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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1944
Page
3
A wartime era guide urges readers to practice good manners through ten steps. Emphasizes writing to distant friends and soldiers, thanking others, using please, proper introductions, engaging conversations, listening, table manners, thoughtful thinking, and giving warmth to those in need as a path into the new year.
Bright Shawl Models Named pencers for Lot Bright Bharay show Wednesday will include b Mes dames Sherwood Burkiang Keith Laveford ET. Watkins Smith Jr. 5 M Bond Jon Weed Jr. Gerry Griffith and Mrs. Pets Linden. Hostesses will Mrs Robert Mickle and Mrs Harry Jersic.
Hariandale Earth Parents Association meets Monday evening at 7 p m in band hall. Alamo Chapter O E at Mar soni Temple for business and professionals. St Anthony Hall hosts 7 p m gathering. Tetitay Harnoral Bee Chapter OB G meets 2 30 p m at the Menger Hotel. Kodah Temple Daughters of a.m. at Scottish Rite.
H J Schattenburg director of the civilian public health unit will address the Graduate Nurses association on the importance of the institution in public health work at their January meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday January headquarters 105 Howard Street Dr R A Miller will present the second half speaking on the effects of socialized medicine on the medical and nursing professions Mrs C E Hayden will preside the board of directors meeting at her home 802 Brooklyn Avenue
A furious wife complains about a wartime date bureau for service men as Broadway showgirls form a morale bureau. She mocks the idea that veterans can return to domestic life, noting the dating form asks about spending, preferred type of girl, and even the soldier’s father's occupation. The piece reflects wartime anxieties and sharp satire from a syndicated column.
A garbled ad list describes a large fascinator crochet pattern set for wearable hats and accessories. It mentions bright wool scraps, various stitches, and embroidery mats, with references to a needlecraft catalog from a distant supplier and a chaotic note about clubs overseas and parking.
The wedding occurred Sunday evening in a Fort Sans Houci post chapel with Chaplain Patrick Shanley officiating. The bride Miss Mary Le Clare Leslie, daughter of Mrs. Arthur Charles Leslie, wed Lieut Edward Rumpt Jr., son of Mrs. Alpha Mae Rumpt of Camp Tulen. Attendants included Miss Matclaine Gerhart maid of honor and bridesmaids Wilma Derden Valerie Maruchesy. A reception followed at the Fort Sam Houston Officers Club with out of town guests from Mission Oklahoma City and Dallas area. The couple plans to await orders for Lieutenant Rumpt’s new assignment.
Capt and Mrs Calvert announce birth of daughter Kathryn Lee on October 27 in Columns Ohio. Grandmother Mrs Sally Strayer formerly Miss Sally Strayer daughter of Maj and Mrs Fred Strayer of San Antonio. Mrs Strayer recently returned from Columbus visit.
Mr and Mrs J M Smith of 202 Shadwell Drive host their three sons Cant J M Smith Jr stationed Camp Claiborne Louisiana Ensign J Bureson Smith based Quonsett Point Rhode Island and Cpl Lous Eb Smith at Camp Wellace Texas in a family gathering noted by local reporters.
Captain and Mrs. Robert Trenbath welcome a son born Christmas Day Richard Stockton. Mrs. Trenbath resides in San Antonio while Captain Trenbath serves overseas. Also notes surrounding a Phoenix club meeting at Ursuline Academy and other local society items.
Sr and Mrs Hiram G Davis announce the marriage of their daughter Billie Huth to Raymond Wimpey McKay son of Mrs Maude McKay of San Antonio The wedding was December 17 in the Post chapel at Drewfield Tampa Florida McKay is stationed The bride is Brackenridge High School graduate and was a government employee at Kelly Field for two years McKay graduated in August from Brooks Field
Monday evening Mr David James Jones dances with Miss Florence Ewing in a brideto-be event. Tuesday luncheon at La Fonda honors Mrs John B Willey and compliments Mrs Charles Unger of Palins.
An advertisement outlines Pattern 9489 for women size 34 and up with a slimming front panel and smooth hips. Offered in rayon crepe with button trim, available in sizes 34 through 48. Orders to The San Antonio Pattern Department and delivery may take two weeks or longer.
Washington dispatch quotes Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones warning small and large firms to prepare for postwar reconversion. He urges broad postwar planning to avoid wealth and power concentration and notes supply shortages and transportation issues will hinder small firms during wartime transition. Senior firms are ahead, but many small, unaffiliated businesses lack planning and managerial skill.
A letter titled MY Doc from Betty Boyett of Austin appeals to San Antonio readers to prevent cruelty to dogs after her grandmother’s dog Queenie was shot. The piece reflects on kindness, moral growth, and a universal hope for peace, citing lessons from ancient times and urging humane behavior.
WASHINGEN January flame reports a call for the abolition of all national banks as the base of business. The article notes pressure on banks to report actions and statements regarding monetary reform planned for December 1943.
Arthur Baer notes Hronsevett seeks a fourth term and opposes Eleanor walking in. He argues no catalog precludes it yet warns of a critical crossroad in political careers when breaking the law. He condemns fixed terms as Washington did against thirds. He defends American credo against rigid term limits.
Lee Ray Birdwell an 18 year old from Fort Worth and Vlall Dye a 17 year old from Phoenix died in a dormitory fire at the Southwestern Junior College in Keene four miles east of Cleburne. The blaze gutted the boys dormitory early Sunday. Bill Krohn of Gulfport Mississippi, jumped from the second floor, injuring his back and escaping with injuries. Cause of the fire was not determined. The school is run by the Seventh Day Adventists. Loss estimated at 30000 dollars. The two deceased were taken to a funeral home in Cleburne.
The passage contrasts veterans and advocates who promise rapid progress toward four freedoms with Betty’s plea for humane conduct. It argues that appeals to stop suffering can still matter, even if effects take time, likening small acts to eroding mountains through patient effort.
Allied forces in Algiers report that weeks earlier the Fifth Army captured a German private named Hitler. Yesterday another Nazi private named Goebbels was captured and Goebbels denied any link to the German propaganda minister.
Police reported two men injured with minor wounds over the weekend. Bill Davis was struck with a table leg by a barmaid at the Jack Pot Inn on Nogalitos Street during a fret-for-all fight. Carlos Gonzales of Ehnendorf had a grazing shot by a rifle during an affray at Berg's Mill on Telamantes Piece. Deputy sheriffs supported an aged man for assault and murder after a written statement where Gonzales allegedly insulted him.
New Mexico Republicans plan the earliest delegate selection for the presidential nominating process by holding a state convention on February 12 to choose eight principals and eight alternates for the GOP national convention. This moves ahead of New Hampshire’s March 14 primary as other states follow with accelerated delegate meetings. A separate Mexico City report notes a fireworks vendor killed by nearby explosions.
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