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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1950
Page
11
Renwicke Cary narrates a strange incident at a city plaza residence. George L. Van Kleef, pest control expert, battles a swarm from a porch hole and a stubborn woodpecker in a chimney, using poison rain and a cup of water to tempt the bird.
The excerpt recounts bizarre local chatter about poison in water, rodents, and pests. Exterminator Van Kleef recalls close encounters with polecats and a tense confrontation while inspecting a house. A humorous aside notes Mrs. Ed Thorne and a dog nickname, ending with a fragmented salutation from Salt Gap.
Fragmented local items discuss a tall ukra-growing plant, plans to exhibit at a new coliseum on Houston Street, and a bus rider issue. Readers complain of cabbage dishes described as green and boiled with corn bread a priority, plus cooking tips like cutting a head and steaming with butter.
Nearly 1000 licenses have been issued to Texas chiropractors under last year’s law, with about 500 more applicants awaiting processing. At a luncheon and meeting Sunday at the Gynter hotel, Dr. R. S. Florence Tyter and Dr. Harvey Kennedy were honored as leaders of the state board, with Dr. Homer Utz presiding. Some 175 chiropractors from 49 Texas counties attended.
Rev. Stanley J. Kusman, professor of philosophy at St. Marys University, will address the university council of the Knights of Columbus at 7 30 p m Monday in the campus business building. His topic will be Why 4 University Council and this is the third in a series of special lectures before the council.
Whitman Nares, 41, of 103 Katherine Court suffered cuts and bruises when struck by an automobile at Elizabeth Road and New Braunfels Avenue. The vehicle fled, a door handle was knocked from the car, and Nares was treated at Tohert B Green Hospital and released after first aid.
San Antonio chapter of Hadassah will hold a luncheon meeting Wednesday at the Hebrew Community Center. President Mrs J M Fredman will give a report on the national convention held recently in San Francisco.
Police report a theft Sunday night of a Mercedes Benz armored touring truck from the Nix parking lot. Owner listed as Chris Janus of Chicago. The incident halted the ongoing tour as officers investigate the motive and suspects.
L A Lions club invites members to hear national officer U C Perry from Carrizo Springs who will become national president after the Chicago convention in July. The address is set for noon Wednesday in the Gunter hatch, following a note urging readers to make Sunday their weekly fur time day with Blondie Maggie Jiggs and other comic stars in Puck The Comic Weekly.
Bay City native Maj. Gen. Reinhardt, retired Sep 20 1946 after 40 years in the army, serves Terrell Hills as building inspector and property appraiser. He notes 1949 was a boom year with 125 new residence permits costing 7000 to 50000 dollars each under a 1945 zoning rule for single family homes.
The famed water clock in front of Dromgoole Brothers, 1bd W. Commerce, since 1915, is flowing backward due to a twisted glass bar and clock-spring mechanism. The original bar broke and was replaced. the new setup makes the gilded lions head spill water uphill, puzzling locals and fueling bets.
A in service training program for elementary school music teachers was announced by G. Lewis Doll, director of music for the San Antonio Independent School District. Classes will be held from 3 45 to 5 p m each Wednesday at Ranham Elementary School.
Thomas B Portswood superintendent urges a bond issue to modernize the San Antonio Independent School District. A Texas university study recommends 15 million dollars for five years to address building shortages and 500-student annual growth. 2200 classrooms exist, 75 are temporary structures costing 750 thousand, eight temporary cafeterias would cost 400 thousand.
The president of St Marys University will attend the Association of American Colleges convention in Cincinnati from Monday to Wednesday. He plans meetings with the executive committee of the colleges and universities department of the National Catholic Educational Association and will arrange plans for the Catholic group national convention in New Orleans in April.
Police corporal C. L. Dobbs will tour residential areas in a Voice of Safety vehicle collecting dimes for the March of Dimes campaign in Bexar County. He urges residents to bring out and drop coins into buckets on the vehicle. John Hamilton chairs the Bexar County March of Dimes campaign. Dan Quill is chapter chairman.
J G Bob Matuermann of St Marys University and the U S Fish and Wildlife Service will address the San Antonio Optimist Club at noon Tuesday at the Gunter Hotel. He will discuss Texas wildlife research and restoration efforts, sharing years of experience with the service.
Funeral services for Walthall Littlepage veteran San Antonio Light reporter were to be held at 3 pm Monday at Akers Funeral Home with Rev Clyde Childers officiating Blue Bonnet lodge 1219 AF and AM to conduct graveside services at San Jose Burial Park He died late Saturday night Survived by wife Ola son Walthall Ray Littepage brothers Fred and R L Littepage mother Mrs R P Littlenage sister Mrs H T Hackler He was a past master of Blue Bonnet Lodge and a member of Alzaf Shrine American Legion
Police investigated an assault on Owen Kilday Jr., 13, son of the Bexar County sheriff, after four youths in a car offered him a ride, circled the block, and assaulted him near 515 Donaldson Ave. No arrests had been made.
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