Garland Blocks Uhr Police Appointments In San Antonio
A stormy San Antonio city council meeting shows Mayor Brown’s allies attempting to block Commissioner Uhr from appointing six police officers. City Attorney Gillette and Mayor Pro Tem Lambert clash with Uhr Ally Garland, while a bond issue for park improvements faces protest and budget cuts.
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Uhr
Gillette
Garland
Brown
Kearny
Commission
San Antonio
E. McStravick
Fries
Rock Quarry Park
Lambert
McStravick
Garland Budget Clash Delays Action on City Budget
Commissioner Garland objects to the budget, saying he has not seen it and that the mayor should not fix it alone. Acting Mayor Lambert defers action, with Uhr supporting temporary police appointments and clashes over who may appoint officers. City Attorney Gillette cites charter rules as Uhr seeks powers and the council proceeds with routine business and small appropriations.
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Garland
Uhr
Lambert
Brown
Een
J. J. Cusack
H. H. Subira
D. Yuse
George Derrington
George Grimsinger
Charles Hildebrandt
Gus Klockenkemper
R. B. Henry
Commissioner Uhr
Commissioner Garland
Police and Fire
Gillette
Papa
San Antonio
Ayes
Ahrnay
Southern Pacific
Walnut Street
UT graduation held in Austin auditorium
University of Texas awarded degrees and certificates to 355 graduates in a commencement ceremony attended by alumni and state guests. The class included 164 Bachelor of Arts, 78 Bachelor of Laws, and several engineering, science, and education degrees with Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma III initiates noted. Chief Justice Nelson Phillips delivered the address and Dr. W. J. Battle officiated as retiring president. a musical program accompanied the exercises.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Phi Beta Kappa
Nelson Phillips
State Supreme Court
W. J. Battle
Election Ordered In County School Districts
County commissioners approved a July 10 election in District 6 to decide on issuing 5000 in bonds with J M Maltsberger serving as presiding officer. District 5 voters increased the school tax from 14 to 20 cents per $100. Action on District 34 bonds and district establishment for Schertz Line School District between Bexar and Guadalupe counties was postponed and granted respectively with Guadalupe county gaining jurisdiction.
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Maltsberger
Wag
Schertz Line
Bexar
Guadalupe
Guadalupe County
Patterson to Dallas for Texas fire insurance agents convention
Patterson will travel to Dallas June 16 for the Texas Association of local fire insurance agents annual meeting. He is slated to speak on fire waste and prevention and will return to Austin for the adjourned State Fire Insurance Commission meeting next Monday. An invitation to move the commission meeting to Galveston is under study with no action yet.
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Austin
Tex
Patterson
Dallas
Texas Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents
State Fire Insurance Commission
Galveston
First Rain at Corpus Christi Breaks Long Drought
Corpus Christi reports the first rainfall of more than half an inch since October 38 1915. A 1.25 inch shower ended the protracted dry spell yesterday afternoon. In Austin the Texas railroad commission issued charter changes and an amendment to classification No 2 raising rates for cotton gin machinery and increasing minimum weight from 20 000 to 24 000 pounds effective July 1.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Texas Officials to Inspect Medina Lake This Week
Austin Texas June 13 An inspection of Medina lake conditions will be conducted this week by state game commissioner Will W Wood and Chief Game Warden Bailey. They depart Wednesday for Medina to perform the check. A deputy warden is now stationed at the lake to enforce fish laws and Bailey reports few violations since the action.
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Austin
Tex
Medina Lake
Will W. Wood
Bailey
Medina
Doctor M. E. Taber Named Texas Official Delegate
Acting Governor W. P. Hobby announced the appointment of Dr. M. E. Taber of Dallas as special representative of the Texas health department at the American Medical Association annual convention in Detroit Michigan.
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Hobby
Pr. M. E. Taber
Austin
Tex
W. P. Hobby
M. E. Taber
Dallas
State Health Department
American Medical Association
Detroit
Mich
Monument Unveiled in Beeville for Mrs Emma Keeling
A Woodmen Circle memorial to Mrs Emma Keeling was unveiled Sunday in Beeville Texas. The event featured H J Stovall of Beeville as the orator describing the tribute to Keeling.
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Beeville
Tex
Woodmen
Emma Keeling
H. J. Stovall
Chesterfield Cigarettes Promise Mild Yet Satisfying Experience
An advertisement claims Chesterfield cigarettes blend delivers both mildness and satisfaction unlike over 800 other brands. It asserts the brand's unique leaf sourcing and long tobacco experience, inviting readers to try Chesterfields to prove their quality and enjoyment.
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Esas Wasp
San
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Cewcccacr
Texas Fire Insurance Agents Association
Corpus
Moran Oil & Gas Company
Baird
Callahan County
Capital
F. L. Driskill
T. Powell
Harry Meyer
Skipwith Company
Frank A. Skipwith
Charles D. Turner
R. E. L. Saner
Thrall-Stiles Company
Thorndale
Lamar Manufacturing Company
St. Louis
Wood
America
United States
Bestereields
Internal Revenue Reports
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
New York
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