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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
3
War department disclosed 3901 soldiers killed in action from the European and Southwest Pacific theaters, including 26 from this area. The Tuesday release names the fallen and notes they served in the European and Southwest Pacific campaigns.
Flight Officer Charles R Beam ing and numerous service members are identified with accompanying parental and home addresses. The list includes Lieutenants Carrico Edgar Flores Jn, Captains, Sergeants, Privates and Warrant officers with their fathers mothers and spouses, spanning cities such as Cuero Kingsville Robstown Victoria and Port Lavaca as well as posts in England France and Germany zones. Also noted are two San Antonians wounded and recovering in English hospitals and awaiting return to duty.
A beauty ad promotes a February permanent wave deal priced at 595 reg with 7.50 savings of 1.35 and a lustrous lasting curl. Includes test curls shampoo and setting. Call Gar at 4343 ext 325 for an appointment.
The report lists three soldiers: Estevan Pena aged 20, son of Esteban and Esteban Pena of 1414 South Laredo Street, wounded by a rifle bullet in the Ster fried line but recovering to return to duty. Second Lieutenant Christopher Sohn Boyle, 23, son of GC Boyle of 3261 Pleasanton Road killed in action in India on January 26 after overseas service since November 1944, training at Foester field in Victoria in 1943 and later instructing at Thomas Mie Georgia. he is a Central Catholic High School graduate who attended St Mary’s University. Additionally, all three are recipients of the Purple Heart.
New York mayor F H LaGuardia pushes meatless Tuesdays and Fridays and Hash Mondays to conserve scarce meats, drawing protests from restaurateurs led by Society of Restaurateurs president Paul Henkel who warn the plan slows business as diners seek meat elsewhere. A note at end references a lost ad service with a phone number.
New York reporter recalls Errol Flynn laughing loudly at a shotgun wedding scene during the Theater Guild production of Oklahoma causing a swarm of women to chase him. Flynn, linked to Nora Eddington, fled into the theater lobby then hid in the men’s room to escape the crush.
The 835 member South Side Boys Club announces a campaign to raise 47000 for a new building on two acres deeded by the city. Dr Andrew Wessels, the club president, says the structure will stand on city land while the district had deeded 10 acres to the city. The remaining eight acres will be city playground and pool space. Donors will be named Big-Hearted and receive a membership card.
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