Alamo City Philatelic World Hosts National Gatherings
San Antonio stamp collectors host the annual Texas Philatelic Association convention at the Hilton Palacio del Rio with thousands of stamps on display. The Alamo City Philatelic Society, founded 1897 and reformed in 1896, supports a large network of local clubs and a storied history of journals, exhibitions, and Texas centennial and statehood stamps.
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Great Britain
United States
San Antonio
Texas
Franklin Roosevelt
San Antonio Philatelic Association
Witte Museum
Ofth
Texas Philatelic Association
American Philatelic Society
Hilton Palacio
Alamo City Club
Alamo City Philatelic Society
American Journal of Philately
New York
American Jawr
Texas Philatelist
Travis Land
State Association
Cal B. Nelson
Richard E. Spies
HUD Official Visits Los Angeles Housing Probe Ties
HUD secretary Van Dusen visits San Antonio to inspect innovative modular housing by Zachry Ca and the HB project under Operation Breakthrough. He meets Urban Renewal officials, tours a $50 million URA portfolio, and discusses low cost housing for the nation’s poor with local leaders and contractors aboard a river barge.
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Bob Heaton
San Antonio
Gemiskals Plaza
Alamo
van Dusen
International Airport
Gattl
Arthur Troils
San Antonio Urban Renewal Agency
HUD
George Romttey
Severan
la Villisa
San Antonin
Gatti
Denver
Sturse
Eerjier
Joan Mivinc
Ditect Mishap Kills Man At City Construction Site
A 22 year old construction worker Pablo Cardenas died after being buried under nearly four feet of dirt in a sewer ditch at a Mayo Street work site. Foreman Joe Saturin and Fire Chief Roger Rodrigues reported Cardenas moved before a dirt dump, rescue teams freed him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Bexar
Pablo Cardenas
Atteagu
Arj Tractory
Mayo
Joe Saturin
Wit District Fire
Roger Rodrigues
Cardenas
Saturin
Souraman Rescue
Queen Mary Now a Museum in Long Beach Harbor
The Queen Mary, once the fastest ocean liner with a 400 mph top speed, set records from New York to Southampton in 1937 and carried over a thousand passengers. Now docked in Long Beach as a museum, the massive ship sits idle in the harbor after decades of transatlantic service.
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Long Beach
Calif
New York
Southampton
Engeland
Agaim
Lam
Tells of Travels Top Rotarian Speaks in L A
International Rotarian president Ernest Breitholtz of Kalmar Sweden spoke at the San Antonio Rotary Club criticizing indifference and urging goodwill to people worldwide. He described eight-country tours, meeting 8,000 Rotarians and wives, and emphasized unity beyond race. He noted Texas A&M had 15,000 students and strong agricultural programs.
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Tocel San Antonio Rotary Club
Ernest Breitholtz
Kalmar
Sweden
San Antonio Rotary Club
Anthony Hazel Smoke
South America
Mexico
International Rotary
Rotary Magin Vaepel
Vances
College Durin
Breitholtz
AGM
al/ lll
Ale Y 3
Tack Will
A A&m University
Willams
A&m
United Fund Lombardino Heads Drive in San Antonio
State Rep Frank Lombardino to lead United Fund drive in San Antonio with a $3.50 sale item. He names division chairs Dr F Carter Pannitt for reeducation, Sam Granata Jr for city government, Blair Reeves for county government, I L Payne for building trades, Manuel J Gonzalez for agencies, and John K Halloran for state government. Campaign aims $3,657,405 to support 65 local agencies.
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Frank J
Lombardino
F. Carter Pannitt
University of Texas Medical School At
San Antonio
Sam Gran
Ata Jr
Bexar
Blair
Reeves
Divistad
I. Payne
Pograny
San Antonio Bukling Trades Opportunity
Building Trades Divis
Manuel J. Gonzalez
Catholic Familily and Childress Services
John K. Halloran
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Arson ruled out as cement ignited West Side duplex fire
Investigators ruled out arson after determining a volatile cement product beneath the floor ignited, heavily damaging a duplex owned by Mrs. Bertha Rodriguez at 1721 23 Guadalupe. Rodriguez was uninjured, and firefighters fought the blaze for about 39 minutes starting around 7:29 p.m. Wednesday.
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Blan “Arcos
Bertha Rodriguez
Guadalupe
Rodriguez
Tucal
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Alamo City
Wes Matison
Botswana
Malawi
Cape Juby
Castelloro
Hatay
Latakia
New Zealand
South Africa
Colombia
England
Peru
I Idia
Italy
Brazil
France
Canada
Germany
Texas Organization
U.S
Samy Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Ste Alanio
Alamos
Lone Star
Lone Star of
Mol Waly FL Bliss
Sam Rayburn
Reyburn
U.S. Capitol
House of Representatives
F. D. Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
The
Ft. Bliss
Welcome
L.A
Mayor Gattl
Richard van Dusen
Glenn Rothmann
Arthur Park
San Antonio ‘Trial Lawyers Association
Panto
Byron Samfard
Queen Mary
ED Castillo
Ernst Breitholty
Deat
Texas A&m University
Rotarynernational
Gerald Dubinski
Jack Williams
Press- Phofo
Jean Osborne
United Fund
Frank Lombarding
T Yearald
Pamela Ponce
Good Samarifin Center
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