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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1939

Page

6

Racks Built for New Housing Unit amid Rifle Storage Needs

Fort Gam Houston Second Division ordnance unit develops racks for high powered rifles as prior storage failed. Lt A R Del Campo designs, Maj O P Winningstad oversees. daily production reaches about 10 racks with 300 planned. Meanwhile, West Side housing project buys 150 parcels for 208,298.19 dollars. 250 parcels remain, total cost near 2.5 million including model tenement construction.

Fort Gam Houston Springfield A. R. del Campo Cavalry Second Ordnance Company Sergi Percy Morse The Ordnance Company West Side Ray Mackey National Housing Authority Mackey

Missing girl Ruth Han sought by police and family

Police help in locating Ruth Han seven cork missing from home at 419 Cass street sought by family Saturday.

Ruth Han Cork Cass Street

Colonels 60 to Washington in army medical moves

War department orders Saturday assign Col Shelley Dy Marietta and Lieut Col Coleridge L Beaven to Washington. Marietta, chief of medical at Fort Sam Houston since October, has briefed Pershing and served two tours as hospital medical chief. Beaven, former head of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field, will lead air corps medical service at Walter Reed. Fabian J Pratt to Randolph after Beaven assignment.

Shelley Army Hospital Medical Service Walter Reed Washington Colanel Beaven Comeman Randolph Field Afr Corps Air Corps Medical Service Fabian J. Pratt Hardilton Field Randolph Beacery

Scouts to Conduct Court of Honor in Alamo area

The fourth annual city wide Court of Honor for the Boy Scouts of America in the Alamo area will be held Tuesday at the Municipal auditorium. Awards will be given for second class through Eagle and ranks including silver, gold, or bronze badges. About 456 scouts are registered.

Boy Scotts OF America Alamo Area John G. Swope Advancement Committee

St Mary's Debate Team to Face UCLA at Jefferson High

St Mary's University debate team travels to Thomas Jefferson High School auditorium on February 9 to face University of California Los Angeles debaters. The topic is government funding to stimulate business, with St Mary's two-person squad drawn from Hal Wells John Luter William Acklen and James Laflin. Hal Wells, the team's manager, plans a radio appearance by the UCLA team on a local station.

St. Mary’s Uni-T University of California At Los Angeles Thomas Jefferson High School Aloysius 3 Blume United’ States St. Mary's Hal Wells John Luter William Acklen James Laflin San Marcos Waco UCL. A

Cattle Production Income Tops Eight Year High

The 1937 income of United States cattle producers totals 1.217 billion dollars, the largest in eight years. A light want ad invites jobs at Broadway and Fifth Street at half-rate.

United States Broadway Fifth Street

Inviting LibraryLiving Room in Copper Tones

A well lit library living room features copper colored walls and matching carpet. Brushed aluminum molding runs along the top of the walls, complementing the fireplace border for a harmonious, restful scheme.

Paper Towels Save Time and Space in Kitchen Use

Advice notes paper towels save time and effort in the kitchen. They can serve as head towels, wipe greasy pans, spread on tables, and assist with cleaning vegetables among numerous other tasks.

Whim yields fox farming boom in Kelliher area

In Kelliher Saskatchewan farmers turn to fox farming after years of downturn. The whiskered industry now pours about $100,000 annually into local economy as breeders capitalize on fashion demand and diversify incomes despite earlier low mood years.

Kelliher Alstriet

Ban on Mite Flying at New Year Event in Japan

A line from The Light Want Ad notes a ban on the traditional New Years sport Mite flying by Japanese boys due to the war emergency. The ad lists pricing and dialing details for an ad writer. In London a pigeon visited Great Ormond Street hospital children at night, leaving a smear of biscuits before departing in the morning.

London Great Ormond Street Hospital

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