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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
21
An unclear clipping references Dan Quill, a local organization member, and a string of names including Ripley, Fort, Joe Shehy, and Richard Tucker. The piece suggests misunderstandings around meanings of terms in a ward, with a court bailiff nicknamed "Erish" and various residents noted as visiting.
A scrambled clipping mentions radio host Dixie and guard Jollet, with jokes from Tucker whose full name is Richard John Joseph Hugh Tucker. It also references Roger Davenport as a Los Angeles MC turned automotive inspector, Mayor O K Quin as a baseball fan, and the return of Rev Ned Alvord to Texas, among scattered notes on cafes, Signa Tet, and local events.
The page features bold prose about the 1036 Centennial and 1937 Fiesta, praising Firefly Gardens and the Frontier Palace as lively venues. It mentions a Billy Rose style carnival with theatrical glamour and a cast of alluring performers, plus film star notes and a feature page excerpt from The American Weekly.
Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph reports wealthy Fort Worth capitalist Guy Waggoner plans to desert Texas by moving his business interests out of Fort Worth due to new taxes and the repeal of race track betting. He left for his ranch between Guy and Tucumcoti after a weekend visit with A. W. Markshefter, his business associate.
Charles IV Nichols 42 owner of a feed and monkey store at 202 West avenue recovered after inhaling gas in an incubator house at his shop Monday afternoon. Overcome by escaping fumes, he was found unconscious by his wife who called the fire department. Firemen led by C. A. Hart worked more than 30 minutes before Nichols regained consciousness.
ARTHUR BAEK reports on a chaotic political scene as a brief eclipse-like event parallels the congressional shadow over the White House last week. The piece notes shifting aims, pending adjournment, and a call for signed papers by evening amid a backdrop of recurring annual weather and political cycles.
The San Antonio Lions Club will elect officers during a noon Wednesday meeting at the Gunter hotel. Entertainment by Hollywood Dance Company is planned with O. Wyneken as program chairman. Officers include T. Guy Rogers as president, A. Hanley first VP, Peter Murray secretary, James B. Roark VP, Elmo Haun-Monds secretary-treasurer, and others. The issue mentions pneumonia germs and a feature on chemical germ-fighters in The American Weekly.
Commencement exercises for San Antonio Technical and Vocational School slated for Tuesday at 8 p m in the Municipal auditorium with Rev Perry F Webb of the First East church as principal speaker A J Mandry president of the student council will present the class farewell and L W principal of the school will present the senior class. Rev J B Wilson of Fort Worth will give the invocation and benediction and the school orchestra and members will furnish music.
The Texas Association of Colleges awarded the top graduating student Dean Mosye with a full tuition scholarship. A three way tie for top girl student saw Kathryn Rowell Dorothy Fresenius and Pay Reeder receive scholarships to Trinity Waxahachie University San Antonio and Our Lady of the Lake respectively. Freddie June Glare won five dollars for best dress in home economics and Martha Gulley won second prize. both prizes offered by the Parent-Teacher Association.
A meeting of the Playmates San Autonis dramatic organization will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Express auditorium with Wally Gursen in charge. Casts for plays will be selected at the meeting.
Police and fire departments should not form a union to avoid outside influence, says Police Commissioner Phil Wright in a written statement. He compares their role to safeguarding life and property under city control and likens unionization to militarized obedience to non-government entities. A separate South Dakota farm push distributed 7100 posters urging planting feed crops for safety and soil health.
Regular army troops numbering six officers and 100 enlisted men will arrive at Dalat June 1 from Fort Benjamin Harrison to occupy Camp Stephen J. Austin during the Pan American Exposition. They will stay in Dallas until November 1, with Ninth Cavalry elements from Port Riley joining June 18 to October. The new infantry division test delayed northern corps troops from participating.
Benno Scheel chief deputy county clerk says only about 1 in 100 notaries public in Bexar County have qualified for office duties. Deadline to qualify and complete bond and oath administration looms.
The marking of 31 miles along the Santa Fe to Yuma route used by Gen. Kearny's Army of the West in 1846 is complete. Col. Gustave B. Lavesh, commander of the Eighth Corps engineers, announced the milestone. Lt. Robert Erlenkatter led the marking party, assisted by a Fort Logan engineer detachment.
G Serman warned Sin Antonians not to endanger houses with clippings and debris near vacant lots and garages. He cited numerous complaints of piling refuse against property and warned the fire department would be dispatched to burn such refuse, stressing safety.
San Antonio plans a novel senior-junior high school at Bleves Gardens offering agriculture landscaping animal husbandry and home economics next fall. The $200000 building will house 900 pupils and includes classrooms laboratory auditorium cafeteria and modern facilities. The school board may name it Rogers and Post in honor of Will Rogers and Wiley Post or Sleves school.
Room at 150 Malinke Court for $325 cash plus $35 monthly. Unfurnished duplex at 327 West Whitier for rent. Furnished room at 316 Marshall Street for $2 weekly. Playmare Grill Club in Roostown, Texas for sale. 1935 Avi... (text truncated)
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