August 5 In San Antonio History

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

August 5, 2021

1953

A delegation from the San Antonio Conservation Society protested the project to widen Nueva Street from S. Flores to S. Laredo St. because the project would doom the historic Navarro House.

1955

The 21st annual North-South All-Star high school football game is held in Alamo Stadium as the culminating event of the week-long Texas High School Coaches’ Association meeting held in the Alamo City. The North team is coached by Mississippi State head coach, Darrell Royal, and the South is coached by Baylor University’s George Sauer. The game ends in a 25-25 tie.

1966

Five unidentified flying objects, UFOs, were reported last night over the Alamo Heights area. A resident claimed that five separate aircraft of amber color appeared, going north to south.

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