Battle Over Fire Chief Post Defines New City Administration
Post-election maneuvering sets up a clash over Fire Chief Phil Wright in the Bell administration era. Commissioners Lowther Uhr and Uhr loyalists shape the fight as police, fire, and purchasing offices face shakeups and possible abolition to cut city costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Wright
George A. Lowther
W. P. Bishop
Wright
Sam C. Bell
Barney Lb. Welch
Uhr
Bell
Ray M. Mackey
Ackey
Lambert
Garland
Mayer
Louis Heuerman
City council weighs filling Kearny term and department reorganization
The council plans to fill Commissioner Kearny's unexpired term and met Thursday with City Engineer Hans Helland, who is likely to be reappointed. Heuerman aims to prepare for department reorganization as needed. Most extra staff hired for bond work has been dropped, with possible further reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearny
Hans Helland
Heuerman
Notable Guests At San Antonio Hotels Include Local Officials
Philip Rosenberg of New Orleans and Dan J. Porter of St. Louis stay at the St. Anthony. J. M. Murphy of Gonzales and C. A. Hensell of Dallas reside at the Gunter. John W. Hornsby Travis County attorney visits for personal business. Other guests include S. C. Galbraight Mamp ton, Ostar Winstrot New York, Charles Strausse New York, FE G Rathbone Port Arthur, Mrs J Allen Newton Galveston, PD E Beving Richmond, JC Wilson Birmingham, J L Albert Louisville, and rs J Allen Newton counts among the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Rosenberg
New Orleans
St. Anthony
J. EB. Galbraight
Mampton
S. C
Gunter
Ostar Winstrot
New York
Menger
Dan J. Porter
St. Louis
C. A. Hensell
Dallas
Charles Strausse
FE. G. Rathbone
Port Arthur
Rs. J. Allen Newton
Galveston
PD. E. Beving
Richmond
Tex
R Cc. F. Wilson
Birmingham
J. M. Murphy
Gonzales
JL. C. Albert
Recruiting drive for Battery B seeks 40 men in Texas
Captain Claude V. Birkhead plans a Friday recruiting office in front of the Gunter Hotel to fill Battery B, First Texas Artillery, quota of forty. Long odds come from Leon Springs officer training camp and dependent-family discharges as the push continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Springs
Claude V. Birkhead
Battery B
First Texas Artillery
Gunter Hotel
Artillery
Army
Birkhead
Fire-setting arrest near Santos Street home
A 22-year-old Black woman was arrested by Motorcycle Officer Kohr and Patrolman Lurber as firemen fought a blaze at 310 Santos Street. The woman reportedly poured kerosene on a bed and ignited it. the frame dwelling valued at about $200 belonged to Conrad Siemering.
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Kohr
Lurber
Santos Street
Conrad Siemering
Juvenile Case Involving Theft From Blanco Road Stores
Juvenile officers take up a case involving repeated entry into stores on Blanco road by unknown youths. They allegedly took change from cash registers and certain fruit and candy items during several incidents in the northern part of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall's
Blanco Road
Peacock Military School Graduation Exercises Friday Afternoon
Peacock Military School will hold graduating exercises at Wolff and Marx Auditorium Friday at 4 o clock. The public is invited. A false fire alarm rang from box 421 at Monterrey and South Concho Streets at 2:20 am Thursday. No culprit found. Nelson Lytle of Alamo Bank Building advertised loan of $20,000 on real estate security.
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Nelson Lytle
Alamo Bank Bldg
Peacock
Caets
Peacock Military School
Wolff & Marx Auditorium
Monterey and
South Concho Streets
Cause and Effect in a Lost Lot Tale
A Baltimore American line notes how Smith losing his building lot impacted his mental state. The old saying out of sight, out of mind frames the anecdote.
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Baltimore American
Obituary Notices For Dora Fraiman And Carrie Kuhn
Dora Fraiman 22 died Wednesday at 401 North Concho Street after residing in San Antonio 2 1/2 years. Husband and parents survive. funeral held at home with Rabbi Gerstein officiating and burial in Orthodox Jewish Cemetery. Carrie Barnardin Kuhn 72 died Thursday at Santa Rosa hospital. Missouri native, St. Louis lineage, resident of San Antonio ten years. survivors include husband Jacob Kuhn and children Edward Frank J. W. Lawson Effie C. Kuhn Stella Kuhn.
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Dora Fraiman
North Concho Street
Russia
San Antonio
Dave Kaztloy
Gerstein
Carrie B. Kuhn
Carrie Barnardin Kuhn
Santa Rosa Hospital
Kuhn
Missouri
St. Louis
Jacob Kuhn
Edward
Frank Kuhn
J. W. Lawson
Effie C
Stella Kuhn
Body to be sent to St. Louis by local undertaking firm
A death notice states that the brother Ben F. Mayer of St. Louis has died and that the body will be shipped to St. Louis by the Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Mayer
St. Louis
Pearce-Robinson Undertaking Company
May Day Picnic Ad by Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Shelley Loring Undertaking Co advertises an automobile equipment service with two phone numbers and notes a Colored May Day picnic at 9 30 a m on the Southern Pacific line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Southern Pacific
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Ady
Foreman Seeks Prize for Honest Praise in Shipyard Office
A tug repaired after a collision is praised by its owner who wants to settle the bill, but the yard manager calls in the foreman to hear compliments. The burly Irish foreman accepts the praise with a wry question about whether it is an honorable motive or a prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
Ranager
Sorr
Mintiva
Be Careful in Using Soap on Your Hair
Advice warns against alkali in many soaps and suggests coconut oil as a pure greaseless alternative. Recommends plain coconut oil from drugstores, cheap and long lasting for the whole family. Moistening hair with a spoonful provides rich lather, cleanses, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft and bright.
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Lowther
Chiefwright
Niy
Police Department
Commissioner Uhr
Soen
Henry B. Walthall
Mary Charleson
the Grand
Pathe News
Mongolia
Mac Sennett
Keystone Comedy
Circus
Bessie Barriscale
Marguerite Clark
the Valentine Girl
The
Pringess Iscena
Vaudeville & Pictures
House Peters
Louise Huff
Paramount
Jack Pickford
Dorothy Dalton
Triangle
Mme. Petrova
Eve
Metro
Charlie Chaplin
Dorothy Gish
Jordan
Gloria Swanson
Angeles National Forest
California
Forest Service
Moose
Willett
Nance
Culling Printing Company
Moose Hall
Homen Bros. Orch
Soledad Roof
Central Christian Church
E. E. Violett
Dr. Violett
State Bank Building
Turner Hall
Carnegie Library
Ee Jewelry Store
Main Ave
Imperial Turkish Bath
505
Houston St
Heron Smith
South San Antonio
Aviation Corps
George D. Armistead
Fort Sam Houston
Armistead
Post Office Department
Washington
O'Connell Loan Co
Houston Street
Jeffrey
la Barre
Ave. E
Whit Speer
South Flores
Johnson Streets
Moore Building
Dan Lewis
Kampmann
Travis
Jeffery
Lone Star Auto
Elks
Sam Granato
Main Plaza
Ayers
Delarosa Street
A-Bar Plumbing Co
Horace E. Wilson
State Bank
Peewee Co
Alamo Plaza
Ueen Theater
Mutual Star Screen
Iat
Crane Wilbur
Hellanas
Francis X. Eee
Strand Theater
Grand Opera House
Battle OF the Somme
Fane
San Antonio Brewing Ass’n
Texas
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