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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1916

Page

6

City Manager Plan Discussed for San Antonio Charter

The charter revision committee, led by Dr. Fred Terrell, may study a proposed amendment to adopt a city manager form in San Antonio. Mayor Brown notes amendments must wait two years for submission. Attorney Gillette and committee member J. Kercheville work on corrections as the panel considers for a council report.

San Antonio Fred Terrell Woult Avetin Brown Terrell Council Gillette Itmon Baa Totmite J. Tra Kercheville

Scot Meeta Sect and Sir Dougan Haig Mystery

Fragmentary text describes Scot Meeta Sect and Sir Dougan Haig with unclear meaning. Neorg and Mectchmín names appear among garbled phrases. A narration hints at dialogue and a monetary figure £132 amid cryptic references.

Dougan Haig

Voters Seek Grading Of Two City Streets

Residents on Hart avenue petitioned the county commissioners to grade and macadamize Hart and Mary streets linking South Loop with Corpus Christi. Two women presented the petition asserting local gratitude and rivalry with the Mary street group. Commissioner Jacob Rubiatsla, newly elected, faces the issue as Hart avenue is a rural mail route that carriers may abandon without repairs. The court plans to inspect both roads Monday to decide which to repair.

Mary Corpus Christi Hark Avenue Mary Strees Jacob Ruviala Nia Oia Hart Avenue James RR. Davis Rubblareid

Concert at Army Post by Thirty-seventh Infantry Band

A concert by the Thirty-seventh Infantry Band will be held at Fort Sam Hovelon lower port Monday afternoon at 4 40 oclock. Band leader Carl Everhot arranged the program including The Minstrel Rshes Marc the Mine Place pind soa Mendelssohn Gomez Waltz Danuba Waves ivanovicely Solaiere March from William Rossini The Nineteenth Infantry Band will play Thursday afternoon.

Prisoners Have $7000 They Are San Antonians

Two San Antonio men armed with heavy caliber automatic pistols seized seven thousand dollars during a robbery attempt. Police pursued suspects and recovered part of the loot as a manhunt continued.

San Antonia

Suspected revolvers detained in San Diego on suspicion

Detectives detained revolvers in San Diego after seizure of 7000 dollars in currency. San Antonio detectives seek information about two prisoners believed connected to the case, one born in San Antonio and aged 24, the other described as 96 years old, both Texans. The identities are not in the city directory, suggesting possible fictitious names.

San Diego Cal San Antonio San

William Cassin Elected President of Highway Board

William Jassin of Bexar County was elected president of the San Antonio-York County division of the Puget Sound-to-Gulf Highway at a meeting in Mathis. Officers named include W. A. Hall of Three Rivers as vice president and Glew Topes of Corpus Christi as secretary. Local unit officers from towns along the route were elected with varied posts and the next central meeting planned in San Antonio.

Gina San Antuuly San Anonio River Tex Glew Topes Corpus Christi C.F. Tree Henry Smith H. Armstrong Camphallton M. McCowan III. Stewart B. C. Prossm W. C. Wright

Salvation Army Prepares Christmas Dinners For Poor

Salvation Army officers in San Antonio plan Christmas meals for 800 to 1000 people. Dinners will be distributed in baskets to needy families known to the Army. baskets will not be placed on streets until closer to Christmas.

Balva Vion Arny T. O. Burdick Salvation Army San Antonio Earmy Carlsistas Dar

Deserter Prisoner Identified by Fingerprints in San Antonio

Detectives arrest a man on vagrancy charges in San Antonio and confirm he is a U S Army deserter from Battery A Seventh Field Artillery based at Fort San Houston. Fingerprints forwarded from Washington adjutant general's office tie him to service, with authorities updating the deserter list as prints are exchanged.

Miller San Antonio United States Army Ward Marvey Proudswut Adjutant General's Office Washington Dcg Battery A Seventh Field Artillery Sta Honet San Houston

Madame De Baralt Asked to Speak at Pan American Luncheon

Madame De Baralt is invited to address the Pan American Luncheon Club at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio. She will discuss "The Pan American Woman" with engagements in Texas including Dallas Fort Worth Austin and Denton.

Madame DE Beralt Madan Blanch Daliaral Havana Cuba Gunter Hotel Ars Pancsasty Aasistant Bho Texas Port Worth Dal Austin Denton San Antonio J. C. Griswold North South America Pennybacker General Federation of Women's Clubs Americas Madame DeCaralt Latin America

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