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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1944
Page
8
A dense OCR fragment presents a daily crossword puzzle item with scattered entries and notes. It lists clues and partial answers such as Venom, Descriptive salgma, and various names including George Wade and Mike Indn, alongside funeral arrangements and district notices. The text mixes puzzle content with unrelated notices and ad-like fragments, lacking coherent narrative.
St Luke's Episcopal Church at 14 Clovarleat Avenue, Almino Heights, will hold confirmation rites with a choral service led by Bishop Everett H. Jones. A Christmas service and midnight mass are planned, with holy communion on Christmas Day at 1:80 a.m.
The notice reports an election for three directors of the Bexar County Improvement District No. 3 in San Antonio Texas. It lists the election date and polling places with names of election officers and required qualifications for candidacy.
The Messiah will be performed at a Vesper Service on Christmas Eve at 5:30 p.m. in the Seathian church on Manson Square, Camden and Lexington, under the direction of Watten Hall. The closing chorus will feature a chorus of ages and the organist is Mrs. Baur Heed. The sermon will be by Dr. Samuel Terry with the theme Men of Gand Wil.
Readable fragments describe a December 31 New Year dance at Cady Hall Zeirtown with Mary My Music by Joe Sok Zeirtown and mention of the Fest Hail Danelyg event. Other lines reference local sponsors and a December 4 appointment, with unclear names and places.
The report lists 26 South Texas men among war casualties with names and kin, detailing wounded status and home ties. It includes a secondary note on December dances and local entertainment as a wartime backdrop while listing service members and relatives across Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Victoria, and surrounding towns.
Grady North, years old, died at 8 30 a m Saturday at his home 617 Goodrich Street death traced to an asthma attack per Dr George Geyer the attending physician North formerly worked at a local insurance company and was a longtime resident of this city
Miss Mary Olney Alexander will entertain a group of ladies at a bridge party in her home at 11 a m Tuesday. She is a student of Hockney Junior Cottage and will be with her parents Dr and Charles B Alexander for the occasion.
Mrs George Canton entertained with luncheon in honor of Emilia Araujo and her daughter from Mexico City. Guests included Mrs Alberto Bard of Oriiaba, Mexico, Miss Crick, Cannon, Nancy Collier, and others. Senator Aranja and sons Twhetto and Jorge visited San Antone and New Orleans recently, with several informal parties hosted. The Avattjos and Mrs Bind left for Mexico early this morning.
The Seymour Junior Moale Study club will be treated to a theater party for Hansel and Gretel hosted by sponsor Mrs Frank Jeans and her daughter May Virginia with Jennie Charon as co hostesse. The event is at 620 file avenue from 2 to 5 p m Friday.
Saturday evening events include the marriage of Miss Jane Jonex at St Marys Episcopal Church at 3 30 p m in Ciout followed by a reception at the home of the bride Miss Mickey Moore hosts a dinner party at La Fonda complimenting Miss Pepper Briacrich bride clock
Pattern 9388 and 9288 describe frack lint spokes and needlework patterns for home decoration. Includes price references, style numbers, order instructions to San Antonio Texas and New York office, with delivery times noted as two weeks or longer.
The wedding of James Filton Biggart Jr and Miss Darleen Millard was held at the Post chapel of Fort Barn Houston with Chaplain Ollie Mathew officiating. Attendants included Miss Barbary Stewart and Miss Billye Bigpart. best man Joseph H. Rappepart and groomsmen William Foster and Frank Govert. A reception followed at the Fort Sun Honystan Officers Club with several guests present. news notes list several attendees and forthcoming travels.
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