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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1948
Page
5
A bomb fell in front of Florence Marjey’s Paris apartment on the Boulevard Souchez on June 3, 1949. The screen star, making her American debut in Sealed Verdict at Paramount, escaped injury though the building was nearly destroyed.
Cub Scouts awarded honors at a Blue and Gold themed meeting led by Cubmaster Gordon D. Apple. Bobby Roan earned the Bobcat award while Paul Newton and Jerry Tempes received Wolf awards. Alan Snead won Wolf Gold Arrow. Ozell Cox and Mrs. L M Green received denner’s plaque and cord. Sam Farler, scout executive, chaired the charter meeting.
In Tel Aviv a dispatch says Jewish intelligence officers of Haganah claim crack German officers train and lead Arab forces in the Palestine conflict, with former Wehrmacht personnel among Arab mercenaries and some captured Germans bearing SS tattoos. The report cites documentary evidence from bodies of slain German soldiers and notes disciplined Arab assaults aligned with German tactics.
The blind pianist Alet Templeton, a Greenwich, Connecticut native, passes through San Antonio en route to Corpus Christi for a concert February 26. He discusses bagpipes, Bach, jazz, and weather in Texas, noting past pleasures like serenaders in the market place and Mexican food San Antonio style. He recently learned bagpipes and was named an honorary Pipe Major in the Seaforth Highlanders.
Two Masonic gold rings valued at 654 dollars and 10 dollars were stolen from a home at 52 University It. A nurse's pin of undetermined value was also taken, police said. The loss was reported Saturday by J. Mitchell.
A magazine feature profiles Paulette Goddard as she travels with CARE on a humanitarian mission in postwar Europe. The piece notes her past as a drug addict, the program's goal to deliver food and clothing to needy people, and her extended journey covering thousands of miles aboard a ship with a crew and volunteers assisting in relief efforts.
Amy Alden presents fancy sandwich ideas for a party in The American Weekly, a Ri day’s Light magazine edition. The cheerful feature blends creative recipes with stylish hosting tips to elevate entertaining.
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