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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
21
A humorous anecdote recalls a young housewife dashing out in her bath to leave a note for the milkman, hiding in a gas meter closet when the reader arrives. The item also mentions Virginia Dunstan’s meringues and a Mother’s Day greeting from Lt. Barto Arnold in Switzerland.
Miss Ella Jane Wurzbarh selects May 22 for her marriage to Emile Adrien Robin. The ceremony at 7:30 p.m. will be at the Asi Mitchell ranch house, with a reception supper to follow. Mrs Marcel Robin will be her only attendant, Henry Thomas of Palestine to serve as best man.
Mr and Mrs O Neil Ford announce a daughter Wanda born April 13. Mrs Ford is Wanda Graham, daughter of Mrs Elizabeth O Graham and Mrs L B Ford of Dallas. Mr and Mrs William Burrows Woods announce a daughter Marguerite Gail born May 5 in Nix hospital. Grandparents include Mrs Alexander C Woods of Baltimore and Mr and Mrs Charles LE Anderson of San Antonio. Mrs Woods is Imogene Anderson.
Navy separations listed for Garland Pack Darwin Campbell Cipriano Leos Jr Victor Perez Edwin Stewart Henry Zepeda with ranks and addresses. Includes an ad line about shopping the classified way and a contact Dial P4231 for Light Want Aids.
A flurry of engagement celebrations unfolds as Miss Louise Bird, Miss Marilyn Glaze, and Virginia Cox Williams are feted at multiple luncheons, dinners, and crystal showers in New Staunton. Notables include Miss Bird honored with Miss Patricia Head at St Anthony hotel, and other gatherings at Faust hotel, La Fonds, and the Country Club with families and bridal parties invited.
Alamo Heights council hears rezoning request by attorney William Seipel for Joe Barshop property to 150 feet on Broadway to use as a community center. Other actions include approving Broadway Grove Place property rezoning for business use with alley easement, flower shop permits, two new residences and an apartment, a fire house addition, La Jara landscaping protest, and a new well on school board grounds with a 500 gpm pump.
An old style notice promotes quick buyer-finding through a light for sale advertisement. It advises calling Dial F-12831 for an adwriter to place the notice. The snippet reflects a common classifieds approach used to match sellers with potential buyers efficiently.
Joseph Desresiers, 26, formerly of San Antonio, pleaded innocent to rape charges after being brought from Caton City penitentiary to Littleton Colorado. The court ordered 10 days in the county jail to take a deposition from Mare Woddill of Atlantic City on the December assault following the murder of his wife Kath.
Sam Liberto of San Antonio, an insurance man and district deputy of the Knights of Columbus, will lead a San Antonio delegation to the state convention to be held Tuesday and Wednesday in Amarillo.
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie W. Grant of 318 West Woodlawn Avenue will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Porter Loring chapel with Rev. Samuel C. Capers officiating. Born in Bridgeport, she previously worked as cashier for the Texas Stock Market Journal and Fort Worth Star Telegram before their merger into the Star Telegram. Survived by husband A W Grant, daughter Mrs. Arthur Fehr of Austin, two grandsons, a brother, and two sisters, with service details and community roles noted.
Robert J Marang assumed general management of a 1 000 000 independent water system serving thousands of homes in Harlan dale South San Antonio and adjacent areas Travis Sikes said Bexar Metropolitan Water district merged San Jose Water Company Bexar County Water Company and South San Antonio Water Company into one firm 90 per cent of independent connections J B Falk Jr president led a board meeting where a bond syndicate funded 975 000 revenue bonds and about 100 000 reserved for extensions of mains and service lines Sikes stated the deal is closed bonds delivered and no one can interfere Surveys by Terrell Bartlett and Hans Helland aided valuations Herding formerly owned the South San Antonio Water Company before the sale and merger The city had purchased the Woodland Hills system in January
William 3B Weaver district tent executive said the rent control control officer area offices on the twenty second floor of the Transit tower will move to the ground floor facing Willita street. The office will open Thursday with hours 9 am to 4 pm. A Sure Bet for your money, the profit from a Light For Sale ad Dia F-1231.
In an openly declared war on slot machines in San Antonio and Bexar County Texas Rang ers LL W Maddox and Zeno Smith with city vice detectives William Walker seized 39 machines Tuesday afternoon and night. Maddox said the city and county will be rid of armed bandits and violations may lead to $5 fines for exhibitors and $100 for owners with felony charges if guilty pleas are not entered.
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