Work on Austin Dam Is to Be Pushed
Austin Texas February 29 Special to The Light Frank S Taylor returns from New York as local rep for contractor W D Johnson and announces active work on the Colorado dam will start at once with Turk construction and completion by January 1 1913 Johnson says financing remains as planned and nearly $25000 has already been spent on the project
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Austin
Tex
Colorado
Frank S. Taylor
New York
Taylor
W. D. Johnson
East
Johnson
Game Laws Respected After Season Ends
Chief game warden Jeff D. Cox reports after the season closing for most game birds, except wild turkeys, there have been practically no violations of game laws. The turkey open season ends April 1 and Cox, returning from Port Lavaca and other points, is pleased with the situation.
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Austin
Tex
Jeff D. Cox
Cox
Port Lavaca
Insurance Agents Clubs Questioned Under Texas Law
In Austin on February 29 1932 F W Offenhauser president of the Texas Association of Local Insurance agents asks if local clubs for agents violate Texas anti trust laws. Commissioner Gill seeks guidance from the attorney general as to whether such associations may be formed. Texas has about 80000 local agents.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Insurance and Banking
F. W. Offenhauser
Texas Association of Local Insurance Agents
Texarkana
Gill
Attorney General's Department
Big Safe-Cottages and two-story houses on Schley Ave
Tomorrow A Coleman plumber will inspect properties at Schley Avenue and Presa Street, including two-story houses near 416 Main Avenue as listed by contractor.
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Schley Av & S
A. Coleman
Main Ave
Exchange of Officers at Texas A M College
Arthur T. Potts, current head of the Texas experiment station at Beeville, will become a teacher in horticulture at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. E. E. Binford will succeed him as instructor in agronomy at the college.
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Spacia
L. Gut
College Station
Tex
Arthur T. Potts
Texas Experiment Station
Beeville
School of Agriculture
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
E. E. Binford
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Potts
Agri Cultural and Mechanical College Board Meeting Set
The board of directors of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas is called to meet at the Hotel Galvez in Galveston at 9 a.m. on March 8.
Change of Life Ailments Promoted By Lydia E Pinkham
A testimonial from St. Anne Illinois backs Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for the changes of life. Mrs Estella Gillispie describes relief from displacement, pain, dizziness, and nervous symptoms after two months of use. She reports improved mobility and ability to perform housework, praising the medicine publicly.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
St. Anne, Ill
Per
Lydia E. Pinkam
Estella Gillispie
R.F.D. No
Box
St. Anne, Illinois
Minstrel Show by Ben Hur Shriners Draws Big Grand Audience
Ben Hur Temple Nobles staged a two hour minstrel show at the Grand to raise funds for sending the Arab patrol to the imperial council conclave in Los Angeles next May. The performance featured Matt and Jeff and a zouave drill with a large Austin participation and widespread applause.
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Ben Hur
Grand
Ben Hur Temple
Imperial Council
Los Angeles
Austin
San Antonio
Matt
Jeff
M. L. White
Nobles J. D. Veatch
J. G. Fowler
W. D. Blackburn
Ruby Allen
Tamborines
Bones
Messrs
Veatch
Clifton
Hawkins
Church
Garrett
Muse
Waggoner
Bernard
Sievers
W. Gilmore Bell
Horace A. Kelton
Gross
Norman
Donnan
Prowse
Killough
Elliott
Hutchings
Lawdon
N. Morrow
Lewis
McDonald
Houston
Olcott
Franklin
Reeves
Dickerson
Paddieford
Gruber
Hilliard
C. Morrow
Joe Muenster
Theodore Meyer
William Limberg
H. E. Baxter
Julius Seaholm
Will Have No Secretary At Chamber After Today
The Chamber of Commerce will be without a secretary after tonight as John B. Carrington ends his relation with the group. Assistant Secretary C. C. Leel will act until a new secretary is chosen by a committee consisting of L. J. Hart, Jake Wolff, Fred C. Cook and Charles Graebner.
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Chamber of Commerce
John B. Carrington
C. C. Leel
Carrington
L. J. Hart
Jake Wolff
Fred C. Cook
Charles Graebner
Insurance Firms Granted Texas Certificates of Authority
The department of insurance and banking issued certificates of authority for the current year to Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance Company Detroit Michigan American Central Insurance Company St Louis Missouri Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Company Detroit Michigan Commercial Union Insurance Company Limited London England and Palatine Insurance Company London England All firms must secure new licenses by March 1 as licenses expire that day and many firms remain to be licensed.
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Lite Tb
Austin
Tex
Texas
Department of Insurance and Banking
Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Detroit
Mich
American Central Insurance Company
St. Louis
Michigan Fire ‘and Marine Insurance Company
Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited
London
England
Palatine Insurance Company
Jury acquits Homer Hays in cattle theft case at Beeville
In Beeville Texas on February 29 Homer Hays faced cattle theft charges. After brief deliberation the jury returned an acquittal. Lieutenant Governor A B Davidson was among the defense lawyers.
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Csr
Ake _— _ BEEVILLE
Tex
Homer Hays
A. B. Davidson
Inter-coastal Canal progress reported by Army engineers
New Orleans February twenty nine. Col Lansing H Beach of the U S Engineer corps told business leaders at the Progressive union that substantial work has been completed from the Mississippi river to Sabine Pass on the proposed inter coastal canal from Cape Cod to the Rio Grande. He announced an appropriation for a canal from the Mementau and Sabine rivers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Cape Cod
Rio Grande
Progressive Union
Lansing H. Beach
United States Engineer Corps
Brick rate cut halves special charges for brick producers
The railroad commission in Austin, Texas, canceled all special rates on common and vitrified brick and approved a about ten percent reduction in the regular rate schedule. The change, effective June 1 when special rates are suspended, aims to place brick producers on an equal footing.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Usin Tiz Gramma Footcare Ad Claims Lasting Relief
An old time promotional copy for TIZ asserts foot comfort for all ages. It claims TIZ prevents bunions callouses and swelling by drawing out poisonous exudations and promises lasting relief with a 25 cent price per box from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago.
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Walter Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Bank Clerks Organize San Antonio Chapter of Banking Institute
About forty San Antonio bank clerks met at the International Club to form a local chapter of the American Institute of Banking. No main body was formed yet, with temporary officers and membership committees named and a March 13 meeting set to organize.
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San Antonio
International Club
American Institute of Banking
D. A. Saffarans
W. W. Boone
Alex P. Villaret
Enoch Jones
L. C. Magruder
Edmund Young
Sterling Freeborn
Frank Yallagher
Eugene Walthal
J. C. Mason
Louis Altman
Myrick Lockwood
I. Lenz
W. B. Hamilton Jr
Arthur Dpd. Heye
Dr Ai and Others Report Heat Failure at Gurier Building
A fragment notes issues in a building labeled Gurier with mentions of heat failure and related alarms. The text is fragmentary but indicates a structural or utility problem prompting attention from authorities.
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Dr. Ai Et
Blodgett Drops Railroad Station Status in Harris County
The railroad commission ordered Blodgett in Harris County removed as a railroad station effective March 1 because Blodgett is now within Houston city limits. Governor Colquitt returned from San Antonio after attending the life insurance convention and checked progress on the Alamo property.
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Jmclas
Austin
Tex
The
Railroad Commission
Blodgett
Harris
City of
Houston
Colquitt
Sa Antonio
Life Insurance Companies
Alamo
Do You Suffer With Rheumatism Try Eimer & Amend 2861
An advertisement urges rheumatism sufferers to try Eimer and Amend product 2861 claiming relief. notes availability at all druggists.
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Eimer & Amend
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