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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1943
Page
7
Classified ad offers a tok to ibuild on with aid for construction, noting Classification 21 Light Want and various ads. The text reads as a fragmented listing for a building lot and related services.
The column notes two upcoming releases: Paris Tennessee about officer wives and backstage war politics with stars like Lupine and Bette Davis, and Fired Wife at Universal starring Robert Cummings. It questions Cummings military status while confirming his civilian air patrol role and age around 38 despite a youthful look.
Fragmented Hollywood gossip note mentions DAVE BREGER and private Breger, plus scattered items about Mona, Lourdes, convent education, and various stars. Several names pop up with fleeting context including Nan Grey, Gypsy Rose Lee, Alice Kaye, Phil Harris, Spencer Tracy, Clayton Moore, and Olivia de Havilland. The piece reads like a cluttered, anonymous column of celebrity chatter with uncertain timing and unspecific events.
United States Army airmen on Kiska Island launched a large bombing raid using heavy and intermediate bombs. The daily strike involved Liberators, Lightnings, and Mitchell bombers dropping hundreds of bombs on enemy shacks, airfields, and a fighter strip under icy Aleutian skies. No interceptions occurred, two Lightnings were damaged, and one forced belly landing at high speed.
Funeral services for Miss Winnie Bugg will be held at Porter Laing chapel on Wednesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. W. Giles will officiate. Burial will be in Mission pri. Miss Bugg, a native of Taylor Indiana, lived here 16 years. She is survived by her mother Mrs. George A. Bugg, sisters Mrs. Sitin Bluentel and Mrs. Rose Black, and brothers Douglas and Malvin Bugg, both of US city.
In a Tuesday court session Judge Heck disclosed findings about Maj. Charles W. Anderson, the county judge, who allegedly sent a minor a note while hospitalized at Fort Sant Houston. Heck, citing caution, moved to call a new election by precinct attorneys at his bar this week, claiming support from three attorneys and noting a $2295 check he received last week. Anderson’s salary for four months had been tied up in a legal dispute.
President Roosevelt rejects a miners petition for a wage rise under the War Labor Board, arguing the 15 percent cost of living formula remains guiding. WLB, by an 8-to-4 vote, sticks to the formula, while the administration contemplates wage policy tied to post March 31 production and potential farm-legislation impacts.
A UMW renewal of a coal wage proposal seeks retroactive increases and a fixed 30 day period for negotiations. President Roosevelt urged uninterrupted work as contracts near expiry, with southern operators weighing the offer while northern operators reconsider their stance.
A jumble of names and ranks shows Hen Antoninus and Maj William At Murphree promoted to colonel at Carlisle Barracks Pa while Henry A Bartols becomes sergeant at Camp Archer. Roy Roxir King Jr advances to corps?porsk with the Antilles Air Task Force in Puerto Rico. Numerous lieutenants and auxiliaries are listed for recruiting duty in Chicago Omaha Des Moines and Palins with various schools in Fort Des Moines and Keesler Field. Several graduates and furloughs noted including Emily Medlock and Paul Skinner with Brackenridge High School graduates and Fort Benning officer candidate school.
A fragmented report notes Varna port in Bulgaria undergoing population shifts toward a new plan for growth over the next quarter century. Officials outline a strategy to expand dock facilities and related industries to boost regional development and employment.
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