San Antonians Give Buildings for Camp Laf-a-Lo
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and Red Cross dedicate a permanent camp facility on a Guadalupe River campsite near Comfort for the city’s needy children. Major donors include Mr and Mrs Stern and Mr and Mrs Wilson. the plan features a dormitory, tank, baths, playground, and modern equipment. The 9 day summer program runs June 6 to August 22.
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Bess Carroll
Comfort Plan
People of
Comfort
Chamber of Commerce
the Red Cross
Stern
Wilson
Laf-a-lot
C. B. Yandel
Chamber
San Antonio
Draw Pola Negri Name Into Tale Of Blackmail
Investigators in Los Angeles pursue a possible Hollywood shakedown ring after actress Justine Valse alleges three men coerced her into a compromising pose resembling Pola Negri. She is in a psychopathic ward in narcotic haze. sources say two suspects are in Los Angeles and one in New York. Further statements from Valse may shape the case as authorities gather evidence.
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Chandler Sprague
Miss Valse
New York
Los Angeles
Iid
Miss Vaise
Missing San Antonio bride seen in Austin after month
Mrs. Alvis Louise Kelser, missing since April 3 with her year-old daughter, Doris, was spotted in San Antonio within 48 hours and believed to have moved toward Austin. Her husband Sergeant A. A. Kelser, of the Forty-sixth Aero Squadron, seeks her return, suspecting coercion or harm as the motive behind the disappearance. Police and friends continue the search.
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Alvis Louise Kelser
San Antonio
Austin
A. A. Kelser
Aero Scuadroz
Brooke Field
Kelsey
Kelser
Doris
Bowner
Temple
Welsey
Keiser
Keser
Mexico
Life Saved as Girl Scream Survives Incident
A girl in a room screamed and life was saved after she took medicine by mistake. The report notes confusion over the name and mentions a visit related to a deceased wife named Rix. The item reads as a fragmented OCR with unclear details but centers on a rescue moment and mistaken identity amid a confusion-filled scene.
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Hame
Rix
Rail lines consider upgrades and new tieups in Texas
A Missouri Pacific inspection led by H E Saffaris and A Booth discussed heavier equipment, faster schedules, and standardization as Santa Fe eyes control of the San Antonio and Southern railway between here and Christine. Corpus Christi welcomed the party and endorsed the plans, with W Baldwin expected to visit next week. Consolidation plans would lower San Antonio freight rates by about one percent relative to Houston.
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H. E. Saffaris
Missouri Pacific
Mfr
Corpus Christi
Chamber of Commerce
Baldwin
Mo Fh
San Antonis
Houston
Memphis river steamer disaster claims 22 dead
Memphis mayor Paine lists 22 known dead from the government steamer wrecked on the Mississippi near Coahoma Landing. Rescue efforts continued as navy and local crews searched the swift river, while officials noted many aboard perished and hopes for survivors faded. Missing include Professor R McNeely of Nashville. one engineer and several crewmen are named in the tally.
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Associated Press
Memphis
May
United States
Assippi
Rovwlette Paine
R & MccNeely
Nashville
Yor Paine
Chisca
Bonitor
Mid-South Association
Cow Island
D. R. Thornton
Tey
Profesor BR
Coahoma Landing
HH. Connolly
Uniteld States Engineers
Howard T. Fenton
Capain Fenton
Major Connolly
Caplin Fenton
Coshoma Landing
Rhodes halts's. A mayoralty move continues politics
Dr Jeremiah Rhodes denies he is a candidate for mayor saying he is not qualified and would not accept the office. An opposition ticket endorsed Rhodes and others for city commission, with hopeful plans to influence the April 21 filing deadline after a secret meeting on Soledad street. Community figures confirm Rhodes as the opposition pick while voters are urged to write in the opposition names.
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Dr. Rhodes
Rhodes
Sayer
Harvard
Maroc
San Antonio
Soledad Street
Jeremiah Rhodes
Evelyn Sterling
Teachers’ Association
Tr. Rhodes
John Tobin
Phil Wright
Vobin
Ber
Tornado devastates Stinson Field and South Loop areas
Eyewitnesses recount a violent tornado tearing through Stinson Field at Sixth and Utilities streets with 206 mile per hour gusts. Hangars and an assembly plant were demolished, planes lifted and dropped, fires sparked by lightning, and trees, wires, and billboards felled across the South Loop district as responders cleared wreckage and evacuated civilians.
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Stinson
Oorman
Moorman
George Porter
Jack Gobel
W. W. Weddell
South Loop Road
Wnlls
Kelly
Brooks
Stinson Field
Berg Mil
Vilage
South Loop
San Jose Mission
Ramchissel
Schonsteig
AL Stinson
W. Y P. Dong
Southern Airways
Funeral services held for Mrs Pancoast in San Antonio
Funeral services for Mrs Mra. st. Pancoast were held at the family home on King William Street with Rev. Arthur Huston officiating. Burial followed in Magonic cemetery. She died Friday night at age 70, leaving husband J F B Pancoast, three sons, two daughters, eight grandchildren, two brothers, and three sisters. Mrs Pancoast was born in New Braunfels in 1850, a descendant of Texas pioneers.
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Pancoast
King William Street
Arthur
Huston
St. Mark's Church
Magonic
Carl Groans
Adolph Groos
John Mensehach
Anery Hartwell
Woodford Thornton
John Dick
Rancoast
San Antonio
New Braunfels
George BH
Emeline Campbell Judson
J. FB. Pancoast
Moses Campbell
Texas
George J
Frank V
Henry J. Pancoast
7. W. Dove
Nellie Pancoast
M. C. Judson
J. W. Judson
Hiram’ Sharp
Clara
Fimma_Pancoast
San Antonio School District Seeks Bank Depository Bids
The San Antonio Independent School District invites sealed proposals from banks and bankers to act as depository for 1925 26 funds. Bids must state interest on credit balances and overdraft charges. File by noon May 21 1025 at the Board office. Secretary Mrs B O Hastborn.
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Board of Education
San Antonio Independent School District
B. O. Hastborn
San Antonio
Fort Worth Rain Topped By Drought Relief Hopes
Weather report notes Fort Worth received 0.06 inches of rain late Friday into Saturday, raising total precipitation to 9.46 inches since the drought began. Lake Worth spillway flow rose to 19.5 inches, with Friday overflow near 14 inches before easing. Western Texas rains bring cautious optimism to farmers and cattlemen amid scattered showers from Midland to El Paso and conditions around Van Horn and Kent.
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Fort Worth
Fort Worth Wriday
Yandis
Lake Worthapillway
Western
Texas
Midland
el Paso
Texas & Pacific
Marfa
Southern Pacific
van Horn
Kent
Sheep Killed Near San Angelo Reported After Rain
Sheep killings reported near San Angelo with mentions of Water Valley 20 miles north. Heavy rain fell last night with Water Valley seeing three inches in 24 hours. San Angelo area logged 4493 inches. South Concho River rising rapidly today.
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San Angelo
Water Valley
Gainesville Gets Good Rain
May rain fell overnight totaling three quarters of an inch with heavy clouds lingering overhead. Forecasters expect more rain to follow as wet weather persists in the Gainesville area.
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Gainesville
Gaindsville
Tofas
Arrested Youth Linked to St. Louis Doctor Slaying
Edward Dillon, son of Dr. William A Dillon, was arrested at his mother’s home in St. Louis in connection with the murder of his father whose body with bullet wounds was found at Washington University stadium. Police offered no outcome on last night’s questioning, noting Dillon remained calm and refused to answer. He is beneficiary of three insurance policies totaling 45000 and had been at Kansas University Lawrence before transfer to Clayton Jail under St. Louis County jurisdiction. Mother's Day is near with local ads for candy and cards from George Keene druggist and Kemper's Pure Cream Ice Cream promotion.
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SP. Louis
Edward GL Dillon
William A.dillon
Washington ‘University
Stadium
Sélé
Young Dillon
Dr Dillon
Kansas University
Lawrence
Clayton
St. Louis County
Dr. Dillon
Ad Placement Advisory Promises Flexible Saturday Help
An ad lists evening slots and services for placing classified ads in The Tight. It promotes courteous staff, flexible scheduling, and saving your ad now with Big Sander Wight promising a worthwhile home in San Antonio and Southwest Texas. Phone Crockett 4040.
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Sander Wight
San Antonio
Southwest
Texas
Crockett
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OF Christ
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Elmer H. Guinp
Albert Sheffield
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Paull Norgross
Atlanta
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Pleasanton Inn
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Edward Dillon
George Keene
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