Mayor Sees Four Of Uhrs Appointees At City Hall
Four men nominated by Commissioner Uhr for the Police Department were inspected by Mayor Brown at city hall Friday morning. Seven others named by Uhr failed to appear. Two applicants impressed the mayor while one was under regulation height and another over age. Additional inspections likely on Saturday. Visitors: W. M. Huston, Q. H. Henderson, L. M. Wurzbach, L. T. Cisneros. Meanwhile charity drives: boxes for field hospitals No. 3 and No. 7. Donations continue from Self Culture Club, Miss Lilly Steele, Barcel Curio Store, and others for troops in Mexico.
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Commission
Brown
Mr. Uhr
Menger
Mexico
Starr
Self Culture Club
Lilly Steele
Barcel Curio Store
J. P. Withers
Pat Campbell
R. B. Puffey
James Kapp
Lena Booth
William Aubrey
Volunteer Circle Red Cross
Lewis Maverick
Boxes Needed for Books for Soldiers in Mexican Hospitals
Mrs. Charles G. Starr and her committee seek boxes, ten-pack, to pack books and names for soldiers in Mexican hospitals. A regular shipment is planned for Saturday and she fears a shortage of boxes. Anyone willing to donate or assist should contact the committee.
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Mexico
Charles G. Starr
Notable Visitors and Guests Stay at San Antonio Hotels
A parade of named individuals and families visit San Antonio staying at the Menger and the Gunter and the St Anthony. Pr Bure and his son Edward Burg return from a long northern eastern trip. Other guests include M Holland from New Orleans Lieut H B 8S Burwell and Mrs Burwell James B Weiss from Brownsville and many more.
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Pr. Bure
Edward Burg
M. Holland
New Orleans
Gunter
H. B
Burwell
U. 8
Army
Menger
M. Grosman
Dallas
St. Anthony
W. E. Richter
Austin
M. E. Webb
BE. Webb
F. L. Orr
Houston
J. & G. N. Railroad
James B. Weiss
Brownsville
John B. Blooo
Young
Corinth
State Health Board Postpones Texas Meeting
Postponement of the Texas state board of health meeting set for August 14 and 15 due to Dr. W B Collins attending a Washington conference on infantile paralysis and border health. Officials plan closer federal state cooperation on sanitation and control of immigrant crossings from Mexico to prevent diseases.
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Texas
W. B. Collins
Washington
United States
State Board of Health
Austin
Collins
United States Hospital Corps
Mexico
el Paso
Laredo
Brownsville
New York
D. Berrey
San Antonio
Bexar County
Bexer County Medical Association
W. M. Hargis
W. A. King
Dr. Berrey
City aims to build Brackenridge rifle range for police and clubs
Fire and police commissioner Robert Uhr plans a municipal rifle range at Brackenridge Park for police personnel and rifle clubs. The Lone Star Rifle Club and San Antonio Military Rifle Club back the move, with eight blueprints available to aid in defining specifications. The proposed site is city property northwest of the park, near the rock quarry, chosen for safety from stray bullets.
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Hursday
City Commission
Brackenridge Park
Police Department
Lone Star Rifle Club
Market Hall
San Antonio
Commissioner Uhr
Uhr
Rock Quarry
UHR Seeks Vocational Training Plan for San Antonio Schools
Adolph Uhr, Brackenridge High School shop instructor, advocates a state wide vocational plan. After studying Wisconsin methods with Professor Fred Crawshaw, Uhr argues students choose favored trades before high school, then pursue specialized four year programs in high school, producing ready to work graduates in fields like carpentry, bookkeeping, stenography, plumbing and drafting.
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Adolph Uhr
Brackenridge High School
Uhr
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Fred Crawshaw
Charles 8. Meek
Rally on Child Welfare At Beacon Hill School
Crowd gathers at Beacon Hill school for a child welfare rally led by the Beacon Hill Mothers Club. City physician Dr. A W King and school physician Dr. Homer T Wilson among speakers discuss infant care disease prevention and infection control.
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Beacon Hill School
Beacon Hill
William Douglas Boswell
Lillian Ruth Boswell
F. N. Boswell
Texas
South
Jessie Nellie Nugent
Kidd-Key College
San Antonio
Trained Nurses Sought for Indian and Panama Canal Service
Civil service announces open competitive exams for October 11 seeking trained nurses of all genders for Indian and Panama canal service. Shortage of women in Indian service urged qualified applicants to register. Other exams listed include August 23 radio towers sub inspector and oceanography assistant, August 29 marine engineer supervisor, September 6 assistant material engineer, and September 12 explosives chemist.
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Panama Canal
Civil Service
Creager to Open Governor Campaign in Corpus Christi
Creager Brownsville attorney and ex customs collector informs Republican County Chairman E G Crabbe that he will open his gubernatorial campaign in Corpus Christi soon. He was chosen to lead GOP forces in Texas at the San Antonio convention. The article ends with a humorous exchange from a different source.
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Corpus
Corpus Christi
Tex
R. B. Creager
Brownsville
E. G. Crabbe
Republican Party
Texas
San Antonio
Plan for holding run off primary in Bexar County
The newly elected Bexar county Democratic Executive committee meets at 10 AM Monday in the county court room to arrange the August 26 run off between United States Senator Charles A. Culberson and former Governor Oscar B. Colquitt. They consider avoiding a polling place in every precinct and may place one polling site in each of eight wards.
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Bexar County
Democratic Executive Committee
United States
Charles A. Culberson
Oscar B. Colquitt
C. 8. Fowler
Fowler
Campaign Against Boll Worm In Nueces County
Farm Demonstrator R. E. Caldwell inaugurates a campaign to curb boll worm nuisance in young cotton. The plan advocates poison treatments including paris green and arsenic of lead to protect crops this year.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County
R. E. Caldwell
Grove's Tonic Adopts Malaria Fight Theme
Advertising copy promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a health remedy for malaria prevention and boosting the system. The label highlights quinine and iron in a tasteless formula priced at 50 cents.
Obituary for George J Getts 47 in San Antonio
George James Getts, 47, died at his home on North Frio Street. A San Antonio resident for 20 years, he was active in the Order of Railway Conductors and Woodmen of the World. Survived by widow and four children Clarence Russell Evelyn and Muriel. Funeral from the residence at 4 30 p m under Home lodge No. 596. Interment in City Cemetery No 4.
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George James Getts
North Frio Street
San Antonio
Order of Railway Conductors
Clarence
Russell
Evelyn
Muriel
O Home Lodge No
Death of Amon Thab Eden Edens in San Antonio Hospital
Amon Thab Eden Edens, 42, died at 12 o clock Thursday in a San Antonio sanitarium. A Hillsboro resident, he had been in San Antonio about two weeks. He is survived by his wife and family. Body sent to his home by Pearce Robinson Undertaking Company.
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Eden Amon
Edens
San Antonio
Hillsboro
Pearce-Robinso Undertaking Company
West Texas Fair Opens August with Big Livestock Show
The West Texas Fair opens Tuesday August 15 and runs four days. It bills itself as the largest agricultural fair on livestock show ever seen in this part of Texas with special low excursion rates. Ask the Sap ticket agent and don’t miss the show.
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West Texas
Texas
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