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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1916

Page

38

Joske donates 11000 to equip Robert B. Green Hospital rooms

Alexander Joske’s generous gift of more than 11000 funds modern operating, clinical, dental and X ray rooms at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital. County Judge James R. Davis notes the donation frees county funds for other patient care needs and includes a suspended porcelain ceiling for better daylighting.

Alexander Joske Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital James R. Davis Davis Joske Robert B. Green Hospital Mr. Joske

San Antonio Sand Company Supplied Eagle Creek Sand

Sand for the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital came from the San Antonio Sand Company at Calaveras. The 2000 cubic yards used for the facility’s concrete and mortar work came from Eagle Creek pits, with Frank Cassiano as manager and the plant located at 1320 South Flores Street opposite the Sap depot.

Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital San Antonio Sand Company Flores Street Sap Frank Cassiano Calaveras Eagle Creek

Calaveras Sand Source Fills San Antonio Projects

The Calaveras pits supply San Antonio Sand Company with sharp clean sand for concrete and plaster used in major city contracts and statewide builds. Annual shipments reach about 76 000 tons with modern machinery and a vast traction plant enabling rapid loading and delivery. Key projects include the Corpus Christi causeway, city paving, courthouses, post office, libraries, hotels, depots, and bridges, with orders driven by efficiency, ample supply, and rapid execution.

Calaveras San Antonio Cassiano San Antonio Land Company Corpus Christi Causeway San Antonio Sand Company The Traction Company Bexar County Southwestern Insane Asylum Kampmann Carnegie Library Jet Gunter

Praise for Hackenberger Refrigeration Works in San Antonio

A series of customer letters from San Antonio dated 1914 to 1916 extol the Hackenberger refrigeration system. Testimonials claim reduced ice use, preserved meats, no odor at low temperatures, and superior storage of candies and chocolates. Endorsers include Louis Kunkel and Julie H. Riegler of local markets.

Hackenberger Refrigerator San Antonio Tex Fleischmann Hackenberger THE Fleischmann Co H. T. Matthews Ar Antonio Nackaabenses Refrigerator Works Texas Louis Kunkel Hackenberger Refrigerator Works Hackeberger Julie H. Riegler Fred T. Matthies Matthies Meat Market

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