Plaza announcers and a city fire tale from long ago
The piece narrates a cheerful radio announcer, Sylvester Gross, a former shoe clerk, and an elderly woman in the Plaza Hotel doorway. It then shifts to San Antonio’s early fire service, noting improvised bucket brigades, the formation of Alamo Fire Company No. 1 and No. 2, later Turners, and the first steam engine gifted in 1870, with city oversight beginning in 1891 and a list of early leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Gross
KTLA
Louie
Tis
Gross
Jeft
Bady
Plaza Hotel
Grose Creppt
Turner Hook and Ladder Company
Stephen Dauenhauer
Alamo Company No
W. A. Monger
San
J. B. Peek
Emil Kehoe
J. W. Tobin
J. W. Collins
Phu Wrisht
W. BP. Bishop
A. J. Gost
Bar- Fan
Fire engine recalls old city paraffin era cab drivers
In memory Lane notes, a 19th century blaze tale tells how local cab drivers hauled a fire engine to a blaze by hand and a five dollar tip kept gear and gasoling humming. The crowd flooded streets, a May 6 1887 whistle recall sparked panic and curiosity about railway proximity to San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golver
Joneiner
Etresta
Bike Crash Sends Rider to County Hospital
A rider identified as Joe Bagels was treated at the county hospital after a bike collision on 329 Womall Avenue. The incident involved striking a rock, causing injuries and medical transport to the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bagels
Womall Avenue
Vounty
MaAn 15 Robbed Accused as Drunk
A string of weekend robberies left victim Dave Langston of Earle badly shaken after two strangers lured him into drinks at Picos and Buena Vista streets then coerced him into a car and robbed him of boots, a galllon dial, and cash. Additional incidents include a Gulf filling station holdup netting 935, and separate muggings by African American assailants near NorthMid streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Langston
Earle
Picos
Buena Vista
Langston
Osteer AB
Gonzales
Bangalow
Langton
Gulf
West Ashby
B. R. Cude
Cude
Har. Brown
North Midhter Street
Attacks Send Seven to Hospital in Weekend Violence
Police investigated a string of weekend assaults that left seven victims hospitalized. Pred Lindsey was slashed at Pecos and Produce Row. Gee Robinson was cut at Lincoln Park. Ellis Rodrigues and Henry Flores were knifed near Pecos and Monterey. Thomas Almanaza was attacked near his home. Aley Fadrigues and Barker were seriously struck during separate incidents. Fort Sam Houston police raid joined the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Green Hospital
Lindsey
West
Commerce Street
Pecos Street
Produce Row
Ister
Gee Ropinson
North Mesquite Street
Lincoli Park
Ellis Rodrigues
Houston
Henry Flores
Pecos
Monterey
Thomas Alamanza
South
Colorado Street
Aley Fadrigues
Laredo
ML. Barker
Kelly Field
Fort Sem Houston
City Pays Notes for 600000 on Debt to Banks
City trod appropriated 600000 from tax money to pay 12 notes of 54000 each held by Frost and Alamo National Banks for operating expenses of the current year. Total indebtedness for the year was 2730000, leaving 800000 unpaid. Taxes may be paid without penalty ends May 1. Commission also appropriated 4013168 to pay notes in police and fire pension, and recreation fund, covered by special taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thy Comatission
Frost and Alamo National
Escal Yar
Police
Mremen Pension Fund
Ang
Lifeguard Keaton Saves Six In First Day On Job
A new lifeguard at Concepcion Park pool saved six people in the first 24 hours after starting duty. Roland Coopers, head of swimming activities, reported one girl briefly disappeared with a companion during a dunk, and Keaton dragged them to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concepcion Park
Man Fatally Struck Between Two Automobiles
Francisco Salings, four, of Gl Du range shoch, was caught between two automobiles on Main Avenue while pushing a coin along the curb. He was taken to Robert B. Green hospital for treatment but succumbed to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Salings
Durange
Robert B. Green Hospital
Betes
City bids for old street department gear to be swapped
The city commission set Monday as the bid session to dispose of old street department equipment and replace it with modern tools. Several items are described including shovels steam rollers air compressors a crusher plant and a 410 hp gasoline powered engine with attachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Street
Alret
Sterflor
TMA
Aly
Rites for Westmoorland founder J B Harrison set Friday
Remains of Rev J B Harrison first president and founder of Westmoorland College will arrive in San Antonio Friday and lie in state at the college chapel Friday afternoon. The funeral is expected Friday evening. Harrison helped supervise construction of most campus buildings and was actively involved with the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
J. B. Harrisan
Westmoorland College
Tennessee
San Antonio
Hurrion
Failure to Stop and Aid Charged in Local Collision
Eugeline Heyns was charged with failure to stop and render aid and driving while intoxicated after a Saturday night collision. Deputy Constable W E Isbel arrested him following the crash in which Earl Wedelyon of Randolph field and Moyer Tf Phillips of Kellyfinld were injured while riding a matoreyrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugeline Heyns
Aguer
Court of Justice of the Peace
John
W. E. Isbel
Earl Wedelyon
Randolph Field
Moyer
Tf. Phillips
Kellyfinld
Woman Injured as Auto Overturns
Mrs maran Margin of HU Offalo Vera Criz street was cut by flying glass and otherwise injured when an automobile which she was riding in overturned at Lexington Avenue and Augusta Street Monday morning. Her son Jim Marti 25 who was driving the automobile was not injured seriously. She was taken to Santa Roca infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maran Margin
Offalo
Vera Criz
Lexington Avenue
Augusta Street
Jim Marti
Santa Roca Infirmary
Airplanes Return From Maneuvers at Brooksfield
Airplanes from the Second division and cavalry forces based at Christine aid Tien returned to Brooksfield Montsy morning after maneuvers. An attack squadron planned to depart for Fort Crockett, its home station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooksfield
Fort Crockett
Christine Aid Tien
Bad Man Shoots Out Pig's Lights at Pip Stand
A man shot out the lights at a Pip stand on the Fredericksburg road 200 block Sunday night. The gunman shouted and fled the scene as police were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Road
Four Treated In Hospital After Falls From Autos
Four San Antonians were treated at Robert B. Green hospital for injuries from falls from automobiles over the weekend. Helen Rogers, 20, of 617 Water street, was thrown from a carrier at Nineteenth and West Commerce, bruises noted. Gustav Gareea, 4 West Euclid street, tried to board a moving car and suffered a broken left arm. Mrs. Z. E. Rogers, 2, of Basse road, fell from a car and her feet were run over. Petra Elizanda, 23, of 203 North Bt. Mary's street, had a broken right arm when a door closed on it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonians
Robert B. Green Hospital
Helen Rogers
Waterstreet
West Commerce
Gustav Garea
West
Euclid Street
Z. E. Rogers
Basse Road
Petra Elizanda
North
Bt. Mary's Street
Twelve San Antonians Support Ida M. Darden Slate
Twelve San Antonians join sixty nine Texans backing Mrs Ida M Darden of Fort Worth as a candidate for matriarchal leadership on a single plank reform platform advocating repeal of the eighteenth amendment The committee is led by John H Kirby of Houston with members Dr Mary King Robbie Dr W B Russ Fred Fishback Mrs J H Lapham Harry Carroll G Zellweger Adolph Elsner Ernest T Laubecher J A Callan Fritz Schilo Albert Hobrath and Jack Horner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida M. Darden
Fort Worth
John H. Kirby
Houston
Mary King Robbie
W. B. Russ
Fred Fishback
J. H. Lap
Night Flying at Brooks Slated by Observation Squadrons
Night flight operations will begin at Brooksfield Monday at 6 p.m. by the Twenty-second Observation squadron and continue nightly through the week. Spectators may park along the hanger area. The Eighth Observation squadron began its night bombing at the field Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooksfield
Hanger
Highty-eighth
City to Keep Cars Off Bridle Paths Proposed at Park Protest
William C. King and Crosell Hall met with attorney T. B. Dobbs Jr on Monday to demand assurances that automatic vehicles will stay off the bridle paths at Brick Enrige Park. The couple called a meeting to protest the encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickenrige Park
William C. King
Crosell
Gliy
T. DB. Dobbs Jr
Oaks Sprouting In Cascade Cavern Under Sun Lamp Test
Botanists King and Hing report seedlings 10 to 12 inches tall sprouting deep in Cascade Cavern 600 feet underground. They plan two experiments to judge growth: relocate sprouting saplings to surface beds or supply artificial sunlight to trees growing in the dim cavern recesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Cavern
Willam
Hing
San Antonio
The Wren's Nest Tiny House at Hot Wells
A 94.99 one room home built by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adama at Hot Wells tourist camp. The Missouri natives, ages 72 and 66, called Johnny and Jennie Wren, prize the brick and stone stove and roofed with local materials. They lived in the camp ten months, traveling western routes by a second hand car since 1926, after a shower of gifts from neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Adams
Hot. Wells
J. W. Adama Wae
Hot Wells
Johnny
Jennie Wren
Adams
Missouri
San Antoned
Book Raid Nets Dozens Arrests on North Chang Street
Twenty four persons were booked at beatquarters Monday for Inter- Ing where gaming was gorge on and two more were booked for gaming after a raid on a house on North Chang street. Fourteen were arrested but released. Officers W. G. Wietsman B. W. Witters and George Rovinson led the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Chang Street
Gundry Nigat
W. G. Wietsman
B. W. Witters
George Rovinson
Man Near Death in Duncan Pool Rescue
J Honney a 26 year old man from Gomp Normoyle nearly drowned while swimming at Duncanfield Faturday night. He was pulled from the water by companies and given first aid at the Xolly Meld hospital after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Pool
J. Honney
Gomp Normoyle
Duncanfield
Xolly Meld
Family-friendly school vote clings to Steinbach and Eisenhunter names
At Kirby Texas east of San Antonio a school trustee election shows a slim vote split with Joe Steinbach and Alfred Eisenhunter as candidates. Reported confusion over spelling and name order followed a February board election, with commissioners reviewing an application to list Steinbach as rival, while Eisenbauer’s name appeared in court or official notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby
Tex
San Antonio
Joe Steinbach
Alfred Eisenhunter
Eisenbauer
Ty Cane
Steinbach
Spanish American veteran dies from gunshot wound
Justice of the Peace R A Blap penbeck heard a report Monday of a death by gunshot in Houston. A B Trimble of Granada Street said A A Wenz, 54, a Spanish American War veteran who had lived in the area since his wife’s death two weeks earlier, walked to the porch with a pistol and fired once more before dying at Robert B Green hospital shortly after. Funeral plans were not yet complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
R. A. Blappenbeck
Wdlvid
A. A. Wenz
Hotston
Robert B. Green Hospital
A.B. Trimble
Granada Street
Weng
Soprano Recital Set at Weetmoorland College Hall
Letty Longaker Wilson soprano and Walter Dunham pianist to perform a college recital at 8 30 Monday evening in Mary Katherine Hall Weetmoorland College. The program features works by Loewe Bishop Rubinstelly Tcherepnin Romer Quilter Deems Taylor Ragecs and others with Mrs Wilson and Mr Dunham appearing in several pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty Longaker Wilson
Walter Dunham
Mary Katherine Hall
Weetmoorland College
C Rubinstely
Pring
Sachnofsky
Mr. Dunhim
Ike
Romer
Rose
Quilter
la Fogee
Deems Teyler
Ragecs
Mrs. Wison
Officials Seek Cattle Thieves After Slaughter Report
Deputy Sheriff Gilbert Blalock said cattle thieves on a second raid killed a 400 pound heifer on W. W. Stanton’s pasture about 14 miles from the city on the Gonsalés feed. Evidence showed the meat hauled away by truck and hides damaged in the pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Blalock
W. W. Stanton
Thers
Berg youth suffers broken collarbone in crash on road
A 15 year old man from Berg’s Mil sustained a broken collarbone after a motorcycle and an automobile collided on the Btts Alon road near Grash Curtis Hump. Hugo Greenheek aged 5 from 121 Cedar Street was knocked down on Houston Street and treated with first aid at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Hump
Berg
Robert B. Green
Alon
Hugo Greaenheek
Cedar Street
Houston Street
Revival Service Held at 1400 Block Soult Progy Streets
A tent revival is staged in the 1400 block of Soult Progy streets near Caroline. A. Evangeret A. B. Davis of Park Arthur presides as the revival begins at 7:46 o'clock with attendees gathering for prayer and preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Evangeret
A. B. Davis
Park Arthur
Soult
St Marys College Alumni Initiation Plans Set
Alexander Wangler announced initiation for St Marys College Alumni candidates to be held at 2 30 p m Wednesday in the old St Marys academy auditorium Fred Vollmer is in charge The annual association banquet follows at 730 p m Saturday May 28 in the crystal ballroom Gunter hotel with Classes 1902 to 1907 sponsors Henry J Menger toastmaster Boys from St Marys University and Central Catholic High School to be honor guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s College
Si Mary's College
St. Mary's Academy
Alexander Wangler
Fred Vollmer
Association
Crystal
Gunter Hotel
Henry J. Menger
St. Mary's University
Central Catholic High School
Shoe Brushes Stolen From Navarro Store
Burglar stole shoe brushes from the Navarro Bhoc store after forcing entry by removing nails. Police were alerted Monday by a person named M. Senpeu. Store had been warned and doors nailed shut, but intruder gained access. Plumbing fixtures from a vacant house on Woodlet Street were recovered by Detectives T. E. Randolph and B. L. Brackens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarro Bhoc
M. Senpeu
Woodlet Street
T. E. Randolph
B. L. Brackens
Randolph Group Sent to Chanute Field in Illinois
Corporal Thomas, Van Toyl and Privates W. B. Burgess, Eric Anderson, Miguel Brown, and FP. P. Melton from Randolph field are ordered to report to Chanute field in Illinois by May 30 for transport to Chanute Field. Lieut. William M. Alnus, Randolph field pilot, will pilot the transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas &, van Toyl
W. B. Burgess
Eric Anderson
Miguel Brown
FP. P. Melton
Randolph Field
Chanute Field
Diinois
Pauyacs
Air Corps
Clanule Tield
Witham
Alnus
Randalph Field
Prohibition Split Across City and Country
A Santa Monica note argues prohibition is not a party issue but a clash between city and country. It claims rural voters oppose urban controls and that the wrong people back the policy, urging residents to count votes and consider the broader national impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Elty
City Central Agent Wins Approval for 2 Million Bank Loan
Yale City Central Bank proposes reorganizing as a new bank to assume assets and liabilities of the closed City Central Bank and Trust. Central Securities Co. is accepted by the Reconstruction Finance Corp as agent to apply for the loan. Colonel Tuttle and others push for prompt RF C action while detailing past refusals and new collateral. Deposits totaled about 6.95 million with 22,000 depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City-Central Bank and Trust Company
Central Securities Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Gol
H. A. White
Central Recutibls Company
Cal
W. B. Tuttle
R. F.C
Glty Central
Tuttle
Weehington
Washington
Dan Moody
J. K. Beretha
National Bank of Com
J. B. Mmillehell
Equidat
Ing
City Central
Jos Frost
Frost Na+tional Bank
Reagan Moustott
4. B. Frank Com
B. C. Ty
Securities
H. H. Ochs
San Antonio
GC. Action
Colonel Tuttle
Ben Minde
City-Central
Round Trip Vacation Rates Announced for Several Cities
Rates set by Missouri Pacific Lines include a $4 round trip to Hot Springs Arkansas with return on the 31st. A $1 round trip to Laredo is offered next Saturday and Sunday with 11:45 p.m. Sunday return. Corpus Christi service leaves Saturday at 10:45 p.m. and returns 12:40 p.m. Sunday. A $5 rate to Branson Missouri on Lake Taeycomne with return June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
F. L. Orr
Missouri Paciflc
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Arkansas
Bransuneth Hollister
Missouri
Lake Taeycomne
T O Fe Ozarks
Window sash aids housewife in easy outside lowering
At the Louts fair on May 23 an invention combines a hinge to tilt the sash outward and inward, enabling easy outside mounting. A cigarette lighter integrated with an ash tray is also showcased among innovations at the Inventors National Patent and Industrial Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louts
Micah VenHons
I Yentors
Japanese Force Near Soviet Land
Japanese military forces announced the 14th division crossed the river near Harbin and occupied Alin along the railway, advancing toward the Siberian border. Reports describe widening confrontations as units push toward northern approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbin
Mancaytla
Atutanchinig
Alin
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Ed Braden
Ernad Te
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Alamo Fire Company No. 2
Gus Duerler
Ve. A. Menger
H. J. Strumberg
LD. J. McCrary
Pete Gallagher
Anton Adams
Ole Davis
Wes
MAAN
Rover
T B. Green Hospital
A. Banks
Darden
Brooks
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Randolph
Chanute
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