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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
14
Dozens of letters and calls pour in as The Light sponsors a war salvage drive in Bexar county schools. The contest awards a pennant to the top school each Friday and prizes of 50 25 and 15 dollars to the best per pupil totals. Schools weigh paper weekly with reports due Fridays. registration runs to March 3. Phone F-244i-
Mrs Kilpatrick announces the birth of a daughter Mary Sandra February 25 at Brooke General Hospital. Paternal grandparents are Chester B Kilpatrick and Betty Lou Tierney. Great grandmothers are Mrs H A Keenan and Mrs Werbert Wallace. David M Moffatt of Austin announces the engagement of Judith Christine Moffatt to Lieut Dandridge Wesley Marston US Army Air Corps. Marston is the son of Mrs Warren Marston of Roanoke. Judith Christine Moffatt is a graduate of Austin High and the University of Texas. Marston graduated from Virginia Military Institute with a civil engineering degree in 1941 and is stationed at the Honda Navigation School. Wedding planned for late March.
Mrs Bentzen of St Louis was honored at a Monday luncheon hosted by Mrs Bosshardt at the Bright Bowl. Attendees included Mesdames Koch Ler Luetscher Priest Garrels and Pace among others in Tiskilwa and nearby.
Local calendar notes a Tuesday informal buffet at Nel son’s home in honor of Mr and Mrs Roy K Benen of St Louis Mo. On Wednesday Town Hall presents Ely Culbertson at 10 20 a m at the San Pedro Playhouse with a Bright Shawl style show luncheon at 12 30 p m.
A son named Mark Alan was born January 23 to Major and Mrs. Roy M. Mueller of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Mueller was formerly Inez Dielmann of San Antonio. The Crockett PTA meeting Friday in the school cafeteria features guest speaker Rev. Frank Ramos and music by Mrs. Ramos. Girl Scouts present songs directed by Miss Evelyn Goforth and Miss Geraldine Clark. Betty Longaker Wilson and Sgt. C. J. Robinson perform songs of Oscar J. Fox with the composer, in a program at Aurora videl to benefit the American Association of University Women at 3 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. P. Garson opens with a Texas music history resume.
Loyal judges were picked to award over 20000 in prizes in Hearst papers nationwide. Contests center on John Paul Jones American with six minute speeches by high school and college entrants. Local winners advance to zone and national finals with trips to Washington Annapolis and New York.
Following the wedding rehearsal of Miss Virginia Busby and Col James C Watkins, a dinner at the Anecarho room in the St Anthony hotel will be given by Lieut and Mrs L Leon Deaton of Camp Pickett Virginia. Mrs Ralph Hodges and Miss Pat Ryan plan a buffet supper for Miss Bushy at Mrs Hodges home Tuesday. Local missionary societies, the Lala Fay Watts W C T U, meet Thursday at 3 pm with Rev E J Gregory reviewing The Amazing Story of Repeal by Fletcher Bohyns. Mrs Claude De Van Watts of Russin speaks, introduced by Miss Clevie Bryan, with musical numbers.
The class of 120 Red Cross nurse aids will graduate at Bolivar Hall La Villita at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Speakers include Richard D. Mudd commanding officer at Kelly Field and Chaplain Edward J. Burns. Bartlett Cocke will present diplomas. Mrs. Ernest Brown and others oversee volunteer services. This first 100 percent completion under Mrs McSween marks a milestone.
Twenty one residents of Rio Medina visited the Red Cross blood bank Monday and donated blood. The group included Mr and Mrs R A Raby and sons Wallis and Lee Roy Haley Mr and Mrs Alfred Smith George Torhine George Holzhouse Alfred Barquin Clinton Burguin Gabe Haby Earnest Schi chart Daniel Keller Wilfred Haby Earl Beck Glinig Haby Robert Boehmer F Haby Raymond Haby Henry Stein and William Junge.
The Rev. Benjamin Minifie, new rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi, will preach at the noon service Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Lent services are held weekly at St Mark's from 12 08 to 12 85 p m.
Public speaking and radio technique class will start at Bonantonio Junior College at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Evening sessions move to 7 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, not Tuesdays as previously announced. COLONEL BONNER DIES IN HOUSTON AT 74. Col. B F Bonner, pioneer oil and humber operator in Texas, passed away after a heart attack. He founded Houston's first oil refinery and the South's first lubricating plant.
Major Pace is due to arrive the first of this week after overseas service. During his absence, Mrs. Poer, formerly Margaret Bosshardt, has resided here with her mother Mrs. Frank Bosshardt.
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