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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1942
Page
5
A two day session for discussing defense recreation was held by the department of defense welfare services with regional officials. Harry Enigh, director of Region No 16 in San Antonio, chaired the meeting. Miss Alice Leslie led the first day program, with William Burns and Edith Doris noted among participants.
A damaged report notes an April 16 event at a Jvalde area grocery tied to a disturbance as cash figures and timings appear garbled. The fragment references $6000 and early Thursday, with unclear origin and perpetrator details.
The piece recounts Don Swander and June Hershey writing Deep in the Heart of Texas for Texans, its reception by critics and publishers, and its rapid spread from Texas radio to international audiences with chorus claps and audience participation. It notes Don’s touring, June’s first Texas visit, and the song’s status as a fan favorite despite initial doubts.
Services for Anns Bobleski 18 of 44 Greeley Street die at home Thursday. Funeral at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Zizik Kenyns Funeral Home and 9 a.m. Mass at St. Michael's with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Morzygemba presiding. Interment in St. Michael's Cemetery. Rosary at funeral home Friday at 7 p.m. Native of Poland, resident of San Antonio 72 years. Survivors include husband Adolph Sobieski, daughters Hattie Presser Valerie Pulliam, sons Jen Joe Val Sabieski, sister Pauline Tiling, all of San Antonio, 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A bystander identified as Tucker, 23, of 313 South Mesquite Street, was cut on the neck during a free-for-all on East Commerce. He suffered a knife wound and was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital.
Court heard intense testimony as Kirkpatrick Diling and editor Mrs. Winga ell Kirkpatrick Diling clash in a divorce case. Elizabeth Dilling testified of family turmoil including taunts about a “bleached gold digging” mother and threats of self harm, while Dilling’s attorney sought contempt findings against key figures in the dispute.
G R Pickette a Bexar county parolee received a full pardon from Governor Coke R Stevenson after his death at sea while serving as a seaman on a tanker. Convicted of two forgery counts, he was sentenced to two years each and discharged February 21, 1940. He sailed March 15 aboard the freighter Soul Africa. the ship was sunk in the Atlantic. The pardon came at the request of his wife Frances Pickette for his service as an oil dren.
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