Junior Yank Camp Opens Across Comal River
The New Braunfels summer camp for boys ages 7 to 12 opens June 14 on the Comal riverfront. It will run on a military basis to train future leaders, yet provide ample time for recreation and learning.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1942
Page
7
The New Braunfels summer camp for boys ages 7 to 12 opens June 14 on the Comal riverfront. It will run on a military basis to train future leaders, yet provide ample time for recreation and learning.
The camp will run from June 14 to 21 under the direction of Maj C W Hiltpold and Lieutenants John F Michalski and Gerald Daeckle. One house will be held June 21.
Six thrilling minutes unfold as Charles Drake's wife Bethe Davis shares a kiss during scenes for Now, Voyager filmed at Warner Bros. studio. The sequence sparks excitement among onlookers as production continues.
New York June 3 Special treatment for color blindness uses large doses of vitamin A as reported by Professor Knight Dunlap and Dr Robert D Loken of the University of California Los Angeles. The method, tested in naval and air service contexts, suggests 25 000 unit daily doses with possible higher regimens and notes uncertain permanence and dietary links. further research planned.
Texas Supreme Court refused a writ of error in Railroad Commission vs Fort Worth and Denver City, upholding a district ruling that annulled the Texas railroad commission’s prohibition on double headers. The order had outlawed two locomotives on a single train about a year ago.
A WARMER Bros. actress known as Pally Hale signed her name to a newly required contract, writing alongside that of her guardian. The ceremony marks an important step in her professional agreement.
Washington reports the House military committee pressed for passage of a bill to allot part of a service member's pay to dependents with government top ups. The plan targets Class A dependents including wife and children, with staged reductions for other dependents, and allows optional support for parents and siblings. The measure aims to ease wartime family burdens without destabilizing households.
Postmaster General Walker announces a special 3 cent "win the war" stamp to go on sale July 4. The stamp features a purple ink American eagle with wings spread, surrounded by 12 stars and the inscription "Win the war" across the banner.
In Austin on June 3 delegates from the Chamber of Commerce began arriving for a four day annual meeting. The event marks the first time Austin hosts the convention. Officials expect a steady flow of managers and related business leaders to participate throughout the initial arrivals.
Idaho Governor Chase A. Clark, 58, joined Ada county farm workers to help save the 1542 sugar beet crop. He worked five hours with a borrowed hoe, enduring blistered hands and aching muscles. He weighed about 145 pounds and stood five feet five inches, saying the work wasn’t easy but good exercise.
The annual alununi picnic of the National Bank of Commerce was held at Starcke Park Sesutn on Wednesday. It honored KR Beretta, executive chairman, for his thirtieth year with the bank. Beretta, president for five years, previously led Laredo National Bank which he founded in 1802 and headed until 1912.
A notice lists 36 officers promoted at Kelly to higher ranks including promotion to captain and second lieutenant. Names include Lawrence W. DeMuth Edwin G. Comfort Burton F. Burns S. Bates Watson S. Stains JT James Monroe Cooper Malcolm Carpenter Gordon J. Mott and others.
Identification tags containing names and numbers are issued to Laura Steele Elementary students and logged at the school office and police headquarters. The graduating class was treated to a party hosted by class 6B for 64 attendees. A six-unit wing is being added to a hospital under construction in Wu Highland Tyrk Elementary Selo.
A former police lieutenant colonel testified that some 48 accused formed a Fourth Battalion of a Nazi led secret army aimed at overthrowing the government. He linked the group to the anti British Ossewabrandwag after the closure of its organization. The court heard details of the alleged plot.
Five San Antonians enroll in an air force officer candidate school at Miami Beach. Named are Joseph Anderson of 2422 West Travis, Sgt. Murray H. Barkaw of 112 West Ridgewood, Oph Willady R. Lindley of 1660 Nolan, John W. Buckman of 0 Monterey, and Staff Sgt. Ford M Moward of 402 Clay Street.
Representatives and experts from government agencies met at the Plaza hotel to discuss inflation dangers to farmers and a program to offset it. H. H. Williamson, director of the Texas A and M extension service, warned inflation acts like a poisonous gas, and proposed a Roosevelt seven point program with OPA rules to aid farmers.
San Antonio police say a couple in a black sedan overturned trash cans in the downtown area for several nights. The pairs actions included spilling contents and setting fires, attracting officers to the 200 block of Losoya Street and the Houston and Jefferson streets intersection.
Melbourne radio, relayed via San Francisco, cites naval experts eyeing a midget submarine theory after an attack on Sydney harbor last Sunday. An official communique says Oyster Island near Akyab harbor was hit with goal to disrupt Japanese bases along the western Burman coast.
In France near Lens British forces press advance but fall back after German counterattack. French hold off five German assaults to retake a plateau near Craon. Rome reports typhus outbreak in Austria. Thousands killed or wounded, five generals captured. One year ago today Britain and allies press Syria uprising for independence. RAF strafes German columns as U-boats and bombers sink 745000 tons of British shipping in May.
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