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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1913

Page

5

Crescent Theater Show Promises Elks and Dalton Outlaws

The Crescent presents Are You an Elk a Belville production with a celebrated quartet, popular chorus, and seven shows due to demand. Tonight prize contests offer valuable gifts including a dinner set. Tomorrow Grand screens The Dalton Outlaws three reels with Ed Dalton at the door. Military battle planned for Wednesday and stage numbers Thursday feature Grace Ellis Justin Seegs and Roy Rogers.

the Crescent Crescent Theater Belville Wright The Crescent Ager Wittels Dalton Outlaws Edward Emmitt Dalton Ed Dalton Dalton Brothers Daltons Texas National Guard Bowen's Island Little Grace Ellis Justin Seegs Roy Rogers

Country Store Night at the Grand Opera House

Tonight at the Grand Opera House a top country store night will be presented. One of the season’s biggest and best country stores acts is expected to draw a large audience.

Nignt Grand Opera House

Royal Theater Presents Five First Run Features This Week

The program includes the Mutual and General service picks with the Mutual Weekly. Highlights include the fiftieth anniversary Gettysburg war veterans event, Smith in the Wilderness, an Edison comedy, two amateur shows, and the biblical spectacle The Miracle.

Royal Theater Mutual General Gettysburg Far West Edison Players the Royal

Top of the Town at St. Anthony Reof Garden

The St Anthony Reof Garden is hailed as a premier dining and listening spot with music tonight featuring soloist Signor Arturo Lugaro noted for a strong bari tone.

St. Anthony Reof Garden Arturo Lugaro

Sausage buyers urged to look for tin tag freshness

A brief advisory from Union Meat Company urges customers to ask for sausage with a tin tag to ensure fresh wholesome goods. The notice directs shoppers to see the display in the lobby of the Grand Opera House.

Grand Opera House Union Meat Company

Endurance Run Entries Open for San Antonio to Galveston

San Antonio motorists may enter the Automobile Club endurance run to Galveston until midnight with W Furlong Jr closing entries. The route leader D E Colp outlined a path from San Antonio through Sutherland Springs to Victoria and Cuero with a return via Victoria Gollagy or Yorktown Kennedy Karnes City and Floresville. Final plans will be discussed at the Menger Hotel luncheon tomorrow at 12 30 PM before the Saturday 9 AM start.

Automobile Club Galveston W. Furlong Jr American Automobile Association Bey Menger Hotel San Antonio D. E. Colp Bexar County Highway League Kennedy Karnes City Floresville Colp Beeville

Bee County to vote on $100000 road bond issue

A Bee County vote on a $100000 road bond issue is set for Wednesday as local officials and citizens rally behind better roads. Packard dealers from the area received invitations to the annual convention aboard a Detroit & Cleveland line lake steamer on September 10 with Packard reps and local sellers planning to attend.

Bee County Citizen’s Auto Company Packard Detroit & Cleveland Packard Selling Organization

Premier cars travel tour hit by desert flood delay

A telegram from John B. Orman reports during the Indiana Manufacturers tour a cloudburst near Green River Utah marooned two Premier team cars and five others but did not disable any machine. The delay prompted a schedule change and the party reached Price Utah on July 18.

John B. Orman Indiana Pacific Collins Auto Company Green River Utah Price

Waterman drives 1910 Buick to win Los Angeles race

Buick agency officials tout the 1910 Buick entered by a University of California student Waterman who paid $50 for a used car. He beat Barney Oldfield by over a minute, passing 27 cars to finish ahead of Oldfield in his Fiat, which ended fourth. Waterman had rebuilt the vehicle since purchase.

Buick San Francisco University of California Waterman Barney Oldfield Fiat

Local travelers report road work on Wetmore to Val Verde route

Mr and Mrs Gus Jorke and Mr and Mrs William Hensler made a 110 mile trip to Val Verde and back in the Jorke car. They note substantial road work on the Wetmore Val Verde road. W H Davis Buick agent from Gonzales was in town and drove home last night in a Buick model 31 touring car.

Gus Jorke William Hensler Val Verde Jorke Wetmore W. H. Davis Buick Gonzales

Local residents purchase agency vehicles in Smithville test drive

Dr. T. Stansey of Smithville also test drove a car of the same model and purchased from the agency nearby.

Dr. T. Stansey Smithville

Found Dead in Bed in San Antonio Shipping Clerk

William Murphy a 54 year old shipping clerk for Newton Weller and Wagner was found dead in his bed at his apartments at Macon and North Flores. He complained of pain near the heart and the physician suspects heart trouble. The coroner has not yet rendered a verdict. Murphy a Detroit native had lived in San Antonio five years. His widow and daughter in Detroit survive. The Pearce Robinson Undertaking Company holds the body pending word from relatives.

William Murphy Newton, Weller & Wagner Macon North Flores Streets Murphy Detroit Mich

Surprise party for New York guests dazzles local teens

About thirty young people gathered Saturday evening at Mrs. L. J. Wesing's home to honor Misses Eugenia and Theresa Lieck of New York visiting relatives in the city. Dancing and refreshments highlighted the event.

New York L. J. Wesing Eugenia Theresa Lieck

Brady Huerler Wedding At St Marys Church

A quiet wedding was solemnized at 7 o'clock Saturday evening at St Marys Church. The couple Michael Albert Brady and Miss Eleanor M Huerler were married by Rev Father Hass. Attending were Miss Edith Huerler and Adolph Huerler, sister and brother of the bride.

Judge Pope Family Return From Visit in Goliad

Judge G. E. Pope and family returned to their home in Goliad after a pleasant visit to Dr. and Mrs. G. N. Keeling. J. Hugh Ware and daughter Miss Grace of Rogers Texas were guests of the Keelings at 618 East Locust Street. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon San Antonio Alumni banquet, a six course dinner at the Automobile Club, drew members from ten large American universities including E. W. Gaffney and others.

G. E. Pope Goliad G. N. Keeling J. Hugh Ware Miss Grace Rogers, Tex East Locust Street San Antonio Sigma Alpha Epsilon Automobile Club E. W. Gaffney RK. C. Gill Thomas Jarrell Cc. R. Hine Melrose Holmgreen G. A. Morris E. H. Powell Will Church Alex Walthall Boazman Charles Gaddis Willis Howard A. C. Dickinson

Ladies Plan Travels and Social Events Across Cities

Miss Lady Brady and Miss Lulu Weeks sail from New Orleans to New York after leaving Beaumont and New Orleans last week. Eugenia Nordhaus heads to Galveston Houston and Victoria for three weeks guests of friends. Miss Elizabeth and Miss Eleanor Meyer returned from Galveston. Mrs. Guy M. Tune visits Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Crehan sail from New Orleans to New York to visit Misses Sarah and Amelia Crehan. St Patrick's Church ladies host 4 to 11 pm social on church lawn with Knights of Columbus orchestra. Mr. and Mrs. Van A. Petty Jr stay at Nueces Hotel in Corpus Christi. Claire Ripps in Center Point and Boerne. Marguerite Meyer hosts birthday party with peanut hunt and pink green theme lunch.

Lady Brady Lulu Beaumont New Orleans New York Niagara Falls Chicago W. M. Crehan Momus Sarah and Amelia Crehan Henry Street Brooklyn Ladies of St. Patrick’s Church Willow and van Ness Streets Knights of Columbus Orchestra Marguerite Meyer Cedar Street

Mrs Gordon Rives Catts Guests in Verbena Alabama

Mrs Gordon Rives Catts and her husband visit in Verbena Alabama with Lieutenant Catts' parents as hosts and greetings arrive from Kathleen Scott.

Gordon Rives Catts Kathleen Scott Verbena Ala Lieutenant Catts

Marriage of Osivia Bordelon and Tom Burch Linked to Arcadia Ceremony

Announcement notes the marriage of Osivia F. Bordelon of this city to Miss Tom Burch, solemnized last Wednesday in Arcadia Louisiana. San Antonio visitor Mrs. Clara Duggan Madison attended and played a role in the wedding match. The former Miss Burch is well known in this city for years spent with Mrs. Madison while studying.

Osivia F. Bordelon Tom Burch Arcadia San Antonio Clara Duggan Madison

Party Invitation For Miss Willie Rame's Overnight Event

Miss Willie Rame hosts Houston guests Miss Alma Carey and Miss Inez Carey for an evening spend the night gathering. An early automobile ride around the loop precedes a midnight lunch at the hostess home.

Willie 'Rame Alma Inez Carey Houston

Merry Maids Host Watermelon Party Dance

The Merry Maids Musical Club held a watermelon party Friday at the home of Miss Lorene Tengg. Bunco awards went to Misses Willie Frame Alma Carey and to Arthur Whittington and Carter Griner.

Merry Maids Merry Maids’ Musical Club Lorene Tengg Bunco Willie Frame Alma Carey Arthur Whittington Carter Griner

K. K. G. Club Holds Saturday Meeting

The K. K. G. Club met Saturday afternoon with Miss Helen Hull on St. James street. After the business meeting the members played games, and refreshments were served.

Helen Hull St. James Street

Miss Norma Icke Heads to Schleswig to Visit Relatives

Miss Norma Icke of 423 South Presa street will depart tomorrow to Schleswig to visit relatives, planning a family reunion and travel arrangements.

Norma Icke South Presa Street Schulenburg

Dinner Plans For Civic Progress At Gunter Hotel

Citizens officials of civic organizations and women’s clubs meet at the St Anthony Hotel this afternoon at 4 30 to discuss the progress and civic spirit dinner planned for Thursday on the Gunter Hotel lawn. The event aims for 1000 guests to celebrate the large bond issue victory with a concise two minute limit per speaker. The full program will be set this afternoon and preparations begin to make the dinner the largest of its kind in San Antonio.

Gunter Hotel St. Anthony San Antonio

Lower Rates Effective In Minnesota Rate Cases

ST PAUL Minn July 21 new passenger and freight rates ordered by the United States Supreme Court in its recent decision in the Minnesota rate cases became effective today. Passenger rates are reduced to two cents a mile and the new freight rates carry reductions of from five to forty per cent.

St, Paul, Minn United States Supreme Court Minnesota

Young School Teacher Killed in Hawkins Shooting

Corbett Wyatt, a young school teacher, was shot and killed at Hawkins on Saturday night in Big Sandy Texas. J B Matheson, a 56 year old farmer, was arrested amid unclear motives. Matheson’s preliminary trial was set for today in Hawkins.

Big Sandy Tex Corbett Wyatt Hawkins J. B. Matheson Matheson

Swift & Company Beef Sales Report for San Antonio

Swift and Company reporting fresh beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending July 19 averaged 9.89 cents per pound. The adv. notes weekly pricing and distribution details for the Texas market.

Swift & Company San Antonio

Melons on Ice Bond's Advertisement at 236 East Houston

An advertisement lists Bond's at 236 East Houston Street offering ice cold melons for sale. The brief note marks a retail item in a city street location.

Bond's East Houston Street

Shenk Drowns In Bath Tub At Home

D. H. Shenk president of Shenk Construction Company and former head of Oklahoma City Construction Company, drowned in a bath tub at his Little Rock home after recent fall from a building that fractured his foot.

Shenk Little Rock Ark D. H. Shenk The Shenk Construction Company Oklahoma City Construction Company

German Sailing Ship Elio Reported Lost Near Chile

Hamburg July 21 The German sailing ship Elio of 5791 tons net and a crew of 20 has been given up as lost. She sailed from Talcahuano on May 11 for Mejillones and is believed to have gone down off the coast of Chile.

Hamburg Elio Talcahuano Mejillones Chile

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Hardman Marshall & Wendell Brewster Segerstrom Im Society Beulah B. Patterson J. F. Noffsinger Margaret Palmer Springfield West End Lake Robert Scott Erna Elmendorf Henry Elmendorf South Alamo Street Missionary Society of McKinley Avenue Sir Ae J. T. Hess Hess Street A. W. Thanherser Mae Hess North Flores Street Sutherland Springs Ted Milburn Lily Cahill Dallas Oak Cliff Viewpoint Miss Cahill Mrs. Admiston Missionary Societies Travis Park Methodist Church Harry Huston Alamo Heights Circle Louise Frances Lucas Hetta Seebe Annie Meier Gladys Dreiss Olivia Rossy Mary Kusch Order Hoerner Alice Rossy Delia Smith Helen Grona Anita Fries Zulema Olsen Lilly Frank Pauline Maggott Cecile Meyer Stella Mueller Lille Koch Helen Kress Helen Daniels Alma Hart Edith Crow Elizabeth Wunder Westminster League of Westminster Presbyterian Church John Thompson Regina Hesse Miriam Schmidt Lydia Pagel Ella Hesse Mildred Hesse Thelma Wolverton Mary Dickey Ruth Behring Ollie Stratton Rex Logan Fred Philippi Carl Behring Burke Brooks II Dickey W. 8. Seele Walworth Livingston Crockett Avor Corner Travis and Soledad Sts Hertzberg E. Hertzberg Jewelry CO Cor. Houston St. Mary’s Sts Ginderella Alamo Plaza Nadine Paris Tenn Eugenia Nordhaus Victoria Elizabeth Eleanor Meyer Guy M. Tune James C. Tune West Mrs. van A. Petty Jr Nueces Hotel Corpus Christi Claire Ripps Center Point Boerne Fomby-Jones Company A. Collmann Gunter Uneeda Biscuit Uneeda National Biscuit Company
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