City Council Approves Transfers for New Municipal Airport
The council voted to move 5000 dollars from the back sex fund to the Stinson field general fund to cover work on the new municipal airport. The meeting included student visitors from Thomas Jefferson High School civics class and routine appropriations such as 15000 dollars for part payment on a 1940 note and street and building fund disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sity Council
Stingon Field
Thomas Jefferson “High School
Maury Maverick
Hey
Fred Anderton
Eddie Lee O Kenning
Kenneth Creighton
Royal W. King Jr
Fat Higgs
Rodgers and Stewart Company
Bolivar
Municipal Information Bureau
Stinson Field Fund
Stinson
Stinson Field
Portage
Emesline Theis
Town Street
South Walnut Street
Ed Runke
Doeimne Street
2009 Auto Licenses Sold in Texas County
Since auto license sales began February 3, 2009, Texas county issued 2000 licenses. Breakdown includes 1782 passenger, 121 commercial, 67 farm, 94 trailer, and 5 motorcycle licenses. County Tax Assessor-Collector PLE, Vicki son notes sales may exceed last year by about 7000. Also mentions home and yard Sterns in classified ads.
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Texas County
Vickison
Dickison
San Antonio buys $2.5 million in city insurance coverage
The city council purchased more than 2.5 million dollars in insurance policies covering principal municipal buildings and contents from five local agencies. Policies run to May 31, 1943 with a separate 595,000 explosion damage policy. Damages from windstorms and other perils are included under extended coverage with a war clause excluding bombing or gunfire.
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San Antonio
Sentinel Fire Insurance Company
Dubuque
Muunicipal
Stinson Field Administration
Latin-Americyn Recreation Center
San Jose
Bolh
Witte Museum
Municipal Auditorum
Detective and Health Department
Eatin
Ment
Tracks Replaced With Bed in Jail Story
Radio Patrolman H. Hayles reported a woman found asleep on railroad tracks in the 300 block of North Centre street. He helped her by providing a bed in the city jail. Alice Lopez, listed at 1331 East Houston Street, was booked on drunkenness.
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H. &. Hayles
Hayles
Womad
North Centre Street
Sily
Alice Lopez
East Houston Street
Letter from prisoner clears up two crimes in county
A mysterious letter from a prisoner in the Collins county jail at McKinney was reserved by Sheriff Owen Kilday on Thursday. The sender said he had committed no crime in Bexar county and wished to clear up the case. A note from Sheriff W. B. Hutt attached to the letter said the sender had cleared up two crimes for him.
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Collins County
Mckinney
Owen Kilday 'Shursday
Bexar County
W. B. Hutton
New Unit Formed at Camp Hulen
The Eighth Corps Area announces the activation of a new headquarters unit at Camp Hulen. The headquarters and headquarters battery of the Thirty-third Coast Artillery Brigade was activated February 16, forming a new anti aircraft brigade headquarters unit in World War II era coastal defense forces.
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Camp
Hulen
Camp Hulen
Eighth Corps
Fenriary 16
Thirty-third Coast Artillery Brigade
One Injured in Trailer Fire in Mena Residence
Mrs. Margaret N Bliss 62 of Mena Arkansas sustained burns and injuries when a trailer home parked at 026 East Houston street caught fire during cooking on an oil stove. She fought the blaze risking more serious harm, then was hospitalized in critical care. A second man Normans West 16 of 331 Cooper street was treated for burns from a boiling pot. the scene involved a stove explosion. The report notes a magazine feature about tall ships in America Weekly.
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Margaret N. Bliss
Mena, Ney
Tursday
Hoberk- 8
Greeiy
Pital
East
Houston Street
Piremen
Newiol
New Field Jacket Issued to Soldiers Nationwide
A new field jacket developed under Maj. Gen. James IX. Parsons in Baltimore is being issued to soldiers in the North. Parsons, former Second Division commander and new president of San Antonio, led the jacket’s tests as commander of the Third Corps Area. When quantities are manufactured, jackets will be distributed to troops nationwide.
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James IX. Parsons
San Antonio
Parsons
Third Corps
Baltimore
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SHIDO
Stinson Funday Council
Idght
Aneetal Olivery
Joshl
Lhe
General Fund
Parks Department
Lamelle, McAllister and
Cary
Rhode and Gilhuger
Altgelb
Altgelt
Perry and Savage
Dennis, Hinckle and Wray
London
Kilday
Sallormien
Tnavoller
Seven Seas
Dave Landers
America Weekly
Tappa
Tappan Ranges
Ydeal
Bey
Joske's
Joste
Joske
Oye
Bendix
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