Down Memory Lane on Early San Antonio Film Studio
In Around and the Plaza memory column, a San Antonio studio runs a compact history. It notes a single productive company on Presa Street headed by Newt Wart, with Hart as lead cowboy and writer, shaping Westerns filmed around a state hospital area. The piece recounts studio methods, weather tricks, and strong moral tones, plus Austin and San Francisco traffic quirks observed by the era traveler.
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Memory Lane
Sant Antonio
Io Company
Ume
Bad Aviarn
Southwestern State Hospital
South Presa Street
Studio
State Hospital
Hollywood
Ty Manly
Dullees
Secnc
Ruard
Rancho
el Coyote
Bulls Combat Fring Starts Training at Camp Dulha
The First Battalion, One Hundred Party-first infantry conducts a seven day wartime training period at Camp Dulha. Muskets and skirmish drills continue through Friday with a second night exercise. By Saturday morning the battalion will break camp and guardsmen return to home stations. Battalion commander Maj T Maxey Hart leads about 400 guardsmen with inspection by E A Evesberg, regimental commander, aided by Maj Sterling Burke and Capt Conway Scommins.
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Camp Dulha
Evesberg
Houston
Martin Stern
Sterling Burke
Conway Scommins
T. Maxey Hart
Rabbi Frisch to Speak at Temple Beth El Sabbath
Rabbi Ephraim Prisels will speak on We the Forces of Light Restore during regular Friday Sabbath services at Temple Beth El. The reference will include Mora Walti s Reaching for the Stars and Louis Goldine s Mr Emanuel. The Temple choir will perform a musical program led by director Urguciish.
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Ephraim Prisels
Temple Beth-El
Mora Walti
Louis Goldine
Mr. Emanuel
Temple
Tirs
Frederick Eig
Irvin Stone
Ddrs
Traux
Charles Alone
Tend
Inquest Held Into Death of City Man
Justice of the Peace L. Wiley presided as an inquest investigated the death of G. P. Da bas, age 83. He was found dead in his residence at 315 Gallad street Wednesday. Police indicated the man had been ill and officials suspected natural causes.
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Justice of the Peace
L. Wiley
G. P. Dabas
Gallad Street
Baering Down On the News By Bugs Baer
A satirical piece by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Soviet expeditions and Moscow protestors, lampooning gas cameras and icy fields while poking fun at misheard science and lawn mower quips. It notes fragmentary references to 1930 and 1937 and volleying wordplay about transport and insects.
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Arthur
Bugs
Baer
Alirr
Ambush Attack Claims By Driver In San Antonio Area
Sylvester Stewart, a driver for Bellinger Taxicab, told police on Thursday he was called by a man claiming to have been ambushed five miles out on the Jones Mallaberger road. He drove the man to Milam Street where the passenger jumped out and fled.
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Sylvester Stewart
Bellinger
Jones- Mallaberger Road
Milam Street
Ex S A Resident Dies in California
Thad Brown a long time San Antonio resident died in San Diego California. He was the father of Mrs Robert E Duke and native of Denton. He lived here over five years before moving west and belonged to Pruitt Avenue Baptist church. Survivors include his widow Mrs Josie Brown a daughter Mrs Lieile Harrett and a son Wesley all of San Diego.
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dJonn
W. Brown
San
Tow-grace roughage price list noted in winter feed
Fragmentary line notes low cost forage for horses or lighter winter work. Mention of seed or seed-related terms appears, with unclear context and missing details on prices, quantities, or provenance.
Two Injured In Can Crash Near South St Marys
A two-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of South St Marys Street left three people injured. Joe Williams, 35, suffered body lacerations and possible internal injuries. driver Dewey Pelton, 18, had a possible broken jaw. A bicycle rider, Daniel Sanchez, 14, sustained chest injuries. Deputy sheriffs assisted after a vehicle hit a fence on the Seguin highway and became entangled. Wildman, 38, was bruised on the legs.
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South St. Mary's Street
Joe Wiliams
Cumberland Coach
Dewey Pelton
North Hackberry Street
Pelton
Robert B
Green Rospital
Raminoy
Daniel Sanchetz
King's Court
Ashby Place
Ald St May's Street
Ly Fishes
Burleson Street
Cheriifs
D. J. Wikiman
West Young Street
Seguin Highway
Wildman
Nightly Prowler Disturbs Resident at Nevada Street
A resident reports nightly prowler activity at 108 Nevada Street prompting a police call. The account mentions an invited guest and repeated disturbances, with other notes about thefts from a neighbor at 331 Lamar Street and unrelated items on Northwest Hughes Street.
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J. J. Reich
Nevada Street
Wile
Francis & Gray
Lamar
Hughes
St. Anthony
Maverick
Former . A. Man Robbed at Pettus
Pettus, Jan. 11 Deputy SheriffMf Bob Hole sought an unidentified bandit who held J. A. Arthur, local market owner, at pistol point at 6 35 a m and robbed him of $65 in cash and important papers. Arthur, a former San Antonio resident, said it was too dark to see the bandit's face until the man ran away along the tracks toward his store.
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Pettus
Shief
Bob Hole
J. A. Arthur
AL Pistol Pont
Arthur
San
City Tightens Sign Permits Under New Regulation
The city council approved an ordinance regulating building and placement of signs. Erection requires city permits with graduated fees and visible erector name. Annual inspection fee applies to projecting and roof signs. Unlicensed sign erect ors face penalties and removal. Signs may not be on sidewalks streets or public property, and portable signs are banned on sidewalks. Violations carry penalties and potential sign removal after 30 days. The ordinance takes effect upon passage.
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Ordingnes
Treasure Topic of Rabbi Tamarkin Review of Ferber book
A fragment describes a Friday night service at Agudas Achim Synagogue with Rabbi Tamarkin presenting a review of Edna Ferber’s A Peculiar Treasure. Rev David Kanter will lead chant, followed by a Kohela hour and Ladies Auxiliary. Sabbath sessions begin Sunday morning with a Talmud class at 4 30 p m in the Vesley Room.
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Edna Ferber
Rebbi Davit Camarkin
Agudas
Achim
David Kanter
H. Lubel
Diamond related diamond ring sale police report
A man named Fernmeio Valits from 900 East Houston street reported a diamond ring sale attempt. He said a suspect offered to sell a ring for $1 and later admitted the ring came from a local store, leading to police involvement.
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Fernmeio Valits
Houston Street
Aurygvo
Valdes
Man Charged in Traffic Injury Case in Wilson
Police report Charley Doerr filed charges against Wilson on Thursday in County Court IL Law No 3. Ernest Favela of 213 Daly Street was struck at Papier and Navidad streets by a car driven by Wilson, injuring him. Judge Charles J Matthews overseeing the case.
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Dim Wilson
Marth
Ob Mary's Street
Agault
Charles J Matthews
Police weigh curb on wrecker parking near wreck scene
Officers consider enforcing a safety zone to stop wreckers from parking on private property while awaiting calls. Captain Homer Allen says drivers have evaded rules by using a milling station driveway. City Attorney J Ira Kercheville will decide if police can prevent the practice.
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Lbryinge
Enforre Am Aedinante
Mtn
Homer Allen
J. Ira Kercheville
Allen Sid
Young Republican Dinner Slated in Berne County
The Berne County Young Republican club announces its annual dinner and Sam Howston birthday event to be held March 2 at the St. Anthony hotel. At a regular meeting, ten organizations from the Woxilawn and Tobin Fill districts in San Antonio were announced. Philip Leo Eubank was named executive secretary of Republican headquarters for Bexar county.
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Sam Howston
Berne County
Young Republican Club
St. Anthony
Nibs
Woxilawn
Tobin
San Antonio
Philip Leo Eubank
Bexar County
Canary Plant Sparks Curiosity in Brackenridge Garden
Visitors at Brackenridge park question a strangely labeled plant in a Japanese leaf garden. Caretaker Miss Ray Jingu notes the plant is cannary, transplanted from a container once labeled with fox bean sauce, stirring intrigue among guests.
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Lea Garden
Brackenridge Park
Ray Jingu
Restaut
Cates
Fragmented Want Ads Highlight Local Rentals and Sales
A garbledWant Ads page lists rentals including a two story colonial at 215 Charles Road and a four room apartment at 226 Wheel Park Avenue with monthly rents of 23 and 35 dollars. Furnished rooms are shown at 502 West Woodlawn, plus a 1983 Chevrolet coach for sale at 95 and a Nesco air cleaner for 26.50. Details in Classifications 2 30 32 77 and 111.
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Charles Road
Andanen
Organist Walter Dunham to speak at Rotary luncheon
Walter Dunham, organist, named principal speaker for Rotary Club luncheon Friday at the St. Anthony hotel. Program chairman Devor announced Thursday. A man, Yates, 43, was beaten and treated at Fort Sam Houston Base Hospital after an assault. police search underway.
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Rotary
Walter Dunham
Rotary Club
St. Anthony Hotel
Ral Devor
Ehateman
Pair Caught In Act Of Slugging Man
A transient on the Routhery Pacific line near Chestnut street was slugged and robbed by two men. Walter McDonald of Pennsylvania was attacked with a wine bottle as deputies detained Burkey Knight and Sam Wattles.
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Chestnut Street
Sheriff's Deputies
J. Eleven- Tage
Vormoy Schneider
Walter McDonald
Pennsylvania
Burkey
George Knight
Rash Commerce Street
Sam Wattles
St. Mary's Adopts Trailer Courses for Midyear Students
St Macy's university will offer trailer courses by freshman subjects to accommodate January high school graduates and new entrants. Registrar Rev. Thomas J. Treadway announced Thursday that trailer courses repeat first series level work and run concurrently with the second semester faculty.
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St Macy's University
Thomas J. Treadway
Treadwry
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