One Day Civilian Census Effort in Bexar County
City and county officials plan a joint one day registration to enumerate men in San Antonio and Bexar for military service under the selective draft. Judges clerks interpreters doctors and volunteers will coordinate to classify married and single men and report results to Adjutant General Hutchings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santonio
Bexar
Davis
Gunter Hotel
Congress
Wilson
Ferguson
Tobin
Frank Newton
ID. D. Berrey
San Antonio
Brown
Sam C. Bell
W. A. King
Gunter
Sheriff Tobin
Tom Newton
D. D. Berrey
War Department
Adjutant General’s
Austin
Hutchings
Texas
West Side
Bexar County
Pianist Miss Sternsdorff Heads to Dallas Music Club Convention
Miss Else Sternsdorff of San Antonio will travel Tuesday to Dallas for the Texas Federation of Music Clubs annual convention. Accompanied by Mrs. Edward Leighton, she will perform as a soloist before delegates with a Liszt program including Aux cypres de la Villa d Este Gondolieri and Tarantella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Else Sternsdorff
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Edward Leighton
Miss Sternsdorff
la Villa D’este
Observation and Respect Across a Streetcar Stop
A clipped exchange recalls a man giving up his seat to a woman on a streetcar. The aside notes a childhood respect for a woman with a strap in hand, reflecting social expectations and daily courtesy in public transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wemar
New Mexico Dreadnought Launch Elevates Navy Might
The U S S New Mexico was launched at the New York navy yard last week as a new dreadnought joining the fleet. Miss Margaret C De Baca daughter of the late Governor De Va will christen the ship. The vessel carries 32000 tons displacement and 21 knot speed with twelve 14 inch guns twenty two 5 inch guns and four 21 inch torpedo tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
New York Navy Yard
Margaret C. de Baca
Baca
Idaho
Camden
N. J
Mississippi
Newport News
Obituary Notices for Farrar and Woods
Farrar 36 died at a sanitarium after a private Monday funeral at 619 Nolan Street. Interment in Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Woods 24 died Sunday at a local hospital. native of Texas resided in San Antonio two months. Body sent to Forney, Texas per his mother Mrs. Laura Woods, by Riebe Undertaking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. ¥. Farrar
Nolan Street
Knights of Pythias
Tom Woods
Texas
San Antonio
Laura Woods
Forney
Tex
Riebe Undertaking Company
Meyer Child Died At Cementville Residence
Albert Meyer two year old son of Mr and Mrs A F Meyer died Sunday afternoon at the family home near Cementville. Funeral Tuesday afternoon from Ludwig Undertaking chapel with Rev A Wolff of St John s Lutheran Church officiating. Interment in new Lutheran Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Meyer
A. F. Meyer
Cementville
Ludwig Undertaking Company
Rev
A. Wolff
St John’s Lutheran Church
New Lutheran Cemetery
Death of Mrs Sarah Jackson at 84 in San Antonio
Mrs. Sarah Jackson aged 84 died at 9 45 Monday morning at her daughter Mrs A L Mayes home 3601 West Commerce Street San Antonio native of Texas long time resident of San Antonio Surviving are two daughters Mrs A L Mayes Mrs J L Cline six sons Dr R S Jackson J a HH OC BC and RK F Jackson of Double Bayou four teen grandchildren and four great grandchildren The body will be sent by Sloan Hagg Undertaking Company to Double Bayou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Jackson
A. L. Mayes
West
Commerce Street
Rk. F. Jackson
Double Bayou
Tex
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Joseph Franger 35 Dies at Home in LaCoste
Joseph Franger, 35, died at 1 40 Sunday afternoon at 420 Hoefgen Avenue. He lived in San Antonio eight months and was a member of Herman Long Lodge Berg and Woodmen of the World in La Coste. Survived by widow, parents Mr and Mrs Mike Franger, two brothers Ed of San Antonio Henry of La Coste, three sisters Mrs William Geyer Yorktown Mrs Louis Mehr Castroville and Mrs Max Rippert Castroville. Body sent to La Coste by Riebe Undertaking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Franger
Hoefgen Avenue
LaCoste
San Antonio
Herman Long Lodge
Berg
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Mike Franger
Ed Franger
Henry Franger
William Geyer
Yorktown
Louis Mehr
Castroville
Max Rippert
la Coste
Riebe Undertaking Company
Mrs. Litze Nagel Dies in San Antonio Home at 33
Mrs. Litze Nagel aged 33 died at 6 Sunday morning in her South Presa Street apartments. A native of Houston she had lived in San Antonio eight months. The body was sent to Houston by Riebe Undertaking Company for burial, accompanied by her mother Mrs. Minnie Lammers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litze Nagel
South Presa Street
Mrs. Emily Murgatroyd Dies in San Antonio at 80
Emily Murgatroyd, 80, died at 5 20 Sunday morning in a local hospital. A native of England she had lived in San Antonio for 40 years. Survivors include two sons Will and John and two daughters Mrs Jane Shaw and Annie Murgatroyd. Funeral held at 3 o’clock Monday from Ktebe Undertaking chapel Rev R Y Barber officiated. Interment in Cemetery No 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Murgatroyd
England
San Antonio
Will
John Murgatroyd
Jane Shaw
Annie Murgatroyd
Ktebe Undertaking Company
R. Y. Barber
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Advertisement notes Shelley Loring Undertaking Company offering automobile equipment and related services with contact phones 971 for inquiries and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Peasants Seek Land Reform Amid Minsk Session
A Minsk session of the Russian Congress of the Army, reported from Petrograd, calls for abolition of private land ownership and distribution of all land among peasants. The dispatch arrives via a Jewish daily in New York dated April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Petrograd
Minsk
Squire’s new mare proves touchy as box kicks raise doubts
An English squire, fond of horses, buys a fine mare. The groom notes the horse avoids entering her box and has kicked him out twice, prompting concern that temper may be a problem despite reassurances. A stove top cooking utensil offers roaster steamer and toaster functions.
False Alarm Twice Spooks City Fire Crews
Fire Chief Wright and several fire companies responded to a second false alarm in three days from box No 145 at North New Braunfels Avenue and Grayson streets at 1230 AM Monday. Also noted arrest of a Mexican horse thief at central police headquarters after seizure from Market House Fish Company cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
New Braunfels Avenue
Grayson Streets
Market House Fish Company
Duke
Tom Carver
Central Police
Market House
Robbery case arrest and local business notices mix
A short notice row reports an arrest in a robbery case involving a white male linked to March 13 theft of $12 and assault, plus several advertisements for car hire, loans, a violin teacher, a dentist, jewelers, and rental rooms from San Antonio listings and local offices.
Bibb Trial Begun in Thirty-seventh District Court
The trial of J. H. Bibb charged with the killing of Willie Williams on June 23, 1916, began Monday in the Thirty-seventh District Court before Judge Joseph Jones of Del Rio. Jury selection paused at noon due to a recess as heavy rain affected distant messages from San An.
Rainy Weekend Deluges Reach Kerrville District
Heavy rains fell Sunday night and Monday morning at Comfort and across the Kerrville district. By 10 o clock, rain continued with a strong ground soak. Streams rose though parched ground eased fears of food shortages. Car owners are asked to volunteer transport for Red Cross nurses on duty at Fort Sam Houston. registrations accepted at the central Red Cross bureau, Gunter Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Kerrville
Red Cross
Fort Sam Houston
Charles 8. Venable
San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
Central Red Cross Bureau
Gunter Hotel
Mothers plan drive to buy truck for Battery B Texas National Guard
The women of San Antonio invite mothers sisters friends and sweethearts of Battery B to a 10 o'clock Tuesday meeting at Wolff & Marx auditorium to discuss funding a motor truck as a gift to the San Antonio men serving in the battery. Donations already promised with plans on public subscription or an entertainment to raise funds. Captain Claude Birkhead approved the truck choice. other equipment is government furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery B
Texas National Guard
Wolff & Marx Auditorium
San Antonio
Claude Birkhead
Miss Murphy Honored At Madi son Street Party
Miss Frances Murphy, soon to be married, was feted at a Miss Mildred Swayze and Miss Lena Swayze hosted party on Madison Street. Guests included Mary Crawford Maude Cashmer Ruth Cochran Lena Swayze and many others with a sham wedding game and a clothes line gift display as highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Murphy
Mildred
Lena Swayze
Madison Street
Frances Murphy
Mary Crawford
Maude Cashmer
Ruth Cochran
Frank Gowen
Ruth Sproules
Mildred Swayze
Inez Jones
Bessie Goodrich
Minnie Lindle
Elizabeth Gowen
Alton ‘’Ho
City Buys Seed Potatoes For Public Planting
Detroit plans to purchase two carloads of seed potatoes with expert oversight from Michigan Agricultural College to minimize crop risk. The city will sell seed at cost with a season to pay and offer soil and cultivation advice from the state college. Mayor calls the move patriotic and essential for food supply during crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Detroit News
Detroit
Michigan Agricultural College
State College
United States
New Kind of Cider Tries Pat at Trial Joke
A Philadelphia Star item reports a trial where a judge questions an Irish man. The man recalls being choked by a friend and jokes that the assailant squeezed his throat till he thought cider would be made from his Adam's apple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Philadelphia Star
Financial strain on war powers in Swiss report
The Swiss Banking Society reports on war finances, noting costs rising monthly as fronts expand and munition production increases. It cites 1914 to 1916 spending totals, compares prewar debts, and warns that all belligerents face looming bankruptcy and likely inability to demand indemnities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BALSE
Germany
Austria-Hungary
England
Society calendar notes around San Antonio clubs
Monday night events include the San Antonio Musical Club at the Gunter with Red Cross entertainment and a joint meeting of For My Country and San Antonio de Bexar Red Cross at 2 30 p m in the Wolff and Marx building. Various groups meet at churches and clubs throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Red Cross
My Country
San Antonio de Bexar Red Cross
Wolff and Marx
San Antonio Visitors Feted At Houston Post Luncheon
Miss Leonora Bell guests at Zeta Tau Alpha scene as Mrs. E F Simms hosts a luncheon honoring San Antonio visitors during the golf week. Dwarf gladioli decorate the table with orchid likeness, crystal bowls centerpieces, and color matched name cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonora Bell
Zeta Tau Alpha
Houston Post
E. F. Simms
San Antonio
Private party lists and dancing club entertainment in San Antonio area
The notice lists many attendees including Mesdames Lap ham Russ Harding Thompson and others from San Antonio and Fort Worth for a Blue Ribbon Dancing Club event at Ells Hall with punch and cake. It also names numerous guests at the gathering and notes forthcoming entertainment by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lafeniere and visits by Judge and Mrs. J. W. Conger in Bay City.
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J. H. Lapham
Russ
San Antonio
N. Harding
Fort Worth
J. Lewis Thompson
Emma Reed
Frank Lewis
H. L. Ransome
Howard Hughes
DeWitt C. Dunn
A. C. Ford
J. H. Crew
Blue Ribbon Dancing Club
Ells' Hall
Punch
Cake
Fenwick Booth
Louise Frances Hill
Lucille Moore
Lottie Bruhn
Minnie Bruhn
Annina Bond
Celia Trevino
Lucille Miller
Sarah Schulman
Dorothy Pryor
Jean Holand
Virginia Kirkland
Madeline Griffith
Dorothy Lodovic
Marian Scott
Eunice Williams
Dorothy Sullivan
Rose Armour
Mary Daniel
Elizabeth Upson
Mark Baker
Lena Olivatri
Maynete of Chancel Guild Postponed to Saturday
The annual Maynete of the Chan cel Guild of Christ Church, originally planned for Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Alfred Ward at 117 East French Place, has been postponed to 4 o clock Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Church
Alfred Ward
East
French Place
San Antonio Female College Commencement Calendar
The schedule lists events from April 30 to May 5 including vocal recital, annual concert, graduates recital, art exhibit, students reunion, alumnae day, reading essays, and graduating exercises. The Sunday sermon to graduates will be at Laurel Heights Methodist Church by Rev. Felix R. Hill Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Female College
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Felix R. Hill Jr
Swift & Company Beef Sales in San Antonio Week Summary
Swift & Company reports weekly beef sales in San Antonio ending Saturday April 28. Domestic beef averaged 14.74 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
San Antonio
Colored excursion to Seguin May 10
Special round trip excursion on the Southern Pacific leaves 9 30 a m for Seguin. Fare one dollar. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Southern Pacific
Special train to Victoria May 3 from TPA
Southern Pacific announces a special train to Victoria on May 3 at midnight. Round trip fare is 4.55 dollars with berth space priced at 1.50 dollars. Adv.
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Victoria
Southern Pacific
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Mrs. Vaughn
Uncle Sam
NAVY
U.S
Farrar
Congress of Army
la Barre
Ave. E
Travis
Dan Lewis
Kampmann
Jeffery
Lone Star Auto
Jeffrey
O'Connell Loan Co
Houston Street
Harvey Underwood
Saunders Avenue
Underwood
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
A-Bar Plumbing Co
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
J. B. Manning
Moore Bidg
Heron Smith
C. G. Givens
San Marcos
Neal
Hertzberg & Kercheville
Brady
Ae Pi Co
Alamo Plaza
Main Ave
State Bank Building
Dulling Printing Co
Losoya St
Crockett
San An
Swiss Banking Society
National Toilet Company
Paris
Tenn
Hertzberg
Houston and
St. Mary's Ste
Sociad Calendar
Andansant
Travis Ub
Mu Nu Sigmas
Equal Franchise Society
St. Anthony
Phoenix Club
Denver Heights
City Mission Board
Wesley House
Prospect Hill Community Club
Ralph English
Council of Jewish Women
Eli Hertzberg
Woman’s Auxiliary of
San Antonio Baptist Association
Ladies’ Aid Society of Grace English Lutheran Church
Unitarian Alliance
F. Perlitz
Blanco Road
Sorosis Club
Joseph Lafeniere
J. W. Conger
Bay City
W. L. Coleman
Trenton Avenue
SAN Antonio Traction CO
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