Printers Band Performs With Pleasanton Ensemble
The San Antonio Light Printers' Band gave a Sunday concert in Pleasanton Texas at Midway park drawing a large crowd. They arrived at 1 30 pm and were banqueted by the Pleasanton Concert Band. Under Sid Murray the two bands combined for fifteen numbers and received encores.
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Pleasanton
Tex
San Antonio Light Printers
Midway Park
Sid Murray
Printers
Norcross
Pleasanton Band
Foote
Charter revision committee named for city charter changes
Mayor Brown announced the charter revision committee to draft a civil service amendment and consider other necessary changes. The committee includes members from Real Estate Board, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Clearing House Association, Retail Merchants, Manufacturers, Lions, Trades Council, Builders' Exchange, and other organizations, with potential additions from the Bar Association.
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Brown
Civil Service
Real Estate Board
C. Kile
Rotary Club
J. Ira Kercheville
Chamber of Commerce
L. B. Clegg
Clearing House Association
Frederick Terrell
Retail Merchants’ Association
L. B. Weller
Manufacturers
Albert Steves
Lions’ Club
K. Garretson
Trades Council
Paul Steffler
Builders’ Exchange
N. M. Karney
The
Bar Association
Committee to draft civil service charter amendment named
The text states that representatives will be named to a committee to draft a civil service amendment to the charter. The committee will meet immediately to prepare the amendment, work independently of the council, and report back the proposed amendments for a special election.
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Civil Service
Woman with revolver seizes child in Chicago home raid
Mrs Catherine Whitgreave armed with a revolver forced the return of her baby from her mother in law. She claimed her husband kidnapped the child after deserting her and vowed to fight to keep the child. The elder Mrs Whitgreave is the granddaughter of Civil War Colonel James A Mulligan.
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Chicago
Catherine Whitgreave
Sheriff Race Heats Up in Kendall County Texas
As fall elections approach Kendall County candidates line up for county offices. Sheriff Munro Saner will not run after eight years in office. Three contenders enter the race: Joe Saunders, Bud Phillip, and Gus Hausler.
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Boerne
Tex
Munro Saner
Saner
Kendall County
Joe Saunders
Bud Phillip
Gus Hausler
Comfort
Bankers Loot Scion Flee Westward as Chicago Depositors Growl
Police hunt Max Silver, accused of looting two Chicago private banks tied to Adolph Silver and Company. His brother Adolph, founder of the banks, returns from California to face depositors. Crowds surround bank doors and the former home as Russian patrons struggle with unfamiliar law. Since February 12, 1912, nineteen private Chicago banks have failed.
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Chicago
Max Silver
Adolph Silver and Company
Adolph
California
Silver
Society Calendar Dinner Honors Texas Guests
In Society Social Calendar, Monday Mr and Mrs Robert Martindale host a Mexican dinner honoring Miss Annabelle Dilworth of Gonzales and Miss Margaret Lofton of Fort Worth. Miss Elizabeth Bynum hosts a Travis Club roof party for Miss Hester Foster of Waco. Tuesday Edwina and Helen Irvin give a luncheon at 1 pm at the Original.
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Robert Martindale
Annabelle Dilworth
Gonzales
Margaret Lofton
Fort Worth
Elizabeth Bynum
Travis Club
Hester Foster
Waco
Edwina
Helen Irvin
Social roundup notes from a Texas dinner and dances
Mrs Walter Freeman and Mrs Addie Anderson hosted a Mexican dinner Saturday for Mr and Mrs Thomas Edwin Anderson and Mr and Mrs Theodore Chase from Corpus Christi who are on their honeymoon. Miss Ruth Brown of Fort Worth visits Miss Corinne Wagen tuhr. Mrs William Zimmer returns from Taft to visit Mrs R R Smith at Wild Wood. Norris Sheldon Dickinson and Mrs Lou Ware Beall announce their July 22 marriage and reside in Kansas City. Zulime Pettus and Lucy Henderson, Southern dancers, gain Broadway success at Rector's in New York. Mrs H L Frinck and daughter O Neille Frinck return from San Angelo Fort Worth with plans for Denton. Edwina and Helen Irvin host luncheon for about thirty five younger set. Carrie Louise Fordtran enjoys Galveston and cities then heads to New York for school after return.
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Walter Freeman
Addie Anderson
Thomas Edwin Anderson
Theodore Chase
Corpus Christi
Norris Sheldon Dickinson
Lou Ware Beall
Mrs. Dickinson
Kansas City
New York
Zulime Pettus
Lucy Henderson
Broadway
Rector’s
Texas Woman's Fair Opens in Houston in November
The second annual Texas Woman's Fair will be held in Houston from November 6 to 11. It is incorporated under Texas law with a charter received, organized to advance education and home-building for all Texas women and to promote intelligence, efficiency, and competency in homemaking. Houston will be its permanent home, with San Antonio women among honorary vice presidents including Mesdames E. E. Kirkpatrick James M. Young E. A. Holland Florence Brown H. P. Drought Arthur B. Storey and Sol Joseph.
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Houston
Texas
San Antonio
E. E. Kirkpatrick
James M. Young
E. A. Holland
Florence Brown
H. P. Drought
Arthur B. Storey
Sol Joseph
Swift and Company Beef Prices in San Antonio Week Ending Aug 19
Swift and Company's weekly sales report shows San Antonio beef averages at 9.32 cents per pound for domestic beef. The Adv notice records a concise pricing snapshot for the period ending Saturday August 19.
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Swift and Company
San Antonio
Sam Speir Hardware Co. Adverts For Tools and Ranges
Local hardware firm Sam Speir advertises a 50 foot five ply lawn hose at $3.50 and promotes a full line of mechanics tools. Alcazar gas ranges are pitched as absolutely guaranteed.
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Sam Speir Hardware Co
Wee
Alcazar
Mary Pickford Heads San Antonio Movie Week at Empire
Crowds packed the Empire Theater to see Mary Pickford in Hulda From Holland with Famous Player stars and child actors. The program also features Pathe Weekly, a Pathe fashion show, and The Fall of a Nation with its wartime themes and a notable operatic score by Victor Herbert. Don-Ton Park reopens with The Man From Home by Albert Taylor and company, after two weeks of renovations.
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Mary Pickford
San Antonio
Empire Theater
Hulda
Holland
Miss Pickford
United States
Famous Player Film Company
Pathe
Don-Ton Park
Albert Taylor
Booth Tarkington
Local Theatre Notes Highlight Attorney and Leading Lady
In a small town performance Mr Taylor drew the audience from start to finish. Miss Myrtle Hollingsworth portrayed the American girl eager to buy a title with a charming Mary Pickford style. Between acts, local artists performed and the troupe announced tonight’s show The Man From Home.
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U.S. A
Taylor
Myrtle Hollingsworth
Mary Pickford
Saloon to ministry in Chicago pastor appointed
The Rev. William M. Saunders, formerly a Smithton, Pennsylvania saloon keeper, has left the liquor trade to become pastor of Avondale Presbyterian Church in Chicago. He previously closed his bar to study at McCormick Theological Seminary after deciding to pursue the ministry.
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Chicago
William M. Saunders
Saunders
Smithton
Avondale Presbyterian Church
McCormick Theological Seminary
Russian Dancer Tatziva Engaged at St Anthony Roof
Nazi Tatziva, a Russian dancer, has been secured for a two weeks engagement by the St. Anthony management. She appears first Wednesday night on the St. Anthony roof and will perform dances famed in New York and eastern cities. She arrives from the Strand roof in New York and has also danced at Churchill's Rector's and other famous social centers.
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St. Anthony
Nazi Tatziva
The
St. Anthony Roof
New York
Strand Roof
Churchill's
Rector’s
New Yor
Damage route between San Antonio and Laredo after storm
Percy Tyrrell manager of the Gonter Hotel and two couples from New York and Corsicana drove from Laredo to San Antonio observing extensive storm damage. They described sheet iron roofing, destroyed houses, flooded roads, and washouts turning sections into waterlogged stretches. Cotulla suffered severe destruction while Laredo saw crop damage and wind anxiety. The 19 hour return trip reflected treacherous roads and stranded automobiles along the route.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Percy Tyrrell
Gonter Hotel
Cotulla
Mr. Tyrrell
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Carrie Louise Fordtran
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