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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1948
Page
3
New York August 2 40 this year’s steel production will be another peacetime record says the Iron Age trade weekly. Output continuing at about 95 percent of capacity. Investment of value light want ads.
Cleveland report notes a frugal lifestyle as a solution to rising costs. The 80 year old M. Y H. Solloway left a modest estate while living on coffee and doughnuts, with shabbily dressed attorney habits and a playful note about daily breakfast. The item blends humor with a slice of urban life and a nod to comic culture in Pack, the Comic Weekly.
Texas youth in high schools study methods to combat divorce and juvenile delinquency as homemaking teachers gather at the Gunter hotel. Mrs. Vada Turnham of Arlington notes surveys show young people seek personality adjustment in mates and more education to address social ills. Florence McAlister says 43,000 youths attended homemaking courses last year. 800 teachers attend the conference as it continues through Friday.
Hart Wills heads Dallas county state rights delegation and C Renfro will file an application to the Texas Supreme Court this week. Delegations in Dallas Tarrant and Harris counties have used separate conventions and are sending distinct delegations to the state convention. The case concerns seating Democratic party delegates for the Ft Worth September 14 gathering.
In Elkhart Indiana an auto plant worker fired at two men in a rage over alleged advances to his 15 year old wife. Charles Prugh, 38, was killed while Clea Thorne, 48, was lightly wounded as bystander Walton Burda, 28, was detained by police. Burda said Prugh had been overly attentive to his wife.
Hillsboro Aug 25 Robert W Calvert chairman of the Democratic state executive committee called a proposed suit to seat state rights delegates at the September state convention in Ft Worth a sign of desperation He said he could not know which delegations will be seated but would appeal at the credentials subcommittee when appropriate.
A string of health tonics promises renewed vigor and stronger blood with claims of reversing age and boosting energy. The ad urges readers to buy tonics from a listed store, asserting benefits like improved appetite, digestion, and vitality, targeting men and women seeking a youthful appearance.
A garbled OCR passage lists names such as Vineet, Fuentes, Rogier, Reyes, Everts, Jules Forel, Billy Jo Gulledas, Sheil, and George Wonuko among others. It resembles a damaged public notice or obituary cluster with scattered personal names and possible dates and roles, unclear in meaning or context.
A colorful note invites readers to enjoy an unbeatably bright lineup of comic favorites. It highlights Rigadie Maggie Jiggs Little Iodine Flash Gordon the Lone Ranger and other features in this week’s issue across Puck The Comic Weekly and Sunday’s Light.
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