Permits Approved in District Reach $941,715 Total
Applications approved this week by the housing expeditor cover commercial construction in the district totaling $941,715. The largest local item is a $120,000 masonry elementary school for Harlandale, plus a $31,000 St. Mary’s hall, and a $25,000 clinic for Dr. Carlos Urrutia. The district’s biggest grant is $163,526 for a store in Laredo.
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San Antonio
Masonry
Harlandale
St. Mary’s Hall
Carlos Urrutia
Laredo
Brackettville Chamber Seeks Hospital and Scenic Route
The Brackettville chamber of commerce with 170 members launched a campaign to build a Kinney county hospital. President A E Bartberger announced efforts to upgrade street lighting dairy equipment and a city park purchase. Town leaders seek Highway 674 paving between Brackettville and Rock Springs at the next state highway commission meeting to provide a scenic route to San Antonio.
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Brackettville Chamber of Commerce
Kinney County
A. E. Bartberger
Brackettville
Rocksprings
Maverick
Kinney
Edwards
Kimble
State Highway Commission
San Antonio
Missing cash sack reported at Solo Server
A disappearance incident involves a money sack with over $600 in cash and checks reported to police Saturday by Solo Server, located at 118 Soledad Street. The event centers on the cashier's counter and ongoing investigation.
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Solo
Soledad Street
San Antonio Boy Wins A M College Opportunity Award
James Eugene Pianta of San Antonio is named among 25 winners of the Texas A and M college opportunity awards for 1947. Winners receive cash four year awards and potential extra financial help for college expenses if they maintain high classroom performance.
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James Eugene Pianta
San Antonio
College Station
Man Booked After Stabbing Incident
Jesse Morris aged 20 of 318 Bargas Street was stabbed eight times in an altercation behind 438 Vine Street Friday night. Boston T. Jackson of 123 Garcia Street was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital for eight stab wounds and Booked for aggravated assault with a pocket knife.
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Jesse Morris
Bargas Street
Boston T. Jackson
Garcia Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Vine Street
Nursing Service Board Meeting Notice
The Nursing Service Board of Public Health District 16 will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Guadalupe Community Center. The report notes Live Oak County farms totaling 735 with a combined cash income of 4,845,424 dollars, averaging 6,592 dollars per farm according to Texas University bureau.
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Community Nursing Service Board of Public Health District 16
Guadalupe Community Center
Georgi
Bond Vote Planned for Los Angeles Heights School District
A 350000 bond issue to build new schools and raise the tax rate from 1.00 to 1.25 funds teacher salaries and state-mpecified schedules. Projects include a Woodlawn Hills elementary, Edison athletic stadium, Franklin cafeteria and gym, Woodrow Wilson addition, Hidalgo expansion, and land purchase.
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Los Angeles Heights Independent
Woodlawn Hills
Edison High School
Benjamin Franklin
Woodrow Wilson
Hidalgo School
Bus Merger Sought In Interstate Transport Pact
Announcement states a merger of Continental Bus System Inc Santa Fe Trail Transportation and Dixie Motor Coach to form the Transcontinental Bus System Inc with Dallas as headquarters and an Interstate Commerce Commission filing to occur Monday in Washington.
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Continental Bus System Inc
San Antonio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Santa Fe Trail Transportation Company
Dixie Motor Coach Corporation
Transcontinental Bus System Inc
Dallas
Woman Reports Theft of Handbag on South Alamo
Elizabeth Kenny reported Saturday to police that a handbag was stolen from a South Alamo street firm's counter. The bag contained $55 in cash and two rings valued at $20.
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South Alamo Street
Elizabeth Kenny
West Alamo Drive
Kilday Supports Main Avenue Through Arsenal Property
In a letter to Mayor Alfred Callaghan Congress man Paul Kilday says he backs opening Main avenue through the San Antonio arsenal and creating another Southside artery. He would favor using the property for a medical school if the plan fails and suggests San Antonio Junior College could use the land. He hopes state funds may support the medical school as the WAA currently occupies the site.
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Alfred Callaghan
Paul Kilday
San Antonio Arsenal
Kilday
Arsenal
San Antonio Junior College
WAA
Callaghan
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Houston
TUE
Ruchitorn
W. Commerce
TRE Continental Hotel
Hospital
Aim of New Chamber
New
Nursing Service Board
Optometrists
G. B. Rickson
J. Rogers
Jai Wenee Yet
Aceston
TN Beaumont
Port Houston
Corpus Christi
Tyler
Austin
Congress
Arthur, Galveston, Orange, and
Rca-Victor
Sheldon
Ivory
Universal Vacuum Cleaner
Universal Clean Air
W. Commerce ST
Garfield
R.O.I.C
Texas Military Institute
College Blvd
SAN Antonio Academy
N. Floras St
Arades
SAN Antonio Academi
Texas
Karotkin
Dixie Gas Range
Robertshaw
Mount Rainier
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