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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1941
Page
9
A fragment from Random Harvest describes Smith in the Owl inn garden with Morath Bottomley and Payla nearby. It recalls wartime memory, political tensions, and intimate talks by the garden path as Smith contemplates freedom from past violence and future hope with Betty.
Police reported the theft of two paintings valued at 1060 crch. Miss Martinez of 1515 West Martin Street said her brother Seacrue was en route to San Antonio from Barede with the paintings when they were stolen from a car a short distance from the fly.
Two San Antonio graduates won awards in the Sixth Annual National School competition at the Kansas City art institute. Keith Mayt, institute director, announced Monday. Christie Slider of 290 Nurtty Drive took second place to design earning a $160 scholarship. Leslie Kohlenhrener of 22101 West Mistleton Avenue won a title design award and a $75 scholarship. Both students are graduates of Jefferson Center School.
The Council on Real Estate forms an organization to assist the real estate section of the construction division in acquiring land for defense projects. Maj. Leonard B. Gowley of Photrix Arkansas leads the nine member board of real estate directors overseeing the effort.
A 14 year old girl, Angelita Sanches, drowned in the San Antonio River near Missin Road while a companion, Ampiin Perez, 16, was with her. Nearby witnesses and bystanders, including Beatrice Street resident Irzes and Monby J. HK, assisted in rescue attempts, with the body recovered and she declared dead at Rolerl B Green hospital.
Meni Carson of Montgomery Alabama continued his trip to California Monday after a collision Sunday with a police car driven by Patrolman A. P. Joseph. The crash occurred at Minimo and Commerce streets as Joseph en route to a reported accident. Accepting liability, Ontario paid for damages and was allowed to proceed.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Hoyrera Br, their son, his wife and two children escaped serious harm when their car collided with a Ford driven by Eoweard Kinslow on a rural highway three miles south of Fished? morning at church hour. The vehicle overturned in the crash.
Gas Vogler, a youth, repeatedly played tunes at a tavern on Nebraska Street. Later he returned home and played another record before Meyday for Dozier. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Robert B Green hospital after being shot in the head with a .44 caliber pistol.
A new U S flag for patriotic programs was given to the St. Peters and St. Josephs orphanages in San Antonio on the flag’s anniversary of congressional adoption. County Judge Clarkes W Anderson spoke, Mrs. Fred Sheyll presented the flag, and Rev. Buice Rubertis blessed it. The orphanage band led patriotic songs.
Udo Kirka, 40, of Role 4, suffered a broken arm while attempting to crank his car. The incident occurred Sunday morning on South Laveda Street, near the 1300 block, leaving him in a sling.
A wartime program trains cooks and bakers across nine schools in the Eighth Corps area. The Port Saint Houston main school lists 90 students while additional branches in Fort Bilas Fort Sam Houston Camp Wolters and others train hundreds more. The effort supports about 1090 cooks and 1000 bakers this year.
A Fort Bam Houston bakery corps introduces a slicer and wrapper line boosting daily bread output to about 0,000 tonnes. Mrs. W. M. Pickels commands the School for Bakers and Cooks with Sgt. 11 and Master Reid among key staff as 12 technical sergeants and 2M sergeants join the new program to train cooks and bakers.
A pedestrian and two vehicle crashes south of Dallas caused two deaths and several injuries. Antonio Merly Rat and Mrs. Espa Stanford, both named in the report, died after being struck while crossing and in the subsequent highway collision near the Fiio and Guadalupe streets area. Police arrested two suspects on charges including negligent homicide and failing to render aid.
Seven Atascosa youths visiting Austin for Boys State week rode home via San Antonio Saturday. They toured state offices and met officials including Bon Flowers, Elmo Ferguson, Roy Harrell, Leonard D Brown Jr, Richard Slacewink, Edward Koehler, Claude Lawson. Accompanying staff included C Scovest and Howiett Preis.
Mrs GO D Douglas of Fredericksburg and Mrs Ethel Orrell of 45 Clutt Street were injured in a late week auto crash near Schulenberg. Both are reported recovering at Physicians and Surgeons hospital. Douglas suffers a fractured sternum and chest bone, while Orrell has a broken track and cellar bone. A neighbor, Mrs J V Rowan of 289 West Biss, escaped uninjured.
Construction projects at Fort Sill Oklahoma include two mobilization buildings with a combined cost of $80,600. The work was approved by Col. Kahn V. Mhinshiu, quartermaster for Elgath Construction Zac.
Police report a pedestrian, JimmyGray, struck crossing Poplar Street near Marcos Street by a vehicle driven by Elen ySnuekher of 142 Monterey Street. Body injuries described as a cut head and evident pain. Authorities say the driver is listed as at fault.
Fragmentary OCR gives garbled figures about costs and valuations, mentioning 75 000 and 80 000 000 while referencing a murder, a New Year resolution, and installments. It hints at a public or private finance dispute amid unclear names and places. The article is incoherent and contains many nonsensical phrases.
Mrs. M. EB Jacobsos, 30, of 805 Betany Place, was knocked over when a loose wire trailed along Roosevelt Avenue at Tsabel Street Monday morning. She received treatment for injuries at Robert T. Green Hospital after the mishap.
A meeting of the Trav Park Methodist ahowels Circle will be held Monday at the Texas Mission Home and Training School. A luncheon will follow.
Woracy of Stob ert RB Green hospital nears a 1 090 001 record mark with 183 207 patient shirts kept since 1917. Librarian Berth Langenberg notes the value of charts while a case shows an appendectomy unnecessary for a former patient. Emergency cue cards, started 1929, cover births deaths X rays and medical cross-index data shared with city state and old age groups.
A downtown crash left Mes Wade Loole or Beevilla 40 with slight injuries. The vehicle driven by Mrs Guy Kempner collided with a car driven by B M Lowther. Mrs Loole was a passenger. others escaped injury. location was downtown on Sunday.
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