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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1946
Page
6
Actress Ann Baxter was reported in good condition after an appendectomy at Good Samaritan Hospital last night.
Funeral services will be held in San Antonio Friday at 4 p m for Louis L Wohlfarth 51 division auditor of receipts for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company at Oklahoma City who joined the company 34 years ago. A native of San Antonio he had lived in Oklahoma City since.
Former Republican presidential nominee and Kansas governor Landon accused the New Deal foreign policy of failures. He argued America’s leadership would be hamstrung if Henry Wallace and James Byrnes stayed in President Tyus’s cabinet, claiming Russia is advancing while the U S dithers. He spoke at a convention of the First Congressional District Young Republicans in Sabetia Kam on September 17.
Chief Bruce Weatherly commended San Antonio police for Sunday night raids that led to 169 minor arrests. He praised officers who went beyond duty, many working overtime to participate, and said the effort would raise department standards.
Roy Jr. Ray chief hearing commissioner for the six state OPA district in Texas presided in San Antonio. Hearings began Monday with two San Antonio cases involving J C Garcia and Milton Hernandez awaiting written decisions. The proceedings use District Judge Robert W. B. Terrell's courtroom as the hearings continue.
HONOUIY sept 1 Representative Dewey Short of Missouri a senior House military affairs member calls for stronger American bases in the Pacific to deter Soviet expansion. He and six committee colleagues touring Pacific and Far East defenses cite Alaska Aleutians Hawaii Iwo Jima Okinawa Guam and Saipan and urge a defense ring around southern Kyushu Japan to render the region impregnable.
Brooke General Hospital offers special reconditioning swimming programs at Brooke Army Medical Center led by Maj. Robert Schick. Courses include beginners swimming and diving, water safety, remedial exercises, and life saving. Pvt. Robert Brumpner will lead the training. Reeves Funeral Taylor Sept 17. Funeral services were held for George A. Reeves, 48, in Freeport after he died in a local hospital.
The Lassoes of Thomas Jefferson High face a uniform change this year as the OPA denies the regular 10 gallon hats. Officials approve pint-size felt hats with a smaller type, aiming to keep cow girl attire within new regulations while maintaining team spirit.
The San Antonio army engineer district office will be abolished as an independent unit effective October 1 and will operate as a sub-unit of the Galveston district office. Fourth Army officials announce a small reduction in personnel.
J R Sprague 74 former San Antonio Rotary president and jewelry store owner died in New York on September 4. Buried in LeRoy New York, his birthplace. He authored business articles and several books and edited the Rotary weekly in San Antonio. He moved to New York in 1922. Mrs Sprague died in 1941.
Mrs. Maureen Moore state labor commissioner will marry Gordon Surratt of Houston at the governor’s mansion despite an injunction summons. She will have a state lawyer speak for her in Holm burg district court to answer the action seeking to bar enforcement of the labor recruiters license law.
J M Parks of the U S Soil Conservation service and M R Bentley of the A and M College Extension service began mapping the principal soils of Bexar County this week. The map serves as a preliminary sketch for the Bexar County Soil Conservation district to guide future detailed surveys for farmers.
Hollywood police booked film scenarist Jerome B. Odlun today on a warrant charging him with issuing checks not covered by sufficient funds. The arrest highlights a case in Hollywood as authorities pursue payment defaults.
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