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/
