San Antonio Talent Show Auditions Set for June 18 19
Auditions for the San Antonio Recreation Division Junior and Intermediate Talent Shows are scheduled June 18 and 19 at San Pedro Playhouse starting 2 p.m. Junior contestants ages 5 to 9 may enter in dance vocal instrumental and miscellaneous. Intermediate contestants ages 10 to 13 compete in a show July 11 at Arneson River Theater.
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San Antonio Recreation Division
San Pedro Playhouse
Arneson River Theater
Drowned boy Aurelio Rubia to be buried in San Fernando Cemetery
The grief stricken Rubia family of Aurelio Rubia 18 who drowned Tuesday in the San Antonio River faces funeral cost hardship. Antonio Castillo Jr mission Funeral Home director said burial will be Friday morning at San Fernando Cemetery as relatives seek funds with help from the Mexican-American Unity Council.
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Berraved
Aurelio Ruby
San Antonio
Ine Morales
Young Aurora
Irving Juniar
Alamo Street
Manuel
Julio Ramos
Antonio Castillo Jr
Mission Funeral Home
San Fernando Cemetery
Castillo
Feast Day Mass for St Anthony Held in San Antonio
The 14th annual Feast Day Mass for St Anthony de Padua will be held on the San Antonio River with a 6 45 p m procession from the convention center portico to the statue of St Anthony. Archbishop Francis J Furey will celebrate the Mass with Franciscan priests and Benedictine music.
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Order of the Alhambra
Bejar Caravan Sf
Greater
San Antonio
Convention Center
SS. Anthony
Francis J. Furey
American Legion
Henry Guerra
Raymond Garcia
Anthony Speier
Tony
UTSA Grad School Planners Outline Fast Growth
Dr. Kenneth Ashworth of UTSA unveils rapid expansion plans for the graduate school first with 45,000 square feet, 30 faculty and about 700 students, then projecting 750,000 square feet, 408 faculty, 800 staff, and 7,000 to 10,000 students upon undergraduate program completion. He notes the venture grew from a pilot and aims to shift focus from plans to achievements.
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Ashworth
San
How Do You Sell a House In The Light
Regnier Realty ran a five day classified ad for a house near Fr Sam but canceled on day three after a sale the previous day. The paper notes quick results encourage advertisers to use The Light want ads and provides a contact number.
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Regnier Realty
Regnier
Sam
Bennack Stresses Press Role At Awards Banquet
Frank A Bennack publisher of the San Antonio Light urged protection for confidential sources at a Council of Presidents banquet in San Antonio stressing freedom of the press as essential yet misunderstood. He noted the failed shield law in Texas and warned that officials may hide information without legal protection. The event honored local organizations and featured Clyde Johnson Jr as master of ceremonies with awards for numerous civic groups and individuals.
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Gaylon Finkler
San Antonio
House of Representatives
Bennack
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Women In Communications, Inc
Council of Presidents
Besar
Bonnack
Oak Hills Country Club
Clyde Johnson Jr
C. P. Schnabel
Schnabel
Surgeon's Birthday Quietly Celebrated by Urrutia Family
Internationally renowned surgeon Dr. Aureliano Urrutia Sr. spent a calm day at home with family in San Antonio for his 101st birthday. His daughter notes his steady hands and lifelong devotion to medicine, while his wife and son continue the family clinic on Laredo Street. He came to San Antonio in 1915 after exile and retired in 1959, with his sons and grandchildren continuing the medical tradition.
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Aureliano Urrutia Sr
Refugio Urrtella
Urrutia
San Antonio
Osd
Laredo
Rosa Verde Towers
Laredo Street
Huge Lebanese Festival Expands to Two Nights in San Antonio
The San Antonio Lebanese community stretches its annual Sahra festival to Friday and Saturday June 15-16 at Willita Assembly Hall to raise funds for St. George Maronite Catholic Church. The event features Arabic music and dances, with the Darbecki Ensemble from Cleveland performing authentic numbers and Rudy Carrasco and Band presenting modern rhythms. The festival spotlight includes traditional Middle Eastern foods, ornate costumes, and a final Dabble dance, as redevelopment threatens the current church site.
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Trissucius
San Antonio
Middle East
St. George
Darbecki
Cleveland
Ohio
Rudy Carrasco
George Mouhanna
Ed Rakal
Eddie Shaheen
Labbie George
Antoine Mouhanna
Jail Term In Alien Case Involving Aliens Smuggling
San Antonio man charged with aiding and abetting illegal entry of aliens from Mexico received a five month and twenty day sentence. Magistrate Crank Baskin Ocejo 30 of Kentfield pled guilty to two counts of aiding in alien smuggling. A second six month sentence was suspended.
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San Antonio Conservation Society
Woman's
Bexar Court Medical Society
Beautify San Antonio Association
San Antonio
San Attanio
U.S
Mexico
Crank Baskine
Marcos Ocejo
Kentfield
Oceja
Baskin
Public Subscriptions Rates and Addresses Listed
The San Antonio Light prints subscription rates by mail including daily Sunday and weekly options. Rates vary for Texas, United States, Canada, Mexico, and overseas, with differing prices per plan and regions. Also noted are Associate Press notices and republication disclaimers for local news content.
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Carner
San Abmaw
Delly
Texas
Jazz Great Jim Cullum Dies at 59
Jim Cullum Sr founder of the Happy Jazz Band died Thursday in a San Antonio hospital. A Dallas native, he moved to San Antonio in 1953 and formed the Happy Jazz Band in 1962. Interment is planned at Sunset Memorial Park. survivors include his wife and children.
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Dim Cullum Sr
Happy Jase
Rotal Hospital
Cullum
All Jazz
Che
Alamo City
Dec Severinson
Bobby Hacket
Jack Lesbury
Pee Fata
Sunset Memorial Park
Conoly
San Antonia
James Albert Cultura Jr
Albert LL
Hester
Athens
Dallas
MMS
San Antonio
Larry ‘Tappan
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