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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
7
The new St Catherine's auditorium at Real and Coloreso Streets will be opened Wednesday evening with a bazaar running through Thursday night. Father Kane invites big friends to attend. take the West End car to Colorado Street and walk one block south.
A comedy is to be presented Thursday evening May 31 in the Young Woman's Christian Association auditorium. The event is under the joint auspices of the Alamo Methodist Epworth League the Young People's Missionary Society of the Travis Park Methodist Church and the young people of McKinley Avenue Prospect Hill and Government Hill Methodist Churches.
Otto Zoller listed with the Citizen Transfer Co office and transit terms. A Bar Plumbing Co and Willett's Orchestra are noted in the Crockett area with street and box numbers.
Bettie Belle Knelly 53 died at 11 10 a m Wednesday at 615 Nolan Street born Waverly Missouri October 14 1863 resided in San Antonio 33 years survived by husband Frank three daughters Bessie Simpson Ineznelly and Addie Estelle Rust a son William F Knelly sister Mrs R T Pruitt all of San Antonio devout Episcopal Church funeral at 4 p m Thursday at home Rev R Y Barber officiating Interment Mission Burial Park pallbearers Capt W T Napier D K Newsom C F Dubose N H White W C Burns and Edwin Lamm
Mrs Lena Joseph 31 died at 3 am Wednesday at 303 Garza Street in San Antonio. A New York City resident she had lived here a year after moving from Denver due to ill health. Survived by husband Louis Joseph daughter Viola Helen Joseph mother Mrs Mary Megg sister Mrs Mary Lenhard both of New York. Body to be shipped to New York by Sloan Hagg Undertaking Co with husband and daughter.
Mrs. Maria Short aged 71 died at 6 a m Wednesday at her daughter Mrs J M Baker's home on the Babcock Road. A Georgia native, she had lived in San Antonio three years after moving from Waco. Survived by four sons Wesley Sydney Charles Short of Waco and Tom Short of Runge Texas and a daughter Mrs J M Baker of San Antonio. Body to be sent to Waco by Riebe Undertaking Co.
Mrs P Shelton aged 78 died at 7 45 am Wednesday at her daughter Mrs R A Babcock’s home 224 Fairview Avenue. She leaves two daughters Mrs H E Gevers and Mrs R A Babcock three sons M M J E and William Shelton of Houston twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral is at 10 am Thursday from the residence with interment in Roselawn Cemetery.
A fur coated gentleman heckles a porter about an at risk truck at the suburban station. The promoted porter deflects by joking about shifting the truck to the booking office. The twist: the complaining passenger is revealed as the traffic superintendent.
Two boys quarrel about who is stronger with claims of daily water fetching. John bragged that he goes to the well each morning and pulls up ninety gallons of water, though the text is incomplete and unclear.
Garrett P. Serviss argues to replace Ranier with Tacoma on the Puget Sound peak. He notes native names reveal culture, history, and meaning, and that Vancouver’s 1792 naming ignored Indians and harmed linguistic heritage.
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