Girl in The Green Coat By Hazel Livingston
Mary Driscoll, a newspaper reporter, recounted her midnight sighting near Jan Prowal’s vacant second floor studio in Bollay building. Jan’s murder shocks tenants. Emilie Raymond faints, Peggy Matson fends off gossip as Mary learns Gil Castle’s possible motive remains unclear and the mystery deepens.
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Gil Castle
Society Playboy
Jan Prowal
Bollay Building
Mary Driscoll
Pegsy Matson
Jinn
Mary
Gil
Hin
Bnal
Ste Jan
Jan
Emilie Raymond
Gli
Inspector Hare
Mars
Grant
Ute
Peggy
Peg
Pes
Emilie Reymond
Mins Raymond
Pegey
Emily
Dar
Emile
Emilie
Prowlers Held After Auto Thefts
Two prowlers were arrested after a series of auto thefts in the city on Monday. Police chronicled multiple incidents including theft from glove compartments, tires and wheels stolen from several cars, gasoline siphoned, and personal items taken. A number of residents reported burglaries and thefts from homes and autos in various blocks along East Commerce, Presa, Main, and Lexington avenues.
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R. J."cromwell
Corpus Christi
St. Marys
Pecan
A. Tioay
Crosby Street
Commerce
Presa
Tom Dobrowolski
Indiana
Wanes
Black
East Commerce Street
A. G. Flood
Nolan Istreat
Minjares
South Laredo Street
Willie Foster
Clark Avenue
Commerce Street
Hetty Dean Lytle
Sutomit Avenue
Main
Lexington’ Avenues
Jesse Roxtrigues
Buena Vista Street
Lillie Vancey
Jane
KH. Blaine
Eastwhyrle Street
Freckles Contest Honors Four At In Use Club
Four members of Uke Star Atlonto Boys are named prize winners in an in use freckle contest spanning 56 entries. Prizes go to Freckle group participants including Marty's university law students and others listed with nicknames. Beatrice Curry serves as state’s leading attorney in a moot court style event at InW Lanest Freckles School.
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Atlonto Boys
Sind Monray
Marty's
Clu
Avant Steel
Inns
Teckles
Price
East Greuther Street
School of Inw
David Buckley
Tusday
Byexingham Street
PJ. Montalba
Curt Schmudbund
Dubry Exubbach
Highland
Beatrice Curry
James Seceletiey
Ralph O 'Mayen
George Hil
A M Club Holds First 42 Meeting
Members of the A M club will gather for its first meeting on a Thursday morning at 6:40 in Tankersley's home at 3309 San Pedro. Secretary Leon Braskamp notes the group plans an entertainment program and active participation by Days Menalr yell.
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The
Alamos
Tankersley's
San Pedro
Leon Braskamp
Reserve Ensign Patrick Davis Completes Naval Reserve Course
A 23 year old man, Patrick Blaine Davis of 5916 Cluctinall Pyenue, has been commissioned as an ensign in the naval reserve after completing a four month course at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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Patrick Blaine Davis
Annoul Wall
Northwestern University
Ghilcaro
Thomas Gray Rites Planned at Local Chapel
Services for Thomoy Gray, age 30, of 510 William Street, were set for 2 pm Monday at the chapel of the Albany Lutheran Home. Interment will be in San Jose Donner Park. Mrs. Mary Gray, mother, and Mrs. Margaret Baran, sister, both of Yonkers, N Y, survive.
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Thomoy &. Gray
Willitn Street
Jose Donidat Park
Furgivas Meeks
Mary Griry
Margaret Baran
Yonkers
Lieutenant Clark Goes to Benning
Lieutenant Stanley A. Clark of San Antonio on duty with the 141st Infantry is assigned to Fort Benning Ga in an ar itersign to attend the training school.
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Clark
Benning
Stanley A. Clark
San Antonio
141St Infantry
Camp Bowls
Buddies From San Antonio Join Fleet Training
Two San Antonio youths enlist and travel with a Pacific Fleet unit. Dorman J We Hadly, 19, and Ed Parsons, 25, are among those aboard as they ship out from San Diego. Their fathers recall the brothers long known for readiness and skill.
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San Antonio
San Diego
Wh- Yase
Shawn
Herdin
Gemmer’s
Avenue Was & Paggage
Greyhound Lines
Ed. Parsons
Bis Lynwood Avenue
Thu Ftone
Man Commissioned in Army Officer Candidate School
Frey J. Coxie, son of Mr and Mrs Bred J Gow of 640 Brecelt pies, completed the officer candidate school at the ordinance training center in Aburdwen Md and has been commissioned as a second lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frey J. Coxie
Bred J. Gow
Sehou
Ordinance Training
Aburdwen
Fragmented Local Crime Narrative From OCR Source
An OCR fragment recounts a chaotic scene involving a head waiter and a confrontation using a baseball bat. It mentions sugar, oil theft, a ribber die last week, and a posse guiding a suspect through ambiguous events. Names and places are garbled.
Quin Back in L A After Capital Trip
Mayor C K Quin returned from Washington D C where he attended the United States conference of mayors. He said the new municipal airport would be pushed through quickly and conferred with Maury Maverick who assured him priority for San Antonio projects amid potential delays from the OPM. Ronald Nelson was the principal speaker as national defense production coordinator.
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C.K. Quin
Washington, D. GC
United States
Maury Maverick
Quin
Maverick
Ronald Nelson
National Defense
Wiejimyor
St Marys CPT Quota Set for 20 Students
St Marys University announces a quota of 20 students for its civil aviation pilot training program. The course, the seventh offered since 1931, targets applicants aged between 18 and 25, with the second semester set to begin Monday.
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St. Mary's University
Nneancrd
Albert V. Huth Funeral Tuesday in San Antonio
Albert V. Huth 68 died at home Sunday after lingering illness. Services set for Tuesday at Angelus Funeral Home and St. Peter the Apostle Church with Rev. Patrick Feeney officiating. Burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Huth longtime Mexat County tax assessor collector and former tax office official. survived by widow and children, with several siblings noted. Born July 14, 1873 in San Antonio. career included clerk, chief deputy, and assessor roles.
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Angelus Funeral
Albert V. Hinh
Henriemoss
St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles
Patrick B. Feeney
St. Mary's Cemetery
Rosaty
Maryiny
Algelus Chaps Huth
Mexat
Inish
Yrlith
Antiger
Sanantania
Beccame
G. H. Bond and Company
Cuero Votton
Boxar County Assessor
Mert
Charry Marti
Seven San Antonio Men Reported Safe at Pacific Posts
Seven more San Antonio men were reported safe at Pacific Army naval posts. Names include Melvin Salemun and others listed with parentage and affiliations, indicating a group of servicemen reported safe at U.S. Pacific posts.
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San Antonio
Pacific Army Pitel Navy
Melvin Salemun
A. E. Sateman
Bun Antonio
Jeny Fraser
Walter Skinner
Genrge Joseph
Navy
Albert Josey
A. A. Retlin
Rovite
Breen Exler
Davy
Gua Thut
Revert L. Hisdy
Adele Ever
Thomas A. Rothe
Net L. Hard
General Krueger To Address Leonie Club Meeting
Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger, Tila Jortay commander, will address the Leonie club and meeting at 12:490 p.m. Wednesday in the Tapestry room of the Sh. Att Flivay hotel.
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Walter Krueger
Tila Jortay
Leonie Club
Ledohej
Sh. Att Flivay Hotel
Population Up Ten Years Third in Texas City Ranking
U S Census Bureau figures released Monday show San Antonio remains the third largest city in Texas with a 1940 metropolitan population of 319,010, up from 279,270 in 1930. The city proper was 254,854. the metropolitan area 85,156, with a 1940 gain of 22,312 in the metro district and 16,...? within the area. Houston led the state with 376,445 in the metro area, Corpus Christi grew from 7,677 in 1930 to 34,232 in 1940, and defense workers boosted San Antonio and other Texas cities since the war.
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Lap. Antonio
Texas
U. S
Ban Anttonio Prower
Bureau
Ban Antonio
Mel
Lapouitay
Burray
Houston
San Antonio i
Port Wort
Texas City
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Alt
Corpus Cheisthalg
Atnvest
United States
Le Baron Receives Naval Commission
Le Baron LeBaron Jr., 21, a student at St. Mary’s University, was commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve after four months of study in the midshipmen’s program at Northwestern University. The announcement came from naval reserve officers on Monday.
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Willant I LeBaron Jr
St. Mary's University
Lona
Naval Reserve
Lobe
Midshipmen's Stool
Northwestern \NIVENSIty
Ciicage
Cadet Receives Air Force Commission in San Antonio
An S A cadet earns an air commission after graduation from a local base. The event honors Lt Berlin and Lt Edward A. Felie, with details on the San Antonio address and the army air base program.
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Ronen
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