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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1942
Page
10
A critical editorial argues both city and county budgets fail state law and lack genuine analysis. It laments payroll bloat and wasteful spending while urging voters to demand responsible budgeting, fiscal restraint, and true public trust in officeholders.
Mrs Marguerite Parker 45 died Saturday at her residence. Services scheduled Monday at 4 p.m. at Hobe Funeral Home with Rev Went HH. Patrick officiating. Interment at Sungeb Memorial Burial Park. Survived by husband William Tucker two sons Leo J. Keys of Houston and Michael R. Bowen US Army sister Mrs G A Branon of Houston brothers J L and O A Johnson of Galveston.
City civil service secretary Eddie Cox announced a late appeal for more cadet firemen and police as the age limit rises to 40. The deadline is 6 p m Monday. Police cadets start at seven dollars monthly, with upgrade to 150 upon completion. cadet firemen start at sixteen with periodic increases. Seventy-two applicants were checked, with fifteen policemen having criminal records and misde Meanors not counting against applicants. The department notes ten active firemen and twenty in service, while twenty-three firemen are in other duties or training. The police cadets are slated to graduate August 1.
Services for Mrs Arrowsmith wife of Col GD Arrow Smith a retired Fort Sam Houston officer who died Sunday will be at 10 am Wednesday at St Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev Robert A Allen officiating. Burial will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Mrs Arrowsmith a native of Philadelphia is survived by her son Col Craigle Keavenhuh Fort St Oklahoma, daughters Mrs M W Grant Washington DC and Mrs Jack Griffith Louisiana, brother Col Wallace M Craigle retired Washington and five grandchildren.
Practice sessions at Thamas Jefferson High School for the Lasso group and Lesso drum and bugle corps resume starting Monday. Students planning to participate this fall are invited to attend the practices with set times for different groups.
Two civilian pilots Marlin H. Fischer and Raymond H. Foreys were commissioned in the Army Air Forces’ ferrying division at Hensley Field. The men, formerly civilian instructors at Stinson and son of Mrs. H. W. Peters, earned commissions after exemplary duty and completing the Air Transport Command officer candidate school.
A 21,000 pound low pressure chamber was lowered into a pit at the San Antonio Aviation Center to test cadets under high altitude conditions. The welded steel cylinder, housing seats for 14 men, will measure physiological reactions and instruction in oxygen use. A second chamber is planned for fall installation.
The son of Dr. John Crockett, pastor of the Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church, is missing in Hawaii for 44 days. He served in the air corps, trained at Randolph and Kelly, with war department involvement. Crockett has two other sons in military service, one in Australia and one in Alaska.
The president of Southwestern University will speak at an interdenominational rally of 32 Methodist churches in the San Antonio district. The event is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Methodist church.
Patrolman Wekson Cockrell says a motorist deliberately ran him down after being warned not to park at a bus stop. Cockrell stopped the car by burning the ignition key after the driver fled. He received treatment for bruises and lacerations at Santa Roza Hospital. A new patrolman, A Turregano, suffered a black eye in a struggle with a drunk arrested nearby. The driver was arrested.
Cartoon caption by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Mahatma Gandhi urging sealed bids for restraint and jokes about attire and global politics. References to Gandhi, a “motto,” and wartime figures Churchill and Japan are presented in a satirical radio era voice.
Howell W. Jones of the chamber of commerce announces a local hotel event from 10 p.m. to 6 p.m. on August 4 to demonstrate how wholesalers and retailers set ceiling prices, file records, and identify items under OPA control with regional officials offering clarifications. Awards recognized San Antonians including Cynthia Glesecke Polly Mixon Mary Alice Greaves Linda Nixon Ann McSiveen and Beverly Rewe.
Police allege a theft ring operated in downtown Los Angeles stealing eight bicycles within five hours. Readouts name multiple victims including Ben Vs. Dorey and Arthur Hernandez among others, with addresses in the city. Authorities also note unrelated robberies and an arrest in a separate case involving jewelry theft and a purse.
Last rites for Mrs. J C Craig were to be held at Loomis Porter Loring funeral home with services by Rev. Stanley Haver. She died Saturday and will be interred at Center Point cemetery. Survived by nine Grady Rees, daughters Lorene Rees and Mrs. Guy Ranahie, and several siblings.
A three year old girl, Jannus Segura, daughter of Sarttinga Segura, died after a bumper piece from a truck passed through her head following a collision on Highway 66. The truck driver, C S Stone, 22, struck the Segura vehicle parked for repairs. Justice of the Peace J W Saye ruled negligent homicide. A separate report mentions Maxwell W Anderson injured by a hit and run, with a suspect arrested. another pedestrian Albert Gavan was struck by a car driven by Gerald C Holder.
Learnkd Pines pleaded guilty to burglary and related charges in Criminal District court. Judge W W. McCrory sentenced Pines to three years imprisonment. The case involved a break in at the Sanchex residence on Route 3, Box 71.
Army and navy personnel may now obtain recapped tires for passenger cars when traveling between home and duty stations or on official business if no utility vehicle is available. The OPA expanded eligibility beyond the former war worker category for those serving in nontechnical construction or defense plant roles who used their own cars.
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