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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1933
Page
27
A fragmented diary style piece notes Pullman car lore in a Dallas city vignette. It lampoons rail culture with a punny scene about a Lascar Pullman and passes to describe Yellow Cabs in Dallas perfumed and dreamlike as a fragrant ride ends.
The piece catalogs scattered Dallas lore including jokes about taxis and heliotrope scents, mentions of Aszen Furniture and Tardy Immutance, streetcars in Dallas, a drive-in called The Pig n Whistle, and a second Dallas walkathon. It also notes Ruth Kruse Undermood, Cary Grant misbranding in Mae West fashion, and Ned Alvord’s Dallas press presence.
Two fires Saturday caused limited damage at separate locations. An electrical fault near 111 Grape Street sparked minor closet flames with no injuries or major losses. A second fire on North Flores Street caused about 310 dollars in damage in a home occupied by Mrs. Is, Mr. Gans, and Marines.
Citywide clash over moving the post office from Houston and Alamo to a southside lot near the Bexar County courthouse heats up. Organizers say a northward move costs $54,000 in rent and delays construction. opponents cite Alamo area beautification and argue the current site should stand.
About 300 people filed applications for Christmas extra work at the postoffice over Saturday and Friday. Postmaster P. G. Lucas said no more applications will be taken. Hiring will depend on business prospects, with selections coordinated with the local relief committee.
Six injured in separate crashes overnight. Loyd Bhumaker and Ellis Trice of Fort Sam Houston treated for cuts at the base hospital after a rollover on East Quincy. Wilson Deen and Fiako Keeton, plus Lien Bernas, suffered cuts and bruises from a collision at Austin and Josephine. Deen and Keeton to base hospital, Bernas to Robert S. Green. Tony Pons, 27, injured when his motorcycle and a car collided on Water and Lapitte. taken to Santa Rosa Infirmary.
The Business and Professional Men's club of Post No. 10 Amer ian Legion will hold their regular weekly luncheon at 12 o'clock Monday in the green room of Milam cafeteria. Harry Hertzberg will speak with a “Treat of the Times,” and J. A. Suker of the Veterans Administration will preside.
Brackenridge park zoo keeps two Geoffrey’s colobus monkeys, Crip and Mary, with a thriving baby daughter. Mary’s 30 years make the three-decade span of local spider monkey history, as director F A Bullyan notes the world’s captivity record. Mary’s mate Crip was with her when their baby was born, and the zoo seeks names via Sullivan on Broadway.
The Temple Beth El community center will host Temple League play presenting Jane Moon by Ring Lardner and Kaufman. Cast includes Sidney Pearlman L A Victor Jr Blaine Falkstein J Frank Zanes Evelyne Kipsitz Julian Goldstein and Betty Beherr Sacks. Performances set for December 11 and 12.
Century old clippings note memorial Elks services with G P Tuttle as speaker and census data showing San Antonio auto death rate at 16.7 per 100000, down 3.6 from prior year. Reports tell $80000 in county autos stranded by flood conditions, plus local berry prices and a farmer’s harvest plans near Potcot.
About 300 veniremen are summoned for two murder trials in the Ninety-fourth District court. William E Meeking of 1337 Delaware Street faces murder charges in the shooting of Johnny Miller at a Jefferson Street barber shop on August 17. Pedro Flores to stand trial in Whitley-Eleven District court for murder in the slaying of Dave Trejillo with a shotgun on August 25.
Reports of petty thefts overnight include a rifle stolen from a parked car on Find Chisterwen 716 Nolan Street. Other incidents cite a watch from McWright 427 Cooper Street, cash and checks from Magilla station Buckbeery Street and Highland Boulevard, two suitcases and four costs from Rev W N Armstrong Lake Charles Louisiana, clothes from Mrs Fred Gurfes 923 Northwest Twenty Fourth Street, a cereal kit from Dr J D Gleckler 548 Fourth Street, and a turkey taken from a coop owned by H F Dalamian 319 Maine Street.
The local civil service office was moved to window No 19 on the first door of the federal building. Conrad Ehrler was named postoffice bookkeeper succeeding R M Luckenbach who had been cashier. Miss Sadle Wilmems was appointed civil service secretary and has served in the post office about ten years in the inquiry section.
The Corpus Christi Nueces Bay causeway is back open to traffic after storm damage. Sidney Kring of the Corpus Chamber of Commerce arranged the reopening with William H. Fire Jong, the Chamber highway secretary, on Saturday. The wreck occurred during the recent hurricane along the Texas coast.
Tax Collector Maury Meverick announced that the office would accept split tax payments on Saturday and Monday, despite November 30 as the deadline. About $20,000 in split payments were received Friday at the window, with hundreds more by mail awaiting processing. Total split and excise taxes collected through November 30 reached 220,933.55, about 2,000 less than 1932. Only 1,000 property owners used the split payment so far, versus 3,035 last year, but Friday through Monday payments were expected to lift the total near 1932 figures. Poll tax payments on Saturday ran about 400 ahead of last year’s.
Ninety four San Antonio war yearns at Camp Bouthworth Fres cott Arizona have endured real snowfalls this week. Informants say veterans plodded through two feet of snow while tents collapsed under the weight and some troops moved to re erect shelters. Departures for Abilene Texas are planned in a few days.
Federal officials concluded a brief stay in San Antonio and headed back to Waco where Judge BR Mebilan will open the fall session of the ervis court Warn Monday morning. United States Marshal Guy Mc Namoca and United States District Attorney W R Smith Jr were among those leaving Saturday.
Large Fort Sam Houston and Randolph field work under PUA program hires. About 257 workers on Port Sam Houston underground electrical system under Captain Bershimer. Contractors at the posts employ around 200 more, plus an office staff of 82 under Captain Dershimer. If weather stays favorable, total employed is expected to rise to about 2000 in January.
In a reminiscence by E and Cervantes of San Antonio readers learn how the city’s river crossings differed in earlier times. Four foot bridges and a suspension span existed downtown along with wagon and yard crossings. A foot barrier by Ursuline Convent washed out with floods, and Houston Street’s wooden bridge gave way to a robust iron bridge. Drivers faced warnings to walk horses across as new bridges were installed.
Workers at the Civil Works Administration in Texas received weekly wages late, sparking a disturbance as clothing workers fainted waiting for funds. Payroll totaled about 81,000 paid by 4 pm, with relief personnel and central relief workers receiving about 32,000 in cash. Five thousand street cleaning workers were paid 49,000 by check. Officials directed by the auditor ensured safeguards after last Saturday's delays. A new canning plant planning to use 60,000 No. 2 cans and cattle purchases for distribution was announced, with Miss Marie Neff from Texas A&M to supervise.
Fifty members of the Bexar County Home Demonstration council attended a conference in the office of Miss Ida Fy Reynolds and elected new officers for the coming year. Alice Bynes was chosen chairman, with Mrs. Harry Fields as vice chairman, Mrs. Milton Wurzbach as secretary, and Miss Elle Beaden as treasurer.
Assistant Postmaster Dr. Puller is away on annual vacation. Salary day and the usual timing were delayed due to the government economy program, forcing a shorter staff during the busy period.
San Antonio manufacturer Youngblood will represent the San Antonio Manufactures' placation at the Conference of American Industry in New York City on December 7.
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