San Antonio events slate lively weekend activities
The city hosts a Kinochle tournament at Lions Field Recreation Center with 12:30 pm check in and a poetry reading and workshop by Carol Massar at 1:30 pm and January 17 at Pakwell Branch Library. Veterans urged to safekeep vital papers. Women honored event planned at McAllister Auditorium. Hermann Sons lodge officers inducted in Dallas. WW Wah Women seminar keynote by Alton Newell at the Convention Center Fiesta Room.
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Carol Massar
Incarnate Word College
Pakwell
Harry Wurzbach
American Association of University Women
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McAllister Auditorium
Alton Newell
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Women Who
WWWW
Fiesta Room
Convention Center
Council Delays Bond Decision Over Uranium Contract
City Council delays a $150 million bond sale for one week to seek firm uranium supply terms for the South Texas Nuclear Plant in Bay City. CPS cites lack of new information while Houston Lighting and Power negotiates after Westinghouse cannot fulfill its contract.
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Jan Jarboe
South Texas
Bay City
CPS
Tom Berg
Ford Nielsen
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Westinghouse Corp
Calaveras Lake
Cornciman
Claude Black
Black
Lila Cockrell
CFS
Hearther
Henry Dietoras
Pyndus
Houston
Warm Trend Eases Gas Curtailment In San Antonio
Warm weather reduced gas curtailment for CPS and other utilities as Lo-Vaca Gathering Co and City Pueblo shifted to oil and higher gas flows resumed. Texas Railroad Commission priorities limited industrial use while Lovace and the Lower Colorado River Authority faced continued demand. Frigid conditions earlier caused a 40 million cubic feet per day shortage.
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City Pueblo
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Lo-Vace
CPS
Texas Railroad Commission
CBS
La-Vaca
Austin
Colorado River Authority
Mi LoVace
Et Buengse Af A
Gus
Suit Delays House Razing in San Antonio Preserve
The San Antonio Conservation Society won a temporary restraining order from Dist. Judge Peter Michael Curry to halt demolition or damage of the 3278 Presa Street house. The suit alleges the late 19th century residence, part of the Ylurr property, dates to about 1880 with a Victorian front by architect Alfred Giles.
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San Antonio Conservation Society
San Antonio
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Presa
Ylurr
Alamo
Alfred Giles
Banks Report San Antonio Deposits End of 1878 Totaling Billions
In a historic San Antonio banking tally, 30 area banks report combined deposits near 2.4 billion dollars at year end 1878. Major institutions include Frost National Bank at 608.46 million, National Bank of Commerce 402.34 million, First National Bank 119.71 million, Broadway National Bank 118.52 million, and others such as Brown Field National Bank 97.63 million and Republic Bank of San Antonio 3.69 million.
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National Bank of Commerce
AY National Bank
County Natio Bank
National Bank of FA
Houston
First National Bank
Main Bank and Trust
Kelly Field National Bank
San Antonio Bank and Trust
Groos National Bank
Central Bank
Brow Field National
Six Judges File for Re Election in Mayer Primary
Six district court judges filed for re election paying 500 filing fee each placing their names on the Mayer primary ballot at Besar County Democratic Party headquarters The six are Richard J Woods Franklin Spears James Oninn Fred Shannon Peter Michel Curry and Preston H Dial Curry seeks a fourth term Woods Spears Gion and Dial seek third terms Shannon aims for his first full term after being appointed last January following Judge Eugene Williams retirement Besar County Democratic Party Chair Joyce Peters accepted the filing fees
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Mayer
Besar County
Demncritic Party
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Frainklin Spears
James
Oninn
Fred Shannon
Peter Michel Curry
Preston H. Dial Ip
Curry
Thee Ath
Woods
Woods, Spears
Ghion
Dial
Shannon
Bis Court
Eugene Williams
Joyce Peters
James C. Onion
Dick Woods
Peter Michael Curry
Franklin Spears
Preston H. Dial Jr
Stall Pio
Elderly S A Woman Dies From Burns
A 71 year old woman, Mrs. Mary Newman of Unity Court, died at Brooke Army Medical Center after being burned over 40 percent of her body. Two garbage workers, Jon Silas and Richard Silas, rescued her from a locked home at about 3:30 am as flames engulfed the residence. Fire officials continued investigation with damages estimated at $2500.
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Mary Newman
Unity Court
Brooke Army Medical Center
BAMC
Jon Silas
Richard Silas
Returning Bodies of Five Missing Vietnam Servicemen
The bodies of five MIA service members including Capt. R. Dwight Parry and Lt. Cmdr. Taylor were recovered in Hanoi and will be shipped to the United States Wednesday. The group, identified by the House Select Committee on Missing Persons, includes May Crosley James Fitton Jr formerly stationed in San Antonio. Fitton's former wife, Ramad Horiick, resides in Universal City.
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Crosley James Fitton Jr
San Antonio
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House
Fitton
R. Dwight Parry
California
Cmdresse Taylor
Tennessee
Hanoi
Ramad Horiick
Universal City
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