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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1946
Page
8
Frank La reviews Olmsted's 1857 Texas work highlighting its San Antonio prose and contrasts among German Mexican and American influences around the plaza and river. The column cites Crimmins's copy in San Antonio and hints at reprinting excerpts. Also mentions local notes on Walter Johnson travel claims, Jolson at the USO, and a Confidential wastebasket at Vogel's plant.
Democrats from across the state arrange a makeshift city in Pullman to house 1500 delegates in unair conditioned sleeping cars at the Missouri Pacific depot. Miss Dorothy Bethea and Adrian Spears coordinate berths, while officials praise Pullman and railroad crews for providing space amid hotel shortages.
Officer J B Barrera reported seeing a man in the 600 block of West Commerce Street with a cane. Investigation showed it was a sword cane. The man, Joe Bravo Salinas, 313 Zacatecas alley, who holds a deputy sheriff's commission, was booked Monday for carrying a concealed weapon.
Major General James P Hodges announced that Hondo Field, a once active navigation training center for three years, has been declared surplus and turned over to the corps of engineers. The field has been on an inactive status since December.
OPA enlarges Slaughter: Unit to enforce meat regulations. C. T. Giesen, OPA rector, said Monday that meat was placed under retail price control and every effort will be made to keep it out of illegal channels. The unit and its staff of investigators have been expanded to expand enforcement.
A fire of undetermined origin caused damage at the O Krecht blind factory located at 200 Sycamore Street on Monday. Estimated loss stands around 2600 dollars. Local fire officials investigated the scene and no serious injuries were reported.
Four youths with white handkerchiefs robbed pedestrians at Augusta Convent streets and elsewhere early Monday. Lighter and $27 were stolen from L Simms at 1009 Navarin. A knife-wielding thief took a $199 diamond ring from Maria Cortez. Clarence Cole was struck and robbed of $6, and a head injury required hospital care. Ismael Sanchez was strong‑armed for $5, liquor, a child’s toy, and purchases. Navy man John Oxholm says a girl he met fled with a $150 diamond engagement ring.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Greece selecting a king by plebiscite, noting strained mix of royalty and democracy. Mentions King George relationship context and other European monarchs like Alfonso Emmanuel Michael and George V, with hints of crown jewels and absences amid constitutional changes.
Charles Von Ree of 1328 Broadway makes furniture to order. A set of six dining room chairs for Mrs. C C Hoff of Alamo Heights was ordered in 1941 as a Christmas gift for Lt Cal and Mrs Jack Mallepell. Only two chairs were finished before Von Ree entered three and a half years of army service, then two more were made. The complete set was delivered last month, and Mallepell has now ordered a cabinet, joking to finish it within five years.
Right teenage boys and girls were arrested Monday in connection with auto thefts from Plaza Paint and Body, 418 South Flores Street, over the weekend. George Wynkoop reported one car stolen and another stalled after modest driving. the vehicles were later abandoned. Six boys aged 14 to 16 and two older teens, Leorada Perris and Carmen Torres, were held for juvenile authorities on charges related to the thefts.
Col B F Chadwick of Alamo Heights is setting up a one room building in the 5100 block of Broadway as a temporary post office at no cost to the government. Postmaster Dan Quill said two Alamo Heights contract post offices have closed for lack of facilities, leaving the suburb without service. The temporary unit should be ready in two to three weeks and will be run by downtown staff until a permanent classified station can open, probably by December.
Four people were treated at Meberly Green Hospital Monday for injuries from weekend violence. Auscendon Moreno, 34, of 1220 San Patricio street, was stabbed in the stomach and left arm near Zurzamora and Ruiz. Antonia Castillo, 80, of Torreon street, hit on the head at Guadalupe and Sabinas. Matias Rodriguez, 106 South Laredo, cut on the cheek in a knife fight at a cafe on South Santa Rosa. Jesus Castillo, 1410 Mcleary Street, struck on the head with a bottle in a beer hall on Monterey.
Orientation week at Incarnate Word College opens fall term with freshmen invited to attend lectures tests and interviews. Upperclassmen register Wednesday and classes start Thursday. Campus tours and social events are planned to welcome new students.
Captain Ruben W Brunneman former Alamo Heights teacher is recalled to duty as an instructor at the School of Allied Medicine Randolph Field. A painting set valued at 400 dollars was stolen from his home on Monday at 762 Hunstock Avenue, prompting police report to C.BD Ishell.
Funeral services for Mrs. Shelby W. McCall 78 who died in Douglas Arizona will be held Thursday morning at St Mark's Episcopal church. She long ago was known here as Julia Hew Singer a concert pianist and music teacher. She studied at the Leipzig Conservatory before two years with Theodore Lescher in Europe. She married Judge S W McCall of Austin in 1902. She is survived by a brother Edward W Heusinger sisters Mrs Annie Guorguin and Miss Mathilde Heusinger and several nephews and nieces.
John H Stadler and his wife Mrs Mary Stadler and daughter Dorothy reside at 126 Canterbury Road He receives the Legion of Merit for leadership of the 12th Cavalry First Cavalry division in combat in the Southwest Pacific He is now assigned to the personnel division at Army Ground Force headquarters in Washington
A horse caused a crash on the Austin highway on Monday, injuring Lt. Robert Collins of Corpus Christi and his passenger Miss Frances Hynes. The horse walked into the road and was knocked 30 feet into another auto driven by Lt. Robert O. Smith of Kelly Field. Minor injuries were reported for Collins and Hynes. Another collision on South Flores Street injured Fairique Palacios and Cherry Faye Shockley when their cars hit poles.
Blas Cuellar of 331 Fenfield Avenue South San Antonio was in serious condition at Robert B Green Hospital Monday after a gunman called his name and fired as he turned. The incident occurred near his home as Cuellar approached his residence.
Commissioner Henry Hein faced a fresh garbage challenge after a letter from F W Brown of the San Antonio Housing Authority. It requests garbage pickup at Stinson Field South Kelly Field and Camp Cushing housing projects when budget allows. Brown says 435 families at Stinson require service in about 60 days while the other two projects with 100 families each won't be ready until early next year. Hein says his department cannot provide service until more equipment is received though existing routes can be extended with current gear.
Building permits totaling 203708 were issued Friday and Saturday by Police and Fire Commissioner P J Anderson. The 408 South Flores Street project includes a school for St. Leo's Church and 23 homes in the 100 block of Bryn Mawr Drive and other housing to be built by Lee and Oris contractors.
Ann Arbor authorities said they were holding Lorenzo Romas, 37, who claimed to have killed a man in San Antonio a decade ago. A check failed to show any murder warrant, prompting Capt. Aubrey Davenport to request fingerprints and the victim’s name to verify the claim.
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