Theater Days and San Antonio Tales Across Years
A writer recalls theater work including school pageants, a Chicago Opera corpse, and a Freiburg Passion role, plus usher duties. The piece moves to commercial news noting Reynolds display prizes won by three San Antonio retailers and a bank directors election, then quotes Hell on Wheels on San Antonio as a soldier pass attraction with vivid city descriptions and hotel dining notes.
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Chicago Civic Opera Company
Freiburg
Municipal Auditorium
Chicago
John Ringling
Ringling
San Antonio
George Keene
Steve Sanchez
Fumby's
P. W. Johnson
Brock's
Louis K. Nelson
American Industrial Bankers’ Association
Hell On Wheels
Camp
Lee
Menger
la Villita
U.S
St. Anthony
Plaza
Gunter
Texas
la Louisianne
Broadway
Atlenta
Galveston
Austin
Women to Descend On Mayor Collecting for City Cleanup
City’s leading clubwomen plan to visit the mayor and commissioners Thursday to press a broad city cleanup. They demand elimination of sewer hazards, open toilets, stagnant pools, and garbage spills, and offer volunteers and cars for the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Johnson
Claude Hudspeth
Woman's Club
City Federation of Women's Clubs
League of Women Voters
Lotus Club
Hudspeth
Report Cards Await Pupils
Edgeweed elementary and high schools along with Stafford Burleson and Coronado schools urged pupils to fetch report cards Friday between 9 a m and 12 noon at their schools. Bring books including any from the Book Mobile. No further classes this year and grades based on work already completed. All closing exercises cancelled under a school board ful ling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgeweed
Stafford
Burleson
Coronado
Classified Ads Halted In Saturday Paper Emergency
In response to a critical newsprint shortage all Saturday editions will drop Classified Advertising and no ad will be accepted for more than four days. The move aims to preserve printing stability and prioritize essential notices and news.
Trinity Student Wins Debating Cup
Trinity university junior John Silber of San Antonio won the Chauncey Acrey silver cup for debating in the 1945 46 term. Debate coach Dr George A Schrader Jr announced the achievement noting his parents Mr and Mrs Paul G Silber of 1915 Cincinnati Lane.
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John Silber
San Antonio
Trinity University
Chauncey Acrey
George A. Schrader Jr
Paul G. Silber
Cincinnati Nne
Courthouse Damaged by Storm Estimates Given
Last week hail damaged the courthouse, with Willie Dunsmore, custodian, citing about 150 dollars in damage. He reported 57 windows on east and west sides broken, totaling 200 dollars, plus roof tile chipping. Insurance covers the damage.
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Willie Dunsmore
Kelly field awards diplomas to first driver class
Kelly field graduates 42 men from a three week driver’s school. Col Lewis A. Dayton deputy commander presents diplomas. The course totals 55 hours of driving instruction and 50 hours of classroom work, preparing students to operate nearly every type of government vehicle.
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Kelly Field
Lewis A. Dayton
Leg Crushed By Fall At City Road Work Site
A woman calls the sheriff reporting a death and a crushed leg near Jackson Kellar and Blanco roads. Louis Edwards, 34, a street department truck driver, was found atop his overturned truck with a severely crushed wooden leg and said his leg was just crushed to pieces. He was treated for head and back injuries after a roof fall on East Myrtle Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Henry Hein
City Health Department
Newcastle
Crittenden
Jackson-Kelier
Blanco
George Robinson
Louis Edwards
Edwards
Robinson
Carl Maynard
Riverside Drive
East
Myrtle Avenue
Baekrng Down On the News by Bugs Baer
Herbert Hoover's world report is the most encouraging bad news this spring. The piece notes slight suspicion of political cleavage and suggests feeding everybody but Floretto Ls Guardia. Byrnes missed a bet by not bringing home a dinner guest from Paris and Jimmy returns for a rest with a thumb over-twiddled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Herbert Hoover
Herbert
Floretto Ls Guardia
Byrnes
Paris
Graduates By Mail Charles Carter Earns Diploma
Cpl. Charles Carter, 19, of Brooksfield, will receive his high school diploma May 31 from Abilene High School. While stationed overseas in Tran he completed correspondence courses from a Madison Wisconsin school recognized by Abilene. Carter is a native of Abilene.
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Cpl
Charles Carter
Brooksfield
Abilene High School
Tran
Carter
Madison, Wisc
Abilene
Veterans Housing Plans Fade Quickly in San Antonio
Frank Robertson of the San Antonio Home Builders Association told directors after returning from a Washington conference that veterans housing plans are stalling due to government delays in moving materials. He warned the emergency housing program will produce mostly ghost houses as a result.
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Veterans’ Emergency Housing
Frank Robertson
San Antonio Home Builders’ Association
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Frank Larom
Guam
Kenneth C. Jacobs
L R. Kenneth Charles
Don
Anil Derry
Mr. Lind
Soda Dept
College ST
Trinity
Kelly
Okeh
Baekrng
Jimmy
Ripley
A. Ntumphreys
North Center Street
Batiste
Texas Stars
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