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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1946
Page
6
A brief note promotes a “Help Wanted” act aimed at providing fast, capable assistance when staffing is short. It frames the measure as a break for employers needing temporary support and highlights rapid responses to labor shortages.
Luther L. Baker 34 of 315 South Sabinas waived hearing at arraignment before U S Commissioner Arley V. Knight on a charge of illegal trafficking in war bonds. Baker, arrested Friday afternoon by Charles A. Ellis San Antonio secret service agent in charge, allegedly handled 300 to 400 war bonds off employes at Kelly Field. Ellis said Baker cashed bonds for employes before the 60 day grace period expired charging 50 cents. After expiration he would cash the bonds at a bank. The report also notes Diana Lynn and Sonny Tufts star in Paramounts Easy Come Easy Go and the studio plans a sequel to the original Ve ty New York on lower Third avenue.
Robert Warner Adams, ex San Antonio mayor, is transferred from Cali Colombia where he was vice consul to Porto Alegre Brazil, as announced by the state department in Washington. He served 19 months with the first army in Europe and was discharged in June 1945 after prior work with the American embassy in Mexico City.
The civilian production administration approved expansion for four San Antonio firms at a total cost of 131. Improvements include a concrete basement under Richter's Bakery and a Quonset hut for Towery Kwompment, a warehouse and storage building for Southwestern Bell built by H. H. Wagner, and a prefabricated aircraft hangar for Lone Star Cone Company.
The talent Wanda Hendrix makes her Paramount debut in Welcome Stranger, a Technicolor feature. The Jacksonville Florida native wears an authentic Tyrolean mountaineer outfit with short breeches as she appears in the film. Crosby yodels for the scene in a separate note of praise.
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