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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1946
Page
6
Tokyo reports Allied HQ directed that war ribbons awarded to American soldiers be manufactured in Japan using Japanese silk on tap machines by Japanese labor. This plan ties wartime victory symbols to Japanese industry.
Funeral services for Piesce Soil Noll 60 died at his home 1017 South Mesquite Street are set for 2 am Tuesday. Noll 50 year resident of San Antonio was an employee of the Alamo Trot Awards. Survivors include his son Warner Noll and three sisters Mrs R A Lorient Mrs H L Tharp and M Albert Adams all of this city.
Reno February 26 Former Prances Peaches Browning says she will wed Ralph Willson a wealthy Columbus Ohio meat packer on March 23 at the Savoy Plaza hotel New York City She met Willson while establishing a Nevada residence during her latest divorce Civelli Browning has been married four times previous husbands include Daddy Browning Bernard Hynes and Joseph Civelli The ceremony will be in New York City and the marriage marks her ninth union.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. The board of directors of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Ti., met today and declared a dividend for the current quarterly period ended February 28, 1946, of 173-100 per cent (equivalent to 433-4 cents per share) on the outstanding Class A stock of the corporation, payable March 15, 1946, to stockholders of record March 1, 1946.
The San Francisco board of supervisors was informed by the navy that the USS Saratoga, a veteran aircraft carrier, will be used as a target ship in atomic bomb experiments this spring in the Pacific. The board had previously urged the navy to spare the Saratoga.
In a Hollywood column from February 26 1947 industry notes follow Gary and Rockie Cooper as they ski away and discuss a potential Paramount project. Betty Hutton Ted Briskin marriage talk and Bettys career remain central while Edith Head designs gowns for Paulette Goddard Betty Hutton and Dorothy Lamour for the Academy Awards.
General Jonathan M. Wainwright will attend the opening ceremonies of Charro days in Brownsville, Texas. He is stationed at San Antonio and will arrive Wednesday with his aides. The former Corregidor commander will ride in the opening parade.
The Russian army navy and air force were merged into a single armed forces under Generalissimo Stalin. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet named Stalin Peoples Commissar of the Armed Forces and supreme commander in chief while he also serves as premier and party secretary.
President Truman approved moving four army hospitals with 9300 beds to the Veterans Administration. Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney Texas Birmingham General Hospital in Van Nuys California Cushing Hospital in Framingham Massachusetts and Kennedy Hospital in Memphis will become VA facilities. The Texas hospital will become a 500 bed general medical and surgical facility.
Ara P. Jones Jr. appointed cargo manager for Braniff Airways southern division with headquarters in San Antonio. He will supervise air mail express and freight in San Antonio Waco Austin Houston Corpus Christi Galveston Brownsville and Laredo.
The dismounted Seventh Cavalry Regiment famed from Custer's last stand to Luzon will stage the first full dress parade for American forces in Tokyo on February 28.
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