Wil Dear Santa and Cavalcade at Alamo Downs
A year end letter laments rising sports interest and asks for 1996 momentum. It discusses Cavalcade’s potential Santa Anita race, the cost of cross country travel, and competing pressures from Brookmeade interests. Rumors of a ringer at Epsom and Houston surface with cautious notes on betting irregularities.
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Santa
AML
Keg
Mr. Claus
San Antonio
Alamo Downs
Santa Anita
Alanis Downs
Cavalcade
Pratwhly
Santa Anits
Pallepre
Railway Express
Brookmeade
Columbia
S. C
Brookmests Farm
Bob Brith
Epsom Downs
Aniston
Houston
Firth Place
Binges Poised For Lead in Tight Basketball Clash
Bingers Pharmacists of Harlandale, after a fourth win, prepared for a crucible league showdown against the leading International Claymed, with a 118 to 36 victory over the Texas Chiropractic College Hawks and Finch Cicmen defeating Consoe Giles 47 to 34. Rivalry intensified as Clinton Awe and Bill Johnson aimed to disrupt the opponents while Juraschek and Alvisu fueled Trick scoring. INTERNATIONALS TO MEET, club basketball leaders slated for 345 Thursday at the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Har~landale Thesday
Finch Ciganmen
Consoe Giles
Haw
Binger
Paul Kardin
Ripley Devitbiss
Flood Waters Rise in Edith Maxwell Life Story
Edith Maxwell, 27, Virginia mountain teacher, recounts in a vivid instalment how a spring flood devastated Pound and nearby homes. She describes neighbors sheltering in her family home, power outages, panic at the river, and the moment when the town became relief headquarters as the storm raged and the town faced record floods.
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Edith Maxwell
Luis
Virginia Mountain
Trigg Maret
Shelgan
Edifh Copsrigh
F Tere
Wise
Pound
Eile
Gumberland
Maxwell ‘Satures Syndicate
Tor
Found
Old Fellows
I Talays
Flooded Town Narrows Escape And Family Relief
A resident recounts wading through flooded streets as water covers the main road. Neighbors call out warnings while a boy returns home soaked and shaken, reassured by his mother amid the chaotic scene and the crowd pressing close for safety.
Bandits Rob Two Attendants in Broad Daylight Station
Two bandits assaulted staff at a filling station at 3202 Broadway and robbed attendants of cash and items. Police reported the Tuesday incident involved threats, beatings, and a threat at a hospital after injuries. Other robberies include at Guammerce and Sealih streets and a cafe on Main Avenue with a youth detained.
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Broadway
Mosley
Herman Schnitz
Ripley Avenue
Dollee
Schnitz
Robert B. Green Hospital
D.C. Majetea
West Houston Street
Guammerce
Seilih Altects
P. PT. O'brien
University Avenue
Richtey
Monterey
Jewel Cafe
Main Avenue
GC. O. Roberts
City Hall Offices Closed for Christmas Holiday
City Hall offices in San Antonio closed at noon Tuesday for Christmas and New Year observances. Mayor Quin and the city commissioners announced the closure, with reopening planned for Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mery
San Antonio
Quin
Eit Christinas
Was Concert Pianist Betty Burgess Featured Artist
Betty Burgess, a renowned concert pianist, was briefly featured before taking on a feminine reading role in Coronado. The note highlights her prominence as a concert pianist prior to the performance.
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Coronado
Betty Burgess
Noted Novelist John Van Druten Arrives in Kollywood
Novelist John Van Druten has arrived in Kollywood to work on a script for Paramount Pictures. He is engaged in developing the project titled Invitation to Happiness for Marlene Dietrich in the forthcoming film.
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John van Druten
Marlene Dietrich
Paramount
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New York
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Jutian
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Bornhot
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Contien
Ben Johnson
Grimsiner
Shengenan
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Yantis
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Tor Town
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Toonerville
Bandits
Oho Tation Workers
City Hall
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Wollt & Marx
Wilken
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Harry E. Wilken
Farmly
Witken
Whisley
Aton
Hleilhen
Soeritt
Wilken Fai Vie
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Finch & Co, Skg
Schenley, PA
Schenley Products Co.,inc
Frostenbe
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Gugenheim-Goldsmith CO
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