Mail Delivery Plan for Medina Dam Area Initiated
Rural delivery will serve residents near Medina dam and visitors twice a week to the newly created Medina Lake post office. Postmaster George D. Armistead announced approval of bids for the service set to begin August 11 for a three year period. Merchants' Transfer Company of San Antonio won the contract after three bids were received.
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Medina Dam
Medina Lake
George D. Armistead
Merchants’ Transfer Company of
San Antonio
Armistead
McGinn Lake
Priest to Address Union Men on Labor Day
Rev Father Timothy Murphy pastor of St Marys Catholic Church will headline the Austin Labor Day program along with A L Garrett of the Department of Labor and Judge J D Moore. The celebration is set to be one of the most elaborate in years.
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Austin
Tex
Father Timothy Murphy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
A. L. Garrett
Department of Labor
J. D. Moore
Swift & Company beef sales in San Antonio August week
Swift and Company reported San Antonio beef sales for the week ending Saturday August 5 at an average price of 9.94 cents per pound for domestic beef. The item appears in Browning's Magazine with quoted exchanges and advertising notes.
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Swift & Company
San Antonio
Australians Break German Line With British Backing In France
Australian troops push two miles on a front in France as German counterattacks fail under heavy British artillery. About 600 prisoners retreat through shell fire toward Thiepval while Australians gain high ground near Martinpuich and Courcelette, with Thiepval summit in view.
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France
London
Martinpuich
Courcelette
Thiepval
Ypres
States Debate Child Labor Bill Foe Overman Calls for Constitutional Amendment
In Washington Senate debates a North Carolina senator attacks the pending child labor bill as unconstitutional arguing states should decide via constitutional amendment. He contends the bill aims to regulate production under the guise of commerce and would force uniformity and duress on states. Senators Bryan and Fletcher of Florida reinforce that states, not the federal government, should handle the issue.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
Bryan and
Fletcher
Florida
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Cleansing Benefits
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy to relieve congestion and cleanse kidneys and bladder. It claims the oil soaks into kidney walls, removes poisons, and promotes health with daily use. The product is marketed as non patent medicine and government tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
U. S
Holland
Where Are My Children at Grand Opera House
The film proved the biggest drawing card of the summer at the Grand Opera House with Tyrone Power in the leading role and Marie Walcamp supporting. It runs through Thursday and has drawn crowded houses all day as critics praise its humane treatment of a timely theme and Power's masterful performance.
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Grand Opera House
Tyronne Power
Marie Walcamp
Metropolitan Journal
Lois Weber
Tyrone Powers
The Law Decides at Princess Theater San Antonio
A tense well acted drama shown at the Princess Theater in San Antonio on Sunday with repeat showings today and tomorrow. The plot follows an ambitious mother and a lover who disrupt a home, leading to a divorce case judged by law with a final sacrifice and reunion. Dorothy Kelly stars as Florence Wharton and showcases new gowns including a brocaded satin gown.
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San Antonians
Princess Theater
Dorothy Kelly
Florence Wharton
Vitagraph
Vitagraph Company
San Antonio
Miss Kelly
Pass Bearer Theater Trick Draws Laughs
A theater manager, lacking his card, writes Pass bearer on a man's shirt to admit him as a pass holder. The tactic works at first but the doorkeeper soon orders the pass surrendered, exposing the ruse.
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America
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Aid
An advertisement urges readers to swap calomel for Dodson's Liver Tone to cleanse the liver and bowels. It claims the vegetable formula is safe, non salivating, and guarantees relief by morning with a fifty cent bottle, even for children.
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Dodson
Society Calendar Notes From City Events
Monday night artillery dansant at the Menger hotel. Tuesday Missionary Society of Denver Heights Methodist Church meets at 4 pm with Mrs. W P Rhodes. Alamo Mission Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas meets at 4 pm in the Alamo.
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the Menger
Missionary Society of Denver Heights Methodist Church
W. P. Rhodes
Peck Avenue
Alamo Mission
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
The
Alamo
Social notes from Brownsville and San Antonio gatherings
Misses Ruth and Lucile Henry return from Taylor. Miss Alice Fleming and Miss Mattie Seeger of Floresville visit Boerne to see Miss Josephine Vogt. Mrs. Hutchings and Miss Hazel Hutchins back from Cloudcroft. Virginia Harrison to attend a Brownsville Country Club dance hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Putegnat. Emmie Giesecke honored at Menger event. Norma Friedrich wins Red Cross gallery medal. Jewish soldiers at Fort Sam Houston to be honored with a 7:30 p m concert and dance at the Gunter. Various visits, entertainments, and social gatherings noted across San Antonio, Victoria, Corpus Christi, and Denton preparations.
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Alice Fleming
Mattie Seeger
Floresville
Boerne
Josephine Vogt
Brownsville
Virginia Harrison
San Antonio
W. H. Putegnat
Boulevard and Levee Street
Brownsville Country Club
Gunter Hotel
Fort Sam Houston
Work Wanted for Two Boys Amidst Destitute Family
Associated Charities seeks employment for a 17 year old and a 15 year old to ease the hardship of a mother and eight children. The tale, told by a friend who discovered the family's starvation, traces years of pride and struggle after the father left to find work. A neighbor's 15 cent aid sparked relief and the charity now seeks steady work for the youths.
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Associated Charities
Association
Police Break Up Fake Call Chain After False Shooting Report
Police Chief Lancaster and Detective King ended days of false telephone scares after a fake report of a man shot in the 100 block of South Concho led to patrols and rapid tracing. Calls traced to a South Presa Street dwelling were denied by tenants with no arrests.
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Lancaster
Luther King
Central Headquarters
South Concho Street
Detective King
Central Station
South Presa Street
Governor Grants 30 Day Reprieve for Johnson Case
A 30 day respite is granted by Governor Ferguson for Johnnie Johnson, sentenced to be hanged at Waxahachie for the murder of Jack Jones. The delay allows time to review an application for commutation to life imprisonment.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
Johnnie Johnson
Waxahachie
Ellis County
Jack Jones
Butler Returns From Battle Creek to Welcome Friends
Wm. E. Butler has returned from Battle Creek Michigan and will glad to see big friends at Butler's bath parlors located at 515 Navarro Street.
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Wm. E. Butler
Battle Creek
Mich
Butler
Navarro St
Adv
In Honor of Miss Schelb Honor Preshade Event
White Rose Woodman Circle entertained with a miscellaneous shower Saturday afternoon at Mrs. King home on Burleson Street honoring Miss Adele Schelb. Lavender and green were the color scheme. Dainty refreshments were served.
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Miss Schelb
White Rose Woodman Circle
Mrs. King
Burleson Street
Adele Schelb
San Antonio Adopts Bertillon Fingerprint System
Detective A H Miller returns from Houston where he learned to take develop and read fingerprints under Bobby Ellis a top expert The San Antonio Bertillon system is now complete and ready to help solve crimes by analyzing prints from windows doors or other touched objects Miller demonstrated fingerprinting at central headquarters using officers as subjects Ellis previously worked with the Bureau of Criminal Identification at Hot Springs Ark
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San Antonio
A. H. Miller
Police Bertillon System
Houston
Bobby” Ellis
United States
Miller
Central Headquarters
Houston Bertillon Department
Ellis
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Hot Springs
Ark
Entertaining Shower Honors Adele Schelb Sister
Miss Edna Schelb hosted a miscellaneous shower Sunday afternoon in honor of her sister Miss Adele Schelb. Yellow and white blossoms decorated the rooms. Refreshments were served and banco was played. Prizes went to Miss Maria La Coste Mrs Fraser Duggar and Miss Martha Stolley.
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Miss Schelb
Edna Schelb
Adele Schelb
Banco
Maria la Coste
Fraser Duggar
Martha Stolley
Concert at Army Post by Eighth Infantry Band
The Eighth Infantry Band performs Monday night at the staff post starting 8 o'clock under William E. Berry with marches and overtures including Emblem of Freedom and Il Trovatore. The Nineteenth Infantry Band is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the staff post.
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Eighth Mlnds Infantry
Staff Post
William E. Berry
Mareh
Freedom
K. L. King
A. Damm
Paeett
J. Bodewalt
Lampe
Italy
Il Flore d'Italia
D. de Stefano
Laurelle
Arthur Pryor
Nineteenth Infantry
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