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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1917
Page
7
San Antonio real estate men will meet at the Gunter Hotel Thursday at 12:30 for a weekly luncheon. A special committee report on housing conditions and a plan to ease the accommodation shortage will be presented. A large banquet with out of town speakers and city officials may follow in ten days.
A garbled list of names indicates numerous guests and registrations at the St Anthony and Gunter hotels in Corpus Christi, including visitors from Iowa, Boston, Refugio, and Mexico. Mentions of nursing mothers and a tonic ad appear among stray lines. The text reads as a jumble of names, origins, and partial phrases with no clear narrative.
Travis Park Methodist Church plans its largest gathering in history for Thursday evening November 1 in the church. The event features an inspirational service with participation from all departments and a hundred new members welcomed in two years. A musical program includes a quartet and a trio, with Mrs Surry Leap on organ and piano, followed by social hour and refreshments. The next night a men in uniform service is led by Sheriff of Kelly Field. Sunday will observe the Lord's Supper in morning and evening as a special service for soldiers.
A two story apartment at 208 Devine Street owned by BJ MM Bookine burned Tuesday morning. Loss estimated around 700 dollars with no insurance. Firefighters contained the blaze but residents lost personal belongings. origin undetermined.
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