H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

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News feature with plant photograph, new Hoffmann-Hayman building; The News, 22 Oct 1932, page 7

The News of 22 October 1932 (page 7) carries “New Home of H and H Coffee Rapidly Nearing Completion” with subheads on occupancy timing and expanded tea-and-spice capacity, a portrait alongside the columns, and plant photography—a milestone in Hoffmann–Hayman’s San Antonio works often viewed together with the Crystalvac display ad from the same full-page Newspapers.com export. The hero figure uses the embedded newspaper JPEG from the archived PDF (pdfimages), not vector overlay chrome.

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The gallery PDF preserves the entire page; below is the Hoffmann–Hayman lead stack (headlines and subheads as printed) plus an excerpt of the main column. Other articles and ads on the page are left on the scan only.

Lead headlines (as printed)

New Home of H and H Coffee Rapidly Nearing Completion

Subheads (as printed)

Plant Said Ready for Occupancy About November 15
MODERN THROUOUT
Increased Facilities for the Blending and Production of Teas and Spices

Body (excerpt)

The story describes the company’s new two‑story plant, called modern throughout, with readiness tied to about November 15. It emphasizes investment in building and equipment for what it bills as a leading southwestern coffee plant, names officers including Mrs. William J. Schlosser (vice president), B. R. W. Menger, and T. J. Menger (treasurer), and discusses roasting and blending operations together with tea and spice production and employee facilities at the new works.

(Portrait and adjacent columns continue on the scan; wording above follows visible copy on the page image.)

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