Bexar Today Highlights Local Arts and Community Events
Community notices list junior macrame classes for youths at YWCA Las Palmas Center on Wednesdays, a Great Country Roundhouse Jamboree with George Chembers and his Country Gentlemen at Willits Assembly Hall, belly dancing workshops, and Summer Fun Club schedules across multiple YMCA and local sites. Also noted are Fahrenheit 451 screening at Lake University and auditions for sugar, banjo, and mandolin players in Brackenridge Park.
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George Chembers
Bexar Kiwanis “Great Country Roundhouse
Dat
Willits Assembly Hall
Area Farmers Face Rain Deluge Hits Sorghum Crops
Farmers in the San Antonio area face millions in losses as excessive rain delays harvests and causes sorghum damage. Experts note rot and mold from green sprouts, with storage challenges and uncertain yield as moisture lingers. Weather officials trace the storm pattern to a July monsoon, while Bandera County pecan growers brace for scab and apply fungicides.
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San Alonlo
Osc
Bippen
Alumy
San Amioni
Mike Thompson
National Weather Service
Monsana
Erty
Westerhon
Thompson
San Antonio
San Antonin Area
Bandera County
Werner Lindip
Through the Years highlights from The Light Files
A 1966 note from President Johnson leaving Randolph AFB for Washington after a Hill Country vacation. Entries recount 1856 dam height debate by M A Dillingham in San Antonio, 1946 cab stand rights opening, 1936 Senate probe on poll tax list padding, 1926 film Padlocked at Empire Theater with stars, and 1916 San Antonio Zoo notoriety with ostrich offers.
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Johnson
Randolph Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Rainfall Continues to Drench San Antonio City
Rainfall reaching 16.79 inches since midnight Friday drenched the ground and spurred flood warnings. National Weather Service reports 340 percent chance of more rain Sunday night with radar showing thunderstorm activity. City had about 2.75 inches this month and over four inches above normal for the year.
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San Antonio
Sunnday
National Weather Bureau
San Antono
Prchiarity
Burcat
Nornally
Ali P
Dred
Amonio
Hartman Seeks Junkyard Reform Amid Enforcement Gaps
Hartman signals a push to tighten junkyard laws as enforcement remains weak. COPS led a two week bus tour through Somerset and nearby areas to urge county action for stricter rules and expanded junkyard regulation targeting about nine yards in the region.
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Till Ukun
Fareamora
Counel
San Antonio Car Van Crash Kills Driver Injures Fifteen
A head on collision on U S 90 in Uvalde County early Saturday killed L D Rodriguez 25 of San Marcos and injured fifteen others aboard a van from California. The van occupants aged 1 to 33 were treated and released or transported for care at several area hospitals. Local officials and COPS discuss junkyard, zoning and land use issues prompting a planned Southwest COPS meeting.
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San Antonio
Uvalde County
L.D. Rodriguez
Chihuahua
Rodriguez
U.S. 90
California
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Angela Rios
Joseph Rios
Michele Anne Rios
San Diego
Calif
Maria Linan
Leunel Linan Sr
Leonel Linan Jr
Oceanside
Uvalde Hospital
Roger Linan
Neal Linan
Brooke Aemy Medical Center
Patricia Linan
Rodrigues
Felix Rodriguez
Leandro Rodrigues
Bruno Rodrigues
Felix Rodriguez Sr
San Marcos
Juanita Hernandez
Weir
George Rodriguez
Uvalde
Nariman
Fereuy
Hartman
Marin
Planning Commission
Kirby Cops
Virgani Zamora
Efarcemem
George Vann
Southwest
St Joseph's Catholic Church
New Laredo Highway
Meyer Cockrell
Churchill High Student Named Miss Texas Teen USA 1976
Churchill High School junior Michelle Petty won the Miss Texas Teenager title at a Saturday finals held at the Anthony Hotel with 21 contestants. She is sponsored by Churchill National Bank and will compete for Miss Teen Queen USA 1976 in August at Bolingbrook. First runner up was Roxahn Schove, with Cecilia Ann Rodrigues second runner up. Other awards went to Margarita Ochoa Miss Photogenic and Debbie Aikens Miss Personality.
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Wiegenrold Churchill High School
Anthony
Michelle Petty
D.C. Petty
Meadowbrook
Michelle
Churchill National Bank
Chicago
Bolingbrook
De“Verne R. Kitlles
B.dohe
Milton H. Baughn Jr
Isaiah Gundy
Churchill
Roxahn Schove
Cecilia Ann Rodrigues
Hi.s
Providence High School
Wis
Margarita Ochoa
Debbie Aikens
Dwight Junnior High School
Mass Dee Wireless
University of Texies
Depositors Receive Insurance Payments in Grants
FDIC examiners distributed about 200000 in insurance payments to 170 depositors at Citizens National Bank in Carrizo Springs on Saturday. FCC claims agent Tara Johnson said the hearings have returned slightly more than 4.5 million to depositors, up to the $40000 maximum per person.
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State Bank
Tara Johnson
FCC Claims Agen
City workers' slowdown continues into second week
The city garbage collectors will keep their slowdown into a second week starting Monday. AFSCME Local 2399 executive director Tienry Munoz said the workers will again do only authorized breaks and walk routes rather than run, continuing noncompliant behavior without legal action.
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Tienry Munoz
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes Union Local No. 2399
Munoz
Lade Boyd Bridge to Business Profiles
A compact notice highlights a cross section of business profiles and a daily crossword daybook listing names such as Don Politles Dorothy Manvers and Dr Brothers amid a local business feature.
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Boyd
Don Politles
Dorothy Manvers
Dr. Brothers
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E. Sunshine
Foothills Swim Club
Rock Creek Run
Glen Oaks
Warbach
Harper's Corner
Pink Drive
Qur Lacy
the Lake University of San Antonio
Julie Christie
Oskar Werger
Department of Parks and Recreation
Brackenridge Park
Walker-Ford Singers
Pine Street Center
Pam
West End Baptist Church
Culebra
Bip D Hermann Sons
Dailua
Robert M. Poropat
Alamo Area
South Teas
United Sin
U.S
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la Villita
Linda Fewail
Pau W. Carter
Houston
M.A. Dillingham
Canyon
Fire and Police
P.L. Anderson
Yellow Cab Co
Senate Election Investigation Committee
Empire Theater
Noah Beery
Lois Moran
Louise Dresser
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Lambert
Arizone
Louis Pantuso
Columbus Hall
Texas
Mary Taylor
Laura Yantis
Holmes High School
Miss Taylor
Vincent Taylor
My Yantis
WJ Yantis
Wichelle Petty
Lade
Avitan Line
Plaza
Ted Mal
Marignne
Osram Financial
Pigge2d Garden
Phyllis
Vinnie Galan
UC Polunsky
Horoscige
Shulsky
Jumble PS
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