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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1946
Page
6
A 1946 San Antonio digest highlights pepper grinders, Penguin Frozen Food Center, Meyer's Prickly Heat Powder, personalized anniversary cakes from Martin Bakery, two for one Arthur Murray dance lessons, and San Pedro Cleaners storage and rapid cleaning services. Multiple local businesses advertise offers and quick service in a compact postwar consumer roundup.
Veterans in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi face penalties for continuing to receive allowances after halting training. William T. Murphy announces a new form to be mailed with each check starting September 1. Noncompliance could bar further benefits and bring fines up to $1000 or a year in prison.
Wednesday Pp. L. Anderson heard requests from the San Antonio Police Officers' association. He agreed to grant vacations to returning veterans and to sponsor legislation raising policemen pay from 160 to 200 dollars monthly. He rejected making 21 days sick leave cumulative.
Preliminary plans and studies for the Transit Company's new administration building are progressing satisfactorily. Frank Lloyd Wright, famed architect, informed Transit officials that D. Gordon Rupe Jr, president of the Transit Company, will visit Wright this week at Taliesin East, Wisconsin, his home and workshop.
Bids on surplus government property at Laughlin field Del Rio will be opened at 8 30 a m on August 17 with awards to the highest bidders on August 19 Included items include refrigerators iceboxes typewriters tools parachutes heaters radio equipment and other items A Want to Exchange ad in The Light offers a quick fix for shortages.
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