Corpus Christi School Board Seeks Secondhand Books
The Corpus Christi independent district school board urged patrons to donate used books to aid children unable to buy supplies. The move follows a September 1 law requiring provision of books for needy students, with a large poor Mexican population placing extra strain on the district. The item also includes a brief literary quip from the New York Times.
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Corpus Christi
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Corpus Christi Independent
Austrians Build Monument of Shells
Austrians place Italian shells that failed to explode along their lines to form a monument for fallen heroes. The pictured structure carries a degree of artistic merit despite nature of its gruesome materials.
San Antonio school board approves repairs and hires staff
At a special meeting the San Antonio school board appropriated 1000 dollars plus any needed funds to repair the Main Avenue High School walls after architect Ralph Cameron reported dangerous conditions. The panel ordered immediate work, elected new teachers for white and negro schools, increased janitor salaries, referred a Mothers Club petition on delinquent officers, authorized purchasing adjoining property for 1700 dollars, and approved thirty one new typewriters for the commercial department.
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San Antonio
Main Avenue High School
Ralph Cameron
Cameron
John Fentiman
Meek
Israel Chasman
Martha Randall
Florentine Crisp
Annie Sanders
Daisy Coltrane
Edna Billups
Willie Mae Haywood
Rural School Future Theme Dominates Bexar Teachers Institute
State Senator Carlos Bee spoke on rural schools promising better facilities ventilation and staffing. Kee, Musselman, and Miss Wertz joined Thursday program as the institute nears its Saturday closing. County Superintendent P F Stewart and Champe G Carter praised the event as possibly San Antonio’s most successful education gathering.
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Teachers’ Institute
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University
Miss Wertz
Houston
San Antonio
P. F. Stewart
Bond Suit On Trial In Nueces County Texas
In Corpus Christi a bond issue of 150000 from Robstown road district No 2 of Nueces county is before District Court Judge W B Hopking. The case John David et al versus Walter F Timon centers on minutes vs certified records of the Commissioners Court regarding the bond election. Timon, county judge, faces as principal defendant amid efforts to sell the bonds and a prior injunction dispute.
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Robstown Road
Nueces County
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W. B. Hopking
Commissioners’ Court
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John David
Kobstown
Walter F. Timon
Bynum to Take Vacation from I G N Railroad
G M Bynum city passenger and ticket agent will take a three week vacation starting Saturday, touring the East. He will visit Canada New York and travel the St. Lawrence with stops in Chicago and Boston on return. Local ads note various services and notices including thefts auto thefts and milk and other local items.
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International & Great Northern Railroad
G. M. Bynum
Canada
New York
St. Lawrence
Chicago
Boston
DuPont Power Company Proposes Advisory Range Plan
The next meeting of the directors discusses plans submitted by the DuPont Power Company which has volunteered to advise further if a range is established. A Raleigh Club dance is set for Saturday September 9 at W. C. W. hall with Willet's Orchestra.
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DuPont Power Company
Raleigh Club
W. C. W. Hall
Willett
Student Aviators Fall Near Governors Island
Between 600 and 700 feet over Governors Island the biplane carrying J Walter W Struthers and Charles D Wirman, student aviators for the aero service corps, fell after spirals. Struthers piloted the craft, both men suffered broken legs and cuts with possible internal injuries, but both expected to recover.
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New York
Governor's Island
J. Walter W. Struthers
Charles D. Wirman
Aero Service Corps
Wilson
Struthers
Cattle Plague Strikes Philippine Islands Amid Epidemic
AP report from Manila details rinderpest sweeping the Philippines with hundreds of work animals dead. Governor General Harrison orders cross department cooperation to combat the crisis. Plans include a laboratory for anti serums, boosted veterinary forces, more immunization stations, and concentration of constabulary troops province by province to end the outbreak. Historical peaks reached 90 percent loss in 1880s, 35 percent in 1901, and current losses about six tenths of 1 percent.
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Associated Press
Manila
P. I
Tropics
Philippines
Harrison
Philippine
Veraston Arrives in Galveston After Transatlantic Voyage
The British steamship Veraston reached Galveston on September 8 on its first trans Atlantic crossing since the war began. It had been in Petrograd harbor at the war’s outbreak and stayed through the May 31 June 1 naval battle. Veraston officers say their ship and about a hundred others in the Baltic moved into the North Sea soon after the Jutland battle.
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Veraston
Petrograd
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North Sea
Jutland
Captain Arranges Vacation for His Men in Corpus Christi
Captain Dunseith of the New York infantry at McAllen has arranged for his entire company to take a vacation in Corpus Christi. Squads of six will spend four days in the city, visiting in succession until every member has been accommodated. The captain pays the freight.
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Dunseith
New York Infantry
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After Vacation Peel Your Discolored Skin
Women returning from the seaside with browned or freckled complexions are advised to use mercorized wax treatment. Apply wax before bed and rinse with warm water next morning to gradually shed scarf skin and reveal healthy skin. One ounce of mercorized wax clears discolored complexions with no harm. Also use a facial astringent lotion of powdered saxolite in witch hazel as a wrinkle remover.
Gottwald wins five event junior swimming meet at YMCA
Henry Gottwald claimed four firsts and a third in a YMCA Junior A class meet with five events: 25 yards any stroke back dive form 25 yards breast stroke 50 yards any stroke. Hudson Tatum placed second overall with one first and four seconds, while William Herrera and Robert Davis also scored. Final tallies show Gottwald 21 points, Tatum 17, Herrera 6, Davis 1.
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Henry Gottwald
Hudson Tatum
William Herrera
Robert Davis
Gottwald
Tatum
Herrera
Davis
Heros
The Worst Talk About Torture in a Bar Chair
A fragmented line describes a bar scene where a person endures an odd torture involving a mouthful of lather as a boy tries to serve another customer, with a Panama hat mentioned in passing.
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Trvine
T.fa
Rotary Club Plans Theater Outing at Ma jestic
Rotary Club members will attend a Friday night performance at the Ma jestic Theater in tribute to Manager Raymond, with President Holmgreen announcing the plan at the St An thy Hotel luncheon. Principal speaker Frank M. Coleman spoke on insurance. John Fentiman served as toastmaster. Two new members W J Kn and T N Smith were introduced amid a brief disruption over Smith’s acceptance, later resolved.
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Majestic Theater
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