Around the Plaza and Local Personal Snippets
A jumble of notices and vignettes from Santa Rosa era life includes Mike Guerra training at Stinson Meld for readiness, birthday greetings for George Tally delivered by a Crosby-voiced messenger, nurses Elizabeth King and Jane Browder pursuing BA degrees, and Bud Long penning detective fiction. Other entries mention Gus Altgelt with a dog collar, Marvin Holmes recovering, Joe Fuller at a Halloween party, and a mix of community notes from local figures and shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tally
Messenger
Bing Crosby
Ten Pin Club
Tally
Jaygees push bond for tuberculosis hospital in Bea county
The Jaycees rally support for a proposed county bond to fund a tuberculosis hospital in Bea county with recalls of wartime health warnings. Dr. W A King and Col H H Rutherford urged action as San Antonio faced a high TB death rate and calls for adequate hospitalization facilities amid a looming draft and army camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea’ County
Chamber of Commerce
Pat Ireland
San Antonis
W. A. King
Col
H. H. Rutherford
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Golenel Rutherford
Eighth Corps
C. M. Chamberson
St Nent
Jaycee
United States Department of Public Health
Rattlesnake Tex Sullivan Still Active at 73
Tex Sullivan, known as Rattlesnake Sullivan, remains active at 73 despite twelve bites. He hunts rattlesnakes within a 24 mile radius of Sabina, living in a tent and catching snakes by hand for sale to collectors and the Witte Museum garden, often working 105 days a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Sullivan
Fox
Tex
Sabina
Bullivan
San Antonio
A. B. Stokes
Witte Museum
Sullivan
Rollis
Reymond Lb. Dittmar
Texas
San Antando
Ballot Bets and Crooked Plays in a Blind Town
ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER recalls a corrupt election culture with whispered tallies of 50 to 60 million votes and votes swapped, eight polls, and floating population. He notes skeet shooting style voting, payoffs for votes, and cross votes between parties in a quixotic, self policed system.
Staff to Hear Newspaper Tips at Central Catholic High
Pep staff will learn editing tips Monday at 2 15 p m at Central Catholic High School from The Rattler staff of St Marys University. Martin Duggen sports editor and Johu Lazano associate editor will speak.
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Pep
Central Catholic
The
Rattler
St. Mary's University
Martin Duggen
Johu Lazano
Night parachute over London sparks wartime intrigue
In a fog shrouded London scene a Nazi operative parachutes from a fast German scout plane near Watford. Sir John Bandergon and Capt. Kenley discuss the betrayal of Ajax by Mata 20 as Mata 20 warns others and hints at a deeper plot. The tale blends danger, loyalty, and espionage with wartime tension.
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London
Het
Hitler
Germany
British Inteligence Office
Sir John Bandergon
Beeret
Hugh Kenley
Jobe
Watford
Kenley
A. R
Sir John
Ajax
Foht
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Fis
Bie Soltis
A Plaza
Jfff Davie
Mike Guerra
Stinson
Uncle Sam
Elizabeth King
Jane Browder
Santa Rosa
Incarnate Word College
Bud Long
Kuers
Guea
Jake Dodie
Stevel
Dodie
Gus Altgelt
Marvin Holmes
Santa Rosa Hospital
Joe Fuller
Bialgrafe Doings
Douglas Gintgraff
Fred Gintgraff
Uncle Sams Selective Service
Sexeile
J. D. McCreight
Walter Thom
Waller Dye
Olin King Sr
Tam-My
California
Naval Academy
Annapolis
George A. Gunn
San Benito
K . Jones
Evergreen Drug Atore
Dramatic Alork Company
Robert ©. Taylor
Huntsman
Virginia McKinney
Red Cross
Neila
Corpus Christi Drive-In
Balkans
Raumunnid
Manny Maverick
Willkie
Thomas Jefferson
America
Joan D. Wheeler Woal
Willkie Club
Houston St
John
Wheeler Woai
Jaygees
TA Hospital
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Matt Quay
Pop
Mara
Hklalde
God
Tweland
Mata
St.Joseph
Paggy Leery, Fll Ee Aleyer
Celia Ogor
Ivan Te Sou
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