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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1944

Page

11

Civil Air Patrol Seeks More Cadets in San Antonio

The Civil Air Patrol announces increased cadet recruitment for aviation training and ground schooling. Capt. W. M. Cason and Lieutenants Klein Baylor Tehmann will convene an examining board at 2120 Alamo National Building to interview applicants. A new map reading navigation and code course starts this Wednesday at the Plaza Hotel hill room, free to eligible high school students with parental consent.

Civil Air Patrol Eadetsmiedrouk W. M. Cason San Antonio C. Klein H. Baylor W. Tehmann Alamo National Building Jaclendet Plaza Hotel Cason Claventht Technn

Ration Calendar Updates and Stamp Validities

The notice lists red stamp expirations eliminated and stamps gaining new validity dates for Book 4 and related issue notes. It cites shoe stamps, blue stamps, sugar, meat and dairy items, and fuel coupons with effective periods and extension details for May 1944 and related months. Readers are directed to report price violations at F-777 and other violations at 5321.

Decoy Flier Earns Air Medal Over Aleutians

Aviation student Leonard F. Bowl Hawk parts from Anchorage to fly B 26 sorties. On October 16, 1942, his crew used skip bombing to sink two Japanese destroyers off Kiska, despite heavy mist. Hawk earned the Air Medal for engineering on the mission, later leaving Alaska in May 1943 after ten months in combat. He is the son of Delbert L. and Mrs. Hawk of Oklahoma City.

Leonard F. Bowl Farming Anchorage Alaska Hawk San Antonio Gertler Kiska Delbert L. Hawk Liberty Avenue Oklahoma City Okla

Aggie Muster Observance in Bexar County

Bexar county will host an Aggie Muster on Friday April 21 at 7 p.m. to honor Texas Independence Day. Dinner will be served to Aggies and their dates. Tickets from Gaines Flannery Braskamp Preston McNeel Mantey Ward Stromberger Krueger.

Beker County Aggie Texas A la Willia G. M. Gaines W. W. Flannery Leon Braskamp A. H. Preston A.M. McNeel J. M. Mantey M. T. Ward G. J. Stromberger G. C. Krueger Bexar County Guadalcanal Canel Zone Alaska

Jefferson High Opens Its Own Radio Station WIRG

Jefferson High school students built a home station in about two months, operating on 650 cycles over a two month span. Professor W B Montgomery says the station belongs to the school and is run by the male radio club members. Each Wednesday features a one minute program while Sundays host a jam session where students showcase their own stations and scripts.

Thoras Jefferson High School Etol Goar W. 8. Montgomery Fefferson Ischog Jefferson Montgomery Yaey Pelones Wns

A. A. Knife Bandit Robs Man of 100 Dollars

A 2 year old man pulled a knife on a man near Lexington Street at 5 am and stole $200. The Fine Arts group will meet at 4 45 pm Tuesday at the home of Mrs C C Higgins 305 Easter St Mira Street. Mrs Higgins will lead a program on Art Music and Poetry with Grace Walters and Miss Erma Slockler assisting.

O .Ne Luther Belgium C. C. Higgins Mira Street Trenwon Avenue Higgins Wiill Lexington Street Grace Walters Erma Wsing Slockler

Beer License Of Club Cancelled

The Texas Liquor Control Board cancels the beer license of the Blue Room at 217 South Fiores streal mes annovtintd. Owner G. Gonzales faced 26 counts in March for allowing drinking after curfew, admitting intoxicated patrons, and selling beer to intoxicated persons.

Blue Room South Fiores Streal Bert Ford Texas Liquor Control Board Austin G. Gonzales

Rotary Elects 10 Directors

Rotary club officers report the election of ten directors after a meeting led by Capt A A Nicholson of Worldpany New York City general war veteran and assistant to the Outlock for the United States vice president of the Texas council. A theft occurred during the night on East Axirita street where a camera valued at 13.50 and a fold were stolen.

Rotary Club Salt Whay J. Bam Levey Charles Baldus East Axirita Bully Clegg Herschel Cooper Devoe Tanner Freeman Charles Car Smith Marshal Terrel Riley Wyle al Fold al Biedenhsra Ty Wheeler A. A. Nichoson Worldpany New York City United States Texas

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