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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
13
A long, error-ridden reminiscence covers racing figures Durant and Oldfieldberg, Durant’s Indy 1931 win, a visit by Robert Osborn, and a crowd around El Paso and New Orleans routes. It drifts through bars, radio names, and local characters, ending with scattered notes on charity and a TV film.
Reporting on a heated debate over moving the federal post office from the Boxer county site, supporters backed by Sen Tom Connally and Sen Maurine (Mars) Sheppard and Rep. Richard Kleberg push to keep the present $1,200,000 investment. Treasury authority warns a new site requires an act of Congress and competitive bidding, with condemnation and compensation debates intensifying as officials weigh the Old site against a proposed Owyer avenue location at $94,000 net and possible presidential intervention.
Evar’y unemployed man in Bexar county receiving direct relief could be placed in a cash wage job by mid December. Civil Works Administration leaders plan projects to employ about 2800 men on relief rolls, with a phased approach to eliminate panhandling and provide steady incomes through February 14.
Two thefts were reported to police this week. Names and details are garbled in the record but indicate incidents around a local area with items such as money and personal effects taken. No clear suspects or locations are readable, but the events are treated as separate cases by local authorities.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a winter term return for M Millan and mentions court sessions and a December start. Details are unclear due to corruption, but references to term starts and ceremonial proceedings appear, with names likely misread.
The report outlines an aid program toward a holiday charity effort with military backing. Details are garbled, but mentions a Sanity Cimts group and pre Vick Hy Wo Ailids Chabsland. Authorities imply coordination with a national corps and local initiatives to support December activities.
Stowe was acquitted by a county jury on charges relating to unlawfully shooting a deer with a flashlight on Blanco Road last August. The trial described the hunting incident near a drugstore in a busy street, with firefighters arriving to control a blaze and damage totaling about 390 dollars to two stores and fixtures.
Frank A. Brown, pioneer in wildcat drilling, reports sinking a well in Media County ten miles south of Sabinal in Aystae county. He announced Thursday that the well shows a 50 foot flow on a 4800 foot release and plans to drill deeper into the Edwards Group if needed.
The article describes foundations for the Fort Sam Texans project including housing towers and officers’ quarters. Builders AH Beck & Company San Antonio and the Gould company oversee deep shaft foundations with 28 foot depths and 5 foot 9 inch diameter shafts. Inspectors lower into shafts by rope to test and ensure proper construction while crews work in wet, clayey soil.
Two young girls and a nun Cewekari tr were reported missing along with Florence Gayne and Vivlay Adams. A man named Jackson connected to a Fruit Company was said to be missing since he sailed to Antonia to purchase a feast. Police officers located Jackson and drove him toward Lye Vnwaihig. A payment of one hundred dollars was involved amid a disorderly incident near Antonia, with no injuries reported.
Robert M. Ayres of San Antonio was elected president of the West Texas chapter of the American Institute of Architects at a January 3 meeting. Other officers include Richard Vanderstratten and Joni Mamatt as vice presidents, with Ralph W. Chillcron, Glenn Wilkon, and Charles Page of Austin as alternates. Ayres has studied at Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania, with earlier work in business and the Shienk.
Reports describe speakeasy like methods to obtain bonded liquor amid fear of federal and county crackdowns. County officials warned they may arrest offenders while downtown bars allegedly skirt laws by furtively serving drinks. Officials stressed enforcement would target violations, not closures, as agents neared possible actions and statewide statutes remained debated.
A chaotic scene on Olive Street left three men injured and rushed to Robert & Green Hospital with bullet and blunt force wounds. Residents reported a shooting near Calaminehodnian Olive streets as police began investigations into the incident.
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