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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1944
Page
11
A voter recalls a high state candidate surreptitiously offering an unburnt matchbook from his pocket during a chance handshake. The object bore the candidate’s name and was meant as a courtesy offering amid campaign greetings. The observer questions the ethics and notes broader voter influence.
Police stopped a noisy gathering in the 129 block of North Olive Street Valley Monday arresting five Black men and women amid reports of thefts and disturbances at the house during the past week. The article notes officers intervened to quell the scene and detain those involved.
A fire at the Alamo laundry on 526 South Alamo Street damaged property valued at 500 dollars. Firemen from Station No. 7 extinguished the blaze at 8 p.m. Monday. The cause remains undetermined.
Mexico Army Chief Gen J A Cast, senior military figure, visited San Antonio for three days as a guest of Maj Gen Henry Pratt, commander of the Southern Defense Command. Cast leads the Fifth Military Zone including border states Cihuatua Zonota Sinaloa.
Registration for the second term of the summer session at St. Macys University will be accepted until Monday, announced Rev. Thomas J. Freadawney, dean. Classes begin Wednesday morning with about 200 students enrolled for the second term. The term ends August 27.
The summer band school at Toot High School began Tuesday and runs until August 25 under BL AL Bhossche. Classes meet daily from 8:90 to 1 a.m.
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