San Antonio school plans face board approval
Approval of more than a million dollars in San Antonio school construction will come at a board of education meeting Tuesday. Plans include a new South Side high school a North Side junior college and other improvements totaling 1 265 000 dollars A new stadium at 100 000 dollars will have bids opened February 1 The agenda also lists converting a Negro elementary school to white use new elementary schools at various streets and additions to existing campuses with new unit dining and assembly facilities in several schools
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
North Side Junior Col
Himendorf and
Delgado
Laredos Walzaemora
Hood
Bee Leone
Pecos
Si Lamar Aid Adson
Amendments to Communications Bill Proposed
Washington January 2 The communications commission seeks to consolidate Western Union and Postal Telegraph lines into one group or any other carrier that transmits written messages by land, cable, or radio. The panel also proposes prohibiting exclusive contracts among American owned carriers and barring any carrier from issuing free securities except for life or property safety related services including ship hydrographic and medical aid at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Congress
Commission
Rogers to be fed chili at the Texas Governor's mansion
Austin January 21 Governor James V Allred will host Rogers the humorist who promised to eat chili to prove his chili yen reforms. Rogers will be the guest of honor at the executive mansion while he performs at the Abnellen theater to aid crippled children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Austin
Wii
James V. Allred
Bills for Oil Field Courts and Tax Proposals Rise in Texas House
Texas House sent to Governor Allred bills to reestablish special district courts in Smith and Rusk counties to handle oil field mitigation. Courts may be added in Gregg county. A resolution asks USDA to base acreage allotments on same basis as cotton and corn. Proposals include taxing coin-operated vending machines and raising state official salaries with a Huntsville office for the board of pardons and paroles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas House
James V. Allred
Ate
Smith
Rusk
Texas
Allred
Attorney General's Department
Texas Railroad’ S Commission
Gregg County
House
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
W. C. Reed
Dallas
Weaver Moore
Houston
Gordon Birms
Huntsville
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Roosevelt for Garner on Washington D. C. Jan. 21 1936
The capital heard today that President Roosevelt wants John Nance Garner to be his running mate again in 1936. Some Democrat leaders weighing reports that administration members favor Ickes or Wallace for vice president sought more about the White House plans. The word believed today is that Garner remains the president’s choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Braniff Seeks Better Weather Reporting at Local Airport
Braniff Air Lines asked the city chamber for improved weather reporting and teletype facilities at the local airport. The airline plans to add bi motor all steel ten passenger planes on the Chicago to Brownsville route via San Antonio, with first service expected in March. Peter Whaley of the chamber said the request will go to directors and then to city officials if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braniff Air Lines
Chicago
Brownsville
San Antonio
Perter Whaley
Bandits Strip and Wound Four Men in Sunday Assaults
Bandits undressed one man and wounded three more in Sunday attacks. G Guill, 34, 2417 West Travis, beaten. T Ramos, 26, 214 South Leona, slashed. B Graham, 30, Beeville, beaten. Buddy Fowler, 29, 210 West Nueva, pummeled to underclothes. A well equipped cafe for sale at 400 dollars. Classification 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Guill
West Travis Street
T. Ramos
Leona Street
B. Gra~ham
Beeville
Biddy Fowler
West Nueva Street
Tuttle to Confer on Army Projects in Washington
W B Tuttle vice chairman of the chamber of commerce military affairs committee travels to Washington to confer with Senator Morris Sheppard and Congressman Maury Maverick about 16 million dollars in army construction at Fort Barn Houston Camp Normoyle the Arsenal and at Randolph Kelly Brooks and Duncan fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuttle
W. B. ‘Tuttle
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Morris Sheppard
Maury Maverick
War Department
Fort Barn Houston
Camp Normoyle
Arsenal
Randolph, Kelly, Brooks and Duncan Fields
Thieves Stick to Firesides in 8. A.
San Antonio police report a small burglary spree with three locations hit and a window smashed. Victims include G P Wagner at 319 Maly Avenue, Dr H Jackson of Gibbs Building, and Clyde Cox at 502 Augusta Street. A safe at King Richter Pitble Co. at 1001 Morales Street was opened and cash stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
G. P. Wagner
Maly Avenue
Dr. H. 5. Jackson
Gibbs
Clyde Cox
Augusta Street
King-Richter Pitble Company
Morales Street
Brooks Pilots Fly as Grounding Clamps Down Airfields
Sub freez ing temperatures and strong north winds forced suspension of aviation at Kelly and Randolph fields on Monday. Grounding orders kept all planes grounded as temperatures dropped to 48. Brooks field pilots, however, operated their quarterly equipment test and flew 20 ships in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Randolph Fields
Brooks Field
Martin to Speak at Highway Meeting
D K Martin of the highway commission will address the Bexar County Highway Deau tification association at 10 a m Tuesday in the municipal auditorium. Other highway department officers will also speak at the session.
Deportees Headed to Laredo from San Antonio
Thirty seven deportees were being taken to Laredo from San Antonio Monday under Immigration Inspector K Behaefer. Thirty three were from New York and four from this city. General Hale dies in Washington D C. Major General William F Hase, 61, chief of coast artillery, died today at Walter Reed General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
San Antonio
K. Behaefer
New York
Hale
Washington, D. C
William F. Hase
Coast Artillery
Walter Reed General Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ewolhool Plang Ready
Waco
William Markham Sleeper
Wadge
W. M. Sleeper
Here
Vicks
Reznor
Reznor Orthoray
Stowers
Brooks
Ellen
Emily
haMney
Ws Ve
Trey Waring
Staal
S.alamo
Philco All-Wave Radio
Philcos
Rome
Berlin
London
Philco
Pihilco
PHECO
Ferson
Lefe
PRICO
The
Tris
Five Continents
Piilco
Taylor Distributing Company
San Antonio, Texas
Ai Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!