search for the shooter.
During a congressional meeting a member criticized the President's policy while another urged united support for American rights. He compared the situation to a French operation where mules were silenced by a surgical adjustment of their utterance, implying a need for a similar remedy here.
Obituary notices report Mrs. M. L. Barrett 61 dies at 125 Castillo Ave with nine children listed. funeral at home, burial at Mission Burial Park. News also notes the death of Mrs Foster S. Shields in Houston, survivor details. and Mrs Annie McCarty 86 whose funeral is set for Saturday at Shelley-Loring, with interment at St Marys cemetery.
A series of social notes lists visitors and residents: Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Johnson of Atlanta and Paul E. Cushman of Boston at the Menger. Edward Williams of Tampico at the Gunter. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Mathews of Gonzales and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Christy of Dallas at the St. Anthony. J. Y. Powell of Houston and J. H. Smith of Houston at the Menger. John P. King of Fort Worth at the St. Anthony. W. B. Clayton of Dallas and Claude Van Zandt of Fort Worth at the Gunter and St. Anthony respectively.
A man accompanied a woman exits a streetcar and assists her. he then guards against an approaching car as a shove leads to a mistaken exit. The surprised man apologizes when a colored woman corrects the confusion and steps off with him. Ipianacola News.
Detectives arrest a 19 year old negro within two hours of a burglary at the D F Peyton Company at 215 1 2 Alamo Plaza. Fingerprints on a raised window pane matched him. $21 recovered from a syrup can at his home. He admitted the crime and said the rest was spent gambling during Fiesta Thursday night.
Horace Kephart narrates a river meeting with an Arkansas swamper while four companions paddled a crooked swamp network. He lights a wet match by dipping and striking it on the canoe gunwale, provoking the swamper to remark on the inventor of matches as he crawls out.
A New Yorker devised a balloon equipped with an electrolytic gas generator to maintain a fixed ascent height as the original gas leaks away. The invention supports wireless antennae by keeping the balloon at a consistent level despite gas loss.
For years Joske's has been noted as the South's top store for graduate season preparations and 1917 repeats the claim. Viewers praise the displays and call Joske's the ultimate source for graduation needs.
A dazzling display of white Graduation Dresses features voile net Georgette and lace with filmy textures and ribbons. Styles include high waist lines pointed overskirts frilled sleeves and ribbon sashes ranging from 12 50 to 35 00 attracting broad interest.
Pretty frocks offered in plain linen and voile in Copenhagen rose white and green. Sailor collars large pockets decorative pockets and lace edging on collars. Sizes for Misses 16 or 18 years. Price twelve fifty.
9Sc Pretty styles for girls aged 6 to 14 in gingham plaids checks and solid colors. Includes jumper and smart combination styles. 98c. Smocks in white and color combinations with fancy smocking and large pearl buttons and pockets. Miss or formation sizes. $1.98 each.
Unusually pretty styles in wash skirts for girls ages 12 to 16. Made of white linen finished with fancy pockets and belts or trimmed with pearl buttons. Exceptional values at 98 cents each.
A Saturday hosiery sale features women silk hose at $1.00 per pair, with many styles from Joske's and McCallum offered in black white and striped options. Regularly $1.25, these pairs promise unmatched value and isle heel toe styling.
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