Farm Loan Act debated as Texas tenants seek access
Senator Carlos Bee predicts farm loan benefits can reach Texas without altering homestead law. At Fort Worth a Federal Farm Loan Board hearing spurs talk of possible future changes to expand mortgage access, while Edwin Chamberlain promotes bank regulations adjustments for tenants and landowners alike. KR. G. Callahan will present data as farmers plan a loan association.
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Carlos Bee
Texas
Fort Worth
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington
Edwin Chamberlain
San Antonio
Europe
Bexar County
Chamber of Commerce
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
America
United States
American Bankers’ Association
KR. G. Callahan
Callahan
Farm Loan Association
Two Die As Auto Rolls Over Near Greenville Texas
Floyd Tomlinson age 25 was killed and Rush Ardis 40 a leading local businessman was perhaps fatally injured when their car overturned on the Jacobin pike two miles east of Greenville. A negro passerby heard Ardis cry for help. An Italian aviator has invented a camera that can photograph from an airplane automatically with film roll and shutter controlled by a tiny air propeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Tex
Floyd Tomlinson
Rush Ardis
Jacobin Pike
Here
Ardis
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Digestion Relief
An advertisement claims Diapepsin quickly relieves indigestion and stomach distress within five minutes. It touts gentle, effective digestion of food, allowing enjoyment of meals, and offers a large case for fifty cents at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Fre destroys barn at Judge Camps home
Fire at 406 West Cincinnati Avenue West End destroyed a two story barn and an automobile. Two calves died. Damage about 1200 dollars, no insurance. A Mexican servant slept in the barn and escaped unharmed. Firemen stopped spread to nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Camp
Cincinnati Avenue
West End
Sharer Street
Jacob Kuehn
Frank James
James
Field Clerks Created In Army Quartermaster Corps
The army designates 200 civilian employees in the quartermaster corps as field clerks with pay clerk allowances and military control. Eligibility requires twelve years service with at least three abroad, with 21 likely in the Southern Department. Adjunct clerks and messengers are also reclassified as army field clerks, removing them from civil service and allowing army appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quartermaster Corps
Southern Department
Adjutant General's Department
Army
Southern Pacific publishes Hunting and Fishing in Louisiana and Texas
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company releases a sports booklet detailing hunting and fishing spots along its lines in Texas and Louisiana. The large edition targets eastern and midwestern readers to showcase the region’s outdoor opportunities, with a San Antonio section praised as a major city in a leading state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
San Antonio
Fraser resigns as county jailer. Druce appointed
Jailer Jack Fraser resigns after four years with Sheriff Tobin naming Captain W. D. Druce to replace him. Druce, a former San Antonio police chief and deputy city assessor, brings extensive city and county experience and is regarded as a well qualified officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fraser
W. D. Druse
John W. Tobin
Fraser
Druce
Tobin
San Antonio
First wild swan killed at Medina lake reported
Dr. Menger and his cousin Alfred Haubold brought a wild swan to the city Friday. The bird weighed about twenty pounds drawn, part of a flock of ten to fifteen seen two miles above the dam. Dr. Menger notes swans are rare in the region and that unusually cold weather drives them south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina Lake
Bartlett Takes Office as Secretary of State in Texas
Churchill Bartlett was sworn in as Texas secretary of state and announced B. A. Cox as chief clerk of the State Department. Cox, from Abilene, fills the vacancy caused by Lon Brooks's resignation. Cox previously served on the State Industrial Accident Board.
New Year's Eve Ball at Beethoven Hall Ad
Local advertisements list Dixie New Year’s Eve ball at Beethoven Hall with Willet’s Orchestra dancing all night. Also notes multiple dances including Grand Leap Year Dance at St Albert’s Hall and Sam Houston Camp 55 W O W events with Willett’s Union Orchestra.
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Dixie
Beethoven Hall
Willet
M. U
St. Albert's Hall
Sam Houston
W. O. W. Hall
Willett’s Union Orchestra
Willets Union Orchestra
Scientific Society meetings draw growing paper discussion
The discussion of the papers at the Scientific Society has grown to be an important part of these meetings. All interested in the subject are invited to attend. Notice Herman Sons New Year Ball Dec 31 Strictly for members only. Just Arrived Shipment of finest Wisconsin geese 36 cents a pound. Paul Machts 310 Market St Cr 1330 4 Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Scientific Society
Stevens
J. W. Eskridge
Herman Sons
Wisconsin
Paul Machts
Market St
Army officers listed for duty and resignations accepted
Today’s orders assign Second Lieutenant Sidney Da Costa of the Philippine Scouts to active duty as aviation officer in a southern department. Resignations accepted include First Lieutenant William Gale of New Jersey and Second Lieutenants Emil Dahlene Colorado Clyde Spier Illinois Charles Heflen low Samuel C. Eens Quartermaster Corp Captain George H. Southwick Michigan Captain William M. Rowland Pennsylvania.
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Sidney 8. Dacosta
Philippine Scouts
Southern Department
William Y. Gale
New Jers
Emil §. Dahlene
Colorado
Clyde B. Spier
Illine
Charles G. Heflen
Low
Samuel. c
Obituaries for Rigsby Stevens and Pizzitola
George W. Rigsby 63 died Friday morning at a local sanitarium after moving from Lebanon Indiana to Wilson Mills Missouri and leaving a widow and four sons. burial will be in Lebanon. Robert L. Stevens Sr. 47 died Thursday at his San Antonio home. survives widow, son and daughter. burial planned for Little Rock Arkansas. Josephine Pizzitola 29 died Thursday morning native of New Orleans. funeral Friday at residence then St Philip's Church and San Fernando burial.
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George W. Rigsby
George W.lugsby
Wilson Mills
Lebanon
Ind
George E
William
G. D
F. E. Rigsby
Wichita Falls
Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Company
Robert L. Stevens Sr
Rogers Avenue
Missouri
San Antonio
Little Rock
Ark
Robert L. Stevens Jr
Margaret Stevens
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Josephine Pizzitola
New Orleans
J. Pizzitola
Francisco Street
St. Philip's Church
San Fernando
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Local business listing for Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offering automobile equipment and related services with phone contact 971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Queen Mary Presses Food Economy Measures With Runciman
The Queen met Walter Runciman at Buckingham Palace to discuss new food regulations and their impact on the poor and working women. The audience highlighted middle class women and thrift, noting lingering wasteful spending among the smart set despite cries for Parliament action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Buckingham Palace
Runciman
Germany
Elizabeth I accused of stinginess over soldiers' rations
A student in modern language wrote a brat sketch of Queen Elizabeth. The corrected line claimed Elizabeth was so parsimonious she pinched her soldiers' rations. The exchange shows the teacher challenging the accuracy of the source text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Japanese naval experts warn against complacency in U S arms
In Tokio, Commander Sosaburo Takahashi told the National Defense Association that the American Japanese war is illusory but American preparedness is not. He urged rapid Imperial navy expansion to match U S shipbuilding, defense measures in the Pacific and Philippines, and broader iron foundry capacity in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
TOKIO
National Defense Association
Sosaburo Takahashi
Naval Staff Board
Takahashi
America
Fukahashi
United States
Pacific
Philippines
Japan
Map fails to locate repair shops on route
A Washington Star reader notes an incomplete map that marks landmarks but does not clearly identify repair shop locations along a route. The critique highlights missing precision for drivers seeking service points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chugging
Washington Star
Hotel guests and registrations list across multiple cities
J R Overstreet of Dallas is registered at the St Anthony hotel J H Shelton of Kingsville is a guest at the Gunter hotel Phil H Lowery of San Benito is staying at the Menger hotel Mr and Mrs Sam Bucklew and daughter of Dallas are among the Friday arrivals at the St Anthony hotel H L Storm of Kingsville is registered Miss Mary Wyman of Omaha is registered at the Menger hotel Clarence Wilson of Detroit is stopping T G Pool of Houston is a guest at the Gunter hotel Mrs R A Johns of Houston is an arrival at the Menger hotel Mrs W A Zeigler of Galveston is registered at the St Anthony hotel Mrs E A Clarke of Henrietta is a guest at the Gunter hotel Miss Florence Andrews of Waldosta Miss., is registered at the Menger hotel J A Bishop and C Hard of Rochester are among the Friday arrivals at the
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J. R. Overstreet
Dallas
St. Anthony
J. H. Shelton
Kingsville
Gunter Hotel
Phil H. Lowery
San Benito
Menger Hotel
Sam Bucklew
St. Anthony Hotel
H. L. Storm
Mary Wyman
Omaha
Clarence Wilson
Detroit
T. G. Pool
Houston
R. A. Johns
W. A. Zeigler
Galveston
E. A. Clarke
Henrietta
Florence Andrews
Waltha Mess
Menger Ho
J. A. Bishop
C. Hard of
Rochester
Would Be Daughter in Title Scene With Benefactor
A middle aged millionaire meets Flossie in a drawing room as her mother grants consent for marriage while Flossie resists becoming a daughter to him. A stray note mentions a new patented shirt with pleats to conceal suspenders.
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Flossie
Bernhardt
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Senator Bee
I. & G. N. Railroad
South San Antonio
South
South San Antonio Industrial Co
Travis
Bedell Bldg
Judge Camps
L. P
Druse
Bartlett
Austin
J. H. Wharton
East Houston Street
Durling Printing Company
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Army Base Hospital
St. Mark’s
St. Mark's
Harris Masterson
Richter
J. F. Carl
Bedell Building
Phone Crockett
American Express Company
W. H. Brown
Jeffery
Appmann
Foot Troubles
Appmann Bldg
W. Houston St. Trav
Ady
Alamo Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
Confederate Veterans of the
Albert Sidney Johnson Camp
U. C. V. No. 144
Sloan & Hagg
Avenue E
Pecan Street
Tale At All Grocers
Little
Commerce
Homen Bros. Orchestra
Adolph Talericomws
Andrey Coy
Osceola Archer
Adolph Talerico
Seventy-third District Court
F. G. Norton
Houston and
Soledad
Lankford
Gibbs
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston S&t
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Kehoe Loan Co
W. Commerce S&t
Dulling Printing Co. C
Main Ave
Street
Aufman
South Flores and Dolorosa Sts
Queen OF England
U. S. Navy
Defense Society
Vriveticel Ream
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