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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01
Memorial Day Program

The usual Memorial Day program
was carried out Monday. The exer-
cises started with the Memorial Day
dinner served by the Womans Relief
Corps at noon in the Legion hall to
the members of the G.. A. r., and in
vited guests, after which the parade
formed in front of the Legion hall
and headed by Police, Boys band,
American Legion, school children. G..
A. r., and Woman Relief Corps,
marched to the bridge where the
flower service for the sailors was
given by the school children and
prayer was offered by Rev. Alexander
Henderson. The parade then passed
up Newhall street to Western ave.
nue., and from there to Maplewood
cemetery where taps were sounded
and prayer was offered by Rev. T. c..
Chapman. The procession then pro-
ceeded to Monument Park where a
space had been enclosed in which
were twenty little crosses bearing
the names Of the boys who had en-
listed and lost their lives as the re-
suit of the World war. With a large
American flag in the center and small
flags by each cross a selection
Sweet and Low" was rendered by
the Boys band, after which a most
impressive Memorial service was
conducted by the chaplain, William
Burgess and Commander Roland
Pooler, at the close of which the roll
was called and five young ladies of
the American Legion Auxiliary >plac-
ed a wreath on each cross while the
band played a selection, after which
taps were sounded and the squad
gave the volley.
The procession then passed to the
assembly hall in the high school
building.
Seated on the platform were the
speakers Of the afternoon. Prof. E. C.
Mariner, of Colby College, Rev. AL
exander Henderson, William Burgess,
the president of the Legion and
Chaplain F. Roland Pooler Comman-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

this kind. AS before stated, the
crowd was the largest seen in several
years. and the whole occasion was one
to be looked back upon with reverence
and respect from young and old.
Winslow High school boys baseball
team will enter into combat with
Skowhegan boys either Wednesday or
Thursday afternoon of this week, the
definite day and hour to be announced
tomorrow or Wednesday morning.
Winslow fans have been eagerly await
ing this skirmish and 1t goes without
saying that the crowd will be large.
c. w. Bridges of Unity was a
business visitor in town, Monday.
Edward Taylor of the Dodge SER
vice station passed the weekend at
his home in Gardiner.
Miss Thelma Johnson returned
yesterday from the Elm City hos
pital where she has been a patient
for the last two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pollard and
Wallace and Alfred Mckay return
ed to Portland yesterday after pass
ing the weekend and holiday at
the home Of S. C. Reynolds and Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Phillips of Bay
street.
Albert Libby, Joel Libby, Joseph
Pooler. Fred Bessie. Mitchell Mi
chaud, Donald Michaud. Andrew
Michaud, and Alfred Libby were
guests at Calix Michauds camps at
Lake Moxie over the week and
holiday, and returned with a fine
catch Of trout. Calix Michaud is
better known in this vicinity as
"Foreside'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Shores re-
turned Monday from aBngor where
they were guests of Mrs. Shores
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gerald.
Irving Totman Of Philadelphia,
Pa. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Totnaan of First street.
Marion Mckenzie. a freshman at
Winslow high schoola left yesterday
for Somerville, Mass, where he
will be employed during the sum-
mer months. returning to school in
September.
Mrs. Agnes Bechard of Waterville
and sister, Mrs. Vivian Slower were
guests Monday of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Witham of Benton avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01
Ladies' Auxiliary
Serves Memorial
Dinner Monday

The Ladies Auxiliary Of the
George n. Bourque post Of the
American Legion served its annual
Memorial dinner to the Legionaires
at Legion hall yesterday noon. The
hearty appetities of the Legionairees
after their morning march and the
delicious menu which the women
provided made the affair most en-
joyable.
Mrs. Lucy Lessard was the chair
man of the general committee ana
she was helped by Miss Rose Clair,
Miss Lillian Clair, Mrs. Thomas
Robichaud, Mrs. Ada Strout. Mrs.
Maude Bourque, Mrs. Mabel Clarke,
Mrs. Jennie Alley, Mrs. Lillian
Towne and Miss Houle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01
W|NSL0N
Large Gathering
Attends Memorial
Exercises. WinslOW

A citizen of Winslow reported that
in several years he had not seen as
large gathering as the one that at
tended the splendid memorial exercises
at Fort Hill cemetery, Winslow, Mon
day. The parade, which formed at $50
in WaterVille, came to Winslow,
marching down Bay street and around
Mason's Corner, up Halifax street to
the cemetery. First in line came the
police escort headed by Deputy Mar
shall Alfred Poirier; then came the
members of the Waterville Military
Band playing an old standard march,
the instruments dropping to a hush
almost on the trio as if in reverence
and memory of those gone before in
their country's cause; then came the
members of COMPANY G in charge of
and headed by w. L. Mansfield of this
town; then the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the American Legion, then the
Sons of Veterans and. last of all but
by no means least, the dear old white
haired soldiers, riding in fine cars,
some with their heads bare, and near
ly all with heads bowed in reverence
of the occasion. On arrival at the GEM
etery prayer was offered by Rev. z.
A. Pollard Jones, pastor of the Water
WIG hellloulSt CnurCD. ana tnen
wreaths were placed on the graves of
the soldiers. The parade then marched
to the Grand Army monument short
distance from the cemetery, where
Commander Lunt of the Grand Army
gave fine address, and a beautiful
wreath was placed on the monument
The exercises closed with a detail
from Company G giving a salute to
the dead, three volleys being fired by
the squad, and the blowing Of taps"
by the band bugler. The exercise were
very we'll carried out and very good or
der was maintained by Chief Of Police
w. 7. Reynolds and Constable George
w. Patterson, so that those who could
understand the address could hear ALL
and that everyone might be undis-
turbed by noise and commotfon which
is bound to prevail at an occa sion Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01
Students Recital
Ry Coburn Pupils
Tomorrow Night

, rery interesting students recital
- Va given tomorrow evening in
~. coburn auditorium by some of
.S n;ano and voice students Of the
-. school Of Music. The pro-
CoDu will include solos both piano
sIau vocaI as we'll as ensemble num-
anu Virginia Getchell and Noyes
g gs.I, will be heard in a two piano
L,,I and the Misses Gwendolyn
I Iosrson Eleanor Hilton, Eleanor
y Daanoct and Muriel Wood will play
psff's polka de Ia Refine" arranged
l0 rh wv n,blic is cordially invited to
49, .I recital and no admission is to be
charged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01
Memorial Day

Memorial Day was fttingly observed
in Pittsfield on Monday. All the man.
ufacturing plants and most of the
stores were closed for the day. At l
o'clock procession was formed con-
sisting of the Pittsfield Band, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet this afternoon at 2.3O O'clock
with Mrs. Bowden, Is Benton avenue.
Wlnsiow. This is the annual meet
ing and mite box opening. The pro-
gram is in charge Of Miss Extreme
fiood. 1t is hoped that all members
Will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

The Ladies' Aid of the Universe
Mrs. G. c. Corthell. IS Boutelle ave-
list church will meet at the ohme of
nue., tomorrow afternoon and a fun
attendance Is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

Joseph Poirier. who is working In
Lewiston, spent the week end with
his family on Oak street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

Sons OF Veterans, members OF the fire
department, the Boy Scouts, the mill
tia. the American Legion, the Women'S
Auxiliary of the Sons OF Veterans and
the members OF the w. r. c., and vet
eerans. which proceeded to the Pitts
held Village cemetery where proper
services were held and graves of de-
parted soldiers and sailors were deco
rated. The procession then returned
to the Soldiers monument, where ap-
propriate observance was had and then
went to Union hall where the Memo
rial Day address was given.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-01

this kind. AS before stated, the
crowd was the largest seen in several
years. and the whole occasion was one
to be looked back upon with reverence
and respect from young and old.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CITY WILL PAVE
FIVE MORE
STREETS

Paving OF five streets upon which
there are street car lines is agreeable
with the San Antonio Public Service
Company, Street Commissioned Paul
f. Steffler announced Saturday arter
discussing the projects with W. b.
Tuttle, president of the traction com
pany. ~--..,
The streets to be paved are Guada-
lupe. between Pecos and Brazos /;
South Pecos, from Buena Vista to La-
redo; Kendall. between CORTLAND and
Locust; South Flores, from the Pleas
anton road to the city limits, and the
parkway on Broadway avenue, two
blocks north from Josephine street.
Commissioner Steffler points out
the law permits the traction company
to lay its tracks on. the same kind of
base used by the city. at is neces-
sary, however, that the rails be laid
on concrete base" be explained.
The commissioner believes if the
residents and city make some conces.
sions to the Public Service Company,
the city can pave with rock base and
that the traction company will use
concrete.
This is satisfactory with Mr.. Tut
tle," he said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CITY is OFFERED
Small LLAND STRIP
FOR USE OF PUBLIC

The city probably will be decided a
small strip Of land at the corner of
Bancroft and Alexander streets, op
posite the Woodlawn lake pavilion,
Street Commissioner Paul Il. Steffler
announced after a conference with W.
b. futile, president of the San An
tonic Public Service Company, which
acquired the land some time ago. A
comfort station, erected by the city,
is located on the property which fronts
106 feet on Bancroft and 40 feet On
Alexander.
The question Of the ownership Of
the land came up when Bancroft street
was paved recently. Mr.. futile is
willing TO give the city the land if
the commission pays the paving costs,
the commissioner said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
PRIZES ARE OFFERED
FOR ANIMAL POSTERS

IL you're an animal lover and an
artist, too, here's a chance to earn
some money.
The American Humane Association.
with headquarters in Albany, n. Y,
has announced the rules for its eighth
annual humane poster contest, Miss
Lucy G. Smithers, secretary of the
San Antonio Child Protective and HUI
name Society. announced Saturday.
All school children as well as others
are eligible to compete. Pictures de-
picting kindness to animals and young
and old people can be drawn with
crayon, pencil or painted. Further
details can be obtained from Miss
Smithers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
nine DIFFERENT HOMES
FAIL TO PLEASE HOUND

so they found home for the animal.
Rather, they found nine homes for
the animal. Everyone who took the
dog was unable to keep him. Each
time the dog came back to the Budd
home.
Captain Budd came to the office Of
the San Antonio Child Protective and
Humane Society Saturday, requesting
that a home be found for the dog. 81
wouldn't give him up, but have been
transferred to the Philippines, he told
Miss Lucy G. Smithers, executive sec
rotary.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
WINTER GARDEN FARMERS FAST REAPINC FORTUNES
Plan 1OO,O OO-acre Water Project
VICAR Goes Off
The Air for
Fen Days

The Voice Of San Antonio will
be silent for q few days!
Since the last snowfall, the
voice has been rather husky, due
to the contraction Of a rather
severe cold and the treatment
incident to its cure.
Being a friendly voice and
anxious to please the Happy
Family, il has tried to carry on,
but the huskiness has remained
in spite OF all that two Of the
best specialists in the country
could do with the medicine at
hand.
Other material has been or
dered from the factories, but
transportation takes time and
there must necessarily be some
delay. That being true, it has
been decided that the friendly
station" will continue as such
it will be silent for few days
until its voice again is in repair.
II is not possible just now 10
say how long this silence may be
necessary. II will be no longer,
however. than the time required
to obtain material and tubes, OF
which there is no stock at this
time in Texas.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24

Nearly everyone believes a cat has
nine lives.
Captain o. W. Budd Jr., formerly
stationed at Fort Sam Houston, now
tells the story of the dog with nine
homes. geo.
Several weeks ago stray dog, bear.
ing a Galveston license tag, came to
his home. Captain and Mrs. Budd,
who already owned dog, were kind
to the stray canine and fed him for
several days.
Two dogs proved more than the cap
tain and his wife wanted to keep up,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
RESIDENTS WANT
ASH STREET GRADED

Most residents on Ash street be-
tween Hood and Coleman streets, own
automobiles.
Because it is practically impossi
BILE TO reach their homes in rainy
weather, the residents Saturday petit
toned the city to grade and gravel
The thoroughfare.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
LIQUOR CASE DISMISSED.

Seeing a man through a window
with a jar containing what appears to
be whiskey is insufficient basis to en-
ter the place without search war
rant, Judge Duval West ruled in Fed
eral court Saturday in dismissing a
charge of violation of the national pro
hibition act.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
5. A. REDUCING SIZE
OF 2 SMALL PARKS

With park officials consent obtain
ed, the city has started cutting down
two small parks in the southern sec
tion Of the city, it was learned Satur-
day The plazas are located at the
corner Of Victoria and Peach streets.
and South blackberry. Porter and
Arkansas Avenue. II is believed traf-
fic conditions will be improved by
making the plazas smaller.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
SAN ANTONIO YOUTH
REPORTED MISSING

Francisco Izquierdo, 10. of 305 East
Cevallos Street, brother of Mexican
police officer, has been missing since
Thursday, according to reports to po-
lice Saturday by Martin TreiO, Gus
todian Of the boy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
CITY DELAYS CALLING
FOR NEW BRIDGE BIDS

Because it will require more time
to prepare the specifications and
plans, the city will not ask bids on
the new Market street bridge until
February s, c. Il. Raborn. craftsman.
reported to Street Commissioner Paul
Il. Steffler, Saturday. 1t was thought
bids would be advertised for next
Monday.
Bids for the construction OF the
Guadalupe street bridge across the
Alazan creek will be opened Febru-
airy 1.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
400 LABORERS IDLE
WHILE SNOW FALLS

More than 400 laborers in the street
department sat at home Saturday,
watching the snow pile up outside.
All work on San Antonio streets has
been halted until the ground is dry
again, Street Commissioner Paul Il.
Steffler said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
Graduates Bid Farewell to
Hi; Juniors Greet
New Teachers.

Monday is moving day" for the
students in the public schools of San
Antonio.
On that day. 1t46 students will
change schools for the last half of the
1926 term. and a general shift be
made in the 2S,S10 pupils now On
rolled.
Good-byes will be said TO Bracken-
ridge and Main Avenue High Schools
by Ga graduate students. Four hun
dred and eigbty-six graduates u,so
will bid farewell to the junior high
schools, while SOC elementary students
will leave those schools to enter the
junior high schools as freshmen.
Twenty girls and ten boys will bid
adieu to Breckenridge and seventeen
girls and seventeen boys to Main Ave
nue.. In return, Breckenridge will
welcome 205 juniors from the junior
schools and Main Avenue 250. APP
proximately 81 students will drop out
between the junior and senior schools,
for personal or business reasons.
MANY GRADUATE.
Fifty-six students graduated from
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior School
A from Joel Chandler Harris Junior
School; So from Nathaniel Hawthorne
Junior School; ~ from Washington
Irving Junior School: 10 from Sidney
Lanier Junior School; 20 from
Thomas Nelson Page Junior School;
IS from Edgar Allen Poe Junior
School, and 81 from Mark Twain
Junior School.
Forty-four passed out of Austin
School to the junior high schools; %
from DeZavala; 80 from Milan; 81
from Burnet; IA from Lamar; 20
from johnson; 40 from Navarro; IS
from Bowie; 81 from Bonham; Gs
from Crockett; q from Fannin; %
from Travis; % from Ruiz; % from
Smith; % from Eleanor Bracken
ridge; 81 from Herff: so from bris-
coe; 20 from Agnes Cotton; 20 from
J. T. Breckenridge; 20 from Roberts.
Beacon Hill: % from Riverside Park ;
% from Hillcrest; 10 from Gonzales
SO from Highland Park; SO from Col.
Inns Garden; % from Robert b.
Green; 81 from Robert E. Lee; Is
from Ogden; IL from David Barclay,
and 20 from Hood.
Registration for courses in the two
high schools showed that English was
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
C|TRUSLANDS.
NEARS.A.T TO
. BENEFIT
Pearsall District Irrigation
Bond Is Passed, Sur
vey Made.

Irrigation of 100000 acres of
what is said to be some Of the richest
land IN the state, in the only known
locality where freezes do not injure
citrus fruit on the trees, is now be-
ing undertaken within so miles Of
San Antonio.
Details Of the project, one of the
largest launched in the state recently,
and, because of its nearness, consid-
cred one of the most important to
San Antonio, were brought here by
Arthur Michael, San Antonio business
man, who has inst returned from a
survey Of the territory.
Headquarters for the undertaking,
Mr.. Michael said, is at Pearsall. The
land embraced in the development lies
in the vicinity of the town.
DISTRICT LAID OUT.
Though the project SO far has at
tracted little attention in San An
tonic, Mr.. Michael said, the work
has advanced TO the point where an
irrigation district has been laid out
with the approval Of water engineers
at Austin and the first bond issue of
$4,000 for preliminary expense
passed.
The proposition, according to Mr..
Michael, is community undertaking,
developed and put over by land own
ers and business men of the district.
When it gets under way, Mr.. Michael
predicts that San Antonio will find
itself the market and shipping center
OF the richest and most productive
truck garden areas Of the United
States.
TELLS DEVELOPMENT.
In drawing this conclusion, Mr..
Michael told of some of the develop
ment he found already under way
there.
Irrigation is now made possible by
pumping water from shallow wells, he
said, and there are numerous instances
where two 100-foot wells are irrigat-
ing 40 acres of truck. These farms,
he said, are now raising cabbage,
cauliflower, spinach, beets and onions
so successfully that many of the large
produce houses of the country have
IA ohaa ,.a.,
agents at Pearssll. One of the largest
onion plant growers Of the world is
located there, he said.
A sample of the citrus fruit grown
there was brought back by Mr.. Michael
who, inspecting an orchard owned by
Mrs. +. A. johnson, found four large
grapefruit growing ON one stem. The
fruit. according to Mr.. Michael, went
through the recent freeze and is still |
in perfect condition.
UNHURT BY COLD.
The Pearsall vicinity, Mr.. Michael
stated, is the only known localities |
where this is possible. During a re-
cent freeze when the temperature
dropped to 20 degrees, he said, oranges
on the trees were cut open and found
ta have ice inside them.
Fruit from these same trees, he
said, when it had thawed out, were
found to be uninjured and took first,
second and fourth prizes at the Rio
Grande Valley citrus show.
While this unusual condition has
not as yet been explained, Mr.. Michael
said, it is thought to be due partly to
the nature of the soil. An analysis,
he said, shows it to have all the in
gradients and requirements to make 1t
perfect for citrus fruit growing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
BIG SPINACH.
CROP SENT
NORTH IN
CARROTS
1889 Loads Are Already
Shipped, With 1000 More
to Go; Profits Huge.

Il always feel reluctant 10 talk
about the Winter Garden district 10
strangers, said n. G. Walker, mayor.
business man and booster Of CRYSTAL
City, weekend visitor in San An
tonic, because many times 1 relate
matters that the commonplace to Us
down there and strangers think am
well, exaggerating little. As a mat
ter of fact it is hard to exaggerats
when you talk about the Winter Gar
den districtIt is the most surprising
place in the world. When you tell
folks about farmers cleaning up
$4,000 to $4,000 in profits net from
spinach in q single season, besides
growing several other crops in rota-
ton on the land, strangers look at
You with an air Of suspicion. Yet we
don't think anything of that down our
way-they're all doing it and some OF
them q whole lot more.
CARROTS SHIPPED.
when I tell folks. who don't know
our country, that we have shipped
1889 carloads of spinach, a carload
being S2S bushels, since the season be-
gan and expect TO ship at least 1000
carloads more before spring arrives,
they express amazement. Down in the
Winter Garden section, that's just an
ordinary run OF Understanding
special to brag about.
while we are on the subject of
shipments, might add that we sent
out last year 400 carloads Of onions,
/ don't know how many individual
onions in a carload, rs carloads Of
mixed vegetables, seven carloads Of
green corn, AZ carloads of miscellane-
GUS shipments, 30 carloads of cattle,
81 carloads Of wood or a grand total
OF 1850 carloads. This gives but faint
picture of what we are doing in the
way Of development in our section and
we are growing every year.
FINE MARKET.
-Durins the same period we shipped
in 175 carloads of building materials,
eighteen carloads of hardware, SO car
loads of mercantile supplies, 20 car
loads of cattle for our ranches, 225 car
loads of baskets and crates for our
farmers, 1876 cars of fuel oil for our
pumping plants, twenty carloads of
motor cars and trucks and 65 carloads
of assorted wares of all kinds and de-
scriptions.
"This was a total of IA carloads
There isn't a vacant house in the
town. Twenty new homes went up
in December and more are building as
rapidly as workmen can be found TO
put them up. An indication OF the
way newcomers are pouring into the
district is shown by the fact that a
workman engaged in construction,
came into my office and asked me
where he could find a place to sleep.
He spent his first night, sleeping in
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-24
BRESLAU, 41e METERS.

Wednesday: Concert by Hermln
Zanke, flute: DIR. Alfred Lasersteln,
violin; Curt Hoseman, cello; br.
Edmund Nick, piano. 10 p. m. Vio-
lin solo by Laserstein: 1915 Cap
1ccio for flute and piano by Lothar
kemptncr, ZaDke and Nick playing.
O:30 cello number; 10 :4j Duet for
flute and violin with piano accom-
pnnist. By Caesar Cui.