City Notebook Notes From Bexar Facts Page
The Bexar Facts column highlights locals like MERI JAY from the Gunter band, JANE SHELTON and JACK BROGAN recalls, and theater figures DOROTHY ALLSUP and CARLA and FERNAN-1. It notes street gossip, job moves, a Fort Sam riot rumor, and city directory quirks including Stephens spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brogan
Fort Sam Holston
Bop! Gosset
Leon Charles Kopecky
Dietors
Lax
A. B. Sicbvens
Stephens
Catherine Jane Merchant
S. A
Texas State College For Women
Velma Farib
Dorothy Allsup
Regularity Continues in Sluggish Economic Outlook
A terse Forbes dispatch notes steady sentiment with hesitancy dominating. Steel profits slump while automakers push 1939 model output above 1938. rail traffic grows lightly as mining resumes. Financing soft, credit steady, and construction in April the strongest since 1931, signaling cautious optimism amid mixed signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Forbes
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Gil
Wall Street
Graduates Gather for Baccalaureate Services in San Antonio
Thirteen city school districts and private schools held baccalaureate services for over 2400 graduates including about 1700 from Thomas Jefferson Brackenridge San Antonio Vocational Sidney Lanier and San Antonio Junior College. Sermons were delivered by church pastors and students performed in mixed choral and instrumental numbers. Other services noted at University of San Antonio Harlandale Alamo Heights and Thomas Edison High School with class sizes ranging from 48 to 133, plus services planned for St Marys and related institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ure
Thomas Jefferson
Brackenridge
San. Antong Vocatisnits
Technicel
Sidney Lanier
San Antonio Junior College
Wees
Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church
Reverett H. Jones
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Tech High School
Sidney Laning
Youssel
George Adams
Amerita
University of San Antonio
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Donald Hedmond
Government Hill Methodist Church
Harlandale High School
St. L. Flowers
Alamo Heights High School
Mamo Heights
RE Dulaney
Sanity
Los Angeles
Ediso! of Texas Military Institue
St. Mar's
Epicconsi
Everett Jones
Central Catholic Hien School
St. Mary's
M. Thompson
Shelre
St. Mary's University
Our Lady of the Lake College
Incarnate Word College
Triuline Academy
Boss Pendergast Admits His Guilt
Kansas City report: Tom Pendergast, a longtime political boss, pleads guilty to tax evasion for 1925 and 1926 totaling $449,050. He is sentenced to one year and three months in prison with probation for five years and a $20 fine, amid medical testimony on his heart and intestinal troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
May
Opi
Tom Pendergast
Aid
Melvill E. Otis
Pendergast
John G.madden
Merrill B. Olis
Tex
United States
Maurice Milligan
Otis
A. Sophian
Life Guard Classes Begin At Y Center
The life guard training sessions started at the Y under the State Board of Vocational Education and State Health Department. The conference program, daily through June except weekends, was prepared by W. E. Collin acting sanitary engineer and R. L. Bass director of swimming pools. Classes run from 30 to 9:40 each morning, with city pool hours adjusted during the conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc.a
State Board of Vocational Education and
State Health
Jonnie
W. E. Collin
R. L. Bass
La Salle Statue Dedicated in Texas at Indianola Site
In Port Lavaca on May 22 a La Salle statue was unveiled at the Indianola landing site from 1635. Over 2000 attendees heard speakers including Dr. Marcel Moraud of Rice University, Robert Lee Bobbiet, Grace Montlerdell, and G. Read of Houston. The Indianola association reorganized and installed new officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle
Texas
Port Lavaga
Rene Robert Cavalier Bieur de la Salle
Indianola
Pienen
Parsons
Marcel Moraud
Rice University
Robert Lee Bobbiet
Highway Commission
Grace Montlerdell
Port Lavaca
Old
Thdianola Association
G. Read
Houston
Christian Science Lecture on Man’s Good and Freedom
Thomas E. Hurley from Louisville Kentucky presents a Christian Science lecture titled the Revelation of Man’s Good Given Dominion and Freedom in the enunterpal quditor ium Monday. Sponsored by the Piret jucck of Chrint Sclmn et Hurley, the event invites readers to inquire about vacation money. Light Want Ads provide contact via Dial P1202 for adwriter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Chris-ian Science
Thomas E. Hurley
Enunterpal Quditorium, & Pin
Piret Jucck
Hurley
Louisville
San Antonio
Vather Sheen Attacks Communism at Union Talk
In Elizabeth New Jersey on May 24 1941 Father Sheen of Catholic University Washington spoke to a Catholic audience at St Mary’s auditorium denouncing communism and fascism as threats to America. He warned that Soviet influence and the red flag symbolize danger and urged action against both ideologies in a Federated Holy Name Society event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Lerring
Oviet Imonion
Lofey Bruton Lspeddy
Atm Rissa Warkary
Paihel’ Shert
Jeas
Ecommunnism
Union Equaly Federatios
Holy Name Societis
Business men to take tour of eastern Texas towns
Thirty San Antonio business houses will leave the Municipal auditorium at 6 45 a m Tuesday for a two day tour of the citys eastern trade area. They will visit Lavernia Sutherland Springs Stockdale Nixon Smiley Westheim Yorktown Goliad Yoakum Shiner Hall and more before returning Wednesday night. A lunch stop is planned at Seguin Hallettsville and Victoria宿 before final return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
E. D. Wiemers
Chamber of Commerce
Municipal
el Suero
Victora
Hallettsville
Dr Greer to Speak at Schools Programs
Dr Baxter and D Greer will address Highland Park Presbyterian church tutors on school programs. The talk covers Covington Wars and ends with a planned Tuesday night event at W. W. White school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Greer
South Texas Chamber to Hold Election Directors Meeting
The South Texas chamber of commerce will meet at the Gunner Hotel at noon Tuesday to hear resource committee reports and elect officers. Ray Leeman, former VP, heads the nominating committee with Harley of Say Amwrto as chair and J. M. Pickering of Vittoria as chair of the resolutions committee.
Southwest Texas Oil West Ranch Drilling Campaign Emerges
In Jackson county the Southwest Texas Oil West Ranch area becomes the center of a new drilling push. Magnalla Petroleum and Whitman Drilling of Houston pursue 6006-foot tests on Block 40 in Bennett subdivision, with multiple developers and crews advancing near Borinatic lines. Several wells report depths around 269 feet to over 4905 feet, pumping oil as operations spread through Starr county and nearby fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Ranch
Jackson County
Magnalla, Petroleum Company
J.G. Nelson
Tandy
Young
Ti. J. St. Geemain
Whitman Drilling
Ycamming of
Houston
Bennett Subdivision
Bunk Company
Ohio OW Corporation
Darby Fetroleum Corporation
Shell Retroleum
Otters
Taine Glasscock
J. Denimmond
Halls Petroleum Company
Nannie
Ford
Cauime
Nerforathorn
Dead Eet
Starr County
Blenby
Porchin
Man
Ladd
Poretan
Unclear city notice on repairs and hiring services
Fragmented OCR text lists addresses, names, and vague tasks including furniture and household appliances. Mentions a Monday schedule and references to a repair or construction job. Ambiguous lines hinder clear event or outcome. No definitive entities or actions can be confirmed from the readable portions.
Settlement Talks Open Over Harlan Labor Disputes
In Harlan Kentucky May 22 coal operators and the United Mine Workers move toward a settlement. Federal conduactor John Conner notes a conference set for 10:20 a m with union reps and state officials. Authorities report shootings and dynamiting incidents subsiding over the Sabbath as talks begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Harlan County Coal Operators
Thrgesk Soft Coal
Aguinob
United Mine Workers
John Conner
Frioz
Brien Mc~Mshon
United States Attorney General
London
Mersahon
Coughlin fight sparks arrest during Detroit rally
A clash erupted Sunday between rivals and supporters of Detroit radio priest Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, wounding several and leading to one arrest after around 350 sympathizers protested at WMCA picketing. Police broke up the melee as vendors hawked pamphlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coughlin
New York
Cfueles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Tado
WMCA
Street Official Presides in Court Amid Judge’s Absence
Street Commissioner Paul Bleffter acted as judge of the Corporation Court on Monday while Judge Paul Shook was unavailable due to being confined to his witness stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steffler
Junge
Paul Bleffter
Corporation Court
Paul Shook
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