The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 11, 1926 Page: 9 of 28
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SUN ANTONIO AD
LURESFLORIOA
INVESTORS
Investors Turn Attention
to Alamo City and Its
Opportunities.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
originally intended for investment in
Florida arc now headed towards de-
veloping the resources of San Antonio
and South Texas.
Sueh is the result of an advertis-
ing campaign originated by the City
National bank here and reaching into
the heart of the Florida boom.
“What arc the. possibilities of tour-
ist resort development in San Anto-
nio?”
"Is there nn opportunity for open-
ing a steel tank factory in San Anto-
nio?”
MANY INQI IRIES.
“Would like to have details of agri-
cultural and oil resources. ”
These are but a few of the dozens
of inquiries being received by M. K.
King president of the bank from peo-
ple from all over the United States
who have gone to Florida to invest
nod arc now attracted by the dawn
of a newer and larger development
here. . . ... •
Taking full page space in the Miami.
Florida Herald the .City National
bank on March 4 appealed to the
“forward looking people of Florida”
to “Consider Texas.”
The advertisement deals with the
resources and possibilities of San An-
tonio nnd Texas from an investment
standpoint and invites inquiries.
PERSONS OF MEANS.
Summing up the result of the adver-
tising from the inquiries _it has
brought Mr. King said it is worth
note to observe that all of the replies
come from persons of evident means
who are looking for a field to invest.
All inquiries are being answeren
in detail. Mr. King said and it is ex-
pected that the immediate future will
sec hundreds of persons flocking into
San Antonio from there.
LA GUARDIA SAYS DRY
SOLONS NO QUORUM
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 11.
<>P)—Banishment from Congress of
members who drink in violation of
the law would leave no quorum if
the retort of LaGuardia of New York
to the suggestion of Blanton of Texas
is correct.
Where to Dine
Tremendously
Popular—
THE
COFFEE
SHOP
OPEN ALL NIGHT
>4 ^er Hotel
hunter
finest South .
_ *
La Placeta
The St. Anthony
chop susiy
• AMD •
' AMERICAN _ DISHES
fee. Japanese ‘Restaurant
T 1 134 SOLEDAD STREET
THURSDAY— A
4000 Chicken Dinners
In the Making Pass
Through Postoffice
Mrs. Vara Holland secretary to Postmaster P. G. Lucas inspecting the
largest shipment of baby chicks ever to pass through the San Antonio
postofficc.
Mouths of Negro Porters
Water as Leghorns
Chirp Greetings.
More rain more rest.
More chickens in the west.
So sang Postmaster P. G.. Lucas
Wednesday when the largest consign-
ment of baby chicks that hag ever
passed through the San Antonio post-
officc were received for delivery.
4000 BABY CHICKS.
Approximately 4000 baby leghorn
chicks chirping in their crates were
stacked to the ceiling of the shipping
room for delivery.
They were consigned from the Mis-
souri Poultry Farms at Columbia.
Mo. to Ad Vogea .rural route resi-
dent of San Antonio.
WON'T BE LONG.
“It won't be long now” was the
translation of the chick chirps hand-
ed out by the postoffice employes.
And some of the colored mnil hand-
lers and Janitors agreed with the
others “that it won’t be long now"
and the chicks would be of frying
size.
PHI BETA KAPPAS
HEAR ROCKEFELLER
PROVIDENCE. March 11.—CP)—
"If the history of Phi Beta Kappa
teaches us anything it teaches that in
achievement in scholarship lies the
true secret of achievement in life."
This from John D. Rockefeller Jr.
in inavgurnting a drive for $1000.-
000. to celebrate the society's one-
hundred -nnd fiftieth anniversary by
promoting scholarship. He mnde the
society himself when a student at
Brown.
—the one place for every social
function! Luncheons and din-
ners with concert music by Eddie
Warwick's Orchestra.
Dancing each Monday Wed-
nesday and Friday.
The Ilerff School l’arcnt-Teacher
association will meet at .3:15 o'clock
Friday afternoon in the school to
hear an address by Mrs. E. A. Holm-
green on "Humarc Education.”
For the Winter days
SHREDDED
WHEAT
with hot milk -so satisfying!
Mandarin
Supper
. 75*.
P. T. A. TO MEET
St. Patrick’s Day
Favors tallys place cards tablecloths napkins etc. A
complete line for the party that you are planning.
We have a beautiful line of Easter cards now on display.
YOU ARE JUDGED
to a great extent by the appearance of your letters
whether it be social or business correspondence. Buy a '
box of this fine paper and please yourself also.
Water Weave bifold size 24 sheets 24 envelopes /4Q-
Parkwood bifold deckle fancy lined envelopes (P 1 nn
$1.50 value special v 1 .VV
Crushed Parchment bifold deckle fancy lined d» 1 AQ
envelopes $1.50 value special w 1 .1/0
Pabst Engraving Co.
Largest Exclusive Engravers in the South
222 LOSOYA STREET
■THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
LIQUOR BANDITS
LOOT FREIGHT
TRAIN
Robbers Plunder 22 Cars
and Escape in
Trucks.
PEORIA 111.. March IL—GW—A
Minneapolis mid St. Louis freight
train wns held up near here today.
The robbers cut the train allowing
some cars believed to contain alcohol
to roll hack down n hill and forcing
the engineer to proceed with the re-
mainder.
In a similar holdup on the Rock
Island road near here several weeks
ngo. robbers obtained a large quan-
tity of alcohol.
The train of 40 cars was cut by
the robbers at Eden eleven cars re-
maining with the engine. Near Tri-
voli the crew noticed the load seemed
lighter. A brakeman upon invest!-
gating wns met by armed men who
announced that they were seeking
cigarettes and liquor and that they
had enough trucks to haul away two
carloads.
Holding the brakemen the robbers
searched the 22 cars hauling- away
much loot. The train then proceeded
after being conpled together.
A detective mid conductor were in
the enboose on the section cut loose.
It was snid later that the train car-
ried no alcohol.
ONIONS IMPORTED
DESPITE U. S. DUTY
CHIC AGO. March 11.—Rub your
eyes and greet Mr. Onion. He is com-
ing from abroad.
The announcement was made today
by the local government bureau of
agriculture economics. Importations
will reduce the price 30 cents a hun-
dred. One shipment of 10 car loads
is on its way from Egypt. Other
shipments nre coming from Mexico.
The foreign onion enn compete with
the domestic product despite a duty
of half a cent n pound it was said.
CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
GOTHAM TURN TO S.A.
New York California and Florida
turned their eyes on San Antonio
Thursday. Inquiries from Halsey
Stuart and Company Wall Street
bond dealers requesting statistics on
financial and economic activities
from a California magazine request-
ing pictures and from a Florida real
estate firm seeking investment op-
portunities were received by Fred
Herndon publicity secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce here.
NAVY SENDS NEW
RECRUITER TO S. A.
■Signalman H. V. Dale arrived in
San Antonio Thursday to relieve
First-Class Water Tender A. G. Lfs-
tcr of his duties as head of the loca!
navy recruiting office.
Lester will be transferred to Okla-
homa City.
BLAZE THREATENS
DALLAS CITY HALL
DALLAS. March 11.—OP)—Head-
quarters of the Dallas city government
were threatened this morning by a fire
which was checked opportunely by
firemen of the central station only n
few feet from the municipal building.
Damage was about $3OO.
BROOKS FLIERS PLAN GOING
AWAY PARTY FOR 'JENNY
One last wild fling for Jenny is be-
ing planned by pilots of the Air Ser-
vice Primary Flying School nt Brooks
Field.
The popular little favorite has been
ordered away from the field and is
due to make her ■ departure about
April 1.
A party that will do full justice to
n friendship that has endured for
many years Willie given iu her honor
on Ihe eve of her departure.
Willi the graduation of the present
clans from the Primary Flying School.
Jcnnv. officially knohir as the JN6H
GOVERNOR NAMES
NORTH TEXAS JUDGE
AUSTIN. Mnrch IL—OP)—Gover-
nor Miriam A. Ferguson today accept-
ed the resignation of Judge Guy
Rogers as district judge of the Sev
enty-eighth District at Wichita Falls
effective March 15. She appointed
Judge W. W. Cook of Wichita Falls
as his successor. Judge Rogers re-
signed to enter private pratltice of
law. ?
1
—at Frost's
; Friday—a Millinery Event
Every Woman Should
Take Note of
Clearance of All Early
Spring Millinery
Each day brings large shipments of stunning millinery
which we must make room for—so we have decided to clear
out all early spring models at one price regardless of former
values—in this clearance tomorrow—-
sls.oo HATS ..; „ <“700
$18.75 HATS... S *7^
$20.00 HATS... I
Delightful models that you’ll want to put on right now. They
are creations by some of America’s most noted designers. Think what
it means to you to be able to possess a wonderful hat for so low a price
as $7.00. You’ll find hats here to meet your every need. Be an early
shopper.
SPORT HATS SMALL HATS LARGE HATS
DAYTIME HATS MEDIUM SIZE HATS MATRON HATS
The Shop jt Sale Starts
of Courtesy Tl VVI 1 at 8:30 A. M.
22b£.HOUSTON
has passed from use as a training
plane for student fliers.
A new plane the IT-L has been se-
lected to take her tiluce and the
Jennys arc being sent to National
Guard and Reserve fliers in different
parts of the country.
The last of th« popular war-time
and peace-time training planes will
be removed from Brooks Field about
April 1 .
New students will not begin to fly
until April 1 and by the time the solo
stage is reached a sufficient number
of the new ships will be on hand to
accommodate the class.
SOCIETY GIVES OUT
9069120 BIBLES
NEW YORK. March 11.—OW—
More Bibles were distributed in 1925
by the American Bible society than
in any previous year.
Translated into more than 150
I^guages and dialects 9.069.120 vol-
umes of the scriptures were issued by
the society it announced today. This
wns nn increase of .2416821 over the
distribution for 1924.
MAN FACES LIFE
TERM FOR SLAYING
BAY ST. LOUIS. Miss. March 11.
<P)—Jesse Favre was in jail here to-
day awaiting arrival of guards to re-
move him to the Mississippi peniten-
tiary to serve n life sentence for slay-
ing J. A. McLemore n federal en-
tomologist Newspapermen who had
been instrumental in violation by their
employers of a court order instruct-
ing newspapers circulating tn Han-
cock county to refrain from publishing
testimony developed in the trial ot
Favre concluded yesterday have re-
turned to their homes without con-
tempt proceedings being instituted
against them.
Restores
Health Energy and
Rosy Cheeks
Grove's
Tasfe/ess
Chill Tonic
60c.
MARCH 11 1926.
»!> LUT HOUSTON St.
Smart
Footwear
Popular Styles at
Popular Prices
sg 85
$7 85
It is at this smart shoe store
that the women of San Antonio
sre able to select the latest
footwear modes at popular
prices.
CELESTE—A novel one-strap
slipper in apricot kid with
sudan kid trim. Showing the
new scroll design. C 7
Spike heels * ’ 'O®
JANICE So very sniiirt is
this D'Orsay pump fashioned
of grey kid and hois de rose
kid. Heels arc extremely high
and vamps PE QE
are short gv.Ou
LILLIAN — Indeed a smart
iinmp. in patent with grey
kid quarter and black trim.
Also iu patent with blondine
quarter. In black $5.85
satin too JUtOv
ADELAIDE—You'II want a
pair of these very smart slip-
pers. In. bois de rose with
blondine trim also in grey
kid. Spike or C 7 QE
box heel * *
BEATRICE — Iu grey kid
in blondine kid with parch-
ment kid with sudan kid trim.
In white kid. tE QC
Spike heels sDO.OO
THELMA—As lovely as its
name developed from a soft
white kid. in a very striking
step-in style. The heels arc
medium and tC QE
boxed CH .OH
MAIL ORDERS — Receive
prompt and efficient attention
You can be assured ot satis-
factory service when yon shop
by mail at the
JU HOU* TQM at
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