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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
In Salt Lake City 15 residents were ordered to stand trial in district court on charges of unlawful cohabitation. District Judge Ray Van Cott Jr denied motions to quash and instructed them to enter pleas Saturday. The defense proposed a paper trial with written statements of beliefs and a state evidence presentation to determine guilt or innocence.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Porter Loring chapel for Otis Gude Lord 46 conductor on the Southern Pacific Railroad who died Monday at his residence 925 Lexington Street Rev Clyde Hickerson Wall will officiate Burial will be Mission Burial Park He was a native of Georgia and had wed In Gan Antonin for the past 25 years
Pittsburgh greets Sgt. Charles E. Kelly after a day of celebrations that drew police estimates of 29 000. The crowd forced the cancellation of remaining events as Kelly thanked supporters from the bandstand with family and dignitaries present. Several fainted and children were treated by police before the reception proceeded to a downtown hotel for a dinner.
Edward J. was discharged from the army and travels homeward from Minneapolis amid medical notes. He received 6000 ration points based on army doctors orders after allergies surfaced in the tropics. He can have two T bone steaks per meal while most points go to processed fonds and meat. Trach, a former service member, reports hives and hay fever from various foods but still avoids restrictions while consuming a pair of T bone steaks. He questions where provide.
British officials and American officers waived delays to speed a blind U S private and his English bride. Otto Huchinep, 39, of Warren, Ohio, and Ruby May, 33, headed home in a speedy, complimentary air journey from England to the United States.
Police Sgt Homer Pyle, 39, of 1802 West Hildebrand Avenue, underwent surgery for a double compound fracture of the right knee at Santa Rosa hospital after swerving his motorcycle to avoid a Transit bus Wednesday afternoon. His condition is serious as he suffered a dead injury. Bus driver HJ Burrer, 80 West Mulberry Street, said he slowed at West Marlin and Soledad to discharge passengers, then the officer swerved, his bike overturned when it hit the curb.
Allied forces repulsed two minor German attacks in the Adriatic sector near Naples as weather limited operations. Land sectors remained quiet while Allied units sank four enemy supply ships and damaged two destroyers in the Ligurian Sea north of Corsica. Prisoners were taken and a corvette was sunk by U.S. naval craft and Allied planes. Reports from Anzio indicate recent German prisoners include members of the Third Panzergrenadier Division, the 362nd Infantry Division, and the Fourth Parachute Division.
Partisans claim control of Koreula island off the Damatian coast near Split with heavy fighting. They report 200 Germans killed or captured and indicate moves toward nearby Mijel island as forces extend operations south of the port of Split.
S A Officer faces a tough task as investigator Bill Broger searches for a small two wheeler for his own daughter Mary. Each evening Mary asks if he found a bike, and he admits the assignment stumps him. He invites anyone with information about a bicycle for sale to call Sherrit's office.
Glenn L. Martin outlines a postwar plan to freeze foods in flight by exposing cargo to subzero air through open vents in high altitude cargo planes. He envisions rushing goods into large aircraft and freezing them in transit rather than prefreezing before departure.
Oscar Ulysses Zerk a 65 year old millionaire engineer and Adele Zirk a 24 year old war plant clerk married in Kenosha Wisconsin after two weeks of correspondence sparked by a name similarity. They learned of family background and ancestry before meeting in person with Mrs George Zirk present.
A heavy cloudburst in Prattville Alabama forced several hundred residents of a cotton mill village to flee their homes as water rose five to ten feet overnight. The sudden flooding inundated streets and low-lying houses, prompting evacuations and emergency relief efforts. Local officials reported damage to homes and infrastructure, with no immediate reports of serious injuries. Residents began cleanup as authorities assessed the extent of the flooding and obstruction to transportation and power services.
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