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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1944
Page
9
Readers recall a social shift as Britain and San Antonio couples move away from the "only child" fashion. The August London Daily Mail notes young marrieds favor bigger families amid postwar births, with doctors citing deliberate crowding of babies in war years and a return to multi child households.
War department reports 33 South Texans wounded or missing in action across Army and Navy theaters. Names and addresses show many San Antonio residents and families affected, with multiple posed as Pvt. or Pfc. and listing spouses. The list includes Aguilar, Askey, Black, Blakey, Dustinza, Chalanhaga, Cowen, Garcia, Garcia, Garr Garcia, and others from Brownsville to Goliad.
The columnist riffs on veterans and war outcomes, notes potential effects of Hitler's losses, and jokes about Moscow victory salutes. A long, fragmented list of local names and families connected to service appears, with scattered references to White Sulphur, Bretton Woods, and Dumbarton Oaks and to casualties and wounded from South Texas.
A night watchman at the English Freight on Austin Street thwarted a robbery late Monday when he fired a shot at a man attempting to jump a fence with a battery. The suspect dropped the battery and fled.
In Old Bridge the famous London Bridge still attracts tourists as the final structure, relocated from London, remains a notable historic landmark. Local officials note ongoing preservation efforts while the bridge stands as a key cultural symbol.
Picnot, a renowned industrial consultant and engineer, assumed duties as manager of the chamber of commerce industrial department. He will prepare a business survey of Bexar county resources and manufacturing possibilities to foster growth and aid veterans to enter business. The chamber’s industrial committee was announced, with plans to expand and invite more business leaders to serve.
LA LeLaurin, superintendent of the garbage department, told reporters that women employees have shown they cannot meet the department’s demands and are gradually being weeded out. He said physical exhaustion and children returning to school reduced the number of women workers, leaving 16. They will not be fired but no new hires will be made.
Announcement that all special shoe stamps previously ex special are to expire now and become valid except Tuesday. Note by Bernard M. Goldberg at the Mexican border. Local officer for GPA payments marks Mexco.
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