Citizens' league Plans Quiet Campaign In Bexar County
With three weeks to the primaries the Citizens' league launches a city and county canvass from Monday night. Ward meetings, a mass rally, and postal literature aim to rally voters against one man rule while Callaghan supporters face solid blocs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Citizens’ League
Callaghan
Lamm’s
South Flores Street
Opera House
Beethoven Hall
Citizens’ Party
Citizens
Governor race to be decided at August nominating convention
About forty men form the committee with others invited to attend the meeting in building 725 to discuss measures to advance the governor’s candidacy in the county. The state executive committee includes Robert Coon who remains on the panel after his withdrawal from the Fourteenth district race. The nominating convention in Market hall on August 13 will bring over 2500 delegates for two days of speeches as Colquitt or Ramsey vie for governor with Bexar County backing Colquitt for a likely large victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taliaferro
Coon
Fourteenth
James L. Slayden
Robert Coon
Austin
George B. Taliaferro
C. L. Bass
John H. Ragsdale
O. B. Colquitt
William F. Ramsey
Hotel executive Homer D. Matthews to direct Rice Hotel project
Homer D. Matthews, longtime hotel executive, resigns from St. Anthony after 2.5 years to oversee construction and equipment purchase for the Rice hotel in Houston. The 18 story $2.5 million complex, built by Jesse H. Jones, aims for completion around February with Matthews slated to open an office in the Chronicle building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer D. Matthews
St. Anthony
Houston
Rice
Jesse H. Jones
Chronicle
Matthews
la Salle
Blackstone
Chicago
New York
Hotel la Salle
Wellington
Knickerbocker
Baltimore
Victoria
Kansas City
San Antonio
St. Anthony Annex
Light Rain Revives Crops in Snyder Texas
A light rain fell at Snyder Texas today with prospects for more rain. Feed crops and cotton were revived by the moisture, offering relief to local growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Tex
Skirving Wins Contract for New Halff Wholesale Building
James S. Skirving of San Antonio awarded the contract to erect the M. Halff & Brother building at Rusk and East Commerce. Work to start soon. Four stories planned with provision to extend to six. Building to measure 185 by 100 feet and touted as one of the souths finest up to date wholesale structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skirving
James S. Skirving
San Antonio
M. Halff & Brother
Rusk and
East Commerce Street
Newsboy Fight Sparks City Jail Time in San Antonio
A clash among scores of newsboys near Crockett and Losoya streets led to stones thrown and one white boy injured. Five African American youths were jailed, with cases postponed to next Tuesday. authorities named Robert Ford Jesse Stevens Rubio Thomas Harry Murray and Thomas Stewart as involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ford
Jesse Stevens
Rubio Thomas
Harry Murray
Thomas Stewart
Crockett and
Losoya
Johnson-Flynn
Grand ball and dance notices at local venues
Regular dances at Muth's Garden on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. A grand ball at Bluemel's hall on Fred ericksburg road is set for Saturday July 6 with Theo Artzt orchestra. Also notices of a 15 dollar fine for Ygnacio Lopez in police court after interference with a dog catcher Ygnacio Hernandez testimony and a July 7 picnic at Madarasz Park with Artzt music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muth
Bluemel’s Hall
Fredericksburg Road
Theo Artzt
Ygnacio Lopez
Ygnacio Hernandez
T. N
S. C
Madarasz Park
Artzt
Heaviest rain of season falls in Pecos area
The heaviest rain in ten months drenched Pecos Texas last night, measuring between 2 and 8 inches. Farmers and stock men benefited as drought had previously caused heavy cattle losses for the area during last year’s dry spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Tex
Drouth
Provident Co-Operative Corporation Granted Texas Permit
The Provident Co-Operative Corporation of Pierre South Dakota received Texas authority to operate a general construction business. Capital stock is 10 000 shares of 1 each with directors W F Davis B J Stone M T Stone of San Antonio and James H Sebree of South Dakota. Texas headquarters are in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Department
Provident Co-Operative Corporation
Pierre
South Dakota
Capital
W. F. Davis
J. Stone
M. T. Stone
San Antonio
James H. Sebree
Hebrew School During Vacation At Local Public School
The Hebrew Institute will run a Hebrew school for Jewish children during vacation at the public school on South Flores and Guilbeau streets. Instruction covers Hebrew and Bible history with sessions from 9:30 to 12 and 1:30 to 3:30. Tuition is free. L. N. Lee, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Institute
South Flores and
Guilbeau Streets
L. N. Lee
Snake Scares Congregation at Harmony Church
A four foot blacksnake disrupted a Harmony church service in Joanna Reading Pa. The reptile crawled toward the chancel as Rev A Krecker preached. Women and children fled while William Beautevan killed the snake with a stout stick outside the building. The service resumed after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Harmony Church
Joanna
A. Krecker
Easton
William Beautevan
Senator Sorghum Refuses Memoirs In Self Interview Quip
A Washington Star quip records Senator Sorghum declining to write memoirs. He quips that self interviews cannot cover mistakes from misquotation. The remark highlights his witty stance on media and personal narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas Deague
Vss
Morris Block & Co
East Houston Street
Charles Reel
Commerce Street
East Houston St
H. G. French
DRUCS
Gunter Building
The
Citizen’s League
37Th District Court
Anderson
57Th District Court
R. B. Minor
Claude V. Birkhead
Clinton G. Brown
Andres Coy JR
James R. Davis
John H. Clark
Frank R. Newton
John W. Tobin
Dan Lewis
G. Frank Gallagher
Henry Boerner
Peter P. Hoefgen
Frank O. DE Hymel
P. F. Stewart
A. S. Ross
R. Neill Campbell
Ben SS. Fisk
RE. P
Union Painless Dentists
West Commerce
West Commerce Street
Mike Googgan
Houston St
Edgewood Patton
Frank Dold
New Haven
Conn
Allentown
Wissahickon
Secfon
Tly
League
Rice Hotel
Brown Label
Graham
C& Candy
Dr. Graves
San Antonio Human Society
George T. Botsford
Fred Davison
Hicks
Tll—Co
T. Butler
Saratoga
Cowles Auto
Electric Park
Sureddin
Friedman's
Orpheum Theater
Drs
Garring & Hatcher
Travis Club
Bexar County Humane Society
Mackay Building
E. M. Collins
Kohr
N. Presa St
Concha Lozano
Cuco Torres
Buckley
Lozano
Crabs—Bond & Co
Bond & Co
Littrell
Convoy
Corporation Court
Fred Flores
Will Hathaway
Friedman
Navy
Naval Training School
San Francisco
Dallas
Texas Division
Wiggins
C. F. Simmons
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
Atacosa
Ben
Fisk
Charles Stevens
Alfonso Newton
George Milliard
Wolff & Marx Co
Riebe Undertaxing Co
Panamas
Dalkowitz Bros.Company
West Commerce and North Flores Sts
Citizens Insurance Company
W. L. Herff
SAN Antonio Loan & Trust CO
West
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!