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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
August 22, 2021
1905 According to the records in the office of the city engineer, there are 71 automobiles in San Antonio, representing a value of about $37,200. (Automobiles were quite expensive. One could buy an average house for $3000 then.)
1968 Plans for a special San Antonio Day at Hemisfair were announced today by Chairman David Straus. Tickets will be 2 for 1 this Sunday, August 25. There will also be free parking on a first-come, first-served basis in the Hemisfair parking lot east of the fairgrounds and south of Durango.
1987 The Pope's upcoming nine-day visit to the United States, including San Antonio, is expected to cost at least $28 million. Texas bishops are raising $2.5 for the San Antonio visit on September 13.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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