Water Supply Abundant For Proposed River Canal
Water supply prospects for the San Antonio river canal look favorable says a brief by the San Antonio Canal and Conservancy District to Army engineers. projections show Medina river flow, Borrego pool, and Borrego dam storage totaling about 150000 acre feet, with multiple reservoirs to balance shortages and support irrigation from Medina shores to Falls City, plus potential treated sewage effluent use.
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San Antonio
Medina
San Antone
Medina Lake
Borrego
Mitchell Lake
Medina River
Horrego Pool
Falls City
Karnes City
San Antonio River
Cibolo
Mercury Airlines Ceremonies Set
Mercury Airlines plans inaugural ceremonies in San Antonio as the newly organized intra state line arrives from Fort Worth at 11 a m. City officials and chamber of commerce members will christen the ship San Antonio at the Municipal airport then attend a luncheon at the Gunter hotel. The service will operate two daily DC 3 flights with 28 seats, stopping in Dallas and Austin on the Fort Worth to San Antonio route.
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Mercury
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
Dallas
Austin
San Antonio Fort Worth
Army pilot killed in Concord Mustang crash named
Bedford Mass Aug 19 An army pilot First Lt Severino B Caldera Jr 23 of San Antonio was identified as the crash victim when a Mustang fighter plowed into the Boston and Maine tracks in Concord narrowly missing the Minute Man train from Boston to Chicago Meanwhile in New York City a purse containing 400 in travelers checks was stolen from Norma Dethencourt’s car on West Houston Street and West Santa Rosa Avenue
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Bedford
Mass
INS
Boston and Maine
Concord
Severino B. Caldera ,Jr
San Antonio
Boston
Chicago
Norma Dethencourt
New York City
West Houston Street
Santa Hosa Avenue
iCheck Itching First Application Agonizing Rash Relief
An advertising claim describes quick relief for itching caused by eczema rash tatter ringworm and pimples. The text urges trying the product today and mentions back use and sanitary falls as context.
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Nature Ee
Afenay
ST Dar Fo Falls
Ty Snitary
Fragmented Weather Report With Mixed Data
A garbled weather notice lists humidity at 48 percent, various precipitation figures, and tidal data. It mentions moon phases, wind speeds, tides, and multiple city references with unclear measurements and inconsistent formatting.
Houston Police Killings Prompt Night Inquiry
Houston police investigated the slaying of Patrolman H. B. Hammond 38 after a midnight incident at a tailor shop where couples danced and drank. Patrolman T. F. Hambly was beaten, and Lews Henson a 36 year old Black man died in the same disturbance.
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Houston
H. B. Hammond
Lews Henson
T. F. Hambley
Hambley
Haramond
Three Fugitives Fight Indiana Police Near Crawfordsville
Three escaped prisoners from Pendleton state reformatory yet to be captured after a gun battle with state and local police near Crawfordsville Indiana. The fugitives barricaded in a vacant farmhouse in Montgomery county exchanged shots before slipping into the woods.
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Indiana
Crawfordsville
Weatherly Orders Nine to Leave San Antonio
Chief Bruce Weatherly ordered five men and four women booked for vagrancy to leave the city within 24 hours as part of a campaign to rid San Antonio of undesirables. He met with Capt. Fred Palmer and other department chiefs to coordinate the action.
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San Antonio
Bruce Weatherly
Weatherly
Fred Palmer
A. R. Head Ex-GAR Leader George H. Jones Dies
George H. Jones, 97, former national commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, died at the Veterans Administration hospital in Togus Maine. He led the GAR in 1943 and headed the Maine department in 1940.
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A. R. Head
Togus
George H. Jones
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans’ Adminstration
Ge A. R
Maine Department
CIO Rift in Lakes Strike on Great Lakes
Detroit August reports a split in the CIO as seamen push a near total shutdown of Great Lakes freight by next Sunday. NMU leaders plan talks with two employers over a 40 hour work week while unions seek to recruit nonmembers to sustain the strike.
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Detroit
CSO
CIO
Great Lakes
Grest Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
Lackawanna
N. Y
NMU
New York
Chicago
Three Robberies On Street Renowed
Arturo Herrera reports an acquaintance attacked him in the 1000 block of South Hamilton street Sunday, robbed of $45 and his wallet. Fernando Lopez says two men jumped him at Durango and San Marcos streets, threw him into a creek, stealing $30. Pedro Sanchez says three men robbed him at San Marcos and El Paso streets, taking $30. Three suspects fled when Antonio Gonzales fired a pistol three times at Lamm and McLeary streets.
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Arturo Herrera
Chihuahua Street
Hamilton Street
Fernando Lopeze
Violeta
Durango
San Marcos
Pedro Sanchez
Guadalupe Street
el Paso
Antonio G. Gonzales
Lamm
McLeary Streets
Wife of Former AMG Official Shot in New York
Mrs Genevieve Phelps wife of the former military governor of Frankfurt Germany was taken to Roosevelt hospital with a personal safety related gunshot wound. She resides at Saginaw Michigan and is married to Col Robert Phelps who until six weeks ago was stationed in Frankfurt.
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New York
Genevieve Phelps
Frankfurt
Germany
Roosevelt Hospital
Auto Production Hits Postwar Peak
Washington August 19 7 Auto production hit a postwar monthly peak in July with 220 321 passenger cars produced, the civilian production administration reported. Forecasters expect further increases in August September and October, according to manufacturers forecasts and OPA statements.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
OPA
Dense smoke from gas tank blaze at Kaillison's Dept Store
A column of black smoke rose over downtown as a fire broke out in a gas tank in the parking yard of Kaillison's Department Store located in the 100 block of South Flores Street. Aubrey Kline heads local arrangements for the Southwest Association of Advertising Clubs meeting in San Antonio from October 10 to 12.
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Kaillison’s Department
South Flores Street
Southwest Association of Advertising Clubs
San Antonio
Aubrey Kline
Theologian Sampey Dies at Home in Louisville
Theologian Dr John Richard Sampey former president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville from 1929 to 1942 died yesterday at his home. He served as a leading church scholar and educator.
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Willam
Wells
Dayfor
Ohio
Bies
Louisville
John Richard Sampey
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Unclear Radio Schedule Fragment Shows Local Program Times
Fragmentary list of local radio segments and times includes names such as Jerry Laake and Sacred Heart, with various program titles, sports, news, and announcements scattered across late evening hours. The OCR text is garbled, but indicates a station rundown and sponsored segments.
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KCOK
Revue
Jerry Laake
Fant Hews
Iguare Me
Beh Hotuer
Oom
Watts
Sacred Heart
Princenm
Sutae
Saadeh Akieay
Pumple Letters
Senator Brewster on Japan as Democracy Hope and Risks
Senator Brewster discusses postwar Japan under General MacArthur, urging decades for democratic reform. The interview covers economic recovery, food supply, and potential for democracy, warning of extremist threats and the need for stable guidance and allied support. The Alamo National Bank sponsors the weekly Washington Views and Interviews program.
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Owen Brewster
Maine
Barnet Nover
Columist
Washington
Woal
Noyer
R Nover
Danzig
Saar
Trieste
Japan
U. S
Barnet Never
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Brewster
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MacArthur
Germany
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Nagasaki
Diet
SOG
MacAvthurg
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Amscans
Alamo Nation Bank of
San Antonio
Alamo Natio Bank
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