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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1939

Page

2

Rural School Financing in County Sound

County Superintendent R W May reports Bexar County rural schools remain fiscally sound with no bond defaults and several districts retiring debt early. Eight schools meet state scholarship and facility standards. eight districts reduce high school grades and provide transportation to targeted schools. May notes new classrooms, additions, and facility upgrades including water systems, windmills, buses, and a hot Well district plant. The rural system employs 178 teachers with payrolls and tax revenues supporting state funds and ad valorem taxes for 8268 students.

Bexar County Sveten Girlshed Bok R. W. May May Olmos You Coker Leon Springs Leon Valley Idlewild Ows Island Tack Hill Deste Stafford Lock Hill Boltitville Yon Ormy Oak Island Ooker Belado Valley Seran Mackay Buena Vista Culebra Rafeteria Lock HM Leon Waller Sayers Yon-Ormy CG. Carter M.C. Judson W. W. Wolfe C. A. Scheh Andrew H. Young Jewell Silber County ‘Board Inca Jetar

Police art as identification and art in San Antonio

Dusty Rhodes, superintendent of the San Antonio police bureau of identification, curates a gallery of photowork and studies by himself. The collection treats police photography as more than mug shots, blending art with precise, catalogued images for instant use in identifying criminals and suspects.

Rhodes Bureau of San Antonio Nang

Rogues Gallery and Crime Photography in Police Work

A discussion of rogues galleries showing criminal photos mailed to departments and the role of police photographers in court. It covers evidence photos from crime scenes, car damage, bullet entry, arson and forgery cases, and the use of enlargements to link tools, fibers, and prints to suspects.

Rhodes Sulcide Prson Miltrder Deparment of Public Safety Ab Austin Lis Laboratories Ady Polies

Weather summary with mixed precipitation data and tides

A fragmentary weather page reports precipitation details for January including a 32 inch deficiency and 97 inches accumulated this month, plus tides and moon phases. It lists daily rise and set times, local tide notes, and scattered city temperatures with many garbled place names and inconsistent figures.

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Quill Awaits Civil Service Exam Results in Alice

Quill, chief of the San Antonio post office, awaits exam results from a November test for postmasters in first to third class cities. A permanent appointment requires President Roosevelt nomination and Senate confirmation. His term expires February 14. under a new civil service law he would retire at 70 if appointed. Building permits in Alice total $10,480 for December per city records.

Quill Civil Service Sven San Antonio Satarday Roosevelt United States Senate Quills

Sermons Mark Year Start At Travis Park Methodist Church

Bishop Paul B. Kern and Bishop Arthu J. Moore return as former pastors to preach New Year sermons at Travis Park Methodist Church. Moore explains his China trip while Kern, Cuba and Korea conferences navigate postwar church leadership. Other area sermons announce New Year services across Highland Park Presbyterian Woodlaw Methodist and more.

Travis Park Paul B. Kern Arthu J. Moore Travis Park Methodist Church Moore Kern Dallas Bown Bshop Florida Cuba Tennessee Houston Korea Japan China Poland Belaia Congo Baxter D. D. Grest Highland Park Presbyterian Church A. ¥. Boand Betton Rim Presbytterian Church Jern Woodaws Methodist Church I.batchelor Prospect Hill Methodist Church Plb Hills First Presbyterian Church Samuel J. Terry Madion Square Presbyterian Church Denver Central Baptist Church R.A. Lloyd Theo Avene Grace Lutheran Church

Woman Hopes for Vision After Eye Surgery

Mrs Maryine Bode of 305 Westfall Street is awaiting the removal of bandages over her eye with hope to regain sight. A prior transplant involving Tony Gelox Santos was performed, with the donated cornea aiding her condition though full recovery remains uncertain.

Maryine Dode Westfall Street Bode Gol Viston Tony Gelox Santos Agate

Billy the stockyard goat enjoys company at Gurinsky offices

The 300 pound Billy goat lives at the C H Gurinsky company offices near the stockyards. He dines with workers at a nearby restaurant and rests in a custom stall. Born in the Gurinsky stables around 1930, Billy has been the company mascot and receives daily baths and grooming from his keepers.

Billy Ros Lody C.H. Gurinsky Company Jmt Gurinsky

County deputies sworn in for two more years of service

More than a dozen county deputies, re sworn into office for two additional years after receiving new commissions from Sharli Will W. Wood. The group took bonds and were sworn in by Ruby Larkin, office bookkeeper and notary public, and pledged New Year cooperation and harmony despite recent tensions. William H. Burke urged continued cooperation and an end to any interdepartmental bickering.

loBexst County Depe Bby Sharli Will W. Wood Ruby Larkin Steritt

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