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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1944
Page
1
A survivor recounts the long brutal Bataan march from Cabcaben to Ha Langue, where American and Filipino prisoners faced heat, thirst, hunger, and merciless beatings. Guards snatch water, shoot down exhausted prisoners, and force a night trek with arbitrary punishments as cannons shell nearby.
An unknown bandit robbed the Varnity Theater in Austin of $200 last night. The thief, masked, took cash from three women employees as they prepared to transfer funds from the box office to the theater office. Names, times, and additional details are not provided.
An 8 year old garage employee in the past hour was in critical condition and four others injured in traffic accidents. Gene Mayfield, 18, of Mason Street, unconscious at Plant 8 hospital after being crushed between a gravel truck and a wrecker two miles east of Castroville. A second worker, Ross Neill, was injured when a truck attempted to pass and struck them head on. the driver was held in Medina county jail. Other incidents include a Transit Company bus collision with a pickup on West Commerce Street injuring Baltazar Alcorta, a 17 year old, and Theresa Harris, 29, injured at Fast Commerce and Water streets after striking a traffic light. Ricardo Ibis, injured at Prin and South Laredo streets, and Marshall Aguilar, injured at South Flores street crash, were treated at local hospitals.
War department announced Col Leroy A Rainey of 230 North Drive has been awarded his eighth Air Medal cluster for combat operations with the Twelfth Bomber Command against Germany. Also cited are Second Lieutenant Vincente Gilminez of Floresville Route 2, Sergeant Forest Miller of Case Treville, and First Lieutenant Daniel R McDuff of Eagle Pass for their ninth or eighth Air Medal clusters.
Local listings show multiple dances and music events on February 5 and 6 at venues like Heroies Inn, Comverse Hall, Hermann Sops Hall, Hill Top Hall, and St. Heewig. Acts include Joe Hartman, Premiers, Pionters, Southerners, American Eagle Orchestra, Melody Kingston, and Oscar Tewes. Adm rates vary. hours span Friday to Sunday with mixed chorus and community performances.
War food administration plans allocate 75 percent of seed supplies to domestic gardeners through June 30, 1944, totaling about 275,952000 pounds. Oat production estimated at 391,000,000 pounds with 21.7 percent (about 99,000,000 pounds) in contingency reserves. Seed growers in 1943 produced the largest vegetable seed crop in U.S. history, surpassing the 1939-41 pre Pearl Harbor average by 92 percent.
Baptist Temple marks two years since its $175000 building at Rexel Avenue and Govers Street. The congregation now exceeds 2200 with Sunday school enrollment over 1200. Dr Clyde V Hickerson will preach at 10:50 am on Possessing Our Posarssiong and at 7 pm on Those in the Pew. During Sunday school at 9:45 am, progress shown from the opening service will be demonstrated in the young people's department No 2.
From page one amendments seek to ban wartime promotions except where offices bore the rank of colonel or higher. The bill aims to limit reappointment of general officers seen in the last war, while a counterpart measure proposes granting the title admiral of the navy to Admirals King and Leahy. Separately a Vichy broadcast claimed a Hennessy distillery fire destroyed 12,001 barrels of cognac in London.
Wilson selects texts for Sunday services at Denver Heights Church of Christ 401 Porter. L R Wilson will preach on Harden Not Your Hearts and Sewing With Tears and Reaping in Joy. Frank Dunn to lead singing and later speak in Corpus Christi at Central Church lectures.
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