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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
5
Mrs Ed Graebner hosted the U C K Card Club yesterday afternoon with bands and punch during games. Prizes went to Mrs Ed Graebner and Mrs James Drake Jr. The next meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Irvin on Guenther Street.
The James Lewis Baraca Class of Government Hill Methodist Church will meet tomorrow evening in the church annex.
Mr and Mrs Charles Heiligmann announce the engagement of their daughter Minnie to Alexander Peter Hicks. The marriage is planned for 7 with details to follow.
An event is planned for Saturday evening at eight o'clock on August 2 at the German Evangelical Friedens Church, inviting attendees to attend.
Officers of the Jewish Literary Club will hold a board of directors meeting this evening at the Hebrew Institute. Members are invited to be present.
P Koenigski of Falls City James W Brown a banker of Floresville and C R Gaines of Honda are among the latest Buick buyers. Hirach drove to his home town in a new model 381 touring car yesterday afternoon.
An advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate to calm tired restless nerves and aid refreshing sleep. It claims the formula strengthens nerves and promotes rest, recommending use for fatigue and insomnia.
The eleventh annual Farmers' Union convention will gather about 3000 farmers in San Antonio August 5 to 9 with district sessions on Monday. Dallas likely to host a North Texas marketing agency, central brokerage success prompts expansion, and district unions Northeastern Central Wichita Valley and East Central will meet alongside the state event. The Chamber of Commerce arranges use of the market house hall for sessions.
The Anheuser Busch main plant and branches employ about 7,500 people. The main plant spans 142 acres, roughly 70 city blocks, with 110 separate buildings forming a city within the city.
A Florida style column extols a twenty-five foot harbor channel from Port Aransas to the mainland via Harbor City. It claims expected land value gains, stock dividends in Harbor City Terminal Corpora tion at $100 per share, and notes government dredging in stages with a push by the "25- Foot Club" of about a thousand members. Author A. D. Powers urges Texas residents to invest from San Antonio.
Boston tourist A R Faber at the Menger Hotel reports seeing a growing cork tree in San Antonio's Alamo Plaza. He claims it may be the only cork tree in the state and notes the tree’s bark resembles cork used for bottling. He also describes Mexican huts and clay water carriers with a Schaurer, New York imprint found nearby.
Miss Alice Jackson hosted a daytime musicale with a program of instrumental and vocal selections followed by refreshments and lawn games. A long list of attendees and future engagements include dances, parties, and social visits to Galveston, Roanoke, and New York, plus church and club events.
Miss Lucille Menville Gray leads a school program with violin duets and piano pieces including Symphonie Petite and Grandmother’s Minuet. Readings by Mrs. Leonard Brown Dr. R. S. Gray and students Nueda Hurt Watherine Hurt Ruth Bingaman.
Local drivers and officials call for broad common-sense traffic regulations to replace cumbersome ordinances. Community leaders favor forming a sane committee of experienced motorists to craft clear rules adaptable to all problems as the Indiana tour reports progress and coast-to-coast highway interest grows.
J. S. Williams, factory representative for Peerless Motor Car Co of Cleveland, Ohio, visited the city yesterday to confer with Woodward Carriage Co officials about the 1914 line. He departed for El Paso last night and plans to return by week’s start when several 1914 demonstrators are expected to arrive.
Mrs. P. J. McNeel of this city reports a remarkable feat driving her Detroit Electric 100 miles through San Antonio streets. The record showcases electric car performance and endurance in urban conditions.
George H. King of Ford Sales and W. W. McDonald report from a business trip to Boerne Fredericksburg and Kerrville. The Fredericksburg Ford agent contracted to sell 12 Fords this year but has already disposed of 38 and has one on the showroom floor with eight more orders sent to the factory. They traveled in a Ford touring car.
The Paige press car traveled with the Glidden tour from Minneapolis to Glacier J and carried a full telegraphic outfit and pole. It made runs to the nearest telegraph pole to connect and send messages whenever news occurred.
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