San Antonio Gas Plant at Salado and Matchmoras Demolished
A historic gas plant dating to 1907 at the corner of Salado and Matchmoras streets in San Antonio was dismantled. The site supplied illumination and heating via water gas and later natural gas, with last production in 1929. The plant’s two gas holders, a water gas set, and an oil gas set are noted, along with distribution reach east to Goliad and Peachtreets and west to Alazan Creek.
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Ola Gas
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Matchmoras
Tts
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La~rédo
Holdec
Alabadia
Goliad
Peachtreets
Public Service
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Devine Wireet
Texas Oi
Train Wreck Kills Two in Missouri
A derailment of a 23 car Missouri Pacific freight train near Jefferson City killed engineer HB Love and fireman A2 and Tiemah Paul Lackey, both 42, trapping them under overturned cars after a cloudburst washed out the tracks. brakeman G A Gregg was found safe.
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Jepferson City
May
Missouri Pacific
Warkment
Grey
Italian Duke to Wed Greek Princess ROMP
Greek royalty confirms an engagement between the Greek princess and Italian nobility amid tensions from Albania’s annexation. No wedding date has been set, with royal houses of Italy and Greece noting strains in the alliance.
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Spoiths
Villoria Smialtuele
Greece
George
Macings
Italy
Albania
Graver
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Delegates Gather for Shrine Jubilee in Fort Worth
About ten thousand delegates were expected in Fort Worth for the All-State Athletic ceremonial jubilee opening. The highlight was the Americanism program planned for tomorrow, with Dan Bryan man Martin Dies as the principal speaker and chairman of the House committee on War American activities.
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Fort Worth
Seasiona
Martin Dies
House
Delay in Harlan coal talks extends stalemate
In Harlan Kentucky on March 27 talks between the Harlan County Operators Association and the United Mine Workers stalled. Operators hold out against a wage and severance agreement as union representatives attend a joint meeting. Officials plan to relay to Frankfort while National Guard units remain on duty in Harlan County.
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Harlan, Ky
Mig
Hare Jan
Coi Maring
Harian
Frankfort
Foulsvillé
Contam
Methodist Union Battle at Turbeville Church
In Manning DC a general sessions court action tests the legality of uniting the major Methodist branches. Judge Philip A. Stoll granted a temporary restraining order to stop interference with the Fine Grove church property. The suit, led by Rev. G G Tervick and church officials, seeks to set aside a deed to three individuals and affirm the union from the Kansas City conference.
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United Church
Unliiog
Kaseas City
Ae Rev
Tervick
Kitystree
Methodist Church
Galveston Man to Head Texas Elks
Abbert W. Tate of Galveston was nominated without opposition as president of the Texas Elks at the state convention in Waco. Tate, former exalted ruler, captured both the 1940 meeting and the presidency amid the official election scheduled for today.
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Galveston
Texas Elks
Waco
Association
Abbert WV. Tate
Paat
Solons Labor Over Outlay
Austin May 27. Regimental conference committers labored over state appropriations to fund 42 departments for two years starting September 1. Representatives and senators feared no compromise within two weeks. Economists doubted a $2.5 million yearly budget cut would occur, while college funds and enrollment rises were debated amid ongoing tax and development concerns.
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Austin
Regislative Conference
Dilla
Full Dress Dummy for Superstitious Chicago Dinner
In Chicago on May 22 a dinner party is planned at a leading hotel to dispel bad luck. Only 13 guests will attend and a stove dummy will be used for relief. Jewls B Ermeling, secretary of the Gressov Chiengs Kotel association, notes Lyk is among special services now provided by name Notemaf auremyenits.
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Chicago
Jewls B Ermeling
Gressov Chiengs Kotel Association
Lyk
Nnme Notemaf
Local Notables Gather as Town Celebrates Milestones
Bexar residents and visitors like Fred Harman George Tucker and Orville Eby marked wedding anniversaries and milestones while other community names such as Paul Renton Ed Auge and Hortense Buchanan were noted for career moves and hometown appearances. The item reads like a social roundup from a small city page.
Temporary injunction in beauty dispute awarded in Bexar County
Judge grants a temporary restraining order against Arthuu Draeger prohibiting engagement in the beauty business in Bexar County until a hearing on May 34. Julian Gicher, operator of Julian Beauty salons, claims Draeger violated a six month non compete clause after leaving and moving to La De Meer Beauty shop. Gicher seeks to permanently restrain Draeger until November 20 and protect his advertising and client base.
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Engaghng
Bexar County
KK. K. Woodley
Huccy L. Howard
Hiptyseventh District Court
Julian Gicher
Jhlien
Wolf and Marx
Sit
Nin
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Tiracget
Lottery
Glober
Uswi Ie
Draeger
Voluntrer
la de Meer
Malo and
Woodlawn
Frau
I Beauty
Pisinti
Publisher Ready To Quit Flying
Bernice Munfaddes, a 52-year-old publisher and physical culturist, survived a plane crash near Lafayette Tennessee while en route from New York to Nashville. He sustained no injuries though the craft damaged a wing and landing gear. He cited issues with the plane’s torsion beam and blamed carelessness for the incident.
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Nashville
Bernice Munfaddes
Chewk
Lane
Ehaley
Trey
Afacudden
Lafayette
Tenttom
New York
Teacher Resigns Court Case Looms in Redding
In Redding California on May 27, Mrs Alms Blay a second teacher submitted resignation amid a dispute with trustees who claimed they reserved the right to dismiss. The trustees appealed to the Supreme Court to determine dismissal rights as the May 15 deadline passed while opening classes were pending.
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Cali
Phlilps
Alms Blay
Blay
Supreme Court
Dr Mayo of Rochester Dies in Chicago Hospital
World renowned surgeon Dr Charles Mayo of Rochester Minn died in Chicago Mercy Hospital after lobar pneumonia and blood transfusion complications. He was 72 and had been stricken May 30 en route from Arizona. He helped relieve suffering and co founded the Mayo Clinic with his brothers. He leaves a large family including wife, three daughters and son Dr Joseph Mayo of Rochester.
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Fred Rankin
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Toulse Trenham
Esther Hartzell
Detroit
Joseph Mayo
Rothhester
Mayos
Dorothy
Marilyn
William J. Mayo
Joseph Mase
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Chicago Medical
New York
Assailant Grabs Woman in Alley Near Miss Alvinn Copeland
Miss Copeland told police she was attacked by a large Mexican man who dragged her into an alley in the 600 block of Ma. Plores and fled after she screamed. The assailant, about 35 years old and 165 pounds, wore rough clothes. Officers found no trace of him after a city-wide search.
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Nor Plates Street
Hintle
Copelant
Hutinn
Memorial Day Services at Alama Methodist Church
Memorial Day services will be held at Alama Methodist Church to honor the men and women who died in service. The congregation will include prayers and remembrance for those who gave their lives in the world wars and other conflicts.
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Alama
Widow protests welfare transfer in Goldsboro incident
A welfare worker advised that a Confederate widow’s pen-sinn list name would shift to old age assistance, provoking her to declare she wants no “slimy yankee money.” The brief report notes the widow’s reaction amid local welfare procedures in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
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Damyankee Cash
Murphy Signs of Spy Threat Warned in San Francisco
On a brief West Coast visit Attorney General Frank Murphy and J Edgar Hoover warned of foreign spy activity in San Francisco Alaska and Honolulu while stressing there is no hysteria but facts must be faced Their arrival by plane from Los Angeles preceded guarded remarks on government plans to counter anti social forces nationwide
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Alaska
Honolulu
Frank Murphy
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Hoover
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See How Much You Love Tests in American Weekly
The American Weekly offers a love test for men and women devised by Ja Chamberlin. Two 25 question lists guide readers to a score on page 17 after answering honestly. The piece cites extensive research and consultation with psychiatrists and psychologists for domestic relations insight.
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Tomorrows
San Antonio
Ja Hubbard Chambertin
Mr. Chamberlin
Scientists debunk gambling superstition and streak myths
A fragment from The American Weekly discusses Cambridge mathematicians’ experiments showing win loss and draw streaks are illusory. It cites articles in upcoming Sunday issues and advertises features on travel, romance, astronomy, and home life in the same weekly, with mentions of notable personalities and fictional installments.
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