Winter Arrives as San Antonio Reports Blanket Thefts
Police say winter has arrived with a spate of petty thefts. Mia Waldo reports four blankets stolen from her 147 Weymouth Street home. Detective Burge Long later tracked one blanket to an arrest. Dan Thomas from Medina County says a $15 pocket was picked in the 400 block of West Travis Street. H J Wilsett of Fort Sam Houston reports another theft in the 300 block of Paramore Street leaving $18.80 missing.
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Medina
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Fort Sam Houston
Paramore Street
San Antonio University Opens New Courses for 1940
University of San Antonio begins its first 1940-41 semester Thursday September 19 offering pasulte designing commercial art aviation business and science. Former students register Tuesday at 6 30 p m New students register Wednesday and enrollment is rising with arrivals from California and Chicago.
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Patriotic Drunk Barred From Home After Incident
Police arrested a man Saturday in Matamoras at South Pecos streets for drunkenness after he stood in the intersection shouting a garbled patriotic message and challenging bystanders. Officer B T Wilson reported the incident and booked the man on drunkenness charges.
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Fire damages Western Union office in 100 mile blaze
A blaze reported Friday noon damaged the Western Union office basement at 1239 West Commerce Street. The fire, spreading 100 miles, caused $50 in damages and destroyed quantities of packaged medical samples and rolls of ticker tape. City firefighters recorded the incident and listed it among casualties of the fire.
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