Social calendar items from the Cemmessee Sigma event to Miss Miley
The Cemmessee Sigma dance will be given this evening at the Automobile Club. Miss Blanche Miley of Houston will entertain with a swimming party at Hot Wells. The Woman's Missionary Society of Government Hill Methodist Church meets. The German Literary Society meets with Miss Staffel this afternoon.
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Automobile Club
Blanche Miley
Houston
Hot Wells
the Woman's Missionary Society
Government Hill Methodist Church
Birthday Luncheon and Social Gatherings Noted
Mrs. Joe Monier hosted a Pine Street luncheon for friends including Mr. and Mrs. Will Avent and many others in two courses with flowers and ferns as decor. Palma Lisbow hosted a hot Weather party on Aubrey Street with middy blouses and no coats, featuring games dancing and refreshments. The Prospect Hill Baptist Church Ladies Aid will hold a lawn social Tuesday at Mrs. Walter Carbonons home with a planned musical and literary program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Monier
Pine Street
Will Avent
T. H. Brighton
H. J. Bart
R. T. Ahrens
E. Kring
A. J. O'Keefe
Etta Miller
Freda Parkinson
Cordelia
Lucille Burns
Addie
Carrie la Coste
Adeline
Minnie Bardenwerper
Grace Burke
Grace Simmang
Olga Liskow
Messrs
N. Dreiss
James Garza
T. J. Rather
Lawrence Flume
Herman Simmang
Arthur’ Biard
Walter Biard
Marcus Goodrich
Louis Rather
Henry Schmidt
Henry Lutz
Chester Brewer
Allan Mayor
James ‘Ross
Ed Girauld
Oscar Tryor
Ladies’ Aid Society
Prospect Hill Baptist Church
Walter Carrebon
Commerce Street
Miss Zou Steele Daniel Visits in Waco Texas
Miss Zou Steele Daniel of Waco is visiting her aunt Mrs. William W. Sloan at 2316 West Commerce Street. J D Cornett left for El Paso after months with relatives in this city. Mrs G C Whitker and son G C Whitker Jr depart for El Paso to visit sister Mrs Joe Lewis. They expect to be away about four weeks. Mrs Frances Marek left for a month in Colorado and Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Debner
Baby
Margie O'Shaughnessy
Galveston
Zou Steele Daniel
Waco, Tex
William W. Sloan
Commerce Street
G. C. Whitker
G. C. Whitker Jr
el Paso
Frances Marek
Colorado
Arizona
Alps
Thun
Lucerne
Martins Sail From New York on George Washington for Europe
John E. Martin and Miss Bodien Martin sailed from New York on the North German Lloyd steamer George Washington for London Paris and Bremen. Miss Martin and her brother left San Antonio last week for New York from which city they will sail for Europe and travel until late fall or winter. Their itinerary includes many interesting places. Mrs Melendez Recio with her daughters Rebecca and Emma left Sunday night for a visit to Galveston Houston and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Martin
Bodien Martin
New York
George Washington
London
Paris
Bremen
Miss Martin
San Antonio
Europe
Melendez Recio
Rebecca
Emma
Galveston
Houston
Austin
Yeager and Small Wed at St Mary's In Hebronville Ceremony
William Henry Yeager of Hebronville and Ade line Small married at 7 15 am in St Marys Catholic Church. Rev Father Haas officiated with Irene Gallagher of Corpus Christi as attendant. After, a breakfast at the bride’s home on Lamar Street and plans to reside at the Yeager ranch nearby. Local and out of town guests attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Yeager
Hebronville
Adeline Small
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Haas
Irene Gallagher
Corpus Christi
Miss Gallagher
Roy Ye
Florence Armstrong
Lewis Armstrong
Yeager
Yeager Ranch
Birthday Party Honors Third Birthday at Werner Home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Werner hosted a Sunday party at 415 Plumstree for their son’s third birthday. Red and green decorations set the scene as refreshments followed an afternoon of sociable dining with guests including Harold Quinn James Lena and Marguerite Cavenaugh Helen and Harold Schleyer Josephine Cotura Ray Kitchens Willie Lewis Annie Vera Sidney and Woodrow Murray Helen Margotowitz Claude Sanchez Bernice Fritag Beatrice Stutz Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stutz Mr. and Mrs. Emil Fritag Mrs. Stephen Margozowitz Mrs. Christian Werner Misses Clara Quinn Clara Meyer and Robert Neutze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Werner
Plumstree
Harold Quinn
James
Lena
Marguerite Cavenaugh
Helen
Harold Schleyer
Josephine Cotura
Ray Kitchens
Willie Lewis
Annie Vera
Sidney
Woodrow Murray
Helen Margotowitz
Claude Sanchez
Bernice Fritag
Beatrice Stutz
Paul Stutz
Emil Fritag
Stephen Margozowitz
Christian Werner
Clara Quinn
Clara Meyer
Robert Neutze
Farewell Party Held for Stacy Mientus and Francis Adamiers
A Tuesday evening farewell party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ripps honored Stacy Mientus of Chicago and Francis Adamiers of Bandera. About thirty guests enjoyed singing, music, and dancing with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Ripps
Stacy Mientus
Chicago
Francis Adamiers
Bandera
Moonlight Dance at West End Lake Pavilion Planned
The San Antonio Turn Verein amusement committee plans a moonlight dance at the West End lake pavilion next Thursday night. Invitations have been sent out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Lake Pavilion
San Antonio
Turn Verein
Fresh sausage with WIN TAG displays in lobby
Adv promotes UNION MEAT COMPANY sausage with WIN TAG noting freshness and wholesomeness. Display seen in lobby at Grand Opera House urging buyers to ask for the tagged product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Union Meat Company
Fresh Beef Sales Reported for San Antonio Week
Swift and Company reports Fresh Beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending August 9 at an average of 9.74 cents per round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
San Antonio
Wolff & Marx Co. Opens New Store in Rand Building
The Wolff & Marx Co. opened its new store at Rand building Houston, Soledad, Main and Veramendi streets at 8 am with brisk early sales led by F. M. Swearingen. Shoppers crowded the six floor layout featuring a Japanese tea room, rest room, layette department, silks, fabrics, and a full first floor of jewelry, hosiery, laces, and men’s furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolff & Marx Co
Rand
Houston
Soledad
Main
Veramendi
F. M. Swearingen
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advert
An old ad touts GROVE'S Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood enriching tonic that strengthens the whole system and helps withstand hot summer depressions. It claims to fortify the body against heat and fatigue.
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GROVE
Woman Conservationists Form To Oppose Votes For Women
Members of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage announce they will be known as Woman Conservationists. They aim to offset impacts from the National Council of Woman Voters meeting and argue that involving women in politics wastes effort. Leading suffragettes arrive to attend the conference in session through Friday.
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Washington
National Association
Woman Conservationists
Congress
National Council of Woman Voters
Conservationists
Cotton receipts surge as harvest matures in Taylor
Cotton moves quickly into market in Taylor Texas as heat and dry weather speed maturity. On Saturday 57 bales were sold, bringing the season total to 124 bales of new cotton received so far in August.
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Taylor, Tex
Beauty Secrets of Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick, famed as a beauty and health icon, promotes outdoor living and sane dieting for slender health. She describes simple meals, fresh air, and a skincare routine of cream and castile soap to keep complexion clear and vibrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Frederick
Joseph
Miss Fredericks
Harrison Fisher
Pauline Kederick
Heir To A Fortune Told At Death In Aurora
Wilfred Kallsten a longtime saloon porter in Geneva Aurora died at the county almshouse and left papers proving he was the son of Carl Kallsten a Swedish cutlery maker. He had rejected returning to Sweden to claim a share of a multi million estate.
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Aurora
Ills
Wilfred Kallsten
Geneva
Carl Kallsten
Esklistuna
Sweden
Kalsten
Captain Hart Appointed Texas Crop Statistical Agent
CAPT. HART APPOINTED AUSTIN Aug. 11 Captain A. Hart former city commissioner is named crop statistical agent of the federal department of agriculture in Texas. He replaces Jefferson Johnson who becomes postmaster at Austin. Hart long served as district clerk of Travis county.
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Austin
Tex
A. Hart
Federal Department of Agriculture
Texas
Captain Hart
Jefferson Johnson
Travis County
Epworth League weighs sale of Corpus Christi beach grounds
Corpus Christi Texas August 11 The Epworth League state executive board session opens Tuesday at 3 30 pm on Epworth grounds The board will consider selling 13 acres with 25 buildings valued around 10000 and a development firm offering 75000 to relocate encampments elsewhere in Texas Sentiment in Corpus Christi splits between keeping and selling the encampments due to beach development concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Epworth Leaguers
Epworth Grounds
J. E. Harrison
San Antonio
Corpus
Texas
W. N. Hagg
Rey
A. E. Rector
W. J. Johnson
Beaumont
R. M. Kelly
Longview
John Russell
Plano
8. C. Riddle
Decatur
Otis Truelove
Amarillo
W. G. Griswold
Stamford
J. K. Parr
Hillsboro
C. H. Benecke
Houston
Rev. H. A. Boaz
Dallas
State Epworth League
American mine manager jailed in Korea for manslaughter
James Mason, American manager of Un-San gold mines in Northern Korea, received 18 months penal servitude after killing a Chinese mine employer who assaulted his 12 year old daughter in the absence of Mason and his wife. Mason claimed the unwritten law. An appeal was filed. Sixty five Americans work at Un-San mines, among Korea’s most productive.
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Seoul
Korea
James Mason
Un-San
Mason
Pacific coast records fivefold quake shocks
The Pacific coast of the United States logged five times as many earthquake shocks as the Atlantic region. Belgium plate glass exports to the United States fell from 568 199 dollars in 1911 to 223 804 dollars in 1912.
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Pacific
United States
Atlantic
San Antonio auto club luncheon and new trucking agents
The San Antonio Automobile Club will meet at 12:30 PM tomorrow at the Menger Hotel with a prize of automobile wrenches from Tips Hardware. Collins Auto Co. announces agency for Kelly trucks and mentions Henry Ford uses Kelly chassis. Hudson Co. adds Baker electric vehicles and Commerce wagons. W. J. Dooley named truck department manager. William Steinhardt praises anticipated growth for these lines in San Antonio.
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San Antonio Automobile Club
Menger
Fred Tips
Tips Hardware Company
W. H. Furlong Jr
Collins Auto Company
J. W. Collins
Henry Ford
Ford
Collins
W. J. Dooley
Hudson Company
Hudson
Baker Electric Commercial
Commerce
William Steinhardt
San Antonio
Steinhardt
Dooley
Birdsong & Potchernick Crew Camps at Spring Branch
A party from Birdsong & Potchernick sales and service departments, including the firm head and office boy, returned from a camping and fishing trip to Spring Branch on the Guadalupe river. They traveled in Franklin touring cars with a garage service truck carrying provisions and gear. The campers say the fishing was exceptionally fine.
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Birdsong & Potchernick
Spring Branch
Guadalupe River
Franklin
Buick Sub-Agency Link Reported in Corpus Christi
B R Webb of the Buick branch here is connected with a sub-agency in Corpus Christi, tying local auto business to the Corpus Christian enterprise.
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B. R. Webb
Buick
Corpus Christian
Alamo Auto Sales Says 1914 Show Will Be Annual Event
E A Kalkhurst of Alamo Auto Sales reports the 1914 show at Avenue C salesrooms has been a pronounced success and will become an annual event. He notes many visitors were serious buyers and several live prospects exist alongside existing orders. The display continues today before tonight’s departure for Dallas with plans to visit Waco and Austin later.
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E. A. Kalkhurst
Alamo Auto Sales Company
Avenue C
Kalkhurst
Dallas
Waco
Austin
Local Dealer Unloads Franklin Little Six Roadster
Arno Schwethelm of Comfort visited the city yesterday and arrived last night in a new Studebaker 35 as the local distributor unloaded a Franklin Little Six roadster this morning.
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Arno Schwethelm
Comfort
Studebaker
Mrs Franklin and family tour Christine in Cadillac
Mrs W S Franklin a major local real estate holder from Christine travels with her four children in a Cadillac touring car. The party plans to depart on their return trip tomorrow morning.
Ohio Electric Cars Preview Changes for 1914 Models
F A Hoover special representative of the Ohio Electric Car Company in Cleveland visited Woodward Carriage Company salesrooms as Ohio’s 1914 line is shown. He notes numerous minor body design and finish improvements over 1913 models, while asserting no mechanical improvements.
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F. A. Hoover
Ohio Electric Car Company
Cleveland
Woodward Carriage Company
Ohio
Local Car Purchase by Sabinal Buyer Shocks Dealers
Citizens' Auto Company reports Mr Waldruff of Sabinal bought a Rec Fifth roadster after arriving by train around seven last night. He ate, visited the garage, and began the return trip to Sabinal by 8 45. Salesmen say they did not obtain his initials.
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Citizens’ Auto Company
Waldruff
Sabinal
Woodward Carriage Co Sells Overland Touring Cars
The Woodward Carriage Company reports the sale of an Overland model 69 touring car to Sheriff J R Johnson of Blanco county and a model 71 touring car to B Baetge of New Braunfels.
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Woodward Carriage Company
J. R. Johnson
Blanco County
B. Baetge
New Braunfels
Auto dealer signs up 1914 Reo agencies coastwise
W E Lowry of the Citizens Auto Company returns from a coast counties tour reporting a highly successful drive, signing up agencies for the 1914 Reo line.
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W. E. Lowry
Citizens’ Auto Company
Reo Line
Franklin drivers report good roads on return trip
Messrs. J. H. Good and son in a 1912 and a 1910 Franklin, with their parties, passed through San Antonio on the way to Corpus Christi and back to Dallas yesterday. They reported bad roads near Tilden and Jourdanton, but otherwise found the roads in excellent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J. H. Good
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Tilden and
Jourdanton
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Western Union
Mayer Delephone
Roskovn Mion
THE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Beulah B. Patterson
Old Phone Crockett
Frank Cassiano
Juliet
Mabel Flory
Claire Ripps
Center Point
Boerne
Alamo Plaza
Houston ST
Charles Rees CO
Rees
Princess Theater
J. D. Cornett
Mrs
K. G. Cornett
Elise
Wolfe c& Marx
BIG
Wilfred Kallisten
Hart
Nadindla
Nationad Toilet OO
Tens
Epworth League
Corpus Beach
Methodist
Hertzberg
Opticians
E. Hertzberg Xen
Conan T
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fomby-Jones Company
East
Houston Street
SAN_ANTONIO
Schwetheim
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
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