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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1924
Page
9
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio plans a January Pay-Your-Poll-Tax drive. A large thermometer on Alamo Plaza will track progress from 20 009 to 0 000 as 25 000 blanks are distributed January 12. Workers collect 150 tax payments and 10 000 receipts by January 16.
D. J. Quill was chosen president of the San Antonio Local Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks for a fourth term. C Kuchenbacker was re elected secretary treasurer. Quillalsy was named 2% delegate to the Grand Lodge convention. John V Walker was elected alternate delegate. Other officers include J B Mabry recording secretary R G Bass sergeant at arms and Lola Burris chaplain.
Welfare department reports over 4000 raised so far with mailings and follow ups last Friday to non responders. Four booths operate with small school returns and large bulk orders moving from Isrge firans. No data yet from army canteens fraternal groups or Mexicans. About 6500 raised in 1922 and 959 in 192? with funds still climbing.
Estates totaling over 70000 dollars appear in Tuesday probate filings. Otto Zirkel's estate valued above 40000 dollars names E A Zirkel and Clifford Zirkel as administrators with wife Agnes receiving the homestead at 1147 Denver Boulevard and the bulk of assets. Zirkel sons Elmer and Clifford receive the marble and granite business. other siblings receive real estate and money. Conrad A Pape Jr's estate valued around 30000 dollars designates Bertha Pape as wife and primary beneficiary.
Paris Bourse reports firm prices with three per cent loans trading near 6. France francs on the exchange with London. The franc's value steadied at about 1. franca and other rates indicated minor changes amid a cautious market tone.
Dr P B Hill will address the Lions Club meeting on Christmas Eve about The Spirit of Christmas. A male quartet led by Clarence Magee and Sunny Blevins will perform the Holy City. Community notices list Christmas events at Hermann Sons garden and Martinez Hall with family participation and members-only balls. A theft report cites an Allen Tillotson vehicle loss of clothing including a silk dress and shoes.
Weather forecasts show rain and warmer conditions for San Antonio and nearby areas Tuesday night, with colder rain or snow likely in some regions on Wednesday. Chicago reports 20 with snow and strong west winds, while Liverpool and New Orleans markets reflect varied cotton and metal prices amid unsettled conditions.
Chicago reports cattle supply larger than expected ahead of market closure. Hog trade remains strong with high prices. lambs and calves show gains and steady to firm demand. Descriptions note large livestock receipts and varying bids across markets including Kansas City and Omaha.
A Mexico oil report to Serjuande Guerra shows 2016 wells by October 31 with initial production of 3 544 000 barrels. The period added 247 new wells and 43 228 barrels daily, with Panova leading gains and new fields expanding in Rio Panueco and northeastern Tamaulipas.
The listing shows prices producers received for fruits vegetables and poultry on Tuesday from various vendors. It includes items such as onions tomatoes peppers corn squash citrus apples grapes cranberries and eggs with per unit prices and per basket/box rates. Also listed are prices for poultry live and dressed and for seed and grain commodities from local suppliers.
In Albtin Texas Stewart-Elliott QM Corp increases capital stock from 800000 to 900000 dollars as Houston Printing company expands. Chicago report notes early morning potato trading with light receipts and weather impact. prices show Wisconsin sacked whites around 1.05 to 1.25 and russets 1.75 to 2.00 per bushel.
Christenson, sought by federal authorities on a vehicle violation charge, was returned to San Antonio after serving time in a federal prison in Wichita. United States Deputy Marshal Cp. Chrwall transported the prisoner to face the charge.
A full choral communion service will be held at Christ Belknap at Trussell Place at 11:80 on Christmas Eve night. The new organ, built by Mo I Moeller, will be used for the first time this service. The choir will sing several hymns and the rector will deliver the sermon.
Av daily crude oil production in the Go Coast and North Lexis fields last week was 345,067 barrels, up 4,200 from the prior week. New producers were brought in as activity backlogs ease and market demand grows. The report notes mixed updates across industries including wage cuts, resumption of Ford Canada operations, and a new biscuit plant site.
Mexican consul in San Antonio Servando Barrera Gutaiu says Dallas is a manufacturing center while San Antonio offers strong distributing facilities and proximity to the border. He urges study of Mexican conditions to help local firms benefit and notes vast cross border movement through the city.
Santa Chains will visit the San Antonio air intermediate depot on Christmas Eve to hand out presents to all children under 12 with parents connected to the depot. Amys directs Christmas tree plans while Catherine Taekhing oversees no child is overlooked. The depot closes at neon and services club hosts the event with about 700 attendees for the gift distribution.
United States Marshal J. B. Baeytr served process at 20 South Concho Street on a youth order related to the Led Rock Saloon closure. The case names Dowinga FF Tidorizurs and several defendants in an injunction regarding habitual violation of the prohibition act. The court linked John and Giovanni Migrelli to the same individuals and adjusted the original ex parte order on the intervenor’s petition.
A board of officers led by Major Charles G Souder and including Majors Ogilvie Bull and Captain Weaver has been appointed at Fort Sam Houston to conduct the annual physical examinations of the Second Division officers and warrant officers. The first meeting is January 5. Philadelphia dispatch notes heavy foreign wool shipments arriving from England to local manufacturers with over 6000 bales in a single car now being unloaded.
A. Putnam rescued the W. R. Long Novelty Machine Shop at 1814 South Lesa street after a large box burst into flames. Despite severe leg and hand injuries from splinters, he crawled through smoke to fetch water buckets while a friend alerted firefighters.
Police pursue a theft at a hotel where a coat valued at SAMO was stolen from a chair in a dressing room. Witnesses in room saw the bulging coat and identified the culprit as a woman posing as a winter tourist. the thief may be from Bushnell Place 26 Kitty Schreiner.
The document lists moves and assignments including Company I Second Engineers and detachment trains heading to Port Hampton Virginia for an enlisted men's course January 3. It notes transfers within Ninth Infantry, Quartermaster Corps, and Field Artillery, plus promotions and a temporary absence for Lt. Basen.
The Gotham Library restricts English dictionary use after cross word puzzle fans flood the reading room. H. M. Lydenberg, chief references librarian, says about 500 people seek dictionaries daily, with 150 volumes in circulation, now lent only for legitimate reference purposes.
San Antonio postal records fall as Christmas mail peaks with Monday handling 310000 letters and cards. 82 tons of outgoing parcels and first class mail set a new high, with stamp sales a new receipts mark. Extra staff and expanded windows addressed the holiday rush.
Obituary notices list Joseph Sirchlane of 2707 West Trevelock, survived by widow and children, with service and burial details at Sloan Wilbert Pelphrey parlors. Virginia C Hipp, Clara K Adams, Nannie Spillman, and George Fisher are reported deceased with funeral arrangements pending at local chapels. A New York sugar market brief and Kansas City poultry prices are also included.
The Eighth Corps Area continues recruiting across all branches except infantry. About 950 New York recruits may arrive mid month via transport St. M0 1 to Sam Houston. Vacancies exist in quartermaster and field artillery at Brooks and Wort Sil, with 60 men needed for the Tirai Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss. Recruiting in all branches continues.
Chambers newly elected district attorney will personally prosecute the Willie Vaughn case, indicted for criminal attack on a San Antonio white girl. The trial is set for the first Monday of the new term, with Carl Johnson assisting. The grand jury requested an early trial. Judge W W McCrory could not shift the date. Funeral notices and undertaker ads follow in the local section.
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