Public schools open in Floresville and Seguin Texas
Floresville opened its public school session with packed attendance at the opera house where trustees and patrons gathered for speeches. The Floresville faculty includes Superintendent W B Toone and Principal W H Butler among others. Seguin also began with strong enrollment and campus improvements aided by a new ten cent tax issue, naming teachers for each grade and specialist roles across the grades.
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Floresville
Tex
Opera House
W. B. Toone
W. H. Butler
Misses Fannie Daniels
Myrtle Hurley
Maud Barnes
Mamie Ballard
Kate Manry
Lucy Neal
Eoline McCracken
Seguin
May Erskine
Bess Ehrenhats
Sophia Thompson
Lula Leehin
A. C. Weimer
Lylie Beversdorff
Annie Whittaker
Vondle Liddell
J. F. Sergert
R. E. L. Adams
Lockhart Schools Open Crowded First Day
Lockhart public schools opened with crowded classrooms. Lower grades split into two groups as high school grades filled. At 10 o clock trustees gathered at Dr Blanks Memorial hall for a program including Doxology invocation readings and addresses by local clergy and teachers.
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Lockhart
Tex
Lockhart Public
Kyle Brooks
Juanita Grosse
J. G. Forester
Hattie Gillum
America address by T H Shelby on public instruction
T H Shelby representing the state superintendent of public instruction delivers an address in America outlining education priorities and policy aims.
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America
T. H. Shelby
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
El Campo Schools Open With 346 Attendance
El Campo Texas schools opened with 346 pupils in attendance. Officials expect enrollment to rise by about 100 within a month, based on conservative scholastic census estimates.
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EL Campo
Tex
Bay City Opens 1911 12 School Session
Bay City public schools formally opened for the 1911 12 session with large attendance and a full staff of teachers.
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Bay City
Tex
Victoria Public Schools Open With Strong Attendance
Victoria public schools and St. Joseph's college opened here yesterday with a good attendance, the number of pupils exceeding that of last year.
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Victoria
Victoria, Tex
Victoria Public Schools
St. Joseph's College
Card Club Hostess Hosts Tuesday Affair and Dances
Mrs. W N Capurro entertains the Tuesday Afternoon Card club at her Richmond Avenue home. Miss Hermine Partridge hosts dancing at her San Pedro Avenue home for Miss Lucile Featherstone of New Orleans. Home Mission Society of Travis Park meets at 4 PM at the Travis Park Church. City Mission board meets at Travis Park Church at 10 AM.
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W. N. Capurro
Richmond Avenue
Hermine Partridge
San Pedro Avenue
Lucile Featherstone
New Orleans
San Antonio Socials Report Pleasant Spofford Visit
Miss Annie Lee Luke Rose Barnett and Lucy Henderson with John Morris return from Spofford house party hosted by Judge and Mrs J D Guinn. Fourteen locals joined them for a week of hospitality. Miss Essie Shaw plans a miscellaneous shower Thursday. Alamo Heights School Mothers club meets tomorrow at the school. Central Woman's Christian Temperance Union meets Thursday at 4 PM with Mrs H H Hyde. Misses Virginia Atkinson Virginia Adams return from Floresville visit with Mrs E D McDaniel.
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Annie Lee Luke
Rose Barnett
Lucy Henderson
John Morris
Spofford
Central Woman's Christian Temperance Union
H. H. Hyde
Broadway
Alamo Heighhs
Virginia
Mary Atkinson
Virginia Adams
E. D. McDaniel
Floresville
Local Society And Alumni Notes From City Page
Mr and Mrs 8 G Bechtel and children return from Colorado and Minnesota visits. Dr and Mrs W T Beard and family head to Eagle Lake Houston and Galveston for two weeks. J Vanlandingham and daughter plus others return from Jourdanton. Ursuline Alumni meet at 4 pm tomorrow at the academy on Augusta street. Hazel Davis returns from Fort Worth. Alberta Brett leaves for Virginia for winter with sister Mrs R H Jones. YWCA board to meet at 10 am tomorrow in association rooms. Mr and Mrs M F Farrel move to San Antonio residing at 609 San Jacinto Street Prospect Hill. Mrs Farrel is Dr Wolf’s sister. San Antonio Self-Duture club yearbooks received, violet as club flower. meetings on Monday. Officers listed in courtly tone: Callahan, Russell, Burris, Stumberg, Thomas, Burk, Smith, Barbee.
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M. F. Farrel
Seguin
San Antonio
San Jacinto Street
Prospect Hill
R. G. Callahan
R. R. Russell
Newell Party Extends Summer Trip to Duluth and Port Arthur
O. S. Newell and his daughter Miss Ruth Newell have lengthened their summer tour to include Duluth and Port Arthur after visiting northern New York and Boston. They are currently in New York City and plan to return soon.
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O. S. Newell
Ruth Newell
Duluth
Port Arthur
New York
Boston
New York City
Mission Board Meet at Travis Park Church
The City Mission board of the Methodist churches met at Travis Park church with good attendance. Mrs. J. D. Young presided. Miss Ella Bowden, newly elected deaconess, will begin a house to house canvas in congested districts and direct the sewing school supported by the board. She stays at the San Antonio mission home and training school.
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Mission Board
City Mission Board
Methodist Churches
Travis Park Church
J. D. Young
Ella Bowden
Birthday Party Held At MecMullins Street Home
Miss Ruby Rae hosted a birthday party yesterday at her parents home on MecMullins street. The event featured outdoor games readings by Miss Lottie Harper and a served menu. Attendees included Ruby Dickey, Florence Dwyer Fay Spencer and many others.
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Ruby Rae
MecMullins Street
Lottie Harper
Dickey
Florence Dwyer
Fay Spencer
Eula Smith
Esta Calhoun
Virginia Dickinson
Connie Youngblood
Ruth Roby
Mabel Roby
Cora Meador
Louis Bass
Iona White
Elaine White
Eloise Matthews
Elizabeth Rollins
Mary Williams
Viola Gregory
Laverne Paslethwaite
Hazel Granfield
Mary Harper
Gladys Harper
Christina Jones
Ruby Dickey
Chester McCullough
Frank Harper
Leland Gregory
Clifford Johnson
Euclid Carr
Wilson Dickey
Book Share Request for Public Schools by Southern Association
The Southern Association of College Women requests the public to donate unused books to public schools via the local chapter. Books are distributed annually to children unable to purchase them. For details contact Mrs. A. A. Brown at 206 Augusta Street.
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Southern Association of College Women
A. A. Brown
Augusta Street
Hall's Texas Wonder Promises Kidney and Bladder Cure
If the Texas people knew the merits of Hall's Texas Wonder they would never suffer from Kidney Bladder or Rheumatic trouble. A $1.00 bottle offers a 60 day treatment and seldom fails to cure. Local testimonials urged. Dr BE W Hall 2926 Olive St St. Louis Mo. Sold by druggists.
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Texas
Hall
BE. W. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Luncheon Honors Publicity Leaders At San Antonio
Ray Mackey of the Antonio Real Estate Exchange will email notices for a joint Thursday luncheon at the St Anthony hotel. Col D C Collier and G Grosvenor Dawe will speak on southwestern development and southern travel routes. Organisations include Ad club Real Estate exchange Publicity league Young Men's Business league and Chamber of Commerce with seating at 12:30.
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Ray Mackey
The
Antonio Real Estate Exchange
St. Anthony Hotel
Col
D. C. Collier
G. Grosvenor Dawe
Kington
D. C
Southern Commercial Congress
Col. Collier
United States
California
Ad Club
Real Estate Exchange
San Antonio
Southwest
Mr. Dawe
Publicity League
Young Men's Business League
Chamber of Commerce
Welcome Judge and Bride Mock Trial In Fort Worth
Judge Tom Simmons and his bride Mary Carroll arrived in Fort Worth to a police escort and were rushed to the courthouse for a mock trial presided by other district judges. The defendant fled the rail as the session ended. Mrs Simmons was toured by prominent local women including the mayor’s wife.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Tom Simmons
Sixty-seventh District Court
Mary Carroll
Little Rock
Ark
Court House
W. D. Day
Great Reduction Attracts Local Piano Buyers
A list of friends touts savings on pianos with reports of customers saving over $100. The notice invites readers to visit Miss Julia Sellers in Seguin Street San Antonio and mentions several names and addresses in San Antonio Weimar and other nearby areas as references for the deal.
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Julia Sellers
Seguin Street
San Antonio
Romantic Russian Tragedy Echoes Through Time in A Train Scene
A romantic tale ends with a 10 year pact between Olga von Lohnert and Hugo Falk. Olga’s debut forces separation and decades pass as Hugo, now a civil engineer, waits. A letter from Olga’s eight year old daughter reveals Olga’s fate, linking past love to present family. The piece closes with a baseball note about Mobile’s 1912 managerial search.
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Paul Elliston
Han Long
Olga von Lohnert
Hugo Falk
Moscow
Olga
Hugo
Romise
Falk
Mama
Feodor Krajenow
Olga von Krajenow
von Lohnert
This Simple Powder Quickly Removes Hairs
An advertisement describes Delatone powder for hair removal. A paste made with water is applied to the skin for two to three minutes, then rubbed off to remove hairs. It claims the effect is permanent, leaves skin smooth, and notes a price of one dollar per ounce.
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Rohrer
Artesia Cream CO
Waco
Texas
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T. C. Nelson
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Gherry Street
T. M. Cowan
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