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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1916

Page

8

German Texas bazaar to raise funds for Red Cross

Visitors from across Texas will attend a German Texas bazaar in San Antonio October 11 through 15 at Beethoven Hall. The event aims to be among the largest of its kind, with committees meeting to map costumes booths and cabaret plans. Proceeds benefit German war sufferers as a Red Cross effort.

Texas San Antonio Beethoven Hall A. Mathis Halfettsville Hofheinz New Braunfels C. J. V. Rosenberg LaGrange Lst Leo M. J. Dielmann Fritz Henser Bertha Staffel Adolph Grasso Henrietta Schramm Frank M. Gloeckner Ernst Raba M. Stolte Richard Erler Eugene Staffel G. It. Spiethagen John Zadich Alfred Rohde E. Sens Fritz Heubner Charles Simmang Robert F. Uhr Alois Braun Edwin Voigt Udo Haarmann Edward H. Lange M. Bushick Alex Bauer Ernst Thomas F. M. Gloeckner Minna Friedrich G. KR. Spielhagen Hindenburger Punch Hermann Harms Cafe Constantinople T. G. Leighton Adolph Wagner A. Trauwitz T. Tucker Booth Leopold Simon John Bauer M. Dittmar J. G. Hornberger Zucker Hauschen J. Simons Max Martin Hermann Goldschmidt H. Decks Ed Wolff Thomas Logan H. J. Menger P. J. Hertting Albert Nordmann Lena Briam William V. Dielmann Kate Schiebel M. Eeknarg Agnes Boltz T. Renken A. Jonas A. Fues A. Goering Henrietta Bruhn Women's Red Cross

Have You a Sweetheart Have You a Sweetheart

Patriotic appeal asking readers to mail Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to soldiers at camp or on the Mexican border. Promotes shaking powder into shoes and foot baths to combat friction in hot, alkali dust. Encourages buying at local dealers and sending with a 2c stamp for mailing.

Allen

German Texas Bazaar Society Relief Effort Named

The organization known as the German Texas Bazaar Society for the Relief of the Distressed War Sufferers of Germany and Her Allies.

The

Burleson clarifies post office clerks' reinstatement

Postmaster General A S Burleson releases a formal statement to end doubts about reinstating postal workers now in the military service. The order reiterates that discharged employees will be returned to their former positions at the same salary without waiting for department approval and urges families to understand they will not lose their jobs due to service on the Mexican border.

Austin Tex A. S. Burleson United States Postal Service Post Office Department

Gas Ranges Alcazar Priced From Thirteen Fifty to Sixty

Sam Speir Hardware Co advertises Alcazar gas ranges with prices ranging from $13.50 to $60.00, highlighting a wide selection for customers seeking affordable cooking appliances.

Alcazar Sam Speir Hardware Co

Builders' Hardware Ady Ady Sam Speir Co. Ady

Hardware store promotion for Builders' Hardware from Sam Speir Hardware Co. at Ady offers tools and building supplies. Local patrons are invited to visit for deals on lumber, fittings, and home improvement items.

Try Us Builders’ Hardware Sam Speir Hardware Co Ady

New York District Attorney Probes Women Attracting Buyers

District Attorney Swann announced a special investigation into manufacturers who hire women to draw buyers from across the country. He says enough evidence suggests men who entice women to meet buyers may be indicted as white slavers, following a complaint by one business owner against another alleging the wife was enticed into an evil life.

New York Swann Swan

Lawn Mowers Reduced At Sam Speir Hardware Co

Local hardware store Sam Speir Hardware Co. advertises a 20 percent cut on lawn mowers.

Sam Speir Hardware Co

Sutherland Springs Sunday Service at 8 15 a m

Southern Pacific Lines advertises a Sunday service at Sutherland Springs priced at 60 cents. The notice highlights the weekly schedule with a fixed time every Sunday morning.

Sutherland Springs Southern Pacific Lines

Teachers elected by school board in San Antonio

The San Antonio school board at a special Friday night meeting elected thirty three teachers for duty in the public schools. Superintendent Charles S. Meek reported all appointments were made with preference for Texas educated locals and only four out of state specialists were hired. The board also approved bonds for several firms, agreed to purchase thirty additional typewriters of varying makes, and listed the new staff including high school biology and art instructors, elementary teachers, and a group for Negro schools.

San Antonio Charles S. Meek Meek Texas Harry Hatcher John Nixon R. J. Rust Emily Brown Lucille Bell Elizabeth Wright Martha Robertson Marjorie Hicks Alice Trebus Margaret Griffith Ruby Thomas Katherine Williams Elizabeth B. Ward Mattie Bell Wilson Sadie Haynes Mamie Hell Annie Brice Ruby Ruth Pond Zillah Hedzer

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