Clubs urged to raise seventy thousand for YWCA on Tuesday
The YWCA campaign in San Antonio seeks $70,000 with a Tuesday drive led by club women. A supper meeting at Crockett and Losoya Streets will close the drive, with reports and special features planned. many organizations are asked to pledge workers and funds.
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Association
San Antonio
Young Women's Christian Association
Crockett and
Losoya
Ernestine Friedmann
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Floyd McGown
Young Women’s Christian Association
Losova Streets
Begin To Purify Your Winter-Blood Not So Well
A fragment touts a purifying remedy described as a winter-blood treatment. It mentions a sulfuric tablet sugar coated, implying a medicinal preparation. The text remains promotional and lacks concrete details, dates, or endorsing authorities.
Blood Poisons Purified by Sulphur Tablets
The piece promotes Sulpheric Tablets as a spring tonic to cleanse impure blood built up over winter. It links sluggish blood to illness and skin problems and claims the tablets, made from herbal extracts with sulphur and cream of tartar, purify the system. Available from druggists for 50 cents per sealed tube.
Campaign drives substantial funds for girls camp and debt relief
Substantial contributions were raised to fund the association's extension work, establish a summer camp for girls, and reduce building debt. The Saturday total reached 21 629 50 with 1 557 59 reported earlier. Marion Blien's team led with 568, A B Weakley's team totaled 516, as businesswomen plan a rally to celebrate effort.
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Marion’ Bliem
A. B. Weakley
Medina Dam Toll Road to Gain One Mile of Improvements
Charles X. Gutzeit, toll road contractor, says a one mile section between Cliff post office and toll road origin will be improved and possibly graveled. The Medina Dam Toll Road Co funds the stretch by subscription. Work on bridges and graveling will start soon. completion target is within the contract time of June 15.
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Medina Dam
Cliff Post Office
Charlies X. Gutzeit
Schubirt
Gutzeit
Cutzell
Rotarians Compete For Fiesta Parade Prize
The Rotary Club seeks the S. O. S. Y. cash prize for most unique Fiesta burlesque parade section on April 21. President Holmgreen named a three-committee team to run the Rotary part with a mock coronation and parade.
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Rotary Club
S. Y
Holmgreen
Travis Club
J. W. Hucker
Porter Loring
J. Frank Davis
Max Blum
J. R. Davis
Harry L. Miller
Herbert Barnard
Ed Raymond
W. S. Hamilton
J. R. Sprague
Robert P. Schermerhorn
H. W. B Barnes
L. K. Beck
M. L. Burke
Harold Kayton
Craig Adams
George Holmgreen
Henry Hart
W.S. Hamilton
S. O
Porter Loring to Convene Directors on 8. Co. S. V. Plans
The text notes Porter Loring, president of the 8. Co. S. V., will call a directors meeting this week where all committees will report and a band will perform aiming for first prize.
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Porter Loring
Government pays out settlements for Fort Sam depot land
Over two days Captain M. R. Hilgard disbursed 13500 to four owners for 26 block tract near Fort Sam Houston slated for a general supply depot. Emma Reuter and Henry H. Lacks led with 8760 for 18 lots. payments continue at about two per day once abstracts from Washington are approved.
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M. R. Hilgard
Fort Sam Houston
Emma Reuter
Henry H.lacks
Uncle Sam
Hilgard
Washington
Civil Service Exams Open for Women at San Antonio Arsenal
A civil service notice announces a telephone operator exam for a San Antonio Arsenal post paying $40 monthly restricted to women with at least one year of operator experience in a border exchange. The test is set for March 21. A second March 21 exam in San Antonio seeks a Syrian interpreter for the immigration service with openings in Laredo and Eagle Pass.
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Civil Service
United States Arsenal
San Antonio
Immigration Service
Laredo
Iagle
Workmen Circle Branch Sends Relief Funds
San Antonio branch 197 of the Workmen Circle announced Saturday night that a ball and bazaar for Jewish war sufferers on February 25 raised $192.05 with the remainder drawn from branch treasury. A check for $200 was mailed to the organization headquarters as relief support and the local branch thanked all helpers.
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Workmen Circle
San Antonio
O'Donnell Irwin Wedding At Camp Wilson Ceremony
Frank P. O'Donnell a medical department sergeant on duty at Camp Wilson wed Mrs. William Irwin on Saturday night. Rev. Paul F. Hein officiated at the Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church. They plan a short wedding trip and will reside at 315 River Avenue after returning.
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O’donnell-Irwin
Frank P. O'Donnell
Camp Wilson
William Irwin
Paul F. Hein
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church
River Avenue
Business at Frost Building to be supervised by Hugh B Rice
The Conroy and Rice business at 206 Frost Building will be under the personal supervision of Hugh B. Rice. Call Cr. 642 for details.
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Conroy & Rice
Frost Building
Hugh B. Rice
Call
Chamber Working to Secure 1919 Woodmen Meeting in San Antonio
The Chamber of Commerce aims to land the 1919 Woodmen of the World convention in San Antonio drawing 9000 to 10000 attendees. An auditorium for 4000 to 5000 is deemed essential, with the city already securing the 1919 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen event and eyeing meetings of the Texas Cattle Raisers and Automobile Dealers associations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Woodmen of the World
San Antonio
John B. Carrington
Commercial Organization
Carrington
Woodmen of
Ben
Waco
Cotton Palace
Brotherhood of Railway
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Asociation
Automobile Dealers’ Association of Texas
Two Bills Pass the Senate in Texas Action
The Texas Senate gave final passage to a bill reducing the occupation tax on traveling patent medicine vendors and approved a separate measure establishing the Grubbs Vocational College at Arlington with a $50,000 appropriation.
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Senate
Austin
Tex
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Arlington
Grubbs Vocational College
Canova Coffee Demo At Wolff And Marx Co
Demonstrations of the famous CANOVA coffee will start Monday morning March 12 at Wolff and Marx Co. The event invites customers to sample the beverage and learn brewing tips.
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Wolff & Marx Co
Banquet Notice For San Antonio Builders Exchange
Members of the San Antonio Builders' Exchange are notified of a banquet Tuesday evening at the Gunter Hotel. The program includes speeches singing and cabaret acts. Reservations are made with the secretary. Committee members are W Oeffinger A P Turner Udo Stanman and Dick Prassel. Frank N Scovill, business manager, will likely report on membership campaign and related matters.
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San Antonio
Builders’ Exchange
Exchange
Gunter Hotel
MD W. Oeffinger
A. P. Turner
Udo Stanman
Dick Prassel
Frank N. Scovill
What sort of a tip does he give you
London Sketch quotes a bantering exchange about tipping expectations with a sly jab at dining costs. The brief snippet contrasts a waiter’s tip with concerns over appetite and fear of loss of appetite, reflecting social wit about service charges.
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London
Oil Paintings Exhibit Opens Monday in San Antonio
The seventh annual oil paintings show organized by the Art League of San Antonio and supported by the American Federation of Arts opens Monday at 8 in the Carnegie Library auditorium. It runs daily 10 to 5 through April 1 with free public admission and daily league officers or members present.
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Art League of San Antonio
American Federation of Arts
Carnegie Library
Art League
League
Leo Cotton
Adelph Wagner
E. C. Branch
Musical Club
Eli Hertzbert
Miss Cunningham
San Antonio Art Guild
San Antonio Art League
State R R Commission Sets Uniform Circus Rates Across Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission ruled this afternoon that the scale of rates for small circus and show outfits except theatrical, merry go rounds, and power riding galleries shall apply on all roads in the state. A slight change in the scale was also made. The decision follows a hearing held last month, and previously the rates applied only to certain lines.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
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