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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1916

Page

6

San Antonio Students Win University Honors in Texas

AUSTIN Jan 8 San Antonio students led UT fall term honors across many activities. The list includes freshmen and upperclassmen with diverse roles from editors and reporters to club leaders and athletic participants. Only those with B average or better earned dean's honor list status.

J. Adams Jr The Longhorn T. S. Buehrer Texan Herbert Davis Rusk Literary Society Sigma Delta Psi Cordelia Dawson Reagan Literary Society G. M. Denman C.&. Glazbrook Nora Agnes Graham Marian Hill B. R. Holland Jr George I. Howard Law Women's Council Dorothy Mary Hirshfield A. Kilgore C. H. King W. Kelso B. Lange B. D. Lewin Clyde Littlefield S.W E. G. Luter Ada F. Miller Y. W C. A C. W. Ogden O. 8. Petty Gun Club Madge Pryor Education Department Edward Fritz Ries C. P. Rockwell Frank B. Scott the Texan Hogg Literary Society Robert Simmons S. W John A. Smith P. H. Swearingen Neil Eldredge Travers A.g.uhl Athenaeum Richard Vander Stratten Marion DeWitt West C. A. Williamson Judson Wood

Do Your Meals Look Too Big

An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion sour stomach belching gas and loss of appetite. It promises a free trial pack and a 50 cent box via mail or drugstore purchase, claiming rapid digestion and relief from overeating and related pains.

Stuart I. A. Stuart Co Stuart Building Marshall, Mich

Barneburg Named General Superintendent of Bexar County Farm

Roy Barneburg was appointed general superintendent over all Bexar County institutions at the county farm ten miles south of the city. He will oversee farm, dairy, materials, fuel, and orchard work with a $150 monthly salary, while a matron and Professor W. D. Williams will head the other facilities.

Bexar County County Commissioners’ Court Roy Barneburg Barneburg Bexar John Meeke George B. Thomas Home For J. S. McNeel Fred Bennett

Close Victory For Reimschissel Led Team Over Bond

Julius Reimschissel's squad edged Robert Bond's quintet 28 to 27 in the Business Boys series at the Y M C A Saturday night. Reimschissel scored 14, R Steffler 12, W Steffler added the remaining points, while Van Cleave led the losers with 16. Lancaster added 7, Boyd 2, Schnei der and Goolsby 1 each.

Julius Reimschissel Robert Bond Reimschissel R. Steffler W. Steffler van Cleave Lancaster Boyd Schneider Goolsby Piot Loree

Grand Jury Dismissed in Corpus Christi Indictment Round

Corpus Christi district court grand jury dismissed after eleven indictments. It will reconvene on March 6 to sit through Nueces county anti saloon battles planned in the coming months.

Corpus Christi Tex District Court Nueces County

Message From the Boss Sparks Dounts Hero Trail Image

A quirky line from a messengers moment prompts a heroic image as the boy narrator imagines himself a dounts style hero on a villain chase. The fragment hints at playful fiction and a boss guiding tone.

San Antonio backs national preparedness drive with 10000 petitions

The San Antonio branch of the National Security League starts a campaign to collect 10 000 signatures urging Texas senators and congressmen to vote for defense appropriations as advised by the general navy board and army general staff. Over 500 signatures gathered. cards circulate citywide to show support for President Wilson and advisers.

San Antonio National Security League Texas General Navy Board General Staff of Army San Wilson Congress General Staff Mexico United States

Catholics Plan 10 Erect Bishop's Home

St. Mary's parish hosts a mass meeting called by Rev. Father Quinn to discuss a planned permanent bishop's residence for the San Antonio diocese. Laity from the diocese will fund and decide on location and cost after parish meetings conclude.

St. Mary’s Father Quinn St. Mary's Auditorium San Antonio

Red Cross Seals raise 440 dollars during holiday drive

The Red Cross Seals sale netted 440 dollars with 40 percent to the State Public Health Association 10 percent to the federal anti tuberculosis fund and the rest to the Woman's Club philanthropic department for the San Antonio Public Health Nurses Association. Largest single day sales reached 44.89 dollars under Woman's Club and Self-Culture Club leadership. The opening day brought in 339.98. Top sellers included E Sens 1607 seats, L P Peck 1445, and H D Brown 1410.

Red Cross State Public Health Association Woman’s Club San Antonio E. Sens L. P. Peck Council of Jewish Women H. D. Brown St. Mark's Parish Aid

Prisoner George Teague Found Hanging in City Jail Cell

George Teague 21 was found hanged by a leather belt in his city jail cell at 8 30 PM Saturday. A pulmotor attempt failed to revive him. Officer J M Bacon discovered the body after opening the cell door to place two other prisoners inside. A note signed George Teague was found in his pockets saying good bye to all. Teague, arrested for vagrancy the previous Thursday, had been fined 100 dollars and claimed Oklahoma as his home. He had lived in the city six months and sang with other prisoners shortly before his death. The body was moved to Riebe Undertaking. authorities will seek relatives in Oklahoma.

George Teague Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company J. M. Bacon Teague B. B. Lacey Oklahoma Bacon Riebe Undertaking Company

Ramsey's Austin Nursery Ad in San Antonio

The San Antonio branch advertises a wide fruit and tree selection with sixty varieties including plums pears apricots nectarines grapes jujubes Haupt berries and grafted pecans. Also offers shades shrubs and more at the nursery across from the post office under a large sign.

San Antonio Ramsey Austin Nursery

Fourth Court Faces Potential Case Transfers From Supreme Court

The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals may be asked by the Texas Supreme Court to transfer some of its nearly 100 pending cases. Transfers occur twice yearly. officials say the docket has risen as more cases are filed, though some decisions will be issued Monday morning to reduce the load.

Fourth Court of Civil Appeals Supreme Court of Texas Supreme Court Murray W. 8 Fly Ociate Anton Moursand Andy

Bowel Laxative Ads for Biliousness and Ailments

Classified notice promotes a laxative for bilious feelings and headaches with cold relief, bad breath, sour stomach and related discomforts. Stresses quick relief and simple use in a period ad style. Contains product claims and usage suggestions targeting common ailments.

Diamond Loop Highway Plan Prompts San Antonio Drive

San Antonio leaders coordinate a 650 mile Diamond Loop highway from San Antonio to Corpus Christi and back via Brownsville Laredo to boost regional traffic. A Corpus Christi conference January 19 will form committees to push construction and organize delegations including city county officials and business groups. Women’s organizations are urged to attend and appoint committees to support the project.

San Antonio John W. Warren Texas Good Roads Association Corpus Christi Brownsville Laredo James R. Davis Brown Chamber of Commerce Bexar County Highway League Rotary Club San Antonio Automobile Club Fiesta Association The Real Estate Exchange Jobbers’ & Manufacturers’ League Retail Merchants’ Association San James M. Young Good Roads Committee Fifth District Texas Federation of Women's Clubs

Indian Evangelist Wright Preaches at First Presbyterian

Dr. Frank Hall Wright the Indian evangelist will preach at both morning and evening services at the First Presbyterian Church today without announced subjects. Monday night his topic is Hell and Tuesday night What It Costs to Be a Christian. He leads daily evangelistic services next week at 10 30 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. except Saturday and will address the youth on the Indians of Western Oklahoma.

Frank Hall Wright First Presbyterian Church Hell Wright Oklahoma

Texas chartered firms list errors include name changes

Austin dated item notes newly chartered Gardner-Smith Shoe Co Corsicana with 6000 capital stock and incorporators W N Gardner A O Smith T P Kerr. Auto-Mat Tabular Co Fort Worth with 1000 capital stock and incorporators Co W Hanson A D Evans George W Ittner. Retail Merchants Credit Association Yoakum now capital stock. Thompson-Abernathy Hardware Bonham amendments Bailey Hardware. Dissolutions filed Haley Oil Fort Worth Carr-Heckert Fish and Oyster Dallas San Saba Valley Realty San Saba.

Austin Tex Gardner-Smith Shoe Company Corsicana Capital W. N. Gardner A. O. Smith T. P. Kerr Auto-Mat Tabular Company of Fort Worth Co. W. Hanson A. D. Evans George W. Ittner Retail Merchants’ Credit Association of Yoakum Capital Stock E. C. Koerth W. T. Browning E. Herder Thompson-Abernathy Hardware Co Bonham Bailey Hardware Company Haley Oil Company Carr-Heckert [Fish and Oyster Company Dallas San Saba Valley Realty Company San Saba

Band Concert at Post by Third Field Artillery

Fort Sam Houston hosts a concert by the Third Field Artillery band Monday afternoon. Arthur Pentland presents a program including Willow Grove, Creme de la Creme, To See Thee Again, Prince of Pilsen, A Flight of Fancy, Creole Belles, and a Meyers One-step. The band repeats the program at the staff post Thursday afternoon.

Fort Sam Houston Third Field Artilery Band Arthur Pentland Willow Grove Sorrentino Fantasia Tobani Estrada Selection Lampe Staff Post

Kansas Stockmen to Entertain at Wichita Convention

The third annual Kansas Live Stock Association meeting will take place in Wichita on February 8 9 and 10 with preparations under way for the largest gathering of stockmen in Kansas. The event aims to aid pasture men and feeders as they plan mid February cattle numbers and consult neighbors in Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico about supplies. Attendance last year exceeded expectations with many out of state participants, boosting Kansas buyers lines for cattle.

Kansas Kansas Live Stock Association Wichita Mer Oklahoma Texas New Mexico

Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief

Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours for up to three doses to end grippe misery and break up a severe cold. It opens stuffed nostrils, stops discharge, relieves headache and feverishness, and costs 25 cents at any drug store. Be sure you get the genuine Pape's Cold Compound.

Pape

Cascarets as a Gentle Liver and Bowel Cleanser

An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a mild, effective cathartic for liver and bowel cleansing. It claims they move bile and poison from the bowels without griping, improve headaches biliousness bad breath coated tongue sour stomach and constipation, and are safe for children.

State fire insurance commission urges Texas fire waste reduction

The Texas state fire insurance commission addresses every city and town fire marshal urging a 1916 campaign against preventable fires. It notes more than half of fire waste is preventable and asks regular inspections and prompt monthly reports to the commission plus strict enforcement of fire prevention ordinances.

Austin Tex State Fire Insurance Commission Texas

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AN Antoni Alamo City State University the Union Painless Dentists West Semmeres St Bexar County Farm Quint Ital Fhee VanCleave Security League Budy Tiamond Loop Pandolfo Life Insurance Agency DR. Wright POST Third Field Artillery Mae Dam On State Commission Painless Matthews Houston St Gas Co Crockett
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