Boys Offer and Sunday School Work Conference Held
Representatives of the Older Christian Boys met at Travis Park Methodist Church for a two day session focusing on improving Sunday school work. Talks covered social work athletics and boy outreach with final plans to be reported to the conference secretary this afternoon.
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Christian Boys’ Conference
Travis Park Methodist Church
D. Haines
Travis Park
Fred D. Thompson
Blake W. Godfrey
J.ix Hunter
Dallas
Earth
Mr. Hunter
J. L. Hunter
Riverside Restaurant Offers Turkey Dinner For 25 Cents
The Riverside Restaurant will serve tomorrow a big turkey dinner and chicken supper for 25 cents per meal. Don’t wait until Xmas or New Year. Come to see us at the Driver of the Dead Wood Coach Wigwam.
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Riverside
Texas National Guard to Begin Annual Inspections
The adjutant General's department announced a January 13 start for the annual inspections of Texas National Guard units. Captain H. S. Wagner and Col. E. E. Walker will lead the inspections, with Captain Bruce Palmer currently in the field. The itinerary will be released after Adjutant General Hutchings returns from the east.
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Austin
Tex
Adjutant General's Department
Texas National Guard
H. S. Wagner
Regular Army
Guard
E. E. Walker
Hutchings
Bruce Palmer
Cavalry
Tex as hookworm commission heads to southern conference
The Texas hookworm commission led by Dr H M Boerner state director and doctors Hubert Ferrell and M Hock field directors will depart for Little Rock Arkansas to attend a three day conference with eleven southern state hookworm commissions focused on eradicating the disease.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
H. M. Boerner
Hubert Ferrell
M. Hock
Little Rock
Ark
Potter Plan Gains Committee Backing For City Water Deal
The public utilities committee will back Engineer Potter and citizens on a proposed contract with the San Antonio Water Supply Co. The plan offers a system-wide rate reduction, optional return to flat rates, and requires explicit contract authorization for charges. The council would grant the company 30 days to respond, with City Attorney Ryan drafting the final agreement and a potential 60 day rate-cut ordinance if the company balks.
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Public Utilities Committee
Council
Potter
Citizens’ Committee
San Antonio Water Supply Company
Water Company
Ryan
Jones
Bowen's
D. D. Book
Houston Street
San Antonio Traction Company
Lipscomb
Finance Committee
Former Texas officials visit Austin on law and land business
Former Secretary of State C. C. McDonald now of El Paso and former Mayor Sweeney of El Paso are in Austin for department business. Judge Sweeney has matters with the general land office. McDonald says his El Paso law practice thrives, working with State Senator Claude Hudspeth.
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Austin
Tex
C. C. McDonald
el Paso
Sweeney
General Land Office
McDonald
Claude Hudspeth
Big Truck Crop Projects Take Shape in Lower Rio Grande
Contracts have been let for eight shipping sheds in the lower valley at Mercedes Mission San Benito Donna and Nopalita to handle winter and spring truck crops. The Brownsville road will supply twenty nine cars for mail trains and may run special vegetable trains if needed. Outlook remains favorable for an excellent crop.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Mercedes
Mission
San Benito
Donna
Nopalita
Grimes County to Issue Road Bonds for Paving
County Judge Reid Rikard secured AG department approval to issue 125000 road district bonds for Grimes County District No 1. Proceeds will pave 75 miles of county road.
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Austin
Tex
Reid Rikard
Grimes County
Attorney General's Department
Corset Made to Measure at Green Corset Parlors
Improve your figure with a corset made to measure at Green Corset Parlors located at 210 Owl building on Losoya and College streets, San Antonio. Built to order for a snug fit from a shop based in San Antonio.
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Owl Building
Losoya
College Streets
San Antonio
Sewer Plan Could Be Ready in Six Weeks
Alexander Potter, the engineer evaluating San Antonio sewer needs, says a general plan and cost estimate for a comprehensive system could be prepared within six weeks using data from the city engineer and Potter’s resources in New York. He plans a supplemental report on municipal water supply on his return from New York in about a month.
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San Antonio
Alexander Potter
Citizens’ Committee
New York
Potter
Corpus Christi
Big Alfalfa Crop in Southwestern Texas
J D Randolph, formerly of Travis county and now in Laredo on business, reports the alfalfa boom in southwestern Texas with 800 acres under cultivation. He says the crop yields about nine tons to the acre and the feedstuff sells for 22 dollars a ton, yielding close to 200 dollars per acre for growers.
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Austin
Tex
J. D. Randolph
Travis County
Laredo
Show Company Delayed by Missed Connections in Texas
The Madame Sherry company spent yesterday in San Antonio after missing connections. Manager F. G. Ross said it was his intention not to free. They left Victoria for an engagement, were due in this city at 7:30 AM, and to depart at 8:30 AM for El Paso, but the train arrived in San Antonio at 10:00 AM.
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Madame Sherry
San Antonio
F. G. Ross
Victoria
el Paso
Ian
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Kaufman
OUR Con Dept
Irge
Gantic
Ecess
Peter Thompson
Norfolk
Wigwam
Department
Karotkin
Max Karotkin
Made
Planter
Cas Rance
SAN Antonio Gas & Electric Company
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