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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
11
Reader recalls a joke book from 1908 titled Snappy Jokes and notes the era’s harsh humor about women and social misfits. The excerpt lists gag lines about “the weaker sex,” etiquette on smoking on a Boston car, and office wit. Virginia Clawson is mentioned dancing at Charlie's.
Lyman Massey announces Optimist Club program at the Gunter hotel Wednesday featuring Paul Mullenbach Jerome Zoeller and John Trevino jitterbug from Bexar county school.
Arthur Bugs Baer comments on U S Cuba policy and a broader American stance. He uses satirical humor to suggest Americans should avoid foreign entanglements while highlighting historical tensions and past interventions. The piece blends political critique with a breezy, columnar voice.
The city council met Monday approving a two month contract for Chief of Police Ray Ashworth. They also leased Hangar No 42 at Stinson Field to F W Renfro for 12 months from September 1 1940 at 25 dollars monthly plus 25 dollars for facilities. Renfro will use the hangar for equipment storage, airport manager Fred Harman said. The panel accepted a bid from Multigraph Sales Agency for an electrically operated lithographic duplicator at 365 dollars from the general fund. City funds were secured by 1 750 000 dollars in securities pledged by the National Bank of Commerce. The council earmarked 18067 dollars for Improvement District No 15 payroll and approved Brandt Iron Works bid 1195 04 to reinforce Bolivar mu issim at La Villita.
Miss Marie Christina Jiminez with Ricardo Moraz will perform Spanish and Mexican dances at the annual dinner dance honoring past and present directors of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce at 8 p.m. Tuesday on the Plaza Hotel roof. Attendees include Mayor Maury Maverick. Omar Josef, consul general of Mexico in San Antonio. Alvares Acosta, consul. County Judge Charles W. Anderson. and F. Arredondo, president of the Federation of Mexican Chambers of Commerce in Texas, with Mrs. Arredondo. Officers and directors listed include Alfonso Garza, Eliias Escamilla, J. J. Jiminez, E.G. Ruiz, J. D. Prieto, O. S. Trippe, J. R. Nunez, Martin Garcia, Tomás Acuña, Juan Valdez, Jose Olivares, Andres Rivera, Jack Castillo, Gonzalo Gomez, and D. Ortega.
Mayor Maverick announced the appointment of George Witte to fill the vacant director post in the city information bureau. Witte replaces Alex Murphree who resigned to return to journalism. He is a former Sherry Ice Cream executive with promotion and advertising experience and is part of a pioneer San Antonio family. Salary set at $175 monthly.
Mrs. L. E. Trapp Jr. reported seeing a uniformed patrolman lying beside his motorcycle on Gonzales road near a watermelon truck. Officers found no patrolman, and two FBI agents came to Houston to return an automobile and two youths accused of stealing it from Capt. B. S. Halter's quarters.
Three Aurora girls Leona Lakeman Deloris Jacobs and Joanne Jacobs wore play suits to cool off in heat on Houston Street and back, saying Chicago custom allows such attire. An officer on vacation Williamsons filled in at the federal customs house on the fifth floor while Guy Belzons is away on a Gulf coast trip.
H G Ogle, 27, of 1302 South Mesquite street, was stabbed three times by a hitch-hiker while his car stalled near San Antonio. He lost much blood, one wound pierced a lung, and he remained semi conscious for hours before a second hitch-hiker helped return him home to Mrs. Ogle. She rushed him to Robert B. Green hospital where he slipped into a coma. Ogle had $13 on him.
Mrs. J. P. Fleming of New York City visits San Antonio to assess Willkie support and praises the coalition Republican Democrat women’s group. She notes universal mail from diverse walks of life. Fleming travels to Georgetown, where her mother resides.
Six civil service openings announced Tuesday by the Civil Service Commission list senior medical officer at 4600 a year medical officer 3800 associate medical officer 3200 junior graduate nurse 2620 pathologist 2800 and ornithologist 2800. Applications are to be filed at the Civil Service Office in the Federal Building.
A Navy Reserve officer from 1548 West Craig Place is activated and slated for New London duty, after a minor car fire caused $445 damage to Eugene Eustace's garage and storeroom at 1108 Dawson Street. Firemen cited a short in the new auto as the blaze's cause, amid other reports of a fire under Navarro Street Bridge and a large national art gallery project nearing completion in Washington, D.C.
The Rev. A. Reilly Copeland, evangelist, will start a revival series Sunday August 11 under a tent at East Quincy and Richmond streets. Rev. R. B. White of Main Avenue Baptist says White will open with a church service at 728 Mein avenue, and Copeland will speak Monday through Friday for an indefinite period.
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