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Monday, December 1, 2025

"I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER DUCK!"

MAYOR TOBIN RETURNS TO CITY HALL WITH ONE REQUEST

San Antonio, Texas (JFK+50) On December 1, 1925, The San Antonio Light reports that Mayor John W. Tobin* has returned to City Hall after a week of duck hunting near the St. Charles Bay Club**.

The Mayor, having eaten duck three times a day for a week, declared.

"I don't want to see another duck!"

*John Wallace Tobin (1867-1927) was born in San Antonio, Texas & served as Bexar County Sheriff for 21 years.  JWT was mayor of San Antonio 1923-1927.

**St. Charles Bay Hunting Club, founded in 1923, is located in Lamar County, Texas & was established as a private club for fishing, hunting & boating.

SOURCE

"Mayor Swears Off! Doesn't Want To Eat Ducks Ever Again," The San Antonio Light, San Antonio, Texas, December 1, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/


Duck on the water
Photo by Michel Rathwell
2018