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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1939
Page
12
Diverse letters and anecdotes from a town paper debate the value of high-heeled cowboy boots for roping and riding, with opinions from Davis and others. The piece also recounts a campus editor who used multiple names, notes on local careers, and a 1880 road-building document, ending with San Antonio in focus and a date for an upcoming listing.
Austin January report details UT students forming 15 co operative houses since 1936. Dean Rubottom cites 200 to 500 applications awaiting space as residents share work and costs to cut living expenses. current students pay about 16 dollars monthly for room and board with 40 members in the campus guild and purchasing experts driving lower prices.
Deputies Johnny Gray and B. H. Ferguson discovered a graveyard of stolen autos in a drainage area near West Mayfield Avenue and Aviation Boulevard. Despite seeing several cars, investigators found no intact vehicles as the thieves had stripped them of wires and other parts.
The famed never miss cowboys sign atop Jeske’s storefront is torn down for Joe Brosher’s expansion. Bystanders recall the 30 year icon, advertising Tone Star brewery and a creamery, said to be the largest sign of its type in Texas. The sign will be rebuilt when construction completes.
Mrs Gasper Cichichl awakened by smoke alerted firemen to an overheated motor that ignited a refrigerator in a grocery store beneath a residential block at 1901 Werch Flores Street. Damage estimated at fifty dollars. Two other fires on East Craig Place caused minor home damage to A P Clark Ida Minter and Rue Peachock. a defective flue at 300 East Craig Place caused fifteen dollars damage and another fire at 215 East Craig Place added fifteen dollars.
Fifth annual Tex An Credit Union league meeting set for Sunday at the Ginter hotel. Organized with a small core, the league now counts 30 000 members across 220 credit unions with assets totaling 2 510 900 and outstanding notes of 3 000 000. Managing Director G W Elder of Houston provides details.
Norman H. Brock was elected president of the San Antonio Philatelic Society. Norma A Brock serves as vice president, with Eddie Albech as secretary and Arron Lifshite as treasurer. The club will hold an auction of United States anti foreign stamps at 8:30 PM Monday at the McA.
An $80 000 Diggese fund campaign to support West Texas Episcopal Diocese finances opens in San Antonio with over 200 volunteers gathering at St Mark's church. Dr Arthur R McKinstry, former pastor at St Mark's, is the principal speaker arriving from Dallas. The drive seeks debt payment, retirement of the Epiphany residence mortgage, endowment growth, and a rate-site provision. Events spread to Cuero Heavelle Goliad Edna Kennedy Victoria and Port Lavaca with dinners led by Albert Steves Jr and others.
Gruen Parker a 10 year old Negro held insane and ordered to the state hospital died in Bexar County Jail early Saturday, officials report. Dr. T N Goodson, county health officer, said Parker weighed about 40 pounds and was judged insane Monday. death appears from central causes after restraint and a suspected Henry mistreatment incident.
Dr George A Curier a Baptist minister from SOL West Poplar Street returned Saturday from Waco where he attended the funeral of his mother Mrs Emelie Curier 89. The mother of nine children survives two sons and four daughters two of whom married Baptist ministers.
Charles Davidson reported a bike stolen from his home on January 3. Detective P. Reikens recovered the bicycle in the 200 block of West Summit, badly used but found intact. The incident notes this as one of several thefts last year, with 6M stolen last year and 4% new theft rate.
A lecture on reverse cycle refrigeration heating with lantern slides will be presented at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Oriental room of Wig Gilleter hotel by W O Guidwin of Westinghouse. Sponsored by the San Antonio Public Service company, this talk targets engineers architects builders and contractors in the area.
Regular monthly meeting of the Missionary Society of the Trinity Methodist Church will be held at the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. A covered luncheon will be served following the meeting.
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