Ark of Music in the Hill Country Report
The piece covers a night in Helotes with Gurinsky and others dancing in a barnlike structure while a juke box tune echoes childhood memories. The author laments the rise of mechanical entertainment and notes a nostalgic longing for real live musicians amid a Hill Country craze centered near San Antonio.
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Lve
Gurinsky
Bill Towers
Mary
Sam
Herr Schmidt
Southwest
San Antonio
Dude Ranch
Fdi
Juke Box Talk Sparks Social Alarm At Ranches And Homes
A social column notes a New Year party mishap where a loaned jukebox arrived by cart in daylight, becoming a decorative focal point. The piece recalls related quirks from Hollywood and San Antonio scenes, with local neighbors amused by the oversized music machine and its unintended impact on domestic life.
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Rutlhul
Wendell Move Marks Turbulent Midwest GOP Shuffle
Disjointed feuilleton musing on Wendell’s standing in the Midwestern Republican states, mentions resignations, party splits, and plans for 1944. Notes figures like Franklin Wendell and Joe Martii amid a chaotic scene with playful political jabber and imagined seating at a White House dinner.
Army Laundry Jobs Open at Duncan Field and Fort Sam Houston
Civil service notices list openings for machinist helper at Duncan Field and for laundry assistants and operatives at Fort Sam Houston. Salaries run from 860 to 1200 dollars yearly depending on position and location as announced by Secretary Thomas D. Saathoff.
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U. S. Civil Service
Duncanfield
Fort Sam Houston
Thomas’ D. Saathoff
Civil Service Board
Army Post
Master Mechanic Named for International Great Northern
J B Jack Goodwin 303 West Hollywood avenue has been promoted to master mechanic for the International Great Northern railroad in San Antonio. At 36 he is the youngest master mechanic in the Missouri Pacific System. He moves from Little Rock Arkansas where he was general foreman of the Missouri Pacific shops. Goodwin is a graduate of Wake Forest College and the University of Chicago.
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J.B “Jack” Goodwin
West Hollywood Avenue
International Great Northern Railroad
San Antonio
Goodwin
Missouri Pacific System
Little Rock
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Wake Forest College
University of Chicago
Friendly Hooter Fond of Tooter
An odd local note describes a full grown owl named Hoot Mon kept by Sidney Philips in Harlandale near Poteet. The bird frequents Bariindate High School band practice and perches atop its owner’s instrument, while developing a fondness for salmon and sirloin steak. A light want ad hints at selling unused items.
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Sidney Philips Horn
Sidney Philips
Terrell
Harlandale
Sidney Boats
Poteet
Bariindate High Schoul
Philips
Hua Mon
Selina
Lieutenant H. Barbin Transferred North to Wyoming
War department orders move Lieut. Gol. H. Barbin from organized reserves in San Antonio to Fort Francis E. Wen Wyoming. Capt. J. F Russell, previously at Station Hospital Fort son Houston, is ordered to Camp Darts.
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Gol. H. Barbin
San Antonio
Fort Francis E. Wen
Wyo
War Department
J. F Russell
Station Hospital
Fort Son Houston
Bee
Live Shell to Be Destroyed Near Cecilia Esquivel Residence
A three inch live shell with fuse was removed from Mrs. Cecilia Esquivel’s yard at 330 Maryland Street by Police explosives expert Paul Wright and taken to Fort Sam Houston for army inspection. Army officers warned the shell could have exploded at any time. The boy who found it reported the object was buried a few inches underground in the yard.
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Cecilia Esquivel
Maryland Street
F Army
Camp Bullis
Esquivel
Paul Wright
Police Department
Fort Sam Touston
Army
Comal County Official Meets Bexar Counterpart
Comal County Commissioner Ernest Specht met with Bexar County Commissioner Robert F. Uhr during a visit to observe and discuss regional governance. The officials attended the Commissioner's Celirt Tareling day event to exchange ideas on local administration.
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Comal
Ernest Specht
Robert F. Uhr
Bexar
Find
Celirt
Men Were Men Knitters Also Men in Big Pool
J W Gardner 29 of Big Pool Texas knits blankets for great grandchildren. The Big Pool resident who rode with Big Fool Wallace appeared in The Sunday Light and knitted a baby blanket for Barry Newton Moore seven days old born in Medical and Surgical hospital. his daughter’s husband is the baby’s grandfather. Mrs M Newton Moore, mother, notes Gardner’s knitting is a notable font given many descendants.
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J. W. Gardner
Big Pool
Texas
Nils
Big Fool
Big Fool Wallace
Barry Newton Moore
Medical and Surgical Hospital
M. Newton Moore
Gardner
Daugher
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TN. 5
He ‘Galhre
Electoral College
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Fiddler
Wendell
Wilde
White House
Wallace
Middle Western States
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Joe Martii
Colonel Knox
Omaha
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Tooter
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Gol. Bardin
Sailor
Forstmann
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Ryce
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Reeberes
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