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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1942
Page
15
Fragmentary OCR reads bids for city property on Avenue 8 and Hight Street in San Antonio, legal notices for public sales and procurement, county judge bid requests, and constitutional amendment text. Includes dates in 1942, references to city clerk, property descriptions, and multiple unrelated notices.
Willkie headlines a broadcast slate in the opening program of Giants of Freedom a CHS series with Freeda House Inc and the U S Treasury Department detailing Schurz as the Great German American member of post Civil War era The London to Dover segment from Norman Corgis An American in England series will be aired from Great Britain Narrator Joseph Julian travels New York to London with a British bomber voiceover The programs are written directed by Corwin with Edward R Murrow as producer Amateurs featured on Victory Theater for the Office of War Information Parks Johnson and Warren Hull host Vox Pop from New Orleans Naval yard visit Also notable is Parks Johnson taking a three week vacation with Carole Landis as pinch hitter and other musical shows presented by Amelia Vaughn Montor and more
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Briefs from August 4 1942 cover local events and notices with concise notes on happenings in the area. The itemized notes reference community actions and timely details for residents and stakeholders.
Major Bowes continues his ninth year amateur hour on CBS with a wartime Victory Theater segment. Christina Carroll is noted for recent concert and opera appearances in San Francisco and St. Louis. Other scheduled programs include Pirat Uighter, Big Town, What America Means to Say, and Star in Miney with dates in August and September.
A radio salute to the men of Brooks Field will be broadcast at 6:15 PM Tuesday over KTSA from the Glen Miller playtram. With their choice of Skylark, the local post stands a chance to win the sponsor’s award of a radio-pronograph combination.
Pearsall resident Miss Jant Brown daughter of Dr and Mrs BL Brown has been notified to report to the officers training school at Fort Monroes as a member of the Army Auxiliary Corps She earned a B degree from the University of Texas in her first year and will enter training in April
A scrambled OCR item notes a radio project titled Second American in England Show on Air London to Dover. Norman Corwin writes and directs with B B C cooperation. Julian plays the narrator from England. Edward Murrow and Rogie White are mentioned as European correspondents.
Witte, 56, of 920 Cupples road Chicago IL, died Monday at a local hospital after a two year stay in the park. He is survived by a son John Witte of San Antonio and a niece and nephew. His wife Elise Witte died last Sunday and was buried Thursday. Services Tuesday at 4 am at the Riverside Funeral Home chapel with Rev. John Scherzer officiating. Interment at Roselawn Burial Park. Pallbearers listed: Frank Mitchell Emil Goegelin Harry Myers Welter Merzer Herman Ocha Theo Erhure. CORPUS SAILOR. MISSING. CORPUS CHRISTI Aug. George M. Arnold, pharmacist's mate third class, son of Mrs. Garay Frances Arnold, 1410 Lareio Avenue, Corpus Christi, reported missing by Navy in its ninth casualty release. Dated at Corpus Christi. SAN MARCOS Apr. 1. MIM Cinea Austin granted leave of absence to accept a sim in position as actual base enfe teria in Corpus Christi.
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