Passing of Thad W. Smith Shapes Bexar Legacy
Bexar mourns Thad W. Smith at 73. Longtime public official, county clerk since 19 after his father’s death, he died at 403 Worth Flores Street. Services held at home then Sam Fernando Cathedral with Father Eugene UgRanes officiating. A colorful figure tied to the Big Six political group, Smith was remembered for a life spent in public service and local politics.
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Thad W. Smith
Bexar County
Worth Flores Street
Sam Fernanda Cathedral
Eugene
Ugranes
Hy C. Carter
Nat Lewis
Jobo Hosle
Jack Kt. Burke
George Huntress Jr
Frederick Terrell
Smith
North Sores
San Antonio
Sam Smith
Wmi
Big Six
Brean Callaghan
John Campbell
Nat M. Lewis
Joe Cassiano
Edward Dwyer
Obituary for Succumbs County records scholar
Succumbs County records man was an accomplished linguist fluent in English Spanish and German and conversant in Latin and Greek He aided Texas history preserving many early documents He is survived by widow Gertrude Smith two daughters Ida Williams and Williams son Sidney P Smith and sister Mrs Joe Olivairi.
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Texas
Gertrude Smith
Pleas A. G. Williams
Williams
Sidney P. Smith
Joe
Olivairi
John D Rockefeller Jr Sees No War
John D Rockefeller Jr. returned to New York from abroad and dismissed reports of an impending war in Europe. He acknowledged problems there but did not believe they would lead to war.
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New York
Europe
John D. Rockefeller
Monterey-81 Louis Caravan Planned After San Antonio Route
A tentative motorcade from Monterey to St Louis via San Antonio was announced by William H. Furlong highway secretary of the chamber of commerce. A former Mexican federal official advised a large Mexican motorcade would pass through San Antonio around December 6 en route to the American Road-builders association convention in St Louis December 14 to 16.
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Merica
St. Louis
San Antonio
William H. Burlung
Chamber of Commerce
Toso Hirera T
Federal Highway Commission of
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American Road-builders' Association
Two Air Officers to Attend Engineering Conference
First Lieuttenama G. W. Polk and James Flannery of Brooksfield will leave San Antonio on Saturday for Dayton Ohio to attend an engineering conference at Wright field.
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G. W. Polk
James Flannery
Brooksfield
San Antonio Saturdus
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Field
Marines of the telephone forces in wartime storm work
Dan Jackson leads a gray truck crew as Marines of the telephone forces stabilize lines under blue skies and farms then brace for a coming storm. They ride through floods to keep vital wires delivering messages to distant lands despite looming danger.
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Dan Jackson
Jackson
Marines Have Landed And Have The Situation In Hand
Dan Jackson and his workers keep the telephone wires in service during storms and floods. They restore circuits so the nation can talk again and voices reach almost anywhere. The image echoes a military line as they salvage communication lines and reconnect communities in crisis.
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Dan Jackson
Avators Ferry Planes From Health To Langley Field
A flight of four P-12 pursuit planes left Kelly Field Friday morning on Thanksgiving. The pilots, on duty at the Air Corps Training Centers, will ferry the fighters from Langley Field back to San Antonio, after a stopover at Health to Langley.
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Langley Field
Wirgids
Cap
A. C. Kincaid
J. W. Monahan
Kiel
M. FP. Sehneider
Kelly Fiel
Air Corps ‘Training
Feery
San Antonio
Second Division Observes Belated Holiday With Duties Suspended
The Second division celebrated a belated holiday Friday with all duties suspended except guard, necessary fatigue and care of public animals. Division day, normally observed on Cor dune, was postponed this year due to training camp activities on the regular date, per the in-progress schedule.
Belgian Sees Strong U S Support for Belgium
General Pontus, Belgian delegate, touring sessions in the United States, expressed Belgiums confidence in American backing. He stated that if Belgium faced trouble again, strong American will to defend her would be available.
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Brdbsels
United Stater
Pontus
Belgium
America
Froe Wills
Castoria a trusted comfort for children and families
Castoria is pitched as a universal pediatric remedy. The ad claims it eases infants colic and soothes pain, aids constipation in older children, and is safe for newborns to teens. It urges checking for Dr Chas A Fletcher signature on the wrapper.
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A. Fletcher
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