Council Faces Salary Delays and Street Funding
The city council will discuss delaying street work and approving July salaries at the Monday meeting. Retail Merchants urge salary payment. street funding may spark debate as property owners petition for quick completion of West Houston and Medina streets. Several aldermen and the mayor are expected to attend despite absences.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
West
Houston Street
Santa Rosa Avenue
Medina Street
Zavala
Commerce Street
Houston
Medina
Traction Company
G. Tayloe
Sam A. Spindle
Varies P. Brown
J. H. Frost
Jesse D. Oppenheimer
J. F. Bi
H. D. Gruene
Severo Garza
Mayor Callaghan
Alderman Boynton
Tarpon
Alderman Lipscomb
Baldwin and Ritchie Set For Light Weight Title Bout
A boxing match is arranged between Matty Baldwin and Willie Ritchie for August 3. Both boxers weigh in at 133 pounds. The bout will determine the premiership of the second division in light weights.
Cotton Gins Operate in Victoria County Texas
Victoria Texas reports over 1500 bales ginned this season as eleven cotton gins run full operation in the county. Local growers and workers sustain steady activity amid the harvest period.
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Victoria
Ictoria
Tex
LAX FOS Remedy Promises Full Body Strength
A promotional pitch extols LAX-FOS as a tonic that strengthens the liver stomach kidneys and bowels while boosting overall vitality. It urges buying the first bottle on a money back plan and asks customers to request Lex-Fos from their druggist.
League Aims to Secure Large Home for Delinquent Youths
The Social Purity league in San Antonio plans a state bill to fund and build a significant facility for delinquent boys and girls. A committee including Rev W A Godbey Judge S J Brooks Judge J E Webb and Dr Frank Paschal will draft the measure for the next legislature and possible special sessions.
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San Antonio
Social Purity League
Young Men’s Christian Associaton
W. A. Godbey
J. Brooks
J. E. Webb
Frank Paschal
League
Dredging Set To Start At Port Aransas Harbor
Corpus Christi report says a dredging firm will begin work in thirty days to deepen the twenty foot harbor at Port Aransas. Contractor D. M. Picton is building a rock dyke at Mustang Island to protect the bay’s lower end from shifting sand dunes, extending over 10,000 feet along the island from the north jetty.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Port Aransas
Tarpon
D. M. Picton
Mustang Island
Postal Bank Savings Growth Reported in Yoakum
Postmaster F. Quota reports the postal saving bank in Yoakum Texas has seen rapid growth in deposits during August with daily increases as the month progresses.
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Yoakum
Tex
F. Quota
Postal Saving Bank
State Guaranty Fund Disburses $100000 in Harris County Bank Case
Houston reports $100000 has been paid from state guaranty bank funds in liquidation of claims of depositors at Harris County Bank and Trust. Warrants for arrest of Frank W. Vaughan remain unserved as investigators trace his whereabouts, with about $50000 in alleged discrepancies. A mysterious telephone tip placed Vaughan in San Antonio two days prior. The American Bonding Co has sent 1000 pictures nationwide and Pinkerton is tasked with locating him.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
State Guaranty Bank
Harris County Bank and Trust Company
State Banking Department
Frank W. Vaughan
Vaughan
San Antonio
American Bonding Company
Pinkerton Agency
Lockhart School Board Names New Director and Adds Course
At a board meeting M. A. Smith was chosen to replace George W. Baker who becomes president of the county school board. The Lockhart high school adds a commercial course and G. Killough of Austin is appointed instructor.
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Lockhart
Tex
M. A. Smith
George W. Baker
Baker
G. Killough
Austin
Rain Expected to Boost Floresville Cotton Yield
Floresville gins have produced 1150 bales of cotton to date, with supply arriving slowly. Farmers hope for rain in the next few days to support a fall crop.
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Floresville
Tex
Senate panel to start Stephenson probe hearings in Milwaukee
The special senate committee investigating Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin will open hearings in Milwaukee on October 2. Chairman Heyburn of Idaho said a report may be ready shortly after the regular session convenes in December.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Heyburn
Idaho
Adopt Guaranty Fund for Fifty-Four Negro Banks in South
The National Negro Bankers association approved a plan to protect deposits with a $25,000 guaranty fund deposited in Birmingham to support a governing board and an appointed inspector for bank examinations. Also noted is Floresville Texas delaying opening of public schools to September 11 due to the Wilson county teachers' institute, with 593 students and reappointments of superintendent W B Toone and principal H W Butler.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
National Negro Bankers’ Association
South
Birmingham
Ala
Floresville
Tex
Wilson County Teachers’ Institute
W. B. Toone
H. W. Butler
Aged Yoakum Women Die in Local Homes
Mrs. Mary Huebner aged 77 died at her son George Huebner's home in Yoakum from paralysis. Born in Germany, she had lived in the United States for many years. Mrs. E. S. Woodall, 67, died at her daughter Mrs. W. L. Martin's home in Yoakum this morning from a mixture of diseases and a broken hip.
Oil Ordered for Second Application on Blanco Road
The Blanco Road receives a carload of road oil from funds of precincts 2 and 3 for a second application. Officials report the first treatment reduced dust and improved the surface, with experts noting multiple coats will yield a hard, smooth, dustless turnpike suitable for autos and horse-drawn vehicles.
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Blanco
Oil Company
Commissioners Court
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Dax-Fos Way
Joske
Carl
Fletcher
Stephenson Election Committee
Milwakee
Carload
Blanco Road
Dre. Pierge
Dispensary Medical Association i World
R.V. Pierce
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