Local Musicians and Rockport Tales Note Busy Scene
Evelyn Braunstein arranges a new song written by the Silvers Twins. Louis Kettler in San Antonio reacts to a telegram and composes parts for I'm Nobody's Baby. Ralph Saenz juggles typist and attorney roles. Rockport on the Texas Gulf coast recalls storms, boom years, and deep water debates, with former mayors and a ruined Lamar hotel as backdrop.
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the & Plaza
Jeff Davie
Evelyn Braunstein
Silvers Twins
Louis Kettler
Kattler
San Antonio
Dody
Texas
Lamar
Rockport
Federal
Galveston
A. R. A. Brice
Clarence Schertz Elected Tech High Senior Class President
Clarence Schertz has been elected president of the senior class at Tech High school, succeeding Willis Rohling who resigned last spring to accept a commission as lieutenant colonel in the ROT.
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Clarence Schertz
Tech High School
Willis Rohling
ROT. CG
Tech P T A to Hear Dr Wacker
Tech High School P T A will meet on Wednesday at a time in the auditorium with Dr A B Wacker of the University of San Antonio as speaker. A musical program will be given by students and faculty members.
Jaycees Distribute Tuberculosis Campaign Cartoons
The Junior Chamber of Commerce distributed a cartoon in San Antonio on Wednesday to promote a drive to build a tuberculosis hospital for Bexar County. The illustration highlights that 500 people died of tuberculosis last year in the area.
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Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
San Antonio
Rain and wind aid Texas farmers amid mixed storm effects
Farmers in Bexar County welcomed Tuesday night rain and wind from a system that boosted moisture for fall grains like oats wheat and barley and improved grazing for cattle. East of the city lighter moisture and minor damage to leaves on strawberries and vegetables were reported while late peanut hay was ruined. The rain aided late cane and hegita in the second spring crop and slight cotton damage occurred as most cotton had already been picked.
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Bexar County
Goebel 4-H Girls Elect Officers
Goebel 4-H club girls have elected Helen Luensmann president with Elsie Deane Smart as assistant home demonstration agent. New officers include Ola Mae Hoffmen vice president Linda Luensmann secretary Lorine Westh poster chair Aileen Sehrank reporter Sophie Luensmann treasurer Ora Lee Fenshorn council delegate Dorothy Le Haescher recreational leader. Year’s work includes projects on clothing and fruits.
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Goebel
Helen Luensmann
Elsie Deane Smart
Ola Mae Hoffmen
Linda Luensmann
Lorine Westh
Aileen Sehrank
Sophie Luensmann
Ora Lee Fenshorn
Dorothy le Haescher
Herman Weifers
Weather Prickly Warm Night Leads to Theft at Spahn Hotel
Neugebauer, a resident of the Spahn hotel at 230 East Commerce Street, reported unusually warm weather Tuesday evening. He kept his hall door open and awoke to a thunderstorm to find his trousers rifled for 16 dollars.
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Neugebauer
Spahn Hotel
East
Commerce’ Street
Pedestrian Struck by Auto on a Texas Highway
A man identified as Fred Moore, 32, of Austin, was hit by a car while walking along an Austin highway about eight miles from San Antonio. He sustained head and chest injuries and was treated at a local hospital. Deputy sheriffs reported the driver, Lieutenant D C Stewart of Camp Bullis, transported Moore to the hospital. State education officials planned to address the incident at a community forum.
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Austin
San Antonio
Fred
State Department of Eduto-R. Moore
Wed
Proclamations Honor St Marys Day Texas Goiffare
Proclamations issued by County Judge Charles W. Anderson and Mayor Pro Tem Hay Davis proclaim Thursday as St Marys University Day in San Antonio. They urge Boxer county residents to attend the Intercollegiate football game at Alamo Stadium between St Marys and Baker Brownwood, highlighting the universitys educational and publicity value to the area. A feature describes a Texas themed hairdress by Stella Sutton, combining lasso waves centered by a star and cowboy rolls.
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SL. Mary’s
Charles W. Anderson
Hay Davis
Alamo Stadium
St. Mary's
Ser ‘Baker
Brownwood
Anderson
Davis
Boxer County
San Antonio
St. Mary’s
Welcome assemblies at Jefferson and Brackenridge High
Two high schools, Jefferson and Brackenridge, held welcoming events on Wednesday. Brackenridge featured a student council sponsored assembly for new students including sophomores. Jefferson hosted its Monticello yearbook assembly as part of the day.
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Jefferson
Brackenridge
Monticello
Education in Changing Order Speech by Trimble and Hor
T. M. Trimble and J. Fred Hor will speak on Education in Changing Order. Trimble is the first assistant state superintendent of education and Hor directs the school plant divisions.
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T. M. Trimble
J. Fred Hor
Aireetor
Baering Down On the News by Bugs Baer
A satirical tirade by Arthur Bugs Baer critiques military draft standards and wartime odds. He ridicules disqualifications and envisions absurd handicaps while mocking nations in conflict and press coverage. The piece uses hyperbolic humor to lampoon soldiers, alliances, and morale during wartime.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Hospital Grounds Project Approved Fort Sam Houston
WPA approves hospital grounds and building improvements at Station Hospital Fort Sam Houston. Deputy administrator Stearns S Tucker announces a total expenditure of 20,709 dollars in WPA funds and 1,340 dollars from United States Army funds. The project will employ 250 workers.
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Station Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
WPA
Stearns S. Tucker
United States Army
Local girl to study art at Texas College for Women
Nancy Preéce of Fulton Avenue was awarded the college scholar s award by the local AAUW branch, a June Jefferson High graduate now enrolled at Texas College for Women to major in art. She held National Honor Society and club memberships at Jefferson. Harvest data show 12,000 acres of Thorne wheat harvested in Ohio in 1940.
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Nancy Preéce
Fulton Avert
American Association of University Women
Thomas Jeffferon High School
Texas College For Women
Jefferson
Ohio
UT Austin names 15 new law school quizmasters
Lloyd Barbee Edward J Kre mer and Gilbert M Denman Jr from San Antonio among fifteen new quizmasters announced by Denn .T. McCormick at the University of Texas law school. Selected from top-ranking students the quiz masters help with attendance research and class materials, with ten seniors and five mid-law students chosen, earning honorary status on the Texas Law Relief staff per Dean McCormick.
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Lloyd Barbee
Edward J. Kremer
Gilbert M. Denman Jr
San Antonio
University of Texas, School of Law
Denn
T. McCormick
Texas Law Relief
Dean McCormick
Executives to Meet for Community Fund Campaign Luncheon
Executives from Chest to Chest meet with member agencies to plan the soon upcoming fund drive. George H Gilpin, assistant juvenile probation officer of Bexar county, will speak on The History of the American Flag to the Boys club junior forum at 712 Dolorosa street Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Place Ote
Boys' Club
George H., Gilpin
Bexar County
Dolorosa Street
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