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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1941
Page
13
In a Texas Hill Country account, a writer recalls initiation into a secret art called screw worm control. He describes folklore, cures of livestock warts and human skin ailments, and remote-control claims. An episode about curing a boy’s warts through ritual is shared, then skepticism and loyalty to the oath surface.
A garbled notice reports S A youth set to attend Acro School. It names a parent couple, a street address, and a June enrollment in an engineering training program at a college, with fragments suggesting travel to Hometwell and Galt.
Public building on the Broadway edge of Brackenridge park, the Pioneer Hall, stands without a custodian. Built in 1834 with public funds, it houses Texas Ranger memorabilia and a gallery of portraits and relics. Monthly dances and Trail Drivers events occur on floors above, with access for a public admin fee for certain dances.
A comic column by Arthur Bugs Baer satirizes coverage of China with whiplash humor about invasions and economic bets, noting speculative phrases about 12 percent and global tensions while threading in a post office blotter motif.
Three additional sites in Texas were approved for potential Hewart camps, announced Saturday by the War Department. The locations near Bastrop and near Waco were chosen to help Army agencies plan if a need to expand forces arises, though no funds are available yet for site acquisition or construction.
A civilian post commissary picnic was held Saturday at Long Park in New Braunfels. Attendees included Lt. Col. C. T. Middleton post quartermaster Lt. Col. F. A. Guillemet assistant post chief and Major M. B. Martin sales officer in charge. Many civilian employees and families joined the event.
J. H. Gross of Corpus Christi is named to the national defense committee of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce to replace Glover Johns. Other members named by D. B. Blackburn include Driscoll Rooke Woodsors Al Buchanan Sen Antauniss L and Ray H. Keck among others from Houston New Braunfels and Victoria.
A Baptist youth rally organized by the Lakeview Baptist Youths group will convene Sunday at 2 p.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church, West Marrkin Street, Glen Dromgoelo president announced Saturday. The meeting will set the year’s officer slate and examine the federal clan and willnesside the election process. Banners will be awarded to the best readers in attendance and efficiency.
A misread telegraphic item notes youths from the Live Sax area traveling to join the Canadian air force program. It describes candidates with varying flying hour counts, training at bomb squadron schools, and recruitment offices in San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Diego, Spokane, Dallas, and New York. It mentions 20 locals moving to Canada and qualifies ages and experience levels for instructors and trainee pilots.
Chest groups hosted a lunch at a Girl Scouts camp in Olmos Park as civic leaders from the Parent-Teacher council and local welfare director toured the site. They observed campers in programs on safety, crafts, nature study and camp crafts, praising the emphasis on keeping camps clean and fostering good citizenship.
A local encampment offers diverse activities for youth including swimming and recreation, with attendance tracked for Baptist Training, service classes, and crafts. Notable officers listed include Rev. Don Covington and Rev. William Mason, with committee members from San Antonio, Laredo, Brownwood, Gatesville, and other towns.
A large delegation of Baptist lay members and ministers from San Antonio will attend the Alta Frio Baptist encampment in Leakey. The gathering opens Monday and continues through July 29 with Sunday school classes led by Rev. Hickerson and others and missions programs scheduled.
The July 20 1921 meeting elected Perry S Robertson as special judge for the Seventy third district court for an eight week term. Robertson received 104 votes while Ray Marshall A J Rad Wilkies each got 20 votes. Notices include classified ads for real estate and rentals with prices and locations in San Antonio area. Governor Gus Bebartemberg to become national committee member at Prescott Arizona convention in September. Appler directory 1931 32 edition details and San Antonio population figure noted. Wage licenses pending May 21 renewal with 67525 wagon licenses paid as of June 1.
Felix Hatz, chairman, announced a plastics project to be piloted at Unit No 3 this week with a carnival wheel. If successful it will roll to two more units, offering plastic art and repair activities, radio repair lessons, and dealer work opportunities by year’s end.
Fragmentary report notes total value figures 163 for a building at San Antonio for the week ending July 17. Mentions Carl FR widonian and Tasprdor with AYA and Y73 permit numbers, but details are garbled.
A vesper service for soldiers is set for the Army Y in Madison under Rev Stancl Torry. The Madison Haine Presbyterian Ladies and church groups will provide refreshments after a program by the Tipter orchestra and choir at the hall, featuring hymnals and a welcoming gathering.
The annual reunion of the Flin BluecedasSanly family will be held at Lakeine Blaze Park on July 20. The gathering includes a meal and a function with family members expected to attend.
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