Bodies recovered from wrecked B 18 on Agassiz Peak
The bodies of six officers and crew were found after a B 18 bomber crashed into Agassiz Peak near Flagstaff Arizona during a snowbound rescue flight from McClellan California to Albuquerque New Mexico. Pilot A T King from Laramie Wyoming and co pilot R H Conway Wilbur West Virginia OR, Crim and Boyd Pendleton Oregon, Gilbert Spokane Washington, Morfeld Springer Wille Arizona.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Oct
Army Air Corps
Agassia Peak
Albuquerque
N. M
Bob Fronste
Franske
A. T. King
Laramie
Wye
Agassiz Push Ut
Francke
McClelland Field
Sacramento
Calif
Sté Bage
Tucson
King
R. H. Conway
Wilbur
W. Va
W. W. Crim
Cleut
D. C. Boyd
Pendleton
Ore
Cpl
Gilem
Spokane
Wash
L. T Morfeld
Springer
Wille
Clim
Ex-S A Oil Man Dies In St Louis
Meyer I Katz a 60 year old former San Antonio resident and Russian immigrant who built a fortune in Mexican oil died Monday in St Louis. He started as a junk dealer in St Louis and expanded through large barge purchases and sales in Mexico, making and losing substantial fortunes. Survivors include two sons Bam and Maurice of Tampico Mexico.
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Meyer i Katz
San Antonio
Louis
Katz
St. Louis
Mexico
Bam and
Maurice
Tampico
Services Held For A W Norcross
Augustus Warren Norcross 74 of 206 East Ashby Place died in local hospital Monday. Services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Loring chapel with Bishop W T Capers officiating. Norcross lived in San Antonio 36 years and was a retired cereal company sales manager. He was born in New Orleans and was a charter member of the Belknap Rifles.
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Augustus Warren Rorcross
East Ashby Place
Loring Chapel
W. T. Capers
Norcross
San Antonio
New Orleans
Wan Ft
Belknap Rifles
Cured Cancer Group Awards Membership Certificates
Seven new members of the Cured Cancer Club at the American Society for the Control of Cancer were awarded certificates Tuesday at the Menger hotel. New members include Mrs. J. C. Hotman and Mrs. E. W. Coyle, Bexar county Field Army captain, who presid ed the meeting. The club promotes public health by showing cancer can be non fatal with proper cure verified by doctor and five years since cure. The Field Army opened offices in the Nix building in preparation for the drive.
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Cacer Cub
Women's Field Army
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Tunehcon
Menger Hotel
J. C. Hotman
Glendora Tint
Pauline Pox
Fanale, McCallum
Jean Z. Weber
John MnaeKenye
J. D. Vase Winder
E. W. Coyle
Bexar County
Field Army
Amy
Nix Building
Better Way to Treat Constipation Ad Claims
An advertisement promotes a brand named Kollogns All Bran as a solution to constipation. It touts high fiber and water intake, promising regularity without trips to the medicine chest. The ad features misspellings and quirky phrasing but centers on a bran product from Baltie Crook.
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Milliotia
Kollogn
Baltie Crook
Consul & Physeinn
Little Theater Rehearsals Start for Season
Rehearsals for the Lite theater’s first season play progress at the San Pedro workshop under Joe Clay Joonenre. The Male Animal a three act comedy by Thurber and Nugent was a hit in New York City. It will be presented October 28 to 30 with Herman Shemlin and Nugent in the lead. Cast includes Delle Weir, Walter Stroud, Louise Scheer, Nerman Zelman, Loyd Browne, Burkle, Cave Hoffman, Mrs. Ernestam, Mrs. Powell, J. Andrey Smith, Mrs. Td. chairman Mrs. Wamueck and Robert Harris, Grand View place.
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James Thurber
Eliot Nugent
New York City
Herman Shemlin
Nugent
Cntoine Weir
Walter
I Stroud
Louise Scheer
Nerman
A. Zelman
Loyd
Browne
Burkle
Cave Hoffman
Ernestam
Powell
J. Andrey Smith
Wamueck
Robert Harris
Grand View Place
Opinion Declares San Antonio Light Prize Drawings a Lottery
Texas Attorney General Gerald Matin ruled the San Antonio Light prize drawings constitute a lottery. The opinion, sought by Criminal District Attorney John R. Shook, allows an injunction against the paper to stop the scheme. The AG noted three elements: prize, chance, and consideration by participants. He added that state law does not punish a corporation for lottery activity unless officers or agents directly participated in arranging it.
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Austin
Gerald C. Matin
San Antonio
John R. Shook
R Corporation
Texas Cots
Plat
Achente
Mann
Shook
Policeman Kills Dog in Fatal City Incident
Officer H. C. Hyles responded to a residence at 1718 North Zarramoera Street with a pistol. He clubbed a dog to death and logged an injury to a buck jack. incident involved Mrs. Plarence Huth.
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H.C. Hyles
Plarence Huth
Zarramoera Street
Hyles
Drive Set On Field Rats Drive Set On Field
A letter from Dr W A King health officer to Col Luscombe details a rat eradication drive at Duncan Field. King seeks Grover G Marshall federal rodent control aid from the San Antonio district and asks for assistance from a Dimenweld contact to receive instructions for future campaigns.
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Llout
John B. Gasconde
Duncan Field
W. A. King
Luscombe
King
Grover G. Marshall
San Antone
Dimenweld
Condition of Cardinal Deteriorates After Operation
Vatican officials report Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church remains in poor condition after recent surgery. Doctors say his health has taken a turn for the worse during treatment in Vatican City.
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Vatican
Vatican City
Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri
Camerlenga
Holy Roman Church
Smoking In Bed Hazard Warns Fire Prevention Week
Fire prevention experts warn smoking in bed is a leading cause of deadly house fires. The advice stresses avoiding ash on bed covers and discarded smoking materials. National Fire Prevention Week highlights the risk and urges safer habits nationwide.
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ARS
John Urlrick
U.S
Wed
United States
Chutist Rescued From Devil's Tower After Parachute Descent
Sund ance Wye Oh reports San Antonio parachutist George Hopkins, 20, saved atop Devil's Tower after a 600 foot fall to a turret. Eight veteran climbers from Dartmouth and other groups brought him down through perilous ascent and descent. Hopkins had bet $50 and sought publicity, saying he climbed for a stunt not a sport. Park officials plan steps to prevent repeats.
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Sundance
Wye
George Hopkins
San Antonio
Devil’s Tower
Hopkins
N. F. Joyner
Devil's Tower National Monument
National Park Service
George
Winground
Jack Torrance
Hanover
N. H
Meril “McLine
Rockport
Mass
Dartmouth College
Pat K
Petaoldt
Harold Rapp
Wyoming
Chappell Cranmer
Henry Coulter
Dettver
Henry Field
Warren Gorrell
Rocky Mountain National Park Guides
Depot Record: 32 Cars Daily at Antonio General Depot
J A Porter reports the depot averaged 32 cars daily in September, unloading or loading the equivalent of a freight train. The depot received 5622 tons of army supplies for posts in Texas New Mexico and Arizona and shipped 7947 tons. For ten months totals reach 27,144,000 pounds and 754 freight cars of food clothing and equipment.
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Antonio General Depot
Gol
J. A. Porter
Comemander
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Man Jailed After Lotion Stolen
Following a complaint by Mrs L P Morton of 314 Devine Street police booked Fred Hart of East Rice Road for theft. The theft involved a lotion bottle from her home, with bond set at $5. In a separate report Gmy A Bingham of Yoakum reported a $10 guitar stolen from his car in the 1000 block of North Main Avenue.
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Mosquito
Mon
Nan
L. P. Morton
Devine Street
Fotlan
Hier
Fred Hart
East Rice Road
Mander
North Main Avenue
Gmy
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A.W. Norcross
The
Lite Theater
San Pedro
Joe Clay
Joonenre
Field
Howie
S.A. Chutist
Tower
Soske
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Alt, Peta
Lotion
Lowell
Joske
Tommy Tucker
Prigs
D.spiyti Avia
Supon Ehoy
Ghoe
Ack Giao
Miller
Toike'e
Shoo Salon
Millay
Moalery
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