Young Texans Serving with LA Armed Forces Honored
The Ught honors young Texans serving with the LA armed forces. Today are presented several young men who have answered the nation’s call to the colors.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1942
Page
11
The Ught honors young Texans serving with the LA armed forces. Today are presented several young men who have answered the nation’s call to the colors.
Col K B Edmunds says a strong team led by Lieut Welch and Lieut Keimeth will visit San Angelo Temple Austin Corpus Christi Brownsville and the Valley this week to support the Nipponese front in San Antonio. The itinerary includes San Angelo Temple Austin Corpus Christi Brownsville and the Valley with a stop in San Antonio by July 31.
The royal FEL office plans further demilirarization proceedings against 17 named persons following the opening drive against Hal Ackermann and Max Harmann Kellbar, co publishers of the Texas Herald in Taylor Texas. PET agents act on long investigations and citations were served at Taylor. defendants have 60 days to answer.
Three deaths are probed by local authorities after sudden fatalities. An autopsy is sought for 12 month old Lottie Osborn as police and Justice of the Peace J W Saye investigate the infant's death at the Osborn home. Another death under review is Mrs Susie Mecluse of 1200 Sherman Street and Hettie Murphy aged 30 of 1015 Pleasanton Road found dead after medical treatment. Funeral services for the Osborn infant are planned at 7 p m at the Alamo Pines home with Rev Walter Dibrell officiating. Survivors include brothers Cpl Pat Osborn Nelson Garary and Johnie W Farmer. sisters Claudia Farmer Lucille Parmer Helty Lee Reid. grandparents Mr and Mrs R T Kimunaut, all of San Antonio.
A two day officers training course for the Texas defense guard will be held at Black Military Academy August 16 to 16 with Commandant and Director Donald W. Peacock.
W. R. Preddy of ios Bacvamounty street proposes a Food-for-Freedom program bean that could sustain a goat-sled army squad in one tin. The New Guinea butterbean, grown in his garden, measures 37 inches long and can be cut into bite sized balls and baked with eggplant or squash.
A probate filing in Texas seeks to call in the estate of Robert J Sandel known as Sandy of San Antonio a Flying Tiger hero. The will dated 1941 leaves a seven thousand five hundred dollar estate to his mother Mrs Norris. Sandell died in action over Rangoon February 7 and was honored by the Chinese government for heroism.
Sheriff Dilek Roberts labeled a long armed professional chicken thief from San Antonio as the suspect in a Tuesday morning raid on the Floresville coops once home to 42 hens and 7 roosters. He claimed the thief operates across Texas using a trick tied to a recently broken up gang and warned poultry owners to lock their roosts.
Gable, a local natural history authority, will speak on Birds to the Garden at the Garden center meeting Wednesday at 9 30 am. Mes Winchester Kelso and Mrs Charles George will lead, with a plant exchange open to participants.
Residents of Sunaran and nearby districts were warned by the county school board to transfer their children to San Antonio public schools immediately. Transfers should be made at the Bre County School Superintendent's office in the courthouse.
Fetrest Jairer of 1614 Norty Pine street was left in a ditch after a car sideswiped his vehicle on Bandera road near Medina Lake. He remained all night with suspected broken back and head injuries before being found by Ernest Schiaroer near dawn. He was transported to Robert B. Green hospital as doctors assessed the extent of his injuries.
James G. Shackleford of Kellyfield was found unconscious near West Park Avenue and taken to post hospital on Tuesday. Patrolman Toner found him. he suspects a slugging incident. He was treated for injuries while a second witness, Miss Mary Teller, 20, described a hand injury at a laundry facility near Soledad and Houston streets.
West Point cadets started a preliminary flight instruction program at Randolph Field under the oversight of Maj. Gen. Frayers B. Wilby, superintendent, and Gen. J. M. Welkert, academy commander. Colonel Weikert escorted the party, with Maj. Dan Chandler and Tech A. H. McGinnis among those present as they travel to other air force schools.
Three Navy cadets named George Sanford Jr Burt LeGrands Paylay and Edward Cochran have completed preliminary flight training and are ordered to training station for advanced flight training. They reside at 10a West Gramercy Place I Grande Courts and 1020 West Woodlawn Avenue.
Texas Civil Air Patrol and army units expand anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf. Comer and H. Byrd report bases ashore and offshore, with 80 Sayy Antomia pilots aiding operations from Stinger and other fields in Texas.
Article notes bygone practice of burning witches shifted to using soft coal for heat. Mentions old texts by Cattan Mather and rewards. Readers hope for an oil burner change and a December pipeline, as it grows colder in the narrator’s area.
Madrid reports the government designated the Marcha Granadera as Spain's nation anthem. Previously Hymns al the Falange, the Carlists, and the army had shared equal prominence with it.
Texas fell behind on bond buying with only 21 percent of its July monthly quota by July 15. Heck, chairman of the local war bond drive, said Texas lagged 18 percent behind the national pace, while Hawaii oversubscribed 354 percent and Alaska 107 percent. The July state quota stood at 33,677,000. The bond adviser warned the nation is about 30 percent ahead in purchases and urged rapid over-subscription to meet the goal, noting Bexar County already reached 160 percent.
Postmaster Dan Quill praised Mongay Grisham of 200 West HC for excelling in a card game test. Grisham reportedly separated 78 ball separations and handled 74 cards in 20 minutes, averaging 3 cards per minute, earning 150 merits as part of the postal clerk selection process.
A.S. woman, Mrs. N.S. Oglesby, 21 East Fordat Street, is on temporary duty abroad with the U.S. Foreign Service in Hawaii. She joined Parkland Hospital in Dallas for training before serving in a San Antonio tech prairie project.
Ambiguous notice offers rapid assistance through a printing service or ad network. The fragment mentions M120 and a call for competent help of every descriptive, with a focus on quick delivery via a netwriter. No clear event, person, or organization is established.
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