Gardiner O'Leary Seeks Progressive Conference Plan
Washington December 25 In a push for a Republican policy conference to shape actions for the next congress Gardner of Massachusetts calls for a policy oriented meeting and disavows personal opposition to Mann. Lenroot and Roosevelt relations fuel a broader move among progressives to outline a future program.
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Washington, D. C
House
Congress
Cincinnati
Mann
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Gardner
Massachusetts
Mr. Mann
Prussia
Wilson
Republican Party
Gress
Roosevelt
Representative Schall
Minnesota
San Antonio Post Office Reports Record Christmas Mail Delivery
San Antonio post office delivered all mail on Christmas morning with eight extra wagons and additional carriers. The largest incoming mail volume ever handled, with 60 more employees starting work, and further delays from other centers expected for trains Sunday and Sunday night.
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San Antonio
R. S. Hedges
Hedges
Snowmen at Gunter Enjoy Annual Frolic and Circus
Nearly five hundred showmen from across the country joined the Gunter Hotel Christmas Day events in San Antonio. A monster tree in the lobby raised funds for city orphans as a 2 PM circus on the hotel lawn drew 2000 attendees, with acts from elephants to a legendary mule Dynamite and a 500-guest banquet praising the Gunter and San Antonio as a winter center for outdoors shows.
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Gunter Hotel
Gunter
George Witte
Santa Claus
Second
Wisconsin Band
Theodore Steinmetz
Earl Walker
Paul Rafael
Louie Smock
Tim Burkley
Will Z. Smith
Mme. Golda
Pearl
Blackman
J. H. Kirkpatrick
San Antonio
Edward A. Vaughn
Showmen's League of America
Chicago
Mr. Vaughn
Alamo City
Washer Gives Annual Christmas Dinner to Newsies at St Anthony
Nat M Washer hosted about 350 newsboys at the St Anthony Hotel for a Christmas dinner. Travis Park squads led by J Ross Boles marched in before a meal of soup turkey cranberries potatoes and ice cream with milk at each plate. Guests included County Judge James R Davis Mrs Davis and many local families. Vaudeville entertained the boys while speeches were limited to Judge Davis Prof Meek and Mrs McAllister. Mr Murrow gave the blessing.
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Newsies
Nat M. Washer
St. Anthony
Travis Park
J. Ross Boles
Mr. Washer
James R. Davis
Davis
C. 8. Meek
Eli Hertzberg
Harry Hertzberg
Nat Goldsmith
Aaron Pancoast
Jack Gugenheim
Ross Boles
R. Goldman
Miss Pancoast
L. Goldsmith
M. Goldsmith
Ruth Goldsmith
L. Goodman
F. W. McAllister
James Winslow
Joseph S. Murrow
L. H. Ellis
Lula Isenhower
Nat M
Two Estimates Reveal Class Notes in Browning’s Magazine
A short literary aside from Browning’s Magazine contrasts wealth and poverty with witty dialogue. The line captures attitudes toward ownership and luck, reflecting period social commentary.
Community Charities Gift Dress Drive For San Antonio Orphans
More than five hundred poor children in San Antonio, especially girls, received new dresses from Emil Blum Company of Houston Street. The donation, tied to a successful year, was distributed by Miss Benno Kayton and directly by the company, with recipients selected from city wards.
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San Antonio
Emil Blum
Houston Street
Mr. Blum
Benno Kayton
Christmas Cheer A Association
Prosperity Brightens Christmas in North Duluth
Prosperity marked Christmas Day in North Duluth as iron mines in the Minnesota range and Great Lakes shipping ended their rush season, with factories and steel mills posting record outputs. Lumber work paid higher wages, boosting spending, while overall salaries and prices rose across industries.
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Duluth
Minn
North Country
Minnesota Ranges
Great Lakes
Funeral of William A Slocum
William A Slocum a Corpus Christi road groceryman died Saturday night funeral set for 2 pm Tuesday from his residence Interment at Mission burial work He was born in Greenwood NY came to San Antonio five years ago from Beaumont TX He is survived by his widow and two children Kathleen and William Slocum Jr
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W. A. Slocum
William A. Slocum
Corpus Christi Road
Mr. Slocum
Greenwood
N. Y
San Antonio
Beaumont
Tex
Kathleen
William Slocum Jr
Turners to Entertain at Christmas Ball and Banquet
The San Antonio Turn Verein invites members to its Sylvester ball and banquet on Sunday night December 31. Enclosed are invites to the annual children’s ball at 8 pm Tuesday with a Christmas tree and gifts for all attendees.
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San Antonio
Would Make Up for It Mary Jane Prays Then Hints at Silence
A weary Mary Jane nears five and kneels beside her bed for evening prayer. She whispers Dear Lord and pauses as her mother waits, then slides under the covers, leaving the prayer unfinished and a hush in the room.
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Mary Jane
Mary Jane A
San Antonio Society Notes Holiday Week Glitters
The San Antonio social scene features Mu Nu Sigmas hosting a Christmas breakfast at the Gunter with elaborate decorations and a German amid festive dances. Dinners and receptions crown the season with Mrs. J P Barclay and Fort Sam Houston hosts among attendees. Major and Mrs. Wilkins open their Fort Sam suite to the post society and city guests before a January 2 dance.
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San Antonio
Leonard Hoefgen
Alfred Kilgore
Mise Edith Chabot
Julian Wilke
Silas
Thomas Mooney
Norton Doyle
Earl Doyle
Carroll Wheeler
Branham Bennett
Will Mel
Booth
Fowler Davis
Slavden Goldstein
Ray Hare
Fred Mayer
Henry Hare
Barry Mayer
James Trueheart
Maury Maverick
Will Scott
Edwin Semour
Arthur Graham
George Clifton
Arthur Youngs
Otto Pahlmann
Ross Youngs
Francis Leary
Marshall Ford
Walter Skinner
Edward Tarrant
Louis Heder
Charlton Janin
Charles Roos
Sam Bennett
John Scott
Wilson Coolidge
Adolph Creiss
Marvin Charlton
Jim Green
Shelley Collier
Walter Hughes
Will Morris
Robert McNemar
Will Stovall
C. G. Wood
Carlton Bindley
Robert Scott
A. H. Cadwallader Jr
Orville Whitledge
Stanley Cassin
Major
Harry E. Wilkins
Marjorie Wilkins
Fort Sam Houston
A. C. Dalton
Will Point
W. A. Cavanaugh
Laura Girard
Dorothy Laubach
Katherine Winn
Florence Helmick
Octavia Bullis
Moore-McNeill Marriage Announced in Texas
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Etta Mae Moore of Richmond daughter of former Congressman John M Moore and Peyton Wade McNeill of Casas Grandes on Tuesday evening December 19. The bride is known for her social standing and family ties in the region.
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Etta Mae Moore
Richmond
Tex
John M. Moore
Peyton Wade McNeill
Casas Grandes
Family ties underscore city social circles
The passage notes continued association with Miss Lieschen Guenther as guest of honor and identifies her as sister in law to Mrs. John W. Moore Jr., who formerly was Miss Dorothea Guenther of the city.
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Lieschen Guenther
John W. Moore Jr
Dorothea Guenther
Ruth Pennybacker Heads to Austin After Corpus Visit
Miss Ruth Pennybacker of Austin has visited Mr and Mrs W W Lipscomb and will travel to Austin to see her mother Mrs Percy Pennybacker before returning to Vassar College. The Houston Post clipping notes Miss Ethel Eldredge's holiday return to Sugar Land and an earlier party at Mrs Allen's Austin ranch with a January East trip planned.
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Ruth Pennybacker
Austin
W. W. Lipscomb
Corpus Christi
Sergt
Percy Pennybacker
Vassar College
Houston Post
San Antonio
Ethel Eldredge
Sugar Land
Merry Knights Host Breakfast With Debutantes Guests
The Merry Knights hosted a Christmas morning breakfast at Menger from 9 to 12 with season debutantes as guests. Hosts Warwick Field and Willard Berman led a list of nobles and guests, as Miss Elizabeth Senior and Miss Virginia helped decorate.
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Merry Knights
The
Menger
Robert L. Ball
Marie Beckman
W. C. Church
E. R. Guenther
Adolph Wagner
John Dewees Howard
Herman Schuchard
Herbert Slayden Clarkson
H. P. Ankerson
Warwick Field
King
Willard Berman
Prince
Norval Chittim
Henry Pancoast
the Treasury
Walter Giesecke
Entertainment
Edward Dreiss
Arthur Bergstrom
Bert Cunningham
Robert Terry
Thomas Mooney
Percy Clarkson
William Church
Ned Holland
Lindsey Shropshire
Elizabeth Senior
Virginia
McFarland
Holiday Decor and Hosts Brighten University Event
Festive decorations of tinsel red candles and holly add charm as hostess assistants Laura Adams Thelmas Bennett Hazel Shaw Mildred Johnson Ruth Johnson Willie Johnson and others help. Mary Nelson Johnson and Mildred Johnson host open house for the college crowd while Mrs Guy Stubbs and children visit Monroe guests. San Antonians join Governor Ferguson’s New Year gathering.
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Laura Virginia Adams
Thelmas Bennett
Hazel Shaw
Mildred Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Willie Johnson
Lottie Steele
Russell Hughes
Erna Wagner
Grace McClannahan
Margaret Sutherland
Peggy Bliss
Mary Nelson Johnson
Beef sales at San Antonio week end Dec 23
Swift and Company reports San Antonio beef sales for the week ending Saturday Dec 23 with domestic beef averaging 9.60 cents per pound.
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Swift & Company
San Antonio
Wood Pulp Paper Production Near 25 000 Tons Daily
The report notes a daily wood pulp paper production rate of about 25 000 tons in the country, indicating substantial industrial activity.
Morris Anniversary Gathering at 1305 Avenue D
Friends of Mr and Mrs Will Morris gathered at their home to honor their eleventh wedding anniversary. The party featured piano music by Mrs W G Oelkers, a banco game and refreshments with prize winners named among the guests including the Melchers Matzdorfs and Taylors.
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F. H. Melcher
V. Sulling
Messrs. and Mesdames
Ed F. Melcher
Walter Halm
W. G. Oelkers
R. Matzdorf
Max Melcher
Will Gaffney
H. F. Goodyear
Will Taylor
R. Nix
Birmingham
Ala
BH. Meede
V. Salling
Misses Tillie
Evelyn Melcher
el Offer
Ethel Matzdorf
Messrs
Hiubert Langbein
William Offer
William Talbot
Milton Taylor
Ray Morris
Birthday Party Honors Miss Jane Hocking
Miss Jane Hocking celebrated her birthday with an evening gathering hosted by Mrs. John Easton. Guests included Emma Hildebrand Pauline Sabina Lynch Virginia Silliman Jane McKeena Goetz Fred Kampmann Otto Nuer Will Crouch Will Breit Alphonse Sommermann and Mr and Mrs J Hildebrand plus Mrs Easton.
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Jane Hocking
John Easton
Emma Hildebrand
Pauline Sabina Lynch
Virginia Ee
Aenes Silliman
Jane McKeena Goetz
Fred Kampmann
Otto Nueler
Will Crouch
Will. Breit
Alphonse Sommermann
J. Hildebrand
Easton
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Arthur G. Jury
Greater San Antonio
Texas Refining
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Boerey
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Keith
Glaire Rochester
Franklyn Ardell
Marjorie Sheloe
Grand Opera House
Tentent
Princess Pat
Victor Herbert
Gas
Feuraiog
America
May Irwin the Apostle of Sunshine
Washington Square
Emil Blum Company
San Penyeryd Cotillion Club
Ed Rand
J. W. Howard
Rowena Walker
Mary Howard
Alexander Halff
Mrs
D. J. Straus
the St. Anthony
Miss Joske
Capt
Hugh A. Drum
Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Pumphrey
Miss Marian Ball
West End Methodist Missionary Society
H. H. Lacks
Mrs. L. 8. Bates
Wolff & Marx Tea Room
Helen Bates
Slayden Goldstein
Mu Nu Sigmas
J. P. Barclay
Eleanor Barclay
Wendell William Haun
Phoenix, Ariz
Haun
Martha Fowlkes
Daisy Marquis Briggs
Hew
Russell Love
Dorothy Cooper
Mary Ruth Pierson
Miss Minerva
William Green Hill
Marian Jennings
Bobble
Ruby Hale
Marian Good
Tarrentelle
G. Dennee
Sylvia
Ada Rice
Bessie Grant
Myrtle Fry
Elizabeth King
Charlie Chaplin
Russell Leve
Stella Huffmeyer
M. F. Maurer
James M. Moncrieff
Monumental Street
Saul Wolfson
Hertzberg
Cor. Houston and
St. Mary's Sts
Guy Stubbs
Monroe, la
Governor
Mrs. Ferguson
T. A. Coleman
Harry Landa
P. H. Swearingen
Atlee B. Ayes
KODAK
Alamo Plaza
Fox Co
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