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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1941
Page
5
Diat F-1231 adwriter yields fast results for Sunday want ads. Trade name and code appear in instruction. Effective for placing brief ads quickly with standardized format.
University of Texas statisticians estimate that 1940 passenger car sales in Bexar County increased from 63 40 in 1939 to a higher total. The report notes gains across commercial autos and related items, with marked rises on the first day of the period and several categories showing growth alongside overall auto demand.
Maj. Gen. James F. McKinley retired army officer and former adjutant general, president of the National Bank of Fort Sam Houston, died Friday at his home 351 Terrell Road after a long illness. He served as adjutant general from 1933 to 1935 and held key posts in the Eighth Corps area. Survivors include his wife, two sons, a daughter, and a sister. Funeral and military honors planned at Fort Sam Houston post chapel and cemetery with Chaplain Luther Milter officiating. Born February 22, 1880 in San Francisco, his career included the Spanish-American War, World War I service, and leadership roles across the cavalry and ad g departments.
Judge W W McCrory Friday imposed nine years on four guilty pleas in Criminal District Court. Jose Jess Luna, 606 South Navidad, got three years for marijuana possession on December 27. Gregorio Granado, 2121-2 South Santa Rosa, drew two years for marijuana possession on December 15. William Henry Savage, in county jail, charged with taking a $150 auto from D G Ferrey, 129 East Guenther, got two years. A Patrick, in county jail, received two years for forging a $22.50 check on June 29.
Beeville reports the funeral of retired Presbyterian minister Rev. J. A. Black. Dr A. McCurdy of Goliad officiated with Rev. Sain Kh. HL of Beeville and Rev. John N. McKay of Luling assisting. Burial occurred at Glenwood cemetery. He died at his home near Beeville Wednesday night and is survived by his widow and a son.
Oswald Garelsony Villard a 64 year old editor and writer collapsed during a lecture on stage at a downtown theater. He served in the Eighth Corps area at Fort Sam Houston from 1924 to 1927 and later held commands in the Panama Canal and Army adjutant general roles. He was promoted to brigadier general and eventually major general before retirement in 1935 and headed a Fort Sam Houston bank during leave.
Residents and army officials met Thursday with Col. Hubert R. Harmon of Kelly Field to discuss a proposal by the county to construct a new road northwest to highway No. 20. Attending were Col. Henry F Miller of Duncan Field Maj. G T Barnes of Camp Normoyle and J D Falk of Union State Bank, South San Antonio.
Edward Herriot, former French premier and elder statesman, was received today by Chief of Staff Petain in Bern. Reports from Vienna note this as the first sign of Petain’s act as de facto head after parliament and senate dissolved their powers.
Al Capone Jr son of the Chicago gang leader, scored 273 of 309 in a Miami Beach Pistol Club test, described as a belter shot by club records. Many Miami policemen are members, including Al Jr, marking a notable local sporting feat.
Mexican film star Dolores Del Rio was granted an interlocutory divorce decree from Cedric Gibbons in Los Angeles Superior Court. Del Rio testified briefly that Gibbons treated her cruelly, with actress Fay Wray appearing as a corroborating witness.
Poulomeers and 78 men of Headquarters Company, One Hundred Fourth Anti-tank Battalion, New Mexico National Guard, arrived at Port Sam Houston Friday to join the battalion already stationed at Doddfield. The unit begins its year of service here as troops of the Eighth Army Corps.
Major J B Clearwater and Major Leonard R Smith, officers at Wort Sam Houston and the post commissary, have been reassigned to Fort Francis. Clearwater has served at Sam Houston since July 1930 and Smith since January 1934.
San Antonio police asked to search pawn shops for a wrist watch three gold footballs on a watch chain and track and wrestling medals belonging to Marshall Rabnett a football player at Texaso and M college. The trophies were stolen from Robnett s room at the school.
A historical health advisory urges precautions against contagious colds and promotes two Vicks products Vatronal and VapoRub for early treatment. It lists lifestyle tips such as rest, hydration, exercise, and avoiding drafts, then recommends applying Vatronal to nostrils and Rub to chest and back. It notes seek physician help if symptoms persist or worsen.
A wartime notice states the army will standardize equipment across camps. Galvanized iron cans for mess duty will be redesigned with a tapered bottom to save storage space and increase efficiency. Four can sizes will replace a single larger can, enabling denser stacking and quicker handling.
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