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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1918

Page

5

Obituary notices for Evans Ferguson and Gorlian

John W. Evans died at his Cliff Avenue home Friday at 10. He was born in Fayetteville Arkansas April 2 1844 and lived in San Antonio over 40 years. He was a Confederate veteran and survived by a widow and three sons and two daughters. Funeral services will be at 125 Cliff Avenue Saturday morning conducted by Rev. Arthur Jones with interment in Mission Burial Park. Daniel Ferguson died at his Barrett Place home Thursday night age 66. Survived by his widow three daughters and one son. Funeral Friday at Hag Colburn chapel with interment at Mission Burial Park. W M Gorlian died Wednesday night at his apartment 142 Seledad Street age 40 native of Texas having lived in San Antonio three weeks. He previously resided in Asheville North Carolina.

John W. Evans Cliff Avenue Fayetteville Ark San Antonio Albert Sidney Johnston Uvalde Alfred O. and Hardy J Applewhite Douglas, Ariz C.A. Shoemaker Lincoln Neb Fannie Evans Dinwiltie Lilly Callaway Austin Arthur Jones Mission Burial Park Daniel Ferguson Barrett Place Rocky Mountain N.C. Hose TS. Lyon William Rigelke Ferguson Jr Hag Collum W. M. Gorlian Urhai Vel Oelock Seledad Street Oxas Antonio Ashville Teun Sarwl

The World Honors A Man of Nerve Energy

A man of nerve energy stands out in many successes and earns admiration. With strong nerves and clear sight he acts quickly and works fast, driven by tremendous energy and steady focus.

Sensapersa Promises Nerve Health Boost and Relief

An advertisement claims Sensapersa provides relief from nervous indigestion insomnia and despondency caused by pen-aucenss. It promises a doubling of nerve health in ten days and offers two bottle sizes 500 and 1.00 via local drug stores Druggist Iron Wagner and Fischer.

Wagner Fischer

Local Obituaries Report Multiple Deaths and Funeral Plans

The notices outline deaths and survivors from San Antonio Kerrville and Johnson City. Individuals include Mrs N Marks wife of Fred Marks and mother of four in San Antonio. Mrs Lizzie In corbe. Mrs Mollie Thompson. and Mrs Riney Perrett among others. Funeral arrangements are handled by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company with bodies sent to Stockdale and Kerrville areas.

We. Gorham Stockdale D. L. Griffith San Anton Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company

Sheriff Ford Seeks Thieves After Office Liquor Heist

Gainesville Texas sheriff Tom Ford reports thieves broke into the courthouse office last night and stole seized liquor pints and quarts under the local option law. Local authorities urge witnesses to come forward.

Gainesville Tex Tom Ford

Local Society An Arts and Military Holiday Homecomings

Society notes detail travelers returning from Camp Devens and Ward Belmont, relatives visiting in Denton and Taylor, and many students from A and M and Stanton Military Academy heading home for holidays. Several clubs postpone meetings and a Red Cross work room closes for holidays.

French Demand for Demobilization of German Armies Grows

Paris dispatch reports rising French demand to demobilize the German, Turkish, Bulgarian, and Austrian forces after armistice terms. Debates in parliament reveal public discontent with government explanations, while liberals urge immediate demobilization and question why Germany has not yet demobilized.

San Antonio Chicago Daily News Paris France Germany Emile Constant Arnid Industry Ag Iculture Lindustrial Jrtet

Silk hose styles and prices from SSR Kayser or McCallum

Silk hose offerings include full fashioned all silk in multiple colors at $2.25 and $2.50, drop-stitched options, lace hose at $3, and all-silk lace hose with clocks in black at $3.50. Brands named are SSR Kayser or McCallum with color variety white black navy bronze Cordovan pearl gray smoke champagne pink lavender.

Blum McCallum Kayser Kayser Or McCallum

Army assigns officers and discharge update from Texas posts

Today’s Army orders detail transfers and duties for Col Wilam A Cornett at Camp Stanley, Lt Col Arthur W H Wilson to Fourteenth Cavalry, Maj William J Dursley from Washington to San Antonio, Capt Alexander Boynton to report to chief of staff, Col Edward P Orton from Camp Travis to Washington, Col Henry Lindsay discharged to lead war work, Capt John W Stewart and Lt Melzer M Whittles to other posts, plus a note on Texas permit requirements for a foreign machinery dealer and a Swiss built storage battery locomotive using magnets.

Wilam A. Cornett Camp Stanley Marfi Eighth Cavalry Arthur WH. Wilson Fourteenth Cavalry William. J. Dursley Ordnance Washington San Antonio Arsenal Alexander Boynton Edward P. Orton Artillery Camp Travis Henry 3. Lindsay Adjutant General's Department John W Stewart Infantry Fleet Melzer M. Whittles Toast Artillery Kelly Field Rockwell Zelela

Weather and rainfall spread across Texas and plains region

A warm spell ends with a cooler Friday night and Saturday, then unsettled weather returns briefly. Disturbances stretch from the Gulf to the Pacific Northwest with storms over Northwest Oklahoma and Vancouver. Rain covers Texas sooner, Kansas Missouri Colorado and New Mexico report snow. The American Book Company is barred from adoption in Texas due to anti trust ruling.

Texas Oklahoma Pacific Northwest Gulf Northwest Vancouver B.C Oklahomm Kansas Missouri Colorado New Mexico San Antonio Amerie Ty Book Company Austin Tex Dee Text Book Commission Atl

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