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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1950
Page
1
At West eve, workers drilling for an awning found a running stream eight feet below the surface. Public interest grows as Gale and passing observers watch water be pumped out to pour concrete. Local notices mention railroads and family ties amid a collage of community anecdotes.
Washington reports Moscow promised a reply to the U S demand for settlement of the overdue lend lease account. Andrei Gromyko pledged in Moscow to Ambassador Alan Kirk as officials expected a slow offer. The United States hopes the reply will clarify the fate of 160 small naval craft sought for three years.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 14 DeWolfe Mendl famed socialite died at age 92 last July 12. Her will filed for probate yesterday bequeaths 350000 to her long time secretary Mrs Hilda West Douglas. Etsie DeWalfe Foundation Inc will receive 100000.
American marines expanded their advance to within about 2. The AP report notes Reds clinging to positions east of Chinju with heavy resistance. Communist forces intensified rear attacks on the South Korean regimental front. Night patrols by F-80 jets and F-51 Mustangs were deployed to counter increased travel and salvage the front.
The Charro Fair returned with a Friday night fireworks display at La Villita Juarez plaza drawing over 1500 attendees. Guests included Ugly King Jimmy Tafouz and Martha Garzi Fecquiel Padilla with celebratory costumes, confetti, and Mexican food. organizer Manuel G. Ortega reported guests traveled from Seguin Fredericksburg Laredo and Corpus.
Josanna Paz aged four of S132 Sin Canalley suffered severe head and body injuries when the car with her father Henry G Paz struck a parked truck in the 3500 block of West Commerce Street. Police reported Saturday she was taken to Hebert B. Green Hospital.
Frank Gray Jr of San Antonio wins the Soap Box Derby and will be a guest on the Breakfast Club radio program at 8 a.m. Monday over KABC.
Los Angeles dispatch notes the Mexican government will enforce a new law requiring nightclub performers to be of Mexican birth. The measure targets Mexican and immigrant entertainers including Panchos and Pablos and others, with implications for shows and audiences at U.S. export venues.
London reports reveal jammed boiler ties found in the 23,000 ton aircraft carrier Triumphant. Naval intelligence probes mark the third such incident this year, prompting heightened scrutiny and preventive measures aboard the ship.
New York Aug. 1 iam The seventh American and second woman arrested by the government in the Klaus Fuchs ring were charged yesterday with conspiring to commit espionage. Mrs Ethel Rosenberg wife and sister of two men already accused faces bail at 100000. The government alleges she helped her husband and others obtain atomic secrets for the Soviet spy ring tied to Anatoli Ko le v. The Rosenbergs brother David Greenglass and others are named in the indictment. The case unfolds amid long suspected Communist links and a custody fight reported for her children Michael and Robert.
The Arkansas Gazette reports Arkansas will host a new hydrogen bomb plant with a tentative decision from Washington officials. The plant, valued at about $200,000,000, would be located in the state, with Arkansas cited as possessing the necessary elements for the project.
A vintage puzzle card explains a daily fortune method. Start with your name length, adjust by rules, locate key numbers in a rectangle, then send the letters under checked figures. Copyright 1349 by Williem 2. Miler, distributed by Kiva Faatures.
Washington Aug 12 Senate leaders said Republican Sen Ives backs wage price controls and rationing, a move seen as boosting Truman authority. House earlier passed a similar bill 383 to 12, Taft proposes congressional timing, Ives defends executive power to act now to curb inflation.
The Senate Finance Committee completed action on major parts of President Truman’s tax program. If approved by both houses, the bill could reach the president by Sept. 1. It increases personal income taxes for about 50,000,000 taxpayers to raise roughly 33 billion dollars and boosts corporate taxes by about 1.5 billion annually. It would exempt servicemen below commissioned rank from income taxes in hostilities areas and cut taxes for officers in war zones, with exact details to be worked out.
The House approved five citations by the Un American Activities Committee after a one hour session. Witnesses testified before the committee in the prior Congress and faced contempt charges for refusing to answer about Communist Party membership.
Leatrice Albert bride elect received a garden party and kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. Clay Harmon at her home on Friday evening. About 40 guests attended as the luncheon cloth was autographed by all. Out of town guests included Mrs. Henry Nipper and Antoinette Nipper of Kerrville and Edward Ettel of Corpus.
Mrs. Fason Dean Mrs. W Fitzgerald and Mrs Frank Rogan returned from a week long motor trip to Colorado visiting Denver Golden City and nearby points of interest Miss Allene Magtaré is in New York planning a month long studying dance.
About nine hundred teachers attended the three day vocational agriculture conclave at the Plaza hotel. On the final day D V Buckner superintendent of Pherr San Juan Alamo district and Charley Sehmacker Beaumont teacher spoke on public relations. J Lawson Lowell Frankston discussed in service training and B W Allred Ft Worth gave grass conservation talks. Ten year service awards were presented to twenty five vocational agriculture teachers by Ralph Sanders Garland vice president of Foxes Vocationalist representing agriculture.
Two 17 year old youths Reynolds and Wasserman went missing on Mt Whitney above Lone Pine California last Sunday. Reynolds is son of Libby Holman Reynolds and the late Zachary Smith Reynolds and heir to a $25 million tobacco fortune. Wasserman is the son of a New York broker. Four searchers began the ascent with more joining as days passed. They had only two days of rations. In London the Polish exile premier Tomaszewski died at 69 overnight.
Humidity and temperature figures for August are listed with mean 61 percent and precipitation totals. Moon phase is new and further daily times are provided. Social calendar notes weddings at Jefferson Methodist chapel and Daniel Heights Methodist church, a dinner dance at San Antonio Country Club, and a dinner party at La Fonda.
Brooke Army Medical Center announced the 16th polio victim of the year, Jesus Perez Jr., a 5 year old son of S. Sgt. and Mrs. Jesus Perez, 111 Goodtwin Ave. The hospital tallies 30 polio cases for the year, 46 fewer than the same date last year.
The passage argues that women should not hide their attractiveness to attract the right suitor and that modesty should not limit a woman’s role. It suggests women should feel free to present themselves to influence men who may marry, preserving their agency in shaping social happiness.
The passage contrasts responses to change across ages, noting children seek safety in parental love while adults face responsibility. It discusses rebellion versus submission, fear versus independence, and the idea that true selfhood comes with durable self possession despite external pressures.
An editorial argues modern youths face cushier lives yet can grow responsible by choosing home tasks they enjoy. It warns against forcing chores, stresses age appropriate duties, and highlights letting children handle chores to build character and accountability. The piece citesHome Walks leaflet No 42 available via Myrtla Meyer Eldred care of the newspaper.
Saturday morning at the Lennix Sibley wedding venue Helen Burkhalter married Edwin Lee Mueller. The bride wore an heirloom bracelet and a blue aqua dress with carnations. her mother Mrs Miller Burkhalter wore navy, and the groom’s mother Mrs Edwards chose a roses crepe dress. Ethel Bowermaster appeared in a sheer navy frock with white accents in the downtown area.
Fragmented horoscope notes for March 21 to May include Venus influences and travel hints. Mentions astrology signs Pisces Leo Capricorn and general guidance on health, family matters, prayers, and daily routines. Contains garbled text and multiple spellings, typical of an OCR from old newspaper pages.
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