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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1948
Page
4
Floresville school band directed by Fritz Teltschile will take part in a band fest at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio on Wednesday night, April 21. They will also join the Fiesta parade on Pecos Street.
Police hold two men for questioning after separate thefts at Thom Sart’s Liquor Store on Flores Street and another cash register raid at a S Presa street residence. Victims Fortunato Cedille and Mrs Macy Moore reported cash stolen and a car seen fleeing. An officer spotted a car with two men near the liquor store matching descriptions.
A reported $260000 surplus in police and fire funds dwindled to $60000 after $100000 was set aside for settlement or civil service pay litigation. Administrative assistant Quintanilla and Fire and Police Commissioner South disclosed the shortfall, with Mayor Callaghan and Auditor Hamilton clashing over its existence and use. Quintanilla blamed auditing for the misbooked entry while South urged filling vacancies. council to act on civil service rolls, with complete fire rolls received and Palley rolls pending.
A new plan to patrol the border against hoof and mouth disease is studied this week. Tr E L Peck of the San Antonio office of the Bureau of Animal Industry travels for four day border inspections between Del Rio and Sanderson. Aerial photos identify likely smugglings of cattle carriers across the Rio Grande to alert 48 patrolmen along the river.
A small band of Ronne Antarctic expedition members, including the first woman ashore, docked in New York aboard Port of Beaumont. Comdr Finn Ranne announced plans to return to Ranne Land, named for his wife, as the party prepared for a welcoming reception ashore.
Woodville Rogers publicizes the Republicrat as a Dem ticket runner who solicits Republican donations to damage his own party. He forecasts 2500 at a Waco barbecue April 20 and a Fort Worth event by Governor Jester supporters. Rival Jester forces aim for uninstructed delegates, with precinct conventions starting May 1.
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