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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1942
Page
4
The Civil Service Board announced Friday in San Antonio that examinations open for mechanic positions. Applications can be obtained from the Civil Service Board in the federal building, classification 73, light weight ads, for good used cars.
Representative Paul Eubank of Matador announced his bid for re election as he prepares to report for training Monday at the naval air training school in Grand Prairie. He is serving his first term in the legislature.
Carole Lombard starred in a statewide war rally as she helped raise defense bonds at the state house. In a crowded hour she sold bonds totaling 2 017 613 dollars, reflecting a robust wartime pledge drive.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars chief will visit San Antonio on January 24. He arrives at 6 am at the M E T station, will wreath the Alamo, tour Fort Sam Houston and flying fields, and attend a barbecue dinner at the Blue Room. Local officials and VFW leaders will accompany him. Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger and other dignitaries are listed as honor guests.
Claud B. Cooper, assistant supervisor in charge of the alcohol tax unit, cited stronger enforcement and stiffer penalties as underly ing causes for fewer liquor law cases in the San Antonio area. Cooper, based in New Orleans, oversees enforcement in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi and noted a drop in reported violators due to strict policing, saying illegal traffic in liquor had virtually stopped in Bexar county.
In Decatur Illinois a cattle truck driven by John Walters was struck at a grade crossing by a 90 mph streamliner. The cab was thrown 25 feet. four horses died, Walters suffered minor injuries, and he reported feeling shaken but unharmed.
Washington on January 1 reports a wartime rent ceiling plan for defense areas. A joint Senate House committee seeks a compromise between measures, designating April 1 as the standard for implementing regulations. The measure would apply to the District of Columbia and other designated areas, with federal officials empowered to intervene if needed.
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