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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1916

Page

8

Baby Day at Kendall County Fair Draws Big Turnout

Boerne Texas September 1 baby show drew many infants with relatives from Comfort Waring Center Point Kandalia Grapetown Listerdale and Blanco. Nine prizes funded mostly by San Antonians were awarded for best cook and various baby categories. Judges faced difficulty as local doctors and residents declined service and visiting San Antonians were considered to ensure impartiality.

Boerne Tex Kendall County Fair H. L. Adler Randall County Comfort Waring Center Point Kandalia Grapetown Listerdale Blanco Kendall County San Antonians Pruitt Commission Company Ullman, Stern & Krausse M. Castanola & Son Max Theis Edgar Tommins Fred Wagenfuhr Ward C. Moehring

San Antonio Fair Offers Poultry Sheep and Rides

The fair featured poultry sheep goats embroidery garden crop display and agriculture exhibits along with a ball game broncho busting contests horse races and other diversions. Crowds filled the town with many visitors. a brief morning shower gave way to sunshine.

Rainy Gulf disturbance expected to usher hurricane weather

Major Buell of the weather bureau reports a tropical disturbance near Jamaica moving toward the western Gulf. Rain and showers are widespread across Texas with several towns recording multiple inches in the last 24 hours while forecasters anticipate continued unsettled conditions through Saturday.

Gulf of Mexico Gulf Texas Allen Buell Weather Bureau Major Buell Jamaica United States West Gulf Pierce Quanah Sherman Spur Waco Waxahachie Austin Columbus Riverside Valley Junction Taylor Fort Worth Houston del Rio Abilene

Negro inmate confesses second murder in Texas

Houston Wagner, under death sentence for the March killing of nurse Zaola May Cramer, admits in writing to the April murder of Lisbon storekeeper W. H. Humphreys. His daughter Mrs. Bertha Trower was wounded in the attack. Officials say the confession follows days of interrogation. no execution date set for the Cramer murder.

Dallas Tex Houston Wagner Zaola May Cramer W. H. Humphreys Lisbon Here Humphreys Bertha Trower Trower Cramer

No Developts In Watson Case In Waco

Up to noon today there were no further developments in the Watson case. T R J E and W R Watson are charged by indictment in McLennan county with the murder of John B Patterson state banking and insurance commissioner at the time of his death in Waco last Tuesday night. An application for a writ of habeas corpus is expected in a district court tomorrow and a Teague lawyer is engaged as leading defense counsel.

Watson Waco Tex T. R J. E W. R. Watson McLennan County John 8. Patterson Banking and Insurance J. B. Watson Teague

Jokes Swap Brothers Careers In Quick Quip Exchange

A humorous dialogue features Mr Bones and Mr Tambo quipping about careers. Bones notes his brother, a prize fighter, works as a street car conductor and jokes he was hired to punch transfers. The interlocutor asks where to sue a wife in Iowa, and Tambo answers Sioux City.

Social and literary events at English Lutheran Church

In Alamo Heights the English Lutheran Church social and literary evening opens at 8. The Argyle hosts the Alamo Heights Civil League meeting at 8 with Miss O Grady and Robert O Grady. A board meeting is scheduled at Y W C A building at 8 for all city business women. Saturday features Grace English Lutheran cake and doughnut sales at Wolff and Marx on the first floor all day.

League of Uirace English Lutheran Church Alamo Heights Civil League Alice O’grady Robert O'Grady Argyle A Board Ladies of Grace English Lutheran Church Wolff & Marx Edward W. Woeffinger L. Fritze H. A. Weber George Fotehernick Ida Schwartz Charles Is. Treuter Max Melcher E. Wiedenfeldt

Punch Will Misses Notable Local Names

A regional note lists several residents expected to miss an upcoming event. Dorothy Hen sel Fay Small Florence Fink Irene Linnartz Agnes Lange Marguerite Schultze and Dorothy Pagenstecher are referenced as absent.

Punch Dorothy Hensel Fay Small Florence Fink Irene Linnartz Agnes Lange Marguerite Schultze Dorothy Pagenstecher

Progressive B Y P U Hosts Street Devotional

The Progressive B Y P U of First Baptist Church with Mr and Mrs L B Haines sponsors a Sunday afternoon street devotional on Helping New Converts led by Miss Essie Hughes. The group plans a 6 45 p m regular meeting at the church and notes progress from recent jail visit. A joint Progressive and Immanuel B Y P U picnic Tuesday honored Miss Helen Linscott who has been away at school.

First Baptist Church L. B. Haines Essie Hughes Immanuel” B. Ye P. A.'s Helen Linscott

Rev Dr Matthew Brown Riddle Dies in Pittsburgh

Rev Dr Matthew Brown Riddle aged 80, last surviving member of the American committee on New Testament revision, and a renowned theologian of the Reformed Church, has died at his home in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Matthew Brown Riddle Pittsburg Reformed Church

Pottsboro Banker Acquitted by Jury

Sherman Tex Sept 1 Harp er Bennet a banker of Pottsboro was acquitted today by a jury of charges arising from the January 2 shooting of his brother in law Dr S L Hogan at Pottsboro.

Pottsboro Sherman Tex Harper Bennet S. L. Hogan

Sab bath Service Invites Jewish Soldiers at San Antonio

Jewish soldiers at Camp Wilson and Fort Sam Houston are invited to an 8 pm Friday sabbath service at the Orthodox synagogue. The Y M H A army branch organized the event and Rabbi Nathan Gerstein offers the pulpit with Rabbi Aaron Eiseman set to lecture on Higher Nationalism. Prizes listed include a wrist watch and diamond ring. attendees include local union members and congre gation cantors.

Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Army Y. M. H. A Nathan Gerstein Aaron Eiseman Eiseman Army Young Men's Hebrew Association of San Antonio David Kanter

Labor Day contest tightens as four days left

With four days remaining voters select first lady and first gentleman. Felix Bonnemaison’s Bartenders' Union bid leads with 2931 votes, while A V Rambo trails. Elsie Pankratz holds third with 653 votes. Frank W Stenger tops the first gentleman race with 902 votes, narrowing the gap to 265 as John Rothman trails after a 1231 gain. Voting runs until afternoon Labor Day. prizes include a $200 diamond ring for first lady.

Felix Bonnemaison Bartenders’ Union A. V. Rambo Elsie Pankratz Garment Workers Frank W. Stenger Beer Bottlers, Union John Rothman Beer Drivers’ Union Stenger Soeaeek Laboray

Judge Church of McKinney Dies

Judge John Church, a pioneer lawyer in this section since 1876, died in McKinney at age 171. The longtime jurist had practiced law in the area for over four decades.

Church of

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