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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1942

Page

8

Row Looms Over Metal Civil Strife Amid Suburb Tension

In a fragmented report authority tensions flare between Han Antonio and Alamo Helvets. An air raid scare disrupted designs on the Gleam Teller suburb, prompting officials to reassign plans after a warden relayed mixed messages. The marshal canceled the heavy actions and shifted focus to lighter measures.

Han Antonio Alamo Helvets Joner Henry Hein Hein Alamo Sal Paul Vilaret

Wardens Named as City’s Busiest Men in Town

San Antonio air raid wardens balance class attendance with scrap metal drives and neighborhood organization to ready the city for an enemy air attack. The wardens have earned commendations from Army and civilian officials and are visited by larger cities seeking details of the setup. The Light presents portraits of zone wardens Dr Nelson Greeman Zone 4 W B Halbig Zone 1 O P Schnabel Zone 2 and Walter G Wolff chief air raid warden.

San Antonio Army Eiviran Pire FP. J. Anderson Nelson Greeman W. B. Halbig O. P. Schnabel Walter G.wolff

Lewis Farmers Group Faces New England Opposition

Boston August 12. John L. Lewis efforts to organize farmers met opposition from the newly organized Agricultural Council of New England. The council drafted plans to place a representative in every rural community to counter the Lewis United Mine Workers drive, after a meeting with 50 farm organization spokesmen.

Lewis Boston John L. Lewis Agricultural Council of New England New England Lewis United Mine Workers

Railroad to Hire Women Workers in Wyoming

Union Pacific officials announce the road will begin hiring women next week for laborers engine cleaners and other manual tasks with plans to expand at several points along the line. In Cheyenne Frank Kelso Wyoming highway department superintendent notes five women are already employed in highway maintenance including weighing gravel and flagging traffic.

Laramie Wyo Union Pacific Railroad Worm

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