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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1959
Page
10
San Antonio youth Joe Burrows, 17, narrowly escaped death when his pickup crossed State Highway 16 guard rail and plummeted 25 feet into a dry creek bed eight miles north of Star Antonia. Burrows, treated for cuts and bruises, was held for observation at Santa Rosa hospital after the crash.
A San Antonio ROTC cadet trains at Luke AFB Ariz to learn jet piloting and ground courses while preparing to be a senior at Texas A and M next year. Edward D. Resendez, son of Manuel T. Resendez Jr, is named NCO in charge of a navy supply warehouse with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Iwakuni. Army Lt. Col Edward N. Jenkins, wife living in 302 Rosemary, has just graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk. Edward R. Sanchez, son of Armen Sanchez, is at Army Signal School Ft Monmouth with Arctic testing duties in New Jersey. Lt. Clyde Y. Massey Jr, whose wife lives at 224 Lakeshore, completes the Brackel program at Ft. Greely Alaska and Ft. Eustis Va. Charles A. Bulot and Patricia Massey report on duty at West Point and live at 13022 S Flores. Army Pvt. Joe F. Jamison and Gilbert L. Arias, sons of Everett Jamison and Mr and Mrs R Everett Jamison, complete fields radiology and clerical school at Knox, Kentucky.
Mr and Mrs W A Follingim quietly observe their eighty wedding anniversary at their home near Hobart. She is 98 and he is 104. They were married in Denton Texas in 1878, reflecting a long life together and a shared memory of their early union.
Brookside Civic Improvement League unites with Las Colonias Civic League GT Forum and Southwest Improvement to press the water board for Brookside area access. Pantilo Perez chairs the committee with Dave Aguilar John Alvarez and Marvin Casey as members. Plans approved for a Boy Scout troop junior sports club and a cleanup drive. Oaxaca livestock feed price soars to 4 dollars amid farm plague impact.
A 16 year old escaped from Gatesville School with a stolen car after lacking a dime to pay a toll. Robin Lee Behrens fled toward Dallas Fort Worth, driving on the turnpike between the cities before attendants alerted highway patrol. Lost ad seeks help locating the missing teen and vehicle with a call to authorities.
An upbeat promotional snippet urges readers to use classified ads for quick job offers and listings. It highlights ease, economy, and speed, urging dialing a listed number CAG-1231 for connections to buyers and sellers in a local business and service directory.
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