October 15 in San Antonio history…

1910
The Hertzberg Clock is removed from 329 Commerce Street and moved to its new home on Houston Street. The clock works are removed and the old clock is transported through the streets by wagon. One bystander says, “Well, I guess I will have to buy me a watch now. As long as that clock was in place, I didn’t need one. It was watch enough for the whole neighborhood.”

1951
“I Love Lucy” premieres at 7:00 p.m. on WOAI-TV (right).

1955
Local television station WOAI Channel 4 begins broadcasting in color from its studios today.  WOAI is the sixteenth station in the world to be equipped to telecast live local color programs.  The station has invested $500,000 in new equipment and construction to facilitate color broadcasting.  The WOAI-TV color system is compatible with black and white so that all viewers without color televisions will be able to view the broadcasts in monochrome.

October 3 in San Antonio history…

1860
A crowd of at least two thousand people turned out to hear Governor Sam Houston speak in San Pedro Springs park.  His speech was followed by a barbecue dinner on the grounds.

1893
West Texas Military Academy opens on Government Hill.

1942
H.E.B. opens its first grocery store in San Antonio at 1802 N. Main St.

September 4 in San Antonio history…

1918
The San Antonio Evening News publishes its first issue.

1944
The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, better known as the G. I. Bill of Rights, goes into effect today.  According to M. R. Gill, supervisor for the San Antonio district of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, the agency which is to administer the law, an initial claim load of 1,000 is anticipated in San Antonio.

1967
HM3 Armando Leal, Jr., a graduate of Harlandale High School, is killed at Loc Quang Tin, one day before his father, a civilian employee at Kelly AFB, arrives in Vietnam for a surprise visit.

August 20 in San Antonio history..

1911
The cornerstone of Hermann Sons Lodge is laid at 525 S. St. Mary’s Street.

1918
Married women will hereafter be permitted to secure positions to public schools of the city as the result of the action taken today at a meeting of the San Antonio School Board.  The action was taken as a “war time necessity” with the provision that each applicant be passed upon individually.

1923
Avenue C between Houston and Grand (now Jones) Street combines with River Avenue between Grand Street and the city limits to become Broadway Avenue.

August 18 in San Antonio history…

1918
The new San Antonio Evening News newspaper (“a paper with a conscience and backbone“) is advertised in the San Antonio Express.  Publication will begin on September 4.

1972
Trinity University ceases football scholarships.

2003
Northside ISD opens Bob Beard, Joe Ward and Patricia J. Blattman elementary schools along with Ed Rawlinson middle school.

July 27 in San Antonio history…

1918
Women are allowed to vote in the Democratic primary in Texas for the first time.  Candidate William P. Hobby for governor, Annie Webb Blanton for state superintendent of public instruction and other candidates favored by the women are victorious.

1973
Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, Johnny Bush, Sammi Smith, El Curro and Gino Scorza entertain at the Menudo World Championship held at Raymond Russell Park.

June 26 in San Antonio history…

1918
Beginning this morning, Bexar County women are able to obtain registration receipts to enable them to vote for the first time in the upcoming July primary.  The receipts must be obtained at the courthouse in the office of the tax collector.

1941
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Lyndon B. Johnson, comes to San Antonio and stumps at Municipal Auditorium.

1942
The War Department separated part of Kelly Field for an aviation cadet training center, later renaming it for Brig. Gen. Frank D. Lackland.

June 23 in San Antonio history…

1918
The law prohibiting the sale, gift or transportation of alcoholic drinks becomes effective throughout Texas at 10:30 pm June 25. All saloons must close or face the penalty of the law, which is exceptionally severe.

1919
The city will offer a supply of free wood to the needy.  Mountainous heaps of broken wood blocks, reclaimed from torn up pavement, have been assembled at the city material yards.

1983
The Sears store at Soledad and Navarro streets is sold to a local investment group for an undisclosed amount.  Dick Roberts, a local real estate executive, says, “Obviously, you won’t be seeing anything happen until Sears has left.  But. I’m sure a piece of property like that will be redeveloped.  It has a good configuration; it’s a good area.  It just needs it.”  The location is now the Central Library.

June 16 in San Antonio history…

1919
The city creed, written by L. N. Lyon, 717 E. Euclid, is selected by a committee of three judges to win the $50 prize offered by the San Antonio Light for the best expression of faith in San Antonio written in 100 words.

1982
A report compiled by the San Antonio Public Library shows that a startling 91,967 books costing $1,122,992 were not returned last year.

2001
The San Antonio Express-News reports that the Brackenridge Eagle miniature train was back in service yesterday for the first time in a year after a series of derailments in the Spring of 2000 put it out of commission.

June 11 in San Antonio history…

1918
The City Council is considering purchase of several lots for the creation of Romana Plaza at the junction of Soledad, Romana, Camden, Main and San Pedro. The triangular plaza would also include property of the Main Avenue fire station.

1955
San Antonio Junior Colleges desegregate. Hubert F. Lindsey & Lonnie Deadrick become the  first African-Americans to enroll at San Antonio College. E. C. Obenshain becomes the first Anglo to enroll at St. Philip’s College.

2009
The statue of St. Anthony de Padua is moved from its location in front of the courthouse to a new location in Main Plaza near San Fernando Cathedral.  The statue was a gift from the Order of the Alhambra in 1955.  A statue of Lady Justice will replace St. Anthony on the courthouse grounds.