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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1940
Page
13
Services set for Beony Edwin Lam mens 14 of 403 Givens avenue who was accidentally shot and killed Saturday while duck hunting near Watalla. Visitation and funeral 7 p m Monday at Hagy McGollum Murray chapel. Rev A J Brulon to officiate. Pallbearers include David en yp Gall A J Bruickland Hugh Howlard Palmer Johnson Grover Carrolk Bobbie Cresier. Interment Rastlawn cemetery. Surviving brother E L Lamons and sister Mrs Lucille Brown of Bar Antonio.
Belfast dispatch reports John Miller Andrews elevated from deputy prime minister to prime minister succeeding Viscount Craigavon who died likely from a heart attack. Craigavon, 69, had pushed for union with Britain and Northern Ireland’s lasting crown loyalty. He was born James Craig and raised to peerage in 1927. Widow and two sons survive.
B D Walt leader of the Experiment in International Living outlines a Pan American student exchange to boost solidarity. He travels to San Antonio to recruit local students for US Latin American home stays during summer. The program, tested in Mexico, aims to deepen cultural understanding and national defense through personal contact.
A San Antonio man fired five shots and was booked on counts of carrying firearms without a permit discharging firearms in the city limits and drunkenness. Police said the incident began when a caller reported a disturbance on Calvert Street. He was disarmed after a scuffle and identified as Lorenzo Gonzales, 1414 Montana Street.
Austin reports warrants released to depository banks to prepare a payment of 3 per capita for the current apportionment of available school funds for the nursery year. Superintendent L A Wands stated the payment was the first applied to the current apportionment of 2,222.50 and totaled 4 across 1,597,570 students. Another payment is expected in December.
Dr. E J Arendt was appointed assistant city health officer to replace Dr. Ralph O Letteer as city health director in WA. Letteer left for military service, earning a $325 monthly salary as a board member. Arendt’s salary will be $150, aiming to reduce the department deficit. Domestic news mentions a Merry-Go-Round item and a trip from New York to Reno.
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