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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
7
Mayor Brown urges city council to issue 700000 in refunding bonds to wipe out a 700000 sinking fund deficit. The move would lower interest costs, extend repayment over twenty years, and avoid raising taxes. officials note past underfunding since Elmendorf era and stress market conditions now favor higher savings.
A San Antonio bakers delegation will travel by special car over the Southern Pacific Monday night to Galveston for the 14th annual Master Bakers Association of Texas convention on May 5 6 and 7. Officers will be elected and the next meeting location chosen. Galvez hotel hosts sessions with addresses by prominent bakers from north and east.
The San Antonio Automobile Club outlines plans for a Medina dam fishing and boating club and reports over 100 members with 260 expected. EK W Lawton talks tires at a Tuesday luncheon. Alex Parrigin hosts as toastmaster. Oakland Motor Car Company opens a service station amid strong local support and a theft recovery of a Velie car, with steps planned to prosecute thieves.
Pine bluff and Buffalo writer M D Pierce of Buffalo New York answers hosts of delicate questions every man or woman should know. Sent free on receipt of 31 one cent stamps to pay for wrapping and mailing.
Mr. Campbell departed Saturday and traveled through streams, taking the Culebra road then the Leon route until a nine foot rise forced a retrace to the Castroville road. He arrived in San Antonio Monday forenoon, reporting safe passage and completion of the journey. In related note, the Woodward Carriage Company delivered duplicate Jeffery cars to John Peter and Gus Peter of Peter Bros Brewery, with similar details but distinct branding expected.
A brief note urges readers to seek what they need, asserting entitlement to quality. The piece emphasizes persistence and proactive asking as keys to obtaining the best possible outcomes.
A delegation led by R. G. Hand urged Mayor Brown to pave West Houston street beyond the I and G. N. passenger station, calling it a major local artery. Brown acknowledged the need but said city paving plans prioritize main arteries and could not promise immediate action.
The statement notes that while presentations are ongoing, priority will be given to paving West Houston after the main arteries and cross streets have been paved, indicating sequencing of city roadwork.
The first session begins today around noon as cotton men from across the country gather. President E. K. Cone of the New York Cotton Exchange will preside, with 40 to 60 exchanges represented. The conference will review the current New York contract and its objections.
The County Commissioners Court of Bexar County Texas will convene as a Board of Equalization on the second Monday in May 1914 the 11th day of the month for inspecting correcting and equalizing the assessor of taxes lists. Witness my hand and seal in San Antonio April 30 1914. Frank R. Newton County Clerk.
An old advertisement touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as beneficial for insomnia mental exhaustion nervous headaches and indigestion. The ad includes a light want ad for a partner and mentions White Morse Tavern and Adar Want a partner.
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