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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1915
Page
2
The Mower expert at the experiment station unveils a new flower named Edith a carnation hybrid blending white and deep pink with a pleasant fragrance. It is expected to bloom in February and debut in official society at the supreme court.
The Alta Vista field saw two new wells completed last week with one well near the discovery site for Panama Oil Company and another for FPW Meare, projecting 20 to 30 barrels daily. Additional rigs are advancing at Round Rock and Nolan Butler outfits while all old rigs pause post holidays. J B House in San Antonio urged a half percent gross tax on oil production, noting Alta Vista’s potential for substantial development.
Mrs Sina Elizabeth Evans aged 72 died Saturday morning at 3016 West Commerce Street San Antonio after long illness. She is survived by a daughter Mrs E K R Janson and three sons all in San Antonio. Funeral at 4:80 Sunday from home, Rev Peter Schnelxer to conduct at Church of the Sacred Heart, interment in Marys Cemetery. George L Grobe and George TH Grobe of Fredericksburg died at Santa Rosa hospital after lingering illness. He leaves five brothers, widow Mrs S G Mason and Mrs George Garza of San Antonio, and Alfred Dmerich Helmuth August Grube, all of Fredericksburg. Interment planned in Fredericksburg. LAUNDRYMEN MEET in Austin Texas December 18. Tex 48 Stilo Laundrymen Association plans convention January 28-27 with delegates expected. arrangements perfected for meeting.
The post office and downtown stores buzz with Christmas activity as crowds flood the streets. Shoppers hurry amid long parcel lines, while merchants report strong sales and an optimistic outlook for next week’s rush. Post office staff prepare extra clerks and delivery wagons to handle the peak season.
Paris shelves blaze with posters honoring Poilus as Christmas and Boxing Day approach in wartime Paris. Art by Jonas and Noumont features heroic soldiers, the Old Mother motif, and scenes of wives awaiting soldiers, with posters produced from trenches and offered as signed proofs and street postcards.
A fragment describes a celebrated event in Paris and spreads across France and the network. Profits will be shared among regiment commanders to be given to soldiers when they begin home on the four days’ leave.
Vienna Popular Opera House struggles to stage Warner's Ring of the Nibelung as bread tickets are required for flour supply and set construction. Management appeals to authorities for card distribution to allow Wotan, Brunnhilde, Siegfried, and others to enter Wallhall before end of the war.
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