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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1921
Page
5
Comencements set across several private and public institutions with ceremonies in coming days. Leading speakers include J. S. Kimball, superintendent, at the Brahe school auditorium. numerous academies and colleges announce graduations, with programs, receptions, and class lists forthcoming.
A community drive begins Sunday in San Antonio to aid China with funds channeled through a New York banking firm. Volunteers form a 25-person committee led by Bishop Wile Rico Canerix to organize events and solicit donations.
A fragment lists dampwash at 1 dollar per ten pounds with vague markings and irregular notation. Mentions a steam taint and unnamed entities, unclear details, and several disjointed phrases.
In a lengthy San Antonio discussion residents, councilors, and officials debate gar bage cans left on front lawns. They weigh alleys versus aesthetics, cost of rear access, and proposals for improved containers or alley access to curb unsightly displays while preserving sanitation.
A garbled San Antonio business page notes charter changes and capital increases for several firms. It mentions new entities and names like Anthony Plated Commune and Baker Motor Cosmos, with references to capital adjustments and corporate officers.
A community appeal details SEEK SCOUT FUND aims to aid boys in need by supporting troop formation and activities. The message highlights funding for maintenance and operation of scouting programs, inviting local groups to join and contribute to youth development efforts.
A fragmentary editorial text urges civic support for soldiers and volunteers, praising local efforts and naming Dor Loveiey as a possible fundraiser. It notes limited spending, calls for community aid, and claims Texas cities rival major centers in wartime service and testing.
The Bexar County commissioners awarded Uy Chapin Polglazier Constructing Company the surface treatment of Am road and North New Braunfels arena. The project covers Burr road from River avenue to Braunfels avenue with one tier asphalt treatment. Bid amount cited as 63 cents per square yard. Additional repairs include approaches to the bridges and a fire escape stairway on the Maverick house side, with work to open Travis street to Houston street.
A June 2 banquet marks the 140th anniversary of the establishment of the U S Army Quartermaster Corps, with officers and business leaders from Coblenz to Shanghai attending a roof garden dinner at the Rt Anthony. Maj Gen Ty Rogers will read a foreword praising the corps vast wartime spending and the role of industry in support, noting 86 percent of the annual Army maintenance appropriation is expended by the corps. The event, in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, and other cities, aims to discuss army industry relations now and postwar.
Fragmentary OCR text references a society adopting a motto during war, attributed to General de HB and Thomas A. Wolison. It notes a phrase linking industry, Joliet, and the armed forces, claiming unity and victory in battle. The readable parts are unclear and partially garbled.
The first Spanish summer school at Ans Ten opens Monday at the Mansaalst building on Main avenue high school under May Esther Verex Carvajal of the Spanish department. Double periods 8:30 to 7:28.80 with full high school credits. Beginners course and modern language study featured. Spanish department growth cited. Brackenridge and Main Avenue high schools enrolled 566 pupils this spring signal rising interest. Carvajal expects a successful term due to practical, conversational focus and individual attention. A. and M. Commencement begins May 2 in Houston with four days of exercises and graduate diploma presentations by Governor Neff.
William Stoan. 70, retired Baptist minister, died Saturday afternoon after being struck by a truck on Bonth Mores Street near Gace Avenue. He expired en route to Robert B. Greek Memorial Hospital. Driver A Deeking, 108 North Pine, was questioned by detectives Norton and Tacy Velodgeway and released. Stoan, a former resident of Shue ton and Wairview, Texas, left a widow and children. funeral arrangements pending.
A garbled exchange hints at Hurold asking Margie to marry. Margie responds with uncertain lines about departure and lawful note, while Hurold voices heartbreak and hopeful closings.
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