Tourists Targeted as Auto Prowls Plague City Police
San Antonio reports high theft from autos with many cases tied to tourists. 23 complaints in early August. 4 arrests. 15 of 44 recent complaints involved out of town victims. Prowl detail includes detectives McGeey Martines Sepulveda. most suspects receive about 30 days in jail.
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Police Department
San Antonio
Gauto
Autos Tesull
Ap Sol
Pinella Ute
William McGeey
Manuel Martines
Sixto Sepulveda
Charles J. Matthews
Lack of Pipe Hampers San Antonio Water Efforts
San Antonio water chief W D Masterson said the shortage of feeder lines, not water supply, bottlenecks growth as a $500000 improvement plan stalls while new wells near Meadowville and Durango streets come online. Rain eased lawn watering but demand remains high amid rapid suburban expansion. Pipe orders for $130000 await delivery from three manufacturers with hopes for supply before next summer.
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San Antonio
W. D. Masterson
City Water Board
Masterson
St. Cloudrom
Seeling Boulevard
10Th
Durango
Meadowville
Terrell Hills
Sherman woman found dead in cistern sparks Rangers probe
Texas Rangers and a criminologist joined the Sherman investigation into the mysterious death of 80 year old Mrs. W Kreager. Her body was found in a dry cistern near Perrin field after she vanished June 1 while withdrawing 9000 dollars for a real estate deal. Two farmers discovered the body, and authorities suspect foul play before she was dumped in the well.
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Sherman
INS
Texas Rangers
Kreager
Perrin Field
Prentice Gafford
Willis Benedict
James C. Neely
Costly Cotton Fire Hits New Orleans Auction Bale
A blaze at the New Orleans Cotton Exchange destroyed the season’s first bale valued at 8.99 dollars per pound. Officials debated causes including a dropped cigarette and possible arson, with proceeds from the sale going to the Red Cross.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Dietrich Returns to Work in Golden Earrings
Marlene Dietrich is set to resume acting in Paramount's Golden Earrings her first American film in over three years. She arrived in Hollywood after a Paris to Hollywood flight that started Monday a greeting party from Sawtelle Veterans Hospital attended her homecoming and recalled her wartime performances for the troops.
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Hollywood
Marlene Dietrich
Paramount
Dietrich
Paris
Sawtelle Veterans’ Hospital
Enoch Arden Case Ends in Court
In Reno the sensational Enoch Arden divorce case unfolds involving Laurie Cales of Oakland California who sues James H Cales for cruelty. Cales, a naval airman, was reported killed in action then alive and a prisoner of the Japs. Laurie had remarried Army Lt Ethan Burnstein who later left her. Burnstein had sought an annulment, and Cales is now back in the frame as the divorce proceeds with possible remarriage rumors unaddressed.
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Reno
UNS
Enoch Arden
Laurie Cales
Oakland
Calif
Cales
James H. Cales
Navy Department
Army
Ethan Burnstein
Normandy
Laurie
Burnstein
Ostensi
Soth Vets Plan Fort Worth State Reunion
In Fort Worth on September 8 9 the 36th Division association holds a reunion with theme Remember Salerno. A memorial service on September 9 marks the first on American soil since World War II. Sessions in Rogers Auditorium and registration at Hotel Texas. Henry Love chairs reservations and Nat Parrish invites Senator Connally and Justice Robert H Jackson as speakers.
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Fort Worth
Salerno
36Th Division Association
Wl Rogers Auditorium
Hotel Texas
Henry Love
Chaiman
16Th
Nat Parrins
Senator Connally
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Army Heads to Air Day Show in Harlingen
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright of the Fourth Army in San Antonio will attend the Texas Air Day celebration in Harlingen on September 7. The program also announced receipt of a letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower noting the air forces have begun preparations for the requested air demonstration.
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Harlingen
Aug
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Fourth Army
San Antonio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Air Scouts Camp Slated At Randolph Field
The first Air Scouts encampment for 15 year olds and older will run August 23 to 30 at Randolph Field led by Col. W. H. Reid. About 180 boys from 12 regions will attend with a future army air forces quota for annual encampments.
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Air Scouts of America
Randolph Field
Col
W. H. Reid
Boy Scouts
Army Air Forces
Cub Scouts
Sea Scouts
Bees Boom In Texas
Beekeepers in Texas report an 18 percent rise in colonies over the past year. The USDA says 273000 colonies existed by July 1, up from 231000 three years ago. New equipment is scarce, but old gear is being salvaged to support the growth.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
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