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Library Home » Find Information » Find Databases » San Antonio Register Index Index to San Antonio RegisterThe current index covers issues from May 29, 1931 through May 29, 1959. You may browse any part of the index by choosing a letter from the list below. Please read the introduction to learn about some of the peculiarities in the microfilm and how to use the structure of the index to find names. Note: The following pages are quite large and—depending on your browser—may take several minutes to fully load. Thank you for your patience. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z F
F. W. Gross High School (Victoria, TX)
basketball team (Bumblebees)
cage crown added to grid title, 1953/02/20: 5 Victoria rips through tourney for third straight district title, 1955/02/18: 5 Broadus, Zelma Virginia, valedictorian (photo), 1959/06/12: 2 Carter, Booker T., outstanding athlete, graduates (photo), 1959/05/29: 5 commencement activities begin for Victoria high, 1954/05/21: 2 dedication of, 1939/12/15: 1 library continues to develop, 1954/10/29: 2 Marshall, D. M., principal
board renews contract of principal, 1955/01/14: 1 Broadus, Rev. Z., Palestine Baptist Church pastor, answers blast by ex-member, says fight against principal based only on morals, 1954/05/07: 1 charges against Victoria principal aired in Austin with nine charges of immoral conduct made, 1953/11/20: 1 principal upheld by State Board of Education; group will go to court in effort to get job of principal, 1954/05/07: 1 State Education Commissioner rules for Victoria principal, 1954/03/19: 1 Victoria board refuses to fire school principal, appeals to State Education Board, 1953/10/16: 1 Victoria finally fires high school principal, 1955/07/22: 1 Victorians, trying to oust principal, drop court appeal, 1953/09/25: 1 Victorians win fight to oust principal, 1955/01/07: 1 wins round in job fight, 1953/09/11: 1 record first day enrollment, 1953/09/18: 2 teachers not rehired as integration studied, 1956/03/23: 1 Victoria captures its own track invitational, 1955/04/15: 3
Ewing, C. E., announces the opening of his own piece goods store (photo), 1935/07/05: 5
teacher and principal for many years in Bastrop dies (photo), 1957/12/27: 1
28 industrial cities now have FEPC laws, 1953/01/02: 1 Alaska, first violation of FEPC Law reported, 1953/07/10: 1 American Council on Human Rights seeks ousting of Annabel Matthews, 1948/11/26: 1 Bilbo again slobbers venom in attack on Mrs. Roosevelt, FEPC, 1946/01/04: 1 capital says GOP put Demos on the spot on FEPC plank, 1944/07/07: 5 Catholics favor equality for Negroes, FEPC, 1946/11/29: 2 chairman unimpressive in congressional grilling, 1944/01/21: 1 Cleveland group offers substitute plan, 1948/12/10: 1 concern that members of FEP Committee 'softening up,' 1942/09/04: 1 cracks two Dixie bars to Negro workers, 1942/06/26: 1 delegates from 25 states attend FEPC council strategy meeting, 1945/09/21: 1 Dickerson, Earl, cut from FEPC; P. B. Young is named, 1943/07/09: 1 Eisenhower administration
Eisenhower reportedly forming new "little" FEPC, 1953/08/14: 1 Eisenhower still opposes FEPC Roy Wilkins reports, 1952/09/05: 1 restates opposition to compulsory FEPC legislation, 1954/03/19: 7 end of
drive to abolish FEPC now under way, 1944/03/24: 1 FEPC nearing its end, owes employees $80,000, 1946/05/03: 4 fewer jobs since FEPC's end, Senate sub-body told, 1952/05/16: 1 Fight for FEPC Is Necessary (editorial), 1945/11/16: 4 'free men working together' talk stultified by FEPC defeat, 1950/07/28: 6 sudden termination of war means end of FEPC, 1945/08/17: 1 War-Time FEPC Is Dead (editorial), 1946/05/10: 4 FEP committee muddle getting no better fast, 1943/03/19: 1 FEP post "too hot," rumor that Lawrence Cramer to quit, 1942/01/02: 1 FEP Sec'y says a letter will start job bias probe, 1941/10/10: 1 FEP to be 'superagency' for Negroes, 1942/06/12: 4 future of FEPC is discussed at Fort Worth meet, 1945/08/03: 1 GOP accused of double cross in FEPC action, 1945/02/16: 1 group told SA minorities must again expect low wages, 1945/09/28: 1 Hastie, William, is said to have been put on new FEPC Committee, 1943/02/05: 1 Horn, Charles L., named to FEPC, 1944/03/17: 1 Houston
Houston oil case hearing is next week, 1944/12/22: 1 strike at Houston Shell plant as FEPC is defied, 1945/05/04: 1 Jones, Theodore A., elected associate of American Institute of Accountants (photo), 1942/12/11: 1 Kefauver says compulsory FEPC "will not work out satisfactorily," 1952/07/04: 6 Labor Sec'y Schwellenbach for FEPC, Negro, interview reveals, 1945/07/27: 1 legislation, for permanent status
backers of FEPC bill try to force action by May 14, 1945/05/04: 2 Barkley, Senator, commended for support, 1946/02/08: 1 Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters leader tells SA meeting of need for permanent FEPC, 1945/04/06: 1 cloture fails, FEPC killed for this session, 1950/07/21: 1 council for FEPC calls emergency meeting, 1946/01/18: 1 Dixie appeasement clause is proposed for FEPC bill, 1947/06/20: 1 Dixie senators band to fight permanent FEPC, 1945/05/25: 1 Dixie triumphs--FEPC is killed, 1946/02/15: 11 Dixiecrats and Republicans join forces in attempt to kill FEP bill, 1949/07/29: 1 FEPC appropriation bill killed by House committee, 1945/06/08: 1 FEPC bill dies in Senate as cloture vote falls short, 1950/05/26: 1 FEPC fund drive gains momentum, 1945/04/13: 1 FEPC hearings postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1954/01/15: 1 final fight on to save FEPC, 1945/06/29: 1 four FEPC members in futile White House visit about future, 1945/10/12: 1 GOP-Dixie Demo coalition ignores Truman's plea for fair employment practices, 1945/06/15: 1 House passes toothless FEPC, 1950/03/03: 1 House Rules Committee bottles up permanent FEPC bill, 1945/06/15: 1 It's Up to Us [to work for permanent FEPC legislation] (editorial), 1945/07/20: 4 legislation sidetracked again with Truman's consent, 1950/04/21: 1 Let's Do Our Part [to rally behind Truman's asking for continuation of FEPC] (editorial), 1945/09/14: 4 permanent FEPC Council to hold national confab, 1945/09/07: 1 A Permanent FEPC Is Necessary (editorial), 1945/04/06: 4 Randolph chides Texas solon in debate on FEPC, 1945/05/25: 1 results of Truman-FEPC head meeting not revealed, 1945/05/25: 1 SA adds $200 to fund to fight for permanent FEPC, 1945/11/30: 1 SA asked to help in fight against filibuster, 1946/01/25: 1 San Antonio forms council for permanent FEPC; drive for $5,000 under way, 1945/04/06: 1 saved by 4 votes after bitter fight in House, 1944/06/02: 1 Senate Appropriations Committee recommends restoring FEPC funds, 1945/06/22: 1 17,000 at rally hear Randolph threaten march-on-Washington, 1946/03/08: 1 Southerners outsmart selves, save FEPC by own filibuster, 1950/02/10: 1 Stand by--Fight Is On to Save FEPC (editorial), 1945/06/22: 4 Sunday to be FEPC Day in city churches, 1945/04/20: 1 Taft, Senator Robert F., says FEPC legislation will get early hearing, 1952/12/26: 1 tie vote again chokes FEPC in House committee, 1950/02/24: 1 Truman again urges permanent FEPC, 1945/12/07: 1 Washington receives SA wires for permanent FEPC, 1945/11/23: 1 We Mustn't Lose Ground (editorial), 1946/01/25: 4
Alaska Legislature passes FEPC with no opposition, 1953/03/20: 1 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to work for FEPC laws in every state, 1953/02/20: 6 bill for FEPC before Quaker State legislature, 1947/03/28: 1 FEPC bill ready for Hawaii legislature, 1947/04/04: 2 Illinois
FEPC bill, endorsed by governor, passes House, goes to Senate, 1953/06/26: 1 House-passed FEPC voted down by GOP Senate, 1953/07/03: 3 Michigan is fifteenth state with FEPC law, 1955/10/21: 1 Minnesota passes state FEPC bill after 10 years, 1955/04/29: 3 Missouri FEPC bill introduced by Negro solons, 1947/01/24: 1 Pittsburgh gets fair employment practices law, 1952/12/19: 1 Toledo passes FEPC law, 1955/02/25: 6 McNutt, Paul V.
McNutt, Biddle hear minority side anent bias; Negro, Jewish, Catholic leaders stand pat on agreed program, 1943/02/26: 1 members hit McNutt in hot letter to FDR [President Roosevelt]; group feels President has deserted it in hour of crisis, 1943/03/12: 1 Morton, J. H., appointed FEPC examiner (photo), 1944/09/08: 1 Negroes losing war gains, says FEPC chairman, 1945/12/28: 5 Negroes voted for FDR [President Roosevelt], so GOP won't pass FEPC, leaders told, 1947/01/03: 1 new FEPC order for contract compliance "short step in right direction," 1951/12/14: 1 New York job bias decline credited to FEP act, 1947/03/28: 2 orders 11 Chicago plants to stop Jim Crow, 1942/04/17: 4 Oregon FEP tested as two ordered out of town, 1949/11/25: 5 OWI blames shipyard heads for Mobile riots; firm's officials hoped to discredit FEPC, Executive order, 1943/06/25: 1 Perales, Alonzo, Latin-American speaker, calls for unification of minorities, 1945/10/05: 1 Philly FEPC settles 96 cases in first 9 months, 1949/03/25: 1 places 3 girl inspectors at Curtiss-Wright, 1943/07/30: 4 Powell, A. Clayton
sensitive GOP feelings hurt by Powell's letter, 1950/02/10: 1 and young Roosevelt feud as new troubles beset FEPC, 1950/02/03: 1 rail hearings reset by FEPC in first meeting; "mobile compromise" is approved, but not as a precedent, 1943/07/16: 1 restored by House body, 1945/07/13: 1 Ross, Malcolm, FEPC head, tells of effects of cut-down fund, 1945/07/20: 1 rumors fly thick, fast, concerning status of committee, 1942/09/25: 1 San Antonio
Ellinger, W. Don, regional FEPC director probes SA complaint, 1944/07/28: 1 FEPC Council mass meeting on Sunday, Sept. 30; report of National FEPC Convention will be presented, 1945/09/21: 1 FEPC Council [San Antonio] in important meeting, Aug. 22, 1945/08/17: 1 head of FEPC meets SA citizens as office opens here, 1945/03/02: 1 SA opens whirlwind drive to raise funds for permanent FEPC, 1945/08/24: 1 to hear charges against SA post office, 1944/08/11: 1 southern hearings said to have removed independent status of Commission, 1942/08/14: 1 stays under War Manpower body, 1942/08/28: 1 Straight from the Capital (column, by Chuch Moore), 1950/05/12: 5, 1950/05/19: 5, 1950/05/26: 5 "to hell with FEPC," Chicago unionists infer, 1942/06/26: 4 Truman administration and
FEPC technically out, but has chance; appeal being made to Truman, 1945/07/06: 1 members see Truman, propose new executive order, 1945/08/31: 1 people eager to learn how Truman plans to help FEPC, 1945/10/26: 1 president has "no comment" on executive order to establish emergency FEPC made by CIO president, Philip Murray, 1951/06/29: 1 president's government-job FEPC cracks down in Washington, 1949/09/23: 1 Truman acts to curb race bias on federal jobs, 1945/12/28: 5 Truman administration charged with giving "lip service" only, 1945/12/28: 6 Truman pleads for FEPC; asks Congress to continue agency, 1945/09/14: 1 Truman silent on how FEPC is to be continued, 1945/09/28: 5 voluntary action makes Frisco FEPC unnecessary report claims, 1951/05/11: 1 whites, others complaining to FEP Committee, 1941/11/21: 1 Wilkins, J. Ernest, selected vice chairman of newly organized FEPC group (photo), 1953/08/21: 1 Young, P. B., Sr., quits FEPC, 1944/03/10: 5
attends regional meeting in Dallas (photo), 1948/03/19 Supp: 4 honored with testimonial by management committee, 1948/06/11: 4 "resignation" of, after 25 years' service: case of YWCA to be told next week, 1948/09/17: 1 tenure with "Y" ends, 1948/09/24: 1 YWCA a "First" San Antonio Institution (editorial), 1948/05/21: 4
death of, 1933/10/27: 8 (filmed in 11/03 issue)
See Bond, Elder A.
news in 1942, 1942/01/09: 8 (filmed in 05/08 issue) pastor, Mrs. Adelia Smith, claimed by death, 1947/08/15: 1
meetings in 1953, 1953/10/23: 6, 1953/11/13 Supp: 2, 1953/11/27 Supp: 2 meetings in 1954, 1954/01/15 Supp: 2, 1954/01/29 Supp: 2, 1954/05/07: 6, 1954/05/21: 6, 1954/06/04: 6
club formerly known as Zion Singers holds regular meeting, 1941/11/21: 6 mixed chorus will perform on 'Glorified Voices' program, 1941/11/28: 8 (filmed in 12/05 issue) to be heard Sunday on 'Glorified Voices,' 1942/12/04: 8 (filmed in 12/11 issue)
meetings in 1940, 1940/06/07: 4, 1940/07/05: 6, 1940/08/02: 8 (filmed in 08/09 issue), 1940/08/23: 6, 1940/09/06: 7, 1940/09/20: 8 (filmed in 09/27 issue), 1940/11/15: 7 meetings in 1941, 1941/04/04: 8 (filmed in 04/11 issue), 1941/05/02: 8 (filmed in 05/04 issue), 1941/05/16: 8 (filmed in 05/23 issue), 1941/10/03: 6, 1941/11/21: 6, 1941/12/12: 8 (filmed in 12/19 issue) meetings in 1943, 1943/03/19: 8 (filmed in 03/26 issue) meetings in 1944, 1944/02/04: 8 (filmed in 02/11 issue), 1944/02/18: 8 (filmed in 02/25 issue), 1944/03/03: 6, 1944/04/07: 6, 1944/05/19: 8 (filmed in 05/26 issue)
fatally injured when car overturns in crash with Jimmy Lee Dixon, 1953/03/20: 1
final rites held, 1958/01/24: 8 (filmed in 01/31 issue) recovering from wounds received in Korean fighting (photo), 1950/09/01: 1
goes to New York for graduate school (photo), 1949/10/07 Supp: 1
receives amateur radio license (photo), 1933/01/13: 1
Hunt, Henry A., appointed administrator (photo), 1933/11/24: 1
first Negro gets loan under Farm Security Administration, 1938/07/01: 5 Fisk professor, Giles A. Hubert, gets FSA post, 1939/05/19: 2 FSA borrowers in Texas county achieve aims, 1939/01/13: 2 Mason, Otis A., new FSA worker named to assist Texas farmers, 1939/11/24: 4 poor whites, blinded by Race hate, fight FSA in Missouri, 1945/05/11: 1 rural education in South stimulated for FSA projects (photo), 1939/06/16: 2
funeral services held, 1932/10/14: 8 (filmed in 10/21 issue)
Knights of Pythias, Court of Calanthe, Texas women's fraternal order, makes $9,585 FHA loan, 1951/08/10: 1 Shell, William H., visits SA on tour of farm and home loans (photo), 1951/05/11: 1
meets at PV College (photo), 1943/04/23: 8 (filmed in 06/18 issue)
death of, 1936/10/02: 8 (filmed in 1937/03/12 issue)
See Boxing
injured in collision with truck, succumbs; Charles E. Barksdale charged in auto crash death, 1957/05/24: 1
Army teaches GIs how to spot fascists in US, 1945/05/04: 2
entertain Benedict member, 1933/10/27: 7 First Annual Bathing Review contest held, 1933/07/21: 6 meetings in 1931, 1931/10/23: 6, 1931/10/30: 8 (filmed in 11/06 issue), 1931/11/06: 6, 1931/11/20: 6, 1931/12/04: 7, 1931/12/11: 6 meetings in 1932, 1932/05/06: 6, 1932/05/13: 6, 1932/05/20: 7, 1932/06/03: 6, 1932/07/01: 3, 1932/10/07: 5, 1932/10/28: 7, 1932/11/18: 7, 1932/11/25: 6, 1932/12/16: 6, 1932/12/23: 7 meetings in 1933, 1933/02/03: 6, 1933/02/10: 6, 1933/04/21: 6, 1933/05/05: 6, 1933/05/12: 6, 1933/06/09: 6, 1933/06/16: 6, 1933/06/23: 6, 1933/09/22: 7, 1933/10/06: 6, 1933/10/20: 7, 1933/11/24: 6, 1933/12/01: 6, 1933/12/08: 6, 1933/12/15: 7 meetings in 1934, 1934/01/26: 6, 1934/02/09: 7, 1934/02/23: 6, 1934/04/27: 7, 1934/05/18: 6, 1934/05/25: 7, 1934/06/08: 6, 1934/06/22: 8 (filmed in 06/29 issue), 1934/07/06: 6 to sponsor bathing revue, 1933/07/14: 3
against Social Security as a form of insurance, 1951/02/09: 1 "angels" desert Father Divine to get married, 1948/06/25: 4 considers suit against Confidential magazine, 1956/04/13: 3 Father Divine elected Truman--it says here, 1948/12/10: 1 fight on for $500,000 willed to Fr. Divine mission, 1947/10/17: 5 $500,000 will case reopened by Father Divine, 1947/09/05: 1 halts cash to US Treasury Dept. until poll tax ends, 1947/07/11: 1 sells estate near FDR [President Roosevelt] home, 1952/02/22: 5 wins $600,000 suit over will, 1950/05/05: 1
Carrington, Wendell B., named father of the year by Twentieth Century Social Club (photo), 1955/07/01: 6 Ford, Joseph, honored as Twentieth Century Social Club Father of 1952 by Martin Collins, Father of 1951 (photo), 1952/06/27: 6 Waelder man, Squire Burton, is co-champion father of the year, with 21 children, 1947/06/20: 1
Miss AAA winner, shown with runners up (photo), 1948/01/16: 3
Let Dad Have His Sunday (Tid Bits from the Week's News), 1938/06/17: 4
about-faces on school policy, blesses school segregation, 1957/02/22: 1 Arkansans Should Be Uneasy [over power placed in the hands of the governor] (editorial), 1958/09/19: 4 Arkansas NAACP not affected by Faubus' franchise revoking; tax issue already in court test, 1958/02/21: 1 Arkansas Senate thwarts Faubus Little Rock school board-packing move, 1959/03/20: 1 as guest of American Legion's Armistice Day (white contingent) in New Orleans finds it "rather cool," 1957/11/22: 3 court: "Integrate now!" Faubus: "Close doors!"; high court unanimous in decision for immediate integration, 1958/09/19: 1 court ruling kayoes Faubus, saying states cannot adopt evasive schemes avoiding integration in schools, 1958/10/03: 1 democracy dealt severe blow by Faubus victory, 1958/08/22: 2 Dixie governors trying again to solve Little Rock integration crisis after solution is fouled by Faubus, 1957/10/04: 1 Faubus' Recognition of Responsibilities a Little Late (editorial), 1957/09/13: 4 Gov. Faubus renders shocking disservice, 1959/07/10: 4 Ike's [President Eisenhower] handling of Faubus incident roundly scored, 1957/09/20: 1 judge of US district court rebuffs mothers and Faubus, throws out suit, 1957/10/25: 1 Little Rock voters recall segregationists; all three racists backed by Gov. Orval Faubus lose school board posts, 1959/05/29: 1 Little Rockers gird for fight on Faubus' "private schools," 1958/10/24: 1 NAACP sees Faubus victory in Democratic primary aa challenge to redouble efforts, 1958/08/08: 1 once attended Red college, Commonwealth College, Mena, Arkansas, listed as subversive and communist, 1958/12/26: 7 reporter says Faubus pal behind school riots, 1957/10/04: 1 study exposes Faubus' Hitler tactics in winning election for governor, 1958/09/19: 1 troop issue crucial factor in Faubus victory, not school integration, says NAACP's Wilkins, 1958/08/15: 1 University of Toronto students burn Faubus in effigy, 1957/10/18: 1 US calls Arkansas governor to court, moves against state head who caused integration crisis at Little Rock High School, 1957/09/13: 1 well! Faubus admits he might have made a few mistakes in Little Rock, 1958/01/10: 7
heart fails woman while mate is away, 1932/08/12: 1
dies at his residence, 1935/12/13: 8 (filmed in 12/27 issue)
and Billy Eckstine
claims singer fathered two children, hearing set for Mr. B's paternity case, 1956/10/26: 1 Eckstine ordered to pay child support by judge, 1956/11/30: 1
See Louis, Joe
declines to debate DuBois on desegregation, 1956/04/27: 3 leader of bus protest lashes Faulkner stand on desegregation, 1956/04/27: 3
rising politician will not seek Mrs. Bethune's job, 1939/08/25: 1
Fawcett, Rev. H. B., honored on third anniversary (photo), 1949/01/07: 4 news in 1947, 1947/01/31: 8 (filmed in 02/07 issue), 1947/02/21: 8 (filmed in 02/28 issue), 1947/02/28: 8 (filmed in 03/07 issue), 1947/03/28: 8 (filmed in 04/04 issue) news in 1948, 1948/03/26: 8, 1948/04/02: 8, 1948/04/09: 8, 1948/04/30: 8, 1948/05/28: 8, 1948/06/11: 8, 1948/06/18: 8, 1948/07/02: 8, 1948/07/09: 8, 1948/07/23: 8, 1948/07/30: 8, 1948/08/20: 8 (filmed in 08/27 issue), 1948/08/27: 8 (filmed in 09/03 issue), 1948/09/03: 8 (filmed in 09/10 issue), 1948/09/17: 8 (filmed in 09/24 issue), 1948/09/24: 8 (filmed in 10/01 issue), 1948/10/01: 8 (filmed in 10/08 issue), 1948/10/08: 8 (filmed in 10/15 issue), 1948/10/29: 8 (filmed in 11/05 issue), 1948/11/05: 8 (filmed in 11/12 issue), 1948/11/12: 8 (filmed in 11/19 issue), 1948/11/19: 8 (filmed in 11/26 issue), 1948/11/26: 8 (filmed in 12/03 issue), 1948/12/10: 8 (filmed in 12/17 issue), 1948/12/17: 8 (filmed in 12/24 issue) news in 1949, 1949/01/07: 8 (filmed in 01/14 issue), 1949/02/18: 8, 1949/02/25: 8, 1949/03/04: 8, 1949/03/11: 8, 1949/03/18: 8, 1949/03/25: 8, 1949/04/01: 8, 1949/04/08: 8, 1949/04/15: 4, 1949/05/20: 8, 1949/06/03: 8, 1949/06/10: 8, 1949/06/17: 8, 1949/06/24: 8, 1949/08/19: 8, 1949/09/02: 8 revival in progress, Antioch Gospel singers to perform, 1946/08/30: 8 (filmed in 09/06 issue)
meetings, 1941/01/17: 7
honor graduate of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia (photo), 1937/07/02: 1 honored in Philly (photo), 1936/02/14: 6
can't find enough evidence in Texas bus beating of African ministerial student, 1958/04/25: 3 investigates Negro vote denial in Alabama, 1956/11/30: 4 investigating bomb scare at Little Rock's Central High, 1958/01/31: 1 studying integration grief at Clinton High; US to prosecute those trying to block desegregation, 1956/12/14: 1
adopts human rights program, 1948/12/10: 1 Bishop Wright says council's anti-segregation stand challenges Negro Churchmen to action, 1946/04/12 Sect. 2: 1 Minorities Get Reassurance from Council of Churches, Attorney General (editorial), 1946/03/08: 4 they were present when church took stand against segregation (photo), 1946/04/12 Sect. 2: 3 Wright, Bishop R. R., says council's anti-segregation stand challenges Negro Churchmen to action, 1946/04/12 Sect. 2: 1
gives college students help, 1934/02/23: 1 investigates stranded Negro populations, 1934/06/01: 1 Moses, Earl R., colored research expert appointed, 1933/12/22: 1 survey of Georgia relief set-up reveals 338 Negroes on FERA staffs; Race has not fared badly, 1935/12/27: 1
See also National Federation of Federal employees baby contest won by Jacquelyn E. McGhee (photo), 1946/05/03 Supp: 2 meetings in 1939, 1939/03/10: 4, 1939/03/31: 6, 1939/04/14: 6, 1939/05/12: 7, 1939/05/19: 6, 1939/06/02: 6, 1939/06/16: 6, 1939/07/14: 6, 1939/07/21: 7, 1939/09/01: 5, 1939/10/27: 6, 1939/11/03: 6, 1939/11/17: 5, 1939/12/08: 6 meetings in 1940, 1940/07/26: 6, 1940/09/13: 7, 1940/09/20: 6, 1940/09/27: 6, 1940/11/22: 6 meetings in 1941, 1941/01/24: 6, 1941/02/28: 6, 1941/03/14: 6, 1941/03/28: 7, 1941/04/11: 7, 1941/04/25: 6, 1941/05/09: 6, 1941/05/23: 6, 1941/06/27: 5, 1941/07/11: 6, 1941/08/08: 6, 1941/09/26: 6, 1941/10/03: 6, 1941/12/05: 7 meetings in 1942, 1942/02/13: 6, 1942/04/17: 7 meetings in 1944, 1944/06/16: 6, 1944/07/21: 6, 1944/08/04: 4, 1944/08/18: 6 meetings in 1945, 1945/01/12: 6 meetings in 1946, 1946/06/28 Supp: 4, 1946/12/13: 6 meetings in 1948, 1948/01/09: 7, 1948/12/03: 2 meetings in 1949, 1949/06/03 Supp: 2
20-year FHA loan rather than 25-year is urged, 1958/01/31: 6 contractor seeks approval of FHA project for new homes for SA Negroes, 1940/02/23: 7 Dixie getting better farm homes through credit from FHA (photo), 1957/04/26: 2 issues guide for home owners, 1958/08/22: 6 meets in San Antonio to discuss housing for elderly, 1957/02/15: 1 NAACP reveals FHA institutes race segregation, 1938/12/30: 5 offers easier home trade-in plan, 1956/06/08: 1 okays million dollar interracial housing development for New York City (photo), 1951/10/26: 1 orders Jim Crow covenants taken from Guide, 1940/08/30: 5 pushes open occupancy housing projects, 1954/08/13: 1 refuses financial aid to Jim Crow projects, 1949/12/09: 1 Snowden, Dr. George W., promoted to new FHA post, assistant to the Commissioner of Inter-Group Relations Service, 1958/05/30: 1
FSA head blasts racism in medical schools, hospitals, 1948/12/31: 7
Corpus Christi given two FWA war nurseries, 1943/06/18: 1
holds mass meeting Sunday, 1957/11/15: 8 (filmed in 11/22 issue)
Turner again heads body of Catholics, 1933/09/22: 1
silver tea held (Jo's Jottings), 1955/01/28 Supp: 4 Felicitous Social Club
meetings in 1957, 1957/04/12: 6, 1957/07/12: 6, 1957/11/08: 6 meetings in 1958, 1958/01/10: 6, 1958/02/21: 6, 1958/06/27: 6 meetings in 1959, 1959/02/27: 6, 1959/04/03: 6, 1959/06/26: 6 Missouri Pacific Booster Club No. 1 is renamed Felicitous Social Club, 1957/03/15: 3
meetings in 1954, 1954/11/12: 7 meetings in 1955, 1955/04/22 Supp: 3
meeting hosted by Brooksdale Baptist Church, 1957/01/18: 8 (filmed in 01/25 issue) meetings in 1956, 1956/06/08: 8 (filmed in 06/15 issue), 1956/06/15: 4 meetings in 1957, 1957/01/18: 8 (filmed in 01/25 issue)
meetings in 1952, 1952/09/26: 6 meetings in 1953, 1953/03/13: 4, 1953/12/18 Supp: 2 meetings in 1954, 1954/01/22: 6 meetings in 1955, 1955/01/14 Supp: 2, 1955/01/28 Supp: 2, 1955/06/10 Supp: 3, 1955/12/09: 6 meetings in 1956, 1956/08/24: 6 meetings in 1957, 1957/02/08: 6, 1957/05/17: 3 meetings in 1958, 1958/03/28: 3, 1958/05/23: 6, 1958/10/24: 6, 1958/11/21: 6
performances
Antioch Baptist Church, 1953/11/13: 8 Butler's Chapel AME Church, 1954/12/17: 8 (filmed in 12/24 issue) in two programs Sunday, 1955/06/17: 8 Kenwood Baptist Church, 1955/01/14: 8 (filmed in 01/21 issue) Macedonia Baptist Church, 1957/11/15: 8 (filmed in 11/22 issue) Mt. Rose Baptist Church, 1953/12/04: 8, 1954/06/18: 8 (filmed in 06/25 issue) Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 1958/04/18: 8 (filmed in 04/25 issue) New Hope Baptist Church, 1954/06/18: 8 (filmed in 06/25 issue), 1955/02/18: 8, 1958/04/18: 8 (filmed in 04/25 issue) New Salem Baptist Church, 1953/09/18: 8, 1957/02/15: 8 (filmed in 02/22 issue) Prince of Peace Baptist Church, 1957/11/15: 8 (filmed in 11/22 issue) Prosperity Heights Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1955/01/14: 8 (filmed in 01/21 issue) West Laurel Heights Baptist Church, 1955/08/19: 8 West Laurel Heights Methodist Church, 1954/02/19: 8 (filmed in 02/26 issue), 1954/12/17: 8 (filmed in 12/24 issue)
Seguin student listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges" (photo), 1953/01/23: 6
former Seguin resident awarded medal for heroism in Holland Tunnel explosion, 1949 (photo), 1951/07/06: 1
87-year-old hit by car, dies from injuries one week later, 1955/10/21: 1
last rites held for 92-year-old Hondo matriarch, 1955/02/18: 1
rites held in Seguin, 1957/10/25: 2
boil on neck results in death (photo), 1939/05/05: 1
dies in local hospital, 1934/07/20: 8 (filmed in 07/27 issue)
slayer, Aquila Sance, sent to penitentiary, 1934/04/06: 1 stabbed to death in dice game, 1933/07/14: 1
funeral rites held for SA resident of 50 years, 1954/01/08: 1 SA woman's brother (Jim Thomas), drowns as barge upsets, 1942/09/11: 5
employed here as a driver for H. J. Heinz, get seventh "Safety Card" for driving, 1940/06/28: 1 succumbs after long illness, 1956/01/06: 8 (filmed in 01/13 issue)
Alpha Kappa Alpha service
conducts free clinic for Negroes in Mississippi as activity of AKA (photo), 1936/08/07: 6 discusses AKA health work with First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936/01/31: 2 past national head is principal speaker of very successful regional meet (photo), 1958/04/11: 1 principal speaker at South Central regional conference (photo), 1958/03/14: 1 spends hour at White House (photo), 1936/01/31: 1
heads NCNW as Bethune retires, 1949/11/25: 1 NCNW prexy, Dixie senator in "rights" clash, 1949/12/30: 5
first Negro woman to complete undergraduate work at Incarnate Word College, 1956/06/01: 1
obsequies held for newborn boy, 1957/11/29: 8 (filmed in 12/08 issue)
is actual target of shooting; inaccurate police report lists wrong names, 1945/06/22: 1 Norman, Carrie, killed by blow of fist from Carlton Canada; Esther Lee Ferguson also knocked down in attack, 1945/03/02: 1
funeral services held, 1933/07/07: 8 (filmed in 07/14 issue)
dies when he mistakes RR tracks for road, hit from behind by train, 1946/04/26: 1
Cuero soldier fatally stricken at football game, 1942/10/09: 1
Ferguson-for-Governor Club
club to have lobbyists at sessions, 1933/01/13: 6 Harris County Negroes Form Club (The Echo by V.C.B.), 1932/10/21: 1 Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson wins election (photo), 1932/11/11: 1 Negro voters organized for Mrs. Ferguson, 1932/10/14: 1
WPA employee fatally stricken as he works, 1938/06/03: 1
rites held, 1942/02/13: 1
final rites are held at Boerne (photo), 1946/03/15: 8 (filmed in 03/22 issue)
military rites held this morning for long-time plumber, 1954/01/22: 1
Rev. Jordan Preaches Excellent Sermon at Funeral (Congratulations, by YAJET), 1932/09/23: 4 slain by son with knife, 1932/09/23: 1
hotel man not to be confused with thief of same name, 1934/05/18: 7
meetings, 1935/06/07: 5
infant dies, 1933/09/29: 8 (filmed in 10/06 issue)
final rites held for newborn infant, 10 days old, 1958/07/18: 8 (filmed in 07/25 issue)
dies in jail, 1934/04/27: 1
funeral services held, 1934/05/11: 8 (filmed in 05/18 issue)
death of, 1957/03/29: 8 (filmed in 04/05 issue)
called to Baltimore by father's death, 1953/08/28: 6
Army recruiter may be reached at Alamo City "Y," 1954/08/13: 7 first Negro assigned to Army recruitment in this district (photo), 1954/08/06: 1
dies after lengthy illness, 1950/12/15: 3
76-year-old man dies, 1955/12/23: 7
dies after lingering illness, 1933/03/03: 8 (filmed in 03/10 issue) dies in local hospital, 1933/03/10: 8 (filmed in 03/17 issue)
death of, 1934/05/11: 8 (filmed in 05/18 issue) shot in abdomen by woman companion, refuses medical treatment, 1945/05/11: 1
two long-time Seguin residents taken by death, 1955/09/16: 2
San Antonian initiated into interracial frat at Morgan State College (Baltimore, MD), Beta Sigma Tau, 1951/05/25: 3
death of, 1944/08/04: 5
final rites held, 1957/09/13: 8 (filmed in 09/20 issue)
appointed as health educator of Bexar County Tuberculosis Association (photo), 1951/02/16: 1 assists PV workshop on community education, 1951/06/22: 3 attends annual session of Texas Tuberculosis Association, 1953/04/10: 6 guest speaker at Dorie Miller Elementary PTA meeting April 8, 1954/04/02: 6
shot as her cousin, Raymond T. Sheppard, fires at another man, 1951/04/27: 1
final rites held, 1958/12/12: 8 (filmed in 12/19 issue)
San Antonio Transit Company agrees to pay for time lost and medical expenses for woman injured by passenger, 1945/01/12: 1
hit-and-run auto kills Sutherland Springs man, 1951/03/16: 1
ex-San Antonian slain in Austin by Floyd Eason, 1952/09/26: 1
final rites held, 1957/04/26: 8 (filmed in 05/03 issue)
Battle of Flowers
"blackface" floats protested, 1953/05/01: 1 Trinity University principal only one to reply to Battle of Flowers float protest, 1953/05/08: 1 Daule High of Cuero makes history as the first all-Negro school organization to participate in Flambeau Parade, 1958/05/02: 1 "Four-Legged Girl" (Betty Lou Williams)
returns by popular request as a carnival attraction during Fiesta Week, 1954/04/16: 7 thousands attend rites for "four-legged girl," 1954/10/15: 1 to be carnival attraction during Fiesta celebration, 1953/04/17: 6
Booker T. Washington School visited by King Antonio XXXVI, king of Fiesta (photo), 1958/05/02: 3 Gill, Ames, King Antonio XXXV, visits Booker T. Washington school (photo), 1957/05/03: 5
Race girl dancers to appear on, 1941/04/04: 1 Race groups appear for first time in program, 1941/05/02: 1 Phillis Wheatley High in Fiesta river fete, 1941/04/25: 1 Report of Police Chief Being Struck by Woman of Color False (editorial), 1936/05/01: 4
final rites held, 1959/05/29: 8 (filmed in 06/05 issue)
See Movies
See also Banks Budget Finance Company offers free gifts with loans, 1950/12/01: 6 Eagle Loan Company, Donald Sledge, ex-city employee nabbed as bandit, 1958/11/28: 1 Greater Western opens East Side office, 1948/04/16: 2 Hughes, Foy T., announces loan service for property owners, 1940/01/19: 6
final rites held, 1959/02/27: 8 (filmed in 03/06 issue) succumbs to heart attack, 1959/02/20: 1
first meeting of 1941-42 season, 1941/07/11: 6 piano recital by Miss Lovey Jewel Hammond presented, 1941/07/11: 6, 1941/07/18: 6 plays for season being considered, 1941/05/30: 7
Fuller, Bishop William E.
accused of stealing more than $2,000,000 in past 20 years, 1957/11/15: 1 presides alone over this denomination (photo), 1935/07/12: 8 (filmed in 07/19 issue)
Are You a Pack Rat? [who accumulates junk which can catch fire] (editorial), 1940/10/11: 4 Begin at Home (editorial), 1941/10/03: 4 building fire protection into your home, 1945/10/12: 4 clean-up drive under way, 1947/03/14: 4 Costly Fun [watching fire trucks and fires] (editorial), 1940/05/31: 4 crowded housing increases fire danger says chief, 1946/03/15: 1 Do It Today [check buildings for fire hazards] (editorial), 1939/06/02: 4 don't let your Christmas tree be incendiary bomb, 1953/12/18: 2 Dynamite in Your Kitchen (editorial), 1936/02/21: 4 fire and the war effort, 1942/01/23: 4 Fire Chief (C. A. Hart)
gives list of fire prevention "do's" and "don'ts," 1940/10/04: 5 warns against fire bomb attack, 1942/05/01: 7 warns of fire danger from electric motors, 1947/05/23: 5
cites safeguards for Halloween, 1953/10/30: 4 'fire safety your job, too' chief tells residents, 1954/10/01: 8 (filmed in 10/08 issue) Fire Hazard Awareness (editorial), 1936/04/24: 4 Fire Is Sabotage [in wartime] (editorial), 1942/10/02: 4 Fire Must Be Licked (editorial), 1941/10/10: 4 Fire Prevention Week: hazards listed, 1942/10/02: 5 Fire Prevention Week (editorial), 1936/09/25: 4, 1938/10/07: 4, 1939/09/08: 4, 1940/09/20: 4, 1941/10/31: 4, 1944/10/06: 4 Fire Prevention Week set for October, 1944/09/29: 4, 1951/09/28: 6, 1954/10/01: 1, 1955/09/09: 8, 1955/10/07: 3, 1957/10/04: 3 "The Fire that Never Starts Is Harmless" (editorial), 1946/03/29: 4 Fire's Motto (editorial), 1940/08/23: 4 greatest fire losses in history threatened in 1946, 1946/06/21: 4 Halloween fire threat outlined by chief, 1948/10/29: 7 Help Halt the Fire Menace (editorial), 1945/01/12: 4 Hold a "Pre-Fire" Clinic (editorial), 1939/11/24: 4 Horse Sense, Time and Energy [prevent fires] (editorial), 1936/01/10: 4 Junior Fire Patrol
boys wanted for Santone Junior Fire Patrol, 1940/08/16: 1 Encourage the Junior Fire Patrol (editorial), 1940/08/16: 4 "Lend a Hand" [to help prevent fires] (editorial), 1937/09/10: 4 Make Every Week Fire Prevention Week (editorial), 1935/10/18: 4 More Deadly Than Bombers (editorial), 1940/07/26: 4 most clothing fires caused by carelessness, 1956/11/02: 6 "Open Season" on Heating Plant Fires (editorial), 1939/11/17: 4 Phillis Wheatley and SA Vocational Students Win 3rd and 4th Place in Poster Contest Conducted by National Fire Prevention Society (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1935/05/17: 4 portable gas heaters cause many fires, 1956/11/16: 6 prizes awarded for Kerrville clean-up week, 1947/05/02: 1 SA Garbage Department to make special pickups, 1946/04/05: 1, 1946/04/12: 1 Saving Lives and Dollars [Fire Prevention Week] (editorial), 1936/10/02: 4 Time to Go to War! (editorial), 1939/09/29: 4 Unexpected Guest: Christmas and New Years holiday fires (editorial), 1947/12/26: 4 Use Your Brains [matches and smoking cause fires] (editorial), 1939/04/21: 4 War Ravages Here [against fire loss and costs] (editorial), 1940/02/02: 4 Warning--the Fire Season Is Coming (editorial), 1938/05/27: 4 Watch Open Flame Heaters (editorial), 1948/02/13: 4 What Fire Prevention Means to You (editorial), 1935/09/27: 4 You Can't Be Too Careful [about fires] (editorial), 1940/11/15: 4
Adams, Lela Bell, Wednesday morning fire does some $1500 damages, 1959/02/13: 1 Anderson, Mary Lou, 2, seriously burned as dress flames; mom beats out fire with hands, 1958/10/17: 1 Anderson, Othello, fire in closet causes $200 damage, 1944/12/15: 1 Anderson, Mrs. Willie, flames sweep residence, $5,000 in damages, 1949/11/18: 1 Anthony, Betty, oil cook stove catches fire, 1950/10/06: 4 Archie, Clarence, dies in blazing room, 1950/11/17: 1 arson suspect nabbed in $5,000 San Antonio fire, 1951/10/26: 1 Banks, Mrs. L., early morning fire does $4,000 damages, 1950/08/04: 8 (filmed in 08/11 issue) Barnes, Mrs. A. L., fire, caused by overheated stove, does $1,250 damages, 1958/02/14: 3 Barnes, Clifton, 10-year-old boy saves parents as fire guts home, 1939/08/18: 1 Bell, Cleo, bedridden, saved from flames by Catarino Esquivel, a deliveryman, 1958/03/28: 1 Bellinger, Mrs. Lucille, $450 fire damage sustained, 1947/12/26: 4 benefit for fire victims set for Feb. 15, 1955/02/11: 1 Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Aubrey Joseph Bernard, 4, critically burned as fire sweeps home, 1953/10/30: 1 kindly SA gives fire-hit family new start with furniture and cash contributions, 1953/11/06: 1 Bibbs, Frank, fire destroys his house, 1952/01/04: 1 Bivings, A. F., lightning fires kitchen during Saturday storm, 1949/07/01: 1 Blacknell, Charles, San Antonio man burns to death in house where he lived alone, 1959/01/23: 11959/01/23: 1 Blevins, Mrs. Hattie, 60-year-old woman burns to death, 1946/02/15: 1 Blevins, Mrs. O., smoking in bed, burned when she dozes, 1955/04/08: 1 Blue Front Tavern, St. Hedwig Rd., burns to ground, 1958/12/05: 1 Bluebonnet Church of God in Christ suffers damages of $4,500 in a fire, 1952/08/29: 1 Booker, Sam, man dies, wife burned as flames sweep home, 1948/02/06: 1 Boone, Andrew, elderly SA man severely burned as gown flames, 1950/01/13: 1 Borden, H. B., San Antonian suffers bad burns as series of fires continue, 1936/03/20: 1 Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Russhel, three children cremated in Morningview Dr. house as girl plays with matches (photo), 1955/02/04: 1 Brown, Ed, 65-year-old fatally burned when clothing ignite, 1955/02/18: 1 Brown's Cafe swept by fire, does $20,000 damage, 1954/03/19: 1 Burleson, Mr. and Mrs. Coleman, family of seven loses all possessions in duplex fire, 1948/08/20: 1 Burleson, Mr. and Mrs. Homer, and Mrs. Alma Greenwood forced to leap from window to escape flames, 1940/06/14: 1 Butler, Hardy, family loses everything in afternoon blaze, 1937/09/24: 1 Byars, Mrs. F.J., home destroyed when phones are busy, 1944/01/07: 1 Cactus Cafe, fire does $500 damage to East Commerce cafe, 1945/09/21: 5 Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. , lose baby chicks to fire, 1936/04/24: 7 Campbell, Dorothy, carried to safety by husband, Johnny Campbell as fire sweeps home, 1954/06/11: 1 Canada, Evelyn
death comes week after victim transformed into human torch, 1948/12/17: 1 [reported as Mrs. Evelyn Williams], badly burned as clothes catch fire, 1948/12/10: 1 Carter, James, flames slightly burn two men, do $150 damages, 1954/12/24: 1 Chappel, Ernestine, rescued from blazing home by passerby, 1938/11/04: 1 Childs, W. W., $700 in fire damage, 1948/08/27: 1 Clack, Phillip, baby boy saved from flames by Royal Brock, 1945/01/12: 1 Clardy, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, fire does $1,000 damages to storeroom, garage, 1955/04/01: 3 Clark, Baby Rae, and eight children lose clothing in fire when kerosene heater exploded, 1958/02/21: 1 Clark, G. H., plumber, takes issue with blaze report by a San Antonio daily, 1958/05/23: 1 cold weather brings series of fires to SA, 1957/12/13: 1 Coleman, Mrs. Bernard J., burned, home damaged in Xmas Eve blaze, 1938/12/30: 1 Coleman's Studio damaged by fire, 1955/10/07: 1 Coles, John N., aged San Antonian fatally burned, 1945/01/12: 1 Collins, Mrs. Bernadine, fast-thinking mother saves home from blaze, 1950/02/03: 1 Collins, Jewel, kerosene stove flares causing $50 damage, 1954/03/19: 5 Cora, Sherman Lamar, Jr., veteran dies as flames sweep house, 1954/09/03: 1 Corn Crib Tavern burns to the ground, 1954/01/08: 1 Cornelius, Ren, furniture burned by common-law wife, 1953/09/25: 1 Craig, Willie
Craig and Nelson Garrison badly burned as lamp explodes in P.O. excavation, 1936/03/13: 1 injuries fatal to man burned in P.O. excavation, 1936/03/27: 1 Crayton, Mrs. Ester, fire of unknown origin destroys home, 1950/02/24: 1 Crockett, Mrs. Tinney, fire does $2300 damage to home, car, 1955/04/22: 1 Crockett, Willie, SA man badly burned in bus cleaning-pit blaze, 1947/07/25: 1 Crutcher, Mrs. Pauline, cigarette blamed for fire in her rooming house, 1947/07/25: 1 Cunningham, Beatrice, woman who lost sister, brother in 1952 fire, rescues two tots, 1956/01/20: 1 Cunningham, Mary Louise, Lindsey, and Esther
aid sought for fire-tragedy victims; fire that killed boy, girl, destroyed belongings of 11 survivors, 1952/09/19: 1 alleged fire setter, Latin-American boy, is set free, 1952/09/12: 1 Mary Louise and Lindsey die and sister Esther suffers third degree burns as boy fires house, 1952/09/05: 1 Cunningham, Sam, car almost totally destroyed by fire, 1950/11/03: 1 Danger of Fire Increasing (editorial), 1938/04/01: 4 Daniels, Homer and Alberta, children saved as fire engulfs home (photo), 1950/10/13: 1 Davis, Dan, aged man, of unsound mind, burned in fire, 1939/03/03: 1 Davis, Houston and Daniel Craig, burned to death while pinned under flaming tree, 1936/04/17: 1 Dawson, Harry, fire of unknown origin destroys home of president of Grant Union of Colored Laborers, 1932/05/06: 2 Deslandes, Rev. G. A., fire does over $1500 damages to home, 1948/08/06: 1 Dixon, Mrs. John H., house spared by fire fighters when sparks spew from chimney, 1937/12/24: 1 Doctrie, Cleo, burned as stove explodes, 1940/02/23: 1 Dorn, Leroy, trapped by blazing oil, seriously burned, 1953/02/27: 1 Dotson, Mary Elizabeth, 8-year-old dies when heater sets gown on fire, 1949/02/11: 1 Douglass Junior School incinerator, in disrepair, starts $2300 blaze, 1955/09/02: 1 Dukes, Velma Jean, 15-year-old burned when dress blazes, 1955/02/04: 3 Durham's Pharmacy, early morning fire does $6,500 damages to SA drug store, 1958/02/21: 1 Eason, Bettye Jean, seriously burned as gown catches fire, 1939/03/03: 1 East Commerce Cafe suffers $3,000 in damage, 1948/04/09: 1 East Houston Street businesses struck by $15,000 fire, 1954/01/29: 1 Ebenezer Baptist Church Community Center suffers $7500 in fire damage (photo), 1946/09/20: 1 Edwards, Leverta Jewel, charged with arson to residence of Robert Carroll, 1953/11/06: 1 Electric Wire Pole Fire at Site of New Fire House Put Out by Fire Wagons (Tid Bits From the Week's News), 1937/12/03: 4 Ellison, Juanita, four-year-old painfully burned when dress catches fire, 1938/01/28: 1 Ellison, Nora, dies in New Year's morning fire (photo), 1957/01/04: 1 Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene, garage, auto burn; explosion rocks neighborhood, 1940/08/09: 1 Every Two Minutes a Home Burns (editorial), 1938/10/28: 4 Fire Insurance Dollar [how it is spent] (editorial), 1939/10/20: 4 fire taking increasing toll in life, property, 1952/10/10: 4 fires again take toll of young lives over US, 1952/12/26: 1 Fisher, Mrs. I., Wednesday night fire does $3,000 damage, 1953/01/30: 1 Flowers, Blanche, burned while trying to rescue son from blaze, 1940/12/20: 1 Rev. Foard burned when oil stove explodes, 1933/01/13: 7 Folk, Ada, sweater explodes as SA woman lights cigarette, 1952/02/01: 6 Fowler, Dillard, 3-year-old boy burned as fire sweeps servants quarters, 1947/01/10: 1 Franklin, Simmie, and family aroused by neighbors as home blazes, 1956/12/28: 1 Freeman, Ola, ill ex-teacher taken from smoke-filled room, 1955/02/11: 1 Gamel, Mamie, trapped by infirmities, saved from fire by unknown heroine (Alamo City Briefs), 1935/10/18: 7 Govan dwelling destroyed by fire, 1933/12/29: 8 (filmed in 1934/01/05 issue) Granger, Mrs. Marie, rescued from flames by firemen; three others flee, 1949/01/28: 1 Grant, Mrs. Ruby, short causes fire, 1946/12/27: 1 Greater Macedonia Baptist Church, two members suspected in effort to burn down church, 1958/11/07: 1 Green, Bealy, 70, fatally burned when he becomes human torch trying to light heater, 1951/03/16: 1 Green, Johnnie (Eatin' Child), Weimar man, 69, burns to death, 1955/12/16: 1 Green, Norman, flames slightly burn two men, do $150 damages, 1954/12/24: 1 Greenwood, James
families of James Greenwood and Eddie Lee Holland lose everything in fire (photo), 1950/12/15: 1 SA gives to brighten Xmas for fire victims, 1950/12/22: 1 Griffin, Dr. C.A., auto destroyed in fire, 1936/01/24: 7 Guadalupe College, barefooted students driven into bitter cold as flames sweep building (photo), 1936/02/14: 1 Hall of the Grand Union of Colored Laborers destroyed (photo), 1931/12/04: 2 Hames, Chester, Sr., father gives statement on fire that claimed two babies, 1946/08/16: 1 Hames, Sherrell Joyce and Chester Hames, Jr., burned to death in bed, 1946/08/02: 1 Hardeman, Persia, 68, fighting a fire, is burned on face and feet, 1958/12/12: 1 Hardeman, Mrs. Willie Mae, children rescued as $6,000 fire destroys home, 1950/03/17: 1 Harper, Mr. and Mrs. E., auto destroyed, garage gutted in early morn blaze, 1936/07/24: 1 Harper, Frankie, ill in bed, loses cash and is burned in fire at home of aunt, Mrs. Luther Wells, 1940/01/05: 1 Hartfield, Mr. and Mrs. [illegible], exploding oil stove causes $500 in damages, 1947/07/11: 1 Hartfield, Clara
fire destroys home on Pittman Road, 1955/08/26: 8 wires cause fire damage of $200, 1948/04/23: 1 Hastings, Mrs. Jessie, mother smashes door to save son trapped by fire, 1948/01/23: 1 Haywood, Dr. and Mrs. H. E., curtain catches fire, 1947/12/26: 1 Hemmings, J. W., neighbors save boy, fight flames at Hemmings residence, 1936/05/08: 1 Henderson, Mrs. Sylvia, 66-year-old woman fatally burned as clothing catch fire, 1950/03/24: 1 Henegan, Rev. L. C., Austin pastor's family trapped as home burns, 1945/11/23: 1 Henry, George B., dies as house burns to ground (photo), 1956/11/02: 1 Herron, Mrs. Paris, closet fire causes damage, 1950/06/30: 1 Hickman, Mrs. C., home burns from overheated stove, 1936/02/07: 7 Hicks, Eva, braves flames to save her two children, 1954/02/12: 1 Hicks, Lonzo, SA man fatally burned in house; murder first suspected, 1948/04/23: 1 Hill, Israel F. "Koochie," popular salesman, badly burned as Christmas fire guts residence (photo), 1937/12/31: 1 Hodge, W. C. (Cuney), service station fire claims life of employee, 1955/04/01: 1 Hodges, Mrs. Elizabeth, early morning fire does over $1000 damage, 1946/02/01: 1 Holland, Eddie Lee
families of James Greenwood and Eddie Lee Holland lose everything in fire (photo), 1950/12/15: 1 SA gives to brighten Xmas for fire victims, 1950/12/22: 1 Hoyle, E., house burns, 1950/04/14: 5 Huisache Baptist Church janitor, Marion Rector, overcome by smoke as he fights fire, 1956/11/09: 1 Hunt, Ed, room and contents destroyed as oil stove explodes, 1947/02/14: 1 improperly selling kerosene, gasoline may bring prosecution, 1955/11/18: 3 Inman, John, fire strikes SA man for second time in month, 1948/04/30: 1 Inman, Mr. and Mrs. Louis, fire guts residence on Thanksgiving Day, 1948/12/03: 1 Ivey, Tom and Mrs. Mamie and baby boy saved from fire by cat, 1946/11/22: 1 Jackson, Alice, Cuero woman, in 80's, burned to death as fire guts home, 1959/04/03: 1 Jackson, Benjamin, blind man burns to death when trapped in a small room, 1953/12/18: 1 Jackson, J. D.
burned in oil stove explosion, dies, 1953/04/24: 1 and wife, Eva, seriously burned as oil stove explodes, 1953/04/03: 1 Jackson, Ronald Lee, 1, (and other) tots perish in second SA fire tragedy in six weeks, 1952/10/24: 1 Jackson, Steve, fatally burned in second fire he starts when cigarette sets mattress ablaze, 1956/11/30: 1 Jackson, Volley, home suffers $2,000 damage, 1953/08/07: 1 Jacobs, Sam, fire does $400 damages at house owned by Sam Jacobs and occupied by Mrs. Willie Shepard, 1950/09/08: 3 Jenkins, Herman, 2, and Caroline Lee, 10 months, die as flames sweep Maryland Street residence (photos), 1952/11/21: 1 Johnson, Miss Burnel, burned severely when dress blazes, 1955/04/01: 1 Johnson, Efron, Foster Road house leveled by flames, 1956/10/26: 1 Johnson, J. H., clothes damaged by fire, 1949/02/11: 2 Johnson, Lydia, burned while smoking in bed, 1956/06/01: 1 Johnson, Maggie, house fire causes damages of $2,700, 1954/04/02: 1 Johnson, Mattie, saved from flames by son, Nathaniel Franklin, when he misses bus, 1955/01/21: 1 Johnson, Melvin, burned as he puts out kitchen blaze; seared about face, hand in fire caused by exploding stove, 1940/07/05: 1 Johnson, Susan G., 74-year-old woman dies after futile rescue effort of 9-month-old baby, Iris Risher, 1956/02/10: 1 Johnson, Will, four tots saved from fiery death by uncle and another man, 1936/04/17: 1 Johnson children rescued from burning house, 1942/02/13: 1 Joiner, Jerry, 3-year-old girl critically burned as dress catches fire, 1956/01/20: 1 Jones, Beatrice, sustains $400 in fire damages, 1942/12/11: 1 Jones, Carrie, burned when gasoline cook stove explodes, 1939/12/08: 1 Jones, Ethel, flames from oven burn expectant mother, 1955/09/16: 4 Jones, Phillip J., trapped in bedroom, dies in fire, 1958/12/05: 1 Kay, Benny, burned in rescue attempt of Leroy Dorn, 1953/02/27: 1 Kelly, Roosevelt, shed damaged when renter, Isom Hudson, sets fire to rags on floor, 1948/03/12: 7 Kennedy, C. R., fire fights battle blaze at his residence for five hours, 1958/05/30: 1 Kennedy, Ernest, World War vet burned to death in mystery fire, 1936/01/10: 1 Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, wiring causes blaze that does $2,400 damages, 1954/09/17: 1 Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur, home reduced to ashes, 1939/05/12: 1 Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer, kitchen burns as pilot sets fire to oil mop, 1941/09/05: 1 Kuykendall, Coleman, baby saved from death in flames by unidentified man, 1945/12/21: 1 Lacy, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, family loses everything in fire (photo), 1939/09/01: 1 Lampkin, Cornell, at a dance, his car burns, 1952/04/04: 1 Lampkin, Foster, mechanic burned as short ignites solvent and clothes, 1959/05/01: 1 Lawson, Charles and Ernestine, fire brings tragedy to SA family, 1956/12/21: 1 Lee, Caroline, 10 months, and Herman Jenkins, 2, die as flames sweep Maryland Street residence (photos), 1952/11/21: 1 Lee, David and Madelyn, movement under way by Ladies of Charissa to assist victims of fire, 1952/02/29: 1 Lee, Patricia, 3, perishes as flames level home, 1952/02/22: 1 Leslie, Louella D., 4, severely burned as dress blazes, 1952/05/30: 1 Levison, Mrs. Ollie B., fire destroys garage, 1945/05/25: 1 Lewis, Morris Laverne, seven-year-old hero of fire receives awards, 1953/05/29: 1 Lister, Dr. Leonard M., fire guts west side home, loss estimated at $11,500, 1949/08/12: 1 Littlejohn, Jewell, lighting oven, burned by gas explosion, 1957/02/15: 1 lives of four children and three women spared in $17,500 fire, 1955/09/16: 1 lodge hall gutted by fire, 1949/10/14: 1 Mackey, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, $1000 damages in midnight blaze, 1939/03/10: 1 Mackey, Robert, fire does $1500 damages to house, 1948/05/21: 5 Mathies, Joe, passing motorist, awakes occupants of blazing building, 1951/04/27: 1 Mays, Helen, six-year-old girl fatally burned as clothing catches fire, 1950/12/15: 1 McCann, Mrs. Dave, invalid carried to safety from blaze, 1940/11/22: 1 McDaniel, Robert, invalid saved by Mrs. E. M. Softly, who loses everything, 1955/02/04: 1 McElroy Cleaners and Tailors suffer $1500 damage, 1948/02/20: 1 McKnight, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie, burned, fireman injured in blaze from exploding kerosene stove, 1951/02/09: 1 Meredith, Hattie, clothing burned by estranged common-law husband, Winston Scott, 1950/02/17: 1 Merriweather, Walter, family loses home, belongings in fire, 1955/12/16: 1 Merriwether, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene, fire does $1,000 damages in Sunday blaze; woman singed as she tries to save some belongings (photo), 1940/02/02: 1 Miller, Douglass, saved from flames by 'awful mistake' cop, Oma R. Graves, 1955/11/25: 1 Mills, Percy, quickly extinguishes fire in Majestic Theatre, 1951/11/02: 3 Mills, Ruth, badly burned when stove fires clothes, 1941/02/14: 1 Mitchell, Quincy, improvised lighter causes blaze, 1955/06/03: 1 Mollett, Brady, automobile set on fire by dancer arsonist, 1939/12/15: 1 Montgomery, Erlin, 14-year-old girl seriously burned as gown catches fire, 1949/04/29: 1 Mooney, Mrs. Gracie Mae, carried unconscious from burning house, dies, 1949/02/04: 1 Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, defective stove cause of $2,000 West Side fire, 1947/01/03: 1 Moore, Ernest, dies from burns received at courthouse, 1931/10/16: 1 Moore, Walter, builds fire to warm himself under church, 1949/02/11: 1 Mosely, Mr. and Mrs. Pete, oil stove causes $7,500 damages, spreads to other apartments (photo), 1951/06/29: 1 Moss, Mr. and Mrs. D. R., early morning fire does $2,000 damage, 1949/04/22: 1 Mt. Olive parsonage destroyed by fire, 1932/11/18: 1 Mt. Sinai Baptist Church organ saved by pastor and two other men as fire hits church, 1956/07/27: 1 Muse, Inez, house nearly destroyed with next door house damaged by fire, 1958/07/11: 1 Neal, Bernice, suffers burn as she attempts to save mother from blaze, 1947/03/21: 1 Neal, Mrs. Grace, over $200 damages to residence, 1941/02/14: 1 Nealy, Mrs. Luella F. W., aged SA woman recovering from 2nd degree burns, 1950/03/17: 2 Neil, Maybell, leaves beans cooking, house burns, 1950/04/14: 2 Nelson, Mrs. Anna, injured as residence burns to ground, 1948/09/10: 1 Nelson, Bernard, and Samuel Nelson, 2 and 4, die as flames sweep home during while mother, Leola Craig was absent, 1951/11/30: 1 Nolan, James L., seriously burned in boiler room blast, 1939/12/08: 1 Oakman, Elene, 8-year-old girl burned lighting stove, 1955/01/07: 1 Payne, Mrs. Lon, house damaged when rags catch fire from stove, 1950/12/22: 2 Polk, Mr. and Mrs. Rueben, home gutted by fire, 1936/04/03: 1 Porter, Mrs. Mamie, partially blind Seguin woman burns to death, 1946/10/18: 1 Prairie View administration building swept by fire, 1947/04/04: 1 prevention of
See Fire Prevention Proctor, Robert, awakes to find residence ablaze, 1953/04/17: 1 Ramsey, Albert, fast-spreading flames gut residence, 1958/08/08: 1 Ramsey, Lizzie, 81, dies in Seguin blaze, 1956/11/30: 1 Reese, Rosa Lee, disconnected pipe causes SA house to catch fire, 1940/01/26: 1 Ritz Theatre fire only cold gent warming himself, 1949/01/07: 1 Roberson, Mrs. Eula, dies in early morning fire, 1944/11/17: 1 Roberson, Mr. and Mrs. Leon, $1,000 damage done by Wednesday night blaze, 1946/01/18: 1 Robinson, Hasty, blaze does $1,000 damage and burns $400 in cash, 1954/02/05: 1 Rodgers family house burns, 1949/01/14: 5 Rogers, Betty June Dukes, burned by exploding sterilizer, 1937/07/09: 7 Rogers, Paul, porter, severely burned as gas explodes boiler, 1951/01/26: 1 Ross, A. W., house suffers $300 damage, 1950/06/09: 6 Roundtree, John, burned as gas water heater explodes, 1940/08/09: 1 Rowe, Eula, painfully burned as gas fumes explode, 1936/08/07: 1 Royal, Jimmy, smoking in bed, catches mattress on fire, with damage at $2, 1951/10/05: 1 San Antonio is plagued by fires during past week, 1946/08/02: 5 Sanders, Stella, burning mattress causes $100 in damages, 1950/12/15: 2 Sanford, Mary, trapped by fire, leaps from 2nd story, 1940/09/13: 1 Scott, Eliza, fire of unknown origin causes $450 damages, 1940/06/14: 1 Scott, Hattie Gaines, aged aunt and uncle of, saved from death in blazing house, 1941/08/08: 1 Scott, Herman L., fireman, and Mary Thomas, burned in gasoline blast, 1940/04/26: 1 Shaw, Homer, home a total loss listed $2,200, 1954/04/02: 1 Sheffield, Benjamin, seriously burned as auto fuel explodes, 1952/09/19: 1 Sherwood, Eric, burned to death on birthday, 1940/12/20: 1 Silar, Frank, and Fenner Yell sleep through a lamp exploding and setting place afire, 1951/01/19: 1 Slaughter, Mary, house blazes when short ignites rags in meter box, 1955/11/18: 1 Smith, Bettie Mae, burned as stove turns over in fight, 1951/12/07: 1 Smith, Henry, saved from flames twice by Smokey, guide dog that Register helped buy (photo), 1958/05/16: 1 Smith, Lola, burned in fire caused by oil stove blast, 1941/05/23: 1 Smith, PFC and Mrs. Lola, residence destroyed as tot plays with matches, 1957/09/13: 1 Smith, Lydia, 7, arriving home for lunch averts fire loss from burning mattress, 1959/04/10: 1 Smith, Mary, elderly woman, unaware of fire, led from blazing home by Albert Allen, 1958/04/18: 1 Smith, Mary Ann, 8 months, and sister, Norma Jean, 3 years old, perish in Olmos Park fire, 1959/01/09: 1 Softly, Mrs. E. M., saves uncle, Robert McDaniel from fire, loses all, 1955/02/04: 1 Soloman, Willis
another SA child succumbs to burns, 1952/12/12: 1 and Oralee Soloman, burned when fire sweeps house, 1952/12/05: 1 Solomon, Mr. and Mrs. King, aid sought for victims of fire tragedy, 1952/12/05: 1 Spicer, Mrs. Bernice, perishes, house gutted in arson plot (photo), 1947/03/21: 1 Stafford, Inez, Douglass teacher burned by sheet of flames from gas stove, 1951/01/19: 1 Steen, Mrs. Willie, blaze in apartment does $2,000 damages, 1952/03/21: 1 Stephens, Willie, exploding stove causes $8,700 damages to his house and two others, 1952/03/28: 1 Stevens, Bertha, 2, Corrine Stevens, 3, tots perish in second SA fire tragedy in six weeks, 1952/10/24: 1 Storey Package Store, short causes fire, 1955/01/14: 7 Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. J. B., burned as bed blazes as they sleep, 1951/05/11: 1 Tarver, Lenora A., victim of fire accident dies, 1934/02/23: 1 Taylor, Marvin, Michael, Tyrone and Anthony, perish in blazing home, 1959/03/27: 1 Taylor, Mattie Mae, burns to death; aunt, uncle die as death hits family, 1936/02/07: 1 Terry, Mrs. Will Esther, cook burned by grease flames, sues for $10,000, 1947/04/18: 1 Thomas, Israel, mattress burns, 1949/11/11: 5 Thomas, Lovey V., loses home and all possessions, 1938/01/28: 1 Thompson, Charles, home on leave, fatally burned in blaze; four others, one blind, escape blaze, 1951/05/11: 1 Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. John H., family of seven hard hit by fire as flames gut home, 1958/03/21: 1 Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. M. T., Iowa St. fire starts in bedroom, 1938/01/28: 1 Thompson, Melvin, Jr., boy seriously burned as shirt blazes, 1956/02/17: 1 Todd, James C., hot stove pipe sets house afire, 1955/03/25: 1 Tone, Leona, $2,000 damage done as fire sweeps SA home, 1945/07/13: 1 Torpin Inn, three buildings, auto damaged in $5,000 blaze, 1953/02/20: 1 Travis Cleaners, cleaning plant blaze causes $6,000 damage, 1947/02/21: 1 truck, owned by N. Swain, blazes as it stands parked at house, 1941/09/05: 1 Waddell, Hattie, defective flue causes fire, 1941/02/28: 5 Wade, Doris Jean, 14-year-old girl seriously burned as stove ignites clothing, 1956/03/23: 1 Waiters, Ed, early morning blaze causes $1200 in damages, 1942/05/29: 1 Walker, James, 86-year old Corpus Christian succumbs to burns suffered while sleeping, 1944/12/01: 1 Walker, Sammie Charles, 17-month-old boy snatched from blazing bed by mother, Mrs. Mattie Walker (photo), 1946/11/15: 1 Wallace, Carrie Jean, 7, dress blazes, severely burned as children play with matches, 1952/12/12: 1 Warner, Mrs. Alex, fire does $2,000 damage to home, 1950/08/11: 1 Washington, Loraine, fire does $2,200 damage and puppy perishes, 1954/03/26: 1 Washington, Louis, severely burned as gasoline-soaked trousers ignite, 1951/05/04: 1 Washington, Mrs. Magdalene, four-room house gutted by flames, 1949/09/30: 1 Waters, Felix, fatally burned while working under car, 1936/03/20: 1 Wauls, Mrs. J. H., West Side house almost completely destroyed by fire, 1957/11/01: 1 Welch, Melvin, man's clothes blaze as he backs into kitchen stove, 1958/12/19: 1 West Side business center swept by disastrous blaze (photo), 1946/09/20: 1 White, George, home sustains $1500 fire damage, 1949/09/23: 5 White, Luscious, family escapes as fire sweeps six-room house, 1956/02/17: 1 White, Samuel Hardy, Seguin man, 79, catches fire, burned fatally, 1958/02/07: 1 Whitmore, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence, lose everything as fire guts home, 1951/07/20: 1 Williams, Allen Ray, 4, burned as heater fires clothes, 1956/12/21: 1 Williams, Betty Jean, 4, and other tots perish in second SA fire tragedy in six weeks, 1952/10/24: 1 Williams, Evelyn, badly burned as clothes catch fire, 1948/12/10: 1 Williams, George, 74, invalid carried from smoke-filled house by passersby, 1958/07/11: 1 Williams, Jane, and Oliver McMillan saved from death in blazing house, 1941/08/08: 1 Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, home slightly damaged, 1932/04/01: 5 Williams, Lucinda, invalid woman rescued as flames gut home, 1947/08/29: 1 Willis, Harold, putting gas in carburetor, is painfully burned as he steps on starter of stalled car, 1951/05/04: 1 Willis, Mayme
burns suffered weeks ago prove fatal, 1936/08/07: 1 treated for burns caused by candle, 1936/07/10: 6 Wilson, Lillie, overheated water heater causes fire in her residence, 1958/04/18: 1 Wilson, Nina, invalid woman charred beyond recognition as house burns to ground, 1949/10/21: 1 Woodlake Country Club cabin destroyed by fire, 1953/08/07: 1 Woods, Miss B. E., 15, led from blazing house by passerby, O. J. Walter, 1952/03/21: 1 Woods, Edna, house burns while occupants are at work, 1952/03/14: 1 wrecker, garage burned, man hurt in Sunday blaze, 1939/08/18: 1 Wren, Lethia, 68, pulled from fire by sister, Maggie Rhodes, dies, 1952/12/05: 1 Yell, Fenner, and Frank Silar sleep through a lamp exploding and setting place afire, 1951/01/19: 1 Yoakum school and church swept by flames, 1957/11/01: 1
Chief Hart warns fireworks taboo in city limits, 1945/12/21: 1 unlawful to shoot firecrackers, city warned by chief, 1946/12/27: 1
Missionary Society invites all to have a slice of pie, 1954/02/12: 8 revival begins Sept. 27, 1953/09/25: 8
Benson-Hines Choraliers in program of sacred music at First Evangelical Church Sunday, 1951/03/09: 2
building fund program Sunday, 1953/08/21: 8 revival opens Monday, Feb. 15, 1954/02/05: 8 Spiritual Five Singers of Jourdanton to be heard, 1953/09/25: 4
American Friends Service Committee holds tenth annual seminar on international relations, May 3 and 4 at First Unitarian Church, 1957/05/03: 6 Wells, Mrs. Mayme J., addresses Unitarians, 1948/03/26: 8
shooting of SA woman is said to be accident, 1944/01/07: 1
chemist to resume chemical manufacturing from waste oil, 1948/11/26: 2
death of, 1937/03/12: 8 (filmed in 07/02 issue)
dawn breakfast planned, 1933/05/26: 6 holds "heroes Day" meeting, 1933/03/03: 1 new officers elected, 1933/02/10: 7
Alpha Kappa Alphas celebrate birthday, 1934/02/02: 3 anonymous donor gives Fisk $125,000, 1936/01/31: 2 Association of Music Teachers in Negro Schools meets at Fisk University (photo), 1939/05/12: 8 (filmed in 05/19 issue) burglars loot safe of $83,000, 1957/09/27: 1 faculty/staff
Allen, Samuel H., wins Opportunity prize, 1935/05/17: 1 Allison, Andrew J.
Alumni Secretary and Director of Public Relations, accepts post as Superintendent of Provident Hospital (photo), 1943/06/18: 8 (filmed in 06/25 issue) Fisk alumnus visits in city, 1931/11/20: 1, 1931/12/04: 1, 3 Derricotte, Juliette A.
dean of women, dies in automobile accident, 1931/11/13: 1 memorial services for Derricotte and Johnson, 1931/11/20: 1 Hubert, Giles A., professor of economics appointed as foreign service officer, 1948/01/02: 7 Johnson, Dr. Charles S.
among distinguished alumni of University of Chicago (photo), 1945/06/22: 6 awarded honorary degree of doctor of laws from Glasgow U., 1952/06/27: 1 dies of heart attack (photo), 1956/11/02: 3 elected president of institution (photo), 1946/11/08: 1 (Section 2) Fisk president dies suddenly, 1956/11/02: 1 to be inaugurated as sixth Fisk president (photo), 1947/07/25: 1 Johnson, Weldon, says race problem cannot be solved in its entirety by communist methods, 1935/08/02: 1 Watkins, Dr. Mark Hanna, to be assistant professor, 1934/06/29: 1 Wright, Dr. Stephen J., new prexy says Negro colleges now at turning point, 1958/05/02: 1 Flory, Fisk firebrand, returns home after dismissal from Fisk, 1934/03/23: 1 full membership in Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools received, 1957/12/13: 1 and Howard University, get chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, 1952/09/19: 1 Jubilee Singers
67th anniversary observed (photo), 1938/10/07: 4, 1938/10/07: 8 (filmed in 10/14 issue) Cole, Maggie Porter, only surviving original member (photo), 1938/10/07: 6 Hoover greets Fisk singers, 1932/05/20: 1 Imes, Mabel Lewis, original Fisk Singer passes in Nashville, 1935/08/09: 2 performances
Cincinnati, 1933/01/20: 1 concert for March 23 canceled due to illness, 1953/03/20: 6 extensive concert tour planned, 1932/12/16: 1 heard on weekly broadcast, 1931/11/13: 5 make big showing in Carnegie Hall, 1933/02/10: 1 on air, Nov. 27, 1939/12/08: 1 San Antonio, 1935/05/17: 1 tour Europe (photos), 1951/12/28: 2 US State Dept. endorses Jubilee Singers for European tour, 1953/03/13: 6 lynching protest
Fisk students register protest with President Roosevelt, 1933/12/15: 1 students hold silent parade despite refusal of parade permit, 1933/12/29: 1 NBC to air program from Fisk, 1936/01/17: 2 Rosenwald Fund head gives Fisk highest rank, 1936/04/03: 2 scholarships
Dailey, Lawrence, of Temple, TX, scholarship winner enters Fisk U., 1948/10/01: 2 Johnson, Charles W., San Antonian makes history for scholarship awarded by the General Education Board, a Rockefeller Foundation (photo), 1951/04/20: 1 Roberts, Henrietta, SA girl receives Fisk scholarship, 1931/08/14: 1 and Tennessee State coeds, will assist with Silver Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha in Nashville (photo), 1935/12/27: 2 trustees say investments show profit, 1934/05/04: 1 tuition and residence fees increased, 1958/03/14: 2 two new buildings cost $1,200,000, 1958/02/07: 6 white students spend spring vacation at Fisk, 1934/04/06: 1 Yergan, Max, to speak at Fisk, 1933/05/19: 1
'adopts' Italian lad, victim of World War, 1946/05/31 Supp: 3 airline discrimination suit settled out of court for $7500, 1957/02/01: 1 Bing Crosby calls Ella the greatest female singer, 1956/07/27: 3 condition 'satisfactory' following surgery, 1957/02/08: 3 marriage to Ray Brown, bass player for Dizzy Gillespie band, 1947/12/26: 6 and Nat ("King") Cole, replace Eckstine, Vaughan as top vocalists in 17th annual Down Beat poll, 1953/12/25: 6 performances
Cootie Williams, Ella Fitzgerald here, 1945/10/19: 6, 1945/10/26: 6 downtown Municipal Auditorium, 1942/06/19: 6, 1942/06/26: 6, 1950/11/10: 6 with Duke Ellington, make first joint television appearance on Bell Telephone Hour (photo), 1959/02/06: 1 Ella Fitzgerald, Ink Spots, Cootie Williams here, 1944/05/05: 5 here with "Jazz at Philharmonic" (photo), 1952/10/17: 7, 1953/09/25: 6, 1954/09/24: 7, 1955/09/30: 7 with Illinois Jacquet, two stars of "Jazz at the Philharmonic" (photo), 1951/10/12: 6 new singing find featured in SA along with Chick Webb (photo), 1937/07/30: 7
long-time SA resident buried, 1946/05/03: 4
American Legion service
aids Austin Legion post, 1948/06/11: 7 Alamo Citian named No. 1 Texas Negro Legionnaire, 1948/09/17: 6 attends One Hundred Members Club of Legion at banquet in Dallas (photo), 1952/08/08: 7 briefs veterans on benefits from Veterans Administration, 1952/12/05: 7 leads district in membership promotion (photo), 1950/05/19: 7 Legionnaire returns from national convention, 1947/09/26: 6 officer of Fred Brock American Legion post aids Austin post, 1948/06/11: 7 recruits most members (photo), 1948/07/16: 7, 1949/05/20: 7 reports on Legion national convention at meeting (photo), 1952/09/19: 7 returns from American Legion convention in New York City, 1952/09/05: 7 top membership securer to Galveston for 100-Member Club (photo), 1950/09/08: 7
commander of Camp No. 5 attends Louisiana meeting (photo), 1942/06/19: 7 elected commander of Camp No. 5 for ninth straight year (photo), 1943/07/02: 7 heads American Woodmen delegation to regional convention (photo), 1944/06/30: 2 resigns American Woodmen post (photo), 1946/10/18: 6 senior commander of American Woodmen celebrates anniversary (photo), 1945/04/20: 7
announces schedule of meetings in behalf of his candidacy (photo), 1951/10/26: 3 candidate for SA City Council, seeks election to Place No. 4, 1951/10/26: 1 Negro seeks seat on San Antonio City Council, 1953/03/13: 1 polls 4,403 votes in city council race, 1953/04/10: 1 says "Thank you" for votes, support in the city council election, 1951/11/23: 6
dies suddenly (photo), 1953/05/08: 1 funeral rites held Tuesday, 1953/05/15: 1 Ella Austin board member resigns because of 'bickering,' 1949/05/20: 1 in fight over ticket with John Griggs, 1939/11/03: 1 jury service
serves on federal jury for second time, 1944/01/07: 5 serves on US grand jury, 1947/12/19: 1 legislative activities
attends Texas Social and Legislative meet, 1949/08/19: 6 discusses future of FEPC at Fort Worth meet, 1945/08/03: 1 four Negroes at legislative meet in Austin, 1949/11/04: 1
announces Tag Week (photo), 1936/03/06: 7 elected again as prexy of local NAACP branch, 1944/12/01: 1 ex-NAACP head gives information on resignation in form of a letter, 1950/11/10: 1 four chapter officials state their position regarding suit against SAISD for [equal, unsegregated school facilities] and resign, 1950/11/03: 1 honored at NAACP testimonial dinner (photo), 1953/02/27: 7 installed as president of local NAACP chapter (photo), 1936/01/17: 7 president from 1935-1939 to again head chapter, 1941/01/24: 1 president is not candidate for reelection, 1945/11/02: 1 president of local branch of NAACP (photo), 1936/04/17: 7 represents local branch at NAACP meet, 1948/09/17: 6 returns from NAACP convention, reports on events (photo), 1936/07/31: 7 thanks supporters for re-election (photo), 1944/12/15: 7 votes suit against segregated school facilities, 1950/10/27: 1 real estate business
ready to serve clients in market for a home (photo), 1951/09/21: 6 real estate agents sends season's greetings (photo), 1951/01/05: 7 Service Officers Institute
reports on, 1949/12/16: 4 to present report to veterans, 1948/11/19: 7
suffers broken leg in automobile accident, 1939/01/20: 1
ex-SA woman, nee Josie Mae Grant, dies suddenly in San Francisco, 1959/05/08: 1
anniversaries
10th anniversary celebrated with bridge tea (photo), 1938/11/25: 6 25th anniversary celebrated with bridge-reception at Shadowland Dinner Club (photo), 1953/10/02 Supp: 3
affair honors season's debutantes (photos), 1940/12/13: 5–6 "I am an American" theme honors debutantes (Jo's Jottings), 1940/12/13: 6
bon voyage party held for the Spurgeon Kelleys, 1944/12/01 Supp: 1 Clardy, Mrs. Edgar K., entertains club (photo), 1955/02/11 Supp: 3 Easter decorations provide colorful setting (Jo's Jottings), 1940/04/05: 6 games and delicious menu (Jo's Jottings), 1940/09/27: 6 Hurd, Mrs. W. V.
hosts club at most unique affair of season, 1940/02/23: 6 prexy delightfully entertains members, 1938/12/16: 6 "kiddy" party held for members (Jo's Jottings), 1940/04/26: 6 large group entertained, 1931/12/04: 6 Mi-Dear Bridge Club members entertained (Jo's Jottings), 1954/01/29 Supp: 4 Mrs. Augusta Whittier entertains
Jo's Jottings, 1945/01/19 Supp: 1 photos, 1945/01/19 Supp: 3 rose party (Jo's Jottings), 1940/10/04: 6
death of, 1935/12/27: 8 (filmed in 1936/01/03 issue)
buried alive under load of hot, raw cement, 1939/07/14: 1
Ladies Auxiliary meets, 1958/06/20: 8 (filmed in 06/27 issue) meetings in 1958, 1958/03/21: 7
death of, 1945/11/09: 8 (filmed in 11/16 issue)
editor of "Who's Who in Colored America" (photo), 1950/04/28: 4
honor student at Douglass Junior School, 1942/01/30: 6
elected president of National Organization of Republican Women (photo), 1939/04/21: 6
funeral services held, 1957/03/15: 4
named Assistant County Probation Officer for Juvenile Department, 1951/03/09: 1
International Workers of the World organizer dies at 59, 1949/08/05: 7
West Side reporter is not crime news reporter, 1938/04/15: 7
enters Hampton University (photo), 1936/09/25: 1 flight leader on leave in San Antonio (photo), 1945/04/13: 1 presents mother with new home for Mothers' Day (photo), 1945/05/18: 7 SA bomber pilot gets promotion, 1944/12/01: 1
funeral services held, 1957/05/10: 8 (filmed in 05/17 issue)
injured in auto-bus crash, 1945/01/26: 1
dies after being in ill health for several years, 1959/01/16: 8 (filmed in 01/23 issue) final rites held, 1959/01/16: 8 (filmed in 01/23 issue)
last rites held, 1957/03/15: 4
interracial organization holds first election of officers, 1954/02/05 Supp: 3 surprise birthday party honors Flip Forrest, 1953/12/18 Supp: 4
Houston flood leaves seven of Race dead, 1935/12/13: 1 Oregon flood disaster
color line vanishes in Oregon flood disaster, 1948/06/18: 1 new homes okehed for victims, 1948/12/31: 4 no prejudice in relief efforts, 1948/07/09: 5 San Antonio
Citizens Can Help in This Problem [of property damage and standing pools of water caused by flooding] (editorial), 1957/05/03: 4 devastating flood hit San Antonio; no Negro lives lost but damage runs into many thousands (photo), 1946/10/04: 1 Ford, John B. and Rittles Ford, two brothers drown in swollen creek, 1949/10/28: 1 Steadham, Rev. and Mrs. T. A., flood puts Alazan Creek bridge in minister's yard (photo), 1957/05/03: 1
meetings in 1957, 1957/04/12: 6
death claims wife of Register plant employee, 1946/07/19: 1
death claims wife of Register plant employee, 1946/07/19: 1 stereotyper for Register (photo), 1941/05/04: 3
final rites held, 1952/12/26: 8 (filmed in 1953/01/02 issue)
entire membership of St. Paul goes to Floresville for cornerstone-laying, 1936/04/24: 8 (filmed in 05/01 issue) Floresville Church Dedication Leads to Thoughts of Rural Peace (editorial), 1936/05/01: 4 more than 200 Santonians participate in dedicatory exercises of church structure, 1936/05/01: 1
1015 teachers attend summer sessions, 1935/07/05: 1 admission requirements raised, 1958/06/27: 3 athletic program
another great year in athletics, 1958/05/30: 5 coaching clinic has big names, 1957/07/05: 5 cops SAIC basketball title, 1957/03/01: 5 NCAA statistics give FAMU second in offense and rushing, 1958/02/07: 7 Tennessee State edges Florida A&M, 41-39, in Orange Blossom football classic for national title, 1956/12/07: 6 College of Law, new housing dedicated (photo), 1954/03/26: 6 faculty/staff
Alston, Dr. Melvin O., dean of education (photo), 1954/09/10: 3 Cole, Sheldon, chairman of Industrial Arts Department, accepted in Who's Who (photo), 1953/04/17: 2 Gaither, A. S. ("Jake")
coach honored at American Football Coaches Association meeting, 1958/01/31: 5 directs annual coaching clinic, June 9-13 (photo), 1958/01/31: 5 Lee, President J. R. E., able to secure funds from legislature to increase, expand the university, 1935/07/26: 2 Linton, Maj. Walter L.
assigned to Florida A&M ROTC unit (photo), 1951/09/21: 3 San Antonian named professor (photo), 1954/09/24: 1 National Alumni Association meeting to be held, 1949/04/08: 5 San Antonians train for top ROTC unit (photo), 1953/05/29: 2 students boycott classes to protest rape of coed by four white men, 1959/05/08: 1
students rebel against Dixie governors, 1948/03/12: 2 university ponders admitting Negro student, 1941/06/27: 1
See also International Negro Florists Association Benson's Blossom Booth has formal opening (Jo's Jottings), 1935/07/12: 6 Black, Vera Lee
See Black, Vera Lee
Harris, Mrs. Eddie L., is again active with personalized floral work (photo), 1950/11/10: 6 offers highly personalized floral work (photo), 1950/11/17: 6
to be closed for 10 days, 1945/10/12: 6 to remain open while owner vacations, 1938/07/08: 6
closed on Mondays except for funeral work, 1957/07/05: 6 closes temporarily due to illness, 1954/09/03: 6 shop to be closed until September 29, 1958/09/19: 6
returns to San Antonio to reopen shop, 1948/04/09: 6
photo, 1948/04/09 Supp: 2
aged man stabbed to death in Lufkin court, 1941/11/28: 1
death of, 1937/12/10: 8 (filmed in 12/17 issue)
burned while trying to rescue son from blaze, 1940/12/20: 1 severely beaten by son, 1933/03/10: 1
death of, 1936/04/24: 8 (filmed in 05/01 issue)
obsequies to be held today, 1951/02/02: 1
final rites held, 1957/11/22: 8 (filmed in 11/29 issue) octogenarian, SA resident 50 years, taken by death, 1957/111957/11/15: 1/15: 1
enrolled at Atlanta Univ. summer school, 1936/07/24: 1
infant son of Mrs. Willie A. Flowers, smothers between mother and brother in bed, 1951/01/19: 1
seven-year-old boy succumbs to stomach ailment, 1947/05/30: 2
awaits discharge after 38 months overseas (photo), 1945/09/28: 4
injured in four-car collision, 1938/09/23: 1 Pullman porter loses car, 1933/02/10: 1
Corpus Christi minister to head delegation to Chicago (photo), 1946/05/24: 8
going big in Wisconsin, 1931/08/21: 7 having a "bang up" time in Wisconsin, 1931/08/07: 3 victorious in battle with Don Albert's men, 1932/06/24: 7 wins honors in Dallas, 1932/10/21: 6
4-year-old saved from San Antonio River by Rev. Roland Franklin (photo), 1956/01/06: 1
burned when oil stove explodes, 1933/01/13: 7 death of, 1937/12/31: 8 (filmed in 1938/01/07 issue) running big revivals, 1932/07/08: 8 (filmed in 07/15 issue)
succumbs to long illness, 1947/05/30: 8 (filmed in 06/06 issue)
death of, 1932/08/26: 8 (filmed in 09/02 issue)
killed when racing machines strike third car, 1956/09/21: 1
former resident dies suddenly in Los Angeles, 1955/01/07: 1
blind in one eye and impaired sight in the other, not eligible for Home for the Blind; appeal made for aid of a helpless cripple, 1956/12/07: 1
named clerk-in-charge of Missouri Pacific Railroad (photo), 1944/04/28: 1
elected national second vice president of Silhouettes (wives' organization of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity) (photo), 1947/08/22: 1
whereabouts sought by aunt, Mrs. Sallie P. Johnson, 1949/04/01: 1
fleeing from tavern fracas, dashed into path of auto driven by Eugene Sheppard, 1957/08/16: 1
dies at his residence, 1931/11/06: 8 (filmed in 11/13 issue)
final rites held, 1957/05/31: 8 (filmed in 06/07 issue)
long time SA resident passes, 1941/08/29: 7
career ended by fused vertebrae in back, 1948/10/29: 5 develops shot put superiority by constant practice, 1948/05/14: 3 Dillard, Fonville set worl | ||||