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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1941

Page

12

South American hotel delegates visit San Antonio during congress stop

Prominent hotel figures from several South American nations and an American Hotel association delegation will tour San Antonio as part of a return from the Inter-American Travel Congress in Mexico City. They will breakfast at the Gunter, tour Randolph Field, Fort Sam Houston, and visit St Anthony and Plaza hotels before departing for New Orleans.

Mexico City Inter- American Hotel Association American Hotel Association San Antonio Texas San Antonio Hotel Association Gunter Hotel Missouri Pacific EB. P. McKenna Blackstone Tyler Texas Hotel Sales ‘Managers Association A.M. Arlie” Compton Beott Yardy Texas Hotel Association Bennett E. Housley Atlantic City Jy Philip Sheridan Squaw Mountain Inn Greenville Junction Maine Crawford Noble Worle Hotels Jonesboro Ark Texas Hotel Association Committee Jack White New Plaza Seihg Hotel Adolphus Dalian George C. Scott Scott Hotels Dallas Flerbert Morrison St. Anthony C_ uM. Wuest Minarer Prudentie Bate Plaza Buenos Aires Argentina Howe Vidal Tourist Department Ministry of Taxation la Paz Bolivia Mauricio Fernandes’ de Silva Copaabana Palace Rio de Tancria Brasil Daniel Pombira Hotel Reging Granada Bogota Colombia Carlos Venture Jr Gran Hotel Boropa San Jose Guatemala Antonio Ruiz Galindo

Robert C McNeil Enlists in Army Three-Year Term

Robert C McNeil son of Myra Mary McNeil 205 West Myrtle Thesday enlisted in the army for three years. He attended Texas A and M College for three and a half years majoring in geophysics. He played football and was on the varsity swimming team which won the national water polo title and hopes to attend officers training school.

Robert C. McNeil Robert, C. McNeill Myra Mary McNeil West Myrtle Street Thesday McNeil Texas A. and M. College Ete

WPA Matron Projects End In San Antonio Schools

San Antonio and statewide school districts discontinue WPA matron service as free lunch programs gain value. State director Mary K Taylor notes reduced WPA worker quotas and supervision prompt reallocation. Local schools manager E H Kifer cites depleted funds and a shift to janitorial and runways services amid ongoing controversy.

WPA San Antonio Elizabeth McCauley Mary K. Taylor Taylor Kifer

Huntsville Editor Sees 5. A. Don Reid Visit

Don Reid associate editor of the Huntsville Item, Texas oldest continuously published newspaper, visited San Antonio on a 2000 mile vacation tour. He noted The Light's Around the Plaza column proved the Victoria Advocate was not the oldest paper as previously thought.

Don Reid Huntsville Hem Texas San Antonio Reid Plaza Victoria Advocates

Minors Backlash: Two County Court Fines Reported

Yom Aravositas of 414 West Houston street was fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge McCollum Burnett after pleading guilty to employing minors in a beer state. The complaint by Gus Brown of the state liquor control board named minors Natividad Martins Maria Martinez and Janie Cisneros. In the same court Adolph Sereno of 239 Lambert street was fined 10 dollars and costs and given an hour in jail after pleading guilty to stealing a 45 dollar truck from M. Mi. Wier of 1806 South Hackberry street on May 13.

Yom Aravositas West Houston Street McCollum Burnett at-Law No Gus Brown State Liquor Control Board Arprosilas Natividad Martines Maria Martinez Janie Cisneros Adolph Sereno Lambert Street M. Mi. Wier South Hackberry Street

Public Works Agency to plan postwar improvements

San Antonio public works officials announced a joint Public Works Agency program sponsored by the federal works agency and the national research planning board. John Douglass will head the project, which will coordinate construction and nonconstruction public improvements to prevent a future employment crisis after war. A branch office will open in Fort Worth and D. H. Briges of San Antonio is named state planning engineer.

San Antonis Federal Works Agency National Research Planning Board John Co Douglass Seeney Smith- Young United States C. KK. Quinn Ort Worth D. H. Briges San Antonio

City to Complete Back Tax Suits Initiated

City to file remaining back tax suits against Houston streets and property owners who failed to pay 1940 taxes this week. City Attorney Victor Koller announced Tuesday. About a dozen suits have already been filed in district courts.

Houston Victor Koller

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