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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
6
A veterans advisory committee of local representatives from five leading veterans organizations is to be established in each of the 38 regional WAA offices. Regional Director J. Walthall announced Thursday the panel will consult with WAA on ample property.
In Dallas Otis Massey of Houston attended a crow dinner in penance for Houston's loss to Dallas in a fire prevention campaign. Massey tasted a broiled blackbird as a three alarm fire broke out on city property just as the dinner began, ending a two year contest between the two cities that reduced insured fire losses by over $300,000 for Dallas.
Funeral services were planned today in Dallas for the Rev. Tough Porter a 50 year old pastor of the First Methodist Church in Colina California county who died in a local hospital. Porter was described as a real life character in the book Papa Was a Preacher written by his sister Miss Algene Porter of Dallas. He portrayed the eldest son in the family tales.
In Jacksonville Florida a child's impulsive move from playmates caused a fatal road incident when a scooter rider swerved to avoid the child near the curb. The driver reported narrowly missing the child and was not seriously harmed. The event prompted local officials to review safety around sidewalks and street crossings.
War saw grim sentences after a crackdown on antipovernment terroristic activities. G Munary ribunits at Kalo-Wite Krakow and Bialystok were sentenced to death, three defendants found guilty, twenty-two others jailed for varying terms. All-night stay in Tokyo saw six women lawmakers refuse escort, sleeping in the diet lobbies after a protracted session.
Washington reports meat price ceilings will be restored around June 30 levels with a staged return starting August 24 for live animals and September 9 at the retail level. OPA Chief Paul Porter vows a strong push against black markets as the agency also enacts coal and orange price moves and outlines enforcement and investigation plans for the fall.
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