San Antonio Real Estate Board Marks First Appraisal Certificate
The San Antonio Real Estate Board, led by Executive Secretary 0 M Elmore, reports issuing its first official appraisal certificate after a committee inspected properties on Fitzhugh and Edmann streets. Since formation, board committees have conducted thousands of appraisals covering diverse properties and vast land holdings near San Antonio valued around three million dollars. Over fifty Realtors attended a Texas Real Estate Boards meeting at the Gunter Hotel to hear Charles F. Ladd, president of the Texas association, speak.
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Tubalime
San Antonio
Business Property Committee
Anlar
Clties
Chas. F
Competition Highlights Home Renovation Contest
The Light in partnership with Good Housekeeping and the American Institute of Architects announces a local San Antonio remodeling contest open to architects and owners. Entries must include pre and post photos, floor plans, materials, and costs, with October 31, 1933, as the submission deadline and prizes ranging from a General Electric refrigerator to bronze and gold medals.
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Good Housekeeping Mepazne
American Institute of Architects
San Antonio
Poe
Romer x Nadion
Golden Eagle Bus Line Opens South West Terminal in San Antonio
Starting Friday September 15 San Antonio becomes the Golden Eagle lines southwestern terminal with routes from Chicago to Los Angeles via Tulsa Dallas Abilene and El Paso. Direct Dallas connection links to San Antonio for a fast service to St Louis Chicago and the East with 69 hours to New York from San Antonio. The line operates under Texas railroad commission with modern buses offering porter service free pillows radio ice water and hot water heating. Ben Mindes named southwestern representative for Golden Eagle with main terminal at Alamo and Travis streets.
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San Antonio
Golden Eagle
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Dallas
Abilene
el Paso
Randulph Field Transportation Company
St Alamo
Travis Streets
St. Lows
Great Eastern
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh
New York
Texas Railroad Commission
Ben Mindes
Randolph Field Transportation Company
Southwestern
Golden Eagle Lines
Alamo
Alamo Finance Opens Offices In San Antonio
Announcement this week of Alamo Finance opening offices at 506 Brady Building owned and operated by Al Drexler a well known San Antonio resident. Offices equipped to handle loans on diamonds automobiles and personal notes with quick confidential service. Also mentions weekend motoring and light classified ad context.
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Alamo Finance Company
Brady Building
al Drexler
San Antonio
Reading
Mr. Drexler
Nat
Sparks Manages Tarver Sales and Lease Firm Expansion
An announcement to real estate circles notes that Mrs. E. D. Tarver and Son have enlarged offices at 341 Milam building and opened a sales and business lease department led by J. H. Sparks. Sparks, a seasoned sales representative, cites May's market as a strong real estate investment and predicts increased sales activity in the coming months.
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Sparks
Tarver
E. D. Tarver and Son
Unsir
Milam Building
J. H. Sparks
South
Middle West
Texas
Southwest
Texas Territory
Klein Named New Maytag Manager
Frank J. Klein will assume his duties Monday as manager of the local Maytag branch. Howard Kelley, division manager, announces Klein has been with Maytag Southwestern since June 1992 and is highly qualified. Kelley notes Klein has made many friends and will be glad to hear of his promotion.
Capital II Renovation Drives NRA Reemployment Push
Washington dispatch notes a federal effort to paint redecorate and repair the Capitol as part of a broader NRA aligned job program. The capital’s volunteer corps canvasses residents to spur home repair and reconditioning while drawing on an $88 000 annual appropriation.
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Federal Capitol
Washington, D.C
National Capital
NRA
Washington
Felli nend alters pictures before and after work
A note describes delaying alteration of the word before and after pictures. It mentions enclosing a before picture and planning to mend the later image once work is completed.
Zenith Radio dealer meeting in San Antonio posted
About one hundred fifty trade guests attended a Zenith Radio Corp meeting at the Plaza hotel in San Antonio. D Berryhill presided as McKelvy of Chicago outlined plans for popular priced Zenith lines and noted tape tubes used in many radio sets. He predicted broad postdepression buying power as employment improves and emphasized quality radios from the Zenith factory.
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Zenith Radio Corporation
Plaza Hotel
D. Berryhill
Fesslee Gaulbert Corporation
Lucas Zenithy Distributors
CT MeKelvy
Chicago
McKelvy
San Antonio
Ith
R. B
Sears Tests OOS Machinery Exhibited at Century of Progress
C W Miller of the San Antonio Sears store explains that at the Sears exhibit in the Century of Progress building thousands view a heavy loading machine testing cushions and other items. The lab subjects products to microscopes heat light rain and wear tests to determine expected service life. Since its founding 22 years ago the Sears laboratories have conducted about 115000 tests to support advertising claims and policy.
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
C. W. Miller
Sant Antonio
Sears
Davenport
Miller
Mr. Miller
Prizes in Contest Worth Money
The Light's Reinviting and Home Remodeling contest offers local prizes ending October 31, 1933. Winners may be considered for state bronze medals and national gold medals, with the national competition ending June 20, 1994 for Homes in Whiter. Prizes include a General Electric refrigerator by Wright Bros Refrigeration, a Magic Chef Gas Range by Schulze Stove and Hardware, lawn furniture from Alamo Lumber, and termite proofing by Harris Termite Content Co at 403 East Josephine Street.
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General Electric
Wright Brothers
Harris System
Termite Control Company
Alamo Lumber Company
Century of
Schultze Steve and Hardware Company
Lght
American Institute of Architects
Wright Brox
Magic Chet
Schuliee Stove and Hardware Company
Sect of Lawn Furniture
Termite Content Company
East
Josephine Street
Rainbow Manager Recovers From Appendicitis Operation
Rainbow Apparel manager Mrs L Yarborough of 325 East Houston Street is recuperating at Medical and Surgical Hospital after an appendicitis operation.
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L. Yarborough
Rainbow Apparel
East
Houston Street
Maytag Head to Visit Texas Sales Unit
Maytag head will visit Texas after October 19 to thank the Texas Maytag organization for record sales. As chairman, he plans meetings with managers dealers and salesmen in West Texas and possibly Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston. August deliveries reached 52 124 units while the Newton Iowa plant runs day and night shifts with hundreds of orders awaiting fulfillment. The Texas operation led by Maytag Southwestern Co 2115 Griffin St Dallas posted a sharp rise in July 1932 and August 1938 sales tripled. The rise comes in part from the NRA program and both firm and distributor have signed the President's program.
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P.t. Maytag
Newton, Love
Wil
Texas
Maytag
Maytag Company
West Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Newton
Towa
Maytag Southwestern Company
Griffin Street
NRA
Maytag Southwestern Comcacy Eaye
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Ana RK. Deserbinent
Ake
Baba Victory Pi Ie
P. Schnabel
Kafe Tuauriaee
Sen Antuain
Tequest
Wright Bros. Refrigeration Co
Main Ave
Joske Brothers Company
Amy Ae] Best
Cme
Anc
Zenith
Zenith Radio
Territory
CG. T. McKelvy
Alamo Finance
Lanani
Raervier
Firase Enver Ray
Mumen San Antonio
Wmense Wiso
Magaalne
Adureswa
Abe
Southwestern Dell Telephone Company
CFARS
Rainbow
Maytaghead
Buena Vista
Flores
Public Service
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