Flood Relief Drain Main Underway in City Drainage Plan
Work on a north side main for the 1955 bond drainage program advances, the concrete horseshoe storm sewer spanning about a mile from Seeling and Lowery to Sunshine, costing 385,864 dollars. McKenzie Construction began in late February, aiming for November completion.
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Seeling
Woodlawn Lake
McKenzie Construction Co
Seeling and
Lowery
Wood [Lawn Lake
Martines Creek
Public Service Board Lays City’s Golden Egg
A city fiscal plan backed by Mayor Kuykendall promises a windfall of 718,486 for street repairs as the Public Service Board moves to retroactively tax relief dating to 1952. The measure, supported by officials and opposed by some voters, could yield about 20,000 monthly in new city revenue without raising the tax rate, with implications for a new jail and police HQ.
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DON Politico
Jelty
Kuykendall
Public Service Board
Ie Board
Bilt
Bexar
Mery Fei
Sam Bennett
Safe To Talk In Campaign Chatter At Legion Event
George Reed, candidate for the legislature, seeks safety in conversation after opponents brand him and Joe Hansley as pro prohibitionists. He told a Legion baseball game audience he witnessed Hansley take a social link and joked about being a Baptist minister. The courthouse notes reveal debates over air conditioning and a plan to upgrade heating as a county nerve center, with Davies set to go without cooling while negotiations continue.
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George Reed
Joe Lee Hansley
Reed
Hensley
Court House
Sam Joviie
Jorrie
S. Benton Magus Suerconas
Davies
Bexar County Judges Expand Jury Pool Amid Shortage
Space and juror shortages cripple trials as eight of twelve juries face delays. District judges expand the jury wheel by 200 prospective jurors and deputies hunt them down. Female jurors face scheduling quirks and hotel room needs arise for deliberations due to scarce courtroom space. A dead man even received a jury summons, illustrating the flawed system.
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Bexar County
City lawyers seek broad reform of civil service for police and fire
Legal minds prepare a sweeping plan to change the firemen and policemen civil service act. They aim to shift discipline decisions toward chief control and limit appeals, arguing it would speed protection of the public and professional service while critics warn of reduced employee safeguards. The proposal, backed by municipal leaders, will be presented to the legislature in January and debated by Police Welfare representatives.
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Emsploye
Alsa
Pable
Community notices mix local bids and personnel actions
A sprawling local item list covers petitions for parking changes near Mark Twain Elementary, payroll shifts to bi weekly pay, tax relief requests for B J Nichol, candidacies for court seats, city service travel, retirements and raises, and various civic remarks. It notes officials like PIDEL SALAIS, JOSEPH T MARSHALL, HUBERT GREEN JR, and others.
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Mark Twain
W. Summit
B. J. Nichol
San Antonis Music Machine and Amusement
Pidel Salais
J. Medina
Joseph T. Marshall
City Medical and Dental Service
National Tuberculosis Assn
Philadelphia
Harold Blay Cock
Tulsa
Atty. Joe
Pat Brown tops Knowland in California governor primary
Edmund G. Pat Brown won a decisive Democratic primary victory over Sen Knowland in California, leading by more than 500000 votes out of about 2 million. Knowland secured the Republican nomination, setting up a November matchup for the governorship in Sacramento. Brown, San Francisco born, has been state attorney general eight years and a longtime Democrat active in party affairs. He is affable, respected, and faces a vigorous campaign as he aims to extend his leadership in California law enforcement. Bernice Brown, his wife, is the daughter of a San Francisco police captain. they have three daughters and a son studying for the priesthood.
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Brown
150Th District Court -Bench
Texas
Concilave
Houston
Rob
Schmidt
Fork
Boy Scouts of America
Sam
Bennet
Joe Greenwill
Candi
State Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Edmund G
Pat” Brown
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Sacramento
Washington
Democratic Party
San Francisco
San Francisco College of Law
Altey
Matthew Brady
Tie
Bernice
Edmund Ix
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Ihe Police Department
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Bagatelles
Dist
Hubert Green JR
Albert Trevino
Mario Almaguer
Corporation Court
Atty Me. Co
Gonzales
Joe Lee Hensley
Corporation
Jack Flaherty
Ralph Winton
Water Board
Civil Defense
Charter Revision League
Clyde Wantland
Sam Bennet
Research and Planning Council
ED Sullivan
Julia Meade
Eastman Kodak
KODAK
FOX
FOX CO
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