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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1948
Page
2
In Los Angeles on April 14 a rubber company unveiled a perfume that makes a rubber bone smell like beef. Dogs will be drawn to the scent, attracted repeatedly to the synthetic bone as the odor proves irresistible.
Justice of the peace set to return an inquest verdict Wednesday in the shooting death of 26 year old William Woodrow Johnson who died at Baptist Memorial hospital after being found at 301 E. Dewey Place five hours earlier. He was shot once through the temple and once in the leg. A 32 caliber pistol with two live rounds and three misfired shells was found in the room. A note to his bride of three weeks was found in his shirt pocket. The brother Charles Johnson mother Mrs Angelina Johnson and sister Miss Mary Johnson found him when they returned from a shopping trip. Riebe Funeral Home has charge of the body.
Word reached Wednesday of the death at sea of George Hall age 20 a merchant seaman from 1618 W Craig pl A telegram from Union Oil reported he went overboard from the steamship Victor H Kelly which docked in Los Angeles from Honolulu Hall a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Texas A and M college served in the merchant marine during the war and re entered service He is survived by his father an official of Creole Oil in Venezuela and a brother Jimmy Hall
Tax Commissioner Ray Davis urged a city ordinance requiring the full city commission to approve all appointments to boards and commissions. He argued five commissioners share responsibility for actions of mayorally appointed bodies and should have equal voice. He noted an April South Texan ad criticized as taxpayer paid and pointed out chamber official Ray Leeman is vice chairman of the municipal advertising commission.
The Mexican consulate reported that labeling errors mislead consumers by omitting usage directions on canned goods and printing English on imports. Government will require labels to include directions and contents in Spanish to ensure accessibility for local shoppers.
The House will decide today whether to override a presidential veto of a bill exempting newspaper vendors from social security coverage. A vote on the veto tops the agenda as the House meets.
Fun for the entire family from Blondie to Maggie and Jiggs to Snuffy Smith, Little Zedine, The Katz enjammer Kids and The Little King in Puck The Comic Weekly showcases the big color comic magazine with Sunda Light.
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