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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1911

Page

12

Budding Topic Delights County Farmers Institute

About fifty farmers attended the monthly meeting of the County Farmers Institute in the Real Estate Exchange auditorium. F. Collins chaired as H J Adams of Schertz and E Knox of San Antonio presented talks and a demo on budding including shield budding on pecan and walnut stock and budding methods for pecans.

Real Estate Exchange County Farmers’ Institute F. . Collins H. J. Adams Scherts E Knox San Antonio Mr. Adams Bexar County E. W. Knox

Mayor Gaynor on work and success in New York

The Boston Globe quotes Mayor Gaynor stating that the ability to sit down think and work in a boiler shop is essential to success in New York. He emphasizes practical labor as a foundation for achievement.

Gaynor New York Boston Globe

Chaplains in Army Prove Indispensable Helpers

The Army Y M C A and chaplains expand religious and recreational services for soldiers. They run the post chapel known as The Mosque, provide concerts lectures and moving pictures, and encourage home letter writing to keep men grounded. Chaplains also manage exchanges and other duties, making their work a practical support to enlisteds.

Army Maneuver Army and Navy Young Men’s Christian Association Fort Sam Houston

Labor Day Committee Plans City Celebration

The five member Labor Day central committee meets at 10 this morning in the Trades Council hall to outline the program and organize sub committees. They will seek union cooperation to make this year’s San Antonio event well organized and include a Labor Day queen contest attracting many young union women.

Trades Council Hall San Antonio

Purchases Old Mine At Mortgage Sale In Missouri

Neosho capitalist and attorney Charles Prettyman Jr. today bought the 300 acre tract south of Joplin, home to the Henderson mines, for ten thousand dollars at a mortgage sale. The Nealosho resident owns fifty Neosho houses and several Newton county farms. The mines produced large lead profits in the past.

Neosho Charles Prettyman Jr Newton County Joplin Henderson Mines

City Police Patrol Schedules Change in New York

New plan doubles patrolmen on duty from 10 PM to 6 AM with nine hours work eight on reserve and eight off. Patrolmen get two and a half days off every twelve weeks. Assessors report New York real estate value up by 897,048,688 dollars this year.

New York

Prospector Finds Oil Field in Argentina as Commission Probes

An American prospector discovers an oil field in Argentina's southeastern region. The government dispatches a commission to assess its extent. In the U S southwest the Acoma village is noted as possibly the nation's oldest settlement, referenced by Spaniards decades before St. Augustine. A Paris society forms to protect elephants amid first airmen's May event.

Army Army Y. M. C. A Argentine Republic Acoma St. Augustine

Live Wires Chaplains Stir Soldiers With Evening Service

Chaplains at Maneuver Camp Fort Sam Houston organize a Sunday night service for enlisted men. Chaplain Vn T Axton Eighteenth Infantry to speak. Grayson Brack Rogers provide music. a sacred concert by the Fifteenth Infantry band directed by Emmanuel Klein. Service at 7 45 p m with no collection or long prayers. open to the public.

Vnn T. Axton Eighteenth Infantry

Good board like mother’s at the Jefferson

A brief line notes a referenced board described as resembling a mother’s board located at 442 Soledad Street near the Jefferson area.

Mother’s the Jefferson Soledad Street

Katy Road plans to become best in Texas

C M Bryant assistant general manager of the Katy system announces in Dallas that within two years the Texas line will feature ten inch rock ballast with 85 pound steel rail from Denison to San Antonio. Large extra gangs are rebuilding tracks between Waco and Houston as work shifts toward the San Antonio division to enable faster schedules between San Antonio and St Louis.

Katy Texas Denison San Antonio C. M. Bryant Dallas Bryant San Marcos Waco Houston St. Louis

New Books at Library add to Carnegie fiction shelf

Carnegie library adds numerous new novels to its fiction collection. Titles include Doctor's Christmas Eve by J L Allen Caravaners by Arnim Marie Claire by Adoux The Osbornes by Benson The Better Man by Brady and more along with works by Chalmers Frenssen Galsworthy Hare Harker Hay Herrick Hichens Kingsley Maartens Malet Morris Nicholson Oppenheim Orcutt Porter 0 Henry Rinehart Rowland Sec ond Spear man Summerwell Thurston Wells White Williams Williamson Wylarde.

Carnegie Library J. L. Allen Arnim Cooke Farnel Klaus Hinrich Frenssen Galsworthy Miss Worth Hare Dixie Hart Harken Herrick Hichens Kingsley Bemerton’s Lucas Lis Doris Maartens Malet Mary Carstairs Robert Kimberly Spearman Summerwell Max Thurston Alise Astra Wells New Machiavelli White Richard Carrolls Williams Williamson Wylarde

Palestine’s Forests Show Quick Growth On Sand and Chalk

Forestry experts praise Palestine for its uniquely suited lands where trees thrive and bear fruit rapidly. The sandy plains and chalky hills support vigorous growth, suggesting strong potential for reforestation and fruit production in the region.

Palestine

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