Christmas Trailer Toys and Local Collectibles Garner Laughs
A quirky Christmas feature in Around ZF Plaza notes amid jokes about trailer toys and a Broad Way shop window display by Naren Hrpek. It mentions Roger Dobson and Kenny White pondering trailer sales, and cites local chatter on cigars, Fort Worth trips, and holiday humor. It also references a turkey caller gag by Judge Chambers and playful asides about Dorothy Parker attribution.
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Naren Hrpek
Broad Way
Houston
Salvo Game Spreads from Dallas to San Antonio
A quirky note on the game Salvo, copyrighted by a company, yet players copy it freely turning squares into play. The piece mentions holiday traffic of Dallas and Austin to San Antonio and a humorous legal twist about a murder case near the courthouse.
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Dallas
San Antonio
8 Kompany
Austin
Poison Accident Victim Hospitalized After Swallowing Poison
A victim in East Crock area was treated after accidentally ingesting poison. The patient, Justi of A704, was hospitalized Wednesday following the incident. Justi is the father of city police officer J. L. Justi and fireman W. dust.
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Justi
East Crock
Abs
Robert B. Greet
J. L. Justi
Ve W. Dust
Etty
Indoor Meet Closed Jr Birdmen Visit Randolph
Seventeen junior Birdmen from Anneville and other cities toured Randolph field under Maj Strickland after arriving by three trucks from Randolphe sitta. They inspected Army planes, watched a three-plane formation, and learned light-switch controls in the field. The group then attended a theater showing in San Antonio and prepared for the indoor rise off water meet at Brooks field January 10. Participants included Lynn Radcliffe Syracuse and others from major cities.
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Annevile
San Ann Ron
Randolph Field
Ruby Strickland
William Pfell
San Antonio
Brooksfield
Randolfihsista
Gunter Hotel
Huilding
United States Army
Strickland
Thesfield
Lynn Radcliffe
Syracuse
Robert Amos
San
Neck Craners Find Curious Cat Killed
A crowd blocked a sidewalk near the Guster hotel as two women pushed forward to learn the cause of the commotion. They marveled at a dead cat, while a bystander corrected that a passerby had struck a wildcat, noting the animal was not a pretty kitty. The incident occurred after the cat dropped from a passing car along Houston Street.
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Guster
Houston Street
Texas Produces Record Shifts of Produce as Carrot Stocks Burn
The week of December 20 to 26 saw 95 percent of Texas shipments in fruits and vegetables sail out, headed by 292 grapefruit carrots and 244 spinach, with 479 carrots shipped the prior year. Lance G Hooks of the Federal State Market News Service reported the totals on Wednesday. A man injured by a radiator blast in his car was tested at Robert B Green hospital. Also, Harry Tucker, 71, longtime columnist for the Richmond Times Dispatch, died today, after four decades in Virginia newspapers.
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Texas
Lance G. Hooks
Federal State Market News Service
Downgrade on News Ties Duke of Windsor’s Pension Revealed
An old article notes the Duke of Windsor earning about 800000 per year, describing it as an old age pension. The piece comments on royal salaries, American political needs, and references Henry Ford and a power plant on a car, with a distant distribution note.
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Arthur Bugs
Duke of Windsor
P. S
Henry Ford
Univercal Sery
Pet Cat Stolen From Bingo Palace on Houston Street
A black Pryvnn cal was reported stolen from the Bingo Palace on Houston Street. Mrs B Obsdal filed the report noting the theft occurred on a Wednesday and alerted police.
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Bingo Palace
Houston Street
Centennial cachets honor the postmaster signature
Postmaster Dan J. Quilt, suffering writer's cramp, drafts a centennial cachet. The design, created from his signature, will be mailed on the last day of the year with centennial stamps as a keepsake for the Centennial year.
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Dan J. Quilt
Purse Snatchings Reported By Two Women
Mrs Helen Fish of 910 San Pedro Arena and Mrs B D Hatcher reported purse thefts. A boy grabbed Mrs Fishs purse at Main Avenue and Taurel Street on Tuesday night. the other theft involved $550, glasses, and a watch.
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Helen Fish
San Pedro Arena
Cena
Main Avenue
Taurel Street
Mra B. D. Hatcher
Sheriff-elect Will Wood Opens Bid to Oust Courthouse Operator
The court dispute centers on whether the sheriff may hire a PBX operator. Judge Shook’s opinion says the sheriff controls courthouse staff but cannot hire the operator directly. Louise Rothenberg had 13 years in the role. Viola Klevenhagen plans to resign.
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Will Wood
Louise Roethertsine
PAK
John Sherkeld
Rothenbhie
Robert PF. Gar
Shook
PBX
Uhr
Commisssioners' Court
Wood
Viola Klevenhagen
Miss Rotheslue
Sheriff West
Sheck
YMCA Plans New Years Open House and Sports Event
The YMCA will host an all day New Year’s open house featuring a table tennis tournament, a touch football game in the gym, and a basketball clash between San Antonio’s Junior Triangles and Houston’s Junior Leaders. Mexico City’s Tipica orchestra will perform while a lobby radio will air the Rose Bowl game. Rose Medals will be awarded for table tennis and the Federal Theater of Texas will stage a scene from Christmas With Dickens.
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YMCA
Triangles
San Antonio
Houston
Tipica Orchestra
Mexico City
Federal Theater of Texas
Chrismes
Dickens
Man Stricken on Bus Dies at City Hospital
Max David Helntovitz, 55, operator of a store at 720 West Commerce Street, was pronounced dead on arrival at Robert B. Green Hospital Wednesday morning after being stricken on a Public Service Company bus. He was removed from the bus by City Policeman D Huske and J Z Chambers. Justice of the Peace Bat Corrigan conducted an inquest.
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Max David Halntovitz
West Com Merge Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Public Service Company
Heimovitz
Hoaspital
D. Huske
J. Z. Chambers
Justice of the Peace
Bat Corrigan
Twas
Prison teacher becomes instructor for fellow inmates
George B. Parr once a Duval county judge and now a prison teacher, is among inmates who teach reading and arithmetic to illiterate partners inside the federal reformatory at El Rend. He began serving his two year sentence after a suspended term was revoked for failure to pay income taxes for 1922 and 1933, with sentence start noted in the federal building records.
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George B. Parr
Duval County
Federal Reformatory
el Rend
Federal
Parr
Winter Visitor Recalls Lincoln Assassination in Ford's Theatre
W B Fallon, 99, Maryland weather observer, visiting San Antonio, recalls details of the Lincoln assassination from Ford's Theatre on April 14. He describes Booth entering the box, the shot, Booth’s leap to the stage, and the crowd’s reaction, noting Grant’s absence and Lincoln’s later greeting to Fallon.
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W. B. Fallon
Weather Observer
Maryland
Abraham Lincoln
Ford
Washington, D. C
Todd
Fallon
John Fallon
Washington Chronicle
Laura Keane
Linson
Grant
Fulton
Booth
Lincoln
Post Office Construction Nears Completion in San Antonio
San Antonio's new post office and federal building is 80 percent finished, government engineer F. M. Beaudreau reports. The site employs 118 laborers and 80 mechanics with total project costs around 3,78166 dollars to date. Assistant Gilbert Brooke recently returned from Amarillo after surveying the $105,000 site there.
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San Antonio
F. M. Beaudreau
Maney
Deaudreau
Gilbert Brooke
Beaudieau
Amarillo
Suit of Clothing Stolen From Car in Front of Governor Palace
A theft report details multiple stolen items from a parked auto in front of the Governor's palace. Names include Henry Gra ham Route 1 Box 218 and others listing coats radios toothpaste shoe polish earrings and a watch among the reported missing belongings.
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Governor's Palace
Henry Graham
Rom Mountford
West Crockett Sirret
R. E. Veetesco
Daltimore Ayenwerredio
L. Cox
Ida Neuman
Nelle
Grant Store Fire Damages Estimated at Fifty Dollars
Fire originating in the toy department of the W F Grant store at 305 East Houston Street caused about 350 damage. The downtown fire department responded to the alarm shortly after 6 5 m with reports of the blaze.
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W.F. Grant
East Houston Street
Highlights From the Want Ads
Classified notices describe sales and rentals including a furnished 2 room apartment at 205 Fast Myrtle for $58 weekly and a 1933 Austin coupe listed at $? See multiple classifications for roomed housing and items like chemistry sets and a player piano with various prices. The fragment preserves several items with vague details and pricing hints.
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Buckingham
Rae
Slik
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Monroe, la
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Grayton Street
Robert B. Green
Columinist
Richmond, Val
Harry Tucker
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Thomas FB. Beidel
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