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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1917

Page

3

San Antonio Summer Normal 1917 Terms Open June 14

The 1917 term of the San Antonio Summer Normal begins June 14 at Main Avenue High School and runs to July 26. pamphlets outline ev ence requirements and studies. The six week drawing course aids teachers in primary work. Enrollment last year reached 425. more expected this summer. Faculty includes Marshall Johnston and W J Knox among others.

San Antonio Main Avenue High School Ning Normal San Antonio Normal The Marshall Johnston Co. A. Arnold Stephen F. Austin William Madderra Beeville W. J. Knox Navarro H. H. Ryan San Antonio High School Ahad Gibbons Sidney Co. Smith

Civil service exams for stenographers and typewriters issued

The United States civil service commission announces frequent tests for stenographers and typewriters due to an emergency. Both men and women may apply. Additional examinations include mechanical draftsman in the Navy’s bureau of ordnance and various cloth and merchandise examiners. A radio laboratory assistant exam is set for June 26, with an inspector of cloth also on that date.

United States Civil Service Commission Bureau of Ordnance Navy Department

Charters Filed for Several Texas Firms and Amendments

Charters filed for Border Hotel Company El Paso with 9900 capital stock and incorporators Knoblauch Taylor and Finley. DeLeon Compress and Warehouse Company De Leon with 40000 capital stock and incorporators Starr Wood and Underwood. Commercial Guaranty State Bank Nacogdoches and Del Rio and Western Telephone Company Del Rio seek capital increases to 100000 and 200000. Morey Shaber Construction Company of Texas dissolves.

Austin Tex Border Hotel Company el Paso Capital Charles F. Knoblauch A. A. Taylor C. H. Finley DeLeon Compress and Warehouse Company DeLeon William B. Starr W. L. Wood H. I. Underwood Commercial Guaranty State Bank Nacogdoches del Rio and Western Telephone Company del Rio Morey- Shaber Construction Company of Texas

Fire Department Chief Bishop Confirmed in San Antonio

San Antonio approves W P Bishop as fire chief after nomination by Commissioner Lowther at Monday meeting. He takes oath, bonds, and rides to Central Station with retiring chief Phil Wright amid cheers. The session also confirms police and city posts including J Ed Wilkins city recorder and Robert J McMillan city attorney among 200 appointments. routine business, resignations, and a moral cleanup pledge follow.

W. P. Bishop San Antonio Lowther Garland Wright Harmony Bishop J. Ed Wilkins City Recorder Robert J. McMillan Bell U. S. Algee R. L. Dalton Hans Helland Heuermann James Hughes Lambert Lancaster Massey Dave Coy Frank Brown James Stevens Barney D. Welch J. W. Caruthers T. O. Miller J. D. Kirk William Polian E. P. Ezell Police George N. Huntress W. E Mahone George L. Rupe James W. Irvin Jeff Anderson Russell Beck John Stowe Lonnie Crow Clifford Ramschissel FE. L. Ankerson W. T. Smith E. Weakley A. Saucedo D. L. Bradshaw J. 8 Lurber H. A. Ward T. J. Brady Max Fues Charles Burger W. T. Carver Tom Carver Ed Morin R. H. Roberts P. C. Schoffenberg P. E. Wilson A. Munoz M. L. Kelly W. M. Myer W. M W. Baker George W. Hale Dave Crow M. H. Norton L. S. Hoag L. R. Casanova R. M. Sulpica Louis Lopez T. B. Curtis R. M. Pittman George Price George Copp Pat Lapham W. W. Carpenter T. J. Moore William B. Rice Adam J. Hice W. E. Kilborn H. R. Morrell Carlos Ogden T. N. Horres James F. Guerra C. P. Homen Joe Kohr Peter J. Jonas Verney Stephens George Autrey F. M. McGee W. C. Lane Jr W. R. Portis W. Fitch Manuel Valdez Victor Vidal John Calderon A. P. Kneeland J. E. Long M. Cocke Emil Braun W. G. Maltsberger Angel J. Guerrero A. R. Gonzales Victor Morel G. V. Smith Joe Foster August Keiffer C. Raeber G. A. Fischer Arthur L. Vollmer L. A. Morin Belle Cloonan I. Ewig Joe Hickman Rodman A. Booker H. J. Neal M. H. Redwood A. C. Nesbit Levelman J. F. Camp Sever Enaver G. H. Cumberland C. P. Boon J. D. Dunsmore F. L. Lovett J. C. Davis J. J. Rheiner J. N. Gallagher W. S. Dellery T.S. Walker M. O. Fagan R. V. Ketchum Oscar Rice W. H. Bohannon Fred Spencer A. Lockwood W. G. Sieckenies Walter Fries W. Surkey Ramon Beincourt Colglazier Construction Company Board of Health Edwin H. Dignowity War Department

Linen and textile sale highlights with reduced yardage

Advertises 72 inch damasks at 49c per yard and related textiles. Includes full bleached satin finish and Marseilles patterns, hemmed items, and large towels with discounts. Also offers crochet and lace edged pieces, scarves, centerpieces, bath rugs, and cretonne edges with prices from 12c to 1.29 each.

Marseilles

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