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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
5
Postmaster J J Stevens has written to Postmaster General Burreson requesting a Saturday half holiday for San Antonio post office employees. He notes banks insurance offices and many businesses grant the half day and argues it would not affect mail handling with adequate clerks on duty to prevent congestion.
Chas M Hudson and Miss Lucile Henning were married at the Episcopal Church in Pearsall with Rev A B Carver officiating. Hudson is business manager and part owner of the Pearsall Leader, and the groom is the second son of Judge R W Hudson. The bride, a Pearsall High School former teacher, is a niece of Mrs J A Pranglin. The newlyweds left for a visit to Galveston Houston and Beaumont after the ceremony.
An extended note extols S. S. S. as a universal antidote to autotoxemia and blood poisoning from undigested food, constipation, and toxins. It claims S. S. S. strengthens blood to resist germs, aids bruise recovery, and prevents ailments like rheumatism and skin conditions, urging readers to order and seek free advice from the Swift Laboratory.
A summer shower followed by a rare June cold day reduced San Antonio temperatures from the upper 80s to 68 as a cold air invasion from the north mixed with thunderstorm moisture. Weather records show June cold spells are not uncommon, with historical drops to the 50s and 60s noted in prior years. Reports from the state indicate generally cloudy conditions easing, with scattered light rains across several Texas towns.
Houston dispatch notes overcast skies and cool winds with no notable rain. Farmers face a shortage of rain needed for corn and other crops across the coast country.
More than 200 people are expected to travel by automobile train and motor car from Bexar County to attend the good roads meeting at Sutherland Springs tomorrow. Speeches barbecue and free swimming pool use are planned with an auction sale of Sutherland Springs lots in the afternoon.
Bishop J W Shaw awarded diplomas to four graduates from St Louis College during yesterday’s ceremony. Recipients included Peter Ingenhuett Comfort Thomas Paschal Sturgeon Carl Cartwright and Alex Mair San Antonio. Paschal gave the valedictory and received multiple first honors in BA and science subjects.
A Columbus Tenn. special reports L. T. Pippin of Stegler Oklahoma, after 46 years away, returned to his old home in Nashville and renewed courtship with Miss Ella Hughes. They married yesterday. An ad promotes Corpus Beach Hotel on the European plan.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruled on a cattle transport dispute from Chicago to market. The case centers on a verbal contract to feed cattle only once en route to increase weight by about 50 pounds each. The court noted the contract’s fraud risk to buyers and remanded for retrial.
The Corpus Beach Hotel on Corpus Christi Bay advertises fireproof construction and full conveniences. It invites travelers and locals from Freestone to Dallas to enjoy cool, comfortable lodging with favorable inducements to spend time there.
In Paterson New Jersey a bomb exploded in front of the home of three brothers who refused to join the silk strikers. The house was damaged but the occupants were not injured. Police noted renewed enthusiasm among strikers after the incident. A separate advertisement mentions Sunday meals at a local eatery.
Reports say all American Ice & Refining Company smelters in Mexico will shut temporarily due to fuel shortages after rail shutdowns by rebels. Aguascalientes to close this week, Velardena about a week longer, Monterey two weeks more. Thousands may lose work and some workers could join the armies in control regions. The Riverside Restaurant.
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