Around the Plaza Hebbronville memories and local tales
Hebbronville resident Knopp recalls silent film era music at the Palace theater with Bini Felice conducting the phony orchestra for The Sea Hawk. Milton Sillk played the tar, Don Fetite’s sound effects were praised, and San Antonio underwriter William Andeus attends a Dallas insurance seminar next week. A Bronx Air Force spot features Daniel H. Gonzales. Moreno has baked pan de dulce in San Antonio 53 years, recalling old mesquite wood cutting. New San Antonio resident Mrs. Paul McKean discusses scorpions and a garlic wall remedy once used in Mexico.
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Hebbronville
al Kooppel
Bini Felice
Palace Theater
Milton Sillk
Don Fetite
Knopp
Williemeié Andeus
San Antonio
Southwestern Life_Insurance co
Dallas
Wose Berhal Moreno
San Antonio Lo
Monterrey
Moreno
Paul McKean
Hicks
Arlona
Mrs German Services Set for Liza Couns German
Mrs Liza Couns German 77 of 121 West Wand Lawn Avenue will have services at Porter Loring Chapel on Saturday at 2 PM. She was the widow of Dr T C German. Survivors include daughter Mrs G Archie Helland of San Antonio brother John W Collins of Waco sister Mrs B J Sparks of Houston and grandchildren George and Lina Helland of San Antonio.
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Liza Couns German
W. Wandlawn Ave
P. Mtil
Porter Loring Chapel
T. C. Germin
G. Archie Helland
San Antonio
John W. Collins
Waco
Slater
B. J. Sparks
Houston
George and
Lina Helland
Teenagers Beat San Antonio Man on Zarzamova Street
Chavez reports five youths attacked him Friday night in the 8M block of N Zarzamova after he was knocked down. The group fled east, taking a bag of groceries and loose change from Chavez.
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Lvank Sr. Chavez
Delgadost
N. Zarzamova
Chavez
Vaiths
Height Of Futility York Burglary Case In Court
A New York magistrate yesterday held 16 year old Bernard Dagan O Keefe on $2500 bail on a burglary charge. The magistrate quipped about the boy being tall as the reason for the arrest. The case names Grooy Kinch and others in the proceeding.
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AW York
R. Cando
Grooy
Bernard Dagan O'Keefe
Magistrat
Sixth Doping Case At Chicago Track
In Chicago on November 1 the sixth doping case of the 1949 racing season was reported from Sportsman’s Park. Misty Eight, winner of last Wednesday’s sixth race ridden by Gene Pederson, showed presence of procaine. Dr. J. Higgins and trainer L. F. Wardy were suspended and a new case referred to the finals riding.
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Chicagol
Chicago
Stenzelds
Sportsman's Park
Misty Eight
Procaice
Misty
Gene Pederson
J. Higgins
L. F. Wardy
Civil Rights Fight Brewing in Congress Next Year
President Truman renews push for civil rights laws at national meeting, aiming to set up a fair employment practices commission and federal anti poll tax measures. Southern Democrats vow filibuster as House and Senate prepare for January votes amid party divisions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Democratic Party
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Dixie
Palkathon
J Pushhrough
Debele
Fair Employment Commission
Virginia
Texas
House
Prospectors claim rich pitchblende slab near Death Valley
Los Angeles reports two prospectors Richard Darnell and George Taylor found a giant slab of pitchblende between the Panamint mountains and Death Valley. They say ore assayed at 16000 to 317000 dollars per ton, offering radium and uranium in significant quantities.
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Los Angeles
Richard , Darnell
George Taylor
California
Panamint Mountains
Death Valley
Series of Strikes Ahead for Greece
In Athens on November 12, strikes were expected across Greece following comments by the Marshall plan administrator Paul Porter who said there was no justification for wage increases now. Labor centers had shown limited urges for broad wage hikes, with some talks of 40 percent increases.
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Athens
Greece
Marshall Plan
Paul Porter
Weather report fragment with unclear values
The readable fragments show a weather note for Saturday morning including a mean temperature near sixty four and a half degrees, total precipitation around 3.12 inches for the month, and an overall excess months figure. The text is garbled with stray names and timing hints but retains a basic forecast and lunar notes.
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Fofham
Needlecraft patterns advertised in The San Antonio Light
A fragmented advertisement offers pattern 767 and transfers for crochet and embroidery. It promotes Latica Wheetec's improved patterns with charts, photos, and directions, urging readers to send 20 cents and join Light Needlecraft for more patterns and a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft book.
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Rome Wratier
Tnubists
Hever
Ninohs
Latica Wheetec
San Antonio
Texas
Kangas
Laura Wheeler
Mirror of Your Mind by Laurence Gould psychologist
A 1949 discussion on adjusting to work not of one's choosing and nurturing love through shared effort. Explores reality perception, self-image, and the role of psychiatric approaches like psychoanalysis with elderly or rigid personalities. Mentions insights from Arthur W. Combs Syracuse University and medico-psychiatric treatments such as shack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gould
Arthur W. Combs
Syracuse University
Jie
King
Svad
Loyal Servants Urge San An Ad Network
Loyal servants run San An confines errands without pause linking buyers sellers renters and employers. They act as observers and connectors in the bustling local market scene, facilitating trades and community ties through persistent diligence.
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San An Flonians
Your Daily Horoscope Your Daily Horoscope
Francis Drake presents a 1940 horoscope with sun sign guidance for dates March 24 to November 22. The piece weaves general advice on faith, study, social life, and personal growth across zodiac signs, urging prayer, service, and prudent living while noting mixed favorability for several signs.
Secretaries called nuisances by Chicago boss Edgar
Chicago boss Edgar, anonymous by design, attacks secretaries as a nuisance and unnecessary office fixture. He railed that secretaries lose things, mishear, and overmanage, blaming mostly women. Edgar imagines life without secretaries, then admits he has none, noting he married.
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Chicaco
INS
Chicago
Edgar
Mat Sue
Commerce
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
H. BP
Boss Engar
Columbus
Ace Admiral Retired To Stud After Bay Meadows Injury
Lexington November 14 Maine Chance farm's Ace Admiral retired from racing after an early leg injury at Bay Meadows. The horse arrived at Spendthrift Farm to enter stud duties, according to Leslie Combs.
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Lexington
Maine Chance Farm
Ace Admiral
Bay Meadows
Leslie Combs
Golf Roundup at Ft Sam Houston Club Championship
Li and Hawkins advanced in a 3 hole match for the Ft Sam Houston club golf championship with Baugh, Hale, and others. Donavan Hawkins beat Lt. Col. Walter Ashby 2 and 1, while last year’s champion Hubert Grumbies since moved to Ft. Sill. Women's golf at Brackenridge Park saw low gross by Mrs. Harold Weilbacher with 76. low net winners were Mrs. Tom Holleran and Mrs. Curtis Dal in successive flights.
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Hawkins
Hale
Baugh
Ft Sam Houston Club
Nals
Chaplain
Donovan
Hawking
Walter Ashby
Sat. Hurbert Grumbies
Ft. Sill
Harold Weilbacher
San Austonio
Brackenridge Park
Fria Ys
Tom Holleran
Curtis Dal
Mayte Bradley
Thole
Amelia Wright
Fashionable Luncheon Attendees At The Weel Club
Miss Cynthia McDowell wore a blue suit with a skyward brown feathered hat. Betty Slone paired gray accessories with a garnet suit and matching velour hat. Sally Martin wore a yellow jersey blouse with a gray tweed skirt, green velour cloche, and bright green scarf. Mrs. James Nixon appeared in crepe with brown hat and gardenias. Rose Terry introduced brown tones with a tree bark dress and light brown hat. At San Antonio Country Club, Mrs. Charis Noble wore burgundy knit with matching suit and duck red hat. Downtown, Mrs. Robert Thornton and Adelaide Thornton appeared in black outfits with color accents and velvet hats.
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Mirlanm McGary
Saturday Review
Cynthia McDowell
Betty Slone
Sally Martineite
James Nixon
Rose Terry
San Antonio
Charis Noble
Robert P. ‘Thornton
Adelaide Thornton
Inother
Thorton
Adelaide
Marian Martin sewing pattern ad for Jumper and Blouse
An old newspaper ad offers Marian Martin sewing patterns with sizes 6 to 14 for jumper and blouse designs. It prompts sending 25 cents for the pattern, with an illustrated chart and pattern book offer, and mentions Light Pattern dept and San Antonio Light in Texas.
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Marian Martin
San Antonio
Texas
Sam Antonio Art League receives honors for annual show
The Sam Antonio Art League will host an 8 p.m. Wednesday reception to open its eleventh annual Texas painting and sculpture exhibition in Witte museum galleries. Co hosts include Mesdames Hilton Howell and Doris Watford Brown with several others assisting. The show, sponsored by Houston Dallas and Witte museums plus the San Antonio Art League, features 80 paintings and 75 Texas sculptures with 14 from San Antonians. all prize winning works will be on display. The premiere collection opens here and travels to Houston and Dallas on December 6.
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Sam Antonio Art League
Texas
Witte Museum
Mesdemes Jonns
Jockusch
David D. Pave
Mes
Dames Hilton Howell
Walter Reholt
Rudy Keisch
Henry Steinbomer
Doris Watford Brown
Virginia Horror
Houston
Dallas
Witte
San Antonio Art League
Social Calendar Highlights Local Socials and Dinners
Social events spill across the city with patrons from the Elmer and Mary Anita Dittmar households, German club honorees, and a Dickerson dinner dance at the St Anthony and Menger hotels. Col E L Poland hosts a Ft Sam Houston party honoring A H Bender and Lt George Wallace. A Fidelis Matrons musicale at Rally Steen’s home marks the thirtieth anniversary of the class.
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D. D. Dickerson
Boen Swinny
Minot Voom
Menger Hotel
E. L. Poland
Ft. Sam Houston
Cluir
A. H. Bender
George Wallace
Fidelis Matrons
Rally Steen
W. Gramercy
Chiss
Birthday Fete Planned for Mimi Middleton at Oak Hills
Mrs John Middleton hosts a dinner party Saturday evening at Oak Hills Country Club from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. honoring her daughter Mimi Mirai on her ninth birthday. Eleven guests are expected.
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John Middleton
Oak Hits Country Club
Mimi
Mirai
Your Baby And Mine by Myrtie Meyer Eldred
Parents seek safe yard play options for active children noting a rope tied to a tree as a fun swing. Mrs R L C and Mrs B F R share tips on durable branches and hair brushing toys to ease toddlers. Our leaflet No 83, Toys for All Ages, offers outdoor play ideas and holiday buying hints.
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Moe
Anis
Hale
Myrlile Meyer
Eldred
Notre Dame Forfeits Game Ends In Protest
Mobile University Military School led 40 to % near the end when Biloxi Notre Dame high school football coach Lou Presti halted play in protest over officiating. Star Matt Kuluz was tackled on his own 15 yard line as he attempted a pass. Presti spoke briefly, then sent his team to the sidelines.
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Mobile
Ala
Lou Presti
Biloxi
Miss
Notre Dame High Echool
Mobile University Military School
Notre Dame
Prestl
Matt Kuluz
Uncertain sports score fragment with scattered team names
Fragmentary OCR shows a series of team labels and scores such as D, 8, league-Dotsville 4, oay 3, Pacific Guest 2, Victoria 2, Vancouver 4, Tacoma 3, New Westminster 2, and others like Bresno 0 and Oakland Oct to Rasterh Teague-Fiston D. AMyatte. No coherent event or result can be confirmed from the unreadable text.
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League
Dotsville
Oay
Pacific Guest
Victoria
Vancouver
Tacoma
New Weetminster
Ban Direu
Jay
Bresno
Oakland
Rasterh Teague
Fiston D. Amyatte
Gis Meveland
New York City
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Daniel H. Gonzales
Bronks Afb
German
S.A. Man
Civil Rights Fight
Willian
Kirk Fealores
Tar
Francis Drake
Taurun
Igy
Frilly Sociala
Suria
Advicr
Scorpio
Noel Advotne
C, Adir
Elia Hentures
Ing
Tery
Judge Puffke
Alfys
Foleys
Jove
North Texas State
University of Jiouston
Denton
Laser
Hardin
Jich
Oklahoma City University
Amsterdam
Winl Slykhuis
United States
Siykhaty
Royal Dutch Athletic Uni
Pilon
Stobart
Leo
Touston
All Friends
Ady
Art League
Your Baby
Mine
Myrtie Meyer Eldred
Kansas
Vas Atte
DR. R. K. Shannow
E. L. Hartley
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