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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
6
The 1917 ordinance prohibits keeping any monkey, ape or baboon within city limits unless securely confined on the owner's premises in cages or pens. It requires inspection, distance from dwellings, and prohibits street use unless controlled. Violations are misdemeanor offenses with fines up to 25 dollars, enforcing public health and safety.
The city enacts dog control requiring registration and a $1 license per dog for all dogs over three months within city limits. It establishes a public pound, impounding procedures, posted notices, and fines, with police to enforce and sell unredeemed dogs at public outcry.
The 1917 ordinance mandates destruction of unredeemed dogs by pound officers and imposes fines up to fifty dollars for owners of dogs at large or unlicensed. It requires containment for hydrophobia exposure, immediate killing of infected animals, and includes penalties for bite incidents and city visitors bringing dogs.
The city commissioners adopt amendments to the March 10 1917 ordinance regulating motor buses. Sections Two and Three redefine licenses and routes, bar new licenses in the business district after September 18 1917, and allow limited operation for buses into Camp Wilson and to the Post Office via Avenue D and E. Existing license holders may surrender for corrected licenses. The ordinance repeals conflicting provisions while preserving the penalty clause.
In Society Tuesday Night Charles Armstrong hosts a dinner dance at the Country Club in honor of Misses Coleman Cantwell Johnson and Kleberg. Pan American Round Table meets at Mrs Dibrell’s Seguin home. Various Red Cross Circles and church groups convene across the city including Christ Church, WCTU, Hawaiian Girls, Junior Red Cross, Travis Park Methodist, McKinley Avenue Methodist, Herff School, Highland Park School, and Prospect Hill Christian Church as they prepare for a bazaar and community activities.
Mr and Mrs Manuel Mayo have left for a tour of California. Their trip aims to visit various sights and return at an undetermined date.
Mrs. C. G. Wood hosted a Monday evening dance at the Country Club honoring Miss Aurelia Wood and Miss Seawillow Long of Houston. Guests included many prominent locals and visiting friends, with refreshments and veranda strolling between dances. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas agreed to keep the Alamo open daily and Fort Sam Houston officers hosted a dinner dance for Colonel and Mrs. Harry Rogers before his departure for France.
Sr. Gerzayn Ugarte private secretary of President Carranza dined with a long list of military figures and their spouses on the St. Anthony roof Tuesday evening. Consul General Teodulo Beltran and J. H. Rowland of Mexico City attended, with plans to travel to Washington and New York on the Texas Special the next morning.
Big Sugar and Flour sale on Wednesday features 13 pounds granulated sugar for 1.00 with other purchases. First Patent Flour 1.55 and Highest Patent 1.60 per sack. Cash. Buying from Nichols Gro Co at 209 Av C Fr Cr saves you money.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schaub and Mr and Mrs Joe Barnhill hosted a banco party Monday evening for Mrs Schaubs brother Clarence Duncan of Waco. Prizes went to Mr and Mrs Dennis Parker and Mr and Mrs N H King with refreshments served. Guests included Eleanor King Annie Fuessel Mabel Humrichhouse Mona Holland Nella Ford Eleanor Lawrence Elsie Long Snowflake Smith Ruth Logan Grace Ross and many others.
Misses McRae and Henry entertained guests one evening last week at Mrs. C. C. McRae's home 115 Pruitt Avenue. Attendees included Mrs. R. H. Henry, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Rentfro, Mrs. Kuykendall, several Misses Arm strong Kenney Bonner Jett Wyland Jett and McRae siblings, and Messrs. C. C. McRae R. H. Henry Dixon Rentfro Kuykendall Lenningler Bonner Leacher Kinney Henry Mc Rae McCloud Reyn olds Bolner.
The Merry Maids entertain with a picnic dance Tuesday evening at Koehler Park. The event promises lively music and community gathering as residents enjoy a casual, social night outdoors.
A vintage beauty tip says lemon juice whitens and softens skin when mixed with orchard white. Prepare a quarter pint by squeezing two lemons and combining with three ounces of orchard white, strain, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands for moisture and a fair complexion.
Advice favors plain refined cocoanut oil over harsh shampoos to avoid drying the scalp and damaging hair. Moisten hair with water, rub in oil to produce lather, rinse easily, and achieve clean, silky hair. Oil is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Pure Food Commissioner Hoffman has ordered 100 milk samples from Galveston dealers to be tested for adulteration. The move aims to determine milk quality and public safety.
The wedding of Lowell Linden Wilkes and Miss Eleanor Goldbeck will be held Tuesday evening at the bride’s mother Mrs Bhon Schulze Goldbeck’s residence 204 Velita Street.
The F. D. C. Club will gather at 8 oclock Wednesday evening at Cornelius Dallas residence 130 Bois dArc Street. All members are urged to attend the meeting.
A cheerful woman is the joy of a man's life, with health and cheer enduring beyond beauty. The ad promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ailments causing backache headaches and nervous strain. It claims forty years of use and happiness in thousands of homes.
This cosmetic advice urges readers to maintain a youthful complexion by using mercorized wax nightly to remove weathered skin and reveal a new layer. It claims rapid wrinkle reduction with a saxolite and witch hazel bath, asserting the ingredients are harmless and effective.
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