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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1941
Page
8
A garbled newsroom snippet references dogs, birds, poultry and livestock with an unclear price of 231 and an offer to place ads by dialing a number. It mentions graduations timing and a general message placement but contains unreadable wording and incomplete details.
J. W. Chapman, district education director, presents a rotl showing Chinese, Italians, Poles, Austrians, Mexicans, Spaniards and Anglo-Austrians learning together. They study English, arithmetic, bookkeeping, citizenship and government to become better Americans with no discrimination.
A Denver report notes a climber on Colorado peaks, arriving on crutches after an incident with a bulldog. The piece highlights WPA programs in 30 locations involving 103 teachers and several local lives including a Polish immigrant pupil seeking American citizenship. It also covers a New Mexico youth learning arithmetic and skiing through night school and a cook at Ban Athlonia grill advancing via the WPA education effort.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners reports a settlement ending a two day walkout by about one hundred carpenters on a Navy defense project and federal housing work. Wages will rise from 60 cents to $2 on nine, 19S, with remaining scales adjusted within a week.
In Philipsburg Pennsylvania a bus was purchased to provide Sunday transportation for church members living in surrounding districts. The driver, Mrs George Pederson, appeared in court after a traffic disruption while the newly acquired vehicle awaited regular service.
The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show nears final weekend with matinee and night rodeo at the arena and a Southwest track meet at Worthington field. The forty fifth annual stock show ends Sunday night with the rodeo championships announced.
Missoula fire swept the third floor of the United States Government hospital injuring no one but forcing the evacuation of thirty patients to nearby army barracks. Fire officials blamed faulty wiring and dirty conditions as the cause. Damages were estimated at eighteen thousand dollars.
Chicago dispatch reports Battalion Chief A G Brainst and a 47 fire crew responding to a penthouse blaze in a one story building learned elevators failed. Firemen escaped via stairs and extinguished the fire. An observer questioned how they reached the penthouse, noting an elevator in an adjoining building.
An advertisement touts Dr. Buerhane's diuretic formula as a fast acting kidney and bladder remedy. It claims immediate relief from urge, pain, and backache with no waiting for results and promotes gold medal imagery to assure authenticity.
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