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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1949

Page

2

Judge Puffle Master Plan to Fit a Need Ad

Partial readable lines suggest a light master plan drawing order and a want ad. Dial F-12331.

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Four Highway Projects Invite Bids From San Antonio Area

The Texas highway department will accept bids on four highway improvement projects of interest to San Antonio. The work covers flexible base and asphalt on SH 2 from east of Elgin to west of Paige, about 10 miles. asphalt surface on SH 39 near Camp Mystic, Kerr County. grading and structures on Farm to Market Highway 471 in Guadalupe County over 7 miles. and widening and flexible shoulders on US 90 from Seguin to the San Marcos river bridge, about 26 miles. Proper noted the highway committee’s activity across six districts and ongoing contact with counties and communities.

San Antonio Texas Highway Department Datus E. Proper Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee Elgin U. S. 20 Paige Camp Mistie Kerr County Guadalupe County U.S. 90 Seguin Sat Marcos River Proper added_ Jn Proper Trade Area Highwayons Division Highway Committee San Antonio Trade Area

Seamen Survive 14 Day Liquid Diet

Six American sailors from the Caicos Trader of Miami survived fourteen days adrift after abandoning their ship when engines failed. Enduring a diet of tomato juice from six bottles and limited water, they were rescued by a Mexican fishing boat near Tampico. A gale and strong winds hampered rescue, forcing the crew to jettison the lifeboat engine to avoid overloading.

Miami

Pena Rites Planned for Pvt Ray F Pena

Services for Pvt Ray F Pena of San Antonio will be held at 9 15 am Tuesday at Angels Funeral Home. Interment follows at Houston National Cemetery. Pena was killed in action in France on September 27. Survivors include his mother Adelaida F Pena, two brothers John and a sister Mrs A L Canales, all of San Antonio.

Pvt Ray F. Pena San’ Antonio

U S Flyers Meet Russian Santa in World War II Raid Saga

Flyers Synopsius Emmens and four others raid Tokyo in April 1942 are captured in Russia and interned near the Ural mountains. After 10 days in Khabarovsk they are moved to Okhansk to escape Germans, with Standley warning them no official help. October visits by Dr Lange and a U S embassy team briefly occur amid dwindling rations and growing monotony.

Synopsius Emmens Othe Beckie Russia Tokyo Mite Khabarovsk Yare Okhana U. S Okhansk Ural Mountains U.S Standley

Christmas in a Soviet Winter Front Home

In a Moscow frontier house the five Americans endure bitter cold and wood shortages as they await spring. A beggar woman, Tanya the gypsy, and cultural customs trigger morale shifts while a Christmas tree and songs offer rare solace amid rationing, rumors, and the looming prospect of leaving.

Christmmas

Man shot and robbed in San Antonio streets

Dolores Gravado, 67, of 1532 E Crockett St, told police two men offered to take him home as he was leaving, stopped in the 100 block of Mission to rob him of $16, beat him with a blackjack, and threw him into the San Antonio river. Gravado crawled out and was picked up by a passing motorist.

Dolores Gravado E. i Crockett Contho orStead Mission TO Alin San Antonio

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