Cotton Education and Civic Noise in San Antonio
A fragmented reminiscence criticizes traffic sounds and civic plans while recounting a 1910s school letters exchange. It notes the chamber of commerce’s role, mentions a rural Washington school, and imagines sending cotton seeds and pests to illuminate farming. The piece blends local governance critique with hopeful goodwill.
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Pandemoniam
San Antonio
St Uele
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Buster Bridges
Toying
Nate
von San Antonio
Casualties: Parents Learn Son Wounded in War Zone
Antonio C Medrano, 20, of San Antonio, has been seriously wounded in action, according to a war department telecast. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Marcus Medrano of 3417 Guadalupe Street.
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Pix
Antonio C
Medrano
of &An
Antonio
Xeon
Aly
Accord
Marcus Medrano
Allied armies represent cause of mankind in Europe victory
Secretary Mull spoke at Hersey urging belief in a historic Allied victory. He voiced confidence that the brave forces fight for humanity and pledged that the war would end with a lasting victory, despite hard times ahead.
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Hersey
Mull
Europe
Hull
Torwand
Uprer
Ket Toose
Black Market Nylon Stockings Warned As Faked Goods
A wartime report notes a thriving black market in nylons with rayon substitutes selling at high prices. Government controls halted production in 1944, vaulting theft and fake imports as shoppers seek scarce hosiery.
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Milla
America
Mr. Tlites
Incest
Easy to Indical Pattern 8256 for fronting nets and garments
Advertisement notes Pattern 8256 for a side-mitroring trim and fronting, suitable for cotton. Includes sizes 12 to 40 with yardage details, plus Pattern 8235 options. Pattern 8256 and decorative motifs cost 20 cents. send to The San Antonio Light Pattern Dept. in Texas. Also offer Mary Jan Martin Summer Pattern Book for 15 cents more.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mary Jan Martin
New York
Invasion News Sparked French Hope In Algiers
Algiers reports excitement as Allied invasion of western Europe is heard on German radio. French troops halt the opening move and brace for the liberation effort. Officials count on Maquis bands to strike German lines behind the front, targeting communications and command posts.
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Algiers
Prengtunen
Europe
Naz
Mosquito Danger Drops In San Antonio Social Scene
In San Antonio last week Sorority Psi Omega Chi hosted a luncheon at the Peraux room of the St. Anthony hotel honoring graduates Benita Wiedermann Joan Pollack and Florence Penner. City health officials report 1.7 percent dengue mosquito presence after checks of 1900 homes.
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Psi Omega Chi
Peraux
St. Anthony
Benita Wiedermann
Joan Pollack
Florence Penner
Mosquito Breeding Concerns Drop Public Confidence
A fragment discusses public awareness of the mosquito breeding problem and its impact on confidence. The speaker links a perceived decline to concerns about breeding conditions and related health issues, noting shifts in public sentiment amid seasonal factors.
Oil News on New Wildcat Drills Across Several Counties
Oil industry notes report new wildcat drilling activity across multiple counties. Wells planned or tested include locations northwest of Gastrop Kasra, Bastron Hemlerson County, and Bitin Hidalen County, with companies such as The Toxda Company and Cities Service Je among those drilling and prepay schedules. Local operators like Humble, J. We Gorman, and B. Warner are listed, with prospects near Robstown and Bunquetia and updates on tentative dates and depths.
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Tripolan
Muris
Booven
Gastrop Kasraoun
Sastron
Rubia Pye Dueing Company
Yeager
San Antonians To YW Meeting
Miss Jessie Case and several San Antonio delegates from the W G A and its Pine street branch will attend the annual business gifts conference at Mirror Lake Kerrville on June 13. Mrs Hele Hamilton, chairwoman of the B and I committee of the YW G A, announced that Mrs Alta Mae Hayes and Miss Vanita Partitt will accompany the group. Miss Agnes Kessler from the national board of the W G A will be among about five delegates from Texas Oklahoma and Shreveport La.
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Jessie Case
Mudred Ellis
San Antonio
Pine Street
Mirror Lake
Kerrville
Hele. Hamilton
B. and I
G. A
Alta Mae Hayes
Mise
Vanita Partitt
Agnhes Kessler
Texas
Oklahoma
Shreveport
Met tenor to star in Rio Rita at San Antonio Civic Opera
Myron Taylor of the Metropolitan Opera will sing the tenor role in Rio Rita for the San Antonio Civic Opera company performances on June 15 16 and 17 He will opposite Marita Farell lyric soprano Taylor has sung in concert oratorio and opera in the U S and Europe and recently played Cavadoras in La Cosca with the Houston Symphony Society Lawrence Carra of Texas University directed the Houston orchestra Local cast will support the professionals Ruth Mattock will direct and a. group of American dancers will take the lead dancing roles Claire Allee Conner and Jim Mav arick will play the comic parts Also mentions about 600 000 workers on farms in 1942 as supplemental labor force.
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Myron ‘Taylor
Metropolitan i
San Antonio Civic Opera Company
Marita Farell
Metropolitan
Taylor
Europe
Cavadaress
Houston Symphony Society
Lawrence Carra
Texas Unniversity
Houston Orchestra
San Antonin Qprea
Ruth Mattock
Claire Allee Conner
Jim Mavarick
Way to better Latin relations urged by Fergusson
Miss Erna Fergusson touring the Southwest urged the Inter-American Workshop on showcasing genuine American life to Latin Americans. Speaking at Our Lady of the Lake College, she stressed tourists and officials shape how the United States is viewed, noting many Latin Americans’ distorted impressions from films. She outlined the co ordinator of inter American affairs duties to send authentic moon pictures and to display the true American spirit.
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Erna Fergusson
Southwest
Our Lady of the Lake College
Des Fergusson
Washington, D. C
Miss Fergusson
Wilms
Wiss Ferguson
Shas
United States
Erstandings
Fergusson
Our Lady of the Lake
OWI Warns Americans About Axis Reports
Director Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information urged vigilance regarding Axis radio broadcasts. He cautioned that such messages serve Axis interests. After Eisenhower's fleet communique arrived, OWI transmitters in New York and London began relaying it in multiple languages.
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Nabilngton
Elmer Davis
Ofsist of War Information
Davis
Eisenhower
OWI
New York
Europe
Thos
London
China War Vet Goes On Trial
Santa Ana California June court martial begins for Captain Morrison Wilkinson a 21 year old China war veteran charged with nine offenses including forcible and statutory rape lewd and lascivious conduct and bigamy. Conviction on the grave charges could carry the death penalty. The charges stem from a statutory rape complaint by Caprice Capron 27 Bar Carrol dancer.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Morrison Wilkinson
China All Wy)s
Wiikiteen
Caprice Capron
Carrol
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