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100 Years Ago BUCKS JURY SIDES WITH TEACHER STEINER — It was alleged that on April 19, 1920, while Louis R. Hunt was a student attending the Grammar school in Trumbauersville, Principal Steiner in great anger seized young Hunt and broke his leg in two places, after which he threatened to throw him out of the school building ... Steiner told how young Hunt had missed 14 out of 20 words in his lesson. He was supposed to stay in at recess time and write these words on the blackboard, bu...

Skip to main content Ayala: With power or without, San Antonians inventory of his African American book collection goes on FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Dr. Joe Pierce sits in the library of his Sonterra home, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Pierce and his wife, art patron, Aaronetta, have been organizing his vast book collection.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Dr. Joe Pierce sits in the library of his Sonterra home, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Pierce and his wife, art pat...