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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1944

Page

2

Tokyo Waits U S Landing On Guam

Tokyo reports a tenth straight day of raids as American carriers battleships and cruisers press near Guam. A Liberator strike targets Saipan airfields while operations spread across the Marianas and western Pacific, with Japanese forces attempting to reinforce Aitape and other areas. General MacArthur declares the enemy advance stalled as Allied airfields near Saipan prove capable of heavy bombers.

Radio Tokyo Marianas Guam Imadima Island Nimitz Gilani Saipan Rota Island Tokyo Americian Atrfields Kazan Wlands New Guinea 18Th Imperial Army Aitape Briish New Guinea Yarks Macarthur Paar Fin Bay

City Night Dance Listings At Gance Hall July 16

Listings show dances at City News Gance Hall Saturday July 16 with music by Al Gohnabel and Volta Leo and Her Buddies. Other events include Beethoven and PioneeredAy sets at venues such as St Heawy and Louie’s Grattestra, with admission noted.

City News Gance K Kachler Erik Avery Nite Volta Leo Beethoven Fone St. Heawy Sun PioneeredAy Danes Mill Louie Ady

Waldorf Film to Feature Star Studio Lineup

Hollywood gossip notes Lana Turner Bunny Smith and numerous stars headlined Waldorf film chatter. Lee Shubert gains a large share of anticipated motion picture rights totaling 180000 dollars plus an option. Bronston plans February release for stage fund shows while producers pursue three-picture deals. Danny Kaye double search ends with a surprising replacement. Several couples and industry figures attend events, with plans for tax and convention appearances.

Hollywood Lana Turner Bunny Smith Na Waldorf Whien Ham Bella Spivakhayn Arthur Hornblow da Orndilor Anya Lee Shubert Samuel Bronson Bronston

Comedian Gi Lamb Stars In Practically Yours

Gi Lamb, after 19 years in show business, graces the screen in Practically Yours. The comedian arrives with a fresh charm as he joins Colbert for the hotel film scene, drawing attention from audiences and critics alike.

Edian Colbert

Trials By Dec 7 Hinted In Pearl Harbor Cases

A Navy panel and boards of inquiry were named to study Pearl Harbor dereliction cases. Their work could lead to formal martial trials of officers after the war, while officials caution trials before ceasefire would disrupt wartime efforts and witness availability. The panels operate under a joint Congressional mandate extending the statute of limitations.

Washington Gly Jicw E Kimmel Ger. Waller C Wea Pearl Harbor NAVY Pearl Heron Forrestal Mondey Orin. G. Martin Stimson George Granert Eastern Defense Command War Department Navy Age

Boand to Leave for Utah Visit

Dr. Arthur V. Boand pastor of Beacon Hill Presbyterian will depart Sunday night for six weeks in East Lake City. He will confer with Dr. R. W. Reherd and Dr. Robert Steele about Westminster College. Boand will preach Sunday at 11 a m on A God Who Never Alerts.

Arthur v. Boand Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church East Lake City Utah Westminster College Robert Steele Neapaign Maka

Casualties Report From Texas Forces In War

Casualty notes list wounded Texans with names and relatives in San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Three Rivers, and other Texas areas. Names include Warren H. Fife, Leopoldo Gonzales Jr, Sehnan Saldana, Pelicitas Salinas, Nancy Jane Sowell, and families connected to Amparo Frye and Mrs Carlola Saliana. The report covers European and Mediterranean theater casualties with multiple mothers named.

South Texas Sotien Sround Linut Waeren H. Fife Amparo Frye San Antonio Meditranesa Pri Leopoldo Gonzales Jr Porferly Gonzalez iAntonio Pe. Sehaynan VT Saldana Carlola T. Saliana Nae Salinas Pelicitas Sali Pus Christi James E. Newell Mothay Btes Nancy Jane Sowell Three Rivers

Rhythm and Parades Echo Across Saturday Altasa Notes

A jumble of names and events fills a Saturday Altasa page with music parades dances and bands. Mentions include Martine Fye Words Rogers Baker Miles Hose Sanctum Patiticel Sonetun and many local acts. The piece lists a sequence of jamboree bands and parade topics with scattered venue cues and dates.

Waris Tedey Martine Fye Maritine Lage Abic Rozeenny Baker Miles Hose Bink & Boh Sisith Kawa Dfn Sharvison Fany Morrison

Joan Blondell Divorces Dick Powell on Cruelty Claims

Los Angeles July 15 actress Joan Blondell ends eight year marriage to singer Dick Powell on cruelty grounds. She testifies he ignored privacy, kept a home office and resisted her efforts to separate. Settlement awards Blondell custody of their two children with $160,000 community property and Powell retaining $125,000 of his separate estate.

Los Angeles Hollywood Joan Blondell Dick Powell Powell Miss Blondel Even Norman Camsray Pian George Barnes

Bacring Down On the News

Fragmented column by Arthur Baer mocks Shiekelgruber as he battles a chaotic crisis with a pompous talk of fronts and bombs. The piece satirically comments on the danger and public panic as Russian fears and an amusing, feverish narrator voice swirl through the text.

Arthur Baer

Yanks Recall Mud War Tales From France in 1918

War dispatch recounts how American troops in France endured endless mud and rain during the 1918 invasion buildup. Jokes and hard weather lore reveal soldiers’ resilience as trenches turned to sticky morass, roads slick, and uniforms constant laundry.

Hal Boyle Chamie Ams Tham Yeplus England Bo Hey Nevisandy Alice J Mance

Argentine quints celebrate first birthday amid health notes

In Buenos Aires on May 16 a set of Argentine quintuplets marked their first birthday. The five babies, including Mila and Christa, show normal growth with weights around two pounds below average at birth but now thriving. Parents and doctors described the children as healthy, with no serious illnesses beyond common colds, as they enjoy sun baths and garden time under careful supervision.

Christa Mila Garlas Alberto Bohora Franco Dille Montis Belgcano Buenos Aires

Dean Schwab to Conduct Service at Local Church

Paul J. Schwab, dean of itn. Niky university, will conduct the service at Rablany Evan gelical ava Reformed church at WO45 A. th Sunday in the absence of Pastor Taw Fev. Cnyt Byrita, who is on variation.

Paul J. Schwab Itn. Niky University Rablany Evangelical Ava

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