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    Newspaper Clippings — 1963–1989 (post-sale / Continental Foods)

    Coverage from after the 1962 sale to Continental Coffee — route-salesman items, brand transitions, and clippings tracking the company’s closing decades through to the late 1980s.

    Fredericksburg Standard on Wed, May 27, 1964 San Antonio Express on Sun July 12, 1964 Express-News, 9 Jan 1965 — Police List Truck Death (Theodore W. Blake Jr., H and H route salesman) Express and News on Sat July 11, 1970 San Antonio Express on Tue Jun 22, 1971 San Antonio Express on Mon Apr 3, 1972 San Antonio Express on Tue Mar 4, 1975 World Toy House ad, San Antonio Express, 6 Mar 1975, p. 108 — B&W Service Co. at 601 Delaware San Antonio Express-News, 2 April 1987, p. 35, feature article on Theodore J. Menger San Antonio Express-News, 19 March 1963, page 34 — narrow grocer-ad price-listing column showing 'MASTER CHEF COFFEE DRIP OR REG. LB. CAN 65¢', 'MARYLAND CLUB COFFEE 2-LB CAN $1.29, LB CAN 65¢', 'CHASE & SANBORN COFFEE INSTANT, 20¢ OFF 6-OZ JAR 79¢', and 'MARYLAND CLUB COFFEE INSTANT 6-OZ JAR 99¢'; flanked by a vase-of-flowers floral motif and a kingfisher illustration San Antonio Light, 1 September 1963, page 19 — 'Business Profiles' column by Travis Holmes featuring Jim Hasslocher, owner of Jim's Coffee Shop at Broadway at Loop 410, receiving the Coffee Brewing Institute's 'Golden Cup' award wall plaque; portrait photo of Hasslocher in a bow tie; closing sentence: 'Jim's Coffee Shop serves Master Chef coffee, a product of Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., San Antonio' San Antonio Light, 16 September 1965, page 28 — H.E.B. grocery ad price-listing column headed by a black COFFEE flag banner; lists 'Maryland Club, Master Chef, Maxwell House, Folgers 2-LB Vac. $1.49, POUND VACCUM 75¢; H.E.B. Premium Quality COFFEE Pound Vacuum 73¢; H.E.B. Best Coffee Pound Bag 69¢; Gold Cup Coffee Pound Bag 65¢; Instant Coffee Maryland Club 20¢ Off Label 6-Ounce Jar—Your Cost 85¢; Redeem Your Coupons at H.E.B.'; ad bears 'Page No. 35' in the lower right San Antonio Express-News, 11 December 1966, page 102 — vertical 'Free! with every can of MASTER CHEF COFFEE' ad with paired color-keyed Master Chef can illustrations (regular and drip grinds), 'FLAVOR' subhead, body copy explaining the 'color-keyed' cans for easier grind selection, and 'for coffee Lovers only' tagline at the bottom San Antonio Light, 22 December 1966, page 32 — editorial story headlined 'Master Chef Color Provides Key' with a portrait photo of two men in chef hat and suit — caption identifies them as 'the Master Chef himself, Jordan Sawyer, and Jack Moore, president of Master Chef Food Products Corp., displaying the new color-keyed cans'; body text announces the new color-keyed cans for drip and regular grinds plus mention of Master Chef tea (extra-rich, aromatic orange pekoe and pekoe cut black teas) San Antonio Light, 15 June 1967, page 9 — wide banner-style grocer ad with oversized 'COFFEE 59¢' display type at left and right and a stacked product list in the middle column reading 'Chase & Sanborn, Folgers, Maxwell House, Maryland Club, Master Chef, New Maxwell House Electra Perk — 1-LB. CAN (Limit 2-Lbs. Total) — (2-Lb. Can $1.17)' San Antonio Express-News, 18 January 1968, page 4 — H. L. Green Grocery & Meat Dept. (301 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio) display ad headed 'SPECIALS JAN. 18, 19, 20, 22 — QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED', with three bold-type price lines: 'TEA BAGS MASTER CHEF 48-COUNT PKG. 35¢', 'MELLORINE GEYER'S SQUARE CTN. ½ GAL. 29¢', 'PREAM COFFEE LIGHTENER 14-OZ. JAR 65¢' San Antonio Light, 12 February 1968, page 21 — partial-page grocer ad showing on the right an oval 'MASTER CHEF COFFEE 1-LB. CAN WITH COUPON AT LEFT 39¢' display panel with 'Without Coupon 1-LB CAN 69¢' callout, and on the left the rectangular 'HANDY-ANDY'S MASTER CHEF VALUABLE COUPON, Good On Purchase Of 1-LB CAN MASTER CHEF COFFEE, GOOD ONLY AT HANDY-ANDY STORES, S.A., TEXAS — COUPON GOOD THRU WED., FEB. 14'; bespectacled chef-mascot characters appear in both panels San Antonio Express-News, 25 March 1968, page 9 — large black-outlined oval ad reading 'FOLGER'S, MARYLAND CLUB, MAXWELL HOUSE, MASTER CHEF OR HANDY-ANDY PREMIUM — Coffee 59¢ ALL GRINDS 1-LB. CAN — 2-LB. CAN $1.17 — Limit 2 Lbs. Total — Add'l. 1-lb. 75c; 2-lb. $1.49'; a small bespectacled chef mascot peeks over the top-left of the oval San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 1969, page 74 — society Wedding Announcements column with the 'McCormick-McClung' item: Miss Mary Kathleen McClung and James Franklin McCormick married Saturday in St. Gregory's Catholic Church (Rev. Adolph Windisch officiating); Samuel McClung and Mark Fisher served as altar boys; Albert G. Menger, uncle of the bride, served as lector of the Mass; bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy La Monte McClung Jr.; bridesmaids include Rose Marie McClung and Mary Margaret McClung (sisters); a portrait of Mrs. J. F. McCormick (the bride) appears at right San Antonio Express-News, 30 October 1971, page 31 — newspaper obituary headlined 'MENGER' for Louis B. Menger, 85, of 222 Primrose, died in a local hospital Oct. 29, 1971; a native of San Antonio, grandson of the founder of the Menger Hotel and Menger Soap Factory; retired after 40 years of association with the H&H Coffee Co.; survivors include sister Miss Margaret Menger, brothers August, Gus, Rudolph, Theodore Menger; pallbearers Albert G. Menger, Stephen G. Menger, Frederick J. Holliday, Chris M. Jasso, Alfred Koufmann, Pedro Farias; interment Mission Burial Park; arrangements by Zizik-Kearns-Downing McClaugherty San Antonio Express-News, 7 August 1974, page 32 — newspaper obituary headlined 'MENGER' for Mr. Gus P. Menger, 84, of 1919 Kenilworth Blvd., who died Aug. 5, 1974; retired chairman of Board H&H Coffee Company, member of the National Coffee Assn., past president of the San Antonio Manufacturer's Assn., member Knights of Columbus Council No. 786, Bejar Caravan No. 56, Order of Alhambras; survivors include wife Mrs. Adele Menger, daughters Mrs. Robert (Barbara Ann) Ernst, Mrs. Rose Marie McClung, Sister Rose Marie Menger O.S.B.; sons Albert G. Menger, step-son Carl Paxson; sister Margaret Menger; brothers August, Rudolph W., Ted J. Menger; 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; Rosary Tuesday, Mass St. Pius X Catholic Church; pallbearers Chris M. Jasso, Gen. A. B. Crowther, Fred J. Holliday, Col. M. H. Truly, R. A. Moore, Barney Franza; interment Mission Burial Park South; arrangements Zizik-Kearns Downing-McClaugherty SA Express-News 7 Mar 1974 p.72 — S. P. Stevens of Stevens Outdoor Advertising; 1911 Thomas Flyer 1974 SA newspaper caption — Thomas Flyer, S. P. Stevens of Stevens Outdoor Advertising SA Express-News 24 Aug 1969 p.86 — S. P. Stevens, Stevens Outdoor Advertising, Face of SA SA Express-News 1 Oct 1966 p.13-B — S. P. Stevens, 239 Windsor Dr., Stevens Advertising December 30, 1966 San Antonio Express clipping with the 'COLOR-KEYED CAN' photo of Jordan Sawyer holding the new can and the 'Master Chef Expanding' article on the Continental-era 601 Delaware operation San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 1985 — Route Sales help-wanted classified at 601 Delaware St., 533-0103, selling non-food items to retail stores San Antonio Express-News, 1 August 1989 — Business opens brief: Olympia Mobile Alignment Service has opened at 601 Delaware St. San Antonio Light John C Burkholder Director Portrait — 10 20 1963 San Antonio Light Master Chef Continental Food Products 601 Delaware — 10 20 1963 San Antonio Express News Ben Barloco Sr Obituary — 05 21 1969 San Antonio Express News Gus P Menger Obituary — 08 06 1974 San Antonio Express News Rudolph Menger Obituary — 08 09 1985 San Antonio Express News Kearney Joseph Kivlin Obituary — 08 13 1986 San Antonio Express News Theodore J Menger Obituary — 04 01 1987 1974 San Antonio Light Woolford's Tales — Panchita Jasso folklore on Delaware Street 1974 Express-News obituary — Mrs. Francisca G. Jasso, 613 Delaware St.
    Newspaper Clippings (1963–1989)

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