Fafner the German Shepherd Heroine Story in Texas Letter
Brownsville residents recall Fafner a U S Army sentry dog credited with saving a night shift airman near a Viet Nam base Two minutes after a strong alert teams arrived and blocked the area spotting three Viet Cong in a rice field The dog and handler credit the animal with enabling base defense and survival The dog was purchased in 1958 and later sold to the armed forces Plus reminiscence of Castroville librarian Miss Lucy Wallace on a century Battle of Flowers parade float memory and Shaw manuscript project involvement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rockwoods
Brownsville
Texas
U. S
Viet Nam
Rockwoods
Fafner
Air Police
Rice Field
The
Armed Forces
Castroville
Lucy Wallace
Columbia
Metropolitan Museum
George Bernard Shaw
Promoter Bixler touts Hawaii film in San Antonio
Bob Bixler United Artists special representative from Dallas visits for advance promotion of Hawaii adaptation from James Michener. He cites stars Julie Andrews Max Von Sydow and Richard Harris and predicts the film will be one of San Antonio’s Christmas attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Bixler
United Artists
Dallas
Hawaii
James Michener
Bixler
Julie Andrews
Max von Sydow
Richard Harris
Light Story Results In Drum Gift To Boy
Mrs. Rose Pomerantz reports a story about a boy injured in a train accident who receives a snares drum from Franks & Son Inc and another donation of drum sticks brushes and music accessories. Marcus Adams assistant band director at Kennedy High School offers free drum lessons to Larry Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Pomerantz
Larry Kent
General Hospital
Franks
C. Bruno
Franks,!& Son, Inc
Larry
Marcus Adams
Kennnedy High School
S. A. Marine Is Recovering
A San Antonio man wounded in Viet Nam is recovering at Brooke General Hospital. U.S. Marine Bernard D. Salinas Jr., 22, of 619 S. McCullough, was on patrol near Da Nang when a fragmentation explosive hit him, injuring neck abdomen and hand. Salinas attended San Antonio College and Texas A&M University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Viet Nam
Brooke General Hospital
U.S. Marine Corps
Bernard D. Salinas Jr
S. McCullough
da Nang
Postmaster General Denies Zip Code Comments
The article reports Postmaster General Larry O Brien denying Wal ter Winchell s claim about a zip code in The Light and says Winchell warned the zip code would disappear if O Brien has his way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Quill
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Larry O’brien
Canned Milk Drive By San Antonio Youth Council
The San Antonio Christian Youth Council organizes a Saturday drive at Mccorless Shopping City to collect canned milk for needy infants and youths in the area. The Hungry Five will perform on the mall from 10 am to 2 pm, with donation receptacles placed in the Mall. Nine local agencies distribute the milk to needy families. the council donates only canned milk, not cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Mcoreless
Eye Bank Celebrates First Anniversary at Baptist Hospital
The Baptist Memorial Hospital eye bank marks one year with 15 corneal transplants using fresh tissue and 218 pledges. Six surgeries occurred at Baptist, the rest at other local hospitals. Any qualified ophthalmologist may place a patient on the waiting list. services are free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eye Bank
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Baptist
Four Architect Awards Given at San Antonio IA A Dinner
Four merit awards were presented at the San Antonio Chapter American Institute of Architects annual president's dinner. Marmon and Mok won for Ace Manufacturing Co in Urban Renewal Area No 1, Joe Carroll Williams for the John C Brooks residence at 314 E Hollywood, O'Neil Ford and Associates with Bartlett Cocke and Associates for the Frank T Murchison Memorial Tower, and Harold Rams of Orco Stained Glass Studio received a special craftsmanship award for outstanding design and artistic craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Institute of Architects
Marmon and Mok Architectural Firm
Af Ace Manufacturing Co
Joe Carroll Williams
John C. Brooks
Hollywood
Trinity University
O'Neil Ford
Plea for Alimony Postponed for Week
A hearing on a plea for alimony and a temporary injunction in a divorce case was postponed for a week. Judge Solomon Cassel Jr. ordered the party to return by Friday as proceedings proceed with medical testimony from Dr. Shervert Finesilver and consideration of a temporary restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shervert
Hughes Frazier
Solomon Cassel Jr
Methodist Hospital
Red Cross Criticized as Reds Clash Over Prisoner Aid
In Geneva a Red Cross official and Finesilver case judge clash over wartime prisoner aid and custody. Finesilver seeks divorce and over $2 million in community property, while a psychiatrist testifies his stability is fragile and he should stay at home. The Pennsylvania Railroad announces 50 ultra modern electric passenger cars for New York to Washington service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Finesilver
Crass
Mto
Fines
Viet Nam
U.S. S
Department of Commerce
Red Cross
Samuel
Gonard
Sabe Bezesbagthers
W. A. Shen
Averell Harriman
Johnson
U.S
Harriman
Onj
Anatpathar
Philadelphia
UPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Washington
Allen J. Greenough
Rudd Ca
Air Show Scheduled at International Airport
An air show will open at 1 1D.m. Saturday at International Airport in the Tex-Sun area with plane titles for the public and parachute jumps. All parts except parachute jumps repeat Sunday afternoon. Sponsored by the Alamo Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. A penny a pound donation will be asked for plane rides. Attendees urged to approach the airport on Jones-Maltzber Way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex-Sun l
International Airport
Alamo
National
Surgery for Bleeders Told
Recent medical advances enable safe surgery for hemophiliacs by using trace protein to prevent massive bleeding. Dr Kenneth M Brink notes the protein helps clotting and has been isolated from human blood plasma. Before this, treatment relied on whole blood or plasma transfusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Brink
San
Winner of Prize Named for Mrs Beth Jabe Mother of Student
Mrs Beth Jabe won North Star Mall Why I Love My Mother contest as her son Benny Buckett wrote the entry. She received two dress ensembles, $200 in mall gift certificates, and three free meals for two. The 34th Texas Society of Medical Technologists convention speaker Brinkhaus discussed hemophilia and its rising incidence due to better diagnosis and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Jabe
Marchmont
Nimitz
Benny Buckett
North Star Mall
Rick Evans
Jobe
North Star
Brinkhaus
Department of Pathology
University of North Carolina
Benny
Texas Society of Medical
el Tropicano Motor
U.S
Vances
Fmal Fife
Local Interest Seen At TACC Convention
Two San Antonians joined the Texas Association of Christian Churches delegates in Wichita Falls and pressed ecumenical issues. A third San Antonian was rejected for a council seat in the bi national group. The assembly approved budgeting and outreach plans for 1966-87 and urged churches to support the Disciples’ international programs. Future meetings include the 1967 assembly in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Association
The
Christian Churches
TACC
United States
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
E. D. Dickinson
National Convention of Christians
John Harris
Tracy Hopper
Western Hills
Christian Church
Jas
Pia l
Associa
Texas Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Renwicke Cary
Wali
S. A. Marine
Architect
Harold Rams
Orco Stained Glass Studios
Reds
Casseb
Houston
Geneva
Red Cross ‘Seven
Frank E. Rouse
Kelly Air
Roy H. Garwood
Frank Lombardino
Pet
McCreless Shopping City
Bexar County Savings Association
McCreless Plaza
San Antonio, Texas
Lee S Rye SE
Fob Ace
Riga
Evan
Chan Cryeree
Ata
Brannen
Fredericksburg RD
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!