Bexar Officials Hike Payrolls Amid Budget Tensions
In a tense election year, Bexar County approves salary increases totaling about 25 000 for 1986 across sheriff, clerk, collector and other offices. Judge Frost Woodhull criticizes the court for funding officials, while the new state law allows reductions if needed. The DA expands staff with new assistants under safety margins. The public decries taxpayer cost and political profiteering.
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Bexar
Texas
Frost Woodhull
Bexar Commissioners’ Court
Commissioners’ Court
Woodhull
Commissioners' Court
Bexar County
John R. Shook
Albert W. West Jr
Hart McCormick
Albert V. Huth
Roosevelt Birthday Celebrations Support Infantile Paralysis Fight
President Roosevelt's long standing commitment to children afflicted by infantile paralysis is highlighted as communities nationwide organize for his birthday observance. The drive raises funds to fight the disease, with over twelve hundred communities already participating and a call for more cities to join.
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Roosevelt
United States
Mocking Bird Grins At The Crape-Hanger's Run
A sharp scene unfolds as the Crape-Hanger arrives and mocks the man and his pet bird. The bird echoes his sentiment, hinting at future misfortune at his expense. The tone is caustic and satirical, capturing a moment of scornful theater.
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Tle Sua
Listen World Full of Hope and Fear for America
Elsie Robinson frames a British reader's letter by Charles Lingworth recounting his English move and American loyalties. The piece contrasts safety and justice between nations, praising American openness while lamenting legal flaws and crime, finally affirming faith in America as a vision and homeland worth fighting for.
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Charles Lingworth
England
Sherg
Hy.ac
America
Bill Robinson
Fink and Wagnall
Bil
Aetna Bynd
Tad
Uniform colors chosen for city school bands
In a San Antonio briefing, the Lee senior and Brackenridge school bands will wear cream serge uniforms with purple and red trimmings, following consultation with the director Otto Zoeller. Streetcar service to Harlandale will be replaced by buses within city limits.
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S. A
Tultie
San Ans Uniarins
Lee
Bexsire
Otto Zoeller
Brackenridge
Main Avenue
Harlandale
Mystery of Dorothy Arnold Still Captivates Twenty Five Years
The piece reflects on Dorothy Arnold’s disappearance in 1921 and the claim by Captain John H. Ayres that the mystery is solved, while family attorneys dispute this. It notes the long, world-spanning search, public interest, and the evolution of missing persons work led by enhanced radio and teletypes aiding police in locating missing people.
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Edwin C. Hill
Dorothy Arnold
John H. Ayres
New York
Nureaw
Tam Hot
Ayres
West
Herst
Bilks Arnold
Bryn Mawr
Francis BR. Arnold
New England
Edwich G. Glennpin
Rhode Island
West Point
Captain Ayres
Marton
Atlantic
Dureau
King Features Syp, Inc
New York Burlesque Memories and Comic Vignettes
A 1933 diaryish feature by C O McIntyre recalls daily writing, elevator jokes, and backstage comic scenes. It weaves through standup bits, hobos at classy dinners, and railcar ads as the author muses on aging, nostalgia, and the evolving humor scene in New York.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
Arch
Nold Bennett
Fenle
Meenie
Gilbert White
Henry Bell
Idwal Jonca
Russ Cale
Gelelt Burgess
Valentinne Willams
Prank Gase
Ewing Galloway
Finn Gran
Marry Go Round insights on love and gender roles
An excerpt from Helen Rowland notes the romance craze and celebrity culture, contrasting how men learn courtship with women’s fantasy ideals. It ponders how public life and privacy intersect for stars like Gable and Barrymore and ends with a witty quip on practical love and the Statue of Liberty.
Appendicitis Facts and Care From 1948 King Fea Sync
An instructional piece explains the appendix location and size, its evolution, and how appendicitis presents. It warns against self medication and laxatives, notes the risk of rupture if untreated, and advises prompt medical consultation and possible surgery to avoid serious danger.
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Seland
Velief
King Fea
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Hamilton
Ocyders
Hye
Aji
Sherry
Bob Davie
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Met
Shce
Barnott
Gr Aylesworth
Edison Marshall
Helen Rowland
Gable
Barrymore
Vallee
South Sea
Istaad
Pet Run Pictures
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Aody
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