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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1917

Page

8

Strike Ends as Electrical Union Reaches Wage Pact

Electri cal Union No. 60 strike largely ends after a working agreement with major electrical firms. A fifty cent daily wage boost is granted, with most strikers returning to the firms they worked for before the strike. Firms still unaffected include Martin Wright, Wright Brothers, Graham & Collins, and the Lowell Electrical Company. Union members expect more local firms to join the agreement.

Electrical Union No. 60 Martin Wright Wright Brothers Graham & Collins Lowell Electrical Company Electrical Workers’ Union

Engagement News and Fort Sam Hop Plans Highlight City

Louisville journalist Charles Swearingen engaged to Miss Joanah Ganter daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ganter. Fort Sam Houston hosts a black and white dance on February 16 with invitations sent February 1. Casino concert, Texas History events, Mozart Society reception, and Pioneer History Day planned with public invites.

Louisville, Ky Joanah Ganter Lewis Frederick Ganter Charles Clark Swearingen Miss Ganter Aime Schreiner Kerrville San Antonio Charles Schreiner Swearingen Louisville Courier-Journal Fort Sam Houston H. L. Laubach Post Gymnasium Hop Committee The Casino Association Clementi- Marron Naychez-Marron T. Rosas Marron E. J. Marron Jacob G. Hornberger Joel Freedkin Herbert Slayden Clarkson Easthope Martin Charles Wakefield Cadman Edward M. Goldstein List Raff Dorothy Pagenstecher

Woman Overcomes Illness With Vegetable Compound

Mrs M Johnston of Richmond Indiana details a two year illness with severe weakness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring strength allowing her to move into a new home and perform gardening building cement work and raising hundreds of chickens and ducks.

Richmond Ind Lydia E. Pinkham M. Johnston Route D. Box 190

Society Debutante Miss James Honored At Home

Miss Helen Adele James, debutante of the season, is feted at a private reception hosted by Mrs. John Herndon James and Mr. and Mrs. Sigismund Engelking. Attendees include numerous San Antonio social figures and guests in attendance for the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra concert and club meetings. The event features rose decorations, formal gowns, and a large guest list.

John Herndon James Sigismund Engelking Helen Adele James Edwin Meredith Sykes John Alexander James Stanley Cassin E. J. Larkin William Negley W. S. Fly J. T. Woodhull Arthur W. Seeligson Mrs. James Mrs. Engelking Miss James Aaron Ward Fernando Lopez King William Street France Mexico Carolina Lopez Harry S. Potter van Tomme Amos Graves H. H. Branham Magnolia Avenue Eleanor van Hook St. Louis Monica Brett Denver Elizabeth Canfield Waco Nora Noe Hopkinsville Mrs. Branham Miss van Hook Miss Brett Miss Caufield Mrs. Noe

Dallas native Miss Pyle entertains in Wiesbaden visit

A social note describes Miss Constance Ball and Miss Mattie Terrell honored at Luncheon hosted by Mrs Iran Ogden in Dallas style. The event featured pink roses and a blossoms basket, with guests including Hester Schreiner Margaret Graham Elizabeth Camp Muriel Kokernot Christina Phelps and many others, plus a Bonn mix of San Antonio links.

San Antonio Europe Wiesbaden Miss Pyle Dallas

Local Grocery Ad Sparks Weekend Sale

Nichols Gro. Co. advertises a Saturday sale with granulated sugar 14 pounds for 1.00 and other specials. Best hams 23c, breakfast bacon 24c, fresh eggs 40c. Cash buyers save, promising lowest prices at 209 Ave. C, Ph. Cr. 61.

Nichols Gro. Co Ave. C. Ph. Cr

Parents Seek Ruling On Seven Year Olds Enrolment

With the new term of San Antonio public schools about to begin, parents and school officials clash over entry rules for children seven and under. The policy now bans under seven year olds from regular grades unless they reach seven within two months after the start.

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