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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1918
Page
9
Practical advice for motorists on summer maintenance. Drain and refresh engine oil every 500 to 600 miles, consider kerosene flushing, clean oil pans and screens, and ensure cooling system efficiency. Check radiator, water passages, and run soda solution to rinse. Inspect fan belt tension and maintain tire inflation around twenty psi. Includes a bricklayer anecdote.
The article details plans and progress on several major additions in San Antonio including the Lockwood Bank building on Avenue C with Greek Doric styling and concealed lighting. It notes Hoggson Brothers as general contractor, Egerton Swartwout as architect, and mentions another Guaranty State Bank front remodel and Washer Brothers' Washer building with shadow box windows and new retail and clothing store concepts across multiple floors.
A proposed 125000 square foot seven story commercial building with basement is planned on St Mary's and Market Streets behind the San Antonio Drug Company. It will house offices drugs laboratory sundries and stock with elevators conveyors and fire doors. Architects are Sanguinet Stants Boelhauwe Adams and Adams. Contractors are J P Haynes and Wright Sanders. The project emphasizes ventilation and insurance friendly features.
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