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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1939
Page
7
Ellison's Shack completes a new garden drive in and adds five new motorcycle tops delivery fleet. Ellison's now operate three.
The San Antonio Armature Works at 483 North Flores urges quick motor repairs by a skilled staff. Manager H. S. Foster says the shop, one of the best equipped in the city, can handle large jobs with trained workers and offers replacement motors during repairs. Overnight service is also available.
Herweck, long time San Antonio paint shop owner, has expanded from a stall in 1383 to a modern outlet at 191 Fredericksburg Road. The firm offers Sherwin Williams paints, painter supplies, wallpaper, and is a distributor for Elliot Paint and Varnish. Johnny Herweck and staff emphasize service, with experiences in motor rewinding and sign writers supplies.
In an August address at Reed College Institute of International Relations Hilary Newitt, a young writer from Ennsa weiter, charged that fascism is infiltrating Britain through Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The speaker said the British press was muzzled and the Foreign Office had taken over British broadcasting.
N Q Filson Jr. owner of The Shack at 801 San Pedro The Depot 1701 East Commerce street and The Stable 807 North Flores street highlights his efforts to deliver superior service. He runs a fast delivery fleet with motorcycles and cars and a Morgan Transfer exclusive contract. Remodeling at The Shack cafe includes air cooling larger dining room and added rooms for staff and patrons. The menu features well prepared meats and a wide beverage selection.
Soviet scientists claim to have revived 20 000 year old bacteria and other organisms from frozen soil layers. The work by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR suggests some microbes were alive when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses roamed Europe and Asia. Readings from soil strata with bones of bison red deer and musk ox support ancient survival.
Sea Foam Laundry announces use of a water softener to improve cleanliness. Manager F G Hummel says the method mimics rain water and aids in removing dirt and stains. The Sea Foam plant at 12 North Six plans delivery services and focuses on family wash at reasonable prices.
In Westfield Massachusetts during August, a fragmentary OCR list shows a graduate named Znon Zigynunt syskowsni shown as last on the alphabetical roster for Intermediate Grammar School. The readable line points to an orderly, though incomplete, school record of graduates.
Tokyo reports a government decision to replace copper and nickel coinage with aluminum 4p pieces to conserve metals for national needs in wartime production and to fund activities abroad.
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