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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1912

Page

5

Catholics 10 honor priest with Jubilee

Jubilant observance marks Rev. William A. Fuhrwerk’s 25 years as St. Joseph’s rector in San Antonio with a four day program beginning Monday September, include a mass meeting, a bishop sermon, a dinner, vespers and a charity play Elmar at Beethoven hall. Non Catholics invited to join.

San Fernando Cathedral William A. Fuhrwerk Joseph's St. Joseph's Wek St. Joseph's Hall Fuhrwerk St. Joseph’s Parish Father Fuhrwerk Muenchen-Gladbach Rhenish Prussia America Kansas San Antonio Neraz San Fernando Texas St. Louis St. Joseph’s Church St. Joseph’s Shaw Rimar Beethoven Hall St. Joseph’s Hall St. Joseph's Society Habichtshofe Leo M. J. Dielmann Gero V. Ferk Rab Frank Schwabe Dodike Everbronnen B. Schwegmann Jr Thietmar Charles W. Meyer Theudebert Henry J. Menger Wolf Frank Lange Rolf William Hering Diethelm Elmar Philip Langsdorf Fulk M. Schumacher Isenhard Bodinkthorpe Charles F. Landauer Riga Hilda Wagner Swanahila Hattie Schwegmann Eggs Clemens Gros Fridolin Erwin Lange Grimbart George J. Stueben Switger Anthony Mandry Katla Cecilia Menger Gudrun C. Schmitt

Has 99 Children

Silas Zizer of Franklin West Virginia sought a marriage license again forty-four years after his first union. His first wife Miss Mary Ann Kester died two years ago after bearing twelve children. Now he plans to wed neighbor Mrs. Sarah Tusing, age 75, widow of ten children.

Franklin W. Va Silas Zizer Mary Ann Kester Sarah Tusing

Final awards made in essay contest

Two prizes of 100 dollars each were awarded to Joseph Samuel Curtis of Austin High School and Worth Brewer of Brownwood High School for essays on the value of education. The awards were presented by the Hogg organization on April 26, 1912, with a committee including F. M. Brasley and other Texas educators.

Hogg Organization Austin Tex Joseph Samuel Curtis Austin High School Worth Brewer Brownwood High Scho Hogg F. M. Bralley Educational Campaign Committee S. E. Mezes University of Texas Charles Puryear Agricultural and Mechanical College P. Brooks Baylor University W. B. Bizzell College of Industrial Arts Lee Clark Conference For Education In Texas R. B. Cousins West Texas State Normal College F. M. Brasley Marlin Public Schools R. G. Hall Cleburne Public Schools E. V. White Taylor County Public Schools R. B. Binnion Board of Examiners Austin Hogg

Principals Draft Book Lists for School Grades

A four member committee of public school principals met with Superintendent Prof Charles J Lukin to outline the book lists for various grades. There are few changes from last year except in drawing where a new system of books will be adopted. Members include W J Knox C A Arnold Miss Benita Berry and Miss Mildred Baskin with Lukin as ex officio.

W. J. Knox C. A. Arnold Benita Berry Mildred Baskin Charles J. Lukin

Suffragettes Arrested Near Harcourt Home in Oxford Park

Police found two well dressed suffragettes near the Nuneham park mansion of Lewis Harcourt, colonial secretary. One arrestee, Helen Craggs, admitted intent to set fire to the union. she faced a magistrate and was remanded. The other woman escaped, a canoe was not found, and a bomb relic from 1906 is noted in the estate. Nuneham has long hosted the Harcourts and features a historic collection and heirlooms.

London Nuneham Park Oxford Lewis Harcourt Godden Helen Craggs Oxford County Nnion Nuneham Harcourts England Horace Walpole Thames Reynolds William Harcourt

Highway linking San Antonio Denver route eyed by Chamber official

D E Colp, secretary of the highway division of the Chamber of Commerce, left for Kerrville to press for a link in the San Antonio Denver highway project. Kimble county has paved the road north to Junction City and Kerr county plans to connect with it. Berlin streets now surfaced with asphalt and wooden blocks require horses to wear trope shoes to prevent slipping.

D. E. Colp Chamber of Commerce Kerrville San Antonio Denver Kimble County Kerr County Junction City Berlin

Cardinal criticises the dress of women in Vienna

In Vienna, Cardinal Cavallari denounces women’s fashion, calling certain dresses indecent for revealing arms and necks and urging modest attire for attending confirmations. The remarks sparked indignation among local women. A separate note mentions Western Oklahoma’s gypsum deposits with vast估imates totaling 225.5 trillion tons.

Vienna Cardinal Cavallari St. Peter Oene Oklahoma

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