Boy Goes to Prison in Juvenile Reformatory Ledger
Alvin Isaiah, about 11, charged by grand jury with 22 burglary and theft counts, will serve five years at Gatesville juvenile reformatory. Also sent were Earl Campbell Adolph Young and Frank Owens, escorted by Probation Officer J Ross Boles who observed several Bexar county youths preferring reform life over crime. Willie Lee Lewis, 7, noted for printing a horse and buggy and driving it miles before tying it. Pe Havana terminal railroad set for electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Isaiah
San Antonio
Sheriff's Office
Willie Lee Lewis
Plan to withdraw radium lands urged by Lane and Foster
Secretary Lane proposes withdrawing public lands suspected of containing radium to secure the metal for public use. He outlined the plan to Chairman Foster urging immediate passage of a joint resolution to empower the president to make withdrawals and to authorize explorations. Lane notes only two grams exist in the U S valued at 120000 a gram and calls for a Denver lab to prove a domestic extraction method.
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Washington, D. C
Lane
Foster
House Mines Committee
Wilson
Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
U. S
United States
Europe
Bureau of Mines
Denver
How to Beautify Your Home and Yard With Trees and Flowers
A caller seeks guidance and bids from reputable nurseries or landscape artists to beautify a freshly completed home site. The request invites first-class proposals to fit a splendid land parcel with a new residence and asks for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Property to Transfer to Public Health Service for Public Use
A fragment notes that the property of the United States will be placed into the hands of the United States Public Health Service for public use. Details on location, authority, or timeline are not provided in the readable text.
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United States
United States Public Health Service
Base Ball School To Open In San Antonio
Charles C. Carr plans a baseball training school in San Antonio with a faculty of noted players like Ownie Bush Jean Dubuc Lou Criger and Otto Williams. Students arrive January 2 for thorough instruction at two Hot Wells diamonds and Carr will direct batting and first base work. Major league teams may use twenty infielding facilities as winter headquarters next season.
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Charles C. Carr
Corps of Instruction
San Antonio
Hot Wells
Mr. Carr
Ownie Bush
Jean Dubuc
Lou Criger
Otto Williams
Bush
Williams
Dubec
Criger
Children Receive Gifts at Santa Claus Christmas Party
More than 500 Mexican children enjoyed a Christmas party at the Missionary Fathers home on South Concho Street. Edward Bell served as Santa Claus with three K of C assistants. Gifts included dolls and trinkets for girls, horns for boys, and fruit and candy bags. A program of music preceded outdoor play, with Miss Spellessy and Miss Louise Garcia on accompaniment and Mrs. Augusta McCloskey singing. Local ladies and aides organized the event, with Essie Crawford chairing the committee.
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Isabella
Missionary Fathers
South Concho Street
Santa Claus
Miss Spellessy
Louise Garcia
Augusta McCloskey
Edward Bell
Santa Claug
Edwin Rowley
Hill Grover
Paul O’brien
Knights of Columbus
William Cassin
A. J. Fitzpatrick
A. Bacon
Annie Boyle
Daniel Sullivan Jr
Essie Crawford
Edwin Howley
Spellessy
Donecker
Tynan
Slater
Campbell
Hjolbrook
Lytle
Rube Waddell Improves in Boerne Health
Rube Waddell the noted baseball pitcher living in Boerne shows marked health improvement spending Sunday out of bed for the first time since his illness. Friends visited him and F H Austin his brother in law predicted recovery within weeks with daily outdoor exercise possible once strength returns.
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Rube Waddell
Boerne
F. H. Austin
Waddell
City Eyes Half-Cost Widening of Downtown Streets
City officials consider consolidating street widening projects in the downtown area to avoid extra costs. By moving back building fronts and letting contracts, they believe the $135,000 addition could be cut in half, saving substantial sums from a $1,000,000+ plan funded by a $375,000 bond allotment and a $500,000 city share.
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Commerce Street
Alderman Dielmann
Citizens’ Committee
J. C. Dielmann Construction Company
Lamb Sent To Jail Without Bond In Mansfield Slaying
John Lamb, accused of killing his uncle John Guest on December 20 in Mansfield, was remanded to jail without bond after waiving an examining trial. He asked for a special guard to protect him from enemies who could attack in the courtroom.
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John Lamb
Fort Worth
Tex
John Guest
Mansfield
You Are Entitled to the Best. You Won't Get It
Lena Sala LARD advertises a bold claim titled TT. The brief note reads as a promotional snippet urging readers to demand higher value and recognition from a service or product line.
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Lena Sala
Hunter Saves His Deer On Sunset Limited Flagging
J H Covington told Sheriff John W Tobin that while hunting with friends he was told by a pasture owner that he was trespassing after killing a 160 pound deer. He boarded the Sunset Limited to deliver the deer to San Antonio, hoping to avoid jail while authorities review the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Tobin
J. H. Covington
Uvalde County
Mr. Covington
San Antonio
Uvalie County
Highwaymen fail in early morning hold up
John Neuffer watchman at the city asphalt plant on Victoria and Walnut streets repelled two highwaymen when one was knocked unconscious as he leveled a six-shooter. The other fled. Neuffer called police. criminals left as the wounded robber revived and fled. The pistol was turned over to police.
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John Neuffer
City
Victoria
Walnut Streets
Neuffer
Police Department
Wagons Found For Sale After Wet Weather Work Halt
During heavy rain crews could not use the wagons and left them at the gravel pit. A gle found the idle wagons and posted a For Sale sign. The owner is seeking $800 and indicates they have been used to good advantage.
Old Carpets Make Beautiful Rugs Ad
An advertising notice promises custom rug making from old carpets with hundreds of rugs placed in leading homes last year. It offers 3x6 foot rugs at 2.20 and 9x12 foot rugs at 12 delivered, urging customers to call E. A. Johnson, new phone 1643, for a limited time.
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E. A. Johnson
County Judge Presents Bond Record in Austin for AG Review
County Judge James R. Davis traveled to Austin to present the county bond record to the attorney general for approval before bond sale. A duplicate copy was sent to Dillon Thompson and Clay, the New York law firm contracted to verify the issue's validity. Davis likely returns to the city Monday night.
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James R. Davis
Austin
Attorney General's Department
Dillon, Thompson and Clay
New York
Davis
Tailor Shop Looted on South Alamo Street
A burglary at 110 South Alamo Street targeted tailor shop owner Alex ander Zogheib. Suspects pried open a rear window and carried away several suits and cloth valued in the hundreds of dollars. Detectives seek the stolen property. a vehicle was used to haul it off.
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South Alamo Street
Alexander Zogheib
Glass of Salts If Your Kidneys Hurt
Old health ad claims meat forms uric acid burdens kidneys and suggests four ounces of Rad Salts or Jad Salts daily to flush acids and improve kidney function. It extols lithia-based effervescent drinks as a remedy to cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease bladder irritation.
Jokers Sign Sows Confusion Over Gravel Wagons Sale
A jokester placed for sale signs on six county gravel wagons, each five ton capacity, prompting farmers to contact the county commissioners. Commissioner Charles X. Gutzeit investigated, the signs were removed, and the wagons had been bought that summer to haul road material.
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Charles X. Gutzeit
Mayor Kills Wildcat on Bulverde Road Preserve
Mayor Brown hunting on a Bulverde road preserve near San Antonio wounded a large wildcat. The four-foot skin drew interest as a trophy but he stayed another morning to hunt before returning for a council meeting.
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Mayor Brown
Bulverde Road
San Antonio
St Peter's Orphanage
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