San Antonio Seeks Texas Hearing for Federal Land Bank
San Antonio bankers press to host the Texas hearing of the Federal Land Bank Commission. A Clearing House and Chamber of Commerce committee gathered data on the area’s agricultural resources to present to commissioners, who have not set southern tour dates. Germans developed a kapok fiber spinning process to yarn for textiles.
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San Antonio
Texas
Federal Land Bank Commission
Nion
Ben
Washington
W. W. Flannagan
Land Bank Commission
Federal Land Banks
Clearing House
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Territory
Membership Week at YWCA Opens in San Antonio
The Young Woman's Christian Association starts a six day Membership Week to boost the San Antonio unit's growth. Led by chairwoman Mrs. A. W. Green, the drive aims to push the branch to its highest membership yet. Activities include a high school committee meeting Tuesday at 3:30 and Social Workers' League formation at 6:30 the same day. the final swimming contest is slated for October 6 with a cup awarded for top overall scorer. The gymnasium opens October 16 for winter classes. registration is underway. The association seeks rooming and boarding listings with price, location, conveniences, and references to build a winter file and asks for updates when rooms are filled.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
San Antonio Association
A. W. Green
Social Workers’ League
San Antonio Flood Strands Streets and Routes
A major flood on the San Antonio river broke riverbanks and submerged tracks along West Commerce and Alazan, halting streetcar service and forcing sheltering of residents. Rescue crews, a lifeboat, and city crews worked to clear debris, widen channels, and protect bridges as rain battered the region with up to 2.2 inches in an hour and more statewide.
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West Commerce Street
Alazan Street
Prospect Hill
Stock Yards
Collins Gardens
South Flores Street
Texas
Euell
San Antonio
Keara
Gaage
Rio Grande Valley
Canada
Manitoba
Gulf
Brownwood
Dublin
Quanah
Galveston
Mississippi
Pacific
Pacific States
Julius Horn
Olmos
Lancaster
Fort Sam Houston
Waltz
Central Headquarters
Alazan
Castro Street
No. 10
West End
Martines
Ed Ankerson
Tony Subira
J. Welch
I. & G. N. High Trestle
San Fernando Cemetery
Wright
Houston Street Bridge
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Claims to Darken Gray Hair
An advertising blurb promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a safe non dye that reactivates color glands to darken gray hair. It urges daily shampooing for a week then two to three times weekly with sun drying to achieve rich, healthy, evenly dark hair and a youthful look.
Engineers to Begin San Antonio Flood Investigation
Government engineers under the rivers and harbors commission prepare an early start on San Antonio river flood prevention. Major E N Johnston of the Army Engineer Corps in Galveston has urged Secretary Carrington to expedite preliminary plans and dispatch a corps of engineers to San Antonio to start the study. The Chamber of Commerce supports this move.
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Johnston
San Antonio
Gulf Coast
Rivers and Harbors Commission
E. N. Johnston
Army Engineer Corps
Galveston
J. B. Carrington
Corps of Engineers
Chamber of Commerce
Flooding in creeks threatens county roads and highways
Heavy rain swept northern and western parts of the county with Leon Creek and Helotes Creek rising sharply. Judge James Davis and commissioners inspected the area around 9 AM as officials warned of possible damage to Scenic Loop and Babcock Road while reports of isolated outages emerged.
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Leon Creek
Helotes Creek
James Kk. Davis
Babcock Road
Devis
Charles X. Gutsell
Jacob Klaus
San Antonio
Leon Springs
Leon
Olmos
San Geronimo
Heavy Rain In Boerne and Cibolo Floods
A storm began at 6 30 a m dumping almost three and a half inches in three hours. The Cibolo flooded its banks washing away part of the Main street bridge approach. Sap railway traffic halted for hours due to washouts. Bridge 42 nine miles below Balcones wrecked and over 300 feet of track washed out four miles from Leon Springs.
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Boerne
Tex
Main Street
Sap Railway
Balcones
Leon Springs
Welcome Home North Carolina Guardsmen in San Antonio
North Carolina national guardsmen passing through San Antonio on their way to the border will be welcomed at the station. A Red Cross women’s committee will host refreshments, with Mrs. Winchester Kelso as chairman and a long list of helpers from San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston. Citizens, especially North Carolinians, are urged to donate or volunteer at the depot.
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North Carolina National Guardsmen
San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
L. B. Clegg
Southern Pacific
Winchester Kelso
Elizabeth Hardy
A. B. Spencer
T. J. Nye
J. R. Davis
R. W. Staacke
T. J. Christian
Fort Sam Houston
Troops Leave Morehead for El Paso on Special Trains
Brigade headquarters and the First North Carolina Infantry departed Morehead City for El Paso on three special trains. The Second Infantry was slated to leave tomorrow and the Third Infantry on Wednesday.
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Morehead
N. C
North Carolina Infantry
el Paso
Tex
Third Infantry
Sunday 8:15 A M Service at Sutherland Springs
Advert says 60 ecents at Sutherland Springs every Sunday at 8:15 a m with Southern Pacific Lines in effect.
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Sutherland Springs
Southern Pacific Lines
After Big Leaguers in San Antonio Winter Base Baseball Plan
H H Benson owner of the San Antonio Baseball club talks with St Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox New York Giants and other major teams about making San Antonio the winter base for the National and American Leagues. He cites spring training boosters and aims to open a baseball school in Harlandale to attract magnates.
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H. H. Benson
San Antonio
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago White Sox
New York Giants
Benson
Harlandale
Jury Deadlocks in Ruby Stevens Murder Trial
Iola Kansas September 25 The jury trying Miss Ruby Stevens for the murder of Clifford Kistner a young farmer failed to reach a verdict and was discharged at 1 oclock this afternoon after deliberating since 5 oclock Saturday afternoon in the district court.
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Iola
Kan
Ruby Stevens
Clifford Kistner
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U.S. Pat
Guaranty
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Jos. Rosenfield
Jack W. Neal
Wm. Y. Co
Mrs. Jot Gunter
Z. D. Bonner
Chas. Baumberger
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Lambert's Beach
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Martinez
Martinez Creek
Ruiz Street
Traction Company
Soledad Street
Wolff & Marx
Automobile Club
North Loop Road
Blanco Road
River Avenue
House OF Security
Scobey Fire Proof Storage Co
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Medina Street
Phone Crockett 914
Chamber of Copuntece
U 8
Burns’ Drug Store
Houston and
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North Carolina Guardsmen
Southern Pacific Depot
Philo Hay
Newark
N. J
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State National Bank
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