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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1946
Page
11
Tax Assessor-Collector P. E. Dickison reported Monday that more property items have been assessed this year, totaling 32 414 for 1945. The office remains open until 6 p m Tuesday, with late submissions accepted for processing before closing.
A condensed 40 page look at a 250000 German women linked to Hitler's mating program and their influence in American zones. Reader's Digest excerpt warns of dangers from seemingly attractive influence. Includes notices on a hospital memoir, a best selling book, religious unity, and a Memphis court case, plus a guide to a new self help and lifestyle condensation.
Washington April 29 The Agriculture Department urges readers to help hungry Europeans by substituting potatoes for bread in meals. Tips include mashed potatoes as bread substitute, potato cakes hash browns and creamed potatoes, and using potatoes instead of rice or cereal to feed starving people abroad.
Police records show hotel house detective C G Williamson subdued two intoxicated men at the St Anthony hotel. Andrew C Gonzales treated at Robert B Green hospital for a head cut while Christopher Oliva was struck to stop him from grabbing the officer's arm during transport.
A study of radio crime programs shows they attract extreme letters from listeners who mistake scripts for police work. Examples include an Anson Maine caller petitioning action against supposed criminals and a Lubbock Texas resident describing a neighbor who wore a long cloak near an army base.
Funeral services for Samuel Dellinger senior CAA inspector in San Antonio who was killed in an airplane accident at Monterrey Mexico will be held in Niles Ohio where a surviving alster resides Arrangements were made at Laredo to send the body by airplane to Niles He was performing aerobatics at dedication of a new airport at Monterrey when his plane crashed
Three million board feet of lumber arrived at Los Angeles harbor only to depart for La Havre France. The shipment, loaded by Northern Pacific, failed to stay for local builders.
Consumers spent at a record annual rate of 20 billion dollars on goats and related services in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported. Price rises were blamed for part of the increase, while another factor cited was demobilization.
Memorial services for the late Judge Keeling will be held in the Federal District court room. The San Antonio Bar Association will conduct the service at 1 a.m. Tuesday with Judge A N Moursund speaking and Ben Foster presenting a painting. Judge Keeling’s memory is honored by Viviano Lanpez and Leo Brewer, 819 North.
The Bandera highway saw multiple injuries as Harvey Hodges 20 and Harland Hodges 18 were injured when their car swiped by another near Helotes. Harvey had a gash on the left arm and Harland a fractured left arm. In a separate east of Helotes crash Alfonso Ries 27 suffered facial and hand cuts while Jose Me arano 20 sustained head lacerations and internal injuries.
Police announced a raid on a dice game in St Louis yesterday. Fifty four people were arrested including 24 Black women. Seized items included three unloaded shotguns, 20 loaded revolvers, four knives, dice tables, 16 pairs of dice, 32 cases of beer and 18 quarts of whisky.
Two hundred members of the Modern Woodmen of America are expected in San Angelo on Wednesday for the quadrennial state convention. A. S. Methregor of Dallas, the state manager, will preside.
The postwar expansion program dedicates the first unit for crippled children at Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation. A. D. Ross Boothe announced Houston citizens financed the Houston treatment unit with 75 000 dollars for a doctors and nurses residence. L A Wands led the ceremony as principal speaker at the cornerstone unveiling.
James Cagney headlines a tense emotional film tonight in Cavalcade of America. The story follows Corbin and his family as danger and terror threaten their town, with courage shown by his wife and son. Tune in at 6:00 on WOAI.
Robert Abram Captain Bob Bartlett, 70, famed Arctic explorer and Peary ally, died after admission to Harkness Pavilion. Bartlett never reached the Pole but guided Peary within reach. he survived a 1913 14 crevasse disaster and led a perilous escape across ice to safety.
Clarence Norval Ford, El Paso resident and Canadian WWI veteran, will have funeral services at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Alamo Funeral Home chapel.
Rear Admiral William Callaghan discusses preserving the fleet in storage ships across Gulf Coast ports. Training programs, sealed interiors, and innovative methods like strip pere film are described, with 900 men per month trained and timelines ranging from 30 days to several months per vessel.
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