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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1941
Page
5
A garbled wire-service style notice lists places and people amid a fractured report on Russia and wartime effects. Names, towns, and stations appear in a jumbled sequence with partial titles and stray references to locations such as Washington, Vancouver, and Texas, indicating a broad, unsettled update or classifieds-like summary from the era.
A Houston era petition with 20 223 names will be presented in Austin on Monday seeking creation of a new junior college district for Bexar County. San Antonio supporters include O P Sulumbel H E Ogilvie Robert Kingston George Judson Stanley Rants Garrett Adamson and several women residents.
Berlin says Nazi air raids on Moscow caused widespread alarm in high districts. German communiqués credit bombers with damaging rail lines entering the Soviet capital.
A long wartime army transfer list shows Col. Mary Howlett and numerous officers moving from Texas camps to Washington and other posts. Included are assignments for Fort Bowie, Camp Bowie, Fort Myer, Aberdeen, Fort Belvoir, and multiple fields in California, Georgia, Alabama, and Utah with many names and destinations.
The deposed Panavid leader Arne Arias reportedly fled Havana last night aboard a secretly arranged plane with U.S. fruit company officials aboard. The exile was confirmed as Arias, the former president, left under unknown custody amid political tensions in Havana.
A fragmented notice describes a dance revue titled Negro Lifes Topic Of Show. It mentions a program by the Ly Ban An cola Hocyeation mopartmerih and references municipal involvement and a November date. The text is garbled but indicates a staged Negro life topic performance with community actors.
Fragmented OCR lists names and agencies, mentioning Fly named to a bar committee and real estate related notices. The text references ALM, Lin army, and various attorneys and locations, with unclear dates and roles due to corrupted source material.
A disrupted labor action in Texas appears poised to end as officials outline new terms. Major drivers’ picket lines have eased, enabling resumed operations and planned talks set for next week with union representatives.
Florence Kile Dibreth et al grantors, various parcels and covenants with payments and installments described. Names include Read, Peters, Barnon, Lymer, Himtan, Dedaynts, Rodrigue, Lovell, Olver, Decker, and others. dates span 1940s. multiple properties in towns and counties with monthly payments and interest terms noted. activity includes conveyances, liens, and executorship.
A garbled OCR style notice lists numerous personal names and addresses with scattered details. The readable fragments include names such as Alex, Pauline, Sophie, and Sophie, with street references and partial dates. The overall text resembles a chaotic public notice or ledger entry with multiple diaried items and obligations.
An obituary item reports the death of a railroad worker connected to the Locomotive Engineers union in El Paso. The brief notice notes he served as a member of the Tyother seat of Locomotive Biigstern and mentions an age around 18. The fragmentary text confirms the death occurred today at his home city.
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