Republicans Attack Early Closing Plank In San Antonio Rally
About a hundred gathered at Fest's garden to hear Bexar county Republican candidates attack the Democratic early closing plank and pledge support for a new San Antonio charter only after voters pass judgment. Speakers Gray Runge Elgin and Oppenheimer urged a people’s choice on charter. Real, nominated for Congress, may issue a clarifying letter Thursday.
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Fest’s Garden
Bexar County
Arthur M. Gray
Carl Runge
Capt
John E. Elgin
San Antonio
J. M. Oppenheimer
Republican Party
Julius Real
Shayden
Bexar
Jones Is Hard Worker
The article portrays Mayor A. H. Jones as a diligent official who stays at the city hall long hours, starts before 9 am, returns after 2 pm, and works late into the evening. He handles visitor calls promptly and often walks with aldermen to discuss ongoing city business.
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City Hall
Bond Issue Carries for Medina County Road Work
A Devine precinct bond election in Medina county approved 40,000 dollars for road improvements by 144 to 67. After sale, bonds will fund county road work including a link in the San Antonio Laredo highway through the precinct.
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Devine
Medina County
Schools Not 30 Crowded Says Report
The San Antonio school board heard that crowding has eased with only two rooms remaining overfilled. Superintendent Lukin noted gains from adding teachers, including a new night school hire at School No 8. The board also discussed a lunch room, a Garden Street janitor house remodel, and a Beacon Hill portable building awaiting desks.
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San Antonio
Lukin
T. M. Dechman
Manual Training Department
N.S. Hunsdon
Cascarets for the aging bowels in daily use
The copy promotes Cascarets as a gentle natural tonic for constipated bowels in the elderly. It argues aging slows activity, likens bowels to muscles, and claims Cascarets keep bowels active safely, affordable at 10 cents a box and effective while you sleep.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
School appointments fill vacancies at Main Avenue High
On professor Lukin's recommendation the committee on teachers appointed Misses Toba Stern Loleet McCullough Leila Capt Ruth Young and Vivian Nolan to fill vacancies. Mrs Guy Borden is named librarian of the Main Avenue High School. One hundred carloads of enamel ware were sold in Kress stores in one day for cash, part of a great value sale.
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Charles Lukin
Toba Stern
Loleet McCullough
Leila Capt
Ruth Young
Vivian Nolan
Guy Borden
Main Avenue
Kress
Anderson Is Promoted to Katy General Superintendent
Announcement received by M. K. and T. railway officials confirms H. F. Anderson’s promotion to general superintendent of the Katy in Texas. He succeeds J. W. Walton and will oversee about 1600 miles of railroad with headquarters likely in Dallas after serving as division superintendent at Denison and prior Sunset Central duties in San Antonio.
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H. F. Anderson
J. W. Walton
Katy
Anderson
Denison
Southern Pacific
San Antonio
Houston
Sunset-Central
Texas
Dallas
Fresh catch at Riverside offers pompano and mackerel
All kinds of fresh fish including pompano sheephead flounder jout and Spanish mackerel are available at the Riverside shop attracting local anglers and diners.
Pleasanton Fair Invites Officials for October Event
The Atascosa county fair invitation urges officials and Chamber members to attend the Pleasanton celebration from October 16 to 19. A San Antonio Day on October 18 marks a planned excursion by the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf railroad, encouraging many San Antonians to visit.
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Chamber of Commerce
O’brien
Atascosa County
Pleasanton
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad
San Antonio
Mead rules Terrell election law requires primary voting for committeemen
Assistant Attorney General C. E. Mead interprets the Terrell election law to require that the county chairman and all county committee members be elected on primary election day by voters, in precincts or by the county as a whole. He says selecting committeemen by county conventions is not a legal election and that committeemen must be chosen by voters from voting precincts or justice precincts, not by conventions.
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Austin
Tex
C. E. Mead
Prisoners Put to Work in Galveston Waterfront
Seven teen city prisoners most jailed for vagrancy loaded cotton from cars along the waterfront in Galveston. They earned $3 a day and could pay fines on an installment plan. Those convicted in the corporation court in the coming weeks will share this labor option due to labor shortages.
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Galveston
Tex
Farmers Diversify as Crops Advance in Texas
George W. Loudermilk of Comanche County, former Texas Farmers' Union president, visits Austin on railroad commission business. He expects a large cotton crop this year and notes farmers in Comanche and adjacent counties are diversifying, with many dividing their crops.
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Austin
Tex
George W. Loudermilk
Comanche County
Farmers’ Union
Texas
Railroad Commission
Loudermilk
Comanche
Woodman Fails to Spare Tree Falls in Fort Smith
An enormous cottonwood tree near the old military post in Fort Smith Arkansas has been removed to make way for improvements. The tree was historically noted for sheltering hangings by the U S court during the era of Indian Territory desperadoes.
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Woodman
Fort Smith
Ark
United States Court
Indian Territory
Bank examiners assign district posts in Texas conference
The Texas bank examiners meeting with Commissioner Gill announced district assignments for the coming quarter. Key changes include Will H. Leftwich moving to Wichita Falls, P. G. Villaret Jr. to Beaumont, L. P. Kean to Dallas, and Louie Cohn to San Antonio with multiple transfers among El Paso Houston and other districts.
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Austin
Tex
B. L. Gill
Insurance and Banking
Amarillo
C. EB. McCutcheon
Holderness
Beaumont
P. G. Villaret Jr
Brownsville
R. R. R. Cook
Calvert
J. H. Cheatham
Dallas
L. P. Kean
el Paso
L. J. Davis
Fort Worth
W. L. McFall
Greenville
J. 5. Wightman
Houston
E. F. Gossett
San Antonio
Louie Cohn
Sherman
L. R. Buchanan
Tyler
L. W. Myrick
Waco
J. W. Hayes
Wichita Falls
Will H. Leftwich
Will .H. Leftwich
George D. Campbell
FE. F. Gossett
Stamford
City Engineer to Inspect Bridges Before Circus Parade
City Engineer Aaron Pi will thoroughly inspect all bridges over which the Barnum and Bailey parade will march next Monday to prevent damage from a two ton elephant. Commerce Street Bridge is noted to be in bad condition and may be stressed by heavy wagons and crowds.
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Aaron Pi
Commerce Street
Pleasanton Fair Invitation Reaches Atascosa Officials
Mayor Jones received an invitation to the Atascosa County Fair to be held in Pleasanton on October 17, 18 and 19. The Pleasanton officials and residents expect a pleasant time and plan to attend.
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Pleasanton
Atascosa County
Jones
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