Majestic opening with Mercedes in new vaudeville bill
Matinee at 2:39 marks the Majestic theater premier for 1916 17 season. Mercedes presents The Musical Enigma with Madamoiselle Stantone in a telepathic piano act. Johnny Cantwell and Reta Walker headline Getting the Fly Stuff with other acts. The Spoilers film screens at Grand Friday to Sunday with showings 2:46 7:45 and 9:30.
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Majestic Theater
Maestic
Mercedes
Madamoiselle Stantone
Johnny Cantwell
Dallas
Reta Walker
Gallett’s Monks
Hickman Bros. & Co
Portics
Anna Pavlova
Geraldine Farrar
Rex Beach
Law Decides at Empire Tonight
The Law Decides with Little Bobby Connolly Dorothy Kelly and Harry Morey ends its run tonight at the Empire theater. Tomorrow Friday and Saturday Margarite Clark stars in Little Lady Aileen in an elaborate Famous Players production with an all star cast. A new Frank Daniels company opens Friday as added attraction.
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Empire
Bobby Connolly
Dorothy Kelly
Harry Morey
Empire Theater
San Antonio
Marguerite Clark
Lady Aileen
Ireland
America
Aileen
Players
Miss Clark
Frank Daniels Company
Pavlova Closes Thursday at Grand Opera House
Crowds fill the Grand Opera House as Anna Pavlova appears on screen in a mask, closing Thursday showings. The dancer draws large audiences, with people packing the venue for the screen appearance.
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Pavlova
Grand Opera House
Anna Pavlova
Progres sive Dinner Dance Honors Miss Ethel Reynolds
Miss Ethel Reynolds of Houston was the honor guest at a progressive dinner dance Tuesday evening. The first course and second courses were served at the homes of Miss Lillian Stucke and Miss Bessie Appmann, with Red Cross nurse and soldier doll favors and decorations of flags, cannon balls, army tents. Dancing followed at the homes of guests including Helen Starke and Helen Gaul.
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Lillian Stucke
Bessie Appmann
Red Cross
Misses Reynolds
Helen Starke
Helen Gaul
Louise
Frances Lucas
Alfred Basse
Ernest Baetz
Walter ‘‘Tomstock
Edwin Ward
Frank Bell
Robert Baumann
Albert Starke
Frank Haines
Ammunition and Guns at Lowest Prices Ad
Portage Tire Co advertises ammunition and guns at low prices at 221 South Alamo.
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Portage, Tire Co
Alamo
Sunday Service Ad for Sutherland Springs Route
Notice advertises 60 cents fare for Sunday service on the Southern Pacific Lines with trains at 8:15 a m every Sunday.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific Lines
Businesswomen Meet at YMCA Auditorium Friday Evening
All business women of the city are invited to gather at 8 o'clock Friday evening in the auditorium of the Young Women's Christian Association. A social gathering will follow in the association cafeteria Monday evening with members of the Young Men's Christian Association of Camp Wilson as guests.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
Young Men's Chrisian Association
Camp Wilson
Sweeney to Host Danzant Party at St Anthony Roof
John Winston Sweeney will entertain a party of friends at the military after the Majestic dansant on Wednesday evening atop the St Anthony roof.
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John Winston Sweeney
St. Anthony Roof
Dansant
Society Night Opens Wednesday at the Majestic Theater
The Majestic Theater shifts to opening society night on Wednesdays for the vaudeville program. A long list of guests including Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keller, Miss Mary Louise Carter, and many others from Eagle Pass to Austin attend the Revelers event. The piece also notes the engagement of Willis Edward Maxson Jr. and Lucile Eilers with forthcoming ceremonies and associated social events.
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Majestic Theater
Raymond Keller
Robinson N. Hodge
Mary Louise Carter
M. G. de Bona
Eagle Pass
H. G. Staacke
Williard Berman
A. L. Bergstrom
Liston A. Casey
Celestine Zilker
Constance Ball
Eleanor Barclay
Charles Tips
Fred Tips
T. B. Chadwick
Witten B. Russ
Frank M. Lewis
S. T. Lowry
E. B. Carruth
J. H. Burleson
C. B. Allen
George Harrison Moody
Frederick J. Combe
F. L. Hillyer
J. W. Goode
J. K. Beretta
Richard Friedrich
Ek. J. Kunkel
William Mitchell Wolff
Leroy Denman
Ferdinand P. Herff
Pendleton Lipscomb
B. Davies
Hubert Loefler
Lucie Carr
Marshall W. Terrell
Norval Chittim
Nell McCormick
A. F. Schultz
Hill Grover
Felix Staffel
W. J. Moore
Max Stiefel
Robert C. Smith
Thomas Mathis
Sam Barclay
Robert Barclay
A. G. Duggar
Harold Kayton
Ernest Lee Brown
Co. S. Venable
Russell Jennett
S. D. Hopkins
Terrell
Edmund Chamberlain
Fidele Chamberlain
Leon Goodman
Edward Bock
John Howard
Gerard Fraser
R. Foard Townsend
Willis Edward Maxson Jr
Paola
Kan
Lucile Eilers
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Brown Robbins
Austin
Margaret Borman
Brenham
Lillian Townsend
Bastrop
Clara Thaxton
Helen Massey
Lois Young
Dallas
Catherine Copelang
Ruth Ringaman
This City
H. S. Maxson
Cecil Hull
Temple
W. M. Wheeless
Beaumont
Howard McCann
Walter Robbins
Leonard T. Gerow
Fort Sam Houston
Louis Porter
Louis Eilers
Pat Holes
Seguin
Miss Eilers
Mr. Maxson
St. Anthony
Zoie Nesbit
Reginald V. Perine
Luncheon Honors Mrs John Matthews Guest At Combs Home
Pink shaded tapers lined the table as Mrs W C Douglas hosted a luncheon in tribute to Mrs John Matthews of Eagle Pass, guest of her mother Mrs David S Combs. Covers set for Matthews Combs McGehee Fitch Robertson and others. new hairdressing at 119 Alamo Plaza over Dreiss Drug Store.
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W C. Douglas
John Matthews
Eagle Pass
David
Combs
Mesdames Matthews
J. Hiood McGehee
W. FE. Fitch
Garrett I. Robertson
Reagan Houston Jr
J. C. Bollinger
John Case Griswold
Miss Kincaid
Mrs J A Baier Hosts J W G Club Meeting
Mrs J A Baier will entertain the J W G Club at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at her home 223 Belmont street.
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J. A. Baier
J. W. G. Club
Belmont Street
Post Office Labor Day Hours Reduced Nationwide
Labor Day closures affect general delivery, registry, money order and parcel windows with only morning mail service in business and residential areas. A new federal rule requires time off for holiday working clerks, causing opposition from postmasters though carriers and distributors will still work Monday.
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Congress
Armistead
Wilson
San Antonio
Increase in School Attendance
Prof. W. I. Doughty state superintendent of public instruction returned from Groesbeck after a county school trustees meeting. He reported strong interest in the compulsory school attendance law, effective September 1, and said it will markedly raise attendance across the state.
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Austin
Tex
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Groesbeck
Hungarian Inventor Succeeds With Flexible Wooden Shoe
A Hungarian inventor demonstrates an eraenti style wooden soled shoe that flexes with steps, showcasing a novel footwear concept and potential practical comfort. The exhibit highlights possible mass production and future design adaptations.
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Eraenti
Two-Two Dance Introduced by Chicago Masters
The American Association of Dancing Masters unveils a new two-two dance designed by a six member committee. It will be demonstrated to teachers at the convention and shown to movie audiences in theaters nationwide. The step features a left foot start and synchronized rhythm and bold emphasis on movement.
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American Association of Masters
Chicago
American Association of Dancing Masters
Moving Picture Theaters
Richard Cher to Undergo Eye Related Surgery in Dublin
Richard Cher former Tammany chief was operated on in Dublin for a diseased bone near the face. The successful procedure was performed yesterday. Dr B E Witte has departed for Rochester Minnesota and will return on October 1.
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Dublin
Richard Cher
Tammany
New York
B. E. Witte
Rochester, Minn
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