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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1943

Page

8

Transit toaints pants uniforms for bus operators in San Antonio

A San Antonio Transit Company public relations letter defends the new bus operator uniforms. It notes one pair of pants cap and jacket per man, plus extra pants and shirts during the transition. The piece praises morale and wartime duty, cites bond drive figures, and references a prior “Bus Driver's Wife” letter. The column also discusses a suggested term municipal-statist and why it may fail to catch on.

San Antonlo ‘Transit Company J. W. Bailey Rlgts Thy Transit Company San Antonio Bailey Tam

Moos Dies Of Auto Crash Injuries At 82 In San Antonio

H A Moos longtime San Antonio book dealer and former newspaper editor dies from internal injuries after a Sunday car collision on St. Marys Street. His wife L A Vodile and sister were injured, with several others treated at local hospitals. Moos supported education by aiding youths, high school and college training.

H. A. Moos San Santonio Moos’ Wite L. A. Vodiie South Ping Street St. Mary's Street Moos Carolina Street Oliver Payne Loretta Street Seguin Sneve San Antonio Maverick Clore Houston Street

Woman to Tell of Own Truck Line

Mrs. Lille E. Drennan of Hempstead will recount her 16 years as a truck operator between Hempstead and Houston at the October luncheon of the San Antonio Traffic club. She plans to publish her experiences from the oil development era onward and resume with a Hollywood contact.

Lille E. Drennan Hempstead Houston San Antonio

Temperance Union To Hear Talk On Alcohol Relation

Mrs. Mittie Watters, noted for work with prisoners in Texas jails, will speak at 4 p m Tuesday to the Laly Fay Watts Women’s Christian Temperance union in the Baptist Book Store auditorium. Her talk titled Alcohol and its Relation to Parental and Juvenile Delinquency is open to the public.

Mittie Watters Amon Texas Laly Fay Watts

WAVES Open S A Recruiting Drive in San Antonio

WAVES Open S A recruiting drive seeks 250 women aged 20 to 36 for a enlistment period to span after peace is declared. Training at Hunter College and assignments nationwide. Minimum education two years of high school. Guards, stores, towers, hospital, labs and other duties listed. Alamo Unit recruits to be presented by Mayor Maurrmann.

San Antonio Threasol Hagan Toom 219 Federal Building Hunter College New York City Navy Yards United States Seattle Wash Portsmouth N. H San Pedro Calif Corpus Christi Miss Hogan Lockhart Texas J.D. Chapman

Man Killed On Highway Near Berg's Mil

A man identified as Plata was struck and killed by a Greyhound bus while walking along the Cargua Chusl highway about three quarters of a mile from Berg's Mill. Fernando Seguin, walking with Plata, was uninjured. The driver was Ed H. Gerdes, 44, of 206 West Giena Ave. Plata, father of six, died from a crushed skull.

ToGo Anewce Cargua Chusl Berg Mil Fernando Seguin Elmendorf Plata Ed H. Gerdes Giena Ave Nur

Walter L. Gale Funeral Arranged

Walter L Gale a Frost National Bank teller died Sunday at 37 and a lifelong San Antonio resident. Funeral service is at 2 p m Tuesday at McCollum Murray Chapel with interment in Knights of Pythis cemetery. Survivors include Gretchen Gale mother Mrs Bes Davis sister Ora Lee Davis and others.

Water U Gale Mason Street McCollum-Murray Knights of Pythis Food ‘Distribution Ac San Antonio Gretchen Gale Besbeen Micrel Ste Gale Ora Lee I Davis

Surety Firm Head Dies in Mexico City era

Lewin H. Parry president and director of the American Bureau of Mexico City and New York City died at his home in Mexico City on Sunday. Born in Constantinople in 1872 to British parents, he moved to New York shortly after. He marked his fiftieth year as head of the Mexican company. Survived by widow Laura Gibson of New York City, daughter Mrs. Vernai Knapp of Roswell, New Mexico, and two brothers in New York and Los Angeles.

San Antonin Friends Lewin H. Parry American Bureay Company Mexico City New York City Parry Constantinople Turkey New York Laura Gibson New ‘York City Vernai Knapp Roswell N. M Los Angeles Calif X. E. Frye Payry Mathews Fidel Gonzales Rivas Street Robert Prterson Carson Street

CAP Aiding Air Cadets in San Antonio

CAP is aiding recruitment for aviation cadets and organizing a civil air patrol cadet corps for youths too young for Army service. Comdr Willian M. Cason says high school juniors and seniors are being enlisted for cadet drills, preflight training, and infantry drill practice at Sears Roebuck lot, 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, with Maj. George H. Wenn directing. Applications available at CAP headquarters in the Alamo National Bank building.

San Antonio Clvik Air Patrol Army Aviae Lon Willian M. Cason CAP Civil Air Patrol Cadet Corps Armay CAP Cadet Corps Sears-Roebuck George H. Wenn Brooks Tied Alamo National Bank

Police Seek Victim Of Mad Dog Bite

Police seek George Charo who was bitten by a dog in a restaurant on Josephine Tobin Drive two Sundays ago. Report to Dr. A. E. Wharton indicates the dog caused injuries requiring immediate hospital treatment. Mrs. Hickey and her sons Billy Charles and another, all bitten by the same dog, are under treatment.

Monaay George Charo Josephine Tobin Drive A. E. Wharton Austin Chara

Rites Set for Mrs Carol Palmer

Funeral services for Mrs Carol Palmer widow of Gul Palmer were held at 4 p m Tuesday at St Paul Episcopal Church with Rev Robert Allen officiating. She died Sunday at Brooke General Hospital and will be buried in Arlington Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Cadet Duncan Palmer United States Military Academy West Point and two daughters Mrs George W Power of San Antonio and Mrs H G Roach of Athens Ohio.

Mys Varal Duncan Palmer Gul P. Palmer Eighth Service Command St. Paul's. Episcopal Church Robert Allen Palmey J. W. Dungan Brooke General Hospital Washington Arlington Cemetery United States Military Academy West Point George W. Power San Antonio

San Antonio Family Mourns South Pacific Soldier Killed

Edward Rivas 22 of San Antonio died September 5 in the South Pacific theater. He was son of the late Fred and Hortense Ozuna Rivas and brother of Manuel Rivas, 24, who also fell in battle at Livily. Survived by Fred Rivas and Joe Rivas, six sisters, and several aunts and relatives in San Antonio.

Pic Edward R. Rivas San Antonio Pacific Arey War Department Fred Hortense Ozuna Rivas Manuel Rivas Livily Selty Fred Rivas Stall Joe Rivas Mik Mary Kopplin

Bond Set for Navy Uniform Wearing Ashmore

Ashmore of 215 East Evergreen Street was placed under 500 bond after a final hearing before U S Commissioner A W Knight for allegedly wearing a Navy uniform. The complaint states he was not in any armed forces.

Axhamas Jackson Ashmore East Evergreen Street U.S A. W. Knightson Ashmore

Marine Leads Class of 200 Graduates at Norman

Yon Ronorg heads a Norman Oklahoma Navy Technical Training School class of 200 graduates. Cpl Bruce Montague of Bandera, a Marine Corps air crew cadet and Central Catholic High School alum, formerly attended J Marys University.

Yon Ronorg Navy Technical Training School Norman Okla Bruce Montague Bandera U. S. Marine Air Corps Central Catholic High School J. Mary's University

Greeks and British clash with Bulgars in occupied Greece

The British radio said fierce fighting rages in the Bulgarian-occupied Greek region. A Cairo broadcast reported Greek formations landed on Samos with British troops as part of ongoing operations.

New York Fierro Greece CBS Cairo Samos

Baering Down on the News by Bugs Baer

Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Nazi leadership and blitzkrieg strategy, predicting Adolf Hitler faces trouble as public sentiment shifts. He taunts Mussolini as a potential ally and lampoons propaganda around a coming literary purge.

Arthur Bugs" Baer TN. 3. 1

Officer Made Captain Charles Harold Grant of San Antonio

Charles Harold Grant of San Antonio received a temporary promotion from first lieutenant to captain in the svar department. The announcement notes the rank change and location.

Charles Harold Grant San Antonio Nas Svar Department

Negro Surrenders After Accident Near West Commerce

A 30 year old Negro surrendered to sheriff Sunday evening after a collision at West Commerce and Wyoming streets left a couple, Pantaguas, with injuries. The affected man, 20, sustained serious eye injuries and a broken nose, his wife Teresa Espinosa, 42, suffered a back injury. In a separate incident on Alamo Street a passenger, Pat Blacketer, 3, received minor bruises from a hit and run. Albert Rios, 8, also injured when struck by a car near Oak Street.

Moos Medical and Surgical Helen Jasik Vodrle Neta James Weaver Street Payte Robert B. Green Hospital East Comtears Meerscheldt Wyoming West Commerce Anc Danteifettewe South Brats Street West Commerce Street Ne&ro Moses SV Rousciute Bae Teresa Espinosa North Street South Alamo Street Pat Blacketer Bowers Acre Walk Vieblmg Playlie Albert Rios Oak Street

Navy V-12 Training Test Set at San Antonio Junior College

The second quantitative Navy V-12 and Army specialized training tests will be held at San Antonio Junior College on Tuesday November 8. Loftin, president, announced eligibility for high school graduates or those due to graduate by March 1, 1944, aged 15 to 21. The programs allow students to pursue academies training at government expense after induction.

Army Navy College San Antonio Junior College Loftin Maren Armed Services

Income Tax Withholding Plan Announced for Employers

Employers must file first returns by October 1 under the new withholding plan, says M C Rustey deputy in charge. A farm Wel must be filed in duplicate by employers. Forms not yet in local office but expected soon. Returns cover taxes withheld from employees for July.

M.C. Rustey Internal Revenue Office Hussey

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