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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1948
Page
2
Sheriff Owen W. Kilday moves to install an intercommunication system for his office. He notified the Commissioners Court after District Attorney William N. Hensley used surplus funds for a similar purchase. The court approved the request and ordered the county auditor to advertise for bids.
Local figures show triplets at 4684 to one and twins at 108 to one based on July birth rates. State health officials note 14,052 births in 1947 with 261 living twins and eight living triplets, seven of whom were girls. Nine more girls joined the living twins, surpassing 128 boys.
Twenty one Estonian refugees arrived at Plymouth harbor today en route to Argentina. They plan to depart for Buenos Aires aboard their sturdy 36 foot sailing vessel seeking freedom and new lives.
Chicago reports a temporary break in a nationwide heat wave as Canada’s cool air spread through the midwest to the Northeast. Record highs near 119 F occurred in Blythe California while New York counted 42 heat deaths. Police note a new narcotic inhalation trend as two youths inhaled fumes from gasoline in a W Commerce Street station and admitted the effect.
The record-breaking navy flying boat that flew 4748 miles non stop from Honolulu to Chicago was officially named Caroline Mars by Mrs. Fred W. Lester of Downers Grove Illinois. The aircraft rests near Lake Michigan and will stay in Chicago until Tuesday.
Sufferers of rheumatic pain cheer NORITO as a speedy formula for sciatica and muscular aches. Advert says NORITO is dependable and offers a money back guarantee if three doses fail to relieve pain. Read like a period ad urging readers to ask their druggist today.
Thirteen firemen were treated for inhalation of nitro cellulose fumes after a smoky blaze on the eighth floor of a film center building. The fire involved reels left outside a vault and produced heavy smoke that forced crews to retreat to the seventh floor.
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