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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1942
Page
8
Today the group salutes young Texans who have answered the nation's call to the colors. The article highlights the youths serving in uniform and the community recognition they receive through the program.
The second court of civil appeals in Fort Worth was to hear Friday James H. Kilday’s appeal from a ruling denying an injunction against certifying any name but Kilday’s for a railroad commission seat. Attorneys filed the appeal after posting bond as Dallas and Fort Worth courts considered related questions about special election timing and ballot placement amid Texas campaign events.
Seventeen people were injured, none seriously, when the Union Pacific Challenger’s first and second sections collided in Yermo California railroad yards at 2 a m. The second section, slowing for the station, struck the first section just as it was pulling out.
A survey in Luling shows more than 50,000 pounds of scrap rubber collected to aid wartime efforts. The report details local participation and quantity gathered to support material conservation.
The annual encampment for District 6 Young People of the Womans Missionary Union opens June 29 at Alto Frio campgrounds on the Frio River, about 100 miles from San Antonio. Sessions run through July 3 with guests including Rev. Buford E. Nichols and Rev. Charles Gilpepper. Mrs. R. L. Mathis, district youth secretary, and Mrs. J. T. Yanvy, district president, lead arrangements as over 590 youths are expected.
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