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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1949

Page

6

Marines Train in Calif

Marines from Sal Anigne’s Marin Reserve company join from Texas Oklahoma and Washington for a summer program at Camp Pendleton Oceanside California. The program includes cemetery alions and living exercises to address living problems with current combat techniques and weapons. The Marines travel by transport plane for training.

Sal Anigne Marin Reserve Co Texas Okahoma Washiten Trandogal

Capt Walker Final Rites Held

Funeral services were held for Capt Donald Walkey, age 23, in Gillet. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Walker, three sisters Mrs Tiemann of Karnes City, Mrs Glew Paolan of Sixon, and Seth Waller of Gillet, and a brother Upton Walkey of Fr. Worth. The obituary notes a family memorial and references The American Weekly magazine.

Wiehe Karses Giy Doe Donald Walkey Wednnesday Mnas Gillet Roy J. Lyan Tis Pirenis IL Walker Tiemann Karnes Cily Glew Paolan Sixon Seth Waller Gilet Brotha Upton Walkey Worth

Pastel Receipts Up in Early 1949 Postal Readout

The Youkinh post office reports total receipts for the first six months of 1949 as 1,486.29, up from 1998 figures of 1,531.52. Daily mail volume rose by about 650 stamps per day in the first months of 1949 compared to 1998, per postmaster Cleo Vagan.

Yourum Youkinh Cleo Vfagan Enudl

Burnet Adds Hospital Aids Staff At Burnet

Burnet announces the addition of two registered laboratory technicians to its hospital staff. Miss Jocelyn LaBiche of New Orleans is Loyola University graduate. Miss Frances Kelly of Austin, Trinity University graduate, did graduate work at the University of Texas and previously with the Texas state laboratories.

Karnes Girl Wins Scholarship For Home Economics Study

Aliss Exina Hoffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bien Hoffman, earned a Mary Gils Jones home economics scholarship to Texas State College for Women for the next fall. Hoffman, a former sophomore at TSCW, majors in costume design and embroidery.

Fgreeman Guage Carnes Oldeay Aliss Exina Hoffman Ween Mary Gils Jones Tesus State College Wallen Miss Hoffman Bien Hoffman TSCW Sophomoore Costumn Design Eloibing

Masons Install Officers at Lodge No 200

Masons Lodge No 200 in Pyaarrea Kaneschy installed officers including W T Lewis senior warden George B Gilley junior warden Hagens Barbier senior deacon John Pike secretary Ver net Chapman lumber deacon Tv Puebot senior steward The list shows multiple named officers and ranks but the report appears garbled with several misspellings.

Pyaarrea Kaneschy Fuly Tga Ataemit APEAM W.T. Lewis sWiniil Waster Ores B. Gilley Senion Wawky Hagens Barbier TL J Ruclana Messirany T.T. Wiel John Pike Sonia Dexenn Vernet Ns Chapman Tv. Puebot Shervill Jr Eis. G. Boylvs

Frank Names and Roles in City Clerk Office Changes

In a city clerical reshuffle J Frank Norton will serve under Chief Clerk I Frank Gallagher, succeeding James Dawes and replacing Frank Vaughan in the Justice of the Peace line. The move follows prior offices held by Wastela Gertrude Walter and others during the transition.

J. Frank Cerk Slerksing J. Prank Norton I. Frank Gallagher Norton Justice of the Peace Frank Vaughan M's James Dawes Wastela Gertrude’ Walter

Yoakum Fights Flies with Pest Control Pact

Yoakum contracted Sanitation and Pest Control to provide at least three treatments to reduce flies mosquitoes and other insects in the area. The agreement aims to improve sanitation and curb nuisance pests for city residents.

Tolly 1 II Thee Fexas Sanitation & Pest Control Ee

Summer Rites Held at Natalla Presbyterial Church

Services conducted at Natalla Presbyterial church for devotion to the departed with burial in Evergreen cemetery at Devide. The ceremony honored the deceased and reflected the community’s religious observance during the summer rites.

Wieht Devine Natalla Devide

Installation of Odd Fellows Lodge in Hondo

Lt. Ol Leeds led the installation of Hondo Lodge No. 115 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The event took place in Hondo with local attendees and members.

Hondo Uly Leeds Honita Lotge Order of’ Odd -Fellows

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