Driving Matinee Tops San Antonio Trotting Card
San Antonio Driving club held a matinee at the Fair grounds with notable drivers led by Ralph Green aboard Orphan Boy in the free for all trot. Class B and A events featured multiple horses with winning times around 1 16 and 1 07 respectively, and the Washer Brothers beat Dalkowitz in a separate baseball score line with strong pitching by Melcher and House.
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San Antonio
Fairgrounds
Ralph Green
Orphan Boy
E. J. Hutcheson
W. F. Patton
Lady Aldy
I Sivenda Mmscessin
Nelle Depuy
Fieve Eine Sera
Ee Ey Ae
Leddy Cachen Ceccpeccon
Sotevs
Harry Ziegler
Sirhan Ae
Shooting Star
Desa Siena
Orphan- Boy
Sien Seewiewes Wa
Texas Starmore
Iesaan Eee
Tine Allertoe
Seedteeanee Ee
Washer Bros
Washer Brothers
Dalkowitz
Melcher
House
R. H. E. Washer
Zuecher
Bedell
Cravenstine
New School at Kyle Opens with New Building
Professor Henry R. Moore arrives as Kyle high school principal with wife and son from Corpus Christi. He taught in a summer normal there and two years at Taft. School opens September 18. A new building, newly furnished, has been recently completed.
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Kyle
Myle
Tex
Henry R. Moore
Kyle High School
Corpus Christi
Taft
Railroad Time Table Highlights Arrivals and Departures
The page lists numerous train numbers and routes including northbound and eastbound departures and northwest and coast town services. It covers arrivals and departures for lines from Dallas Fort Worth Kerrville El Paso Houston New Orleans Victoria Cuero and more with varied times and days.
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Depar
North
Palestine
Mexico
Laredo
Galveston
Dallas
Port Worth
Houston
New Orleans
Fort Worth
Waco
Vostod
Goose
Kerrville
Coast
Sun Eose Coecces
Oeerrvilis
T Careville
el Paso
West
Cuero
Victoria
East
Fl A
Aarp Victoria
Bante Fe
G. A. Devot
Auburn Announces 1949 Football Schedule
Auburn lists seven games for the season including Mercer Clemson Texas A and M Mississippi A and M Georgia Tech Texas at Austin and Georgia at Savannah. Coach Donahue says the line shows promise while the backfield is weak.
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Associated Press
Auburn
Ala
Mercer
Clemson
Texas A
Dallas
Mississippi A
Birmingham
Georgia Technical
Atlanta
University of Texas At Austin
University of Georgia At
Savannah
Donahue
Irish American Club Labor Day Games Do Record Breakers
Henry Schaff Melvin Sheppard Harry Gissing and Jim Rosenberger set a new one mile relay mark in 3 18 1 5, beating the 1909 3 18 1 5 time. Mat McGrath shattered the 56 pound weight record with a 39 feet 9 5 8 inch throw, surpassing Pat McDonald’s recent Pittsburg standard by 12 1 8 inches.
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New York
Hanlon Eyes American League Club Purchase
Edwin Hanlon former manager of the Baltimore and Brooklyn clubs now seeks an American league franchise. He previously pursued the Boston Nationals at about 150000 dollars but negotiations halted. Now rumors place his target as either Boston or another American league city.
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Baltiore
Edwin Hanlon
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Hanlon
Boston Nationals
Russell
Boston
Aemeten
Guide to find Jeffries in Alaska on bear hunt
Frank Laubier, a leading Alaskan guide, departed on a special train to locate James J. Jeffries and his brother John who are bear hunting on the Konai peninsula. They are to be informed of Mrs. Jeffries illness in Los Angeles. The last sighting placed them on Kelly River near Konai village.
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Seward
Alaska
Frank Laubier
James J. Jeffries
John
Konai Peninsula
Anderson Defeats Lucenay in Labor Day Wrestling Match
Carl Anderson of the Twenty-second Infantry scored an easy victory over Lucenay of the Third Cavalry at the Labor Day celebration held at the Fairgrounds. Lucenay showed little effort after the first fall, quitting as Anderson gained control. the second bout lasted forty five seconds.
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Carl Anderson
Infantry
Lucenay
Third Cavalry
Fairgrounds
Anderson
Dixon to Fight Attell in New Orleans bout
Tommy Dixon left Kansas City for New Orleans to finalize training for his September 11 featherweight bout with Monte Attell. The winner advances to face Abe Attell, with Frankie Conley and Jo Kilbane also entered in the elimination contest.
Bay City Carnival and Matagorda County Fair Dates Set
Bay City announces the carnival and fair will run December 4 to 10. Committees have been appointed to arrange features. Low rates are planned and strong crop yields this year are expected to boost exhibits.
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Bay - City
Bay City
Matagorda County
Fire in Cotton Yard Burns Bales in Seguin
A fire broke out in a cotton yard in Seguin Texas and several bales burned before the fire department could extinguish the flames. The origin of the fire is not known.
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Seguin
Tex
Young Birds Fly 103 Miles In San Antonio Race
The San Antonio division of the National Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers held a race from Sinton with 103 mile air line distance. H L Mesch won first and second honors, Alfred Dietzel placed third, birds liberated at 9 15 morning arrived by 12 noon, averaging 1149.3 yards per minute in warm weather.
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San Antonio
National Association of Homing Pigeon Fanciers
Sinton
Air Line
H. L. Mesch
Alfred Dietzel
Kingsville
A. O. Dietzel
A. E. Henbaum
Gus Heberer
L. O. Legan
U. J. Froebel
G. A. Vollmer
Fluke Bout Stopped Early At New Orleans Club
The Eddie McGorty versus Jack Dillon match was halted in the fourth round at the New Orleans Athletic Club after Dillon fought with a newly lanced boil on his right arm. Manager Dominick Tortorich offered to refund half the ticket face value for coupons redeemed at the box office. The club disclaimed knowledge of Dillon's condition.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
New Orleans Athletic Club
Eddie McGorty
Jack Dillon
Dominick Tortorich
Dillon
Chess Tourney Round Eleven Sees Mixed Results
In Carlsbad the eleventh round of the international chess tournament produced several upsets and draws. Chotimirski fell to Chajes while Kostic defeated Jaffe. Fahrni lost to Spielmann and Rotlech dropped to Alpin, with Cohn beating Burn. Niemzowitch went down to Tartakower and Widmar defeated Marshall. Alechin versus Loewenfisch and Leenhardt versus Suechting ended in draws. Rabinowitsch and Johner, and Duras and Salwe adjourned.
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THE
Associated Press
Carlsbad
Chotimirski
Chajes
Kostic
Jaffe
Fahrni
Spielmann
Rotlech
Alpin
Cohn
Burn
Niemzowitch
Tartakower
Widmar
Marshall
Alechin
Loewenfisch
Leenhardt
Suechting
Rubin
Hays Outclasses Larsen In Cleveland Bout
Gro ver Hays of Columbus defeated Chuck Larsen of Chicago in a ten round boxing match in Cleveland. Larsen was outclassed from the start but showed durability to hear the final bell.
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Hays
Larsen
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Grover Hays
Columbus
Chuck Larsen
Chicago
Altercation Ends With Knife Wound in Lockhart
Ed Fox receiving a serious knife wound in a quarrel over cotton pickers. The assailant Page Sims, a negro, used a knife after Fox allegedly struck Sims with an axe handle. Sims then fled, returned with a shotgun, but officers prevented further trouble in Lockhart Texas.
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Lockhart
Tex
Ed Fox
Fox
Page Sims
Sims
Kemp says he was drawn into affair in divorce case
Kansas poet Harry Kemp claims he was the goat in the Sinclair divorce tangle. He alleges Sinclair used newspapers to publish stories about him and that New York reporters manipulated interviews. Kemp says he was innocently pulled in, aims to return to Kansas and move past the scandal.
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Kansas City
Harry Kemp
Kansas
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Kemp
Arden
New York
Aleutian Volcano in Active Eruption
Mount Pavlof in the Aleutian Islands has been actively erupting this summer, with the bark Guy C. Goss reporting smoke columns hundreds of feet high. Ash or lava flowed down the peak as weather hindered recent observations.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Pavlof
Aleutian Islands
Guy C. Goss
Bogoslof Shiswaldin
Aleutian
Goss
Flatonia School Opens with New Staff
The Flatonia public school opened yesterday morning led by Superintendent A M McDonald of Huntsville. All teachers are new except Miss Winnie Cornelius of Commerce. Judge C E Nesesta, president of the school board, and Prof. McDonald spoke to patrons and children.
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Flatonia
Tex
A. M. McDonald
Huntsville
Winnie Cornelius
Commerce
C. E. Nesesta
Prof. McDonald
Socialist Lectures Draw Large Yoakum Crowd
Rev. Wm. A. Ward of St. Louis and Thomas A. Hickey lectured in Yoakum at the Royal theater drawing a large audience yesterday afternoon and last night as part of National Christian Socialist Fellowship activities in Hallettsville and surrounding areas.
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Yoakum
Tex
Wm. A. Ward
St. Louis
National Christian Socialist Fellowship
Thomas A. Hickey
Hallettsville
Old Royal Theater
Mount Zion Negro Association Disbands At Yoakum
Necro society adjourns as Mount Zion association in Yoakum Texas dissolves after several days of meetings leaving farmers and residents to assess the sudden end and its consequences for local agricultural support networks.
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Necro Society
Yoakum
Tex
The
Mount Zion Association
Plans Approved for Columbus Day Celebration by Italian Club
Italo American Young Men's club won unanimous support at a Sunday mass meeting in Giorda hall San Antonio to stage Columbus Day events next month. About 400 attendees heard vice president Troilo lead in Obriotti's absence. The Columbus Day queen contest opened with Angelina Mezzetti leading with 2350 points and 14 other candidates in the running.
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Young Men’s Club
San Antonio
Giorda
Angelina Mezzetti
Sarah Barcelona
Carlotta Pizzini
Angelina DiCarlo
Pauline Chiado
Lucia Rolando
Maria Bertoni
Mary Muzze
Laura Caffeleti
Alvina Talerico
Teresa Broggi
Clara Rubiola
Josephine Lucchese
Josephine Forestello
Rosie Rolando
Primaries in Cleveland choose candidates in crowded field
Cleveland held a municipal primary with 317 candidates seeking 162 nominations. For mayor race six candidates run including Newton D. Baker and Charles P. Salen facing Frank G. Hagen Miner G. Horton and others from Democrats Republicans Labor Democrat and Socialist parties.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Newton D. Baker
Tom L. Johnson
Charles P. Salen
Johnson
Frank G. Hagen
Miner G. Horton
Lauren W. Tilden
Carl Ruthenhberg
DeWitt County Teachers Institute Gathering
DeWitt County teachers met in Yoakum on September 5 with nearly all county educators in attendance. Speakers included Rev J John Ramsey school board secretary Rev W B Lansin g pastor of the Baptist church L G Covey county superintendent and C A Peterson city schools superintendent.
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Yoakum
Tex
de- Witt County Teachers’ Institute
J. John Ramsey
W. B. Lansing
Baptist Church
L. G. Covey
A. Peterson
Firemen name committee to buy auto engine
In Yoakum Texas on September 5 at a firemen meeting the committee to purchase an automobile fire engine was named with J R Kirchhoff as chairman T F Sullivan master mechanic of the Sap shops J J Olsen fire chief Joe Turner assistant chief and J A Menke on the panel.
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Yoakum
Tex
J. R. Kirchhoff
T. F. Sullivan
Sap Shops
J. J. Olsen
Joe Turner
J.A. Menke
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Ticket Office 401
M. Bynum
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C. M. Price
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Walthall
East Houston St
San Antonio, Tex
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S.A
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Huntington Bay
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England
Meet
Trotter Orphan Boy
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Es Acene
BIG Games
Jeffries
Downs
Homing Pigeon Association
Electroliers
Martin Wright
Bedell Building
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Theo. H. Price & Co
S. Houston St
Texas
SAN Antonio Brewing Assn
Mount Pavlof
Theo Artzt
Bathphonea
Clobe
Union Painless Dentists
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