Flower Fete Plans Shared by Battle of Flowers Leaders
Mrs. George L. Houston presided at the first meeting of the year in the municipal auditorium where board and committee chairmen were announced. The group voted to raise membership to sixty from eighty, noting San Antonio’s growth. The Battle of Flowers studio on Oak Street cost six thousand dollars with space added for float decor and scenery. The Fiesta association pledged five thousand dollars to support the parade. Mellie Moore named fete director with Frank G. Huntress as chair. Officers listed include Mrs. Houston president and vice presidents Messrs Frank Stout Frank G. Huntress Frederick Combe, treasurer Ed Leighton, secretary Sterling Price Adams. A Jarratt announced completion of the Battle of Flowers studio. The Bible and Jewish circle of Council of Jewish Women met at Temple Beth El with Mrs Ephraim Frisch presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Houston
Battle of Flowers
Municipal Auditorium
Mesdames
Alfred Ward
Perrys
J. Lewis
Henry Drought
A. B. Weakley
Winchester Kelso
Atlee B. Ayres
T. A. Sleman
Frank
Robert Martindale
P. L. Hillyer
Sterling Price Adams
SOG
San Antonio
J. E. Jarratt
Oak Street
Fetc
The
Fiesta Association
Houston
Mellie Moore
Frank G. Huntress
Frank Stout
Frederick Combe
Ed Leighton
Sterling Prige Adams
Guy A. McFarland Jr
Goldsborough
N. C
Viao ‘the Bible and Jewish Circle
the Council of Jewish Women
Temple Beth-El
Ephraim Frisch
Tea at Mrs Prentiss Hosts Guests From Three Cities
Mrs Prentiss entertained with a tea at her Main avenue home honoring her mother Mrs John G Russell of Carmi Illinois and sister Mrs Louis D Keck of Mount Vernon Indiana. The event featured spring florals He ndulas sweet peas and decorative lighting. Guests included Mrs Walker and tea presiders Mrs Philip Coldwell and Miss Josephine Torner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Prentiss
Mainare
John G. Russell
Carmi, Til
Louis D. Keck
Mount Vernon
Ind
Walker
Philip Coldwell
Josephine 'Torner
Prentiss
Powell
Keck
New England
St. Paul's Rectory
Funl
Argonne Heights
Fmess
Robert Davis
Norman Birk
Cane
R. C. Murphy
John Matlack
Tex
Mesdames
W. G. McKay
Bert Cooper
David Stumwaldt
Gertrude Saynish
William Hunter
WD. Gill
Richard Barbin
F. E. Ormand
O. . Green
B. L. Buckner
T. H. Davies
T.G. Ball
G. AL McGarrigle
O. ET. Webster
John Lynch
Dan Karrick
D. E. Brown
A. D. Luckenbach
Otto Wilke
Ed Snider
Robert Howell
K. A. Huth
A. A. Hobbs
J. If
Cor Ben Rubenstein
BE. M. Dotson
West Magnolia Avenue
San Antonio Phir
John H. Bickett Jr
A. 8. Bush
Phi Mu Sorority
Mesdames K. M. Lamar
John H. Bickett
G. W. Hagg
C. B. Capron
F. G. Hartman
George Isbell
Lewis Vogelsant
Hisse Scott
Venna Cocke
Ruth Thornton
Betty Ewing
A. 4
Phillips J
Mary Phifer
Debutante Sponsors Host Elegant Bright Shawl Soiree
Debutante sponsors hosted a Bright Shawl gathering with Mrs W E Nesbit and other society hostesses in attendance. The event featured an imported lace tablecloth, a swan-shaped silver centerpiece, and pink floral decorations as debutantes and their mothers mingled with chaperones and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
W. E. Nesbit
William Ordtran
Jack Locke
Lamar] Seedigson
Louis Linscomb
George Martindale
A. 0. Bryant
Frank Gillespie
Martha Lewis
Kitt West Schreiner
Hattie Head
Virginia Martindale
Elizabeth Bennett
Edwina Davis
Elizabeth Walker
Dorinda Wright
Henry Brought
John A. Bennett
Robert N. Martindale
Perry J. Lewis
Charles Schreiner
Martin Wright
J. R. Walker
Y. BR. Hood
Robert Davis
Miss Sack Is Bride of Week in San Antonio Home
Sam Pullen of San Antonio wed Miss Inez Beatrice Sack in a Sunday ceremony at the bride’s parents’ home Rabbi Edward Solomon officiated with a processional by Mrs. A N Pacquard. Attendants included Miss Dorothy Sack and Miss Sadie Pullen. The couple will reside in Kenedy after a wedding trip to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Pullen
San Antonio
Inez Beatrice Sack
Edward Solomon
A. N. Pacquard
Dorothy Sack
Sadie Pullen
Samuel Pullen
Miss Sack
Mrs. Pullen
Mexico
Scantily Clad Wife Case Leads to Divorce Plea in Chicago
Mrs. John Barnhart, 25, scantily clad during a raid by her husband’s detectives, is said to have more clothes on than most women at a formal reception. Judge Hamlin hears the case as Barnhart’s attorney argues for divorce. The incident occurred at the Greenwood hotel with Meyer involved. the husband claims intruders interrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Barnhart
Bkorn
Ucon
Harnkart
Greenwood Hotel
Harry Hanlin
John
Meyer
F. Fo
Swear Words Cost Farmer 67c Apiece
A chaotic clipping from Pottstown Pennsylvania reports a quarrel involving a farmer and neighbors. Details are incomplete but reference a dispute over costs per swear words and a ram incident amid unclear circumstances.
Baby Th Prison Holm Ye Qari and Her Of Her
A fragmentary string appears to reference a person or event with terms like baby prison and names or titles such as Ye Qari, but the readable content is insufficient to form a coherent news item or identify entities.
Rare Burns edition found on Scottish farm in Arran
A possible genuine Kilmarnock edition of Robert Burns poetry is discovered on an Arran farm after a farmer finds the book in a wall cavity. If confirmed, the scarce 18th century volume would be worth a fortune, second only to the Guttenberg Bible and Shakespeare firsts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Kilmarnock
Robert Burns
Isle of
Arran
Dancer Lucienne Condrew Dies After Bronze Makeup Incident
In Berlin a dancer known as Myosa died after illness following a stage performance. The bronze powder used daily on her body for an East Indian routine is suspected to have weakened her system. A cigarette burn on the lip escalated to a severe blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Lucienne Condrew
Myosa
Beer Healthier Than Coffee Claim
London report quotes Dr W.T. Lewis Rosedale of St Thomas Hospital arguing beer contains vitamin B and has dietetic value. He says ancestors balanced protein with beer, unlike tea and coffee, as part of a talk for the People’s League of Health on common diet errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lewis Rosedale
St. Thomas’ Hospital
People’s ‘League of Health
Spends 54 Years With Snake Pals
Enz PACKINGHALSSHIRE reports in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire that John Bacon known as Texas Jack at fifty eight has lived among snakes for forty years in a self built caravan. He wrestles with alligators and trains lions in his spare time. He says he studied reptiles among American Indians and learned antidotes and how to handle them. He emphasizes keeping constant watch and quick reflexes.
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Packinghalsshire
Enz
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
John Bacon
Texas Jack
America
Vet's Grave Found After 15 Years
The grave of David Hodge, a Revolutionary War veteran and grandfather of Mrs. Emily Hodge Grummond Rogers, who started the effort 15 years ago, will be marked with a bronze tablet unveiled by Tucsora Chapter, D A R, in CovEntry village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghampton
Emily Hodge Grummond Rogers
James T. Rogers
David Hodge
Rogers
Coventry
TuScorora Chapter
Ancient Oak Logs Ready For Old Ironsides
Live oak logs recovered from water near the Pensacola naval air station will be sent to Boston to help rehabilitate the frigate Constitution. Captain FB Upham, station commandant, said the logs were in excellent preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Boston
FB. B. Upham
Blind woman reads proofs at Lincoln records office
In Lincoln suburb College View the Christian Record, a fifty page monthly for the blind, is printed mainly by blind workers using Braille and New York point systems. The process involves dictation, embossing on a zinc plate, and a blind proofreader who checks the raised dots against spoken copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Christian Record
College View
New York Point
Ps Mnri Py
Wines Rise in Britain as Beer and Spirits Decline
London January 22 Reuters reports official figures showing an eighteen month shift in British drinking habits. Whiskey brandy and gin fall while beer varies and wine consumption climbs, aided by increased female demand for foreign light wines and pilsener beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
England
Elevator Ruled Not Common Carrier by Court of Appeals
The court of appeals ruled an elevator is not a common carrier even when operated by a railroad. The decision upheld a lower court verdict granting Louise Taylor 1400 damages for injuries after a five floor drop in the Southern Railway Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Court of Appeals
Louise Taylor
Southern Railway
Pays For Ride He Stole in 1906 Denver
Joseph Randolph rode the Rock Island train from Amarillo Texas to Elk City Iowa in 1906 and paid the fare decades later saying his conscience hurt. In London Herbert McCulloch fifty three hanged himself after deciding against marrying a twenty year old girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cole
Joseph Randollph
Rock Island
Amarillo
Tex
Elk City
Iowa
Rock T
London
Herbert McCulloch
Jazz Players Win Australian Brides
Three members of a six piece jazz band who left San Francisco single eighteen months ago returned from Sydney on the Oceanic liner with brides. The report notes American jazz influence as it travels to Australia and matches the era’s transpacific cultural exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Australia
Rego
Sydney
Ideal of go ed sixfoot Kigs in Springfield
Springfield, Ohio January 22. The Torch campus weekly reports coeds favor a six foot tall and attractive college man who plays football debates and must not drink smoke or swear. The ideal suitor should have black hair and be a Dallas like drawing room presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg College
The
Torch
Campus News Weekly
Ideal College
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Harry M. Doyle
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Wednester
New York
Scott
Lynchburg
Marian Scott
Handolph Macon College
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Louis Ackerman
St. Louis
Galveston
Sos
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C. E. Tarrant
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Craig J. Adams
Wade Lewis
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Boerne
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Rel Trail Drivers Monument Association
R. BR. Russell
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Hammond Avenue
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Alametes Avenue
Raymond Dickie
Fort Worth
Marvin Wachtel
Gar Ruggles
Summi Plate
H. C. Kennedy
Lon C. Craigie
Ror Oxens
D. D. Watson
Irg A. Eaker
Lieutenant Eaker
Pan-American Flight
Imogene Pomeroy
University of Texas
C. H. Pomeroy
San Petro Avenue
Ruth Moore
Wichita Falls
Exelsa O'Hara
Flay
Nk Rogers
Whit Mor
Albert Toile
Iyi
Asik
Air Corps
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Venezuela
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Dage
Ie Program
Kenneth Morton
P Clu
Walton D. Hood
Avenur
At & N'Elock
Thi 'Ff
Debaacher
Wasaibjeet Denng
Wagner
Fusene
Waht
Alamo Country
Eliab
Austin
Governor's Hall
R. A. Stuart
Mas. TM
W. D. Nicks
Alamo Country Club
Eric Kunkle
Mesdames R. H. Friedrich
A. F. Beyer
Eric Beanikle
W. GC. Davis
A. McElroy
R. A
Ferdinand Andrew Bante
San Antonio Country Club
Hattie Hood
Women's Choral Club
Women’s Club
James Lowery Smith
Ama- Tillo
Menger Hotel
Smith
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Medora Robertson
Oscar Robinson
Pottston
Britton Beer
Palace
Lasoya St. Crurkett
NEW York Fur CO
Broadwas
Cardiff
Mary James
Thomas Harwood
Hubby
Lea Co
Rose Marie Hat Shop
East
Vick
Worty
East Houston St
TeNew
Houstong
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