Rally Pushes for City Vote on Aldermanic Charter
A campaign aims to secure 2000 more signatures to force an election on adopting an aldermanic form of government. A rally at the Farmers Market drew attention to the drive led by the Telephone Users Association with 3878 signatures collected so far. The group seeks 4200 to meet the 10 percent eligibility threshold and proceed to a city ballot. Ten ward plan would elect 10 aldermen at 1200 a year and a mayor at 6000. lawyers say if 5000 or more voters support, the measures should appear on the ballot.
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Randle Tesler
Asociation
Taylor
William Avarey Sr
Tal Browne
San Antonio
J.franklin Spears
San Antonio petition drives heat up mayor race
Joy over rate changes sparks demand for new government form. Louis W Schlesinger joins the cause arguing salaries must rise for firemen and police. He warns petitions threaten the men who misgovern the city. TD P Davis urges ousting Quinvuplets and decries Quin and his gang. Charles M Dickson seeks a final meeting Wednesday to announce petition counts.
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Louis "W. Schlesinger
San
San Antonio
PF. Davis
Quin
Charles M. Dickson
West Point Officers Arrive for Duty at Fort Sam Houston
Sixty three officers fresh from West Point will report at Fort Sam Houston for the lat ter part of September with six field artillery officers and ten infantry second lieutenants assigned to the First Army commands. Fresh assignments include Salvatore Armogids and others in field artillery, while many names appear in infantry, with forty seven of the recruits destined for Randolph Field for training.
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West Point
Fork Sam Houston
Handnlph Field
Eighth Corps
Fort Sam Hoywton
Salvatore A. Armogids
Languill Bb
Wihy
Charles A. Sytarocki
Harry J. Lems
David C. Wallace
Jack W. Hickman
Leighton I. Davis
George R. Smith
James W. Wilson
Robert M. Stillman
George §. Eckhardt
Richard E. Ellsworth
Raymond W. Sumi
Sanford W. Horstman
David G. Presnell
Kenneth J Curtis
Joseph G. Russell
Kenneth P. Dergquist
Arthur A. Fickel
Downs E. Ingra
Edgar A. Clarke
Elmer J. Gibson
James H. Walsh
Walter J. Brode
James W. Totten
John N. Howell
Thomas Wildes
Aaron W. Tyer
Penny H. Wallaston
Carl T.isham
Wilhelm ©. Freudenthal
Noel M. Cox
Charles J. Daly
Samuel G. Mitchell
Larmor
Grim Jobin Williamson
Matyas
Petha Kyice M. Simons
Centennial Meet Planned for City Bond Vote Discussion
San Antonio centennial planning committee of 14 to meet at Express Publishing auditorium at 4 pm Tuesday to discuss a general meeting Wednesday. A proposal for a 160 member general committee to file with the city council to call an election on a $500,000 tissue bond will be discussed Wednesday in the Municipal auditorium east room. E J Altgelt sponsors doubling the general committee. Plan member Harry Herteberg will discuss Wednesday the expenditure of the $590,000 and projects including a Riverside or Roosevelt coliseum.
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San Antonio
Express Publishing Company
Municipal Auditorium
Feneral Committee
E. J. Altgelt
Harry Herteberg
Riverside
Roose
Post's Passengers Hop Time Puzzle
July 23 report notes Taurenntetea and Will Rogers aboard a round the world monoplane. Pro nounced readiness to depart, but timing undecided. Airs. Post expected to accompany her husband, while Will Rogers remains taciturn and not confirming details.
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Post
Los Anus
Les
Will Rogers
Jarasus
Police Eligible List Still Open
Applications for examinations for positions on an eligible list for the city police department remain open. Frank Sullivan serves as secretary of the police board. Details were announced at the San Antonio Vocational and Technical School and carpentry theater class notes describe a wooden cube project as part of study.
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City Poles
Frank Sullivan
Sire Ans Police
Martviee Varela & Py
San Anno Vocational and Teeheice
U S to Rome Hop Planned in Fall
George R. Pond of Detroit announced a planned non stop flight from the United States to Rome next September aboard the Night Train. He will be accompanied by Ugo D Ann Massolo, son of a noted Italian rock.
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Detrurr
George R. Pond
Detroit
United States
Pond
Ireland
Ugo D'Ann Tmassolo
Bus Bill Endorsed by L C C Committee
Washington July 2 The house Interstate Commerce Committee approved the administration bill for federal regulation of motor trucks and buses. Altgelt urged city commissioners to prepare a table showing the tax rate impact of a bond issue. Albert Steves Sr. chairs the planning committee.
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Washington, D. C
House Interstate Commerce Committee
West Parks
Altgilt
Albert Steves Sr
Oat Shearing Scheduled for August 18 in Texas
In San Angelo and across the range country wool markets stay brisk with prices from 7.1 to 25 cents and a top of 27.18 cents at a Del Rio sealed bid sale. Mohair contracts eyed for August 15 with recent adult mohair at 22 cents per pound, double the four month ago opening. fall sheep and goat contracts seen at small per head figures as early forecasts point to strong activity.
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San Angelo
del Rio
Boston
Bexar State Park Site to Be Chosen
A national park service representative will visit San Antonio within 10 days to pick a proposed Bexar County state park site. Three tentative locations will be selected from 15 suggested by a committee appointed by County Judge Frost Woodhull, with site prices ranging from 6.50 to 200 dollars per acre. Don Helth plans a 1,000,000 pound clip this fall. The Texas Sheep and Great Rotters association forms with G Winford Cunningham as secretary treasurer. Headquarters will be at the St Angelus hotel, Abe Mayer says. The merger forms a 1600-member group launching a recruitment drive.
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National, Park Service
San Antonio
Bexar County
J. W. Dorenel
State Park Board
D. E. Calp
Frost Woodhull
Don. Helt Gain
Texas Sheep and Great Rotters Association
G. Winford Cunningham
St. Angelus Hotel
Abe Mayer
Pioneer Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of Texas
Texas Wool and Mas ‘Pair Growers Association
Work halted on hospital at Mount Vernon Place
Residents near Mount Vernon Place and Woodlawn report a restraining order in Seventy third District Court against Dr W C Palmer seeking to establish a tuberculosis sanatorium. Judge Frederick Stevens ordered stop work, ban use of the site for a sanatorium, and removal of already moved patients. A temporary injunction hearing was set for the 31st. Ferdinand Munfer joins RKO Radio’s James Barton film cast with Charles Vidor directing.
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Mount Vernon Place
Woodlawn
Seventy-third District
W. C. Palmer
Frederick Stevens
Farmer
Stevens
Barton
Ferdinand Munfer
RKO Radio
James Barton
Charles Vidor
William Harrigan
Margaret Callahan
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