Improvement Club Posts Concrete Work on Sidewalks
The Improvement Club reports completion of one hundred concrete sidewalk projects and outlines a plan to open Starr Street to Houston soon. Neighbors of Starr Street and residents along Southern Brau nfels Avenue express need for improved conditions extending from the Pacific tracks east to New Sole parts of the area.
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Starr Heights
Improvement Club
San Antoni
Starr Street
Braunfels Avenue
Houston Street
Schofield
Herring
Star Heights Improvement Club
Houston
New Braunfels Avenue
Kessler Seeks Longer Stay in Texas During San Antonio Visit
World famous landscape architect George E. Kessler urged San Antonio to adopt a city plan during his Texas swing from Kansas City. He praised Texas crops and prospects, noting cotton and overall farming vigor, while local impresario John P. Withers compared conditions favorably to Illinois Iowa Kansas and Oklahoma.
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George E. Kessler
National Repute
San Antonio
Texas
Kessler
Kansas City
San
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mr. Withers
Dallas
Realty Dealers to Move to Temple in Expanded Membership
Real estate firms outline plans to relocate operations to Temple as membership in the association doubles, signaling a shift in local market activity. The move aims to boost collaboration and streamline services for clients and partners across the region.
Newcomer Fits Real City Bacilli Invitation to Temple Realty Meet
Journal describes the first annual Texas State Realty Association convention to be held in Temple July 10 11 with San Antonio leading, a growing network of 12 exchanges and about 400 members. It notes rapid early growth and plans to recruit individuals after the meeting. Also modest humor about Bacilli culture and a citizen’s musings on city improvements and a 1920s club proposal.
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State Realty Association
Texas State Realty Association
Temple
San Antonio
Hall P. Street
Temle
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Saylor
Laredo
Port Lavaca
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Smithville
National Real Estate Association
United States
Texas
Texas Corn Growers
Texas Swine Breeders
Cotton Growers
Bee Keepers
Washington
Ed R. Kane
Judge Kane
Congress
Mark Francis
A. & M. Colege
KE. W. Kirkpatrick
McKinney
KE. W. Knox
Thomas W. Larkin
F. Ty. Ramsey
State Horticultural Society
J. R. Hayden
Waxahachie
John W. Pharr
Berclair
Texas Bee Keepers
Ed McGowan
Genoa
Texas Hay Makers
W. P. Yeary
Farmersville
F. C. Simon
Texas Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Real Estate Dealers to Attend National Convention in Denver
Members of the San Antonio Real Estate exchange look toward the annual national convention to be held in Denver next month with Texas realty interests expanding through newer organization. The program includes addresses by Hall Street and other notable figures, plus topics on uniform assessments, land titles, and tax collection reforms.
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San Antonio
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Columbus
Cleveland
Texas Realty Association
Texas
Texas Association
Hall Street
Fred P. Hamill
Temple
Hall P. Street
Paul Waples
Get to Ge Talk Banquet Aims to Boost San Antonio
Eight hundred invitations sent to business leaders for a publicity league banquet at Beethoven gardens next Wednesday night. The event seeks to unite citizens to promote San Antonio as a resort, business and residence center with plans to spend 25,000 dollars in the coming year. Speakers include Nat W. Washer, C Glen Nichols, Lloyd Spencer, and Harry Hust with a real estate focus. a Belton trip and social program follow the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publicity League
Beethoven Gardens
San Antonio
Alamo City
B. Stephens
Nat W. Washer
Gallagher
Five New Exchanges Form in Texas Real Estate Network
Wycliffe A. Hill reports five new exchanges organized in the last week in Fort Worth Beaumont Port Arthur Smithville and Laredo with a Waco nucleus ready to perfect next week. Dallas Fort Worth and Waco may send strong delegations to Temple July 10 for the first annual convention.
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Wycliffe A. Hill
Houston
Texas State Realty Association
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Smithville
Laredo
Waco
Dallas
Temple
Houston Exchange
Hill
Realty Firm Moves to Gunter Building
Nicholson, Furnish & Smith relocate to the Gunter building from 224 East Houston Street. Removal of office fixtures and telephones began yesterday afternoon as the firm, holding a lease at the current location until August, moved to a one room suite on the fourth floor while remaining spaces were occupied.
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Nicholson, Furnish & Smith
Gunter Building
Houston Street
Travis Street Building Project in Main Avenue Plans
Carrie J. Newton funds a two story brick building on Main Avenue between Travis and Salinas. The $40,000 structure spans 151 feet by 79 feet with seven shops and 25 apartment rooms each featuring a private bath. Charlie Fincham is the architect and builder, aiming for completion by November 1.
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Main Avenue
Travis and
Salinas Streets
Carrie J. Newton
Travis Street
Chas. T. Fincham
Texas Exhibit Proposed for New York Show
John B. Carrington, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, plans a Texas exhibit at the Madison Square Garden fair in November. A $10,000 fund would be raised to support regional displays, with Houston Fort Worth and Dallas backing the idea. A committee led by C. S. Fowler will study details at the State Realty association convention, and cotton display features may attract northern attention.
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John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Temple
Texas
Madison Square Garden
New York
United States
Carrington
Publicity League
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
C.S. Fowler
Fowler
Real Estate Booster Builds Up the City
The San Antonio Real Estate Exchange, with membership over two hundred, boosts Texas growth through advertising and investments. The article notes wide booster activity, ties to the Texas Realty Association, and rising local exchanges aiding Southwest Texas development. It highlights enthusiasm from San Antonio business leaders and the broader impact on Texas real estate values.
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The
San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
San Antonio
Nashville
Tenn
Texas
Texas Realty Association
Iron trade shows improving demand in June
The Iron Age reports unusual June demand growth across iron markets. U S Steel bookings rise, steel plants run at 66 percent ingot capacity, up from 63.5 percent, with pig iron buyers prioritizing quiet purchases to avoid signaling price moves.
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New York
The
Iron Age
United States Steel Corporaton
Wheat acreage above average in grain meeting report
Grain and hay dealers and millers from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio met in Toledo to gauge the year’s crops. They reported oats and corn near average acreage with conditions 10 percent above normal, while wheat acreage was 10 to 15 percent above average and conditions 5 to 10 percent above normal. Hay acreage is short with light stands and timothy dominant. tonnage about 70 percent of normal and clover scarce.
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United States
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Toledo
Burdette Wells Special Train Promotes Resort Development
A special excursion train from San Antonio to Burdette Wells will run next Sunday to showcase the growing resort and real estate prospects. The trip, 55 miles, offers a $1.50 round trip, barbecue dinner, mineral water, bath house access, and music from a regimental band. Burdette Wells plans include 200 acres of town site, $100 per lot incentives, a $5,000 bottling plant, a new dancing pavilion, and a forthcoming $40,000 hotel and bath house by fall.
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Burdette Wells
San Antonio
J. H. Maulding & Co
Lockhart
Luling
Maulding
They Go With the Farm Whisker Joke About Boarders
A light exchange sets a farm scene as one speaker jokes about whiskers and an election bet. They plan to wait until fall before trimming, hoping to amuse summer boarders with their facial hair.
Not So Bad Shakespeare Club Finances Go To Musical
A quirky note describes a Shakespeare club scheme where members are fined for Monaco then pooled funds head to a musical comedy. The dialogue hints at lighthearted mischief and camaraderie within the group.
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Shakespeare Club
Monaco
On Your Way Declines Help From Lady of the House
A wayfarer replies with dignity to a lady who says there is nothing he can do to help, claiming there is something he could teach. The exchange highlights tension over usefulness and instruction in a domestic setting.
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Wayfarer
Real Estate Transfers in College Heights and Lakeview Areas
Street Realty Co transfers six lots across two blocks to Emil Adams and Hermann Zipp for 1600 dollars. Multiple consecutive transfers list buyer names, lot and block details, and prices ranging from 25 to 3950 dollars across Sunny Slope, Lakeview, and Dawson Street sectors.
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Clara Chapa
Alexander Williamson
New City
P. J. Owens
A. M. Lewis
Sunny Slope
H. C. Feldman
W. T
Jennie Evans
Old City
Bee Street
J. C. Rice
J. L. Lytle
Colima
George Bucklin
C. E. Shaw
W. F
Tena Farris
Raymond Phillips
Lawndale Addition
Farris
George M. Martin
Broad Avenue
Mathilda Riebe
Charles
Martha Eisenmenger
Dawson Street
M. A
J. W. Cross
James H. Graham
Lakeview Townsite Co
Fannie R. Hutchins
Lakeview
Ik. P
Myrta Lucchese
E. J. Holland
Travis County
Henry Flynn
A. A W. Fullerton
J. Ll. Bowers
Laurel Eights Terrace
Mary A. Schott
John D. Sipple
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Lehr
Real City
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WH. B. Hurt
Duke
Bexar
Union
Washington Irving
Rip van Winkle
Baccilli
H. B. Hurt
Denver
Dr. J. B. Cran
Tlil
Italks
King’s Jester
Harry Hust
EB. R. Kane
J. H. Pickrell
E. F. Lanham
Chester H. Crowell
Advocates
College Station
Cleve Chadwick
Capital
R. H. Wester Co
Tex
Texas Farmers’ Congress
A. & M. College of Texas
Farmers’ Congress
A. & M. College
Col. R. T. Milner
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