Endorsed Entertainments Urged for Soldiers at Fort Sam
War Recreation Board asks all clubs and organizations planning entertainments for soldiers to report to the board or secretary for official endorsement and inclusion in published bulletins for military camps. Several groups including Y M C A Elks Knights of Columbus and Odd Fellows report open rooms and planned events for soldiers. The Catholic Woman's Club offers an open air pavilion for Saturday dances and the Calcasieu building top floor may house club rooms with J H Savage offering to donate elevator operator services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Elbert M. Vail
Board
Secre
J. H. Savage
Swindler Preys on San Antonio Residents with Local Color Tale
A clever elderly beggar targets San Antonio residents by weaving personal details from papers into his stories. He asks for money after pledging to have ties to local families, using published mentions of others to appear credible. The swindler moves across city sections, prompting widespread notice.
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San Antonio
Blank
Jones
Smithville
Notable visitors check into San Antonio hotels
Captain W. B. Cody of Eagle Pass and Lt. Kerr of Houston arrive in the city with Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Saunders to drive in Friday from Houston. Guests include Elmer Robertson and Emma June Gilcrest among others lodging at the Menger Gunter Lanier St. Anthony and Dalllas figures.
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W. B. Cody
Eagle Pass
Lanier
J. H. Fredrickson
Oklahoma City
St. Anthony
E. C. Berwick
Austin
Menger
T. P. Harte
Douglas
Ariz
Gunter Hotel
George C. Westervelt
McAllen
Tex
J. Newcomb
L. F. Carlton
J. J. Fanning
Dallas
A. J. Barnett
Clarenean, Tex
Gunter Ho
Forcible Reformation Prompted By Domestic Dispute
A widow enlists a charwoman to move heavy furniture and a severed temper leads to a battered husband. The widow questions an apparent accident, but the charwoman reveals the blow came from a quarrel. The scene exposes hidden domestic tensions in a quiet home.
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Scrubbs
Trail Drivers to Hold July Reunion in San Antonio
About 300 Old Time Trail Drivers' Association members will meet July 2 and 3 in the Gunter Hotel San Antonio for the third annual reunion. Highlights include an 11 am July 3 barbecue, campfire chatter, and moving pictures of old trail scenes. John R. Blocker presides. officers include George W. Saunders Luther A. Lawdon and R. B. Pumphrey.
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Old Time Trail Drivers’ Association
San Antonio
Vattlemen’s Exchange
Veterans of the Plains
Gunter Hotel
John R. Blocker
Hugh McLellan
Sam C. Bell
Franz Groos
Chamber of Commerce
James Callen
Texas Cattlemen
George W. Saunders
Luther A. Lawdon
R. B. Pumphrey
San Antonio Builders Exchange starts membership drive
The San Antonio Builders Exchange will launch a membership campaign early next month with a banquet to educate prospective members on the group's work, past achievements, and future plans. Committee leaders include J. J. Gallagher and N. M. Karney, with trustees endorsing a recent clean-up campaign.
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San Antonio Builders Exchange
Exchange
J. J. Gallagher
N. M. Karney
M. Morris Jr
W. E. Huffaker
Udo Haarman
Frank E. Scov
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All Good Drug Stores
Q-Ban Laboratories
Memphis, Tenn
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Crockett
Muller
L. P. Peck
L.p.peck
Houston Street
Navarro
Denison
Red Cross
Galveston
Southern Pacific
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Ermerte
Persia & Richbook
Military Plaza
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