Newell Resident for 40 Years Dies in San Antonio
Newell a district superintendent of the Pullman Company for years died at his home 617 Avenue A at 10:45 Sunday night. He was 67, a native of Oriskany Falls N Y, and lived in San Antonio for 40 years. Survived by widow, two children, a brother and sister and two nieces. Funeral Tuesday at 10 from residence with Rev H L J Williams officiating. interment City Cemetery No 4. Honors by Dr James Bell and others. active pallbearers listed. Adjacent notice for Travellers Hotel table d hote dinner follows.
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Newell
Pullman Company
Avenue A
Mr. Newell
Oriskany Falls
N. Y
San Antonio
Whitestown Institute
Utica
Jimalco Mining Company
Texas-Mexican Company
Jimalco Railway Company
George S. Newell
Dudley Edenborough
C. C. Newell
Ed Hamlin
Oriskany Falla N. Y
Ethel Keyon
A. Higgins
Brooklyn
Notable Guests Arrive at Downtown Hotels
A string of visitors checks in across San Antonio hotels including A. C. Swanson of Corpus Christi at St Anthony Edo Cruz from Laredo at Gunter R. A. Worth of St Louis at Menger and E. E. Eagle of New York registered at St Anthony C. H. Storts Fort Worth at Gunter Mrs C E Dilworth Gonzales stopping at Menger Henry Borden Houston among new arrivals at St Anthony W K Sullivan Flatonta registered at Gunter Miss Alma Dilworth Gonzales guest at Menger Lynne Coleman Joliet Ill stopping at St Anthony T T Holts St Louis among arrivals at Gunter Miss Lorena Files Itasca Tex registered at Menger J R Overatut Fort Worth guest T C Baker Dallas stopping at Gunter Mina Nettle Lee Wels Itasca among new arrivals at Menger.
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A. C. Swanson
Corpue Christi
St. Anthony
Edo Cruz
Laredo
Gunter
R. A. Worth
St. Louis
Menger
E. E. Eagle
New York
C. H. Storts
Fort Worth
C. E. Dilworth
Gonzales
Henry Borden
Houston
W. K. Sullivan
Flatonta
Alma Dilworth
Lynne Coleman
Joliet, Ill
T. T. Holts
Lorena Files
Itasca
Tex
J. R. Overatut
T. C. Baker
Dallas
Mina Nettle Lee Wels
Traffic signals barrowed by San Antonio police
AID FOR TRAFFIC SQUAD San Antonio traffic policemen may soon have P. C. Wilson, Emil Muen ster and O. P. Martin to thank for ending the arm waving. They built a mechanical device a ten foot metal pipe with Stop and Go arms controlled by a lever. The device directs traffic east or west or north or south as needed, reducing manual signaling.
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San Antonio
P. C. Wilson
Emil Muenster
O. P. Martin
Wilson, Muenster
Martin
City firefighters test new street surveillance plan
Fire and Police Commissioner Uhr authorized three officers to test a street surveillance scheme starting Monday morning. He observed the operation on Commerce and Alamo Streets and said he would deploy the system wherever practicable in the business district.
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Uhr
Commerce
Alamo
Pioneer John Wernette Celebrates 82nd Birthday Surprise
Family relatives from San Antonio Del Rio and Castroville joined a surprise party for John Wernette, a Castroville pioneer, at his home to mark his eighty second birthday. Nearer relatives included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wernette and families, Mr. and Mrs. John Wernette, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grimsinger, Mr. and Mrs. James Galbreath, and Mr. and Mrs. William Rihn.
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John Wernette
Castroville
San Antonio
del Rito
Joseph Wernette
del Rio
Frank Grimsinger
James Galbreath
William Rihn
Court Room Like a Store Demonstrates Hospital Goods
County commissioners hear demonstrations from vendor agents showing furniture, mattresses, stoves, and furnishings for the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital. Representatives explain advantages of the goods as a decision date approaches, with a lively showroom atmosphere in the courtroom.
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County Commissioners
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Commission. Org
Obituary for Anna Marie Schurk Child of H F Schurk
Anna Marie Schurk aged 18 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs H F Schurk, died at 4 50 Monday morning. Funeral from the family home 201 Burleson Street at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Interment in San Fernando Cemetery.
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Anna Marie Schurk
H. F. Schurk
Burleson Street
San Fernando Cemetery
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co Automobile Equipment
Auto equipment ad from Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co lists telephone contact 971 with advertisement noting available automobile equipment.
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Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Hotel Clerks to Meet at Gunter and Menger Hotels
The Texas Hotel Clerks Association holds its seventh semi annual meeting at the Gunter and Menger hotels with sessions led by C G Aderman and W J Edgecombe. The program includes a luncheon, business sessions, a tour, and a banquet, with changes to the constitution and by laws and officers to be elected.
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Texas Hotel Clerks’ Association
Gunter
Jack White
J. M. Thompson
Percy Purcell
Bailey Gerard
C. J. Hammonds
Roland Burge
Gunter Hotel
C. G. Aderman
Clinton G. Brown
W. J. Edgecombe
Retail Merchants’ Association of Texas
St. Anthony Roof
St. Anthony
Oak Room
Menger
Lloyd George joke about trenches and Berlin
The Indianapolis News recalls a quip by Lloyd George about a front line officer showing his troops and asking where they were last month. The officer points to a nearby trench and the minister, jokingly, says at that rate you will be in Berlin by 1960.
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Lloyd George
Berlin
Indianapolis
Bexar County Democrats set 7 percent assessment for candidates
The Bexar County Democratic executive committee fixed assessments at 7 percent of each office salary to cover primary expenses including a possible senatorial runoff. A 92 member body met in Judge Lytle's courtroom to appoint vacancies, form committees, and approve ballot placement by lot.
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Bexar County
Democratic Executive Committee
Fowler
George Huntress
Precinct
Ed J. Wilkins
Harvey Beck
Jacob Rubiola
Chris Matthies
B. A. Greathouse
G. B. Mauermann
Gus Zalmanzig
Leon N. Baer
J. N. Vance
L.S. Lacey
J. N. Burleson
Terrell
C. M. Chambers
Thefts Reported In San Antonio Area Tuesday
Several thefts were reported to police Monday morning including jewelry and clothing taken from G Storms at 719 Dakota street and a saddle stolen from Hilbert Lozano on Monterey street. Other notices mention a 12 gauge hammerless tool, a piano picnic at Otto Koehler park, burglaries at a saloon, and a kerosene stove explosion with minor damage.
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G. Storms
Dakota Street
Joe Merkle
Hilbert Lozano
Denver Boulevard
Monterey Street
A. Long
Martin Street
Robert Burgess
North Flores Street
Davis urges intervention in Mexico from Washington D C
Representative J H Cyclone Davis sent a letter to Postmaster General Burleson for transmission to President Wilson urging intervention in Mexico. He says recent events have changed his peace stance. Senator Sheppard notes a two year old Texas volunteer offer at the War Department.
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Washington, D. C
J. H
Surprise Post Office Anniversary Party At Home
About fifty to sixty post office staff surprised Assistant Post Master Joe Fuller at his home 115 East Ashby Place in a lawn party that began with two large freezers of ice cream. Postmaster George Armistead Mrs Armistead and Mrs Ida Webster led the celebration marking the Fullers third wedding anniversary.
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Postoffice
Joe Fuller
East Ashby Place
Congress resumes work after convention lull
Congress returns to business with eleven legislative days left in the fiscal year. The sundry civil bill carrying 127,237,000 dollars starts in the House while the post office appropriation bill remains in the Senate. The army appropriation bill, 157,000,000 dollars, is expected to pass the House after the sundry civil bill is disposed of.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Senate
Slap Worth 2500 Dollars Set in Akron Suit
Akron attorney Francis Seiberling sued Henry W. Corning president of the Standard Sewing Machine Co for 2500 dollars claiming a slap last November during a dispute over a Pullman drawing room. The four day trial before Judge Frank B Gott of Common Pleas Court ended with a three hour jury deliberation.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Francis Seiberling
Akron
Henry W. Corning
Standard Sewing Machine Company
Frank B. Gott
Common Pleas Court
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Liggette Myers
Tabacco
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Jolly Eight
Otto Koehler
Willett’s
Jewelry Co
Alamo Plaza
Marshall Eskin
Brady Building
Ady
Phil Wright
Jewell Mitchell
Young & Ramsey
Cro
W. G. Schuwirth & Co
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Kehoe Loan Co
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J. F. Carl and
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Bedell Building
Phone Crockett
Musheny & Schrem
Ruiz Street
Alphonso Hans
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Houston St. Bridge
Union Arch
Fisk Company of Texas
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
United States Tire Company
Lakeview Avenue
Kuntz-Albaugh Lumber Co
Ae Foster
Gibbs
E. Barnes
Neals
Kuntz- Albaugh Lumber Co
O’connell Loan Co
Houston St
Bexar County Humane _ Society
the Society
Gunter Building
Red Swan
Reinhard & Co
Duliing Printing Co
Weesatchie
Princess
Ce Marlette
Hugh Sisters
Adams & Hicks
Juggiers
Hoop Rollers
Empire
Blanche Sweet
Paramount
New Pathe
Ethel Clayton
Carlyle Blackwell
Fannie Ward
Royal
Marguerite Clark
Matt and
Jeff
Virginia Pearson
Fox
Mme. Petrova
Francis X. Bushman
Big Ed Sedgwick
Charlie Chaplin
the Gangster
Grand Opera House
Germany
No-Man’s Land
Norma Talmadge
Keystone
Tangled Web
Tom Moore
Anna Hilsson
Donton Park
J. Warren Kerrigan
Lord Waring
Alicia Petitclerc
Peg O’ the Ring
Francis Ford
Grace Cunard
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