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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
5
Mrs. Hannah Grunwald, 44, died at 2:30 PM Tuesday in her West Macon Street apartment complex. Survived by her husband. Funeral services held at 10:00 AM Wednesday in the Shelley Loring Undertaking chapel.
A remark highlights the value of fresh summer goods offered at unusually low prices, likening the discount to giving away gold dollars as shoppers respond with enthusiasm and brisk sales.
The next trade excursion of the Jobbers and Manufacturers League will run over the I G N to Taylor between June 10 and 18 as a one day trip leaving San Antonio at 7 AM and returning about midnight. Stops will be at towns along the route with possible future Katy line trip to Georgetown.
Texas insurers face a pause on mutual basis workmen’s compensation policies. The Department of Insurance and Banking seeks an attorney general ruling before allowing mutual writing. Aetna indemnity manager C. H. Verschoyle from Dallas denied active mutual business.
Committees named to report Thursday at Union meeting as Police Chiefs convened Wednesday. Readings by Chief J. W. Ryan of Dallas and others discussed juvenile homes and courts, narcotics control, junk shops, and enforcing strict penalties. Fort Worth expected to host next year’s gathering. Luna Park dance scheduled for the evening.
Letters from doctors in Goshen Thomasville Evans Mills and Penneij Texas praise Vinol cod liver preparation for debility bronchial and pulmonary troubles and strengthening effects. They urge trust in Vinol and offer money back if it fails. Also a note touts Saxo Salve for eczema.
In Versailles Ouimet defeats Eric Apperly and Topping beats Jerome Travers to reach the French amateur golf final. Ouimet had earlier edged Lord Charles Hope in the third round, leaving five Americans in the field including Frederic Herreshoff and J. F. Leblan. The final is set for tomorrow with Ouimet and Topping competing.
San Antonio’s H C Rees of H C Rees Optical Company was notified by telegram that he had been unanimously chosen president of the Texas Optometrical Association, meeting in Waco. He could not attend the convention but accepted the role, having led San Antonio’s optical trade for sixteen years.
A heavy, irregular rainfall drenched Texas over the past day with totals from one to nearly four inches. Corsicana and Valley Junction topped three inches, while San Antonio recorded .04 inches. Officials forecast unsettled weather through Wednesday night and Thursday, with more rain and possible thunderstorms. Cotton movement is delayed as mills buy last year’s cotton from the north. Regions reporting over an inch include Fort Worth, Haskell, Koppers, Eastland, Greenville, Nacogdoches, Mexia, Taylor, Brenham, Waco. Ballinger, Brownwood, Temple, Abilene and Sherman saw two inches or more.
More rain yesterday and last night will delay the harvest season in Fort Worth vicinity and West Texas. It is clearing today.
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