Court adjourns to January 3 8 and pending resignation
United States District Court in San Antonio adjourned to January 8 by Deputy Clerk A I Campbell on Judge T B Maxey's guidance. The resignation remains in abeyance awaiting successor appointment. Orders direct Campbell to issue grand and petit jury venires soon. docket includes 75 naturalization petitions.
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United States District Court
San Antonio
A. I. Campbell
Maxey
United States
J. L. Camp
Campbell
New steel laid as tracks replaced on Main and Romana streets
Work started Monday by the Traction Company to substitute new rails for old along Main avenue and Romana street and Sole dad street. W B Tuttle, VP and GM, said rails will be moved to make room for vehicles after the city relocated the fire station.
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Main Avenue
Romana Street
Soledad Street
Romana
Traction Company
W. B. Tuttle
Streetcar Tracks Undergo Reconstruction Downtown
The Traction Company will replace sections from Main Avenue to Soledad Street with solid concrete beds and pave in front of the station. Heavy steel used citywide will be installed in the rebuild. Repairs extend to San Pedro Avenue head with a new switch at Soledad for Tobin Hill cars. a temporary Reynolds Street track will handle traffic during blockages.
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Main Avenue
Soledad Street
Traction Company
San Pedro Avenue
Soledad
Tobin Hill
Reynolds Street
Tuttle
Shapes at Half Price Line at One Dollar
An advertisement notes untrimmed shapes at half price and a splendid line priced at $1.00. Shoppers are invited to visit Miss Ed at 209 Alamo Plaza for selections.
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Eda Ae
Alamo Plaza
Universal Food and Meat Cutters advertises Sam Spetr Hardware
An Adv lists Universal Food and Meat Cutters with Sam Spetr Hardware at 219 Losoya St. featuring hardware goods and meat cutting supplies in a compact storefront notice.
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Universal Food and Meat Cutters
SAM Spetr Hardware Coo
Losoya St
Texas Battery A Deploys to Corpus Christi
Orders issued by General Funston send Battery A of the Texas field artillery to Corpus Christi to join the Second and Third Infantry in camp while the unit remains the sole artillery organization in federal service. The battery is now on duty at Fort Ringgold in the Brownsville district after mobilization at Camp Wilson last May and border duty assignment.
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Funston
Texas Field Artillery
Corpus Christi
Texas Brigade
Fort Ringgold
Brownaville
Texas National Guard
Camp Wilson
Zellers Warwick Wedding Ties Families in Travis Park Church
Carl Zellers and Oleva Warwick wed in Travis Park Methodist Church at 10 on Monday with only family and close friends present. Rev. C Wesley Weddell officiated. Ruth Griffin served as bridesmaid and Edwin Warwick was best man. A breakfast followed at the Gunter Hotel with George Itte hosting guests, and a dinner planned at the Menger Hotel Monday night.
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Carl Zellers
Oleva Warwick
Travis Park Methodist Church
C. Wesley Weddell
Ruth Griffin
Corpus Christi
Edwin Warwick
Gunter Hotel
George Itte
Menger Hotel
The Child Can't Help It Nighttime Kidney Trouble Remedy
An old advertisement touts Liquid Shit Make as a safe nightly treatment for bed wetting caused by kidney issues in children. It claims three daily doses relieve symptoms in one to three days and warns bed wetting is a disease. Drugstores stock it with a money back guarantee.
San Antonio students to spend holidays with families
San Antonio boys from the Agricultural and Mechanical College are en route for the holidays, including listed students such as J. P. Hopkins and Arthur Dreyfus. Miss Rut Hopkins hosts a miscellaneous shower Tuesday afternoon for Miss Rut Hopkins, assisted by Mrs. F. W. Hopkins, Miss Thula Lawson, and Miss Lucie Hopkins. Beacon Hill Baptist Church B Y P A Group No 3 meets Tuesday at 8 with a program on Christian philanthropy featuring Veda Hay Coulter Moore Fern Smith Roberts Bolten and James Blount.
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J. P. Hopkins
Arthur Dreyfus
Magruder Martin
John Wilson
Elmer Dittmar
John Williamson
Henry Mitchell
James Miller
Carroll Todd
San Antonio
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Rutie Hopkins
Rut Hopkins
F. W. Hopkins
Thula Lawson
Miss Lucie Hopkins
Beacon Hill Baptist Church
Veda Hay
Coulter
Moore
Fern Smith
Miss Roberts
Bolten
James Blount
The Rich Widow Chooses Love Over Wealth in War Time
A wealthy widow, weary of suitors for her money, leaves behind lace and jewels to live simply. She accepts a modest offer from a wounded subaltern who values love over fortune, while a munition-factory romance captures public attention. The widows’ past suitors chase financial status and gifts.
Mileage book issue set for railroad commission hearing
Post D. Travelers' Protective Association members voted to present their views on abolishing the mileage book to the railroad commission. A hearing is scheduled January 9 in Austin. Perry S. Robertson said the association will push to retain the mileage book as current reductions benefit traveling salesmen. The group, led by Max Jesse, will hold a dance January 6 and form a committee to oversee the effort.
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Post D. Travelers’ Protective Association
Railroad Commission
Austin
Perry S. Robertson
Robertson
Agricultural Convention to Austin Secured
Chief Clerk B F Chapman of the State Department of Agriculture announced receipt of a telegram from Commissioner Fred W Davis advising he has secured for Austin the next annual convention of the Association of Commissioners of Agriculture. The national group includes commissioners and secretaries of agriculture from states across the United States.
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Austin
Tex
B. F. Chapman
State Department of Agriculture
Fred W. Davis
Richmond
Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
Bell system to distribute $6 million in employee bonuses
The Bell telephone system plans a grand Christmas bonus of over 6 million dollars for employees nationwide this month. In Texas about 200,000 dollars will go to roughly 6,000 workers, with amounts tied to service length and salary, including special provisions for those earning under 3000 dollars annually. San Antonio, with around 1,000 employees, is expected to receive about 26,000 dollars.
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Southwestern Telephone Company of
San Antonio
Bell Telephone System
Texas
Bell Telephone Organization
United States
T. N. Vail
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Corpus Christi Hosts Christmas For Camp Scurry Troops
Corpus Christi organizes a festive Christmas for military companies at Camp Scurry with letters from mayors and 3000 visitor invitations from the Commercial Club. Wells Fargo offers to ship all camp mail boxes for one dollar, prompting pooled large packages from out of town.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Camp Scurry
Commercial Club
Locher
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Gas leak fatal in Houston claim leaves two dead
Mrs J A Renois awoke at 5 am to light gas for her 21 year old son R E Renois and her nephew Harvey Renois 22 asleep in a room. By 8 am daughter Carrie Marti found them. R E Renois was dead and Harvey Renois unconscious but later revived. Harvey lives in Fort Worth. The mother laments her son was her sole support and he slept late.
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Houston
Tex
J. A. Renois
R. E. Renois
Harvey Renois
Carrie Marti
Rh. E. Renois
Fort Worth
Mrs. Renois
His Executor Feud Exchange Sparks Kentucky Talk
Two Kentuckians in a feud district recall a clash where one learns the other is Ben Walker’s executor after noting Ben’s death. The exchange underscores lingering tensions and the role of an executor in resolving or continuing feuds.
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Bill
Ben Walker
Ben
New York Tribune
Skating Sets Dwindle as Lingered Sale Noted
Just a few skating sets remain for sale at Miss Edna Polhemus’s address 209 Alamo Plaza, with advertisement noting limited stock and a small-window opportunity.
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Edna Polhemus
Alamo Plaza
Snyder man released on bond in Texas shooting death
Sidney Johnson, brother of Mrs Gladys Sims, was freed on 5000 bond after a man shot dead Ed C Sims Saturday in Snyder Texas. A preliminary hearing was set for this morning. Mrs Sims faced no charges.
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Snyder
Tex
Sidney Johnson
Gladys Sims
Ed C. Sims
Sims
First National Bank of
Merrell
Johnson
President's Cup Golf Opens First Round at Country Club
The first round of the President's Cup at the Country Club is set for Monday with two rounds planned this week. Pairings include Walter Walthall versus Tom Goggan and Co E Mangham against H M Aubrey among others, with handicaps listed for each match.
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Walter Walthall
Tom Goggan
Co. E. Mangham
H. M. Aubrey
W. W. Collier
E. N. Lawton
F. N. Maule
Colonel Burkhart
Jack Tarrant
J. L. Cowan
E. L. Brown
F. M. Lewis
Perry J. Lewis
E. B. Chandler
Hat Line by Miss Edna Polhemus at Alamo Plaza
Miss Edna Polhemus offers a selection of evening hats in gold and silver lace with dainty colors and remarkably low prices at 209 Alamo Plaza. The display promises affordable elegance for stylish evenings.
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Edna Polhemus
Alamo Plaza
Sam Speir Hardware Ad and Stage Thunder Misfire
An advertisement for Sam Speir Hardware Co on Losoya Street lists stoves wood gas and coal. A stray story within a rehearsal recalls a stage carpenter mistaking thunder for real gunfire during a play rehearsal, prompting the manager to rush backstage.
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SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Adv
Christmas Cheer benefit matinee at Majestic Theater
The Christmas Cheer benefit matinee began at 2:30 PM at the Majestic Theater with a dress rehearsal earlier that morning. The program features Mary Aubrey, Octavia Bullis, Alicia Petitclerc, Levy Meeks, Peggy Bliss, Walter Romberg, Charles Cameron Bell, Vera Rabe, Ora Witte, Lewis Kayton, I L Kaufmann, Orville Whitledge, Ruth Russell Matlock, the Post Quartet, and the Sixteenth Cavalry band. Donations and basket packages are being prepared at 121 Avenue D with Friday as the final day to submit names. warm baby clothing is requested but not yet received. Donors include Mrs. Black, Mrs. H. O. Skinner, and Mrs. William Rigsby.
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Majestic Theater
San Antonio
Mary Aubrey
Octavia Bullis
Mme
Alicia Petitclerc
Levy Meeks
Peggy Bliss
Walter Romberg
Charles Cameron Bell
Vera Rabe
Ora Witte
Lewis Kayton
I. L. Kaufmann
Orville Whitledge
Ruth Russell Matlock
Sixteenth Cavalry Band
Avenue D
Black
H. O. Skinner
William Rigsby
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Lucile Joske
Pen Women's Club
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Gunter
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J. M. Alen
Bruce Martindale
Miss Lipscomb
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Eleanor Barclay
Aubrey Culberson
E. H. Coombs
San Antonio de Bexar
8. J. Wright
Arts
B. E. Witte
St. Anthony
Norma Hummert
Devine Street
Luther League
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Martha
Paula Meeraheidt
Milton McAllister
Elizabeth Czerkus
Women’s Glee Club
Colo
Katherine Kolb
Grace Simmang
Our Mothers’ Aid Society
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East Houston Street
Remount Cross-country Saddle Club
H. B. Johnson
W. N. Michell
W. 5. Grant
C. R. Mayo
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Wilkins
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J. H. Reeves
Anna B. Bettison
College of Industrial Arts
Denton, Tex
I. N. Bettison
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Grace McClannehan
Edward McClannahan
Virginia Adams
Sue Applewhite
Frances Ayrer
Elsie Bilhartz
Helen Carhart
Mary Cavileer
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Eleanor Dowden
Dorothy Evans
Mattie Gibson
Maude Gresh
Russell Hughes
Mary Hutcheson
Elma Martin
Grace Miller
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Mildred Murray
Elizabeth Senior
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Lucile Parker
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Rose Shafer
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Erna Wagner
Jane Wood
Agnes Yearman
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the Light's Daily Story
A. O'Neil
Wdow
Worth
Rosina
T.P P. A
R. R. Commission
Perfection
Southwestern Company
Chamber of Commerce
Neeson
Interstate-Orpheum
Keith
Valerie Bergere
Clara Morton
Frank Sheen
Duttons
Edward CC
Held
Western Union Telegraph CO
Candy Cigars
Beich’s
Gunter Office
Bedell Bidg. Cor
Travis St
St. Nicholas
Old St. Nick
Gulf
San An Tonio
Santy
Ball Room
Peacock Alley
Jou
Old Sol
California
Crockett 7700
St. Anthony's
T. B. Baker
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