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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1943
Page
9
In a lively local column, residents reveal a strong afterwar urge for jeeps and a family plane as postwar traffic anxiety rises. A conservative attorney admits two afterwar desires one for a jeep and one for a plane, signaling broad interest beyond ranch and city life.
War Chest campaign will hold a meeting Thursday noon in the Municipal auditorium basement under Colonel Frank B. Falkstein. To date workers report $310,000 toward the $782,514 goal as the drive runs to November 8. The women's division led by Mrs. B. R. F. Helland will hold section meetings with 18 majors, while men in the commercial division begin weekly captain meetings this week.
The first class of provisional Civil Air Patrol cadets will complete training at a session from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and then be sworn in as CAP cadets, per Capt. William M. Cason group commander. Lieut. W. J. Barkell of Brooks Field will lecture on Design and Servicing of Aircraft Engines before the CAP group at the Plaza hotel roof at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Guoelio Ruiz surrendered the city pecan harvesting contract after Breckenridge park threshing produced only 350 pounds. Ruiz returned 52 percent of the yield, blaming public competition as treacherous for the poor results.
Twelve San Antonians are in training at Arkansas A and M College Monticello Arkansas for marine officers under the V 12 college training program The group includes James Weldon Anderson George Childs Wilson Belcher Henry Arthur Black Jr Jeiude Raymond Beller Allen Earl Cank Joe Bul Crownayer Albert Goodwyn Dalton Arthur Robert George John Jerome Giles Jr Bernard Kost Alan Nalfored Sparger Jr and Fred Leckie Williams with listed San Antonio addresses
Bishop A Frank Smith opens the eighty fifth Southwest Texas Methodist annual conference in Travis Park church Tuesday night with a communion service. Wednesday 9 am session covers ministers report candidate admissions and delegate balloting. Chaplain R A Taylor speaks at 1 30 pm with a preaching service at 7 30 pm. Thursday features business at 9 pm memory service and a banquet where Dr J N R Score will speak. The conference runs through Friday.
A fragmentary satirical piece mocks Adolf with a troubled tone, suggesting his decline in influence and a hidden sixth sense prior to escalation. The text employs oblique imagery and rivers of metaphor to imply personal and political downfall.
A report lists Sgt. Agy. L. Perkits and Lieut. Waibae W. Collins among multiple officers missing in the European theater. Also noted are Second Lieut. Lawrence UL. Duke of Kingsville, First Lieut. Wansford G Olney, and First Lieut. James M. Williams of Georgetown, all reported missing in the same region.
Jester receives commendation from state barber board secretary Curlee after a thorough inspection of local barber shops. Only three charges for sanitary violations were found, as Austin inspector Waller E. Prowatt reports on shop cleanliness and efficiency.
A 36 year old Gunter hotel doorman, Jonanesey Kye, defended himself at federal court after admitting he did not report for draft induction because he lost faith in leaders. He claimed to be a minister since age 14 and said he preached to soldiers seeking prostitutes. He assisted in jury selection, asking for more African American jurors, and described a long work history from scrubbing floors to teaching at a Negro college in Austin.
George Glow of the Harris Trust company, bondholders’ representative for the San Antonio utility deal last year, met Mayor Gil B. Mattermann in Chicago on Monday. Glow said he was returning to Chicago from El Paso where a similar deal is pending and had a layover to see the mayor.
The Alamo company of the Texas WAC contingent will be sworn in after a half hour ceremony beginning at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the Alamo One member will join, her Texas women in training at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia
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