Wright Orders All Demiges to Shut Down Slots
San Antonio authorities led by Commissioner Wright and Police Chief Miller launched a renewed drive against slot machines. Twenty machines were seized Thursday as officers prepared to seek court authority to destroy them. Wright declared the war must go on and warned owners face prosecution for subsequent violations.
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Phil Wright
Police Department
San Antonio
T. C. Miller
Sam Street
Wright
Bron
Sesqui's Costs Run High After Exposition Closure
Exposition head Austin disclosed a 60 clerk staff 200 laborers and eight executives keep operations costly. Auditors cost $8000 daily, with overdue pay drawn from a $280000 bank balance. Creditors’ $3000 claims are blocked by city comptroller amid delays near Philadelphia.
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Exposition Administration
Je. Austin
Exposition Association
Austin
Philadelphia
S.A. Chamber to Give Bulletins on Rose Culture
Rose culture bulletins issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be distributed next week through local department offices at the chamber of commerce. Fred Mally announced that applications should be mailed to Mally or Mrs. J. B. Peter, president of the City Order of Women’s clubs, with about 300 copies available for distribution.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Mally
Mally
Peter
Oderas Iion
Texa theater six day beauty contest winner named
Miss Vida Franklin 211 Fourth Street is the first winner of the Texa theater six day beauty contest as a daily winner during the four week run of Adolphe Menjou in Blonds or Brunette. Five more contestants, blondes or brunettes, remain to be chosen by the theater with a Friday final prize event.
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Vida Franklin
Texas Theater
Texa Theater
Fourth Street
Main Avenue High School
San Antonio
Adolphe Menjou
Border Red Tape Hinders Day Visitors to Mexico
A Texas border conference between Consul Gen. A P Carrillo and Charles Mumm of the Laredo Chamber of Commerce discussed eliminating red tape that blocks American tourists who wish to spend a day in Mexico. Mumm hopes to abolish passport and vaccination certificate requirements for brief visits.
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Mexico
Texas
A. P. Carrillo
Charles Mumm
Laresia Chamber of Commerce
Mumm
Rotary Plans Big Gridiron March
The Rotary club schedules its annual Gridiron for Wednesday night March 16 with chair man Charles W. Fichtner confirming the date and venue to be announced later. The first rehearsal of the musical show, adapted from a popular opera, was held at J Frank Davis’s home with Walter Dunham directing music and Sidney E Cornelius coordinating stage.
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Rotary Club
Charles W. Fichtner
J¢ Frank
Boy on Ice Cake Floats Into Dark as Rescuers Fail
A Cleveland report describes an unidentified boy on a drifting cake of ice in Lake Erie last night. Rescue teams including John A. Parley with searchlights scoured the water and shore as cold and breaking ice thwarted boats and floes, but no trace of the boy was found by dawn.
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Boy
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
John A. Parley
Radium Loan to Treat King Amid Romania Belgium Aid
Romania borrows 4.4 million dollars worth of radium from Belgium for treatment of King Ferdinand with assistance from King Albert of Belgium.
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Bucharest
Albert
Romania
Belgium
Perdinand
Laredo Fuel Magnate Dr Michael Cullinan Dies
Dr Michael Patrick Cullinan 62 president of Border Gas and Texas natural gas advocate died suddenly after acute indigestion. He celebrated his 62nd birthday earlier with friends. A longtime Laredo civic leader he practiced medicine before moving to Texas in 1908 at Laredo in 1910. Survived by widow Mrs Mary Cullinan three sons all of Laredo and brother L B Cullinan Houston oil man and other relatives. Funeral planned for Saturday or Sunday.
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Laredo
Tex
Michael Patrick Cullinan
Border Gas Company
Texas
Cullinan
Isos
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Cullinan
Cullinh
Houston
Paving Requested on Smith Street by City Commission
The city commission on Thursday considered paving North Smith Street from Morales to Ruiz Street. The proposal was referred to the Street committee for action, with Commissioner Paul E. Steff presiding.
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Smith Street
City Commission
Morales
Ruiz Street
Paul E. Steffere
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