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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
11
Don’t neglect slipping false teeth. FASTEETH is a non acid powder to sprinkle on dentures to keep them firmly set, giving confidence and comfort. Available at any drug store.
Texas guests at an Eighth Air Force fighter base in England meet J Frank Dobie visiting professor of literature at UT. Host Lieut Col Jack Jenkins and pilots Maj Dallas Webb Captain Gerald Leinweber and Sgt Carl Causey share Texas ties and war deeds as Causey’s family notes link to Uvalde and San Antonio.
Residents along Zuercher road near the municipal airport warn of a potentially rabid Fekinese dog that may be suffering ram rabbles. The 12 year old female pet owned by Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Tatsch disappeared Saturday after falling ill, and the sheriff’s office was asked to broadcast a warning to area residents.
San Antonio health officer Dr. Lewis C. Robbins urged mothers to isolate preschool children from measles cases after four local child deaths in two weeks. He noted most fatalities occur under six. City had 17 measles cases last week and 12 the prior week, with five new diphtheria cases. Vaccination at nine months and again at six years is recommended.
In Harlem at Simall's Paradise Inn a 30 minute melee erupted when 125 soldiers clashed with police in a private dining room. Two Negro noncommissioned officers were shot and seriously wounded as officers retreated amid wreckage before reinforcements restored order.
Miss Mary Wilson Stewart sister of Maj. James Stewart was married in Indiana Pennsylvania last night to Lieut. Hubert M. Perry of New Castle Pennsylvania a chaplain in the naval reserve.
A cat trapped in an East Commerce Street building for 19 days was rescued after the owner left it behind due to illness. Mrs. Mary Morgan of the Animal Defense League alerted authorities and police assisted in the rescue.
Olle Ben Leshon of 727 East Loyockett Street faced two complaints for operating an open saloon and selling beer without a license in County Court at Law No 1. Louis Lope of 613 Austin Street was charged with possession of distilled liquor under a beer license and sale of liquor without a license.
Dr. Lewis G. Robbins, city health officer, said Tuesday that Dr. Homer Herbert, a Kansas tuberculosis expert who visited last week, had not yet decided about accepting an offer to be San Antonio tuberculosis program director. Robbins asked Herbert for a report on his findings in San Antonio.
Mollie Ownby Walsh 34 widow of T P Walsh died Monday at 342 West Norwood Court native of Tennessee lived in San Antonio 56 Rosary 8 p m Tuesday McCollum Murray chapel services 5 a m Wednesday chapel and 9 30 a m St Marys church Rev John Quinlivan to celebrate requiem interment Mission burial park survived by two daughters L W Parker and Mrs Robert Burns son James Walsh 15 grandchildren and 10 Brent grandchildren School head reelected Austin March 14 Dr Russell A Lewis re elected superintendent of Austin schools for a three year term by the board of education_last night.
Mrs Nell Richter food conservation agent at Texas A and M college will present the latest garden ideas topic from a recent conference held last week. She will speak Thursday to the San Jose BTA Friday to Thomas Jefferson High school PTA and Monday to the Boy Scout groups of Highland Park Baptist church. Appointments may be made with her.
Mrs Richter plans talks on gardens and food conservation and will also assess pressure cookers by groups or private individuals.
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