Twin Santa Clauses Visit San Antonio Orphanages
The Orphan Ten, ten San Antonio business men led by Chalkley, visited local orphanages Thursday night with hundreds of toys and candy. The groups distributed gifts and woke children for Old St Nick, finishing after midnight. Others in the group include Stevens Sr., Drowghtymond-Phelps, Kuntz, Sawtelle, Boye, Hearne, and Birkhead.
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Shem
Heyers
Christus
San Antonio
Santa Claus
Santa
Evicted rector rescues vestments as St. Margarets church burns
In Boston a rector named Albert Dunrad collapsed while carrying records and vestments from St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Brighton. Firefighters carried him to a nearby house where he was revived. The blaze endangered furnishings and the rector risked his life to save items from the burning building.
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Ly Uniyphan Service
Boston
Veo
St. Margaret's Episcopal
Brighton
Key
Albert Dnrnad
Burglars Take Perfume Candy and Dress in Friday Burglaries
Detectives report five separate thefts and burglaries filling Friday with losses ranging from perfume and candy to a dress. Items stolen include a fur watchpiece, a bottle of perfume, an overcoat, handbag, jewelry, and a wristwatch from multiple locations including 800 block Alamo Plaza and 2592 Montana Street. A 20-year-old youth was involved in a garage theft, while a night manager documented an overcoat stolen at 16 J. St. and a Home of Dr. Jatin J. Cegelski residence on Beauregant Street saw two rings and a diamond wristwatch taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Granese
Alamo Plaza
J. St
Peman
Antus Mobile
W. A. Silvens
Vurre
Aether
H. A. Milliken
Beauregant
Strent
Jatin J. Cegelski
Montana, Street
Gary Family Receives Christmas Gift in Property Transfer
New York report shows Albert H. Gary gifting his Fifth Avenue property to his wife two daughters and two grandchildren as a Christmas present. An apartment replacing the home will pay relatives ground rent of 42,000 in the first year and 54,000 thereafter.
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New York
Dee
Albert H. Gary
Fifth Avenue
Jersey cow records milk output at 7320 pounds
A Jersey cow owned by Ty Ur and Tob Nixon at East Courtland completed a BO5-dax official test and was placed on the register of the American Jersey Cattle Club. In AG days the cow produced 80 pounds of fat and 3320 pounds of milk.
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Tersey Ow
Ty Ur
Tob Nixon
East Courtland Place
American Jersey Cattle Club
Couple and Babe Suffocated by Gas in Suburban Riverpark
A South Bend couple aged 24 and 22 and their seven months old baby died from gas suffocation in their Riverpark home. A broken gas connection under the street caused the tragedy.
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Wy Universit Service
South Bend
Ind
Dees
Thoss Apple
Riverpark
Three Herrin Bandits Obtain 1500 From Safe
Three bandits secured 1500 dollars by forcing a clerk into a telephone booth at the Liberty hotel in Herrin. They rammed a safe and escaped with the cash in an alleged hotel heist reported by International News Service.
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Herrin Bandits
International News Service
Herrin
Dev
Anprosi
Liverty
Christmas Cheer Assn Feeds City Amid Cupboard Gaps
No Bare Cupboards charity work continues as Christmas Cheer Association fills empty cupboards in the city. Mrs. leads volunteers in distributing food and essentials to families during the holiday season.
Paris Gloomy Christmas Eve Reveillon Prices Rise
Paris on December 24 faces a sluggish Reveillon as high prices deter dinners in restaurants and Montmartre clubs. Champagne tops seven dollars a bottle at many venues while dinners run twelve to fourteen dollars, with cheaper options offering paper napkins and modest fare. Many locals dine at home as wine shops sell champagne for one to two dollars, and a few seek upscale suppers at Montmartre cafes costing nearly a hundred dollars for a party of two. The Salvation Army plans a nine oclock dinner for 250 homeless and a Christmas afternoon event for 1,000 children.
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Paris
Les Halles
Salvation Army
Her
Armee de Saluc
France
Trade expert to visit Houston on foreign market talks
Sherwood El Avery, recently finishing four years in Buenos Aires as United States commercial attaché, is due in Houston for a month to discuss Latin American export opportunities with local business leaders. Truegt I Tuttie, Houston bureau chief, notes Avery’s deep knowledge of Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay.
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Houston
Sherwood el. Avery
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Truegt I. Tutie
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Avery
Argentine
Uruguay
Paraguay
Tutt
North America
Strike Anniversary Finds Miners Busy
International News Service reports a strike that began September 1 and lasted five and a half months, peaking during the holiday season. Liverpool market notes show steady prices, with sales total and receipts recorded. various middling grades and futures prices are listed for January through November with limited clarity.
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Liverpool
International News Service
Rec
Saids
TeOd
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
International News Service reports Kansas City cattle receipts around 700 mixed offerings including steers heifers and calves with steady demand. Sheep receipts near 3000 feature higher quality wethers and ewes, while hogs and other livestock show unclear price data in the fragmented OCR.
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International News Service
Kansas
GITY
Christmas Baskets Bring Food to San Antonio Poor Families
Hundreds of baskets filled with food were delivered to San Antonio's needy by the Christmas Cheer association. The effort aims to ensure no family finds the cupboard bare on Christmas Day, with volunteers working daily the past week. Leading organizers include Mrs. Sam Slack as chairwoman and committee members Mesdames Bar bert, Linscott, Wright, Marceau, Staacke, Jons, Miss Carl, Pryor, and Bart W. Daley.
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San Antonio
Christmas Cheer Association
Ashce
Sam Slack
Mesdames Benno Barbert
Linscott
Dillian Wright
Marceau
Adele Staacke
Toby Jons
Teli Carl
Nell Pryor
Bart W. Daley
Court Proceedings Pin Up Writs and Motions Across Texas Courts
A string of court notices and motions covers mandamus petitions, rehearing requests, and submissions in multiple counties including Tom Green, Wichita, Lamar, Tarrant, Brownsville, and McLennan. The items involve State Trust Company, Federal Supply, Texas companies, railways, and civil actions before various district judges.
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Tom Green
Dan Moody
State Trust Company
William J. Morrison
Wichita
G. H. Holman
E. E. 3Vard
Lamar
William J. Sibnage
RE. Cooks
Jackson
D. Laws
Brownsville Company
Tarrancy
Oy H. Ji. Sehmart
Robert A. Lee
Tarrant
J. FB. Bailey
McLennan
J.F. Bailey
McLewan
Dallag County
Bois d
Alwright
Annie E.mith
Brown
Texas Company
Gilson
Mirlant
Missouri-Kansas-Texans Railway
J. B. Prige
District Judgs, Et al
Mandamus
Northwestern Fire and Marine Insurance Commonay Ec
Warner
Hasiiton
C. A. Martin
Cheetnut-Smith T. J. Amis
Faiey Richard
Corporrtian Ck
Ason
Boxa
Richardson
National Bank Johnson
Brannon
Gartmann
Comanche
Son
Tible
P. L. Humphries
Louisiana Railway and Navigialion Company of Texas
Hunt
Robbers Leave Gems Take Cash in Dallas Holdup
In Dallas Dee 24 VI diamonds meant nothing to two men who last night held up 7, BL Mitchell hare. They took his purse containing two diamond rings valued at 0 and 48 in currency. Police recovered the purse near the scene. The money was gone, but the diamonds were left in the purse. Mitchell said one of the robbers was a woman.
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Dallas
Dee
Mitchell Hare
Mitchell
Collins Orchestra to Play at Gunter New Years Dinner
The Collins Orchestra under Artie Colling was booked to perform at the Gunter New Years dinner and the Gunter Lalanees Dev on December 30 and 31. The engagement marks a departure for the well known ensemble, previously limited to ballroom engagements, announced Friday by Roland Burge, mavitater of the Gunter hotel.
Mellett Case Tal Ner Run In Canton Trial
Assistant Prosecutor Henry Harter opened the state's summation in Canton Ohio as Pat McDermott stands trial for the Mellett murder. He described McDermott, Ridner and Louis Mazer as animals contrasted with Three Musketeers. Mrs Mellett and her four fatherless children attended the recess in the courtroom.
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David P. Sentner
Universal Service
Canton
Qohia
Don RR. Mellett
America
Henry Harter
Pat McDermott
Mellett
McDermott
Harter
Pen Ridner
Louis Mazer
Dumas
Rudner
Mollett
Mazer
Fox
Pat Eugene McDermott
Evergreen Street Extension Planned In San Antonio
Street Commissioner Pant Steffler announced Friday that Evergreen street will extend from Duffield to North Flores after a deed from the San Antonio school board. Bonham street will soon be opened from Wast Commerce to Market street.
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Evergreen Street
Duffield Street
North Flores Street
Pant &. Steffler
San Antonio
Wright and Jupe clash delays cleanup of Wright at Outs
Acting Mayor Phil Wright and Jupe Place clash over authority as downtown cleanup sought after heavy mud followed a rambling weather period. Firemen were deployed to wash streets, but rain interrupted work and required a repeat effort, with officials noting ongoing cleanup needs amid unsettled conditions.
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Wright
Phil Wright
Tipe
District clerk appointments set by Priday for June
Wart McCormick to become district clerk June 1 succeeding Mrs. Howard Archer. Priday announced appointments for June 27, reappointing five deputies who served under Archer and listing ten other staff across multiple districts and roles.
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Howard Archer
San Antonio Wholesale Market Price Fluctuations
Prices jumped at Friday morning opening on the San Antonio wholesale market with squash rising to 4.00 per bushel and items like spinach, carrots, turnips, cow beans, and sweet peppers also higher. Peppers at 2.50, beans at 1.90, turkeys 0.30 per lb, and miscellaneous changes noted by local brokers.
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San Antonio
Ant Cogplant
KR. T. Pruitt
Pruitt Commission Company
I. B. Vickers
Local Produce Prices At Wholesale Market
Prices for vegetables and poultry quoted from the local wholesale market include squash four per bushel, lettuce and celery prices, beans and carrots per dozen or bushel, cabbage per 100 pounds, and various fruits by the box. Poultry prices list eggs per crate, sound fowl, and liver and giblet values, reflecting Friday market rates.
Weather Summary for Texas and Nearby Areas
Weather report indicates Saturday will be partly cloudy with some rain west of the Rio Grande Valley and cooler tonight in the north. Coastal winds may reach gale force this afternoon and tonight. West Texas unsettled with cooler temperatures. Panhandle rising after a cold start. Other cities show mixed readings including Chicago New York and Kansas City with varied highs and lows.
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San Antonio
Soller
Grande Valtey
Rio Grande Vallés
Ig Rorthwe
Port Urda
Ty Norhwas
West Texas
Panhandle
Lying Oghogl Plans Special Training At Kelly Field
Air Corps advanced flying school at Kelly Field announces a split into bombardment observation and attack pursuit sections for the upcoming cross country and training. Six regular officers, three for sign officers, two naval officers, and thirty-nine flying cadets including Cubans are in the class.
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Air Corps Advanced Flying School
Kelly Field
Eit
Fridsr
Haurroen
Woolernis
Suation
Liew
Benseuin Mendez
W. J. Hardy
DD. M. Ram
Sant Shadets N
AK Brubaker
J. Deasler
Fo Og
Richard Kaner
Shleppey
Alfeeda Tazami
Rink
Klein
Ao. Barkorn
Beery
Tor
Jailbreak Frustration Strikes North Texas Prisoner Escape
A dec 24 report from North Texas describes a cafe disturbance where a woman pulled a pistol and threatened to shoot Patrolman W F Dyans Lyons. The revolver, stolen from a West Dallas grocer, was seized by the officer. The two men and the woman are detained as investigators pursue the smuggling plot and the sheriff of the county where authorities say the girl planned to move the weapon was notified.
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Dallas
North Texas
W. F. Dyans Lyons
Lyons
Texas
Sheriff Feasts Prison Inmates With Capons
Fort Worth December 24. Sheriff Carl Smith had the golden rule painted on his office window. Twenty large capons from the Smith chicken farm on Burleson road were slaughtered for a Christmas dinner for Tarrant county prisoners.
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Fort Wortte
Carl Smith
Smith
Burleson Road
Tarrant County
Small Fire Halts Work on Sox Park Construction
Chicago reports a small fire halted work at the White Sox baseball park delaying seating installation for the new structure. The incident caused temporary closure as crews inspected damaged concrete frames and verified safety before resuming progress.
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Sox Park
International News Service
Chicago
White Sox
Guo
Deweher
Louis Livestock New Market Prices and Offers
Market notes show cattle classes and prices for heifers steers and yearlings, with choice and common ranges. Receipts around 59 hundred, bids include good heavies at 11.90 and canners and cutters at varied levels, reflecting steady demand and bulk sales.
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Tatecnational
Chicago
Bathing Girls Thrill Broadway in Fire Distraction
Seventy girls in bathing suits or carmpers drew crowds on Broadway as a fire forced evacuation. They paused not for a crowd view but to seek coffee in a restaurant while their clothes and belongings were left behind in the burning building, tempering a lively scene with a somber note.
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New York
Ted
Grandway
Jong
Texas Drug Eradication Moves Forward in 1926
Will Wood, chief of the narcotics bureau, says 1926 saw complete eradication of cocaine in Texas and New Mexico. Federal agents seized about 400000 dollars worth of drug equipment and substances, with narcotic use declining due to renewed enforcement and education efforts.
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Texas
Will Wood
Warecot
Lexas
New Mexico
New York transit franchise awards stir pre-holiday trading
The market shows mixed activity as city authorities approve bus franchise awards to local traction firms while New York railway stocks stay firm on anticipated fare policy. Warmer industrials, sugar shares, and grain prices outline a cautious trading day with alfalfa and prairie hay prices varying across markets.
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New York Railway
Othirst Avenue
Warner Sugar
Secondowan Offering Day of Liberty
Arthur H. Williams of Cedar Rapids offers to relieve a working man away from family on Christmas Day. Previously Dob Roberts of Iowa offered a similar gift through The Light. Both are Masons and Legionnaires. they expect calls for men to perform duties and bring Christmas happiness to others and their families.
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Iowa
Arthur H. Williams
Ceday Rapids
Dob Roberts
Jows
Roberts
Tions Club
Mr. Williams
Stoberts
Y W G A Girls Plan Yule Tree For Poor
Y W G A members organize a Christmas tree event for neglected children at FLW AS. The Federation of Business Girls Friday night provides many presents including toys nuts and candies for the needy children.
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Y.W.G.A
St. Aig
FLW
Federation of Business Girls
Robbers Ignore Note and Steal $20 from Mill Office
Robbers blew open the safe at the milling company office in Grafton West Virginia early today. They ignored a note on the door specifying the combination and that the strongbox was empty, then turned to a cash register and取 $20 in cash.
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Grafton
W. Ve. Dee
Rabbets
Rafe
Eschange Milling Company
Ora ‘S
Christmas fireworks and holiday dances advertised in Texas note
Local ads list multiple Christmas fireworks brands and features. It promotes Roman Cauties Sky Rockets Fire Crackers Salutes Balloons Torpedoes Trappers Snakes Volcanoes Flower Pots Snarklers Colored Fire Torches Tanks Day-Go-Bombs Nigger Chasers Pin Wheels and Novelties. Also mentions dances at Midway on Frio road and Labor Temple events with prizes, music, and a Christmas tree gathering for members and families. Includes dates around December 25 and several venue names Castroville Mission Geli and Martinez Des.
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Texas
George Keene
Dr Gist
Flores
Military Plaza
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Chicago Livestock
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Prairie
Kaw City
St. Touls
Minnneapolis
Timachy
Cinvinna
St. Louis
Secondowan
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Mission Geli
Nmas
Frio Road
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Labor Temple
Martinez
Sundar
Poten Bas Herman Sons
Castroville
Limite Wein
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Ady
Gus G. Gessler
King Furniture CO
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