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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1940

Page

3

Teagher Style Show Slated Del Rio Plan

Funeral services arranged for Kenneth Boston nine months old found dead in a pan of water under a leaky bathroom lavatory. Mother found the body after missing ten minutes. Wolff and Marx to present a teachers style show on Thursday on the sixth floor auditorium at 4 15 p m with hostesses listed.

Wolff and Marx Vivian Arstein Canchlle Mary Pardue Laura Nell Chapa Elsie Jonas Doyle Robertson Bess Stratton Cockrell A. L. Copeland Molene Miller Helen Arstein del Rio

Attempted Suicide Crash Dies Not Yet? Plainly a Near-Fatal Fall

In Burlington Iowa Vermont? A 19-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl survived after an automobile plunge down a 150 foot embankment. State’s Attorney K Paul Fennell called it an attempted suicide. Miss Beatrice Brussard had only minor injuries while Paul Merriman, also from Burlington, suffered multiple broken ribs and a hospital bedside guard was ordered.

Burlington K. Paul Fennell Beatrice Brussard Fennel Paul Merriman

Pappy Campaign Manager Named Insurance Commissioner

Austin September follows precedent set by his predecessor Governor W Lee O Daniel naming his former campaign manager as casualty insurance commissioner The new insurance commissioner Ms Reuben Williams 31 Fort Worth attorney whom the governor brought to Austin as his private secretary Williams resigned in May to manage the governor s campaign He succeeds Jb G Waters after managing the campaign for Governor James V Allred was

Austin Uins W. Lee O'Daniel Reuben Williams Fort Worth Williams Jb. G. Waters James V. Allred

Plays at Police Station as Lost Boy Reunited

A two year old, Albert Gillingham Jr, was found lost and taken to a police station. Police Sergeant E J Fansalec returned him to his home after discovering no one at the residence. The boy spent the afternoon at the station while reunions were arranged.

Albert Gillingham Jr Gringham Gilting Ham

Lifeboats Rescue 2300 At Sea In First War Year

Lifeboats around Great Britain and Ireland went out 1108 times and rescued 2300 persons during the first year of the war. They saved more lives in this period than in the last five years of peace, with launchings double those of the World War I first year and nearly triple the number of saves.

London Great Britain and Ireland

Civil Service Opens Three Positions In Federal Office

Uncle Sam announced three civil service openings for qualified specialists. Two regional agents in trade and industrial education were sought at salaries of 4000 and 23800 annually, plus a special agent in commercial education research at 4600. Applications are to be filed at the civil service office in the federal building.

Sam Iear Civil Service Office Federal

Texas Mexican Railway wins IC C approval for Flour Bluff station

The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Texas Mexican Railway to operate over a 19 mile line being built for the government to serve the Flour Bluff naval air station in Nueces County Texas The station is part of the national defense program and will support military needs.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Texas Mexican Railway Naval Air Station Flour Bluff Nueces County Texas

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