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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1950
Page
10
Tyler unit alerted for active duty in near future, Capt. Glenn W. Saddler says details withheld due to security rules. The Tyler reserve office announced the alert yesterday without naming the unit.
Marilyn Jean Dodds to wed Marion M. Crites Jr on August 26 at Harriman Place Christian church with reception in the Renaissance room of the Menger hotel. Dodds, Brackenridge and Trinity U alumna, engaged from the Dodds family. Crites a Trinity U graduate 1949 with Blue Key and Who's Who honors.
Temple Beth El hosted a candlelight wedding for Miss Sandra Reisner and Albert Shapiro on Sunday. Rabbi David Jacobson officiated as the bride and groom, with Daniel Forbes, Gerald Olive, and Eugene Novak as ushers, and Harold Jacobs as best man. The bridal party included matron of honor Harold Jacobs and attendants Betty Greenburg, Patricia Cohen, Sandy Beckman, Ida Rose Belinsky, and Merle Lee Sugar as flower girl. The bride wore an organza gown with lace and heart train, carrying a white orchid on a Bible. The couple departed for a wedding trip to Houston and Galveston and will reside at 327 Hulsache Ave.
U S Senator Bridges told the Rockingham County Republican club that U S casualties in Korea are heavy and that the full truth of events in the past weeks will be disclosed, warning the public to expect shocking details once released.
Former U S marines with dependents may now be listed for enlistment beyond top pay grades. Cant T R Cathey announced the reversal from the San Antonio marine corps office which is open seven days a week. Further information available from the marine recruiting office Room 442 Postlattice building.
U S Eighth Army commander Lt General Walton H Walker gambled by thinning the western Naktong line and massing units for a southern push toward Pusan. The North Koreans crossed the Naktong but failed to exploit bridgeheads as American air and artillery pressed the defense. With Taegu as a fragile outpost, Pusan remains the UN base and logistics hub as the gamble continues.
Harding Jr and Mira Rice wed at Central Christian Church on July 28 in Freeport. The bride is Nancy Loulge Rice, daughter of Maude E. Rice, with Gerald E. Harding Sr and Mrs. Harding as parents. B B Passmore of Dallas officiated as escort, with Eugene Johnson of Dallas as matron of honor and E D Gemmer Jr of Houston as best man. A reception followed at the bride’s mother’s home for families and wedding party.
San Antonio Livestock exposition officials outline a bigger livestock show February 16 to 25 at the Bexar county coliseum adding a Milking Shorthorn classification and separate premiums. A breading cattle sales event is co sponsored by Texas Herdford acen and the Texas Aberdeen Argus with enhanced premiums. A grass judging contest at ringside aims to boost 4H and FFA interest while an open fat lamb show for under 110 pounds is planned. Premiums for Angora goats rise by 100 to total 964. Look for it in The Light Want.
Comic tanst promises laughs and thrills in Puck The Comic Weekly. The color magazine features two large sections with Sunday light humor and bold comic art.
Reading fragments describe kittens cuddling under a lighted area and awaiting food. The text vaguely notes timing and daily routines with stray phrases about cats, a light, and hunger, but lacks coherent events or clear entities. The piece reads like a damaged column snippet with generic feline imagery.
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