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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1942
Page
13
A fragmented report recounts a wartime scene at a busy plaza bar where defense workers mingle with locals. It then shifts to INDTA McINTOSH detailing a Red Cross blood donation experience, describing the procedure, staff efficiency, and the donor’s reflections on bravery and relief after giving blood.
Legal clash over SAPSCO assets pits City of San Antonio against Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority. Condemnation actions target Comal and Bexar county properties, including the Comal county print system, amid moves tied to a $45,000,000 purchase price and cross-county notices. City attorneys pursue similar condemnations in Bexar county as the regional fight unfolds.
A recruitment notice seeks 18 to 50 year olds with high school education to train as nurses aides for emergency centers. Registration runs Monday through Friday at the Cadilla building in La Villita. Training begins soon to address a current staffing shortage at the Blood Donor Center.
A Brackenridge High district meeting chaired by Mrs. Manfried Gernnut discussed forming a hospital unit for 125 beds to assist accident victims. Roy Kay urged local residents to donate beds, mattresses, pillows, towels, blankets, stoves, buckets, and other ward supplies. Mrs. Emily No Tmareh leads the Hospital Unit committee coordinating donations for the project.
Wartime maneuvers staged in Louisiana under Lieut Gen Walter Keveger test coordinated tear tasks. Troops must complete march with full gear, conduct reconnaissance, and execute night and daytime operations to stress offensive and defensive drills. Red and Blue opposing forces will simulate combat conditions.
A garbled wartime memo reflects on American morale and media support. It mentions George AL Co han Irving Berlin and implies tributes to George amid illness and recovery, praising music and film efforts during the wartime stretch. The note hopes for a swift recovery.
A fragment from a July 1 1952 San Antonio news item centers on a long standing dispute involving the Southern Railroad, Missouri Packing, and a jurisdictional examiner. The text mentions a 9.57 inch measure near Atascosa County and an incident at the Plaza Hotel. Details are unclear and OCR fragmentary.
The article notes C. A. Hocker and T. M. Palmer fled and faced federal court action over alleged efforts to block black voters in the upcoming August primary elections in San Antonio. The case centers on preventing suppression of the Negro vote at party and public elections.
Cris of the biggest and best equipment will equip a new broadcasting office at Romane and Oakland streets for concerts speeches market reports and similar features. The aerial will be about 100 feet high with a 190 foot span. Sixty foot steel towers atop a 40 foot base. A 10 horsepower motor will drive the seven tube set.
Miss Cleda Geeslin of Cidkd thwaite, a radio mechanic at Inca field earning 1500 dollars yearly, is among two women chosen by Duncan field officials for a month at the New York School of Aircraft Instruments. Geeslin rarely worked on NYA radio projects. details of other selections and places are unclear due to damaged text.
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