City to Sell 15,635 Shares of Central Securities Stock at Bid
The city plans to sell 15 635 shares of Central Securities stock at bid by January 25 after Mayor Maury Mayrlick announced the offer. The shares equal 60 percent of the 238 900 dollars the city held on deposit with the bank. The council also approved renovations for the Kampmann building and discussed public service and fire safety ordinances plus appropriations for state employment, street and park departments.
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Central Securities Company
Maury Mayrlick
Munipalty
Aig City-Cent Bank
Deposioits
Ily
JD A. An
Kampmann
West Commettee
Soledad Street
Lokis Ayscomb
F Lapscomb
Daker Youngs Crook
Public Service Company
Ayrough
Lipscomb
Croak
Renial
Texas State Employment Service
National Bank of Commerce
T. J. Clark
Counci
Manufacturers Luncheon Marks City Industry Drive
The City Federation for Women’s Clubs and San Antonio manufacturers hosted a luncheon Thursday with about 200 attendees. Delegates from 68 organizations attended as the new presidents spoke while D. A. Powell urged patronizing home industries. Only local products were used in the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pi Lunchroh and Industries
City Federation For Women's Clubs
Ben Antonio
Ateadfiner
D. A. Powell
San Antonio
Mass Naturalization 90 Vow U S Allegiance Despite Disapproval
The district court administered the oath of citizenship to about 90 applicants Thursday morning in the federal building. Judge McMillan voiced disapproval of the new federal rule requiring all applicants to take the oath together, noting that past practice was to administer it individually. A second group of about 100 applicants is slated for Friday. Several new citizens came from Mexico, Canada, Siberia and numerous European countries. The judge urged new citizens to exercise their rights and duties, including joining a political party, paying poll taxes and voting, while warning of turbulent times and safeguarding the nation’s government. The list of new citizens includes L. C. Horres and C. Lasio among others. many names follow.
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R. 2H
McMillan
Feders
Bist Nis
U'Al
Wation
Ban Amipiio
Mexico
Canada
Siberia
Europe
Median
Skinner
Lakjig
Liscounty
L. C. Horres
West
Houston Street
Malamaras
C. Lasio
Sierra
Fort ‘Sam Houston
Thermiet
China
Lasso
Gas station permit rehearing denied by city zoning board
The city zoning board Thursday refused a rehearing for J T Lawlor seeking a permit to erect a gasoline station on San Pedro Avenue in an apartment zone. Three board members voted to grant the rehearing but four votes were needed. Lawlor has sought the permit since 1938 amid a pending district court assault case, with the board claiming no jurisdiction. Other permits granted included Belfer Home Ice Cream for a 15 foot setback on South Presa and Callahan streets, Richters Bakery on Broadway, Telogie Electric for a sign on Fredericksburg road, Metro for a gas station at Donaldson and Fredericksburg, Anton Valencia for a one-story building on 219 North San Marcos, J. Carpenter for a potato storage building at 226 Lowell in an apartment zone, and permits denied for Frank M. Lewis to wreck autos and W H Joyes of Bexar Lumber for a rear warehouse at 2776 Nogalitos.
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Xouing Board of Adjustment
J.T. Lawlor
San Pedy Avenue
Lawlor
Thunday
Larlor
Belfer Home Ice Cream Company
South Presa
Callahan Streets
San Juan Street
Richters Bakery
Broadway
Telotie Electric Company
Fredericksburg Road
Metro Corporation
Donaldson Avenue
Anton Valencia
San Marcos Street
J. . Carpenter
Lowell Street
Frank M. Lewis
Florez
Cassiano
W. H. Joyces
Bexar Lumber Company
Casey Jones Air Veteran Leader of Aeronautics School
Casey Jones, an air veteran and former Curtiss engineer, now runs the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics in Newark New Jersey with 350 students focusing on aero mechanics and engineering. He helped perfect the Link trainer and predicts automatic pilot instruments will guide planes to safe landings, while planning a two month South American air tour from Randolph field.
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AIR School
Casey Jones
Jones
Mexico City
San Antonio
Randolph Field
Curtiss Company
Finnish Relief Fund Campaign Sees Fresh Contributions
The Light promotes the Finnish Relief Fund headed by Herbert Hoover with new Thursday events. Donations will be collected and sent to relief headquarters, in cooperation with e-Provident Harbor and organizers Hoover and Dennis Beers. Aimed at boosting support with small contributions from local residents.
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Light's Fund
Herbert Hoover
Provident Harbor
Hoover
Dennis Beers
Sony
Ose Avenue
Boy Found Nearly Frozen in North of the City
A fragmentary report describes a boy found nearly frozen north of the city. It mentions officials, a deputy sheriff, and a local labor or immigration context with unclear names and places. The text is garbled, but implies a recovery and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
Cartwright Dies in Indiana Former dealer Carroll Cartwright dies after heart attack
Word of the death of Carroll D. Cartwright former automobile dealer here was received Thursday Cartwright resident of Indianapolis died suddenly after a heart attack A native of St Louis he was a veteran auto dealer He moved to San Antonio in 1836 and remained here until last fall He is survived by his widow and two sons Carroll Jr St Louis and Billy Bloomington Burial will be in St Louis
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Carroll DL
Cartwright
Indianapoolis, Inc
St. Louis
San Antonio
Carroll Jr
St. Loui
Billy
Bloomington
Ing
S T. Louis
Grim and Ghastly War Foretold by Bellish Ambassador
Fragmentary OCR reports Sir Ronald Campbell Bellish predicting a war that would be more grim and ghastly than any in history. The text is garbled with embedded typos but asserts a warning of a phoney war and mentions dates and a “mimmy man” phrase, with unclear context and origins.
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Ronald Campbell Bellish
Ronald Say
Inspector Deputy Loses Spears Act Wage Claim
Judge Burnett ruled that deputy taxi inspectors and special policemen are not entitled to minimum wage under the Spears act. The act covers fire and police department members, excluding those not classified as official department members. The deputy mayor appoints taxi inspectors, and civil service protections do not apply to them.
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Me‘Callum Burnett
Theo Mayen
Burnett
Mayen
Plaintif
Péréin
Fire and Police
Civil Servis Board
Dummett
Civil Service Board
Pappy Buys His Poll Tax Fort Worth Report
Governor W Lee O’Neal paid seven poll tax certificates today raising questions about their use for re election. O'Daniel, elected in 1838 without a poll tax, arrived on a business trip and bought a voting certificate for this year. The governor remained silent on political plots as Daniel marked the end of his first year in office.
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Fort Worth
W. Lee O'neal
O'Daniel
Intense Cold Hits From Rockies East
Intensely cold weather stretched from the northern Rockies to the plains and Midwest, with lows around 20 below zero in Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Iowa and Montana. Mt Washington logged 28 below and Chicago set a new record at minus 14 for the day. Cold continued into New England with 21 below at ground stations and forecasts showed no relief until the weekend.
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United States
Rocky Mountains
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Montana
Lemmon, &. C
New England
Dinters
Mt. Washington
Chicago
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Salem
Cleveland
Hagerstown
New York
Ogdensburg
New York City
Louisiana
Chamber men to attend road meeting in Austin
Three representatives of the chamber of commerce will travel to Austin Monday for a meeting on highway improvements. Franz Groos chairs the highway committee, joined by Ed Fomby and D. R. Thomas. They seek to upgrade State Highway No 16 into a statewide route from Waurika Oklahoma to Rio Grande City and complete Highway 118 to State Highway No 2, plus a direct Yorktown to San Antonio link.
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Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Geoup
Franz Groos
Ed Fomby
D. R. Thomas
Waurika
Okla
Rio Grande City
Yorktown
San Antonio
San Antonio Braces For Coldest Day Since 1888
San Antonio endured record cold with a low near 11 degrees in 1888 history, while winds halted activity at Kelly and Randolph fields. Firefighters answered seven calls as north winds sparked blazes and incidents, from an electric pole fire on Brazos Street to sawdust and pine fires around morning hours.
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Seles
Kelly Field
Randolph Field
Jarboe
San Antonio
Tomes
Mt. Uls
J. H. Jarbow
Weather Bureau
Brazos Street
Roosevelt Arelive
Sabinas
Granada
Happiness for $10 Bargain Rates Altered by Genial Mr Appleton
Readers chase a bargain tale titled Happiness for $10 but find no sign of Mr Appleton Beermster or his ancestral mansion. The American Weekly reports the misdirection and the ensuing disillusion among those hoping for nuptial bargains as promised in the magazine distributed with next Sunday's issue.
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Appleton Beermster
Nations Lose Merchants as Torpedoes Wreak Havoc
London reports new Allied and German losses as torpedo strikes hit merchant ships from Britain Norway and Germany. The 1590 ton Fagerheim with 14 crew missing after sinking off Biscay, the 1140 ton aid saved, German August Thyssen sunk near Aland after mine strike. Danish Olt wrecked off Norway, British Weasel Carrazass sinks, Coast careful. Desirable rental property advertised amid classifieds.
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London
Germany
Britain
Norway
Tors Vedors
Vessil
Fagerheim
Ore Bay of Biscay
Africa
England
Olt
Torungen
Ihouse
Soast
Vinson urges cut to navy fleet expansion plan
Chairman Vinson proposes a 600000 dollar cut in the 1300000000 dollar fleet expansion, reducing tonnage from 400000 to 218000. He would authorize three extra aircraft carriers of about 25000 tons, several cruisers and 34 submarines, leaving ship numbers to navy discretion within the new limits.
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Washington, Dan
Vinson
D.-Gs
House
Naval Emmitter
Heavid Ihe
Maas
R-Minn
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