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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1944
Page
9
J. H. M. criticizes public relations efforts and wartime photo diplomacy showing GIs with European sweethearts. He argues such images distort home front perceptions, misrepresent European women, and may invade privacy. He advocates noninvasive coverage and suggests better local alternatives.
Charles R. Anos, a 17 year old convict who escaped from a West Virginia state port pen recently, was arrested by San Antonio police while loitering near Quincey and Baltimore streets at 4 30 a m Tuesday. He will be held for authorities from West Virginia to return him to complete a burglary sentence.
Anita vunvaugn, 10, of 2720 Nebraska Street, was recovering at home Tuesday from a bullet wound in the left thigh. The injury occurred Monday afternoon when a .22 rifle her husband Leon Dunebaugh, 24, was cleaning accidentally discharged. She was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital.
Brig. Gen. J A Porter, commander of the SAASF depot, said the war is not over and new permanent activities will expand here. About 600 to 700 new workers are needed to staff three units including a 1 in 1 processing unit for assembling and distributing rations, a spare parts processing and assembling plant, and a signal corps repair shop. The work targets 70,000 ration cases weekly and 36,000 spare parts items, with emphasis on employing San Antonians and using women where feasible.
Bowie's paper drive collects scrap paper from students to fund books for corner libraries in each room. Principal Stella Higgins highlights titles like A Pictorial Dictionary for Children and multilingual readers, including Mother Goose on the Rio Grande and Gigi and Gogg in multiple languages. The drive, running weekly, awards prizes by pounds collected and closes October 3 with prize tiers of 50, 25, and 10 dollars.
Paul Matocha of San Antonio led 14 Austin families to hear a first hand report on the two years of European theater service by the Autitt boys. The group stayed together through training in England and combat in North Africa and Italy. None suffered a major wound. Paul, son of Mr and Mrs B P Matecha, 623 Trenton Avenue, is a former Texas secretary of state.
A man reported his car and a bundle of laundry missing after stopping at a laundry on North Flores Street at 2 40 p m Monday to inquire about leaving the bundle. He left the laundry office and both his dirty clothes and car were gone.
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