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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
5
Colonel Hay Knight announces Eisenhower type battle jackets will be issued to ROTC students in San Antonio schools replacing the current coats. The War Department also authorizes two khaki uniforms per student in addition to the wool uniform. A local ad promotes a 24 hour selling job via Light Want Ad Dial F 1231.
FRANKFURT Germany Oct 17 Master Sgt John Woods a veteran of 233 executions and four years overseas army duty is set to return to his home near San Antonio His friend Tech 4 James J Gibilante of Abington Pa recalls Woods wanted the job of hanging Nazi war criminals convicted at Nuernberg and he did Now he prepares to resume civilian life in Texas The men planned a celebration but Woods whereabouts were then unknown Gibilante speculates the army may be withholding his return and Woods rarely discusses his wartime duties
R C Brotze of 903 Van Ness street reported to the sheriff that he found remains of a freshly butchered calf at Highway 181 and the old Corpus Christi road. The hide and all edible meat had been removed.
Patrick Stages of 311 Fast Commerce street faced Judge Augustus McCloskey on a drunkenness charge. On Wednesday he agreed to a $100 fine if arrested again before November 13. He was arrested again hours later for intoxication. On Thursday the judge made the agreement binding, fining Stages $50 for the Wednesday case and $50 for the new charge. Lacking funds, Stages served 43 days in jail.
John J. Caldwell of 219 Chestnut Street was charged with murder of Thomas Barrett on October 15 in a complaint filed Thursday before Justice of the Peace Frank Vaughan. Other complaints in Vaughan’s court include Major Saeade ter of 402 South Olive Street charged with robbery by assault of L. Luckenbach of 812 East Commerce Street, with $300 and a watch taken. July 26 saw Harlton Chaudoin of 420 Alvarez Street charged with rape and George Jackson of Vance Jackson Road with swindling by check in connection with a $55 check given Joske's of Texas on September 26.
Funeral services are planned Friday for J. W. Arnett 92 former manager of the 6666 ranch in King County who died at his Lubbock home. Arnett governed the ranch for 49 years before retiring in 1931. In a separate case Persia Hardman 51 of 424 Live Oak Street was jailed on a lye charge after allegedly throwing lye in an other woman's face. Complainant is Jessie Patton of the same address.
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