Blue Willow Dishes Return To Hotels In Old Time Lunches
A San Antonio era note recalls blue willow plate specials once served at St. Anthony and other hotels like Gunter Plaza and Menger. The familiar porcelain pattern vanished over a decade, with current menus featuring chef and casserole specials priced 85 cents and up.
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Pon
Eddie Davis
Anthony
St Anthony
Gunter, Plaza and Menger
Sally Bourn
Raysi
St. Anthony's
Plaza
Stevenson Funeral Due
Stevenson funeral notices the death of Syble Eight Stevenson 45 of 292 Irvington Drive at a local hospital. Services are 1 30 p m Tuesday at Porter Loring chapel with interment at Sam Houston National Cemetery. A New York native who lived in San Antonio two years she graduated from El Paso High Loretta Academy and San Marcos Baptist Academy. Survivors include Maj Robert H Stevenson and Lt Col Sam Houston gon D C Robert Hond Stevenson Lackland AFB and daughter Jean Stevenson SOT.
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Syble Eight Stevenson
Irvington Dr
William Hood Shmpson
Porter Loring Chapel
Fi Sam-Houston National Cemetery
New York
Stevenson
San Antonio
el Paso
Loretta Academy
Paso
San Marcos Baptist Academy
Maj
Robert H. Stevenson
Sam Houston
D. C
Robert Hond Stevenson
Lackland Afb
Jean Steven- Sot
Man 23 Cut With Machete Near Somerset Tavern
Joe Guerrero, 24, of 146 Prize Ave, was treated at Robert B. Greetz Hospital Monday for a head wound. He told city detectives he was leaving a tavern on Somerset Rd when a group attacked him. he said one assailant fired a pistol and another struck him with a machete.
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Joe Guerrero
Prize Ave
Robert B. Greetz Hospital
Somerset 7d
Tyromen
Drunken Assault on GI Near Cedar Street
Cpl. H. L. Deathérage reports three men jumped from a stopped auto and assaulted him in the 300 block of Cedar Street late Saturday night. One man poked a finger in his ear and another pressed a finger into his eye after accusing him of shouting an insult. Deathérage and his wife were with a friend when the attack occurred.
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Cpl. H. L. Deathérage
Barbee Sr
Deatherage
Cedar St
Deathcrage
Woman Hurt In Fall From Porch
A San Antonio woman identified as Mrs. Barney Dulmis, 219 E Nuevast, fell from a second floor sleeping porch while walking in her sleep. She was hospitalized at Baptist Memorial with minor back injuries Monday.
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San Antonio
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Barney Dulmis
Matthiessen Funeral Slated for Frank Gignoux Matthiessen
Private services for Frank Gignoux Matthiessen age 55 of 319 Canterbury Hill will be held Thursday at 12 a.m. at Porter Loring chapel with Rev. Samuel O Capers officiating. He was a Chicago native who had resided in San Antonio 15 years. Survived by his widow, daughters Mrs. Dorothy Ree and Mrs. James C Dannis, all of San Antonio, brothers Richard Peck Matthiessen of Illinois, Theodore Matthiessen of Wisconsin, In Tra' C Matthiessen of California, and three grandchildren.
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Frank Gignoux Matthiessen
Canterbury Hill
Porter Loring Chapel
Samuel 0
Matthiessen
Chicago
San Antonio
Dorothy Ree
James C. Dannis
Richard Peck
Illinois
Theodore’ Matthiessen
Wisconsin
California
Stalmach Rites Held for Joseph A Stalmach ES
Funeral services for Joseph A. Stalmach of 70 Foyiynst were held at Southside General Home with Rev. Her W. Johanson officiating. Stalmach, a native of Wel come, had lived in San Antonio many years and is survived by a brother Frank Stelmach and two sisters Mrs. Frank Rodd and Mrs. Velma Johnson, all of Houston.
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Joseph A. Stalmach
Southside
Her W., Johanson
Stalmach
Welcome
San Artorio
Frank Stelmach
Frank Rodd
Velma Johnson
Houston
Jackpot Pay Sought After Faulty Payoff Claim
Fred Campbell reported hitting a jackpot on a marble table machine in the 600 block of East Commerce Street. Officers located the operator and cited legal issues with paying out claiming the payoff was illegal at the Greater Fort Worth International Airport area near Euless, while Delos W. Rentzel spoke as CAA chief at the 1417 acre airport near Fort Worth.
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E. Commerce St
Fred Campbell
Omaha St
FT. Worth. Uy Ft
Greater St. Worth International
Mlegal
Anon Carter
Delos W. Rentzel
National
CAA
Euless
Ft. Worth
Rand
Dallas
Light's Autos For Sale Columns Offer Splendid Buys
Classified notice highlights numerous autos available at Light's Autos For Sale Column nine. Readers urged to check current listings for dependable cars and favorable pricing.
Legion post to hear civilian defense talk Tuesday noon
The Business and Professional Men's Post 10, American Legion, will hear a noon Tuesday discussion on Civilian Defense Programs in Case of Disaster Emergency or War. The talk will be by a trained Fourth Army intelligence section team led by Maj. Perry H. Winn. Commanders of other Legion posts and local civic leaders are invited.
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American Legion
Fourth Army Intelligence Section
Perry H. Winn
Legion
Mayor White Resumes Office After Week-Plus Visit
Mayor White returned to his office Monday after a week and a half in Joplin Missouri with his wife’s family. He appeared ill but rested and said the trip was enjoyable despite the weather.
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Mayor White
Joplin
White
Sea Anemone Perambulates in San Antonio Aquarium
A notorious sea anemone roams tanks in the San Antonio aquarium described as a perambulating plant. It resembles a tower and moves slowly like a snail, with fragile pink and lavender fronds. The creature is housed in several tanks and fed shrimp, yet may chase a small fist if hungry between meals.
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San Antonio Aquarium
Theft of F490 From Metal Taal Reported to Police
L B Collins of 112 Live Oak Street reported a weekend theft of F490 from a metal taal box. Collins told police the money disappeared over the weekend and the incident was logged Monday.
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L. B. Collins
Live Oak St
Collins
Rules For Mayors Race Include Shoes And Permissions
Sunday at 2 PM the Soap Box Derby field includes mayors from Houston San Antonio Dallas and Austin. Mayor Holcombe jokes about keeping shoes on while officials must obtain wives written permission and meet language reading standards as well as a 48 inch beltline measure. No speeches or public address system use will be permitted during the race.
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Houston
Oscar Holcombe
Holcombe
Military Hwy. Raceway
South Texas
White
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Leslie Wasserman
Edgar Deen
F. Worth
Wallace Savage
Dallas
Taylor Glass
Austin
Mtu
Rotarians to Hear Earl Bunting at Gunter Hotel
Earl Bunting chief of New York City manufacturers association will speak at the San Antonio Rotary Friday noon meeting in the Gunter hotel. Program chair is Tanner Freeman.
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Earl Bunting
New York
Weslaco Man Stabbed At Night Club
A Weslaco cadet at Kelly AFB was stabbed seven times and died at Baptist Memorial Hospital after an altercation at the Von Ormy V C Club. Arvin Popham, 18, was arrested on murder charges after a bloody knife and clothing were found in his YMCA room. Witnesses and officers described a chaotic scene as the crowd dispersed and the car of victim Jack Solether was found locked with blood nearby.
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Sneaft
Owen Kilday
Texas A. & M
von Lormy
Jack Solether
Weslaco
Kelly Afb
the Baptist Memorial Hospital
V. C
von Ormy
Soletier
Air Force
Caret
Tony Morin
Jack Howard
Arvin Popham
YMCA
Kilday
Popham
Morin
Justice of the Peace M.D
Sotether
San Antonio
Philip Marlowe
Castillosh
Ray Meyer
Saunders Avé
Richard Johnson
Nueva
Robert Phansteel
Ridgewood
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Harris
Interaiife
Hollywood
Hoysville
George Patton
Clint Peace
George Walker
Grand
Richard Friedrich Aquarium
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Jack Solatier
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Kool Kontacl Panel Scientific Daiign
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