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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
7
A Houston trucker and three helpers were fined after a liquor board inspector found 140 cases of illegal liquor under mislabeling. The liquor was confiscated. A soldier reported missing money in his room, and a suspect was named.
Mrs. Kleberg, wife of Congressman and King Ranch figure, seeks divorce in district court claiming years of clashes and mental anguish. She cites long marriage since June 12, 1912 in Washington county Texas, with three daughters and a son. Her brother S. S. Searcy of San Antonio represents her.
Cafe and Black Gat Restaurant challenged a Wallas regional war labor board wage increase order. The directive granted 1 to 6 dollars per week raises for about 68 employees, prompting a national board appeal after three hearings. Pauline Woods of Local 12 said the union pressed the increases set in June 1943 before formal industry brackets existed. Floyd McGown urged the national board to sustain the regional decision.
A late February 1944 radio page lists programs across networks, naming musical acts, news summaries, and features. Notable items include Kate Smith programs, Bob Crosby and Glenn Gray segments, and a Los Angeles city political note mentioning councilman and Democratic county central committee chairman G. Vernon Bennett.
Paul Sunday son of evangelist Billy Sunday was among four crewmen killed when a Navy patrol bomber struck mountainside in heavy clouds near Palmdale California. The incident, reported by the Los Angeles Times, leaves Sunday as the fourth Simday child to die since Billy Sunday's death eight years ago. Sunday’s mother resides in Winona Lake Indiana.
About 200 San Antonio truck drivers, part of Teamsters Local 657, await a War Labor Board ruling on their union contract. The hearing, delayed by disputes over a third neutral member, was set after a 1943 proceeding and a halted original official. Drivers report wages in the 45 to 80 cents per hour range.
A Friday release lists South Texas servicemen wounded in action and POWs. Navy personnel include Wayne Torare Procter a pharmacist mate third class and Wilford Horace Jones aviation electrician’s mate first class with parents named. Army wounded include Second Lieutenant Frederick B Weyerts and Privates Floyd E Halliburton Jose Hernandez Francisco Serna and PF Shaver with mothers listed. notes also mention prisoners of war.
A small Cuban molasses tanker sank after a collision with a tugboat. Two crewmen arrived safely in Miami, and one crew member remained missing. The report notes the incident occurred near Miami with authorities investigating.
Marvin M. Du Mont of San Antonio an aerial engineer with a troop carrier squadron in the South Pacific received the air medal for participation in sustained aerial flights on transport missions. The squadron delivers vital supplies to advance air bases. Du Menil attended Tech High in San Antonio before army induction. his daughter Geraldine was born as he prepared to go overseas. Live at 111 Lover Drive.
N J novelist and historical writer James Boyd died today at 56 after a stroke in Princeton New Jersey. His notable works include Drums Marching On Lo Hut Roll River and Bit Creek.
A fragmented OCR radio schedule offers scattered program names and stray phrases about free mental service and ads. It mentions KABC KAUI KAIC stations and a lost and found style note seeking help hiring someone, with stray phone and locale cues.
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