Keatings to Establish Home in Waco
Col Peter Keating will move his family to his Waco station in two or three weeks. Mrs Keating and son Bill will relocate, while daughters Aubrey and Dean attend Baylor University nearby. Mrs Keating works on murals for the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center since last October. The Plymouth guild of First Congregational Church meets Thursday at 10 30 a m with luncheon served at noon. St Michaela Mothers club postpones its meeting to April 12 in the school annex. Bela Nu chapter Phi Theta Kappa selects officers Walter Toxey president Evelyn Heye vice president Mary Lou Baskett secretary Emil Martinez reporter. Smith PT A executive committee meets Wednesday at 4 30 p m. Pauline Triber Music Study Club met Friday with Elizabeth Donoho presiding and Larry Rutledge leading trumpet program. Participants included Elliott Struther and others.
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Peter Keating
du Waco
Keating
Bill
Aubrey
Dean
Baylor University
Keating i8
San Antonio Avinion
Plymouth Guild
First Congregational Church
Coifer
Bela Nu
Phi Theta Kappa Sorority
San Antonio Junior College
Walter Toxey
Evelyn Heye
Mary Lou Baskett
Emil Martines
Amas
Pauline Trifber
Mrs Snure to Visit and Local Club Notes
Mrs. John Snure Jr of Washington DC, formerly Janice Jarratt, is due April 10 for a visit with sister Mrs A J Hummel. Mr Snure plans to join late April. E G Kverdorn hosts Lone Star Benevolent Club meeting with officers to convene at 108 m. Red Cross duty registrations led by Mrs Krezdorn. club donated 25 to Red Cross and 10 to American Legion. Members served at U S C canteen. war bond booth planned at Wolff and Marx. New March members include C R Barnes, Peggy Shaw, R F Klein, M Short, Louise Danes, W A Gogden. Chaplain W G Knox to speak at Robert E Lee PWT A at 2:30 pm Wednesday. executive committee meets 9:30 am Tuesday. Miss DeRossette Thomas to hold parental education class at 2:30 pm Wednesday in the library. Whosoever Mission egg hunt planned by Eth Chi club at Mrs Franklin Clark’s home. Mrs Ueddy Roe-Barrel to be next heiress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Snure Jr
Washington, D. C
Janice Jarratt
A. J. Hummel
Snuve
E.G. Kverdorn
Lone Star Benevolent Club
Krezdorn
Red Cross
Albert Kronosky
American Legion
Wolff and Marx
Mescimes
C. R. Barnes
Pegey Shaw
R. F. Klein
M. Short
Louise Danes
W. A. Gogden
W. G. Knox
Rendolph Field
Robert E. Lee
J. I. Rivers
DeRossette Thomas
Claeg
Eth Chi Club
Franklin Clark
Ueddy Roe- Barrel
Visit plans and club meetings in St Louis and San Antonio
St Louis visitors from Missouri plan to visit Miss Herts Issleib this week. The Business and Professional Women's club will meet at 7 p m Monday at St Ignatius hotel. Psi Omega Chi sorority hosted by Miss Gavol Pox. San Antonio Pen Women gathered at the St Anthony hotel with Mrs Crugar presiding. program included analysis of an O Henry Memorial short story, an original short story by Mrs John Hagg, and a business article by Mrs G Relwald.
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Ne St. Ignony Hotel
Gavol Pox
Psi Omega Chi Sorority
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
J. & Crugar
Edna Gugenheim
John Hagg
G. G. Relwald
Group Ends and Mexico Visit Recap
Lieut Cal and Mrs Paul Blayr ang May and Mrs Werd Lockwood of the San Antonio Cadet center return from a Mexico City trip. The Blarts were away a week and the Lockwoods two weeks. Laure Steele P T A executive committee to meet Monday at 2 p m. E Troute to address on Child Labor at 2 p m Tuesday. First grade program at 4. Delta Theta Beta Phi hosts rushees with a Mexican dinner at the Spanish Village. Mrs Jesse Duli hostess at a luncheon for Frieda Van Emden with eight present.
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Cal
Paul Blayr
Ang May
Werd Lockwood
San Antonio
Mexico City
Lockwoods
Laure Steele P.T. A
E. Troute
Delta Theta Chapter
Beta Biginn Phi
Spanish Village
Jesse Duliiig
Frieda van Emden
Bruton Family Visits Arrive from Altus for Extended Stay
Mrs Bruton arrives with Lt Col Robert Bruton from Altus Olka to spend several weeks with her mother Mrs Jean Aubrey Bulkley. Bulkley resides in a new apartment at the San Pedro Arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bruton
Altus
Olka
Robnert Bruton
Jean Aubrey Bulkley
Nurses Asked To Report For War Nursing Service
Graduate nurses registered for War nursing service with 1-A classification from the war manpower commission are called to report at once to the Red Cross Nurse Recruitment Committee in the Houston building. Mrs Grace Williams Lovece, secretary, will receive them on the fifth floor. Nurses will be assigned to the army navy or air forces where shortages exist. Texas joined 31 other states under the war manpower commission on April 1 to speed nurse procurement. Registration occurred weeks earlier with 1-A immediate service based on dependency and home status.
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War Nursing Service
War Manpower Commission
Red Cross
Houston
Grace ‘Willams Lovece
Army
Navy
Air
Texas
Legion Backs Drafting Women for Armed Forces at Caucus
The American Legion in Southern California favors selective service classification for all women ages 18 to 45 and the induction of eligible women into the armed services. A resolution adopted by 219 posts in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties also urged legislation to place World War II veterans on the reserve list. Theron H. Browne will speak on "Freedom Through Recreation" for the Beacon Hill PTA at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the school cafeteria. The executive committee meets at 1:30 p.m. Also note a social update as Miss Jean McIlhenny, Houston, Tex., visits Easter holidays with Miss Geraldine Safford. Miss McIlhenny is a Lamar High School June graduate in Houston.
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Hollywood
American Legion
Callefornia
Armed Services
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
Ventura County
Lstees
Theron H. Browne
Beacon Hill
Jean McIlverny
W. S. McIlhenny
Houston
Geraldine Safford
Melhenny
Lamar High School
Howson
April Fool Steaks Not So Funny in Chicago
Willis Herman and Sie Ruests declared the steaks they found on April Fool’s Day at the Illinois Athletic Club were tasty. Wesley Beewar phoned to claim the steaks were his and warned of legal action if restitution was not made.
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Chicago
Willis Herman
Herman
Sie Ruests
Tilinois' Athletic Club
Wesley Beewar
Tam
War Chest to Elect New Officers
War Chest board of directors will elect new officers at 11 a.m. in the chest office. Albert Bleves Jr., retiring president, announced the annual campaign for funds organized in 194? supported 34 local Community Chest services and several national war relief appeals for the USO.
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War Chest Board of Directors
Albert Bleves Jr
USO
Town Hall Head Weds Assistant Town Hall Head Weds Assistant
George Denny Jr, president of Town Hall and moderator of America's Town Meeting, and former Jeanne Larssy honeymooned after marrying at the Dewey Memorial chapel in Lake Placid. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sarasy of Janesville, Wis, and was Denny's production assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Flacid
George ¥. Denny Jr
Town Hall
Three Jailed After Robbery Attempts In City
Two youths and a 25 year old man were jailed after being caught in attempted robberies. Special Officer Raymond Cerda woke to find one youth over him in a truck garage at 110 North Pecps street and fired a warning shot. Another youth was arrested near Camp Bullis after a failed attempt on Pvt. W. K. Kay as two accomplices fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Gerda
North Pecps Street
Cerda
W. K. Kay
Camp Bullis
San Fernando
Albert Guerrero
Kay
Hoarded Money Mystery Surrounds Chicago Mayor Thompson
Chicago story recalls William Hale Thompson known as Big Bill the builder. A $1,408,260 cash hoard was found in two safety deposit boxes after his death, with two more boxes to be checked later. Associate James Breen suggested more funds may exist possibly up to $1,000,000, noting Thompson converted stock to cash before the 1929 crash and sold large holdings in Commonwealth Edison and Middle West utilities. Thompson's career included three mayoral terms and prior real estate ventures. yet his estate was valued around $150,000 at death, leaving the mystery unresolved.
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Chicago
William Hale
Thompson
Big Bill
James W. Breen
Breen
Dew
William Hale Thompson Sr
Citations Family Honors Son With Air Medal Loss in Italy
Mr and Mrs Oscar Behelhase of 901 Berkshire Avenue received the Air Medal and the Pure Heart for their son Lieut Harry O Scheilhase 26 killed in action over Italy January 24 A fighter pilot and Brackinridge High School graduate he attended Texas A and M and worked for International Harvester before enlisting January 6 194? He received his wings September 16 1842 at Kelly Field Lieut James Brown whose father lives at 427 Winnipeg Avenue has been awarded the first and second Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal for service with the Seventh Air Force in the Central Pacific.
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Ther
Harry O. Scheilhase
Italy
Schellbase
Brackinnridge Senior
Texas A. and
International Harvester Company
Kelly Field
James
Brown
Winnipeg Avenue
Air Medal
Seventh Air Force
Central Pacific
February Retail Sales Rise for Independents
February independent retailers posted a 3 percent gain over February last year but 2 percent below January. For January and February combined, sales were 3 percent higher than the 1948 period. Department store sales fell from last year by a percent, and were 3 percent lower than January, with a three month total unchanged.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Pacific Coast Sets Aircraft Record in March Output
Pacific Coast aircraft plants and the Army procurement office announced March output of 2703 planes, a record. Brit. Gen. Donald F. Stace, Western procurement district supervisor for the air forces material command, credited improved use of manpower as a key factor in the gain.
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Los Angeles
Apr
Pacific Coast
Army
Donald F. Stace
Western
Air Forces Material Command
Williamson Takes Over C of C Post in San Antonio
Col Royden Williamson retired from the army and assumed the duties as public relations director of the San Antonio chamber of commerce on Monday morning. He has resided here since 1949 when he reported for duty as headquarters of the Eighth corps area.
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Muserave
Navy
Royden Williamson
San Antonio
Williamson Led Army Public Relations In WWI Era
Dallas native Colonel Williamson built press and radio relations for the army since the war began. He served as military reporter for the San Francisco Call and New York Tribune before commanding the Corps of Intelligence Police overseas. He was the American liaison with French and Belgian armies on the Rhine and later worked in Paris as a representative for Army War College history. He belonged to the American Legion and veteran orders.
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Dallas
Eighth Service
Compan
Williamson
San Francisco Call
New York Tribune
Corps of Intelligence Police
Walter Kruegér
Rhine
San Antonio
Archbishop Albert Lucey to Speak at San Antonio Student Meet
Archbishop Albert F E Lucey will guest ASA student inter racial meeting on April 28. All junior and senior Catholic high school students in San Antonio will attend. The event will be held at St Mary’s Parish School hall.
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Albert FE
Lucey
ASA
San Antonis
He Andlarlom
St. Mary's Parochial
Schoo
Fd C Couch Succumbs in Transportation Division
Fd C Couch 85 longtime Hidalgo county figure and former county judge died at his desk in the railroad commission transportation division after reporting for work. He helped found a West Texas bank, was active in Masonic circles, and left a widow, a son John Lake Couric, a daughter Mrs Dick Short, and three brothers.
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Austly
Hdmund ¢.Couch
Edeauch
Railroad Commission
Commission
Hidalgo County
Condy
West Texas
Lower
Pharr
Son
John Lake Couric
Weslaco
Dick Short
Alice
Western hemisphere premiere of Shostakovich Eighth Symphony
New York April 3 The long awaited western hemisphere premiere of Shostakovich Eighth Symphony was greeted by an ovation at Carnegie Hall. The New York Philharmonic Society conducted by Artur Rodziński performed the 30 minute work, broadcast by the Columbia system which secured rights to the premiere in this hemisphere to 1942.
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New York
Western Hemisphere
Drnitt
Shostakovich
Carnegie Hall
New ‘York
New York Philharmonic
Artur Rodzinski
Columbia, Broadcasting System
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