San Antonio Social Notes Highlights Local Figures
Around Renwicke Cary and Rev Nelson Hawkins, notes on visiting notables in town. George E Bradfield opens a new Travis Valley office. Rudy Valentino recordings. SMU Mustang band members in town. Housewife asks about old mushroom sauce. TV mishaps, a novel progress report by Charles Ye Marley. theater, western dances at Club Seven Oaks. Trinity Players stage January Thaw with university support.
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George E. Bradfield
Travis Valdy
San Antonio
Rent Control Office
Kigmy Now A Campus Joe Kigmy Now A Campus Joe
A garbled local piece notes college students joining a social scene at Trinity University where a campus figure is welcomed by Town Club members and their dates. The muddled prose mentions doctors politicians lawyers and an Indian chief reacting with emotion as students participate in a dance event.
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Kigmy
Billie Persons
Frances Southall
Don Dreyer
Li Amer
Trinity University
USO Group To Hold Banquet
A mother daughter banquet will be held at the National Catholic Community Service USO at 217 Nacogdaches St Pan Thursday. Servicemen will host junior hostesses and their mothers. The young women will feature a fashion show at the affair.
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National Catholic Community Service Uso
Nacogdaches St. & Pan
Suit Filed for Auto Crash Damages in May Ave Incident
Cleo M. Keentum filed a suit in Seventy third District Court naming Walter B. Walters as defendant. The complaint seeks 3900 in damages for personal injuries and car damage allegedly caused when Keentum's vehicle was rear struck by Walters' car on May avenue.
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Wan
Seventy-third District
Cleo M. Keentum
Walter B. Walters
Walker AFB Commander Heads to Texas Conference
Brig Gen CS Travis, commanding the 400th Bomb Wing at Walker AFB in Roswell New Mexico, visited San Antonio Tuesday with three staff members for a conference with officials at Kelly AFB. He planned to return to Roswell Tuesday night.
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CS Trving
Walker Afb
Roswell
N. M
A. San Antonio
Kelly Afb
Tee
Resignation Notices in Corporation Court Traffic Clerk
Judge Robert Saw announced the resignation of Miss Beatyce Westbrook from her post as corporation court traffic clerk. The notice cites her departure from the traffic division and notes the vacancy will be filled per court procedures.
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Beatyce Westbrook
Corporation Court
Robert Saw
Lele
Fire Damages $5000 Home on Paul Street
A one story frame house at 143 Paul St. owned by San Antonio Loan and Trust sustained 3000 in building damage and 2000 in contents after a fire discovered at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Mrs Willie Anderson was not at home. Cause of the blaze is not yet determined.
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Pire
Willie Anderson
Paul St
Solve Problems Quicker With Light Want Ads P1233
The ad writer notes speed oriented tips for solving problems using Light Want Ads catalog P1233. It suggests focusing on concise phrases and efficient wording to convey service or product benefits quickly.
Vandalism Outbreak Strikes Hoefgen Avenue Area
An outbreak of vandalism on Hoefgen avenue reported to police on Tuesday damaged three business establishments. McKesson and Robbins bidding manager HH Morris said 100 window panes were knocked out at 1110 Hoefgen avenue. East side windows faced the Southern Pacific tracks. Morris could not estimate losses pending appraisal. William Rowles of Bowles Sales reported 15 panes shattered at 533 Delaware street, with a concrete tile fragment found inside. San Antonio Concrete Tile at 220 Indiana street saw sand poured into plumbing fixtures and running water. one window was smashed.
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Hoefgen Ave
HH. S. Morris
McKesson and Robbins Co
Southern Pacific
Morris
William Rowles
Bowles Sales Co
Delaware St
San Antonio Concrete Tile Co
Indiana St
Bus Extension Plan for Shoppers Special Route
The Downtown Business Men's Assn plans renewed efforts for extending the Shoppers Special bus route from Alamo Plaza to Soledad Street via the municipal market. Henry Eastman, acting chairman, said West Side merchants are to be consulted after Retail Merchants manager C C Witchell informed that current underwriters won’t meet. The group will reconvene next week to discuss alternatives.
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West Side
Seels
Transitco
Alamo Plaza
Soledad St
Henry Eastman
C. C. Witchell
Conl Sider
Convention chiefs press for more motel rooms in San Antonio
Dr Lewis C Turner convention chairman says 121 conventions booked for 1950 will bring 59 910 delegates to San Antonio and urges motel operators to provide more rooms and higher chamber dues align with hotel contributions. Turner notes wrist courts have many rooms but current supply cannot handle large conventions.
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Lewis C. Turner
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonin
Turner
Jares McGoodwin
Chamber
Reserves to Meet in San Antonio Armory Event
The San Antonio chapter of the Reserve Officers Association will hold a meeting on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the new naval reserve armory at 219 E Arsenal St Mist. Judge Robert A Hall of Dallas will be guest speaker. Hall, a Marine Corps Reserve captain and national vice president of the RGA, will report on recent reserve program developments. Col Philip R Pattison is chapter president and announcer.
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San Antonio
Reserve Officers Assn
Sill
New
Naval Reserve Armory
E. Arsenal
Sh Mist
Robert A. Hall
Dallas
Philip R. Pattison
Hall
Marine Corps Reserve
RGA
Washington
Brother of L A Woman Dies in St Louis
James E Payne aged 29 railroad executive and brother of Mrs. Clara Belle Adams of San Antonio died suddenly at his home in St Louis. Payne was vice president in charge of traffic of the Frisca railway, and his death was reported by the Associated Press on Tuesday.
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St. Louis
James E.) Payne
Clara Belle Adams
San Antonio
Associated Press
Payne
Frisca
Highway Meet Called for Community Discussion
A citizen meeting is set for 2 pm Thursday at La Villita, organized by the chamber of commerce highway committee to discuss the San Antonio interregional highway project and southside arteries. The bond election on December 8 would fund about 33.35 million for the project, 4.625 million for right of way, and 225 thousand for emergency bridge replacements in downtown and southside areas.
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la Villita
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
San Are Tonio
Dalis G
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Southern Methodist University
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Gene McKinney
Richard Lee Post
Mitrovich Cafe
Alamo Gymnasium
Charles Ye Marley
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Chicago
Alan Ladd Starrer
Majestic
Club Sevennaks
Texas Top Hands
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Rnity University
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le Whaed
Trinity Players
USO
Kentucky
Ameriga
National Distillers Pond. Corp
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I. L. Garza
Joseph Eng
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