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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1950
Page
8
Fredericksburg boosters organize a fund raising effort to support the high school band. Parents and friends form a group and hire Friday to lead activities. The plan aims to aid the band with key fundraising initiatives and community involvement.
State department representatives interviewed San Antonio applicants for stenographer and code clerk positions overseas. Tests run daily through Saturday in Plaza Hotel Room 1208. Base salary 2850 for two years, varying overseas allowances, assignments to 300 posts, American citizens with five years' standing, high school graduates, unmarried with no dependents. Stenographers must dictate at 100 words per minute and type 50 wpm. code clerks at least 45 wpm with cryptographic training.
Red Cross record cites Gray Ladies in Bexar county logging a total of 10 100 hours at military hospitals last year. M Allan Snyder chapter chairman notes services included banking patients money teaching card games and aiding convalescents.
A movement to conserve storm waters of the upper Guadalupe river and divert them into Medina lake was announced Tuesday. A meeting to discuss ways and means is set for 7 30 p m Monday in the municipal auditorium. Hugh Warren, president of the Anglers club of San Antonio, urged action to save water northwest of San Antonio for present and future needs.
The First Baptist Church continues its revival meetings led by Pastor Dri Perry F. Webb. Tuesday night features the first choir and male chorus with selections by John Carter, and Webb will preach a sermon titled A Strange Wrestling Matter. Services start at 7:30 nightly this week.
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