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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1946

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Yugoslav Air Honor For U S Airmen Deaths

Yugoslav fighter planes formed a burial cortege over Ljubljana in tribute to U S airmen killed when their transport was shot down on August 19. Captain H F Schreiber of New Albany Indiana was identified among the dead. bodies in a common grave at Koprivnik hinder precise totals. Marshal Tito requested aid as searches for two missing airmen continued amid tensions over alleged violations of Yugoslav sovereignty by Anglo American flights.

Belgrade INS Ljubljana U.S Richard C. Patterson U. S Koprivnik H.F. Schreiber New Albany Ind Patterson Marshal Tito Bled Tanyug Tito Tanyug Solid Yugoslavia London Daily Express Istanbul Turkey Soviet Union

China’s War Flares Anew in Manchuria Conflict

Aug 26 dispatch reports renewed fighting in Manchuria between government and Chinese Communist forces. Tiehling near the Mukden Changchun line isolated after a surprise attack. Government reinforcements move from Mukden and Changchun to aid Tiehling as First Army advances toward Changchun and Sixth Army into Jehol. Lingyuan area 75 miles west of Chengteh also reported fighting.

Peiping China Manchuria Tiehting Mukden Changchun Tiehling Jehol Province Lingyuan Chengteh Jehol

Plane Hunts 3 Lost Off Vessel

A coast guard plane continued search for three Army civilian crew members of FS 231 missing after it collided with the Mid dah Victory 25 miles east of New York. One seaman was killed, 14 injured. the army ship was towed to port. The dead man’s body was found in the engine room pending kin notification.

New York Coast Guard Atlantic

House Given to Homeless Widow in Cherry Valley

Mrs Rupert Baxter, a widow with six children, was forced from her rented home after it was sold. The village raised 2000 dollars to buy a lot and barn and convert it into a neat five room residence for her. In Adelaide a deaf mute wife allegedly nagged her husband until he assaulted her, court testimony shows.

Cherry Valley Rupert Baxter Adelaide Australia

Texas Politicians Await Rest After Turbulent Campaign

Winners and losers in Texas politics seek seclusion before planning, as Governor hopeful Beaufort Jester cools off after a landslide 65.78 percent of votes. Rainey defers plans, while Jester ponders convention strategy and party unity. New nomineess and veteran renominees shape the post election map.

Coryicana Beauford Hy Texas Austin Railroad Commission Post Jester Texas Election Bureau Rainey Roberts

Hensley to Speak at State Democratic Convention

William N. Hensley, Democratic nominee for Bexar County district attorney, will deliver the speaker and formal welcoming address at the state Democratic convention to be held at Municipal Auditorium on September 10.

Municipal Auditorium William N. Hensley Bexar County

Young Bride Seeks Annulment From 15 Year Old to 21 Year Old

Susanne Tychsen, 15, daughter of an army colonel, and Joseph Sejmeca, 21, plan to annul their marriage. Susanne says she was too young and does not love him. Sejmeca, an electrican, notes it was foolish and does not oppose. Her mother and the recorder were present at the discussion.

Haddonfield N. J Susanne Tychsen Joseph Sejmeca

Rabid Dog Attack Warning Prompts City Health Notice

Citizens possibly exposed to a rabid dog near Carson Street and New Braunfels Avenue last week were urged Monday to report to the city health department for rabies treatment. Tests confirmed the dog was rabid and a public notice urged prompt action.

Carson Street New Braunfels Avenue City Health Department

Licking First Application Promises Cure for Rash

Fragmentary ad copy touts a topical remedy for skin conditions including ringworm pimples and itching. It promises fast relief and urges readers to try the product as the first to satisfy a claim of healing.

Henvaton

Music Hall to Be Humidor in Philadelphia Transition

VPI The 22 year old Music Fund hall once hosted Jenny Lind songs will become a cigar humidor. Yahn and McDany nell wholesale tobacconists say they purchased the hall and will convert a side of the auditorium into a humidor for 2 500 000 cigars. The case against Pablo Norio was dismissed in Justice of the Peace court after he faced theft charges.

Philadelphia VPI Music Fund Hall Jenny Lind Yahn and McDany Nell Company THELT Pablo Norio Ruiz Street Estrella Padilla San Felipe Street Justice At the Peace Frank Vauzhan

Army Plants Converted to Boost Fertilizer Output

Seventeen wartime army ordnance plants may begin converting by late next month to produce fertilizer for feeding occupied Europe and Asia. Nine consolidated concerns will manage 15 plants with two more added. at full output by year end the plants aim for 70 000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer monthly, potentially adding 10 million bushels of world wheat and meeting grain needs of over 20 million people. Conversion started under an inter departmental agreement signed June by Undersecretary Royall. Additional plants include Cactus ordnance works in Etter Texas and Wabash river ordnance works at Dana Indiana. Contract managers not yet named.

Washington Army Ordnance Europe Asia War Department Jesthmaind Oneupa Kennet C. Royall Cactus ‘Ordnance Works Etter Texas Otha Wabash River Ordnance Works Dana Ind

Houston Women Held in Thefts Face Vagrancy Charges

Two Houston women Mary E. Black 22 and Mrs. Margaret Golden 25 were held on vagrancy charges after clothing stolen from San Antonio stores was found in a West Commerce street room. Detectives traced the suspects after a car was pinned for four blocks. a six year old girl in the car was placed in a child shelter. The stolen finery valued about 400 dollars.

Houston West Commerce Street San Antonio Joe Lara Mary E. Black Margaret Golden G. C. Covington C. E. Spear Beng

Filipino Peasant Army Chief Slain

In Cabantuan Philippines the mutilated body of Hulk Leaver Juan Feleo a leader of the Flukbalahap peasant army in Nueva Beljin province was reportedly found in a public square after being kidnapped by an armed band last Saturday He had been meeting with Filipino officials on peace terms at the time of capture.

San Francisco INS American Broadcasting Company Norman Faige Juan Feleo Cabantuan Philippines Feleo Nueva Beljin Cabaniuan

Plane Kills 4 At Gander Airport

At Gander airport in St. John’s Newfoundland a Lancaster aircraft from the British Goodwill squadron, returning to Britain, forced to return after compass trouble, struck a roadside crowd during an emergency landing, killing four officials and injuring another seriously.

Gander Johnson INS Britain Alr Ina

Blitzed areas become playgrounds in postwar London

London areas bombed by German raids have been cleared and rebuilt as playgrounds. Mothers work long weeks, paying 20 cents a day to leave children in care. Children play from morning to sunset with swings seesaws rocking horses and rag dolls, despite postwar hardships.

Lane London

Capital Mourns Ex Court Justice

Washington mourns retired Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds, 84, who died Saturday night at Walter Reed Hospital from complications of a gastro intestinal ailment. Burial will be in Elkton Kentucky. interment Thursday. McReynolds served 27 years on the high court after an 1914 appointment, famed for dissenting against many New Deal measures and rebuking President Roosevelt in 1936.

Washington INS Washington Today Supreme Court James Clark McReynolds Higheport Lttter Army Walter Redd McReynolds Kentucky Elkton Kye High Court Woodrow Wilsomr Haran Fiske Stone Roosevelt

Georgia Unit Vote Upheld in Democratic Primary

A three judge federal court unanimously upheld Georgia’s county unit vote system for Democrats and rejected a bid to void Eugene Talmadge’s nomination for a fourth term. The decision noted unit votes resemble the presidential electoral college and that Talmadge won the July 17 primary under the unit method despite trailing in popular county votes.

Atlanta Georgia Eugene Talmadge Emory University Atlanta Oman Elylc Talmadge

Weather Summary From Local Almanac and Storm Track

Weather details include pressure tendencies for Monday and Tuesday, moon phases and sunrise sunset times, wind speeds, tides, and general temperature ranges. Regional notes mention gusts near 30 mph, and partial listings of cities such as Jacksonville and Los Angeles with tourist weather cues and pollen counts.

U. Mn Aransas Dans Orsday Lalo Jackeonville Loa Annelen Memphis Yin Ce Rem Paton

Jap Peers Study New Constitution

The Upper House of Peers began consideration of a draft for a new Japanese constitution that would abolish the peers. A second legislative body called the House of Councillors would replace the peers in the new system.

YOKYO L Ap House of Peers House of Peers House of Councillors Peers

Greetings go back into mails as draft system restarts

Washington reports the draft resumes with greetings returning in the mails. Reception centers form lines next week and by late September the 23 000 man quota for the 1929 age group should be met. Inductions averaged 6400 in June. Congress exempted 18 year olds but drafted 19 year olds. New deferment categories include college teachers home construction workers and critical production and transportation workers. Local boards may defer certain medical and science staff and veterans or essential agricultural workers. Eighteen-year-olds must register but wait until 19 for induction.

Washington Selective Service Army Congress War Department Amy

Princess on Trial Stand witness testifies in royal glare

FRANKFURT Aug. 26 The courtroom where WAC Capt Kathleen Nat Durant is tried for stealing the Hess family jewels is briefly lit by a glimpse of Hohenzollern glory as Princess Margareta von Hohenzollern Queen Victoria’s granddaughter and Wilhelm’s sister testifies against Durant. She identifies her jewelry amid the evidence with a silver lorgnette and wears a black coat and pearl earrings. District Attorney John F. Shook remains in Nix hospital after an appendectomy, with his condition satisfactory.

Frankfurt WAC Kathleen Nat Durant House of Hohenzollern Margareta von Hesar Victoria Kaiser ‘Wilhelm

The Hucksters Condensed in Reader's Digest

Condensed from Frederic Wakeman's novel The Hucksters reveals the radio ad world with sharp commentary on temptation, consumerism, and modern society. The issue surveys fatigue myths, clergy temptations, race and brain myths, and social upheaval, presenting 39 articles in brief form.

Reader's Digest Frederic Wakeman Hucksters

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