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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1942
Page
9
The Rev M L Blevert, pastor of the Inez Tex parish, will be guest pastor at St Luke's Lutheran Church for morning and evening services. Sermon title is Drawing Near to God. Sir Warkeper of St Luke's will also preach on Sunday morning.
A rash of car prowling incidents report several victims around the city. Radio operator Toscano and Miss Irma Lawler fell prey near Dolorosa and Presa Crocketh, while others at Duncan Field Brackenridge Park and Nacopducnts reported stolen tires clothing and a deflated spare. Police urged vigilance as suspects remain at large.
Saturday Romero Salinas of Oakland was credited with saving the life of Mrs J H Sealy when she nearly drowned after cramps struck while swimming at Brackenridge Park. Salinas dived in to aid her and, though nearly pulled under, reached the bank and administered artificial respiration until the fire department arrived and revived her.
Services for Mrs Mary Perkins age 73 of 36529 West Martin Street were to be held at the Riebe Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Saturday. Interment followed at Tenselawn Burial Park. Survivors include husband Don Perkins, sons Tony Te Lb and M T Perkins, daughters Mrs Minnie Barett and Mrs Eula Ffolt, sister Mrs Parl in and Mrs Benjitn, and 11 grandchildren.
Mrs. Gerfers of 401 West Lubbock Street Boerne died Friday at her home. Services planned at 4:35 p.m. in Boerne with the Rev. Wo OK Aufderhaar officiating. Survivors include a son Charles Gerfers and two grandchildren.
New York Aug 22 Discovery of new metallurgical uses for gold and silver in production of fused alloys emerged from MIT and Harvard researchers. Professors Walffoat Alter and colleagues report tinting steel with trace silver to create harder, more workable alloys and magnetic effects in gold iron mixes. They anticipate alloys for aircraft parts, improved metals for machinery, and tailored furnaces to optimize combustion and material properties.
Hollywood dispatch notes Gunther editing Inside Us and planning a new U S focused feature. He aims to reveal America’s industrial centers and public sentiment, with a forthcoming film about China and a look at life in Pittsburgh Chicago and other cities. He may cast Loretta Young or Helen Walker in a Buddy story project slated for Para. The piece also salutes Hollywood updates and celebrity moves amid custody fights and marriages.
Two pedestrians were treated after injuries from separate car strikes on Saturday. Mrs Lee Fills, 18, of 337 Chicago Boulevard, suffered a broken and possible fracture after being knocked down on the 371 block of South Presa Street and was hospitalized. Samuel Ridley, 8, of 929 Menchaca Street, received injuries including bruises after being struck by a car at Poplar and Navies Streets and was treated at Robert B. Grain Hospital.
A. Flying Tiger to be honored in a broadcast titled Letters from the Pash program. The Rev P B Mill, pastor at First Presbyterian Church, will be guest speaker. The program is sponsored by the Liberty war bond office at the Eighth Service Command. Evangelist Avge Martines will preach at the Victory Mission on 201 Sours Street at 8:90 p m Sunday.
The Rev Joseph Paul Barks a missionary linked to Ceechoslovaktoy origins will speak at Wendland Methodist church. A graduate of Soullingstery University Georgetown he was ordained in 1907 and later served in Germany and Jayfen.
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Chicago felon once a barber allegedly led a scheme from Cedar Rapids Iowa to defraud about 300 investors of roughly 1.09 million dollars since 1838. Thomas B Hay of the Exchange Commission says the group used receipts to promise profits from whisky sales through three now defunct companies. The man, once a Chicago barber, has avoided conviction for two decades.
A man described as a cave man was jailed after a Saturday assault on Mrs. Emly Cabo at her home on 205 West Salinagalives. An aide allegedly beat her after breaking in, then carried her to the corner of Marty and Salinas streets where police were alerted by witnesses. Berlangr, who arrested the suspect, aided in the capture.
Meyersville burial reports Schaefer died Friday at his home. Father of George Schaefer of San Antonio and Tucker Schaefer of Vanderbilt Texas, he is survived by his wife Annie and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending.
Mrs. Sisie Justin of 121 Barrera neighborhood Los Angeles informs of the death in California of her granddaughter Barbara Liat Rin faty. The deceased is a former resident of Sin Antonio.
Washington reports tighter coffee controls as government orders further delivery restrictions to retailers and wholesalers. The plan caps deliveries at 68 percent of last year’s shipments starting December 1, aiming to limit per capita consumption to a set measure and curb wholesale access.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a collage of names and places such as Weert and New aspects. Readers see garbled personal names and venues like The Patante and Gordan, with scattered references to events or entities.
Joseph Bariul, once held by Gestapo in Czechoslovakia, will address the Alanic Meigits Men's Bible class at Mamor Heights City Hall Sunday. The talk covers his wartime internment and experiences in concentration camps.
Beardsley Hutt hosts a radio discussion on federal tax policy with figures Hy Macy and Jempy debating a pay as you go approach. Jessica Dragonette, Columbia soprano, shares singing duties on the Saturday Night program as the network links with the Calling Pan America series. The program originates from a Columbia studios complex as part of the Americas network.
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