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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1948
Page
3
Gov Jester of Texas chairs the interstate oil compact commission meeting in New York to discuss war driven oil demand. He notes an unprecedented shift from coal to petroleum hydrocarbons in the north and east and promises authoritative speakers on conservation and distribution issues amid potential shortages.
Aug 3 1947 Kansas City temperature hit 95 degrees as milk driver Arthur Stockman, 31, tucked into his dairy’s ice room for artificial snow. A snow pile collapsed trapping him. coworkers freed him just as he neared unconsciousness.
In Lampasas Texas two boys died after a Monday automobile collision with a scooter at the city edge. Eddie Roan 13 was killed instantly and Jerome Ivy 12 died early Monday. The driver was Travis E. Daughtery.
L. W. Fusselman pleaded guilty in County Court at Law No 2 to permitting intermittent playing of a slot machine at 4607 S Flores St on August 28. Judge McCollum Burnett seated for Judge C J Matthews fined Fusselman $100 and assessed $24.50 costs.
Whittaker Chambers testified that Dr. Peters ran an underground spy apparatus for the federal government since 1934. Peters refused to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee, citing the first and fifth amendments.
New York Aug 30 The first national reunion of veterans and personnel of the air force will be held September 25 at Madison Square Garden. Top commanders of the armed services and more than 17 000 present and former officers and enlisted men are expected to attend.
Crowds formed at the arsenal and Woodlawn Lake as 18 to 25 year olds registered for the draft amid veterans and married men exempt under rules. Officials sped processing with volunteers and future staff, while age-based dates mapped out registrations through September.
Gen John R Hodge former occupation commander in Korea left Honolulu in haste to fly to Carbondale where his 87 year old mother is critically ill He was en route to Washington for reassignment when word reached him of her illness and he cut short his trip to the capital to be with her.
Ex Gouvernor Stevenson led the July primary with 477 677 votes while Johnson had 405 617, a gap of 71 640. Final tabulations show district results with Nat Patton 20 935 Tom Pickett 25 682 in one district and W K McClain 22 40 Hamer Thornberry 32 760 in another, Lloyd Bentsen 29 705 Phillip Kazan 20 895.
Washington reports the army requests 10,000 draftees for induction sometime in November. The first peacetime draft call goes through the selective service system from the munitions board. All inductees will enter the army as no request was made for Navy or Air Force service.
A health ad warns that chronic fatigue may stem from small pale red blood cells and anemia. It claims up to 68 percent of women, men, and children are affected and promotes Ionized Yeast Tablets to rebuild blood cells and restore vitality.
Hollywood report says Cecil B. De Mille reconciled with the American Federation of Radio Artists and resumes broadcasting. He once left a $2100 weekly contract over a union assessment, losing the case to the Supreme Court, now returns as master of ceremonies on the Den Len-Midual network.
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