German Texas towns resist 3.2 beer and host saengerfest
The Texas counties with dense German populations show little demand for 3.2 beer, Fredericksburg among them, as locals reportedly wait for legal sale. The town prepares for a Texan ischen Gebirgs Saengerbundes event on October 21 22 with 500 vocalists and lively German tunes. A civic opera anecdote circulates about publicity and theatre life, while a city echo near South Main Ave draws readers’ curiosity.
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Liam Petmecky
Texanischen Gebirgs-Saengerbundes
Texans Offered Special Trip to World’s Fair
W. W. Tinker district passenger agent says Texas travelers may attend the Chicago World’s Fair with a special accommodation on September 3 and 4. The Wabash Railway will provide direct connections with the Sunshine and Texas boat line at Bt Town. FG McNally and R. F. Waller arranged the details in San Antonio.
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Texas
W. W. Tinker
Ha Sunshine
Texas Boedala
Bt. Town
McNally
Pnasenger
San Antonio
R. F. Waller
Antonio
City Approves Five Public Works Projects
Five ordinances authorize loans from the public works fund totaling 1.4 million with city plans to seek 3.5 million for municipal stadium armory golf course fairground and year round pool. Mayor Quin to apply for loans while board meeting in Fort Worth is arranged.
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Pubiic Works Fund
City Commission
C. K. Quin
Fort Worth
Olmos Basin
Exposition Park
Quin
Sith
Poe
West
Omarket
Ranchito and Sheridan Meet in Polo Semi final
Ranchito of Texas and Fort Sheridan army team clash today in a national 12 goal polo championship semi final at Oax Scofield, Scutecna. Dr. Mary King Robbie, local secretary and chairman of finance, reports fifteen thousand workers have been printed with the campaign slogan Brother Can You Spare a Dime to Help Liquidate the State Democratic Deficit.
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Chicago
INS
I Ranchito
Texas
Fort Sheridan
Oax Scofield
Scutecna. O
Mary King Robbie
Pumping Survey Planned for East Texas Wells
The Texas railroad commission disclosed plans for a survey of pumping wells in East Texas to assess if the current limit of 20 barrels for pumpers is too low. The survey follows a hearing on an application by Jenkins Oil Co for a higher allowance.
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Texas
Fredericksburg
Wil
Austin
INS
Texas Railroad Commission
Jenkins OU Company
Lions Hear Doctor at Regular Luncheon Speaker
Dr. W B Rusa will address the Lions at the regular luncheon meeting held at the Ginter hotel Wednesday noon. Miss Juanita Cha, contralto, will sing and a member of the San Antonio police department will exhibit plate shooting.
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W.B. Rusa
Juantta Cha
Platel
Aember
San Antonio
Debutantes Model Fall Fashions at Joske Brothers
Debutantes showcase autumn styles at Joske Brothers San Antonio with dresses for afternoon and evening wear, suits, coats, and millinery. Models Joan Sleves Nancy Geisting Rosalina Smythe Elizabeth Terrell Mary Webb Olivia Nolte Helen Nix Katherine Webb and Ella Savage demonstrate the season’s colors black pansy blue and brick red, plus silhouettes like the T inverted triangle and mermaid. Fabrics highlight faille ribbed silk bengaline and ribbed wools, with beret fashion in florentine renaissance and visor models.
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Joske Brothers Feminine
San
Antonio
Joske Brothers
Joan Sleves
Nancy Geisting
Rosalina Smythe
Elizabeth Terrell
Mary Webb
Olivia Nolte
Helen Nix
Katherine Webb
Ella Savage
Dundee
Farmers sued by Wilk firm over milk contracts in Bexar county
Six suits filed in Ninety-fourth District Court allege that Alamo Cooperative Milk Producers Association and Bexar county dairymen violated three year contracts by fictitious herd sales to void agreements. Judge issued temporary restraining orders restricting milk sales to GM, with hearings set for October. Plaintiffs seek damages and costs, plus weekly penalties, and call for funds to be returned if contracts valid.
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Ninety-fourtt District Court
Alamo Cooperative Milk Producers Association
Bexar County
W. S. Andersen
Aoting
W. W. McCrory
Dees
Dever Tomerhard
A. W. Trip
Milton
Smillenry Beck
A. Rusch
Vera
Eugene G
Tift
Club of Enoy
Rock
Ynzales
North Santae
Paulo
Atamoras Street
Robert B. Freen
Robert B. Green
Police Operator Suspended by Texas Chief Over Conduct
Chief Owen W. Killday indefinitely suspends Kerrville switchboard operator Edward A. Berry for conduct unbecoming a gentleman after a Kerrville nurse, whom he treated after a car accident, filed charges. Berry, who recently married a St. Louis woman, is on leave in Galveston awaiting resolution.
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Edward A. Berry
Owen W. Killday
Caime
Kerrville
County to buy voting machines for future elections
County Judge Frost Woodhull pushes a plan to purchase automatic voting machines for Bexar County. Manufacturer’s rep S H Lounsbury outlined a phased purchase to cut election costs, with possible leasing to city, schools, and party committees to reduce net outlay. Local club women are rallying support amid funding concerns.
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Bexar County
Frost Woodhull
Tursday
S. H. Lounsbury
Judge Woodhull
Woodhull
Commissioners’ Court
Board of Equalization
Thieves Net Tiny Haul in Night Burglary Spree
Police report a string of minor thefts with small losses. J L Oesinger’s home at 2817 Durango Street lost fifteen cents and a pocket comb after a rear window screen was cut. Other residents cite clothesline thefts, store breach losses, and detectives recover a $50 hat from Mrs Eastburn.
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J. L. Oesinger
Durango Street
E. J. Long
Avant Avenue
G. W. Dill
Hot Wells Boulevard
FE. H. Riland
Camden Street
Troy Floyd
South Hackberry Street
B. E. Eastburn
West Craig Place
Aeaetas
Son of Methodist Pastor Shot Dead
James Grambling Jr., son of Rev. James B. Grambling of Merrouge Louisiana, was accidentally shot and killed while his parents were at the world’s fair in Chicago. The Rev. Grambling is Perry Fennell’s brother-in-law, president of Fennell Coffee Co. of San Antonio.
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James Grambling Jr
James B. Grambling
Merrouge
Chicago
Mr. Grambling
Perry Fennell
Fennell Coffee Company
San Antonio
Grambling
James Jr
Bobby
James
Fennell
Absentee Voting Passes 1000 Mark in Bexar County
In the August 26 special election absentee voting surpassed 1000 votes, reaching 1041 by 5 p.m. Monday. Two days remain to vote, with ballots accepted until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, per Bexar County clerk Bena Scheel.
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Bexar County
Bena Scheel
Bexar Commissioners Court
Two South San Antonio Homes Razed by Flames
A San Antonio fire department company stopped a blaze that threatened seven neighboring houses on Wilcox Avenue. The homes of R C Alten at 618 Wilcox and W E Wright at 616 Wilcox were destroyed while both were unoccupied. Origin undetermined, Hose 16 used 760 feet of line before control. Rev M P Burton at 500 Wilcox reported the alarm.
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San Antonio
Wilcox Avenue
Ban Antonio
R. C.alten
Wilcox
W. E. Wright
Allen
Kerrville
Wright
M. P. Burton
Boy Dies After Grasping Live Wire Near San Antonio Plant
Juan Garcia Ayala Jr. ten years old died after he touched a live electric wire while returning cows near Liberty Mills corn shelling plant on Quintana road and Mayfield boulevard. Justice of the Peace John R. Shook led an inquest. He said death appeared accidental with a severe burn on the right hand. Deputies rushed him to Robert B. Green hospital where he died. Funeral services set for Guadalupana chapel at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Juan Garcia Ayala Jr
Juan Garcia Ayala Sr
Quintana Road
Mayfield Boulevard
Liberty Mills
San Antonio
Justice of the
John R. Shook
Shook
Guadalupana Funeral Home
Rov
America
Bandit Steals $25 From Magnolia Gas Station
A hatless young bandit sauntered from a Magnolia filling station at 1202 San Pedro Avenue after holding an employee at gunpoint and taking $25 from the register. Richard Franklin reported the incident to police Tuesday. Al Ingram at 727 Main Avenue said two men robbed him of $13 around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, leaving him with a scalp wound treated at Robert B. Green Hospital. Seuw Americon-
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Magnolia
San Pedro Avenue
Richard Franklin
Franklin
al Ingram
Main Avenue
Robert B. Green Hospital
Seuw Americon
Pair Charged in Alcohol Seizure Case
Louis Reily and Eduardo Fierros were charged jointly with receiving concealing and transporting 18 five gallon cans of Mexican alcohol seized by customs agents. Fierros faces a San Antonio hearing while Reily was released on a $250 bond. The liquor was said to have crossed the border from Mexico.
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Louis Reily
Ea North St. Mary's
Eduardo Fierros
Zapata
Texas
Fierros
San Antonio
Reily
Mexico
Neighbors Save House From Fire In Mon Day Night Incident
Neighbors of Max Kuehne at 416 North New Braunfels avenue extinguished a fire in his home Monday night before any damage occurred. Kuehne was away at the time. A soaked rag stuffed under a bathroom door was found at the scene.
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Max Kuehne
New Braunfels Avenue
Kuehne
Jail Term for Virgo Knucks Cleared in County Court
Olle Brandes was found guilty of carrying weighted knuckles and sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Charles J. Matthews. J. W. White pleaded guilty to theft under $60 and received one day in jail and a fine.
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Olle Brandes
Charles J. Matthews
J. W. White
Businessmen Plan Fete in Corpus Christi Banquet
Representatives of the San Antonio Manufacturers association and chamber of commerce will attend a Corpus Christi banquet Friday night honoring H. A. Galt and other Southern Alkali Corp officials. William H. Northway president and C. C. Lee secretary will represent the association with Howell Jones secretary of the trade extension department and other directors expected to attend.
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Corpus
San Antonio
Picketing Ends at Finch Cigar Factory After NRA Code Signoff
Striking workers at Finch Cigar, 602 Buena Vista Street, ceased picketing Tuesday after officials announced a certificate of compliance with an NRA code. The code sets wages of 145 dollars weekly for office staff, 2.25 dollars per hour for rollers, 1.75 for shippers, and 40 hour weeks. No re hires were offered. Mrs. W H Ernst, a strike leader, said she was unaware of the company’s NRA membership. A planned 3 PM conference was cancelled.
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Finch Cigar Company
Buena Vista Street
W. H. Ernst
NRA
Auto strike injures boy near Martinez home
Eight year old Generoso Martinez, son of Mrs Virginia Martinez of 628 Victoria Street, was struck near his home late Monday. He sustained a fractured skull and bruises, and doctors at Robert B Green Hospital gave him an even chance to live. Also injured were Mrs Bertie Otten, 22, of 124 Hammond Avenue, treated for minor injuries after her car collided with another, and Ray Ballard, 19, of Fredericksburg, treated for body burns.
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Pny Amerlene
Generoso Martinez
Virginia Martinez
Victoria Street
Robert B. Green
Bertie Otten
Hammond Avenir
Ray Ballard
Ana Tredericksburge
Missouri Pacific Report Details Texas Acreage and Expansion
M P Agent makes report covering 1924 to 1929. Missouri Pacific Railway acquired 16 railroads with 2773 miles, built 186 miles of new track, and spent over 38 million dollars. Expenditures include 25 million for new construction and more than 22 million for fixed property improvements.
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M. P
F. L. Orr
Missouri Prct- Ne
Ines
Texas
Choe
Missouri Pacific
Texas Amends Backed At Public Meeting
A Monday night rally at the municipal auditorium drew over two thousand residents as Mayor C K Quin and J H Bickett Jr led speakers endorsing four state amendments and a national measure. They urged passage of a 20 million dollar relief bond and the county home mile amendment to merge county and city offices for savings.
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County and Water Board
Municipal Auditorium
C. K. Quin
J. H. Bickett Jr
Bickett
O. M. Fitzhugh
Quin
Texas
Frost. Woodhull
Guy Lanham
Relief Committee
John C. Hoye
Young Men's Economy League
Alex Adams
Tex Alsbury
Walter Tynan
New Dry Official to Lead Prohibition Enforcement
Walter Brown, former deputy prohibition administrator in New York City, will head the San Antonio unit of the new division for investigation in the Department of Justice. W. B. Reynolds, recently named deputy administrator, becomes Brown’s assistant. Brown will oversee South and West Texas and New Mexico.
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San Antonio
Walter &. Brown
New York City
W. B. Reynolds
Brown
Division For Investigation
Department of Justice
Texas
New Mexico
Child Bitten by Vicious Donkey in Feeding Incident
Catarina Farias, 8, was bitten on the left arm by a vicious donkey while attempting to feed it. She received treatment for a deep gash at Robert B. Green hospital. Police report the same donkey bit another person recently.
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Catarina Farias
Robert B. Green Hospital
Board to Elect 150 More San Antonio Teachers
The San Antonio board of education will elect 150 additional teachers at a Wednesday meeting at 9 am, as announced by President I. S. Meneke. Other matters will also be considered during the session.
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San Antonio
Board of Education
WW A. Im
I. S. Meneke
S A Child Near Death From Burns After Clothing Fire
Charmaine Trucher, four, daughter of Mrs. FP Trucher of 916 Peach Street, was admitted to Robert B. Green hospital Monday after clothing on fire caused burns. Tuesday reports say she was in critical condition.
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Charmaine Trucher
A. Trucher
Peach Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Hunt for gold cache dared in probe of Gran Gr
J E Moyer told Ranger Jim Shawn of a Lost Mine of the Padres near Johnson City on the Pedernales. Miss Elsie H Morris, alleged operator, faced theft charges in Laredo with claims of a buried gold fortune and a six week, seven thousand dollar per day expedition guarded by sentries against an Indian raid. Geologists deemed the mine impossible.
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Johnson City
San Antonio
J. E. Moyer
Dallas
Moyer
Jim Shawn
Elsie H. Morris
Padres
Suzanne Wnewton
Laredo
J. Frank Doble
Morris
Shawn
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