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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
3
Berlin reports massive RAF losses and extensive air battles over England, the Channel, and the Mediterranean. German strikes damage and sink ships off Ireland and the English coast, hit Malta, and lightly damage non military targets in Britain.
Principal Henry Ringkamp of Central High School announced twelve winners of the school’s essay contest. Winners include P. Prove, H. Moreau, W. McGrory, P B Glotchman, My Mevwoed, Lincoln, W. McBrearty, F. Miller, J. Dot Rig, C. Spencer, J. Prelifer and G. Kissing. Prove received a book titled A watch in the Might, donated by Tf. Menger of the Southbury Messenger.
The Rev. Bro. Gerald Schnepp will address the meeting of the San Antonio Industrial Arts and Vocational club Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Bro. Anthony hotel. He will speak on Current Lending Problems Confronting the Washigton Government.
Lieut. Frank Sullivan, longtime recorder of the cadet examining board at Kelly Field, is ordered to Sut. Angelo for duty at the San Angelo Base Pilot School. He plans to leave San Antonio this week. Lieut. Thomas O. Braxstall will succeed Sullivan as recorder of the examining board.
The Cufy Zoning commission advised keeping the 300 and 400 blocks of Roberts and the 1300 and 1400 blocks of Rivas as p residential districts despite petitions to rezone them to care sidential. Petitions were presented at a commission hearing Wednesday afternoon.
Texas school children from Bexar and Comal counties toured the state capital on a one day trip to watch the legislature. The group numbered about 120 after joining 20 Comal county students in New Braunfels. They visited four sites and returned to San Antonio on Thursday evening. Governor O Daniel commented after an interruption by shelling in the house gallery, saying he would greet the students with Hello there, boys and girls.
Alma Espey of San Antonio will show the Dutch East Indies film Burma rind 5.A. GIRL INU. T. OPERA at 8 pm Monday at the Hebrew Community Center. The program is presented by the Public Affairs forum under C. E. Trontz.
A nine member committee was appointed by the San Antonio city council Thursday to study methods for improving the city sewage disposal system. The panel aims to increase capacity as the system strains under expansion for army establishments. Members include City Health Officer Dr W A King Street Commissioner Paul Steffler Park Commissioner Henry Hein and others.
The Medina County Commission authorizes purchase of the last 3.18 acre parcel for 400 from S W Ainswell to widen Highway 90 west to the county line. The state highway department will construct the road, named a national defense project, linking Fort Clark and West Texas military tests. The court also names Mrs Sue H Young county nurse at 125 monthly, replacing ill Elizabeth Skipper on absence.
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