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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
42
Elyria Ohio reports a novel solution to walnut shucking by using a cow trained to chew and swallow walnut shucks, leaving the nuts clean. The cow yields high quality milk, and C O Merry plans to test a butternut tree for a similar experiment.
The Bnai Zion Association of San Antonio will stage a weeklong carnival on Bowen's Island starting December 4 to aid Jewish war sufferers. Miss Hattie Grace Rabe chairs the arrangements with prominent patrons, featuring Wortham Shows with Backman's trained animal circus and new act showcases including My Lady's Fan and Verdun battle scenes.
Lieutenant-General Vladimir Sakharoff, a top Russian commander long in Galicia, is sent to Drobudja to command Russo-Romanian armies and halt German and Bulgarian troops led by General von Mackensen. General Bertholet shares supreme command with Sakharoff of allied Balkan forces, excluding General Sarrail in Greece.
Mrs. E. R. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Berg, Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Nat Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Halff, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Pumphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McClanna han, Mr. and Mrs. John Bollows, Miss Anne Zork, Barry Mayer, Sidney Lowenstein, Mr. and Mrs. Benno Kayton, Dr. E. Herring, Dr. and Mrs. T. T. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beltel, Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Old ham, Judge and Mrs. T. M. Paschal, Dr. and Mrs. Malone Duggan and Rabbi and Mrs. Samuel Marks.
Otis B. Thayer, motion picture producer and director, told the Rotary Club at the St Anthony Hotel luncheon that his San Antonio visit showed favorable conditions for a studio and lab. He hinted at a forthcoming proposal to local businessmen to establish a motion picture center here.
The article reports the deaths of Elizabeth N. Krafft, Sarah FE Perwilliger, Sarah CE Perwilliger, and Perla Maybelle Binford. Krafft's body to Springfield by Sloan & Hagg. Perwilliger's body to Chicago. Binford's funeral set for 3 PM Saturday at the West Craig Place residence with Rev. Hugh McLellan officiating and burial at Alamo Masonic cemetery.
Carl Morris aged about 42 died at 9 30 Friday morning in a local sanitarium. He was a Texas native and farmer who came to San Antonio from Devine three years ago. He is survived by five brothers G W Morris W R Morris and A Morris all of Devine and L Morris of ?
Hondo and F Morris of Los Angeles join four Devine sisters Mrs. T M Garrett Mrs Bertha Crutchfield and Mrs Mollie Hancock with Mrs Nell Stansberry of Glidden in an obituary notice. The body will be sent to Devine Saturday morning by the Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company.
Joseph Marty, 54, died at 9 30 p m Thursday at 244 Kellar Street In San Antonio he lived here 80 years He is survived by his widow a son Claude of San Antonio two brothers Sebastian of Castroville and Charlie of San Antonio two sisters Mrs G Christiless of Lacoste and Miss Emma Marty of Castroville and his mother Mrs Katrina Marty of Castroville The funeral will be held at 9 o clock Saturday from the residence with services at St Henry s Church at 9 30 o clock and interment in the new St Joseph s cemetery
Fred Buelle aged 70 was found dead behind a building on Castro Street around 6:30 PM Thursday. Heart failure was listed as the cause. A local resident, he had worked as a gardener at several places. an inquest by Justice Fisk concluded the case and the body was released to the Riebe Company. He lived on the Castroville road. his widow and two daughters survive.
J M Winder died at 6 am Friday at 1122 North Pine Street. A Georgia native who lived six years in Texas, he was a Woodmen of the World member. Survived by his widow in San Antonio, three sons W B Winder Lake Village Arkansas John Winder Kyle Ray Winder San Antonio and three daughters Mary Winder San Antonio Mrs H D Warren San Antonio and Mrs M A Wood Mammoth Springs Arkansas. Body to be sent to Greenville Texas Friday night by Sloan Hagy.
A professor ends his last lecture urging full study for the final while announcing the papers are with the printer. After a moment of silence a student asks, Who is the printer?
Second-hand clothing is in high demand in San Antonio with dealers from the North and East bidding up prices. House-to-house canvassing offers lure housewives to sell old wardrobes as dyes and cotton costs rise. Shoes, coats, pants, and overcoats fetch far above former values, prompting warnings to husbands to curb selling temptations.
Public health notice urges open air living to combat obesity. It promotes oil of kerin capsules after meals and at night, claims weight loss and improved digestion, and names Sommer's Drug Store as supplier. The advice stresses weighing regularly and continuing until reaching normal weight.
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