County primaries spark a county city machine clash
A county city machine battle lines the coming Democratic primaries as opponents vow to attack the courthouse organization. Key races in Precincts 1 2 3 and 4 unfold with Rubiola Lamm McAskill Archer Coy Lewis Newton Welkins Feillbaum Gutzeit Menefee Vanlandingham Klaus Meyers Covington Yaegley Sommer and others amid June filing and heated campaigning.
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Dan Lewis
Nat ‘Lewis
Lewis
Tom Newton
Ed J. Wilkens
James Vanlandingham
Jake Klaus
Henry Meyer
Harvey Beck
J. H. Covington
A. Y. Yaegley
BE. E Sommer
McAskill Enters Race for District Attorney Post
San Antonio lawyer and Bexar County legislator A D McAskill 47 announces candidacy for district attorney subject to Democratic primaries this summer. He has served two terms in the legislature, led the floor fight for the Gibson bill and aims to enforce laws equitably if elected.
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Ad. A. McAskill
Bexar County
McAskill
San Antonio
North Carolina
Gibson
Ferguson
Iss
House
Texas
Federal Court Heads to Austin for June Term
The May term of federal court in San Antonio will adjourn Monday and move to Austin to open the June term on Tuesday. Judge Gordon Russell of Sherman, Texas will preside in Austin, replacing Judge Sheppard who left Dallas for a special case. Judge Maxey, ill in Austin, has recovered and travels north for his health.
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Federal Court
San Antonio
Austin
Gordon Russell
Sherman
Tex
W. B. Sheppard
Dallas
T. 8. Maxey
North
Concert at Army Post by Third Field Artillery Band
The Third Field Artillery Band will present a concert at Fort Sam Houston lower post on Monday afternoon. Program arranged by Chief Musician A C Pentland includes The Beautiful Galatea Overture, Waltz Elia, Dance of the Hours, The Wall Street Girl, Melody in F, One Step On the 5:15. A second concert by the same band is set for Thursday afternoon.
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Third Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
A. C. Pentland
Walts
Elia
Gio- Optoe
Ponchielli
Bk Heboeest
Memorial Meeting Honors Sholom Alachim Humorous Author
A memorial gathering for Sholom Alachim will be held Monday evening at Modern Woodman Hall, 117 North Flores Street. Jewish organizations present a program including songs, recitations in Yiddish, translations, a vocal solo, a humorous recital, an address, and Chopin's funeral march.
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Sholom Alachim
Woodman Hall
North Flores Street
Minna Burg
Rabbi Gerstein
el Moloh Rahmim
Cantor
A. S. Weiner
Max Mipos
A. Goldman
A. J. Kaufman
M. OD. Paglin
Chopin
Florence Ramer
Licenses Issued for Most Insurance Firms in State
Austin June 10 licenses issued by the State Department of Insurance and Banking cover all five insurance companies except three Texas concerns and four out of state associations remain unlicensed. An out of state fire company is expected to receive licensing soon. Two Texas fraternals have issued policies with paid up values under investigation by the attorney general's department. An advertised Southern Pacific schedule lists a Sutherlang Springs round trip with Sunday departures at 8:15 p.m. and 6:1 a.m.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Insurance and Banking
Texas
Attorney General’s Department
Second Baby Conference in May Next Year
San Antonio's Baby Health Conference closed after five days of examinations with 600 to 700 babies scored. Plans for a bigger May next year include reexamining previous participants and adding out of town babies from Uvalde Pearsall Austin and Del Rio.
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San Antonio
George B. Peyton
Peyton
W. A. King
W. W. Herring
Board of Health
E. §. Parsons
Public Health Nurse Association
Theo. Y. Hull
Mary Harper
C. H. Woodson
Ross Davis
Frank Fogelson
Helen Arthur
A. Miller
E. A. Jakeman
A. B. Llayes
L. Degas
Lillian Rogers
Haggard
8. Hospital
Santa Rosa Infirmary
City Hospital
Lee Surgical Hospital
Uvalde
Pearsall
Austin
del Rio
B. L. Arms
Arms
Armes
A. W. King
Council of Mothers In Charge
Benno Kayton
Charles Woodson
Rosy Davis
M. B. Srifth
Regina Smith
Auto Club to Entertain Membe rs Dance at North Loop
The Automobile Club plans a special program for members at its North Loop home Tuesday evening. An old fashioned chicken dinner will be served early. The event is part of a series of member chances. Joe Walsh reports more than a dozen new members joined in the last week. Directors moved the club to align with other civic organizations boosting interest in club affairs.
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The
Automobile Club
North Loop
Joe Walsh
First Aid Classes Open at YWCA With Twenty Enrolled
Two classes in first aid to the injured and Red Cross work recently organized at the Young Women's Christian Association yield twenty enrolled students. A third class is forming with vacancies. meetings set for Mondays and Thursdays at 11:16 am with Monday notification required. The Business Girls' class meets at 6:30 pm Monday at the Association building and all registrationsare due Monday evening.
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Red Cross
Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
Britons Far From Doing Utmost Says London Editor
In a London dispatch Sir Leo Chiozza Money argues Britons are far from doing their utmost. He criticizes underused labor, weak munitions effort, and late effective blockade while urging imperial leadership and broader mobilization for war.
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London
Northcliffe
Leo Chiozza
Sons of the Empire
Asquith
Mnn
France
Mr. Asquith
Wds
Army
Navy
Air Service
England
City Budget Slashed West Travis Widening Cut
Mayor Brown trims city expenditures from 2 027 000 to 1 633 581 with a 1.78 tax rate per 100. West Travis street widening costs drop to about 26 000. sewer and street dept reductions hit streets, sewers, and maintenance. Budget to council Monday for adoption largely as proposed.
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Savor Brown
Brown
West Travis
Obraje Street
West Travis Street
Main Avenue
Santa Rosa Infirmary
Kearny
General Fund
Lambert
Uhr
Garland
New Arrivals and Guests At Local Hotels
A parade of visitors checks into San Antonio hotels with guests from New York Austin Kerrville Laredo Dallas Waco Memphis and Galveston. Names include J P O'Donnell D C Reed J H Autry A M Price J Apple Mrs M J Bitice Fred Williams E Prokose W B Baker and others at the Menger St Anthony and Gunter.
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J. P. O'Donnell
New York
Menger
D. Cc. Reed
Austin
St. Anthony
J. H. Autry
Kerrville
Gunter
Ww. E. Lucas
Laredo
A. M. Price
Dalles
Edward A. Mullaly
Dallas
J. Apple
Waco
B. D. Adams
Galesburg
Neal Bessel
Belton
Emily Pitts
Memphis
M. J. Bitice
Dei Ripping
Eee
W. B. Baker
Corpus Chri
E. Prokose
H. C. Hayman
Esate
Anthony
Ping
Warehouse Law Endorsed By Southwest Texas District Farmers' Union
A called meeting of the Southwest Texas District Farmers' Union in San Antonio adopted resolutions urging strict observance of the state warehouse and marketing law. Leaders H N Pope and F Steves spoke on educating members, financing for marketing, and penalties to prevent bale tare after ginning.
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Southwest Texas
F. Steves
Range
District Union
H. W. Butts
Albert Bilhartz
J. 8
Alrhart
State of Texas
Southwest Texas District Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas
Texas
San Antonio
Passing of the Ox in Manchester New Hampshire
A Peterborough Transcript item notes two pairs of oxen meeting on Main Street in Manchester. The piece recalls when oxen were common for hauling and town work, contrasting past road projects with modern motive power, while including a quoted Philadelphia remark about bravery and barbarity from Ex-President Taft.
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Manchester
N. H
Peterborough Transcript
New Hampshire
Peterborough
Descent Into Hell Fire In Meuse Trench Battle
A French war correspondant reports at Dead Man Hill near Paris the use of liquid fire amid trench fighting. He recalls soldiers grimly describing flames and screams as German trenches collapse under infernal weapons, including a discovered liquid fire apparatus.
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Paris
Meuse
Pierre D
Dead Man Hill
Hell
Corporal V
Rell
Expert Without Hands Carlisle Man of Many Skills
Carlisle resident Luther Crawford leads West Fairview Borough Council and writes with pen and shorthand, operates a typewriter, shoots pool, and rows or paddles with ease. A former bookkeeper, he types twenty five words per minute and speeds through shorthand at one hundred. He is also a skilled gunner canoeist and pool player. A little girl named Priecitla prays for friends to be healthy and neatly dressed.
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Carlisle
Pennsylvania
Luther Crawford
West Fairview
Priecitla
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