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January 2, 1953

Heineman and Anderson Star in Free Scoring Sun Bowl Tilt.

The Summary: El Paso Ranger

Points after touchdown……… 1 3

Touchdowns……………….. 4 3

First downs………………… 10 8

Passes attempted…………... 22 18

Passes completed………….. 9 6

Passes intercepted by……… 3 2

Yards gained passing……… 212 38

Yards from scrimmage……. 196 174

Yards lost scrimmage……… 51 8

Fumbles……………………. 3 1

Own fumbles recovered…… 2 0

Punts, No. of………………. 5 6

*Punts, distance of ………… 186 342

Punts, returned by…………. 19 12

Penalties, No. of ………….. 3 2

Yards lost penalties……….. 15 10

Kickoffs, No. of…………… 5 3

Kickoffs, distance of………. 283 151

Kickoffs, returned by……… 67 123

*From points were ball was kicked.

Functioning as a well-oiled mechanical unit that would not be dented, the El Paso All-Stars yesterday turned back the powerful Ranger Bulldogs, 25 to 21, in the first annual Sun Bowl game sponsored by the El Paso Kiwanis Club.

Two aggregations featuring offense fought the bitter struggle in the Sun Bowl before some 4000 fans who reveled in the great show of passing and running. The All-Stars, molded into a precise aggregation by Coaches Mack Saxon and Harry Phillips, who took the picked stars of the four local high schools, scored in the first quarter and added three more in the third to take a commanding lead of 25 to 7 at one stage of the game.

Ranger rallied in the late part of the third quarter and early in the fourth to draw within striking distance, 21 to 25, but they never were able to get in position to strike for another counter.

The contest, one of the most spectacular ever played on a local gridiron, featured two sensational quarterbacks, Aaron Anderson, 190-pound Ranger signal caller, who yesterday was named All-State fullback, and Kenneth Heineman, versatile little El Paso High School gridder and class of the local gridirons. It was Heineman who threw pass after pass to put the All-Stars in scoring position. He scored two touchdowns and passed to Salcedo and Crysler for two more. He also collected the only extra point scored by the All-Stars from placement.

But it was a great team that played in front of, behind and beside him. The outcome of the game proved that El Paso’s football talent, if not divided among four high schools, would be on a par with other cities in Texas.

Ranger, unable to get started early featured Anderson, kicking, running and passing back, and Britt, fullback, 210-pounder, whose power would not be denied.

Success of yesterday’s game insured continuation of the Sun Bowl classic, though gate receipts were for from what they should have been with such a stellar grid attraction.

The play by play: First Quarter: Heineman kicked to Westbrook on the 15-yard line, the Ranger half returning to the 36. Anderson picked up four yards off right tackle, and then gained four more. Anderson was stopped at the line and then kicked to the end zone and the All-Stars had the ball on their 20. Heineman pass to Perez was too high and Salcedo made a yard thorough center. Arroyo was hurt on the play, suffering a leg injury. Arroyo stayed in and Heineman passes to Thomas complete on the 40. It was a beautiful catch.

On the next play, Heineman knifed off tackle for eight yards. Salcedo, on a reverse, failed to gain in a try at the left side of the line. Perez, on a spinner, made it first and ten on the Ranger 48. Heinemann picked up two yards, and Salcedo picked up three more on a spinner. Heineman’s pass to Perez was high again but Ranger was outside and drew a five-yard penalty. Heineman went straight the line for a first and ten on the Ranger 36. Thomas just couldn’t reach Heineman’s pass deep off left end and Heineman fumbled a pass from center. He recovered but was thrown fro a 10-yard loss.

Heineman made a flat pass to Perez for 14 yards. Anderson intercepted Heineman’s pass and returned to his 25. Anderson made three yards through center. Walsh picked up six yards skirting his right end. Britt was stopped at the line on the third try and Anderson kicked to Heineman on the 20. Heinemann returned to the 30 by the aid of good blocking Salcedo fumbled and Carrasco recovered but Ranger was offside and drew a five-yard penalty. Heineman passed to Salcedo who took the ball on his 45, side stepped one tackler and running in front of perfect blocking, raced for a touchdown.

The total gain was about 70 yards. Heineman’s attempt for point after was wide and the score was 6 to 0, El Paso All-Stars.

Heineman kicked off to Britt on the 15 who returned to his 32, Anderson kicked on the first down, a quick punt that went out of bounds on the 12-yard line. Perez failed to gain in a reverse around his left end. Heineman passed to Perez complete on the All-Star 37, Heineman failed to gain in a wide skirt around his right end. Heineman’s pass was right in Carrasco’s hands but he dropped it. Heineman was thrown for a 13-yard loss on an attempted pass as Ranger covered all receivers and the All-Star quarter just couldn’t find a target.

Cisneros replaced Salcedo in the All-Star backfield. Cisneros got off a nice kick that rolled out of bounds on the Ranger 47, Anderson passed wildly and without direction some 40 yards but there wasn’t a receiver within 30 yards of the ball. Walsh failed to gain around right end. Thomas and Wighaman stopping him dead. Heineman broke up Anderson’s attempted pass and Anderson then kicked into the All-Star end zone for a touchback. Heineman’s pass to Cisneros was incomplete as the quarter ended, with the All-Stars leading. 6 to 0.

Second Quarter: Henry replaced Crysler at an end for the All-Stars and Hartin replaced Caraway. A bad pass from center was recovered by Heineman on the All-Star five-yard line and Cisneros punted from behind his goal line to the Ranger 46. Dearing replaced Arroyo and Salcedo replaced Cisneros. Anderson heaved another wild pass. Britt lashed off left end 45 yards for a touchdown and Anderson picked up the point after to make the score 7 to 6. Britt stiff armed Heineman on the 10-yard line. Anderson kicked off to Perez who returned to his 17. Gruber replaced Taylor in the All-Star line. Crysler went back in for Henry. Heineman failed to gain on a reverse. Perez, on a reversed, picked up four yards.

Heineman failed to gain on a reverse. Perez, on a reversed picked up four yards. Heineman flopped a nice pass to Crysler complete on All-Star 47 and then chunked a beautiful pass to Carrasco complete on the Ranger 34. Heinemann’s long pass was incomplete. Perez, on a spinner, made five yards through the center of the line. Salcedo picked up; three yards in a delayed end run. Heineman made it first and ten off right end, a beautiful run.

The All-Stars had the ball on the Ranger 22, Heineman lashed off left tackle and cutback to the Ranger 14-yard line Heineman made it first and ten on the Ranger 10. Heineman went off right end to the Ranger four-yard stripe. Heineman was stopped on the next play and was injured on the play. He stayed in, however, after walking around a few seconds El Paso was penalized five-yards for too many times out. Salcedo made the penalty back off right tackle. Heineman fell short of making a touchdown by one-yard and Ranger took the ball. Britt, on a fake punt, made three yards Britt made two more yards in another fake, but Anderson, on the next play, got off a beautiful 35-yard punt against the wind. It went out of bounds on the All-Star 43.

Perez made abut two on a spinner. Salcedo made six yards off his left tackle. Westbrook replaced Payton in the Ranger backfield. Perez made a bad lateral to Heineman but recovered after the All-Star quarterback had been unable to get his hands on the ball. Heineman’s punt was bad, rolling on the ground to the Ranger 36. Britt made four yards but Agnew failed to gain. Anderson failed to gain and then pushed into the end zone for a touchback. Anderson intercepted Heineman’s pass and was downed on the All-Star five-yard line. Salcedo was hurt on the play and had to be helped from the field. Britt made about a yard. Anderson failed to gain as the half ended.

Third Quarter: Heineman kicked off to Britt on the Ranger five-yard line, Britt made a nice return, but fumbled when tacked, and the ball bounded to the Ranger 11-yard line, where Carrasco recovered. Cisneros picked up four yards off right tackle, and Heineman, on a cutback, chased over the touchdown. Cisneros failed to pick up the extra point form placement, and the score was 12 to 7, with the All-Stars in front.

The score was made within a minute and a half after the start of the second half. Britt took Heineman’s kickoff on his five and returned to his 25. Umpire Clyde Wafer ruled interference on the part of Perez on an attempted Ranger pass, giving the Bulldogs their first and 10 of the game on their 45. Wighaman intercepted a Ranger pass on the Bulldog 41. Cisneros failed to gain in a try around right end.

Gains Eight Yards: Heineman, on a spinner, went off right tackle for eight yards and then skirted right end to barely make first and 10 on the Ranger 31. Carrasco was hurt, but stayed in the game. Heineman’s pass looked mighty good, but it was just a little too long for Perez to get his hands on and it was incomplete in the end zone.

Browley replaced Payton for Ranger, Heineman passed to Crysler in the end zone for a touchdown for a net gain of 30 yards, and Heineman kicked point after from placement to make the score 19 to 7.

Westbrook replaced Rhodes for Ranger; Britt took Heineman’s kickoff on his seven and returned to the Ranger 41, turning in a beautiful run. Heineman gathered in Anderson’s wildly thrown pass on the 30 and raced 70 yards for a touchdown, taking advantage of wonderful blocking and turning in a sensational exhibition of broken field running to make the score 25 to 7.

Cisneros failed to kick point after from placement. Buddy Black replaced Heineman in the All-Star backfield and the towheaded little All-Star quarterback was given a tremendous ovation as he trotted to the bench for a rest. Coaches Mack Saxon and Harry Phillips started making wholesale substitutions.

Lopez kicked off to Anderson on his 10 and the big Ranger quarterback returned it to his 31. Anderson failed to gain in a try at the line, but Westbrook picked up seven. Anderson went through to the 50 for a first and 10, the second recorded by the Bulldogs during the game. Britt and Anderson picked up seven, but Britt made one more and then made first and 10 on a fake punt. Anderson made three. Anderson added three and it was third and four. Lester suffered a leg injury, but remained in the game. Anderson’s long pass to Jacoby was incomplete in the end zone.

Britt lashed off left tackle for a first and 10 on the All-Star 23, Anderson picked up tow yards and Walsh made it first and 10 on the 13. Walsh swept around right end to the All-Star five, where Anderson was stopped dead at the line of scrimmage. Anderson made a yard as the quarter ended with the score 25 to 7 in favor of the All-Stars. El Paso now was facing into the wind, but they had the ball on their own four-yard line.

Fourth Quarter: The All-Stars were strengthened by the return to the lineup of most of the first-stringers, and Cisneros made about three through center on a fake punt. Perez made two more through center on a spinner. Browley returned Cisneros’ punt to the All-Star 30, and Wighaman battled down Anderson’s pass.

Anderson couldn’t find a receiver open and just hurled the ball to get rid of it, uttering a prayer at the same time. Anderson passed into the stadium on the north end for a touchback. His passing was with out rhyme or reason as he apparently made no attempt to find a receiver.

Heineman’s pass to Thomas was battled down by Anderson, Cisneros made two yards off right end. Warden intercepted Heineman’s pass on his 30 and Anderson lashed off his right end for 15 yards to the All-Star 15. Anderson passed incomplete to Payton in the end zone. Anderson passed to Browley complete on the All-Star six. Britt picked up one and the All-Stars drew a five-yard penalty for offside, putting the ball on the one-yard stripe. Anderson barely went over, though he was bounced back, and then kicked point after to make the score 25 to 14 in favor of the All-Stars. Cisneros returned Anderson’s punt to the All-Star 26.

Pass Complete: Heineman passed complete to Cisneros on the All-Star 38. Cisneros twisted through the line for an eight-yard gain, but fumbled, and Ranger recovered. Payton took a long pass from Anderson complete on the 14. Anderson passed to Britt and then Walsh made first and 10 on the All-Star three-yard line. Anderson knifed off right tackle for the touchdown and Anderson kicked point after to make it 25 to 21 in favor of the All-Stars. Heineman took Anderson’s kick on his 15 and made a beautiful return to his 44. Both teams were offside on the first play, but Cisneros made three through the line on a reverse.

The All-Stars were offside and drew a five-yard penalty. Cisneros lost three yards, but Heineman passed to Perez for a 14-yard gain, but it was a foot short of first and 10. Cisneros kicked to the Ranger 20, where the ball was killed. Anderson passed to Britt for a five-yard loss. Anderson’s pass was wild and incomplete. Crysler intercepted Anderson’s pass and returned to the Ranger 10 as the game ended, with the All-Stars winning, 25 to 21.

The Lineups:

El Paso (25- Pos. -Ranger (21)

Thomas…………………… LE ………………...... Jacoby

Wilson……………………. LT ………………….. Palmer

Arroyo……………………. LG …………………. Warden

Wighaman……………….. C …………………. Bunton

Taylor……………………. RG ………………… Wheeler

Lopez……………………. RT ………………… Donuho

Crysler…………………… RE ………………… Payton

Heineman……………….. QB ………………… Anderson

Carrasco………………… HB ………………… Walsh

Salcedo………………… HB ………………… Westbrook

Perez…………………… FB ………………… Britt

Score by quarters:

El Paso………………… 6 0 19 0-25

Ranger………………… 0 7 0 14-25

El Paso scoring; Touchdowns – Salcedo, Heineman (2); Crysler, Point after touchdown – Heineman, place kick.

Ranger scoring; Touchdowns – Britt, Anderson (3); Points after touchdown – Anderson (3), place-kick.

Substitutions: El Paso – Cisneros for Salcedo; Henry for Crysler; Dearing for Arroyo; Salcedo for Cisneros; Gruber for Taylor; Crysler for Henry; Weissinger for Salcedo; Arroyo for Dearing; Cisneros for Weissinger; Keating for Gruber; Nyffenger for Thomas; Lester for Wighaman; Blanco for Wilson; Black for Heineman; Hernandez for Crysler; Shaw for Lopez; Wighaman for Lester; Sanches for Carrasco; Thomas for Nyffenger; Crysler for Henry; Lopez for Shaw; Carrasco for Sanchez; Gruber for Keating; Wilson for Blaneo.

Ranger – Caraway for Donuhe; Browley for Caraway; Agnew for Palmer; Hartin for Caraway; Westbrook for Payton; Rhodes for Agnew; Browley for Payton; Westbrook for Rhodes; Rhodes for Anderson; Payton for Jacoby; Anderson for Rhodes.

Bronze statue of Pancho Villa peacefully crosses border

May 14, 1981

By MATT PRICHARD
Times staff writer

Thousands of Mexicans, led by the famous revolutionist Francisco “Pancho” Villa, marched across the Rio Grande Wednesday to the tune of a military band.

A handful of U.S. local, state and federal officials walked firmly abreast for the confrontation.

The flags of both nations fluttered and photographers scrambled to get the best shots.

But suddenly Pancho stopped. His horse, Siete Leguas, pawed the bright blue sky.

And the officials of the two nations – which once met with hostile intentions – shook hands. Some embraced.

In addition to using their native languages, a U.S. official spoke Spanish and a Mexican official spoke English.

A Mexican boy let out a grito or shout that would have made Pancho proud.

Then Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Estrada gave Villa his best wishes for a good trip and the revolutionist was turned over to the American delegation just before 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Surrounded by several Texas Department of Public Safety and El Paso police vehicles, Pancho careened along Paisano Drive through the city on a flatbed truck.

He hit Interstate 10 at Sunland Park and was on his way to Tucson, Ariz., where he was expected to arrive by night.

Francisco Villa brought death and destruction to the United States on his last visit – the pillage of Columbus, N.M., in 1916.

But this time Pancho entered the United States as a 14-foot, 5-ton bronze statue. The likeness, cast at a cost of $260,000, is a gift from Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo to the people of Arizona.

“This gift signifies that what was friction and obstinacy between these two countries has turned into cordiality,” Juarez television personality Arnaldo Cabada said.

Villa was seen as a bandit and a hero during his turbulent 45 years of life.

Born a peon in San Juan del Rio, Durango, Villa and his fierce troops helped Francisco Madero overthrow Mexican dictator Porfirio Diaz in the Revolution of 1910.

Villa’s memory was burned into history by the savage killing in which his band participated.

Even the Mexicans officially did not recognize the “Centaur of the North” until President Luis Echeverria decreed in 1976 his bones should be placed in the monument to the Revolution in Mexico City with other revolutionary heroes.

But the pride of the Juarenses in the man that stood up for Mexico’s poor and dared to lash out at the “Colossus of the North,” the United States, was evident as the statue crossed the Cordova Bridge Wednesday.

Again and again they responded they were sumamente emocionado or overcome with emotion during the presentation ceremonies.

Sergio Hayden, a student at the Preparatoria del Chamizal high school, called him “our” general.

Sergeant Paublo Ortega Rios of the 26th Batallion of the Mexican Army, stationed near Juarez, said that although “there are many heroes, Villa is the most outstanding in northern Mexico.”

The Villa statue arrived in Juarez May 5, where it remained for repairs after being damaged in the journey from Mexico City.

Wednesday’s final farewell at the Plaza de Banderas in the Chamizal featured popular ballads and poetry about Villa.

Many of the spectators were children let out of school for the occasion. Mariachis and the Gregg Academy’s military band provided music.

The statue was turned over in the middle of the bridge by Humberto Martinez Vargas, representing Chihuahua Gov. Oscar Ornelas.

Agustin Garcia, who received the statue for Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt, said the Villa statue does not have a permanent home. He said a site for a park soon will be selected and a base built at state expense.

Tucson’s Mexican-American community made requests that resulted in Villa’s likeness crossing the border as a gift.

There are “obviously feelings both ways” regarding the honoring of Villa in the United States, Garcia said. But he emphasized the gift as a promotion of good relations between the nations.

Reyes Estrada joked that he hoped Villa had no problems going through U.S. Customs “since he doesn’t have a passport.”

Around Town Sep. 29, 1895

September 29, 1895

Imported Hofbrau – last of the season.

The Valley is full of huntsmen this morning.

All kinds of printing done at the Times Bindery.

Special dinner at the Palmer Dining Hall today. Meals 25 cents.

The young people will have a dance at the courthouse next Friday night.

Blanks and blank books of every description made to order at the Times office.

There will be a lively game of ball at Sportsman Park this afternoon between the Colts and the Fort Bliss team.

The thermometer took a long tumble last night, and at 10 o’clock, overcoats began making their appearance on the streets.

A number of citizens called at the Times office yesterday to sign the petition asking congress to recognize the Cuban patriots as belligerents.

Monday morning at nine o’clock Messrs. B.W. Grover and D.Y. Hadley will take to city council park committee for a drive over to Washington park.

El Paso’s Jewish citizens closed their places of business yesterday and attended services at the residence of Mr. Stolsroff. Yesterday was Yam Kippur, the date of atonement.

Yesterday Mrs. Chas. Friese received from Colonel McCann, agent of the Equitable Insurance company $5,000 Insurance on the life of her husband who died a few days ago.

Last night the driver for O.G. Seeton hitched his horse and buggy in the rear of Charlie’s restaurant on San Antonio street while he went in to eat. Someone stole the horses.

Mr. Courchesne is pushing construction work on the smelter road. He has completed the portion north of the smelter last evening and will commence on this end Monday.

The city board of equalization will hold its last meeting Monday and those taxpayers who have a kick to make must make it tomorrow morning. It will be their last chance.

At Fort Wroth the other day the Panther City’s crack wheeleman went after the state record of 2:18 for a mile held by Harry Walz of El Paso. The Fort Worth man failed to do any better than 2:31.

O.B. Eddy returned last Sunday from an extended trip east and through the mountains in New Mexico, having located a large tract of coal lands in the Salado district of Lincoln county, and in company with his brother J.A. Eddy, established an office for the transaction of business in White Oaks. When the El Paso and White Oaks railway is built, Eddy Bros., will be found to have the local business of the country. – Eddy Current.

A Word From Uncle Sam

March 9, 1887

The following letter was received at the postoffice yesterday:

Postoffice Department, Office of the First Assistant Postmaster-General, Free Delivery Division, Washington, C.C, March 2, 1887. Sir – The inspector in his report on the subject of establishing the free delivery system in your city, says that the streets are not lighted, the names of the streets are not put up at intersections, and the houses are not numbered. He states that an ordinance has been passed by your city council directing all these things to be done. After the completion of this work you will please promptly notify this office, as no action will be taken to establish the service until the city is properly lighted, streets named and houses numbered.

Very respectfully,

K.E. Stevenson

First Ass’t P.M. Gen’l.

P.M., El Paso, Texas

There is no mistaking this language. It means that our city fathers must reconsider their section of last Friday night, else we get no free delivery. The city council decided last Friday night that the city cannot yet afford the expense of lighting the streets. The lowest bid it had received was from the Gas company, which offered twenty-five lamps for $100 per month. If we cannot afford electricity or gas, give us kerosene, naphtha, or even tallow dips. Let us comply with Uncle Sam’s polite hint in some way.

Herrera, Phillips, Maynard Named To El Paso Hall Of Fame

March 27, 1969

Nemo Herrera and Harry Phillips, juggernauts in the field of coaching, and Don Maynard, record-setting star flankerback for the world champion New York Jets professional football team, have been named to the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, and will be inducted into their niche in history at the annual awards banquet Tuesday, April 8.

PLAYED FOR JETS

Maynard, who became the professional football record-setter in pass receiving yardage this past season, has been a member of the New York Jets the past nine years. A former Texas Miner star, he has played 11 years in pro football and is widely recognized as an all-time great.

The Hall of Fame Awards Banquet, an annual highlight on the winter-spring schedule, will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 8, at Sheraton Motor Inn. Tickets for the affair are available from all Hall of Fame Committee members.

William Carson Herrera, known as “Nemo” in all walks of the athletic world throughout the nation, is completing his 41st year as a high school coach this spring, at the age of 69. His achievements at Beaumont, where he stared in 1928, at San Antonio Sidney Lanier High, where he reached championship heights, and at Bowie High in El Paso, are tremendous.

When he retired from coaching basketball in 1960, his varsity teams had won 543 games and lost 193. He won two state titles at Sidney Lanier High.

Herrera coached the first schoolboy baseball state champion in 1949 when his Bowie Bears won the first Class AA (now AAAA) state tournament in Austin.

In 1960 Herrera returned to the San Antonio schools, but returned to El Paso in 1963, taking the baseball coaching assignment at Coronado High which he holds now.

Nemo’s football coaching career in El Paso was a brief emergency measure. He filled out the 1954 season at Bowie High following the deaths of Jerry Simmang and Burl Baty in an automobile accident.

Already Nemo has been inducted into the Texas Coaches Hall of Fame and has been named El Paso coach of The Year by the El Paso PTA.

PLAYED PRO BASEBALL

In his younger days, following graduation from Southwestern College in 1922, he played professional baseball in the Texas, Western and cotton states Leagues, and also was widely known as an umpire both in this nation and in Mexico.

Harry Phillips was associated with the late Mack Saxon, an earlier selection for the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fames, as coach of the Texas College of Mines football team in the years when the school took the earliest steps on the road leading to its present position and title of University of Texas at El Paso.

During Phillips’ 1929-1942 tenure at the hillside school the Miners played many great teams, and also began the series of appearances in Sun Bowl games which have contributed to the school’s grown in stature.

COACHED OKLAHOMA

He resigned the post in 1942 and later served on the coaching staffs at Oklahoma and Arizona, where he was an assistant to Mike Casteel, but returned to El Paso in 1946 to retire from coaching.

He served during the summer of 1946 as head of the city recreation department, but resigned in September that year to enter business for himself.

He continued as a football official for several years thereafter, working in a number of Sun Bowl games and in several other post-season classic games.

Maynard’s history as a football player is dotted with achievements. He won All-Border Conference honors as the leading pass receiver and pass defender for Texas Western in 1956 and 1957 season and also was conference champion hurdler.

JOINED TITANS IN 1960

He played a year for the New York Giants in the NFL, and another season for the Hamilton Tigercats of the Canadian League. In 1960 he signed with the New York Titans of the American League and remained with the club when it became the New York Jets in 1963.

He holds a total of 16 individual records in AFL competition including 14 touchdown pass receptions in one season, and ranks No. 1 in all professional football for yards gained on pass receptions – 9,433 yards in 11 seasons.

He has received numerous special awards and honors for his play.

El Paso is his off-season home and he has worked as a plumber, mechanic and teacher during those periods. He is a working member of the Fellowship of Christian

AN EL PASO ROMANCE

May 6, 1894

Mr. Louis Hammer, of Caples & Hammer, builders and contractors, is the hero of a romance such as has made more than one man immortal.

There is not more unpretentious man in town, and not one who would not sooner be suspected of being the central figure in a story of thrilling interest. He has been known in the town for a dozen years, yet it is safe to say that not three people knew the story of his life as it recently appeared.

A TIMES reporter yesterday saw a Chicago dispatch indicating that a story of interest could be told by Mr. Hammer, and went, immediately to him for information. He was perfectly frank and talked without reservations, though he protested that he desired no newspaper notoriety. When assured, however, that the story had been made public in Chicago he repeated it about as follows:

“In 1874 he was a contractor and builder in the city of Peoria, Ill., and had a family consisting of a wife and six children. He was well fixed so far as the world’s goods were concerned, and was what was called a prosperous man. While at work on a two story building he was prostrated by heat and his life was almost despaired of for several days. When he had somewhat recovered from the shock of sun stroke it was found that his mind was a little unbalanced and he was sent to a hospital at Jacksonville. After remaining there about six months he was pronounced well and was discharged by the physician in charge. He was evidently not yet right as to his reasoning powers, for, without any known reason, he wandered away from his home instead of returning to it as he naturally would have done. When he came to himself he was in California. After finding himself entirely well he tried to get in communication with his family but he failed, as he now thinks, through the interference of a brother-in-law. Then he became careless, as many a man in the west has done, and failed to write. Finally he seemed to lose sight of his family in the east, though he never thought of marrying again.

In 1876 he met in California Mr. Richard Caples and the two became fast friends. Later, in 1882 or 1883 the two drifted into El Paso and soon entered into a partnership that has lasted till this date. Last year when the World’s Fair was the talk of the nation Mr. Hammer decided that he would go east and see his old home. He had not been long in Chicago when he was thrown face to face with the wife of his youth. The old love had not died and the two were very soon going into explanations as to the long intervening years. Mr. Hammer’s story was soon told and it was believed. It should be said here that that his partner, Mr. Caples, had been in the confidence of Mr. Hammer for years and knew that the consuming desire of his life was the renewal of the old and fond ties of years ago.

The result of these explanations was the return of Mrs. Hammer with her husband to his home in El Paso. And the two were accompanied by their youngest daughter who is now with them. The sons had grown up and some of them had entered business. Since the reuniting of the family here the matter has not become known to more than a few intimate friends.

The Chicago dispatch states that Mr. Hammer’s name was originally Schlegel. Mr. Hammer laughs when he was asked about the changing of his name, and told this story: “I was attached to the engineer corps of the Federal army during the late civil war and was at Fort Morgan. The paymaster there was an Irishman named Gahrrity who could never spell my Dutch name. When he at last found that the English for Schlegel was “Sledgehammer,” he declared that he would spell it that way on his rolls. He finally compromised by writing it “Hammer,” and I have never since changed it.

Bakery Changes Bread name From ‘Purity’ To ‘Rainbo’

August 1, 1951

After some 44 years, Purity Bread is no longer in the picture. The same plant from which that brand came is now turning out Rainbo Bread, which made its official debut Monday in plastic wrappers, with red, yellow and blue slashes at each end.

Preceding the introduction of the new product, so far as El Paso is concerned, there was a parade of 23 cream colored trucks, with the Rainbo loaf bread decal on each side. The trucks deliver the bread in the city.

The Purity Baking Co., one of El Paso’s pioneer institutions, passed out last April 9 when the controlling interest was sold by the Rev. B.M.G. Williams to the Campbell-Taggert Associated Bakeries, Inc., of Dallas, which, with the local bakery, has interest in 50 bakeries throughout the South and Middle west. Each is a separate and individual corporation.

The local bakery is the Rainbo Baking Co. of El Paso. Claude R. Williamson, who has been with the Campbell-Taggert company for 16 years, is president. He, Mrs. Williamson and their daughter, Beverly Jo, who will be 2 years old Wednesday, moved here from san Antonio, Texas.

The name “Rainbo” is not exclusive for El Paso. It is used by bakeries, in which the C-T company holds interest, in five other places, Tucson and Phoenix, Ariz.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Waco and Harlingen, Texas. Bakeries in 44 other sections have different names

Fish Hatchery Advocates Are Puzzled

January 19, 1933

Only Set Of Blue Prints Blown Away

“It’s an ill wind” – but Dr. Brown W. Randel, president of the El Paso Game Protective Association, would stop the familiar old quotation there. Last night he was inclined to doubt the part about “It’s an ill wind that blows no good.”

Dr. Randel, engineers and other members of the game protective association have been working for several weeks on plans for the proposed state fish hatchery at Washington park.

Yesterday morning, the only set of blue prints of the hatchery were suddenly lifted from Dr. Randel’s desk, in his office on the fifth floor of the Mills building, by a gust of wind and gently wafted out the window.

Dr. Randel made a lunge for the sheets. By the time he got to the window, however, the blue prints were floating over San Jacinto plaza, headed eastward at an altitude of about 200 feet.

When the game protective association president reached the street, the fish hatchery blue prints were a mere speck on the eastern horizon, traveling with Akron-like gracefulness to parts unknown.

Dr. Randel last night composed a classified advertisement something like this:

“Lost – One set of blue prints. Reward offered for return of same.”

Trost left architectural mark across Southwest

Photo (03/28/2005) Trost design: The former St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, at 915 N. Florence, has been placed on Preservation Texas’ list of endangered Texas historic sites.

October 29, 1985

Shortly before the turn of the century, Henry C. Trost marked an architectural trail across the South and Southwest – through Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs, Colo.; Galveston, Texas; Albuquerque; Tucson, Ariz.; and New Orleans.

The Ohioan, who had studied in Chicago with Louis Sullivan (called “the father of modern architecture”), came west in 1880and lived – something only for brief periods – in all those aforementioned cities.

With the arrival in the Southwest of a brother, also an architect, Trost’s firm was expanded to include him. Eventually, the architects set up regional headquarters in El Paso and branch offices in Phoenix and Albuquerque. Later, the men were joined by a third brother, a structural engineer.

Among the hotels the firm was responsible for are the Hilton, Paso Del Norte, Cortez and Gateway in El Paso; the Driskull in Austin; the Franciscan and El Fidel in Albuquerque; La Caverna and the Crawford in Carlsbad; El Capitan in Van Horn; the Paisano in Marfa, Texas; and the Hidalgo in Lordsburg, N.M.

“Old Main,” the first building at the Texas College of Mines (now the University of Texas at El Paso), is a Trost design, as is the La Tuna federal prison in Anthony, Texas; the O.T. Bassett Tower in El Paso; and county courthouses in Pecos, Texas and Gallup, N.M.

Hundreds of private residences and many apartment houses also bear the Trost imprint.

Trost never married, and he died in 1933. Other family members operated the firm until 1947, when the last remaining Trost brother retired.

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Scorned Boy Proves Hero By Catching Mad Canine

November 22, 1929

Son of “Dog Catcher” Holds Rabied Brute After It Bit 11 Students and Teacher at Austin High

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Flaunted because he was the son of the city dog catcher and nicknamed: “Doggie” by fellow students at the Austin High school, Herbert Baird, 15 year-old-son of Mr. And Mrs. W.W. Baird of 2221 Val Verde avenue, had his hour yesterday afternoon, when, with his naked hands he caught a rabied dog in a crowded school room after the canine had bitten 11 students, a teacher and had bared its snarling teeth to more than 20 other students who, on desks and tables, cowered before the frenzied, maddened animal.

Not for nothing had “Doggie” accompanied his father during the summer vacation, on jaunts over the city, picking up nondescript mongrels. Without heed to personal safety, “Doggie” hurled himself upon the animal and in a grip back of the cur’s ears which his father had taught him was the safest, most humane manner in dealing with carnivorous animals.

Coolly Holds Animal

He coolly held the animal while Eldridge McCracken, 14, tied a rope around the canine’s neck. The cur then was turned over to the school janitor, who afraid to take the dog in his hands, carried the animal from the room, dangling from the rope’s end. It was choked to death.

Previously the dog had invaded the school playground and bitten the 11 students and Miss Markgraff, instructor. The animal was confined in a closet, being loosed when the closet door was opened by a student in search of some material ordered in a manual training class.

It was then that Baird’s heroism became apparent.

An analysis of the dog’s head indicated it was infested with rabies. Dr. George Turner said last night. The case was turned over to Dr. Turner by Dr. P.R. Outlaw, city health officer, for examination.

Must Take Treatment

Dr. Outlaw said all persons who were bitten by the animal will have to take the Pasteur treatment or suffer the possibility of having hydrophobia themselves. Hydrophobia is incurable, Dr. Outlaw said.

Following are those bitten by the dog:

Marcial Lopez, 130 Hardaway avenue.

Kenneth King, 2020 Aurora street.

Ralph La Londe, 2131 East Yandell boulevard.

Eddington Tompkins, 3018 White Oaks street.

Robin Brown, 2504 San Diego street.

Wallace Benson, 2902 North Piedras.

Marie Kowal, 3519 Bisbee street.

R.D. Madland, 1251 Ohio street.

Grace Vasquez, 110 Martines.

Jeff Glaves, 301 Rand avenue.

Richard Musial, 400 La Luz street.

Miss Beatrice Markgraff, 1111 North Florence street.