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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1915

Page

7

Wefing Sister In Florence Faces Citizenship Proof

Misa Blea Wefing a San Antonio singer in Florence studies grand opera and faces danger from rising Italy Germany tensions. Her brother Fred Wettig seeks the father’s naturalization papers to secure a new passport, while Rome locals question her American birth due to her German name. She warns Washington for protection and recounts riots and crowds near her balcony as cannons and cavalry pass by.

Misa Blea Wefing San Antonio Florence Italy Teutonic al- Nes Fred R. Wettig Soledad Street Daya Actus Armerica State Department Werlag Washington Tian Miss Wering Tha U. & Consul Tam Fede

Gatty Sellers to Give Two Recitals at First Baptist Church

Music lovers will pack the bie auditorium Monday and Tuesday to hear Gatty Sellers, renowned English organist, in recital. Admission is free, but a collection will be taken. Sellers arrived from Beaujant after being stranded in Germany at the start of the war and has since given 170 recitals across the West, South, and Midwest. His program includes The Russian Patrol and That Storm on the Alps.

Bie First Baptist Church Gatty Sellers Fiel Jers Beanavnt Geri Troapa Sellers Trothers Germany Freiberg Cologne Liege Ostend London England New York United States Armin West South Middle West Alps

Go Home For Meals Complaint Hits Jiney Firms

Restaurant owners in the business district protest the new quarter’s impact on patronage. They blame faster travel for workers going home at noon, reducing lunch business and hurting profits. One proprietor notes the change rivals the Traction Company in seriousness.

Traction Company Moar ‘Nur

Birth Records Show Multiple Local Births in May

Birth notices list several newborns with parents and addresses including Durmmeo, Savido Street, Rexent Street, Belim Avenue, and Cedar Street. Entries cite boys and a girl born to families such as Otvern, Rodriguee, Tenyuce, Sneckers, with birthdates in May. A note mentions a condensed milk tubular handle invention.

Sire A. Otvern Airs BU Rlegs Marth Savido Street D. Rodriguee Laredo Street Are Sneckers Cedar Streak

Not lawful provision in hospital plan sparks change debate

City and county officials scrutinize amendments to a proposed joint hospital plan. Contagious wards may be removed and costs reshaped as Henry T. Phelps reports its 24 page analysis. Objections cover exterior cost, equipment control, and race separation.

Wid County Umder Hal Phelps Henry T. Phelps Atlee B. Ayres Harrington & Reuter Brown Phelps Bath Agene Genera iGo Nati Yan Veling

Enforcements Hit Small Stock Valuations in County

County board of equalization moves to enforce a two thirds valuation rule for stock holdings. Officers of stock companies face hearings after notifying letters. Presiding Commissioner J K Laram says the rule will be applied uniformly to ensure valuations reflect paid up capital and company assets. The board cites new information as basis for stricter assessments and action against firms underreporting stock and property values.

County Board of Equalization J. K. Laram Mr Lamm Ieee Commissionera Hayg Nstance

Huckster Fined for Selling Decayed Tomatoes

A street peddler, arraigned in Police Court, was fined ten dollars after being caught selling decayed tomatoes. The arrest followed a complaint by Theodore Anderson, city pure food inspector, about boxes from a commission house that were not repaired as promised. The case cites rotted fruit offered for sale at a local market.

Theodore Anderson City Pure Food Peddier Ineai Commission

Y W C A Pool Opens With Swim Lessons This Summer

The Y W C A pool opened for the season last week and will be open weekdays for long hours all summer. Classes and private lessons began Monday morning with Miss Vera Sherwood in charge, inviting swimmers to cool off when hot and tired.

Vera Sherwood

Woman In Texas Seeks Swimwear Sale For Women

An unusual note from Cross Plains Texas describes a woman asking the Chamber of Commerce for assistance in arranging a swimming attire sale exclusive to women. She mentions learning to swim, locating la ces, and obtaining bathing suits as part of a plan likely tied to a local pool used by girls and women.

Seopylay Tringtos

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