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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1946
Page
16
AROUND the PLAZA by FRANK LARO recalls San Antonio theatrical figures and the neglected Jean Wildenstein, longtime Municipal Auditorium manager. She began in show business at 12 passing out hand bills at the Empire theater, the precursor to the present Empire, an old hardware store conversion.
Jean's father recalls the Faith Gandbar Company opening the Olf House on Alamo Plaza with Wildenstein rising from usher to assistant treasurer and eventually assistant manager of the Grand Opera House. He details favorites from Opera House days, including Mother Goose with Jos Cawthorne, and lists noted performers and productions such as The Wizard of Oz, Naughty Marietta, and Helena Modjeska.
The Branch area in San Antonio hosts a lively theater scene with Chi Opera Company appearances and a veal show version of Ziegleid Potties. April brings a new skit review and coast arrivals, as Elizondo family notices mix with local engagements, weddings, and political events at KCOR station.
City officials and voters weigh a county wide water sewer district proposed by a planning board committee. Alfred Callaghan charges the district would raise bonded debt far beyond current values and favors testing public opinion on this taxation and governance plan in San Antonio.
Community notice announces an Old Trail Drivers Dance at Plaacow Memorial Hall with music by Alviles archestys. Event hosted by Wy Re alert and scevolanys, offering a monthly gathering for local drivers and neighbors.
Miss Elina Neal assistant superintendent announces more than 50 substitutes on the call list for elementary schools with plans to cover shortages barring a new collapse. Hill reports improvement in janitor staffing but notes the maid problem remains acute with as many as 20 absences daily.
Paul Dickson of the shire highway department will address the San Antonio Real Estate board at the Gunter hotel Thursday. He will explain the state's stance on guiding property values along the proposed interstate highway. Bayon Mayeermain will chair the session with EB Zeller acting as liaison between the city and property owners.
Artist Nixon presents portraits of wounded soldiers at Renee Hospital Center, highlighting personality over wounds. He sketches 2500 service members since Pearl Harbor, plans a painting school at San Antonio for wounded in Texas and New York visits.
Two youths fled after a shot was fired at Ter's Lighting Plate on North Prena atroph. Jay saw a man inside the store with a 3630 rifle. he fired, the man collapsed then fled toward Presa Street. Officer Bill Owens responded nearby.
A shooting on North Réde Street left Rodolphe Ocajo with a flesh wound and possible hip fracture. Victims and suspects, including Raquel Gomez, 17, admitted being at the scene. Officers and hospital staff provided details as investigators booked the two men for inquiry.
Fragmentary OCR presents an unclear item mentioning Halves of Pennsylvania, Army, USO, and a street address 122 Martin Matau striel with a 2 p.m. timing. Readable parts suggest a local event or service gathering with possible military or veterans group involvement and a Wednesday reference.
Miss Tracy Gopp outlined federal acts expanding rehabilitation to mentally ill alongside physically handicapped. She urged state directors to estimate eligible cases for funds, noting seven per thousand touched by agencies and urging backlog reduction with more trained staff and public education. Dr. Victor Vogel cited rural emotional cases surveys, and Maurice Oforeff discussed England rehabilitation practices. overall county need estimated at 1,250,000 with San Antonio at about 50 million in population figures.
Michael J. Shortley, head of the Federal Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, urged seven state agencies to extend civilian rehabilitation to all disabled in the Southwest. He spoke at a four day conference in the Ginter hotel, calling for a regional information campaign and reporting that 491 people in Texas and neighboring states were rehabilitated last year, with potential growth to 20,000 annually. He highlighted gains such as average monthly incomes rising to 147 dollars from 24. The plan would cost about 1.85 to 11 million dollars yearly, with 300 to 500 dollars per year needed to keep a person in dependency avoided. He noted a backlog of eligible individuals and that many become disabled each year, emphasizing no cost to individuals for core services where needed.
A regional conference of welfare and rehabilitation agencies showcased adaptive garden tools for the blind. Professor Mighel Pinaly of Columbia University and NHS Ave presented devices including wheel adapters and spacers designed to aid visually impaired gardeners.
Funeral services for John Hentes Smith, 74, of 739 Viendo suseet will be conducted by Rev. P Hoffmann at 2 p.m. Wednesday in McCollum's chapel. Burial will follow in Mission Cemetery. Smith was a retired switchman for the MP lines and spent a lifetime in railway service.
Christ Church announces vestry nominees for three-year terms. Named are Zieg Im Col Jask Foster Barry Will en and Jilian Blaly. The church reports 564 common counts.
A health department run Well Baby clinic for infants and young children offers general inspection and immunization against smallpox whooping cough and diphtheria. The program, led by Dr S Ty Arendt, operates on the second and fourth Mondays for exams and the first and third Mondays for immunizations. A maternity clinic also runs monthly under Dr Emma Heck.
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