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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
27
Commissioner Uhr announced steps to form a traffic squad to stop speeding and patrol downtown streets. He aims to increase officers and patrol hours from morning to mid-evening, posting official orders to arrest violators and focusing on intersections with main thoroughfares.
At a meeting, the board accepted resignations of several faculty members including Lewis J. Wane from economics Holmes, B L Arms from preventive medicine, J Carleton Bell from teaching, and J Kuehne from architecture. Leaves of absence granted for study and family reasons. New appointments include W M Graft as secretary to the president and several instructors and adjuncts across Romance languages English and preventive medicine. May 15 resignation date for Kuehne. other resignations effective September 1.
Typhoid fever epidemic declared at Brenham Texas by Dr W Ben Collins state health officer after inspection alongside YH Ehiers sanitary engineer They also toured Anderson Trinity Houston Cherokee and Angeline counties noting improved conditions and plans for sewage disposal The article mentions sealed proposals for screening porches of twenty six officers quarters due by June 23 1916 and further information in the official notice.
In San Antonio youths show strong interest in the Boy Scout movement with over 300 seeking information and forms at headquarters. Several new troops are forming, with Rev Thrman W Griffith named scout master, and Scout Commissioner W Quails arranging a summer camp. In Breville Tex on June 14 Buford Brown and Mabel Dugat wed at the Catholic rectory, pair to reside in Austin.
The forty fourth annual commencement at St Mary's College was held Tuesday night at Beethoven Hall. Six graduates included Robert E. Beatty and Arthur L. Braden the valedictorian. Judge James R. Davis delivered the principal address. Medals and diplomas were awarded across departments. The tax case of Sam Farquhar continued in Trevis county court.
The case against Karl K. Dedow, former Harris County tax collector, proceeds with affidavits showing the defendant unable to attend court. The schedule lists travel times on Sundays by the Southern Pacific line.
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