This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1952
Page
2
William B. Strange, 59, of 18 miles northwest of Blanco, was killed in a freak shooting at his home while Otis Page, returning from a hunt, discharged a gun outside. Sheriff Bill Edge investigated. Funeral services were pending at Wall Funeral Home in Blanco.
The Texas Department of Public Safety forecast 202 people will die violently in the state during the holiday period. Of these, 105 deaths are expected from traffic accidents, 55 from fires drownings explosions and other accidents, and 42 from self harm and homicide.
James Ceballos aged 21 was arrested in San Antonio Monday by the FBI for draft evasion and brought before U S Commissioner P A Lockhart. He faces $1000 bond and is charged with failure to possess a selective service card.
Brady December 15 annual Christmas program of the First Christian church will be Sunday evening. The Christmas story is presented on slides.
City Clerk Frank Gallagher and aides work Monday to finish recall petition checks before a midnight deadline. Handwriting expert George J. Lacy validates signatures as Hardy advises an informal results release. If 3951 valid names are found, an election is forced for one or more councilmen. outcome hinges on Lacy’s progress and council action.
Mrs. Reek Ross chairwoman of the Woman's club library committee announced several new books arriving at the Rocksprings library this week. Titles include The Caine Mutiny The Distant Shore The Saracen Blade The Serpent Wreathed Staff The Three The Silver Chalice The Golden Hawk The High Calling Mid Century Journey. The library operates as a project of the Woman's club and Edwards County court with December hours 2 to 5 p m each Monday. A reading card costs 1 a year and a drive is under way to encourage Christmas gifts.
Tel Aviv dispatch reports Dov Shilvansky, 29, a former Nationalist underground member, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for attempting to plant a time bomb in the Israeli foreign office last October. He carried the ticking device into the government building on October 5 and said the act was meant as a warning against German reparations for Nazi crimes.
On Sunday the cantata Star of the Silent Night will be sung at Nixon Methodist Church featuring more than fifty singers from the community. Florine Wheat directs the choir and Clarence Hasdorff plays the organ.
Brady December 15 Ray W Willoughby was chosen unanimously as president of the National Wool Growers association in Chicago. He is a native of McCulloch county with offices in San Angelo and a ranch home at Alpine.
Supplier prices rise while holding the line on stock steel jasts. Cotton converted innerspring mattresses 180 coil unit 12.50. Renovated cotton mattresses 7.95. Hollywood Bed complete 49.50 with 180 coil innerspring and box spring, six legs, 402 ticking, new materials. Order by mail phone or in person at 14-6195.
City department heads will soon use a new monthly form to detail personnel strength, pay, and leaves. Clifford Davis, city personnel director, prepared the reporting plan and will require departments to submit a detailed monthly report.
The defense department identified 103 Korean war casualties in a new list dated December 15 reporting 29 dead, 68 wounded, 5 missing and 1 injured.
Local notice advertises a Western dance in Macdona on December 16 featuring Hank Williams and Louisiana Hayride acts with Curly Williams and the Texas Top Hands providing music. Includes reminders to consult the Business and Service directory for redecorating services.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.