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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
10
Rates for The San Antonio Light Classifieds in the daily and Sunday editions. Details include per word charges, discounts for multiple insertions, minimums for short ads, and exceptions for certain classed notices. Ads must be in writing. phone submissions not accepted. deadlines and reprint rights are listed.
An advertisement offer from The San Antonio Light invites readers to place 20 word ads across five Texas papers with low combined rates. The plan promises guaranteed circulation of over 140000 daily and 179000 on Sundays, with per word charges and weekend specifics for insertion.
The Gruener family extends heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors who assisted during the passing of their son Edwin A. Gruener and for the many floral offerings. MR. AND MRS. E. GRUENER.
Railway schedule lists numerous No. 1 Sunshine Special and Katy Limited trains, with arrivals and departures for Laredo, St. Louis, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Cuero, Port Lavaca, Kerrville and more. Timetable shows daily, weekly, and seasonal services, including Sunset Limited, Sunset Express, and fast mall routes, plus connections to Del Rio and Eagle Pass.
Transfers include P and C Borrege to E Borrege on March 20 for one acre at $250, Los Angeles Heights Improvement Co to E and O H Keyes for lots 3 and 4 and part of 2 10 at Los Angeles Terrace for $292.30. Further deeds cover F W Moore and B G Irish to B van for lots 18 and 19 in Colling Court for $308 and estate dealings involving R J Collins. Other entries show W H and Lora Harless to D Riesfeld for Beacon Hill lots and L K Aerts to West Texas Bank for multiple Colling and Mornadale parcels, with various sums noted.
A stream of 1916 and 1918 deed transfers shows numerous buyers including W A Craig Mary M Craig Phil Howard and wife N T and C A Sterling H W Payne and wife Graham Dowdell State Bank and Trust Co R G Irish Co kK Brown Sam Stern A H Kelly Mra A L Kelly L V Pela and John Hoffman. Transactions cover Highland Park Mission Park South Heights South Park Place Los Angeles Heights Sunny Slope and Lubbock Street blocks with prices from 100 to 1630.48 dollars and dates from 1913 to 1918.
A list of parcel owners with case numbers and addresses including Jakes of Atas cosa and Gugger of 2325 N Flores St. Ford entries feature J Hummel 724 Crosby St and James M. Morlan 611 St. Marys St. Overland lists Mrs A Roos 312 Moore Ride. Paige names H H Knowles 227 W Evergreen Ave. Excelsior Motorcycle shows Ull man Stern Krause Walnut St.
Frank Mosher McCluskey and Pauline Elizabeth Uhr, Lioyd Powell Bracy and Annett Shelby Quinlan, Fizy Le Grande Richardson and Maude Eleanor Harris, Pomielano W. Ozema and Enriqueta Rodarte, Barrett H. Fournier and Eva Sophia Zizelmann, Girl-To Mr. and Mrs R Seedy. Ceremony set for June 22 at city hospital.
Mrs. Toulse Holle aged 68 died June 2 at 4228 Olive Street. Griffith M. Harsh 17 died June on MM Street. Purell Checkler 12 died June 23 at Grace Lutheran Sanitorium. Mrs. Catherine Renz 77 died June 23 at 129 Harrison River.
Classified notices show multiple job wants and skilled trades from barber instruction to clerks and waiters. Listings include barbers, solit ors, cleaners, a gun locksmith, and a boxing instructor. Housing ads offer a 4 room apartment with bath and a private entrance plus a furnished option.
Acting Mayor Lambert accompanied by S C Kile visited Buena Vista playgrounds on Tuesday morning to outline city plans. Mrs I N Rothwell was named to oversee the grounds and the city aims to build two play rooms several rest rooms and install play apparatus for children with completion targeted by July 1.
Battery B First Texas Artillery establishes a 24 hour recruiting station at Alamo plaza and Houston street. Captain Claude V. Birkhead leads muster at Market hall Thursday night to reach full strength of 171 and enter state service. Adjutant General Henry Hutchings to muster Battery B and discuss Battery C formation with William G. Tobin. Equipment and drills arranged for rapid readiness.
Secretary McAdoo announced that further consideration of consolidating Texas customs districts is postponed due to the Mexican border situation. The plan is not abandoned, with leaders like Senator Sheppard and Congressman Garner describing delays rather than termination as Port Arthur residents opposed it.
A non partisan party effort aims to field an independent county ticket in the November election. The initial meeting occurred Monday night at E P Lipscomb's office in the San Antonio Loan Trust building on Commerce Street. No concrete plans yet. another gathering is planned for Friday night. Republicans Progressives and many Democrats oppose ring rule. A possible plan is to wait until after the July Democratic primaries to test public sentiment and avoid appointing wrong men to the new ticket.
Stockholders of the Artesian Belt railroad have until August 1 to finalize negotiations for issuing 200000 in bonds and rehabilitating the line. Probate Judge James R. Davis postponed vacating the West Texas Bank & Trust administratorship to allow Judge Leroy G. Denman to push forward plans. Reports name New York financiers W. C. Langley and F. B. Gannon behind the project to buy the road, extend to San Antonio and Crowther, and develop oil fields. If the deal succeeds 100000 will be credited to the road for extensions and 150000 in bonds will retire existing obligations.
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