Honor Guard Box to Aid San Antonio Boys
The Women’s National Honor Guard will assemble gifts for San Antonio’s “Our boys” on the border. Miss Josephine Woodhull hosts donors at 115 West Beach Place. items include magazines candy tobacco and clothing. Donations go to The Light with a running list of contributors. Troop C and Second Infantry from Donna are expected to pass through San Antonio and receive gifts at the train.
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Ouroys
National Honor Guard
Guardill
Osephine Woodhull
West Beach Place
San Antonio
Iss Woodhull
Uncle Sam
Donna
Texas
San Annio
Exas Cavalry
Laredo
San Antonio Eos
Antonio
Edwin McManus
Second Gantry
Munr
Winester Kelso
Josephine Woodhulld
West French
Ince
Edmund Haltom
Fair Committee to Meet for Bond Vote Effort in San Antonio
Committees of One Hundred for the Texas Bi Centennial Exposition meet Thursday night in the Thirty seventh District court room to organize for turnout on the bond election next Monday. Harry J L Miller directs a business only gathering to ensure adequate representation for bond advocates at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirtyseventh District
Harry JL. Miller
Budget Talks Include Widening of Travis Street
The 1916-17 city budget likely to reach the council for final adoption at the Thursday meeting. Mayor Brown plans a conference to reconsider items including the widening of West Travis street from Main to Santa Rosa avenue. A citizen delegation urged the widening, noting expiring contracts and possible higher costs if delayed. Commissioners Kearny Garland and Uhr favor the project, with Brown set to reopen discussion. The plan originally drew $3,450,000 in bonds and $20,000 for the work, later reassigned but to be funded from the general fund, now estimated at 26,000 for the city.
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Brown
West Travis Street
Main
Santa Rosa Avenue
L. J. Hart
D. K. Farnish
Kearny
Garland
Uhr
Army officers report for transfer examinations and duties
Following officers will report in person to Col. Charles G Treat president of examining board in Washington for fitness for transfer to field artillery. Lt Edwin M Watson, Twenty-eighth Infantry, Lt Phillip Hayes, Lt Winfield B Harwood, on leave, will proceed to Eagle Pass. Order No. 151 revokes McCoy retirement and Williams assignment. Wheeler to visit Sandy Hook and Indian Head proving grounds. Godfrey to report for temporary duty at engineers office during academy suspension. Washer Bros Co advertises hats and accessories. mail orders solicited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G Treat
Washington, D. C
Field Artillery
Edwin M. Watson
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Phillip Hayes
Infar
Winfield B. Harwood
Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Eagle
Pass
Frank B. McCoy
Robert C. Williams
Charles B. Wheeler
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Indian Head Proving Ground
Stuart C. Godfrey
Corps of Engineers
of Engineers
Military Academy
Clothing Stolen From Ida Kaufman Home
Fifty five articles of clothing were stolen from the home of Mrs. Ida Kaufman at 116 Porter street while the family was away. Neighbors saw a Mexican man leave with a full sack. Police are investigating the thefts that also included reported hose thefts from two other homes on South Alamo and West Guenther streets.
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John Smith
Austin
Crockett and
Losoya Street
Gus Franks
Pierce-Arrow
San Antonio
W. M. Anderson
Mission Street
Cotulla
M. Marks
Crawford
Tex
Ida Kaufman
Porter Street
W. A. H. Griesenbeck
South Alamo Street
Ben Persch
West Guenther Street
Prize for Article on Weighing Cotton and Trade Issues
A cash prize of 25 is offered by the Retail Merchants Association of Texas for the best article detailing the present method of weighing cotton from field to export. Judges are businessmen in cotton handling. a committee led by B. J. Lange and others will report.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Retail Merchants’ Association of Texas
B. J. Lange
San Antonio
F. R. Womack
Taylor
S. S. Felder
Huntsville
F. M. Price
Angelton
Retail Merchants’ Convention
Fractured Skull in Roadside Altercation Arrest
Refugio Mata, 65, is in city hospital with a fractured skull and Pat Stevens, 56, former city street commissioner, was arrested for assault after an altercation on Frio City road Tuesday at about 6 30 o clock. The fight began when Mata, ac-
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Cording
Stevens
Mata
Bond
Refugio Mata
Pat Stevens
Frio City Road
Silverware Exhibit Quietly Stirs City Detectives
Silverware found in an alley near South Hackberry and Herff School is now on display at police headquarters as detectives search for the owner. The items include knives forks spoons a tea set and bear the initials K I and C McIl. Police believe the set was stolen from a family away for the summer and there has been no report yet.
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City Detective Bureau
K. I
Notable Visitors and Arrivals at San Antonio Hotels
W H Hill of El Paso is a guest at the St Anthony. Mra E P Johnson of Falfurrias is stopping at the Gunter. H M Skelton, a Brownsville ranchman, among new arrivals at the Menger. Ira M Ward of Del Rio cattleman registered at the St Anthony. A M Swan of Pittsburg a guest at the Gunter. Mr and Mrs John M Townsend of Mission visiting San Antonio staying at the Menger. T M Bates of Dallas among new arrivals at the St Anthony. R R Coquille in San Antonio representing Standard Sulphur Co stopping at the Gunter. L J Blocker of Dallas a guest at the St Anthony. Mr and Mrs J M Whitton of Jourdanton stopping at the Gunter. J M Purcell chief clerk of the Menger returned from Fort Worth. W W Moss district manager of American Tobacco Co of New York among new arrivals at the St Anthony. Ira Willie of Dallas registered at T C Underwood guest at the Menger. J W Wood of San Marcos in San Antonio for the day. Mrs J L Butler left for Texarkana to visit her parents then join husband in Kentucky for the summer returning in early fall.
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W. H. Hill
el Paso
Tex
St. Anthony
Mra
E. P. Johnson
Falfurrias
Gunter
H. M. Skelton
Brownsville
Menger
Ira M. Ward
del Rio
A. M. Swan
Pittsburg
John M. Townsend
Mission
San Antonio
T. M. Bates
Dallas
W. Coquille
Standard Sulphur Company
New Orleans
L. J. Blocker
J. M. Whitton
Jourdanton
J. M. Purcell
Fort Worth
W. W. Moss
American Tobacco Company
New York
Ira Willie
T. C. Underwood
Texas
Sterling Gum Company
J. W. Wood
San Marcos
J. L. Butler
Texarkana
W. H. Lumpkin
Kentucky
Home Guard Elects Beeville Officers in July Assembly
Beeville Texas residents gather at the courthouse for the Home Guard elections. C H McDowell is named captain with Grover Heldenfels and C A Heldenfels as lieutenants, H J Stovall named first sergeant. County Attorney C F Troy becomes bugler. An advisory board of five will handle uniforms and arms as drills are set for Monday evenings.
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Beeville
Tex
Home Guard
C. H. McDowell
Grover Heldenfels
C. A. Heldenfels
E. E. Binford
H. J. Stovall
C. F. Troy
McDowell
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Peterson
Tanding
Pture
Ward
Willett’s Orchestr
Crockett
Dr. Foster
Gibbs Bldg
Aes Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
Adv
Phone Crockett
Kuntz- Albaugh Lumber Co
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Young & Ramsey
Cro
Lakeview Avenue
Kunta-Albaugh Lumber Co
W. G. Schuwirth & Co
W. Commerce St
W. O. W. Hall
Willett's
J. F. Carl and
R. H. Ward
Bedell Building
O'Connell Loan Co
E. Houston St
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Dulling Printing Co. C
Ralph Cameron
Boarg
Paul H. Scholz
Ady
Si Whitexfords
Sea Island
Travis ST
Conference of Commissioners
Wolff & Marx
Ofien- Artio
Whiting
Organdie Glace
Tomorow
Eton
Madras
Knickerbockers
Houston Street
Washer Bros. Co
The
Wolff & Marx Co
Schmidt
Bommaster
Lincoln
Santa Claus
Miss Nichols
Ittle
Jimmy
Germany
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