Family reduced to poverty seeks aid in San Antonio
A Mexican refugee family of six children and parents, including an engineer father, fled to San Antonio with little after losing work and facing illness. The mother, in desperation, killed her wife and wrote a letter to a classmate, Mrs. Wheeler Pettus, who helped with temporary relief. Efforts now aim to find work for the father and a sewing machine to enable the mother to support the family, with inquiries to Miss T. T. McKnight as Mrs Pettus departs. Assistance amount noted as Travty 695.
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Mexico
San Antonio
Wheeler Pettus
St. Mary’s Hall
Lecture Itinerary Change Delays Texas Tour
The lecture itinerary for a Texas tour has been altered due to impassable roads on the 8A UL and GU highway. Lecturers will travel by rail from Kingsville to Raymondville, with autos provided to Brownsville and surrounding valley points, departing Mission Tuesday morning June 8.
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Rilo Grande
San Antonio
Tursday
Manning
Kinsatille
Odem
Kingevilly
Kingsville
Raymondville
Brownsville
Mission
School Board Moves to New Quarters in City Building
The school board office relocates from the Prudent Life building to fourth floor of State Bank & Trust building. Four new offices, a private president’s office, superintendent and assistant offices, reception area, and a large board meeting room are provided. President Tivod plans to keep office hours Sundays 1 to 3 p.m. Superintendent Takin’s term ends May, Paul Schelz acts as superintendent until Meek arrives in August.
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School Board
Ald ‘Marters
Prudental Life
State Bank & Trust
Uleu Zomething Nes
Tivod
Sanday
Takin
San Antonio
Black Woman Slashed in Left Side During Argument
Maggie Walters, a Black woman, was slashed on the left side during a heated exchange with another Reavers member. Police report injuries are non life threatening. Investigating officers seek witnesses and review footage from nearby cameras.
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Maggie Walters
North Mores Street
Willexves
Caiserun Street
Uniform Laws Urged on Taxation of Foreign Corporations
A Washington report notes lack of uniform state taxation laws harms business and causes revenue loss. It urges standardization, presenting a draft uniform corporation law and a comparison of existing statutes for inter state commerce.
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Washington
Cy Tune
Wilson
Bureau of Corporations
National Conference
Escape Tale From Kronstad Near Cork Strike Submarine
Lalu Messel of the Kronstad reports a dramatic escape after a German submarine attack near Cork on May 6. The Norwegian steamer, then about 40 miles off Cork, halted engines as a torpedo fired, prompting a sudden reverse and a near collision with the torpedo. The submarine’s name and color were read, and Kronstad carried ballast at that time.
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Galvaston
Lex
Lalu Messel
Steat Shi Kronstad
Ardrossan
Cuntain Measel
Irasstud
Cork
Isronatad
Coluca
Children in Musicale At Woman's Club May Afternoon
A Kindergarten themed musicale will be presented by windergartners at the Woman's Club salon in May. Miss H. Alice Holnizin guides juvenile pupils in a public demonstration featuring Tom Burnin 6 Byron Eastham 5 Dorothy Lek rounn 10 Linen Andree 40 Mabel Soutlevell 12 Isssie Edwards 10 Waldine Thieve 12 and Harold Wilson 14.
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Worn
H. Alice Holnizin
Tom Burnin
Byron Eastham
Dorothy
Lekrounn
Linen Andree
Miss Graham Receives Personal Letter from Cobb
Irwin S. Cobb, the war correspondent, sent a thank you note to Miss Margaret Graham III of the Internal Revenue Service, praising her for writing to him and expressing pleasure at her appreciation of his stories. He also mentions enjoying a planned visit to the Grand Canyon.
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Margaret
Graham T
Henry
Migg
Graham
Internal Revenue Service
Bedefal Huiliing Ig
Irwin S. Cobb
Cobb
Grand Canyon
The Spark That Fired Europe
San Antonio Light reviews Willis J. Abbotts The Nations at War a comprehensive illustrated book based on White and Gray papers. The work covers the first six months of World War I with authentic photographs and analysis by international and American contributors.
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Europe
Mathood
Willis J. Abbot
Suneet Teen 3
San Antonio Light
Denuely
House Sample Knitted Underwear At One Third Off
A sale offers two thousand house samples of knitted underwear in cotton lisle silk and silk lisle in weights for summer and light Ty materials. Items include vests pants and union suits priced from 19 cents to 1.50 with regular values listed up to 2.40.
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America
Wolstow
Anniversary Neckwear Sale Drops Prices Again
Summer neckwear that was special at 25 and 50 cents is now 19 and 39 cents. Neckwear made for us to offer extraordinary values at regular prices includes 25 and 50 cent collars, collar and cuff sets, and organdie and laces at 19 and 39 cents in a remarkable anniversary offer.
Silk Milanese Gloves Sixteen-Button Length on Sale
Novelty silk gloves in Milanese fabric with double finger tips and guaranteed quality. Available white with self or black embroidery, black and white combos, two-clasp style. Kayser gloves offered at 98 cents per pair, regular 1.50. On sale at Welfeans First Floor.
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Welfeans
Muslin Undergarments Special at One Dollar
Extraordinary sale on fine undergarments including night gowns embroidered with lace and yoke in Empire style, white and pink crepe night gowns, corset tops with lace and embroidery, envelope chemise, drawers, and underskirts trimmed with lace medallions and beading. Anniversary special features a $1 garment.
Embroidered Organdies and Voiles at Special Prices
Textile listing notes Embroidered Organdies at 2.50 regular, now 1.29 per yard. Forty inch organdic azurette and air-line cloth imported with colors. Embroidered Voiles priced 59c quality 39c. White voile embroidery, 27 inches wide, launderable colors. Crepe and Lace Cloth 10c quality 6c, 27 inches wide. two thousand yards in stock.
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Walfean
Women Handkerchiefs at Clearance Prices in Local Ad
Advertises women handkerchiefs in several price tiers 5c 10c 25c 60c and 35c six for 26c. Emphasizes regular stock halved by hemstitched and embroidered initials with special values for women’s linen and hemstitched mull goods. Wolfason?
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Wallace
Bleached and Unbleached Domestic Fabrics and Decoratives
A listing of yard wide fabrics including bleached and unbleached domestics in various weights and finishes. Selections cover dress ginghams cambric underwear fabrics and calicoes with prices per yard, plus wall paper canvas and colored oi cloth in multiple widths and colorings.
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E Yard
Amoskeag
Traymore
Weily
Dogs Safe for 10 Days as City Lacks Licenses
City officials paused dog licensing for the new year after a midnight Monday stroke, leaving owners to feed or control dogs for about ten days. Commissioner Garin will oversee issuing licenses once the city can fund it and police chief directs stray or unlicensed dog watch duties. Roowttl notes a 765 penalty in Sutherland Springs and Bundy Spleral! 9:18 a.m. (Agg.)
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le Olty
Tanio
Lancaster
Browsee
Garin
Peltty Sutherland Springs
Unclear OCR fragment from Sunset House page
Fragmentary text from a transcription appears garbled with names and places unreadable, offering no clear event or context to summarize into a standard news item. Further readable content needed to produce a proper title and summary.
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