Soldiers Return to U S From Combat
San Antonio soldiers come home from European service and report to Miami Beach for reassignment. First Lt. Walter J. Gueldner of 602 Harriman Place Mustang pilot earns the Air Medal. Lt. Laurence E. Kenny Jr. holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and Purple Heart. Master Sgt. Wendell E. Abbott, Mrs. Olivia Abbott at 412 East Evergreen, aviation signals detachment. Tech Sgt. Charles H. Eggleton earns the DFC and Air Medal after 28 missions in China as a bomber engineer and gunner, married to Lucile Egerton of 2819 West Travis. Tech Sgt. Fred Winkler, 35 missions as B-29 engineer-gunner, son of Mrs. L. S. Winkler, Route 8. Staff Sgt. Alfredo Garcia, 43 missions as B-24 armorer-gunner, with Air Medal and three clusters and Purple Heart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Garcia at 218 Haller Street, husband of Pauline Garcia of 606 South Brazos. Light Want Ads offer fast, economical results. Dial F-123s and place your advertisement now.
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Olivia Abbott
East Everereen Street
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Ching
Lucile Egeleston
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Gold Seal Plan insured for all sickness and accident cover
Omaha Nebraska notices Servica Lite Insurance announces the Gold Seal policy offering 100 monthly sickness or disability benefits, hospital confinement up to 650, and accidental death or loss benefits. No medical exam, age 15 to 60, 10 days free offer by mail to Omaha Nebr Dept. 144.
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Crossword Puzzle Puzzle Clutter Dated Clues
A crowded list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with malformed spellings and garbled entries. Includes enumerations like 1 Cantend 1 Morass s Clay and odd terms such as 38 Tand of shankark 110 River in Poland as well as scattered references to payments, resources, and body parts amid inconsistent punctuation.
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Aitcher
Poland
Sicily
War Correspondent Notebook Describes Courage and Escape
A wartime column recounts a medical aide named Joan D Spencer from Oblong Illinois who, though speaking no German, used sign language to converse with nine German soldiers after being captured. The captors eventually surrendered to American lines, swayed by Spencer’s tales of New York and Chicago and praise for U.S. treatment of prisoners. The piece also notes a snowbound dugout mishap among field artillery crews and a mail mix up in Belgium that yielded unexpected postal replies.
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George Bernard Shaw
Pyl
Joan D. Spencer
Oblong
Hia Ning Garett
Velile
United States
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Hin
Boy Tells Of Slaying Mother
DETROIT February 1. Prosecutor Gerald K O'Brien of Wayne county announced Elvin Kent 15 confessed he sent his mother Mrs Ida Kent to her death with a frying pan Thursday night. O'Brien said he would seek a first degree murder warrant and noted Elvin described his motive as a robbery of God. Elvin spoke after being confronted by his brother Peter Alvin Kent who returned from a Mississippi army camp for his mother's funeral. Mrs Kent was a war worker's wife and Bible class teacher.
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Gerald K. O'Brien
Wayne County
Elvin Kent
Ida
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O'Brien
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Pet
Alvin Kent
Mississippi
Hereford Breeders Contest In Bexar County Show
Two brothers hosted a Hereford event with family and local clergy. County agent H A Pitchugh announced plans to showcase top stock at the Pan County Fair and Livestock Show. O'Brien was taken into custody as officials prepared for the Laredo show opening Tuesday at Essar ranch amid ongoing inquiries.
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Bexar County
George Washington
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Orean Fair
J. A. FiteSimon
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Laredo
Mihs Essar Ranch
Ning
Joe County
Enmials Straus
Births surge in Ban An tone during January report
City health department monthly report shows eight sets of twins and one set of triplets born in Ban An tone in January. The triplets, born to Mrs Rose Trevino of 237 Dwyer Avenue, were two boys and a girl but died shortly after birth.
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City Health Department
Ban An~tone
Rose Trevino
Dwyer Avenue
San Antonio Light item brief from February 19 1945
A fragment from the San Antonio Light dated Monday February 19 1945. No further readable context or details accompany the snippet.
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San Antono
Apartment Fire Deaths Reach Sixteen In Tacoma Tragedy
Tacoma, Washington, February 19. The death toll from the Macdaly apartments fire rose to 16, with six unidentified. Five more bodies were recovered yesterday, and the Red Cross reports nine missing, suggesting at least three more bodies may be buried in the rubble.
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Tacoma
Wash
Red Cross
Simple Home Remedy For Cough Relief And Savings
A home remedy blends Pinex syrup with sugar and honey to ease bronchial irritation quickly. The guide promises strong syrup action, no cooking, and refunds if not pleasing, claiming four times more relief per dose and better value for money.
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