Bexar at Glance LT Highlights Local Arts and Events
Displays from Bexar County high school students run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Central Park Mall as part of the Regional Industrial Arts Students Fair hosted by the Alamo Area Industrial Arts Association. San Antonio Gear Grinders sponsor an Easter egg hunt 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday near Olmos Park. San Antonio Ballet Company offers free performances of Giselle at 5 p.m. Saturday at Brackenridge Park and 3 p.m. Sunday at Concepcion Park during Showmobile events. The Light’s TV Sweepstakes names a Ft. Sam Houston employee as a $30 winner. Poodle Club of San Antonio hosts an Easter Parade and Variety Show at 2 p.m. Sunday for children at St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s Home on Mission Road. St. Mary’s University begins an Oyster Bake at Pecana Croc Center. David Hernandez and the Mexican-American Unity Council partner with McDonald’s at 2 p.m. for a celebration near W. Military. Randolph AFB honors Ronald E. Lathrop with the ATC Editor’s Award. Kiwanis Club of San Antonio offers Fiesta parade viewing tickets for Boysville benefitting. price $5. One-act play finals at South San Recreation Center start 9:20 a.m. Saturday. A discussion on Jewish life topics continues Friday at Temple Beth-EI Oppenheimer Chapel.
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Bexar County
Central Park Mall
Alamo Area Industrial Arts Association
San Antonio Gear Grinders Association
St. Marys’ University
Olmos Park
Poodle Club of
San Antonio
St. Joseph's
St. Peter's
Mission Road
NESD projects drug policy strictness cited by superintendent
North East School District maintains drug use at a minimum through education and enforcement. Dr. Ivan Fitzwater said students found using drugs face suspension and mandated counseling before returning to school. Principals must alert police for possession. selling cases are treated as extremely serious. The district adheres to strict penalties to deter abuse.
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North East
NESD
Ivan Fitawater
Donald W. Herris
Mhot
Cherze
Fitzwater
San Antonio
Onion Prices Bring Tears to Eyes in San Antonio
San Antonio shoppers and growers face an onion shortage driven by a poor Rio Grande Valley crop and heavy rains. Prices have spiked to 31 for 59 pounds and up to 15 for the same quantity, with wholesalers saying supply cannot meet demand. A May turnaround is expected as the valley’s second crop comes in and prices ease to about 4 to 8 dollars per 50 pounds.
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Roy Acevedo
J. Acevedo and Sons
Rio Grande Valley
Levin
Mexico
Acevedo
San Antonio
SAUJCD President Feted With Music and Feasts
Dr and Mrs Wayland Moody honored by Ye Cheshire Cheese clubs of SAC and WTSC with dinner, hour of music, and skits. Moody, SAU Junior College district president, retires Aug 31 after 36 years. He joined SAC as dean in 1947, became president in 1953 after J C Loftin’s death.
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Doris Wright
San Antonio College
Southwest Texas State University
Wayland Moody
Moody
San Antonio Union Junior College
Sauscc
Sac
SAC Club
Southwest Texas State
Kathy Matula
Loftin
San Antonio Union Junior College District
J. C. Loftim
Luxury Hotel Planned at Central Park Mall
San Antonio financier Morris Jaffe expects to break ground in about % days on a $10 million hotel motel at Central Park Mall. The plan calls for a 330 room eight story building with executive suites on the ground floor and a top floor supper club. Jaffe notes potential partner John Mecom Sr. and interest from other hotel chains while ownership details remain unsettled. A 12 acre site is planned with an 18 month construction horizon and final design, contractor, and architect yet to be chosen.
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San Antonio
Morris Jaffe
Central Park Mall
Jaffee
John Mecom Sr
Houston
Central Park Hotel
Jaffe
Friday the 13th superstitions and safety tips
The piece satirically treats Friday the 13th as a day of bad luck and offers light safety advice. It cautions against breaking mirrors, whistling at breakfast, and other superstitions while urging caution to avoid misfortune.
San Antonio Light Rates and Subscriptions Notice
Public notice from the San Antonio Light outlining subscription terms previous and current rates for daily and Sunday editions, with separate pricing for Texas, other states, and foreign countries. Includes monthly and weekly rates, delivery areas, and special conditions for different service options.
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Texas
MERICO_ CEMTNAL AMERICA
Squtw America
Three Armed Robberies Strike Local Homes
Three armed men invaded a Shyedroid man’s apartment near 302 W. Evergrven at about 8 15 pm stealing a TV set clothing camera and a wristwatch while binding the resident with an extension cord and masking their faces. A second burglary earlier Thursday saw Enrique Bautista and Rodrigo Flores assaulted and robbed of cash clothing and shirts and pants as they fled. Bautista received head injuries and was treated at Green Hospital.
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J.C. Reese
W. Evergrven
Reese
Enrique Bautista
Leona
Bautista
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Giselle
Brackenridge Park
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Parks and Recreation Department
Ft. Sam Houston
St. Mary’s University
Pecana Croc Ch
David Hernandez
ATC
Ronald E. Lathrop
Randolph Afb
San Antonio Kiwanis Cluby
Gunter Hole
Oppenheimer Chapel
Temple Beth-Ei
Belknap
Anne. Robinson
Alamo City
Jack Levin
T & L Produce Co., Inc
Saujcd
University of Texas
Army Air Corps
Mrs. Moody
Westminster
Tehuacana
Kathy Matoua
Wayland Sac
Byron Sumford
City Hall
Die Glerk Inselmann
Jose San Marti
Lila Cockrell
C. W
Harvey Belgin
M’chum
Joe P
Faulkner
Friend
Caurtion
Gomaning
Antonio
San Antonis Gazene
Hearst Corporation
McCullough
Gealege
Ukllian Daly
Sealey Bey
Sn Adaant
Sita , Brainney
Gatti
O. P. Schnabel
Fred Prado
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