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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1917

Page

6

State Pharmaceutical Association Convenes in San Antonio

The Texas State Pharmaceutical Association with about 600 members meets in San Antonio for its thirty-eighth annual convention at the St. Anthony hotel. A three day program includes tours to Brackenridge Park Hot Wells and Koehler park, with a Mexican banquet and a seafood dinner planned. Local officials and drug business leaders welcome attendees as officers are named and committees organized.

Texas State Pharmaceutical Association San Antonio St. Anthony Hotel Army Post Brackenridge Park Hot Wells Terrell Wells Koehler Park W. C. Burns Hugh McClellan Clinton G. Brown Walter Adams Forney Col F. A. Chapa John Weeks Ballinger Drug Travelers’ Association W. E. Toogood Don Yates S. E. Farvin Dallas W. H. Wentland Ladies’ Auxiliary Zoo St. Anthony Herman A. Nester Gunter Hotel Pharmaceutical Association Ladies Auxiliary Texas Drug Travelers’ Association Albert Kronkosky Herman Dreiss E. J. H. Meier A. M. Fischer C. E. Soule Florence Spellacy H. D. Elliot J. D. Rockafellow James E. Harper William Appmann A. K. Garretson F. A. Houck C. E. McElroy State Association Z. FE. Marvin Co. E. Craycroft Sherman Tom J. Snell Coop

Princess Mary Tends Windsor Garden For Royal Table

Princess Mary of England digs in a Windsor Castle garden with her own hands to grow potatoes and other vegetables to support the frugal royal table.

Mary of England George Windsor Castle

Local Officials List Roles and Cities in Texan Group

The document enumerates officers including third vice president Mrs. E. B. Dwyer of Houston, fourth vice president F. M. Pearce of Ballinger, secretary treasurer W. H. Cousins of Dallas, home secretary J. W. Graham of Austin, local secretary W. C. Burns of San Antonio, and historian Steve Kelton of Fort Worth.

E. B. Dwyer Houston F. M. Pearce Ballinger W. H. Cousins Dallas J. W. Graham Austin W. C. Burns San Antonio Steve Kelton Fort Worth

Miss Henrietta Court 18 Dies in San Antonio Native

Miss Henrietta Court age 18 died Saturday morning at her father Henry Court’s residence 445 Peach Street She was a San Antonio native who lived here all her life The funeral is Sunday at 4 pm from the residence with services at St Mary’s Church at 4 30 pm Interment will be in St Mary’s Cemetery Pall bearers include Miss Thelma Cargol Georgia Cooper Opal Haynes Anema Haynes Agnes Schadler Lucile Herring Honorary pall bearers are J M Cooper D W Carrol J A Scott C C Miller C Leduke and P J Merry

Henrietta Court Henry Court Peach Street Miss Court San Antonio St. Mary's Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Thelma Cargol Georgia Cooper Opal Haynes Anema Haynes Agnes Schadler Lucile Herring J. M. Cooper D. W. Carrol J. A. Scott C. C. Miller C. Leduke P. J. Merry

R P D Arcy Mexican Magazine Editor Dies in Mexico City

News from San Antonio reports the death of R P D Arcy in Mexico City on April 26, believed in a automobile accident. He chaired the Mexican Magazine and edited the Pan American Magazine in New Orleans. Born in San Jose California, he was 50. He is survived by his wife and daughter in San Antonio, and by two brothers and a sister in California.

San Antonio Mexico City R. P. D'Arcy Mexico Mr. D’arcy New Orleans Mr. D'Arcy San Jose California

Optimistic Fireman Dances Through Toe Injury

At 6 am a coal lump struck a captain on the left toe, sending him hopping in a comic scene. He joked about luck, rubbed his aching toe, and returned to stoke the furnace with a grin, per the Indianapolis News.

Toe Brigade Indianapolis_ News

Californian Patents Foldable Bill Head Form

A patented foldable bill head form allows the envelope to be saved by folding and sealing with the top address on the outside. The device aims to cut mailing costs and simplifies document presentation for correspondence and billing.

Italian fugitives endure harrowing trek from Bucharest to Archangel

A group of 482 Italian laborers and families describe months of hardship fleeing Roumania after Craiova fell. They walked across the Wallachian plain, faced famine, bombardment, and exposure while pursued by armies, finally reaching Archangel and awaiting transport to England and then France.

Zurich Roumania Bucharest Jassy Bessarabia Archangel England France Craiova Galatz Dobrudja Danube Petrograd Kishineff Kieff Italy Arctic Sea

Suffering on the Sea Endures Before Homeward Arrival

After twenty three days at sea a steamer carrying the group survived a snowstorm and constant danger from a German U boat. They reached Liverpool where they were treated well in England and later in France before delays in resuming their journey home.

Liverpool England France

Delayed North Mail Reaches San Antonio Daily

A large volume of mail from the north for San Antonio and parts of the state arrived after noon on I G N and Katy trains, seven hours late. The post office reported all business district mail delivered in the afternoon. The item lists various ads and notices including loans, auctions, events, and legal notices appearing in the city.

San Antonio Katy

Widow challenges will claim sparks bitter reaction

A Baltimore American quotation notes that Billings' widow began legal actions to break his will soon after marriage, reflecting a contentious effort to alter his estate. The exchange underscores brewing family tensions over finances and inheritance.

Billings Baltimore American

Summer Plans Bloom for Buffalo Gardener

Quote from Buffalo Express reveals a worker jokingly shifts summer tasks to guarding plants. The plan is to tend and protect potato crops rather than munitions, illustrating calmer domestic industry humor.

Buffalo Express

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