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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1948

Page

14

Keator Seeks Check On School Poll After Election

Keator, 72 votes behind Sutton in the Saturday junior college district trustees race, asked for a voting machine check. County and district judges would oversee the opening at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with seals broken and a recheck planned. The initial results showed Sutton leading Fletcher, with 7993 to 6985.

HM. Keator G. J. Sutton Junior College W. W. McAllister Union Junior College Heans C. W. Anderson Delos Finch Keatur Sutton Npat- Ilegal Jesse N. Fletcher Nexro U Udertaken Union Junior College District Arashell Southern Arley Knight Origo Tres

Shape of Summer Beauty Show Delivers Modern Slimming Gadgets

New York April 6. The 26th International Beauty Show at Grand Central Palace spotlights postwar wonders for slimming and beautifying Americans. Radar and television wave devices, gyro chairs, posture couches, and rapid permanent waving heat up treatments, promising time savings and comfort.

New York Grand Central Palace Louis Zinberg Margo Hart America Mi- Jady

Sewer Bonds Win Approval

Atty. Gen. Price Daniel approved San Antonio's $6,000,000 sanitary sewer bond issue, voted December 9, 1947, with bonds registered by Comptroller George Sheppard and delivered to purchasers Rauscher Pierce. Interest on the first $2,700,000 is 3 percent, the remainder at 2 1/2 percent, with annual payments of $300,000 beginning March 1, 1999.

Austin Price Daniel San Antonio Daniel George Sheppard Rauscher Pierce and

Riverside golf course deal hinges on golfers funds

Park Commissioner Henry Hein announced the city may enlarge Riverside to 18 holes if golfers donate 6200 to help buy adjacent property. He is negotiating with Thurman Barrett and Morris Kallison for 87% acres at 25,000. city money left from Dignowity and Bark Meyer parks would fund part, leaving 18,800 more to raise. He also noted no purchase commitment yet and said council must decide.

Lfsouinsyer Riverside Henry Hein Thurman Barrett Morris Kallison Bein Dignowity Park Barkmeyer Park Crockett, Street Barrett Kallison

Benes Returns to Prague Presidency After Absence

President Eduard Benes returned to the presidential palace in Prague for the first time since December. He had been at Sezimove Usti shortly after the Communist seizure of power in Czechoslovakia, resuming official duties and signaling a cautious return to public life.

Benes Prague Eduard Benes Sezimove Usti Szechoslovakii

Sleuths Bring Store Loot Back to San Antonio

Detectives A, C, Sandoval and A, R. & Shredge returned to San Antonio on Tuesday with 1000 dollars worth of A. W. store merchandise and jewelry from 31 L W. Commerce. They had earlier journeyed to Monterrey recovering 12000 dollars worth of foot theft proceeds. A second trip led Shem Geep into Mexico with police cooperation. One man is held in the city jail and another in Monterrey in connection with the February 4 theft.

A, C, Sandoval A, R Monterrey

Police Call Off Strike in Egypt

Alexandria's police force, about 3000 strong, ended their strike at noon today and promised to return to work immediately. The sudden move followed a riot and arson that spanned three days and left 20 dead, with officials citing duty and the situation's gravity.

Egypt Alexandria Alexanddria Worl

Jews Welcome First Food Convoy Through Jerusalem

Thousands of cheering Jews welcomed the first large food convoy to reach Jerusalem in 10 days. Fifty trucks braved Arab road blocks to deliver rations to Jerusalem's 100,000 residents. In Haifa region, Italians and police uniforms seized arms from a British army camp, killing the Pardes Hannah commanding officer.

Jerusalem Italy Haifa Pardes Hannah

O Connell Named CAB Chairman as Board Reaches Full Membership

Washington April 67 Joseph J O Connell Jr of New York was named the sixth chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. The board now has a full membership for the first time since October when Clarence Young resigned to run Los Angeles airport. Vice Chairman G Wald Ryan was absent due to illness as the board heard arguments in a case over air freight rates.

Washington Joseph J. O'Connell Jr New York Civil Aeronautics Board Clarence Young Los Angeles G3wald Ryan

Weather Outlook Forecast Cloudy to Partly Cloudy

Forecast calls for cloudy to partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night and Wednesday with continued warmth. Light to moderate offshore winds. Tuesday’s high expected around 8 degrees and Wednesday’s low near 66 with a high following Monday. Details on Page 2-A.

Finland Denies Bases to Soviets in Pact Talks

BELSINKI Finland April 6 Finland will retain political independence and the Soviet will obtain no new bases on Finnish soil under a treaty near signature in Moscow political quarters said today. Negotiators of Finland and Russia had agreed on the contents of a proposed pact of friendship and mutual aid the actual text still in preparation. The treaty will draw Finland closer to the Soviet bloc but keep it politically independent. Ratification by Finland’s parliament will be needed to take effect and a dramatic parliamentary debate was forecast.

Humphod Pein Preay Olapalchen Belsinki Finland Moscow Aflice Finlaid Fus Gla Soviet Union Mauno Pekkala Russia

Plane on Fire Lands Safely at MacArthur Field

New York April 671A plane reported a fire over Bridgeport Cont landed safely at MacArthur Field on Long Island coast guard headquarters reported.

New York Bridgeport MacArthur Field Long Island Coast Guard

Weather forecast for San Antonio sees warm cloudy days

Forecast for San Antonio area calls for warm and cloudy weather with a light breeze for Tuesday and Wednesday. No rain expected as J H Sathoe notes. Highs near 88 degrees and lows around 66. A stray line mentions a killer and a suspected Japanese link but is unclear.

San Antonio J. H. Sathoe

Girl Refuses Gym Shorts In Macon School

Ilelon Myers a Bo-yearuld Mayon High school student is out of school after being barred from gym class for refusing to wear shorts. Superintendent Mark A. Smith said she was removed from school by Rev. J. Tt. Hunt minister of the Friends of Jesus Christchurch who acted in the matter.

Macon Ilelon Myers Mayon Mark A. Smith J. Tt. Hunt Friends of Jesus Christchurch

Reds Call Strike in Italy Nationwide General Strike

Communist led Liaison General Confederation calls a nationwide general strike in Italy for April 12 six days before an important national election. The action aims to protest conditions and push labor demands across industries.

Reds Italy Rome Apr General Confederation Apri Elpe

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Truman Envoy Delivers Letter to the Pope on Vatican Visit

Presidential press secretary confirms President Truman’s envoy carried a letter from the White House to the pope during a Vatican trip. The routine mission, noted as standard practice, involved the president's personal representative delivering the message.

Washington Charles G. Ross Myrone Taylor Lester Vatican Moly See White House Ross Hass

Cars Stoned In Truck Row Protest On Pennsylvania Turnpike

A 10 mile line of heavy trucks clogged the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Middlesex as police arrested eight drivers for overloads at a weigh station. Three Ohio drivers jailed. seven others detained for violence. Some vehicles stoned and damaged a carry-all. Passenger traffic impeded. leaders planned a 20 mile extension to Tarizburg for talks with Governor Daft.

Carlisle INSI Pennsylvania Turnpike Middlesex Commonwealth John J. Kime Ohio Turnpike Commission Tarzisburg James H. Daft

Chaplain Slain in Tokyo as Oil Shortages Debate Rises

Reports from Tokyo reveal the stabbing death of Capt. J A Ryan, a Catholic chaplain at Sugamo prison, allegedly at the hands of a guard or inmate. In Washington Rep Short warns the U S faces oil shortages that could compel rationing or a gasoline distribution cut amid war fears.

Tokyo Tlme Ashe U.S. Army J. A. Ryan Ryan Shout 40 Sugario S&enichan

Age for Draft Sign Up May Be Cut

Washington April 6 Congress armed services committees push to build a 70 group air force as the key defense and to set draft rules. They consider registering men 38 to 45 and making 39 to 25 liable, with some senators favoring lowering the age limit and expanding military training. The house subcommittee urged President Truman to raise the air force combat strength from 3% to 70 groups and called back military chiefs for more testimony.

Washington Rep Short House U. S Missourian Armed Services INS Congressional Armed Services Committees Senate Gurney R-Sdy Senate Armed Services Committee House Armed Services Truman Air Force Gurray Secrehae Forrestal Armen

Montgomery to Dine With Red in Berlin Crisis

Field Marshal Montgomery met Western and Soviet leaders amid the Berlin crisis and planned a dinner with Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky. He arrived by plane and said he would keep the prearranged date, describing Sokolovsky as an old friend.

Berlin Lord Montgomery Geremany Montgomery Blane Vassily D. Sokolovsky Germany Sokolovsky

American Held Four Days by Russians

Charles Dear a 28 year old Time-Life International executive in Paris said he was held incommunicado by Soviet authorities for four days after being taken from a Soviet operated train en route to Prague. He claimed his travel papers were questioned though his U S passport carried a valid Czechoslovak visa.

bEneIly Apm Prague Charles Dear Time-Life International Paris U.S

Spring Weather Report Notes Widespread Showers

The federal weather bureau reports typical spring conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms across the country. Rain fell in the Ohio valley and northern Appalachians with additional showers in the east Gulf states Dakotas and coastal California northward through last night and today.

Chicago Federal Weather Bureau Ohio Valley Appalachian Gulf States Dakotas Pacific Coast California

Crash Victims Uncared for as Reds and British Struggle

Berlin reports 44 Western victims lie on a damp slope in the Russian zone after a mid day crash between a Russian and British plane. Russian guards delayed body removal for hours while Maj Gen Herbert and British troops secured the wreck. Eventually the Russian commander ordered extraction as ambulances stood nearby.

Berlin West E. O. Herbert Berin

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Keator Los Angeles Heights V. QC. Loffin H. C. Rain Heights Loftis Ben Franklin Loftin Northside Britain London Pennsylvania Turnpike O'Connell Russ Melsinki S. A Pope Monty Red John Corbett Corbett Bu TI
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