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[VOL. 8—NO. 51
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FR1D ' V MAlii II : I,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Mansion to Be Used as Training Center for Household Employees
CookingSchoolCloses Tonight
Shown above la the palatial I week, became the training center
home, at 518 South New Hraunfels for a household workers training
Avenue, of the late Charles Bel- project, under the sponsorship of
linger, San Antonio political leader local anil Workers Progress Ad
and power, which structure, this I ministration agencies.
The home was made available| training ground where the mod:;r'
for the project by the children of techniques of household employ
the late financial anil pulltiual ty-
coon, who gave their consent for mcnt might bo taught under idea!
its use os a demonstration and I conditions.
Bellinger Estate Grants Use ol Mansion as
Training Center for Household Employees
Resume Campaign
For Rebuilding
Guadalupe Coll.
Final Details Completed
For State-Wide Drive
- - For$20,000 byMay 1
With the headquarters of the
C,< ncrol Baptist Convention of
Texas having liwn moved from
Fort Worth to San Antonio, ind
with other matters havlnr been
edjusted, the Rev. W. 8. Brert,
general chairman of the educa-
tional board of ihe convention,
Announced, this week, that the
*5,000 city-wide "whirlwind cam-
paign", that was formally launch
td in February for the rebuilding
of Guadalupe college, baa been
resumed with redoubled vigor and
enthusiasm, and final details of
the drive completed.
The drive is not only city wide,
but statewide in scope. It H
planned, according to the chair-
man, that every city, town, and
community participate In the ef-
fort. Clubs, civic organizations,
both white and colored churches
of all denominations, schools, fed
orations of clulis, and business
concerns are being asked to help
in the rebuilding effort. All the
pastors of every city have teen
designated members of their local
committee to work iu the cam
palgu.
Rev. Brent declared that the
plans, specifications, , and blue
prints of the new building have
already been submitted bv n reg-
istered architect and building en-
gineer. According to Rev. Brenr,
JL'O.OOO must be raised through
out the slate by May 1. lie de
clared tli'.t as soon as a sufficient
sum reaches his office, the build-
ing committee will award the con-
tract for the completion of tiie
building, which, according to ihc
campaign head, will be modern ill
every respect, and wilt measure up
to every requirement of the de-
partment of education of the stale
of Texas.
Rev. Brent has explained t'.i=t |
the "whirlwind campaign" does
nut Interfere with-the general edu-
cational set up of the state con-
vention. All of that set-up, ac-
cording to the statement, remains
the same, but Is elaborated throng!!
the none system.
Campaign Methods
Twelve persons will comprise t.ie
campaign group in each city,
town, or community,
being known as the executive com-
mittee, with the none lead, r be-
ing the chairman. Each church
will be represented by a committee
of three.
These church committees w'll
organize groups of 50, as the
pastor of the church may see fit,
with all activities being under the
general auspices of tile pastor.
Kueh person contacted is to be
asked to contribute at least ouc
dollar. All funds, with the name
and address of donor, are to b:
sent to the Campaign chnirmai,,
■it 201 Chesnut Street, San Antonio,
with the campaign workers keep
ing duplicate rccords.
H/'ITH the palatial liome of the late Charles Bellinger, 518
" South New Braunfels Avenue, serving as a training center
—through the gererous cooperation and permiscion of the
Bellinger estate—class work was hegun, Wedmsday, of this
w-iek, in the city's newest household workers' training
project.
This trahinj -for which there is 110 charge—is being
trainee must definitely understand,
at the time of enrollment, that,
made possible through the cooper-
ation of, and joint sponsorship
by, Works Progress Administration
and local agencies, and the gen-
erosity of the children of the bite
Charles Bellinger in their mak-
ing available, ng a practical train-
ing ground, file magnificent res-
idence which is ideal au'd perfect
tn every detail for thy type of
training being demonstrated.
The project will offer very
definite training and preparation,
for women, that will enable them
to meet the ever-increasing de-
mands of efficiency and complete
competency that are more and
more required in household em
ployces. The project will attempt
to render a distinct community
service which will inform tho gen
eral public of the techniques of
household employment, and also
of the responsibility of employers
and employees.
The training course will extend
over a twelve-week period, and
will Include the proper methods
of preparing and serving foods,
washing and ironing, marketing,
preservation of food, daily aid
seasonal eare of a house, the us"
of modern household equipment,
and the eare of children. As
quickly as one class 'graduates'*,
another will be formed, with the
training procedure continuing
without interruption.
A maximum of twenty enrollees
will l>e accepted for each twelve-
week training session, and each
at the end of the training period,
she is expected to accept an offer
of a position in household em-
ployment.
The project is under the snper-
viuUm of Mr*. Anthony Van Tuyl,
one or itir pom*iwtnt*B ontntnn<ito«
authorities on home economics;
J. E. Thompson, widely known in
employment and social service
fields, is serving as coordinator,
his duties including interviewing
applicants for enrollment in the
school, and placing trainees vi
employment at their completing
the twelve-week course. Plans
call for the use of two home
economists as instructors, one of
whom, Mrs. Agnes Ratliff, has al-
ready been named.
The supervisor has declared that
the course offered will be efficient
and elaborate, and that trainees,
at the completion of the work,
should be able to go Into the very
wealthiest and modern homes inl
San Antonio and s?rve with ef
ficiency and confidence.
It was also pointed out that en
rollees do not have to be on relict
to enter the school.
Although class;.j got under way
this week, class enrollment has
not been closed, and applicant
may inquire, at the training con
tcr, any time from Monday through
Friday. No classes are held en
Saturday.
Only Two of Original Eight Sponsors
Of SanAntomo's WPA NurserySchool
Still Contribute Regularly to Project
\LTH0UGR San Antonio's Works Progress Administration
nursery school reports that there has beon d gratifyinv
response to its recent appeal foi* Assistance, the school is still
sorely in need cf substantial contributions if it is to be
satisfactorily mailt lined.
In response to the school's distress call, the siliff report;:
that it has rcceivcd contributors from E. R. Bennett, Mrs.
carefully supervised prosrnm of
care ami training for some two-
score under-privileged tots between
the agrs of two and five.
The federal government has con
tinned its share of responsibility
M. Bennett, Kappa Alpha- Psi
fraternity, and the Gloom Chasers
social club, which donr.lions have
made possible the school's meeting
some of the requirements of the
state directress of nurs. :y schools.
Clarence Thomas, local contractor,
the group has tangibly contributed to the
caust* by adding to the general
nppearniice of the interior of tiio
nursery, which Is housed in the
old Brackenridge school bulld'ng
at the southwest corner of N01M1
Hackberry and Centi\. streets.
The st-itus of the Race's snarj
of support for -tlu school was re
vealed this week when it was
learned that only two sponsors-
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority—of
the original eight were regularly
contributing to the support of the
project.
San Antonio scoured the nursery,
in June, 1037, after montlus of ef-
fort, under an arrangement where
by at least eight sponsoring organi-
zations would each contribute
three dollars per month for the
school's support, which money
would pay for the' general upkeep
and maintenance of the school,
providing lights, gas, water, and
certain other items, while the gov
ernment paid the salaries of the
'.ustrnetors, cook, and maid, and
WOMAN JAILED
Accused of having stolen a purse
containing six dollars and paper.-,
from the person of I. Kelley, 400
South Walters Street, while he
was lu the MO block of Kast Com
mrrce, a 34-yc r old woman wftt
arrest*# Tuesday. Maren 2tt and
boohed for theft from parson. She
was lodged in Jail, being later j furnished the necessaiy food.
T«lea*«J under *300 county bouJ.
I The local institution nrovide*
for the project, providing employ
mcnt for certified tcacbers end
allied workers; it develops the
physical and mental well-being of
pre school age children who come
from the homes of persons who
are eligible for some form of fed-
eral or state direct relief, or work
relief, or from similar low in
come families; it assists parents
in recognizing and meeting the
nutritional, physical, educational,
and social needs of their pre-
school ago children.
The public is urged to visit the
school so that the citizens migh4
actually see what it means to the
citizens of tomorrow. Among re-
cent visitors' hnve been Mis.s Klna
J. liiud. state directress of the
■nursery schools and Dr. Grace
Langdon, one of the leading child
authorities in America, who has
spent more than 20 years working
with, and for, children. Dr. Lang-
don is adviser to the United States
government on parent education
ami nursery schools.
The nursery school sponsoring
committee is urging civic-minded
<He« Pp— 11
Committee Heads
Named for Health
W e e k Activities
Say Parade Will Be Most
Colorful, Original in
History of Effort
Ch*!rroan or more ihnn
of committees to carry out tin
1030 i.b.wrvuuce of National Negro
nealEn Week in Ban Antonio were
mimed at last Friday's meeting
of the Volunteer Health League
held at the 'Library Auditorium.
Those appointed by 8. J. Sutton,
general chairman, are as follows:
J. It. Morris, Sr., steering com
mittee; Dr. M. L. Preacher, Dr.
C. C. Andrews, clinics; J. D.
Lowery, Sr., finance; Mrs. Velina
S. Butler, clubs; C. A. Booker,
sanitation; Rev. < . A. Deslandes,
itev. T. H. Robinson, Rev. D. M.
Jackson, Rev. Dunlap Chenault,
churches; Mrs. C\ L. Wilson, sub
urban schools; Geo. II. (.'raze,
publicity; y. B. Mitchell, speakers;
Miss Einora Hays, cooperation
Mrs. Flet her Williams, P.-T.A.'s;
, Tiios. L. Holley, business men; Dr.
('. A. Whittier, medical; Mrs. L.
W. Sutton-Taylor, clean-up; city
p.nU ^chool nurses, home hygiene;
IS. II. Gates, education; T. L.
j Lowery, bands; Mrs. Pearl Thomiv
son, home and environment; Mrs.
j M. T. Lewis, parade; C. A. Booker,
[parade marshal; S. J. Stilton,
Survey; Miss Katharine Beverly
, and Mrs. 1). Jackson, parochial
school' : Mrs. Birdella Graui,
1 membership for health league,
j It was announced that this
' year* annual parade, which will
j close the Ilialth Week prograiS
on Sunday, April l), will .eclipse
all former efforis in point of
; beauty and originality. Many en
• tries are being recoived by Mrs.
Mat tie Terr.ll Lewis, parade eliair-
man and her committee. • The
Itheuie of the event ^ili be In keep*
ing with tile ideas centering
around ti:o silver anniversary^ of
this year's Health- Week observ*
unce, it was stated by Mrs. Lewis.
Following the parade, the psr.itl
mas-i meeting will be held -nt the
Library Auditorium, about £:0<l
o'clock, with a number of bridf:
s; eciies by city, county, '-mid
league officials, a sound motion
i picture, "Let My People Live"
' will conclude the program. This
excellent picture, made at Tuslce-
1 gee Institute, deals with the iin-
porir.ne,' of early diagnosis oi'
, tuberculosis among Negroes, and
was filmed under the direction of
the National Tuberculosis associa-
tion.
Throughout the week, health
talks and lectures will be given
at city, county and Negro parochial
schools. It is also expected that
many students will also liave the
opportunity of seeing the Negro
tuberculosis film which is being
secured by the Bexar County Tu-
berculosis association..
It we? announced that the
League will meet again on Friday,
March 1M. at the Library Audi-
torium. General Chairman' Sut-
ton urged that all workers and
league members attend these meet-
ings. '
She's in the
Jail House
Nov
- '*.\ __
1 Because the pressure is on
a number of rotuity officials
[concerning the matter of un-
collected fines and forfeited
S^tlwty a d misdemeanor
bonds, and because she over-
jOoohed the matter of paying
cue of her fines, assessed,
| .months hl'o, as the result of
, Cne of her not infrequent .
^Skirmishes with the law,
9ir.ith Prire, 18, is missing!
• fri.in her usual lif . is.
{ J. A man fame and g"' n. !
—And therein lies something!
of a story.
The girl, it seems, does j
not pick any certain law
' ^Nigenry to lake her to the
Jjug. Sometimes she's ar-
rested by the police depart-
'.it, then it may Ik* the
| sheriff's office, or a deputy
C( nstable.
Last week, when the girl's j
'employer, g e ii i a I Arthur
Mathews, well known res-
^laurateur, wh> usually gets
her out of jail, was con-
(See NOW. Page 5.)
Athlete
Itacks Aunt as
ind Goes Blank
Injury in College
|id Game Causes
lental Disorder
Home Again
Stage Show, Grand Prize
Awards Climax Great
Three-day Session
CAN Antonio Register's fourteenth, in a series of unusually
successful and colorful semi-annual cooking schools, will
reach its exciting; climax tonight, at the Library Auditorium,
southeast corner of North Hackberrv and Centre streets,
v.hen the curtain rises, at eight o'clock, for the presentation
of one of the gaiest, most entertaining stage shows yet pre-
sented, feind for the announcements of the winners in Pioneer
Railway Postal
Clerk Makes Two
Perfect Scores
Santonian Handles 1,223
And 731 Cards Without
Single Error
WOMAN FISTED
As the outgrowth of au alterca-
tion at Tiv.vls uud Mctliim .1 t'ct't.s.
Willie Wilson, 22, of 122T. Morale*
Strict, was arrested, Friday, March-
17, .111:1 booked for. aggravated as
sanlt, on complaint of Mrs. Lou;*.
Wilson, 74,t Lcnl Street, who
leccd Wilson beat her with hjV
fis.s. The accused man wtt lodi
e.i ID <•<!
[ owJiik a prolonged period of
iainable, peculiar nets—seem
| ewsed by some mental dls
[climaxed by a sudden,
on his aunt, Mis.
about six o'clock
■Inlius ("IlUK
"ii, Burnett. L
n/r «IefAllied in
Kjrcliop«fttliie ftectioii for
Hdu by Dr. rtooit
MISS ARTEMISIA BOWDKN,
pr?siiient of 8t. Philip's Junior
eoili'ge, nod one of the Race's
lending women educntors, who re-
cently returned from the en.'-t,
where she spoke in the interest
of her work, and the general cause
of Negro education.
Miss ltowden filled speaking en
gageinciits under the tiuspices of
the Speakers' Bureau of the Na-
tional Council of Churehes of the
Protectant Episcopal church, with
Mills tn
st, and 1
ort I i f V:
est.' Alii
anding i
show pro
ini>t, lias
n tilth
id priz
id Retrisfep
will h.
"sweet
Worth,
radio
in
n, wl
any of ]
. Anioni
■ the Foi
• quartet
and liigii
his f,.;
•d
a>.
a
l:i r
will
sen-
nej^
ng mil
in Fort
of the
o havo
fiftei n-
riMin- pern
WUAI. iK'i
entertnn
^tnining-
over th:
inms, according to hift moth-
er, 1 'Jiw. ltena Daniel, has been
neti>j - very peculiarly since hi*
rctui^sl' from Samuel Huston ctl-
lege an December, suffering frflfli
a lipid injury received in a fcnme
In wfi ch lie was knoeked uncon-
scious His friends lensingly ac-
cused liiin of having "gotten
sweet" since he starred in col-
legia^- football, but when they
(See HOME, Page 5.)
District D. A. R.
etTakes Dig at
Marian Anderson
io by ' stori
low. have pi
choicest pi
•d ( n toniKiii
Three Hii
rio th
' Samuel L. Blackburn, well known
young San Antonio railway .^t.i 1
clerk, who resides at 7004 West
Commerce Street, has recently ac-
complished a record attained by
few of his fellow workers—a per-
fect score in two recent exainina
Hons.
In October, 19ftS, Blackburn
handled 1223 cards in thirty two
minutes, an average of thirty-
eight cards per minute, (the re-
quirement is sixteen), with sixty-
three separations.
in another examination held on
March 14, Blackburn duplicated his
earlier feat, this time haudlin
731 caraa with seventy three sepa-
rations, without & single error In
either instance.
ggmta*. Wackbflrn bs
.^jrionT^, ok' Eita ut '"e *m
nmbftion to maintain a "perfcot" a^"'n thrill the crowd with hrr
I scon-. meUflwjttfrt! ro/er. A
1 j closing numl>er, fefttnrfng Clarence
minute
radio st
first rJ
regular
particular air out
carried San AnlJ
and. for tonights
pared on- of the
grams. Also feati |
show will be the I
IStepjKrs, <1 tap dnn|
is little <h<>rt of sensational; Enra
Mae Walker and Clarence Orr,
the king and queen <>f "Jitter-
bug", the latest dance sensation,
will present their amazing dat.ee
routine; Bob Brooks, San Antonio's
outstanding male vocalist, who
"brings down'' the lionse on either
sweet or swing numbers, will
mmri er of his favorite
render
NongB.
A
tor a Woods to Sing
" l'liejJimTWftrtP1 I iTA U'flbasf I15S
By Tl « Asaoclated Jf«irro riMi. I He has eight .vears service to Id. ,
W A8n IXGTOX, D. C. — Two credit, and is now running betwc n 0,T ,,, F"ur Ac('s'- n.I,! f0P
notioiil the blankK vacant stnru
very *flne examples of behavfor
art the latest additions for the
public's collection on Marian An
derson mid the "battle of Wash-
ington", and they just about wind
up the month's report on this
infamous affair. When the D.A.
It. held its convention here, la*t
week, members wore mammoth
Txmgview and San Antonio.
and iibeerved that he appeared
be jffoping for their names, they
hjUftay broke away from him. For
hour/, the great athlete would sit
anci .sttre off into space, occasion-
ally ' mumbling to himself about,
being lired of folk fooling with
me." Too, stated Mrs. Daniel,
Julius would so ofteii s?e. and
appnri-Mtly not see, i>eople in his
Immediate presence that she de-
cide J to seek medical advice.
Tii'cii : him to the Kobert B.
fire n hospital, in February, she
lviid bim examined by Dr. Pickett,
who pr. scribed some meilicine and
«striK':'(1 her to bring him back
£ftfr lie had taken all of the
inert: cine.
r In diagnosing Williams' ailment,
l)r. Pickett is said to have stated
thai his condition was caused by
n Blow of some kind on the head,
and tli.it vcar tissue on the brain
prohabiy caused the "coming and J
(Sre ATTACKS, Pa-re 5.) I
j*01 corsages which all but hid their
fulsome figures, and then went
into a bit of horse-play at the
expense of the noted singer.
Featuring a skit known as
"Auntie lint", fashioned after the
well-known question and nnswer
columns in ninny newspapers, a
question was addressed as f"i
lows: '"What hat shall I wear at
the coming concert of Marian Ar
dersou in Constitution hall?"
The nnswer to this question
showed the attitude of the D.A.U..
for it read: "By the time tin-
concert comes off, no telling what
kind of hats will be in fashion."
Credit for this bit goes t<> Ton-
nis J. Holzberg, state historian
tcr the District D.A.It. And re
ports emnnating from another ob-
server showing the other side of j the national officer is
the famous case say. "Marian An- to 1- • an added <timulii
derson, a French official assures| campaign workers. In
NAACP Official
To S p e a k Here,
Friday, March 31
It was announced, this week.
t liar E. Frederic Morrow, coordi
nntor of branches of the National jn nwveon
Association for the Advancement | prize
of Colored People, will be « gue.-l
of the San Antonio branch of the
NAACP, at n public meeting !•>
lie conducted Friday evening,
March 31, at Second Bapti-i I of tonight's ac
church. I being a large
The visit of Morrow—who is of very valua
on n tour of th© branches in Inward*.
Kansas. Oklahoma, and Texas—| The school pi
a bill of superlative entertainment.
I TVd Mays swing band will furm-h
' the musical background.
Cake Kali/rig Contest
With new faces continuing to
break into the charmed circle of
winners in the semi-annual Pioneer
Flour Mills cake linking contest,
interest, each six months, continues
to mount, and, for this school,
there has been a record breaking
number of entrants. Interest is
exceptionally high, with cooki ~
school patrons wondering whether
r will break into "the
winning class this ses-
sion.
Grand Prizes
The awarding
prizes will lie an
of
the grand
high light
with tli.-re
er number
is considered most timely as tlv
local chapter is in the midst of a
drive in which it is striving for
200 members. This effort, accord-
ing to local officers, is satisfac-
torily progressing, but the visit of
x pected
t the
nddition
us nt Monte Carlo cafe, will belto his public uppearancc. Morrow
made a member of the Frencn j will confer with the branch of
Legion of Honor. It will be uo
nor.need soon.'' ' (See NAACP, Page 5.)
nesday
threo-d
Wert-
usual
women having milh
auditorium for hours
opening of the door-
might bo among c
to register, and be
valuable prize that
goes to the first
patrons fit the opeui
An overflowing cro
loOO is expected for tonigli
program.
first
present*
traditio
half bund
r session,
il of at least
final
Hired
"Sepia Mayor" Race Opens Tuesday
Five Negroes, 8
\ hiteslndicted in
Policy Rins: Case
W ITH Saturday, March 25, being set as the last day in which
*• candidates may file their names as nominees fcr the of-
fice of "Negro San Antonio sep.'a mayor", the San Antonio
Negro Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring the election
in conjunction with its membership drive, announced that
the campaign proper will get under way next Tuesday night
March 28, with a big public iU'lly and "push-off" meeting
By Tftf Associated M'k'ru rrcsx
%'ltEN'TOX, X. J. Austin Clark,
alii . Dick Austin, alleged hwnl
of ilie" huge $1.1)00,1)00 year policy
syndicate in Atlantic City, was
ii'i8icteil Tuesday by th,. federal
grsi.il jury tilling with four other
Negri . and < i','ht whites for eva-
sion iuciinie taxes on nearly
thiri- million dollars.
• fiiiorji officials said the system
us,.,, mas similar to that uncovered
in tin recent trial of Jimuiy
JiUr.i \ Tanmiany leader, iu New
Tiifc According to William F.
S^iiili, assistant U. S. attorney,
the gang, throush a headquarters
aad eight substations, controlled
niiubers writirs in ti-.t places of
Wlili'l) SCO were small stores l:i
and around Atlantic Citjj
jjhe Indictment charged not only
fai11:r.- to file income tax returns
for 1036, ami 1UH7. but also
the siaUing of false statements.
Clark, described by government
inv.stigators as "one of the biggest
(See INDICTED, Page 5.)
ill the auditorium of the Pine
Street branch Young Women's
Christian Association.
.The candidates will be present
and introduced, there will h«
speech-making, platforms revealed,
election promises mude, refre
ments served, and the campaign
will get under way amid the
bustle, color, and traditional eon-
fusion invariably connected with
elections.
Another oandidate tossed his lint
into the mayoralty rlug. Tuesday
night, when J. E. Chrisman, pop-
ular fivternalist. and widely known
and successful business man, who
has interests in many spheres,
filed notice of his intention to
run. The field now includes
Chrisman, Samuel Shaw, Herbert
Mouton, and (Jeorge T. Sutton.
San Antonio's top rnukinc, and
oldest. menV social club, the Van
Courtlnudt, has i ndorsed one of its
outstanding members, O. C. Booker,
successful business man, and pop-
ular in all circles, as a candidate,
nlit he has, a yet failed to file
his notice of intention to run.
In announcing its endorsement
of Booker, the Van Courtlamlt
pointed out that Booker is Sau
Antonio born and educated; tlin!
he is a substantial tax payer;
that he is one of San Antonio's
first Negro business men: that lie
is one of the city's youngest and
most progressive business men, an 1
respected citizen. The club stressed
that Booker has, for many years,
taken an unselfish interest in busi-
ness. educational, religious, dr.;
matic, and musical affairs of the
city, and is always intensely
terested in those projects for the
uplift of the race.
Rev. Brent Withdraws
Rev. W. S. Brent, who, Inst
week, entered the race, has. be-
cause of unforeseen developments,
been forced to withdraw from the
campaign. In connection with his
withdrawal, he. this morning, re
leased the following statement.
To the General FubUe:
FreeLast of Seven
Men in New York
"Scottsboro Case"
NEW YOKK, X. Y—With the
dismissal of a mail slaughter charge
against Thomns Tucker, Wednes-
day, March 15, in county eourt, !
by Judge Charles S. Colden, the
thirteen-month fight waged by the
Jamaica, Long Island branch of
the National Association for the
Advancement <>r Colored People
and several liberal organizations,
to free seven men of frame-up
charges, came to an end.
Tucker was freed because of
lnck of sufficient evidence to prove
that he hnd fatally stabbed Isatc
K. Thomas, a white man. during '
a street brawl, January 23, 1038.
The trouble i* alleged to have
started t.hen Tucker, and six
friends left a late par.y in Jama-
ica, and became involved in an
argument with several white men
cv parked automobiles Itelongmg
to members of both groups. Thom-
as died as a result of the figiit
(See MAYORALTY,
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Andrews, U. J. San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, March 24, 1939, newspaper, March 24, 1939; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth398328/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.