Banner season for tourists boosts San Antonio commerce
Thousands of visitors flood San Antonio as the annual winter influx begins. Officials from railroads, hotels, airlines, and chambers of commerce predict a banner season with average five day stays and daily spending around 10 dollars. Tourism officials estimate a 20 percent rise over two years, boosted by trips to Mexico, world fairs in San Francisco and New York, and cross country sightseers seeking warmer climates.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
New York
Mexico
Republic
Municipal Information Bureau
The
Tourist Club
Buckhorn Saloon
the Alamos
Christmas in Shetland Islanders Hold Julian Calendar
London report notes Shetland islanders celebrate Christmas on the Julian calendar while most Britons move to the Gregorian system. The New Year is January 12 for these Viking descendants. The item also hints at a divorce case involving a jealous photographer and his wife amid Vienna gossip in The American Weekly.
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London
Dan
Rmple
Shetland Islands
Norhh
Scotland
Gregory
Vienna
American Weekly
Do the People Really Own Los Angeles Water Plant
Don Politico discusses the San Antonio waterworks ruling, arguing the city technically owns the plant but the people have limited control. He highlights a lifetime board with bonds paying 5 1 2 percent, mayor as member, no oath, and potential financial moves like RFC refinancing while noting past gold clause cases.
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DON Politico
Don Palltico
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Gol
CLIY
RFC
Wa~ter
Collins in Town Amid Campaign Intrigue in Bexar County
A garbled town scene shows Collins and local figures like Paul Steffler, Arthur Biard, C. K. Quin, and state rep F. L. Anderson linked to campaign finance, payroll loyalties, and luncheon politics. Questions swirl about city payrolls, a city hall scandal, and whether Maury will back another mayoral run.
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Carr P. Collins
Cdaniel
Paul Steffler
Arthur Biard
Advertising Commission
C. K. Quin
King Kennon
Bexar
Randolph Field
C.K
Sinter
Spayrol
Maury
Braniff Plans Schedule Shifts for San Antonio Route
Braniff Airways to add a San Antonio to Brownsville service with an added Dallas to Chicago link. The Houston trip will depart at 8:00 am and reach Houston by 9:20 am, returning through San Antonio by 6:05 pm. Complimentary meals offered on Brownsville trips. Capone taxes: $20,000 due. attorney says funds ready when called. Capone to serve additional 30 days if needed. WEDDING HELD: Dorothy Aylesworth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin T. Aylesworth wed Raymond Martinez after bicycle accident injuries to Robert G. Green.
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Braniff
Airways
San Antonio
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Dal
Chicago
Houston
Stinson Field
Douglas
Braniff Company
Southwest
Cmicago
al Capone
Abraham Teitelbaum
Capone
Alcatraz Island
Capone Migat
Intome Tex Tetons
New York
Dorothy Aylesworth
Mertin T. Aylesworth
Raymond
St. Har- Martinez
Robert G
Robert B. Green
David
Knott
San Antonio Social Notes Highlight Local Figures
The Bexar Facts by Frank Brady lists a cast of local names visiting San Antonio during the holidays and returning to duties. JOSE FERNANDEZ ROJAS JR and JACK WHITE appear among the social rounds, while ROY HEAD and Clyde V HICKERSON are noted for their unusual schedules. Aviation interests, meteorology shifts, and academic returns mark the festive season among friends and acquaintances in the city.
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Jose Fernandez Rojas JR
Mexico City
Excelsior
Jack White
Plaza Hotel
Dallas
Bobby
Los Angeles
Texas
San Antonio
Zoo
Harrison Pranglin
Spanglin
Pihe
Hurley
Charles Hurley
Lucy Aelmer
Carl Marlow
Truck Drivers Strike in Boston On Wage Demands
In Boston on January 5 1949 4800 truck drivers walked out in a city-wide strike led by Local 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Chauffeurs and Helpers AFL demanding 30 dollars for a 40 hour week and shorter hours. The walkout involved more than 20 companies and risked disrupting metropolitan shipments as Governor Leverett Saltonstall prepared to take office. The strike followed a breakdown of a state arbitration board conference after months of negotiations with employers.
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Boston
Leverett Saltonstall
State Board of Arbitration
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers
PLAN APPEAL IN DIVIIONAL HOUSTON CASE
In Houston on January 5, special assistant attorneys general Henry A Schweinhaut and Walter B Gallagher said they would appeal United States Supreme Court to challenge Federal Judge T M Kennerly's quash of indictments against Renne Allred Jr brother of Governor James V Allred and Neal Powers for conspiracy to violate the Connally hot oil act The case also involves H B Hines a Tex oil man named in the indictment who was not mentioned in the court order
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Houston
VPI
T. M. Kennerly
Renne Allred Jry
James V. Allred
Neal Powers
United States Supreme Court
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Walter B Gallagher
Allred
Powers
Lexus
H. B. Hines
Texas
Hines
SEC probes fraud in Texas oil industry hotel operations
Forrest Tancer, attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the BBC is investigating a great deal of fraud in Texas oil operations. He cited unnamed operators filing false reports and claimed the Texas probe is part of a nationwide SEC campaign. He noted General American Oil Company of Texas earlier agreed to sell 16 million shares after a registration statement and prospectus were approved.
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Dallas
Forrest Tancer
Securities, and Exchange Compuesion
BBC
Texas
Tancer
SEC
General American Oil Company of Texas
Atock
Ta General American Oil Company
Mysterious Injury Probe in Gunter Lobby Brawl
Police investigate a severe head injury to J. Albert Baker 34 of 917 Broadway after a Wednesday-night fight in the Gunter hotel lobby during the Methodist conference. Elton Finite and Payton Conklin both faced drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges. Baker and Finite were hospitalized.
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J. Albert Baker
Broadway
Jar
Gunter
Pete Valdez
Robert
Elton Finite
Milamo
Payton Conklin
Fort Worth
Smith
Nix Building
Conklin
Fightegan
R. L. Fagatt
Texas Railroad Board Plans to End Special Abilities at Oil Fields
Austin Jan 5 The Texas railroad commission will discontinue practice of issuing special allows at 40 oil fields where special demand exists Commissioner Jerry Bad er stated after a group from the Fur mia field in Harris County requested such an increase.
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Austin
INS
Opera
Texas Railroad Commission
Jery Bader
Sadler
Fureia
Herris County
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Roy Head
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Patricia Roche
Larry Torpperwein
Athens
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Pittsburgh
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Robert Wentz
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