Pan Am Fliers Honored in Mexico City Festivities
The Pan American fliers from San Antonio to Mexico City receive grand entertainment in the capital. Officials and American residents host them with a breakfast at the flying field, a luncheon with Consul General Wednell, and a bullfight viewed by top officials. The visit continues toward South America with a large American colonist reception following the spectacle.
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International
Mexico City
Dees
Dargue
San Antonio
South America
Mexico
Wednell
Boys to Build Radius Radios Contest in San Antonio
The Y M C A’s boys department invites San Antonio boys under 11 to enter a free radius radio building contest. Receivers must be completed by Jan 15 and judged by local dealers. Prizes include best one tube and most efficient two tube sets, based on neatness, workmanship, selectivity and cost. L W Fox of junior high industrial education aids coordination.
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San ‘Antonio
L. W. Fox
Ashby Payng to Start Soon
An assessment ordinance to defray the expense of opening West Ashby place from Bel Inap place to Main avenue was ordered Monday by the city commission at its regular meeting after property owners on the thoroughfare failed to register a protest. The commission set January 10 as the hearing date for objections to opening Bonham street between West Commerce and Market streets. Upon the recommendation of Street Commissioner Paul Steffler the street divided into Conception avenue and Mays street was named Clarke street, the former single throughfare from the city limits to Nebraska street.
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West Ashby Place
Bel
Inap Place
Main Avenue
Bonham Street
West Commerce
Market Streets
Paul Steffler
Conception Avenue
Mays Street
Clarke Street
Nebraska Street
Poor Visibility Grounds Army Field Flights
Fog prevents air activity at Tal army fields with only a single DU aircraft reaching Kelly Field near noon from Galveston. Lieut. S Mandenburg and Lieutenant Cornelius piloted the plane, while a second DU failed to reach San Antonio. A Douglas transport from Fort Crockett with seven aboard was forced to delay its return to Galveston.
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Lotal Army Fields
San Antonio
Wort Crockett
Galveston
Kelly Field
1. S. Mandenburg
Cornelius
Fort Crockett
Gulf Town
Electric worker electrocuted in Houston incident
Houston worker H. M. Hozen, lineman for the Houston Lighting and Power Company, was electrocuted Monday when he picked up a metal tape line that had become charged.
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Houston
Mhozen
Houston Lighting and Power Companys
Burglars Break Into Wichita Falls Store and Loot Safe
Burglars smashed the front door of a Priggly Wiggly store in Wichita Falls Sunday night and carried off a safe containing about $100 in cash. Police have no leads as investigators comb the scene for clues amid scattered merchandise and damaged premises.
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Wichita Falls
Brglars
Wichita
Ater
la el
Christmas News From San Antonio and Beyond
Local notes from San Antonio and area during the holidays include residents arriving from Dallas and Austin for Christmas, visitors from New York and Mexico City, and soldiers with Fort Sam Houston and the Ninety-fifth division. Several officials and civilians spend Christmas with family, hunting plans, travel updates, and social events at clubs and the Gunter hotel.
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T. J. Rogers
Fort Sam Houston
Santa Claus
J. R. Hinsey
Buena Vista Street
St. Nick
Post Office Aims to Complete Christmas Deliveries
San Antonio post office expects all Christmas packages to be delivered by Monday night with staff returning to normal size Tuesday. Officials say a strong record was set with fast handling of about 1,000,000 parcels and few leftovers compared to prior years.
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San Antonio
P. G. Lucas
Christmas Gold Pieces Pour Back Into City's Banks
Gold coins of two and one half, five, ten and fifty fill the City National Bank counters Monday morning as Christmas gifting ends and deposits return. Teller W Lee Gray explains people prefer giving coins as gifts, then redeem them after the holiday.
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W. Lee Gray
City National Bank
Murder plot alleged in Illinois with confessions
Toren Patrick admits involvement in a murder plot tied to Mrs. Lillian Fraser who allegedly hired him to kill her former husband to profit from a life insurance policy. Patrick, imprisoned for bootlegging, confessed after Fraser's interrogation. Cassler named as an accessory. A separate divorce dispute in Paris involves stockings and pride.
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Jay
Toren Patrick
Willam Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Patrick
Lillian Wraser
Ind
Kfe
Denny
Katherine Cassler
Crown Point
Cassler
Fraser
Cassier
Bing
Langhorn Death Sentence Commuted to Life
In Austin on December 27 William H. Langhorn of La Grange had his death sentence for the slaying of Valeria Zapalac commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Ferguson. The commutation followed a recommendation from Judge John H. Mathias who presided over the trial. The original death penalty was affirmed last week and Langhorn was given until Wednesday to file for rehearing before the Court of Criminal Appeals.
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Austin
William H. Langhorn
la Grange
Valeria Zapalac
Kam
A. ‘Ferguson
John H. Mathias
Langhorn
Court of Criminal Appeals
Christmas Magazine Out In San Antonio
The Christmas number of the Trn meer magazine, published monthly in San Antonio, was distributed Monday by UW H Williams editor through the Chamber of Commerce offices. It features Will Rogers essay My Visit to San Antonio and Ruby TL Forty Years Ago. A photo of Marguerite Carver of the Public Service Company appears on the cover.
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Trnmeer
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Pruning Methods to Be Explained at Somerset Orchard
A demonstration meeting led by Fred W. Mally of the agricultural department Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday at 10 o clock at the Hofman orchard in Somerset. The event will show proper pruning methods and discuss insect pest and disease control for orchards. Bexar county farmers and San Antonians interested in forming a community group for better orchards were invited to attend.
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Fred W. Mally
Agricultural Department
Chamber of Commerce
Hofman
Somerset
Bexar County
San Antonians
Mally
Girl Breaks Date Suicide Follows Rival Breakup
A Wheaton youth, Alfred Weiburgs, allegedly killed himself by inhaling gas after his sweetheart declined to date him for a rival. The incident occurred in Chicago on December 24 as reports describe the breakup and ensuing tragedy.
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Ghicago
Himy
Alfred Weiburgs
Wheaton
Rock Oil Field Near Austin Sold to Houston Firm
The Round Rock oil field eighteen miles from Austin has been sold by its discovery operators to Phair and Hardcastle of Houston. The county development company will begin assembling materials on site for extensive drilling and development on approximately 3500 acres with one producing well and two others being drilled.
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Austin
Rock
de Williamson
County
Towa Blaze Damages Two Buildings for 150000
Fire in Waterloo on December 27 destroyed a jewelry store and damaged a thronger and bookstore. The flames spread quickly, threatening to destroy the entire block, with total damages estimated at 150000.
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Towa
Waterloo
St Bernard Pig Mother Nurtures Pups In Riviera Farm
In Riviera, a farmer and pig-raiser Muetchinie Henriette uses a St Bernard dog to select runt piglets from each litter and care for them in a kennel. The dog nurtures seven litters, care described as methodical and hygienic, increasing runt value at minimal cost. The dog, however, dislikes pigs not in her kennel.
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Dee
St. Bernard
Riviera
Muechinie
Henriette
Zucchini
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