SAPL : May 17 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

19 May, 2022

5:46 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 17 May 2022 1906 The skating rink at Electric Park was opened to the public and the sport instantly was established as a favorite among young people. 1946 In an emergency meeting of the Bexar County Medical society last night, the city health board was given a vote of confidence after some members had challenged the polio outbreak as being a "political epidemic." Meanwhile, three additional cases of the disease were reported, bringing the total to 19, excluding two suspected cases. 1948 Construction of an 18-foot Highway from Bandera through the Old Indian Pass to Kerrville, a project sought for a decade by Hill Country residents, will become a reality by the end of the summer. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.