Rotary Tree of Joy Delights 3600 Local Children in San Antonio
Santa Claus visit lights up Alamo Plaza as Rotary Club fans out 15 600 spectators and 2600 children receive gifts. A half hundred foot Christmas tree spins with colored lights while Bishop Capers prays and the crowd cheers as Santa descends the chimney in a heartwarming holiday spectacle.
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Alamo Plaza
Taman
Santa Claus
Texas Liberty
San -Améonio Rotary Club
Rotary
jBorth
Thera
Santa
Bishop Capers
Tim
Nicholas
San Antonio
Ranta
Vaulac Praised By Houston Transportation Manager
John W. Matthews, longtime manager of the Houston transportation company, endorses Vaulac after a fair trial. He cites relief from a year of catarrhal stomach issues and indigestion, noting daily improvements in health, sleep, and energy. Vaulac is sold in San Antonio by T. I. Wagner Drug Company and Meier Pharmacy.
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John W. Matthews
Houston, Tex
Ransportation
Vaulac
Taninc
Titus
Fanlac
Tunnnc
San Antonio
Tl. I. Wagner Drug Company
Meier Pharmacy
Christmas Gifts Bring Joy to Local Children
The San Antonio Rotary Club distributed toys, candy, and fruit to good boys and girls, with dolls for girls and smiles for all. Lester Ilfeld served as Santa Claus, praising the event as a record joyous night for the youngsters. Joseph J. Delendernier oversaw distribution with A. J. McKenzie in charge of arrangements and 12 Todgers guiding the musicians.
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Santa Claus
Alaska
Mr. Santa Claus
Lester Ilfeld
San Antonio
St. Nich
Lester
Julius
Disabled Soldiers Recovery Retarded by Money Troubles
Chicago dispatch reports Col. Hanford Mag. Nider of the American Legion urged War Veterans Bureau director Col. Charles Ek. Woobes to ease financial worries of disabled soldiers. He proposed immediate regional boards with bedside ratings to speed recoveries and cited cases where finances hampered healing during the Christmas season. MacNider had visited his 3Mth hospital trip and left for Mason City Town.
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Chicago
Drexel Hospital
Hanford Mag. Nider
American Legion
Charles Ek. Woobes
War Veterans’ Bureau
Washingtn
Veterans Bureau
MacNider
MacNidey
Legiow
Mason City
Soldier revival services at Army Y M C A
Dr Hugh McLellan pastor of Central Christian church will address soldiers at six o'clock Sunday evening at the Army Y M C A. G H Hole Pratt song leader will direct the revival music. Hundreds of soldiers are expected to attend as services will be brief with a Christian theme.
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Hugh McLellan
Central Christian Church
B.C. van Ness
Hole Pratt
Gorvicw
van Nexarold
Film Representative In San Antonio Advertises Rialto
James B. Kelly of Fox Film Corp visits San Antonio arranging publicity for the Hill company coming to the Rialto in January. Ads promote dancing music, local businesses, and events across town including balls, orchestras, and public notices.
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James B. Kelly
Fox Film Corporation
New York
San Antonio
The
Hill” Company
Rialto
Banquet planned for disabled ex servicemen in San Antonio
San Antonio Lodge No 246 Elks plans a Christmas week dinner for disabled veterans at the Base Hospital. About half of 290 ex soldiers are well enough to go downtown for the event. The exact date is to be set for a convenient time, with vaudeville and entertainment planned at a club or hotel venue.
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San Antonio Lodge No. 246
Tenevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Frank Tatton
Obituary Albert Levyson 52 Dies in San Antonio
Albert Levyson aged 52 died Friday at 3 pm in his apartments at 705 East Himira Street. A Texas native, he moved from Boerne a year ago where he ran a drug business for fourteen years. Survived by his widow, son Sidney M. Levyson, mother Mrs Albert Javison, and six sisters in San Antonio and Detroit. Funeral Sunday at 10 from Shelly Undertaking Co with Rabbi Sidney Tedesche of Temple Beth El officiating. Interment Beth El Cemetery. pallbearers Abe Lewison Jesse Opperleiner George Lotwein Abe Stern Sam Levy and N M Welsch. Undertakers Os Hagy & McCollum, Crockett. Pearce & Wilbert.
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Albert
Levyson
Tievyson
Himira
Texas
Boerne
Sidney M. Levyson
Albert Javyson
I. Wolf
Bertha Hess
Sam Chaffett
Abe Stern
Sam Levy
N. M. Welsch
Christmas Cheer Nears End As Aid For City Poor
Christmas Cheer Association nears its last step to aid the poor as funds run low and baskets slow. Mrs Fogelson reports about sixty families faced hunger, with donations totaling 60 dollars aiding staple foods amid a 1500 dollar urban relief effort reliant on public generosity.
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Christmas Cheer
Brank Fogelson
Christmas Cheer Association
Fogelson
Suit to determine hunter liability for accidental injuries
The case before federal court tests if a hunter is liable for injuries from accidental gun discharge and whether a hunter should keep a firearm on safety when not in use. Asa T. Cunningham and Charlotta K. Cunningham sue Adolph Steiler for $50,000 in damages from an alleged December 29, 1910 injury to Mrs. Cunningham during a hunting trip on Steiler’s ranch near Comfort. The petition cites a 1919 hunting party and a barbed wire fence incident where Steiler allegedly claimed the gun was on safety.
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Dudge Duvel West
Asa T. Cunningham
Charlotta K. Cunningham
Adolph Steiler
Comfort
Kendal County
Cunninghams
San Luis Obispo
California
Cunningham
Steiler
Injury suit over gun discharge at race event seeks $50,000
The petition alleges Mrs. Cunningham was struck by a careless discharge from Mr. Steiler’s gun as she passed under the wire, hitting the heel and injuring the arch. It seeks $50,000 for injuries, pain, and anguish from the accident.
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Mss. Cunningham
Steen Denied New Trial in Long Murder Case
John Steen was denied a further trial after four trials and two convictions for the killing of Alberto Vins in San Antonio. Jury trials spanned years, with a life sentence imposed in the latest proceeding and an appeal filed to the criminal court of appeals.
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John Steen
Alberto Vins
San Antonio
Tayloe
Criminal Court of Appeals
Steen
Trail Markings Begin for Old Spanish Trail in San Antonio
Correcting and standardizing markings for the Old Spanish Trail in San Antonio, with three trunk lines designated as Nos 1, 2, and 3. No. 1 runs via New Braunfels avenue to Houston street and West. Nos 2 and 3 start at city hall and extend to their ends. Counties vote bonds for paving the highway from Houston to Leake Charles, while Kerr County contracts for a connecting road and Kimble County finishes its link.
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Brownsville
Mexico
del Rio
New Braunfels Avenue
Houston Street
North Hares
Boerne
City Hall
Sabinal
Uvalde
Frio
Eagle Vass
West Commerce
Hounston
Leake Charles
Kerr County
Kimble County
New Trial Granted Former R. T. McClain Convicted by Jury
A new trial was granted for C. Tr. McClain who was recently convicted by a jury on an indictment alleging substantial charges. The order cites errors in the prior proceedings and directs a fresh trial to determine guilt or innocence.
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C. TR. McClain
Trial Granted For Statutory Offense In Corpus Christi Case
Judge S J Waytoe granted a new trial in the Forty fifth district court on a statutory offense. Defense counsel filed the motion recently after a trial ended with an alibi plea. Additional witnesses are expected to prove the defendant was in Corpus Christi at the alleged time and the crime occurred in Bexar county. The wife's similar indictment was quashed, but new indictments have been returned by the Bexar county grand jury in both cases.
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S.J. Waytoe
Forty-fifth District Court
Corpus Christi
Bexar County
Grand Jury
Ae A
Holiday for Army Camps in San Antonio
Saturday began a crew furlough period for San Antonio army camps lasting until January 2. Only essential guard duties will be performed while soldiers may take leave to spend Christmas at home or with friends.
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San Antonio
Funeral for Capt Fred Place at Kelly Field
The 9 year Army veteran Capt Fred Place died from injuries after a plane crash last Tuesday. His funeral was at the officer's club at Kelly Field with an Army chaplain officiating and air service officers as pallbearers. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery. train departure is 7 am with a flyover by a V formation in tribute. Place previously trained at Carlstrom Field Florida and had recent air service transfer.
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Kelly Field
Army
Air Service
National Cemetery
Arlington
Washington
Brainard
Mine
Captain Place
Cavalry
Infantry
Carlstrom Field
Fla
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