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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1942
Page
3
Lieutenant John Thomas Deely, reserve, at 319 E Huisuche avenue, was commissioned Wednesday according to the Eighth Naval District office.
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing the navy to undertake construction of new facilities with a total maximum cost of 800 million dollars.
Bexar Facts notes San Antonians joining the air forces Officer Candidate School at Miami Beach Florida. Participants include John Tyner John Whaley Cameron Guadalupe Perez and James Doig Blanc. After 12 weeks of instruction they will be commissioned lieutenants. A separate item mentions L A Raeke Jr Texas A and M ex student to begin training at Randolph Field. A downtown sales lot advertises four tires for 40 dollars on a windshield.
The House approved 110000 for the Dies committee to continue its investigation of un American activities to January. The committee, about 10000 in debt, will have 100000 left to operate for eight months and plans a likely Los Angeles trip for an espionage inquiry on the West Coast.
A four member Randolph Field board led by Lieut. Col. Alva Snyder will tour 169 colleges in the Gulf Coast training center area to recruit 700 ground school instructors for flying schools. Applicants must be at least 30 and will receive brief orientation before commissioning.
Six pilots in the San Antonio Civil Air Patrol earned their wings on Wednesday. Emblems were awarded to Group 1 Commander H. K. Stanfield, Squadron Commander Dill Cason, Operations Officer Roly Wallace, and pilots J. C. Lindsey, William Arredondo, and R. W. Nesmith. The class completed a final exam in air navigation, with a 15 hour meteorology course set to begin at the next meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Higdon, deputy constable for over five years, tendered his resignation to Constable Mrs. Meaks of Precinct No 1. The move takes effect Friday to enable him to report as a civilian employee in military intelligence. He has served five years and six months in the constables office.
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