San Antonio dinner party scenes reveal city’s old home week
A December dinner at the St Anthony dazzled with pink and yellow floral color schemes. Guests included Mrs Cassius Carter of Houston and Mrs Roberts Carr, with many San Antonians in attendance. Attire ranged from black marquisette to gold and sequin gowns as social circles gathered for the holiday event.
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St. Anthony
Revert Martinedale
Cassius Carter
Houston
Roberts Carr
Stell McKnight
Okipoma City
Marlindale
Temple Calhoun
Everet d Johnson
Martindale
McKnight
Mrs. Garter
Boy Struck by Auto Treated for Head Injuries
Alvin Dickens 12 of 301 James Street was treated at Roberto Green Hospital for head injuries after a car struck him at Broadway and Jones Avenue Thursday.
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Alvin Dickens
James Street
Roberto Green Hospital
Broadway
Jones Avenue
Man Treated After Street Attack In San Antonio
Andrew Crother, 28, was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital for head wounds after an assault in the 2600 block of North SL The Light neighborhood. Details are unclear due to fragmented text.
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Andrew Crother
Magnolia Avenue
Robert B. Green Hospital
North SL
Mary's Strat Y
First Lady's Early Arrival Sets Mark
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived at Washington airport shortly after 2 a m San Antonio time from a Christmas visit with her son in Seattle. The early arrival set a notable mark for the day.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Antonio
John Boetliger
Itv
Victim of Stroke Found Dead at Home
Mrs. 2illah Gutthe, reported victim of a stroke, was found dying and unconscious in her Warwick boulevard home after neighbors broke in. She had not been seen for several days and died Thursday at Maedival and Surgies hospital.
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Warwick Boulevard
Maedival and Surgies Hospital
Debutante list swells with social lore and Hollywood idols
A long fragment describes debutante families led by Capt. and Mrs. Calloway and Miss Page Parker, detailing parental aims, West Point plans, and audience at the Bright Shawl tea room. It weaves in names like Greta Garbo, James Stewart, Robert Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Loretta Young, Franchet Tone, and Fredric March, with comments on Hollywood glamour and a vivid social scene.
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Spencer Calloway
Miss Calloway
West Point
Calloway
Elizabeth Lupe
Page Parker
Page Venable
Mier
Maxwell Parker
Scott and
Maxwell
Janice Jarralh
Hetty Jameson
Donne Frasey
Louise Cherry
Janice
Holly Wood
James Stewart
Greta Garbo
Robert J Taylor
Hag
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Taylor
Wallace Beery
Hollywood
Katharine Hepburn
Gary Cooper
Rila Brothers
Marlen
Virginia Bruce
Loretta Young
Franchet Tone
Fredric Mayeh
Open House Planned by Women Club Leader
Mrs Gladys H Canadan president of the Business and Professional Women's clubs will hold an open house on New Year s day in her home 222 Montclair avenue Alamo Heights from 4 to 10 pm complimenting members and friends Readings note club calendar events Theta Sigma Chi and Sima Tau Lambda sororities at the San Antonio Country club The Iva Ogden PTA executive committee met January 7 at 2 30 pm Elizabeth Tynan PTA executive committee met Thursday at 1 30 pm prior to a regular meeting Blue Bonnet Grove Woodmen circle met Tuesday with Mrs Josephine Trible presiding Mrs Lucille Whitten elected member A letter of thanks read from Fire Chief J G Sarvan for gag dolls donated to help firemen and underprivileged children Reports of committees for the year 1938 outlined New officers to be installed January 11 Members include Mrs Ida Shelton presiding programParticipants were Mrs A Berry and Miss Gladys Campbell Santa Claus distributed gifts to all members Birthdays in December honored with gifts coordinated by Mrs Fannie Mar Benkendorfer and Mrs Kate Thompson Blue Bonnet Grove officers and Bessie Dolan degree team to attend a spend the end party at Miss Bessie Dolan s home state manager of Southwestern Texas Taylor Thursday Invited Hur Everency loamy members to a party at Mrs Mintie Mae Benkendorfer s home 928 Sault Pine street Friday
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Gladys H. Canadan
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Hur Hone
Montclair Avenue
Alamo Heights
Gorma
Elizabeth Tynan
Parent- Teacher Association
Grove
Woodmen Circle
Josephine Tribble
Lucille Whitten
Clie
J. G. Sarvan
Grovp
Ida Shelton
A. Berry
Gladys Campbell
Santa Clay
Fannie Mar Benkendorfer
Kate Thompson Iin
Blue Bonnet Grove
Bessie Dolan
Mmnager
Texas
Taylor
Hur Everency! Loamy
Homer
Mintie Mae Benkendorfer
Sault Pine Street
Priday
Van Denies Child Warrant Child Father Claim Denied
Ned A. Parks denied he is the father of Martha Barkley’s son in a Harrison County case. The child was born weeks before the marriage Basil Ryan, linked to a wealthy New York family, claimed he had no memory of the wedding under North Carolina liquor law influence. Parks’ attorney J Ed Butler said the case would be continued.
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Chanlotte
WV. C
Martha Barkley
Ned A. Parks
Misssey
Yee Ilo Basil
Pass) Ryan
New York
Ryan
North Carolina
Parks
J. Ed. Butler
Wan
Butler
Heflin in hospital as pneumonia wards him amid election talk
Doctors report former U S Senator J Thomas Heflin, 68, from Alabama, remains in an oxygen tent with lobar pneumonia. Officials say he showed signs of decline late last night as political maneuvering swirls around the vacancy left by Justice Hugo Black. The report notes Heflin’s condition as “some better” while observers discuss the upcoming Alabama senatorial race and candidate shifts in Wilsonville and nearby areas.
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Heflin
Lapayette
J. ‘Thomas Tutlin
U.S
Alabama
Merlin
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Sister Hill
Charles Wile Hioms
Wilsonville
Alfred Smith Quiet Birthday Observed in Office
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith marked his sixty fourth birthday quietly in his New York office today. He planned to spend the day in the office and then go home, according to a staff note. Thieves looted a shop on East Houston Street, taking cigarettes cigars a radio and an electric toaster valued at 88 dollars, per Joe Moonie the sewer.
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Alfred Smith
New York
Dre
Alfred
Smith O
Hey
Tony Diiinee
Lout Cape
Merelius Ette
East
Houston Street
Joe Moonie
Changes Filed On TAA Driver Charged With Assault
E. D. Hensley a 41 year old taniscale operator and radio announcer was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly pistol whipping Wank Dossey at 506 South St Mary's. Dossey suffered head injuries and was treated at Robert B Green hospital. Dossey went to Hensley's office at 114 Avenue E to discuss unpaid debts when an argument escalated.
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E. D. Hensley
Dossey
South St. Mary's Street
McCollum Burnett
Robert B. Green Hospital
Hensley
Avenue E
Mystery pair probe pushed through Moscow case
U S officials intensified efforts in a Moscow disappearance case noting a second woman matching the description of Mrs Donald G L Robinson. A photograph of Ruth Marie Rubens of New York, born Ruth Boerger in Philadelphia, was sent to the American embassy in Moscow for identity confirmation. If confirmed, the United States will seek Soviet information on her whereabouts.
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Washington
Donald GL. Robinson
Moscow
State Department
Department
Ruth Marie Rubens
New York
Ruth Boerger
Philadelphia
Uncy
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