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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1938

Page

3

New Road Inspection Trip Planned by Chamber Group

A road inspection trip to review 15 new bridges on the Jourdanton to Tilden route will be led by Dr. Thomas and include Thomas Franz Groos Charles M. Dickson and Herschel Cooper. The party will meet county officials in Jourdanton Tilden Freer San Diego to inspect highway progress. A separate item notes the Berengurls liner sails to the Jarrow scrapyard on its final voyage.

Freer Chamber of Commerce Thomas Chambers Highway Department Franz Groos Chambers Highway Committee Charles M. Dickson Herschel Cooper Jourdanton Tilder San Diego Tilden

Local Notes Sparkling With Names And Quirky Quips

A page of neighborhood vignettes lists James Dyer Hazel Mead Dor as quirky youths and adults in playful anecdotes. It mentions Stanley Hauser, Margie Gregg, Bill Finto, Doro Palmer, Bob King, Phil Hymas Jr, Jeff Davis, Tony Bowers, G Bedell Moore, Smiley White, Pat Patt en, Thomas, Cliff Potter Leona Hendricks, and others amid holiday chatter and small-town mischief.

James Dyer Nan Hazel, Meador Stanley Hauser Captain Margie Gregg Bill Finto Dorothy Palmer Hymas JR Jeff Davis Tony Bowers Roy Bowers Bat Corrigan Notre Dame California Cliff Potter Leona Hendricks Bessie Bell Brown Grace Bogs Bob Adams Navy Cromer Rudy Vwallee

New De Soto Car Offers Luxury And Performance

The Detroit Michigan DeSoto Division of Chrysler promotes a new car as stylish and beautiful. It invites customers to visit local DeSoto dealers to experience the ride and value firsthand.

DeSoto DeSoto Division Chrysler Corporation Detroit Michigan

Deceptively Modern Features In New Streamlined Luggage Locker

An advertising note highlights a streamlined luggage locker with 3B cubic feet of space and three-person front seating. It promotes Handy Shift shifting, no wobble-stick floor, air suspension, full view windshield wipers, five speeds with overdrive, a 93 horsepower engine, and safety features like non-slam doors, rotary locks, hydraulic brakes, and a Durasheen finish.

Notable ENS. Waiter Dies in Washington

Washington correspondent Paul Anderson, 45, of the St. Louis Star-Times, died after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Sam A. O Neal found him in his garage with the car running, two hoses at the window, and Anderson saying he was going to end it all.

Washington Der Paul ¥. Anderson St. Louis Anderson Sam A. O'Neal O'Neal Ollie Fields

Funeral Services for Mrs Marga Carilla Held at Home

Funeral services for Mrs Marga Carilla 46 of 213 Durango Street were held at her home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev J Lopes of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church officiating. Interment followed in Santa Monica Cemetery No 2. A San Antonio pioneer, she lived here all her life. Surviving are five sons three daughters and her husband who resides in Mexico.

Margarite Carilla Durango Street J. Lopes Immaculate Heart of Mary Santa Monica Cemetery Famoily San Antonio Ygnacio Cassiano Sr Bryan Callaghan Lves Mexico

Stolen belongings reported across multiple home thefts

Police were notified of several thefts including a billfold with $11.80, dresses, a three-quarter length fur coat, and a briefcase with papers. Suspect named by H. B. Schmidt and reported incidents involve residences on Avenue B Crosby street West Lynwood Avenue Main Avenue and West Ashby Place.

H. B. Schmidt Hise Gill Crosby Street E. N. Calley West Lynwodd Avenue R. T. Waring Main Avenue West Ashby Place

Paint Problem Is Settled On Fort Sam Houston Beds

Maj. Gen. Frank Rowell ordered that white bedsteads at Fort Sam Houston will not be repainted to aluminum finish. Units needing refinishing will receive a single aluminum touch. The post introduces new aluminum bedsteads already in use.

Fort Sam ‘Houston Frank Rowell

Georgia Peanuts Dominant Market Leader

Georgia producers account for about 24 percent of the nation's peanuts. The ad promotes classified light page listings as a long term gift idea, emphasizing a home purchase offer for families.

Georgia George Jipetr

Shavemaster The Last Minute Christmas Demand

The message urges men to buy Shavemaster gifts now to avoid disappointment as Christmas approaches and demand may exceed supply. It emphasizes no substitute for Shavemaster.

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