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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1943

Page

5

Fall Victim Identified At Hotel Plaza

Detective James Costello identified a woman who plunged from a tenth floor suite of the Hotel Plaza last night as Mrs Nancy Taylor Sowder 20 wife of oilman Roker Sowder of Madison Kan daughter of the late Melvin Traylor Chicago banker. Sowder said he was in the living room while she was in an adjoining bedroom and he later found her missing. She had married Sowder August 10 1940 in Richmond Mo this was her third marriage and her first husband was Wathan B Swift great grandson of Gustavis Swift founder of Swift Packing Co.

Rew Yor James Costello Hotel Plaza Nancy Taylor Sowder Melvin Traylor Chicago Roker Sowder Madison Kan Costello John 2 Neill Sa Sowder Lise Sowder Richmond Wathan B. Swift Gustavis F Swift Swift Packing Company Marcy TL Weeks Iwan Company

Man Sets Record in Draft Violations

Benjamin Cohen, 38, registered with four draft boards under different names to avoid service and avoid his two wives. FBI credits him with likely more violations of the Selective Service Act than any other man, based on multiple registrations across several boards.

New York UNS Benjamin Cohen FBI Snemvdus Cohen

Military promotions and commissions across multiple bases

A jumble of names and addresses shows soldiers and officers promoted or commissioned at Will Rogers Field Fort Des Moines Fort Des Moines Kansas State College and other installations. Individuals listed include sergeants lieutenants ensigns privates first class and technicians along with their hometowns and streets, noting training schools and assignments in the evolving wartime force.

TN Dorgan Bielle Dargan Blum Street Will Rogers Field Oklo WAACS Billle M. McConnell Adama Stret Valerie 4 Fetalunia Pouteward San Marcos Navigation Rehoo Naval Ryot Farina Taylor Oaks Place Margaret Topnlig Merry Eawinn Goodwyn Tillside Drive Edna DB. Morrison Seguin Wesley Gold Alston Eumene A. Callahan Stent. Gol BE. C. Callahan Normoyle Ordnance Depot Third Army Seb Ray B. Garza Callaghan Avenue Roy G. Durhan Keller Street Ieute Signal Corps Fort Monmouth Raymond Liberator Mechanics Slaughter Camp Robinson Ark Salem Clark Ariiur Anx Laura Tan Hatfier Saunders Arew Nile Fort Dea Molned WAAC

Fresh Tuna Ceilings Set by Price Office

Washington April 13 The CPA launched its price control on Trethfish and tuna like species as part of anti inflation steps under Roosevelt order. Brown imposed wholesale and retail ceilings with 50,000,000 pound annual catch next in line for ceilings. Also OPA seeks electric rate cuts in Detroit and revokes a 6% freight rate plan for railroads. New retail food pricing program expected later this week and new price ceilings on beef veal lamb and mutton go into effect Thursday.

Washington INS CPA Roosevelt Brown Celles OPA Detroit Interstate Commerce Commission

Men Transferred to Army Air Forces Training at Dodge City

Fourteen San Antonio men will train to operate B 26 Marauder medium bombers at the Army Air Forces transition flying school in Dodge City Kansas. Named transferees include William O Tra der Jr of 2211 Glower Street Arnold W Essay Route 5 Arnando J Levy 1056 Phoeorand Avenue Arvin A Stewart Route 5 Clemence Carlosus Preston Avenue Howard B Cusack 990 Rosewood Avenue Robert A Heinemann 426 Eskinea Street Kenneth H Huggins 226 Adams Street Phil J Baters 130 East Commerce Street Shendare H Stuart Route 6 Arthur L Castro 1107 Kayton Avenue Joe M Morales 205 Oak Street John W Pleasant 422 Garton Street and Raynalde Rela Sepulveda 922 Clarke Avenue.

Kelly Fleet Army Air Forces Transition Dodge City Kew San Antonio Seis Wiliam O. Trader Jr Cglower Street Anderson W. Essay Arnendo J. Levy Phoeorand Clemence Carlosus Preston Howard B. Cusack Rosewood Avenue Robert A. Heinemann Eskinea Kenneth H. Huggins Adams Street Phil J. Baters East Commerce Street

Pleasant Thoughts of Easter and Summer Miss Junior Shop Third Flasr

The item highlights a junior shop event themed around Easter and summer, emphasizing expectations for fashion, decor, and activities. It notes community interest and a planned display of spring and summer merchandise to attract shoppers.

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Army Air Forces Navigation School San Marcos Bers Seguin High School Victory Corps Aviation Division Milton E. Thenm DENIM Attractoa Children’s Shap Tare Beauty Fueneus
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