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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1946

Page

10

Political ferment in San Antonio campaign preps for Maverick arrival

The city primaries stir as Maverick supporters and rival factions jostle for power at City Hall and courthouse. Key figures include Walter Tynan Gwen Kilday and Jack Davis with talks of staff shifts, new alliances, and possible mayoral bids. Plans unfold around the Alcade office, jail, and police posts.

Bou Hss St. Anthony Bexar Politicos Walter Tynan Gwen Kilday Owen Washington Paul ‘Kilday Nathan L. Morey P. Bi ‘Thomson Tynan Anis Miller Weeks P. E. Dickison Leslie Moore Moore Tynan-Kilday Walter Jack Davis Sam Bennett Davis Maaverick Bennett Raymond South South Jack White City Dan Traugott Enrique Hein Pablo Steffier Pablo Prestonic Anderson

Hero Arrives At Brooke General Hospital

Sgt. Melton P. Moore of 114 East Arsenal Street arrived at Brooke General Hospital Saturday for treatment of wounds suffered near Aachen Germany in December 1944. A Bronze Star recipient he served as a combat corpsman in France from Normandy’s D day and was cited for gallantry for leading wounded men to safety. He has been in five hospitals since returning to the United States.

Melton P. Moore East Arsenal Street Brooke General Hospital Aachen Germany Moore France Normandy United States

Bagatelles 5 and Local Legal Notices

EARL MATHENY now an employee of RUDY STAPPENBACK asks Judge ANDERSON to let him demonstrate ability as chief juvenile officer. New commissioners plan to raise assessments and target delinquency with 25 percent reduction promised. BILL ENSLEY adds staff including CLINT BROWN SR with a law library. M. C. GONZALES public defender and ARTHUR DOMANGUE recent St Mary’s law grad. Deputy Sheriff ARTHUR V UMLARREAL, PEGGY MAYO to visit Hill’s office. Fourty cases before JUDGE MATTHEWS, many dismissed due to faulty complaints. SAN ANTONIANS feel city legal efforts waning as GARZA and colleagues form a law partnership and GARZA continues clerking for FRANK VAUGHN.

Arthur Domangue St. Mary's Law School Arthur Vumlarreal Peggy Mayo Grace Hill C. J. Matthews G@ORPORATION COURT

Juvenile Office Budget and Police Shakeup Rumors

A 1947 budget item prompts talk of juv enile office cutbacks as City Detective Manny Laredo seeks leave and retires. Gmen Clyde Johnson shifts away from police HQ while grand jury questions Bill Wensley over alleged DA office liquidation. Walter Tynan hosts a party at Rosales Place with guests and Frank Williams stipend noted.

Manny Laredo Bruce Weatherly Clyde Johnson Grand Jury Bill Wensley Walter Tynan Rosales Place Harry Nass Raymond South DR. 4A Berchelmsnn Randle Taylor Frank Williams Tommy Cobbs Dan Trau

Skiers Aid in Search for Missing Marine Plane

Re inforcements of service men searchers and a doctor all expert skiers were asked today as the operations base moved from Longmire to Paradise on Mount Rainier to locate a marine corps transport plane missing since Tuesday with 32 men. Bad weather hampered ground and air searches.

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