City considers jail terms for drunken drivers in traffic safety push
San Antonio officials led by Mayor Maury Maverick advance a proposed ordinance allowing jail terms of 1 to 30 days for drivers convicted of operating under the influence. City Attorney Kercheville says the measure would be legal, as council members tout a lasting traffic safety record with fatalities down, and plan to urge newspapers to back traffic month.
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Corporation Court
Maury Maverick
John Cape
Traffic Safety Commission
Maverick
San Antonio
J. Ira Kercheville
C. J. Rutland
Texas Safety Associatio
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Police Department
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Romana Plaza
Ray Ashworth
Louis Lipscomb
Mmffle Safety Commission
Store Closing Law Enacted in San Antonio
An ordinance to force Sunday closing of produce houses in San Antonio passed, taking effect January 21. Stores must close by 9 am Sunday and stay shut. fines range from 20 to 50 dollars for violations. Exceptions include burial gates, newspapers, ice and milk supplies, theaters after 1 pm, and several service trades.
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San Antonio
Maury Maverick
van G. Tinton
Amarillo Tops Texas Traffic Fatalities Ranking
Austin January 4 Amarillo named safest Texas city in 1939 with the lowest traffic death rate and a 71.43 percent drop from 1938. Beaumont was runner up. other cities listed include Port Arthur Wichita Falls Dallas El Paso Houston Galveston Fort Worth and San Antonio with varied death rates.
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Panhandle
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Waco
Corpus Christi
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el Paso
Huston
Galveston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
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Wichita Fralis
Houston
Two Land in Jail Following Joke At Dew Drop Inn
Miss Sadie Frazier a Dew Drop Inn car hop told police two men questioned her Wednesday night as to actions in an alleged robbery. Patrolman John Gareia arrested one suspect a few blocks from Roosevelt Avenue after they departed. Both said it was a joke but were held for questioning at headquarters.
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Dew Drop Inn
Roosevelt Avenue
Sadie Frazier
Jr Yank Leaders Meeting Planned
The regimental committee of the Junior Yanks First Texas regiment will meet with chairman R. Witten at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the National Guard infantry armory 426 South Flores Street Col. Envy Wig gimbothant will dictate January activities. The parental gap of the gumior Yank deum and bugle corps will meet Friday night at one armory.
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R. &. Witten
National Guard Infantry Armory
South Flores Street
Envy
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