Labor shortage spreading across Texas impacts rail construction
The labor shortage, tied to cotton compresses, now affects Texas railroads and construction. Katy Lines official J F Dolard says laborers are redirected from San Antonio. many Mexicans cross into the U.S. seeking work amid revolution. Immigration authorities tighten controls as demand for workers remains high.
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Texas
J. F. Dolard
Katy
Mr. Dolard
San Antonio
United States
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Irrigation Project Advances in Brackenridge Park
Piping is laid to Brackenridge park with irrigation of the big trees to start within days. A connection to the River Ave water main is finished and water will flow once a sufficient pipeline is in place. Watering will occur via trenches from a central park point, using off hours from 10 PM to 4 AM when demand is low.
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Brackenridge Park
River Avenue
Will Elect Officers at San Antonio Press Club Meeting
The Press club of San Antonio will meet Sunday at 4 PM to elect officers for the coming year. An auditing committee will meet at 2 PM to complete its work and report by the assembly. Refreshments will be served and active members are urged to attend for elections and discussion of winter activities and future entertainments.
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Press Club of
San Antonio
Prayer May Be Granted For South Heights Police Fire Station
City council will consider a petition by nearly two hundred property owners asking for a fire station and police patrol in South Heights. A conference led by Chairman Fincham Alderman Steves and Fire Chief Wright approved recommending the measure next Monday.
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South Heights
Fincham
Police and Fire Committee
Steves
Wright
East End
Highland Park
State Issues Warrants Deficit Marks Cash Handling
Registration of warrants began in the state treasury and marks another deficit in the states finances. The treasury opened with 12000 dollars for the general revenue fund and that sum was quickly paid out. Warrants are numbered and paid according to numbers, with anticipation of over half a million dollars in deficiency warrants before the state returns to cash basis operations.
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Austin
State Treasury Department
Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Murder Case Set for Trial in November at Waxahachie
The state charges Oliver P. Beaupre of Dallas with murder. Trial in district court is scheduled for Monday, November 18, with jurors summoned for service.
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Waxahachibe
Wex
Oliver P. Beaupre
Dallas
Haw
Saxo Salve Promises Relief for Eczema and Skin Ailments
Mothers seek relief for children with eczema and skin rashes and learn Saxo Salve is claimed to soothe itching and burn, penetrate the skin, destroy germs, and heal. The ad offers a money back guarantee and is signed by A. M. Fischer, Druggist, San Antonio.
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A. _M. Fischer
San Antonio
Builders Face Big Advance In Lumber Prices
San Antonio builders push ahead amid a lumber shortage and higher costs. Railcar shortages on Texas railroads limit mill output to about 30 percent, driving dimension lumber up $2 to $5 per thousand feet while flooring holds. dealers expect further hikes. Local activity remains strong in small residence construction as mills and retailers navigate shipment delays and rising prices.
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San Antonio
Texas
Louisiana
H.l Steves & Sons Company
Vaughan Lumber Company
Laurel Heights Methodist elects stewards and invites conference
At Laurel Heights Methodist Church the quarterly conference elected new stewards for the coming year and named Dr. W. M. Bourne as Sunday school superintendent. The group invited the West Texas annual conference to meet in San Antonio, expecting about two hundred attendees. Bishop James Atkins will visit and preach on October 20.
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West Texas
Laurel Heights Church
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
S. H. C. Burgin
J. D. Young
Board of Stewards
Board of Trustees
J. O. Terrell
M. W. Terrell
C. E. Hammond
Ed Rand
W. Y. Penn
P. J. McNeil
G. P. Robertson
John W. Warren
John L. Browne
B. B. Cocke
J.S. Steel
W. M. Bourne
Southwest Texas
San Antonio
Young
Burgin
James Atkins
Waynesville
N. C
West Texas Conference
You can Bank On ZEMO New Cure for Eczema
Advertisement touts ZEMO as a universal skin remedy for eczema pimples rashes and dandruff claiming quick absorption safe use and dramatic improvements. It promotes 25 cent and 1 dollar bottle sizes with distribution through EB W Rose Medicine Co and local San Antonio retailers including Burns Co Bexar Drug Co and H L Wagner among others.
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Zemo
EB. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
San Antonio
Wm. Appman, Burns & Co
Bexar Drug Co
A. Dreiss
H. L. Wagner
Physicians Aid Retarded Children in San Antonio Schools
San Antonio public schools will have retarded students given free medical exams by Bexar County Medical Society members. A resolution commits to cooperate with the school board and Mothers' Congress to identify cases and notify parents if medical treatment is advised. Committees will seek physicians willing to participate and rally citizens for health initiatives.
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San Antonio
Bexar County Medical Society
Association
Congress
W. E. Luter
J. S. Steele
Malone Duggan
Mothers’ Congress
F. M. Hicks
W. W. Brown
Home Product Day Begins At Plaza Theater In San Antonio
Lloyd Spencer manager of the Plaza theater launches home product day to boost local goods. Every Saturday matinee will feature a local manufacturer and give attendees a sample of the product. Tomorrow kicks off with Gebhards Chili Powder and next Saturday spotlights the San Antonio Macaroni Factory.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Lloyd Spencer
Plaza Theater
Gebhardts Chili Powder Company
Tariffs Amended By Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad
The railroad commission amended its tariff on cotton seed and products after Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway requested changes. Oil shipments must be forwarded from stopover points within six months instead of 90 days, effective October 7.
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Austin
Tex
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railway
Railroad Commission
Boost for marble falls roads by good roads meeting
Second session of the San Antonio Blanco and Granite Belt Good Roads association in Marble Falls drew D K E Colp T N Smith A M Fischer C G Norton and many farmers. Delegates urged co operation, discussed bond issues, and planned future meetings in Burnet and San Antonio with residents pledging support.
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San Antonio, Blanco and Granite Belt Good Roads Association
Marble Falls
San Antonio
Highway League
Chamber of Commerce
D. K E. Colp
T. N. Smith
A. M. Fischer
Bexar County
Good Roads Association
C. G. Norton
Colorado River
Good Roads
Burnet
Blanco
Williamson
Charles EB. Cristof Bianco
Colp
Smith
Fischer
R. B. Johnson
Burnet County
Marbie Falls
J G. Cook
J. H. Faubion
Williamson County
Vernon B. Goar
Johnson City
J. B. Pangle
Spicewood
W. B. Cochran
EB. N. Dodson
Bertram
Liberty Hill
Leander
Austin
G. L. Robertson
Travis
Good Roads Congress
Barnet
Investigation into Fort Worth and Cleburne fires ordered
A state insurance board inquiry will probe recent fires at Fort Worth and Cleburne. State fire marshal Wallace Inglish will head the investigation and confer with city fire marshals on amendments to the general basis schedules that could lead to lower insurance rates.
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Austin
Tex
Fort Worth
Cleburne
State Insurance Board
Wallace Inglish
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