Around the Plaza reopening set for August 2
Rosa the stage set builder will depart work for Cash Manana at Ford Worth wonder show reopening August 2 for one month. Philip Alexander wrote and tours producing the play Let Them Speak and praises a letter from Arch Oheler, radio producer and writer. Obeler praised the show. Perfecto Barbosa comments on a new coupe. Johnny Amning amuses friends with an old gag.
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Bm Rosa
Cash Manana
Ford Worth Wonder
Philip Alexander
Arch Oheler
Obeler
San Antonio Tangle of Local Anecdotes and Mobiles
A rambling slice of city life recalls a movie projector, observers criticizing fire plugs and parking, a bus driver aiding seniors, a Market Street coffee moment, and a produce man’s suit complaint. An author Trejo tale about a shop girl in New York. goldfish river debate. theater figures and musicians passing through town.
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San Antonio
Frank ‘Trejo
Trejo
Rccess
New York
Peonies
Mollywood
Texas Flag Factory Lights Up Local Industry
The Robins family run a San Antonio flag shop employing 12 to 60 workers, selling flags for holidays and events. They produce cotton flags in many sizes, with silk options rare and costly, and pride themselves on making Texas flags in Texas. A notable project is reproducing a 1835 Texas flag for a Refugio anniversary.
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San Antonio
Elaire
Oak Street
Emile
Marcel
Texas
Robiny
INRA
Emile Robin
Copino
Rabin
Baering Down On the News By ARTHA Bugs Baer
A satirical column by Artha Bugs Baer mocks 1940 politics with parodic views on Republicans and Democrats. He compares campaigns to a runaway trolley ride and jokes about marble post offices, public pay, and state disputes, noting Kentucky as exceptional. The piece blends humor with sharp political critique.
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Artha “Bugs” Baer
Iroth
Aggies Hear Census Confessions Speech at Club Meeting
The Alamo A and M club will host a Tuesday noon talk in Milamen cafeteria. Jesse Blames will present confessional remarks titled Confessions of a Census Taker with speaker Sorrell involved.
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Aggies
Alamo A. and
M. Club
Milamenfeteria
Jesse Blames
Sorrell
Pedestrian dies after auto strike in Roosevelt Ave block
George Payne, 33, of 414 Ends Avenue, died from injuries after being struck by a car on Roosevelt Avenue in the 2100 block. He suffered a fractured skull and leg injuries, died at Robert B. Green Hospital. Witness Eddie Saenz, 19, 909 Wesb Houston Street, reported the crash. Gregorio Pina, 15, 1123 South Laredo Street, was jailed on charges of aggravated assault and failure to stop and render aid.
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George Payne
Ends Avenue
Robert B. Green
Payne
Roosevelt Avenue
BO Fort
Ice
Vinense
Eddie Saenz
Houston Street
Gregorio Pina
South
Laredo
Fina
John Brugger
Lance
Mary's University
Bante Hes
Atvuck Payne
Jewelry cache display post raid items valued at 3000
Police Chief Ray Ashworth announced a downtown bar raid yielded a jewelry cache worth 3000. The collection, including watches, bracelets, pins, rings, and a diamond brooch, will be displayed at detective headquarters Tuesday at 10 am.
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Ray Ashworth
Detective
Ashworth
Hamilton
United States
FBI Names Chief of Houston Office
FBI announces Ear G H Rehman will lead Houston office as chief of the new bureau, moving from Little Rock Arkansas. J E Hoover approved the Houston branch to relieve local caseload. Some personnel will transfer from San Antonio, leveraging familiar district knowledge.
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FBI
Houston
G H. Rehman
Little Rock
Ark
Federal Bureau of Identificaton
English Student Volunteers to Fight for Britain
Arthur Turner 22 English citizen and Cambridge dropout resident in Mexico City since July 1939 traveled with his parents and sister to San Antonio to enlist for service in England. He had planned to stay in Mexico City after attending his sister’s wedding but decided to return to England to join the armed forces saying he would help England if needed.
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San Antonio
Arthur ‘Turner
Mexico City
Turner
Cambridge University
England
J.P. Williams
Shell
Man Believed Run-Down Hit and Run Victim Near Corpus Christi
An unidentified Mexican man about 69 was found dead on the Corpus Christi highway near Readman's Curve. Deputies report the head nearly severed and the body hurled about 50 feet. He lay in the roadway as deputies Bock Campbell and Smith investigated after 9 a.m. passerby calls. Photographs were taken to aid identification.
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Corpus Christi
San Antonio State Hospital
Readman's Curve
H.C. Bock
Z. E. Campbell
Emmett Smith
Girl Rebels Against Drudgery at Lunch Counter
In a busy lunch counter drama, red haired Leslie faces tears while a difficult household quarrel over a phonograph song unsettles Sonny and Spike. The scene unfolds beside sizzling grills as tensions rise and the day moves toward a tense cliffhanger.
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Leslie Richardson
Richardson
Spike
Leslie
Sonny
Sonny Iider
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