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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1918
Page
1
District Attorney McAskill seeks guidance from Attorney General Looney on whether House Bill 26 from the 35th legislature allows bringing liquor into dry zones for personal use. He has not yet read the full measure and will confer with the attorney general before commenting.
A Texas state pension plan for police, firemen, and fire alarm operators is to be discussed at a San Antonio meeting December 15 with 37 city chiefs. A bill to enact the fund will be introduced next Legislature. The plan draws broad support from departments and state authorities, with funding via minimum statewide assessments, sale of unclaimed property, discarded apparatus, and department contributions. Beneficiaries include dependents in case of death. the tax impact is described as insignificant.
FiestaAssociation directors will discuss making next spring’s Fiesta the most elaborate ever at a Chamber of Commerce meeting set for 8 p m Tuesday. Major B R Webb cannot attend due to military duties but hopes to rejoin as civilian before the carnival. The war pause ends with a plan for a larger 219 celebration and new committee chairmen may be named.
A San Antonio war pictorial history project will collect a large set of World War I photographs for the War Department historical bureau and Chamber of Commerce archives. Col Weeks initiated the effort to document the San Antonio military zone and ordnance activities.
In a small open boat about 100 feet from shore on the wild firth, George fights the waves while Sarah clings to the stern in fear. She vows not to be tempted again by his daring, as he calls to keep calm and push toward land amid the restless sea.
Major-General Dickwall's army entered Treves Germany with no hostile demonstrations. American forces pushed two miles beyond the frontier, facing a subdued crowd as civilians kept to homes and streets showed little enthusiasm. Treves, one of Germany's oldest towns on the Moselle, hosts headquarters for the occupation with Civil Governor Smith overseeing civilian affairs.
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