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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1942

Page

9

Nightmarish voyage unfolds in raft wreck sequence

The raft crew braves a north wind and brutal seas as night darkens and lightning flashes. They grip squeezed warmth, bale out water, and struggle to read a shifting chart of their survival while the raft periodically capsizes and reassembles. The men endure numb limbs, cold spray, and the exhausting push to survive until daylight reveals their weathered ordeal.

OVS Tatty Rafé Gene Tony Eim Weniga

Bull Fight Set Sunday in Monterrey Coliseum

Two popular Mexican matadors Carlos Arruza and Silverio Perez will face bulls of the San Mateo strain in a Sunday afternoon corrida at Monterrey Coliseum. Travel reports note visitors cross the border to Allende and Morelos for orange groves and harvest. Border rules now require birth certs only for foreign-born, cameras allowed post registration, film banned. other film may be obtained in Mexico.

Monterrey Carlos Arruza Silverio Perez San Mateo Sergioe Allende Mounte- Morelos Mon- Surrey

Nine Die in Army Bomber Crash at Hendricks Field

Sebring Fla Oct 23 five army fliers were killed when an army bomber from Hendricks field crashed near the base Army officials identified the victims as First Lieut Jack Dalton Little of Los Angeles Second Lieut Myron M Malady of Sebring Second Lieut Lyte F Mackelland of Western Springs Illinois Sergeant Howard J Gintaven of Baltimore Maryland and Capt Daniel E Cover dra Warwick New York. Col M G Bavage and others announced the names.

Sebring Fla Hendricks Field Army M. G. Bavage Daniel EB Warwick N. Y Jack Dalton Little Los Angeles Myron M

Burgin Retires As Methodist Pastor

Dr H G Burgin district superintendent at McKinney and former pastor of Travis Park and Laurel Heights churches in San Antonio retired from active duty. Announcement came at the North Texas Methodist conference in Dallas. A Missouri native, Burgin spent most of his ministry in the Southwest including ten years in San Antonio. He also served as district superintendent for San Antonio, Dallas and DickKinney districts.

H. G Buregin McKinney Travis Park Laurel Haights San Antonio North Texas

Church Leaders Urge Moral Guidance For Youth In War Era

Dr Grace Brian Overton of Austin urged Southwest Methodist delegates that after 20 years of focus on the individual the church now must demonstrate to youth that the war’s demands are rooted in right and reality. He warned youth face a shock of maturity and responsibility and stressed the need for confidence in economic stability and moral guidance as World War II reshapes American youth’s outlook. Also noted were ordinations of ten elders and eight deacons, a Nazi Address to Hitler read to the conference, calls for more chaplains, and a note on demand for refashioned women's hats in the UK.

Grace Brian Overton Austin Hoge Foundation Southwest Methodist Conference Overton Billy Heleva Gr. Qverton Texas Wiliam C. Pinch Georgetown Clarence Walton Bloomington Murat Johnson Lolita Paul A. Weiss Brunk Ross T. Welch South San Antonio John &. Brown Robert Lee Rarpn Slugis Rock Springs Ewart Watts San Angelo Gordon Birewell Eden Lester Hampton Haines Bronte James P. Terry Beeville Ohfford J. Mann Wilbur H. Tyte Lavernia Westley M. Sepulze John B. Koelemay Marble Falls G. 3 Risinger Stockdale Albert OH. Bankert Johnson City W. L.J. Whitt San Saba Intler Dostph Bartak Travis Park Church Hitler Germany A. Frank Bmith Houston Beett Army Moore Staithead Tharie

L A to Get Ration Data Next Week

San Antonio car owners await rationing guidance as DPA and OPA officials plan to issue eligibility ratings and distribute application forms. Registration begins in November with sites at schools and other locations. Additional details will follow after officials return Monday.

L. A San Antonio DPA Thas Dallas Farler OPA Wil

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