20 Dec 1947
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1947
Page
1
Miscellaneous short items from San Antonio area notes on misrouted signals causing factory and office confusion. quirky anecdotes include A E Perkins barbecue habit, Adolph Hapu ct recording White Christmas, Mrs Meek and her dog Dutchy, Zolmanzig’s Tschaikowsky tastes, and a表patchwork of jokes and musical references from local figures.
An advertisement touts affordable home ownership in a restricted neighborhood with utilities for under 30 dollars monthly plus taxes and insurance. Feske's offers furnished homes open daily until 8 PM with delivery options in 90 days or less, highlighting features like insulation and solid foundation.
Congress approved a 552,000,000 aid package for France Austria and Italy plus 18,000,000 for China as part of a winter relief fund. The measure includes 346,000,000 for occupation and relief costs in Germany Japan and Korea and sets funding levels after House Senate adjustments. Senate adjourned as House ended session.
A dated list details fruit and vegetable prices including onions parsley squash grapes lemons and oranges with crate and sack pricing. It also mentions trains and freight notes with prices for eggs poultry and turkeys, reflecting a bustling market and transit update.
Grain prices and local farm market details from San Antonio on Saturday include shelled corn at 280, mixed grain at 2.20, wheat quoted at 1.83.06 and 1.64, with various local farm prices. A free children’s show at New Braunfels theater is announced, featuring Booker J. Was senaal and students from Austin schools, with passes for a double feature on December 29 and 20.
An announcement from Fourth Army headquarters on Saturday designated Col. Whitfield as acting commanding officer of the 951st Infantry Division and Col. Arthur P. Watson of Austin was picked to command the Infantry division.
Washington reports intimates say President Truman will back the Republican voluntary inflation measure, citing sections preserving export controls, transportation allocation, and wartime grain powers. The bill allows voluntary industry agreements, food conservation, and a possible new aging aid program, while the House rejected compulsory power.
Santa Monica report says Mrs Charles Ainsworth Marrin gave birth to a 12 pound baby yesterday. Attended by Dr Charles Ainsworth Marrin, the husband, the mother is granddaughter of Gen Sir Charles D M Staveley and Admiral Sir Frederick Dovel.
Community listings show multiple private and public dances around town. Al Schnabel, Adolph Hotner, Julius Dielert Orchestra, and Texas Pickers perform at venues from Hermann Sons Hall to Oak Grove, with private party bookings and holiday events noted.
A garbled roster of names shows marriage licenses and divorce notices. Entries include individuals such as Bernard A and Byerhe Jatin G with various dates and partners, plus scattered references to Willam FP and Thomas A Moeriien, indicating a local vital records brief.
Three of the four men injured in the recent train wreck near New Braunfels have been moved closer to home. A. M. Bayles was transferred to Baylor Hospital in Dallas, with a nurse noting a rugged stretch ahead. Floyd Jenkins, the engineer on the eastbound train, was sent to San Antonio hospital.
In Auburn on December 20 a reported midget death ray was demonstrated for scientists at a conference. Dr. Ralph T. Overman of the Oak Ridge atomic energy commission presented a cone shaped beam claimed to extinguish small insects and germs, though details were unclear from the fragmented report.
Rep. Boykin of Alabama said he will introduce a bill when Congress reconvenes to grant states unquestionable titles to tidelands and minerals beneath inland waters. The measure seeks rights extending at least 12 miles into the ocean or Gulf of Mexico, despite President Truman’s veto of a similar proposal and a pending Supreme Court case on submerged lands.
Nevada City Civil Dec 2 A new trial was sought for Hunt Hardy 22 after a murder conviction in the sexual lure case against James W McLain The defense moved to replace the prior verdict with a new trial while a January 2 motion hearing was scheduled The case involves a 19 year old woman and probing testimony relates to the December 3 shooting in which Hardy allegedly killed McLain and his wife was implicated in the plot
Dr W A Burke aged 83 a longtime missionary to China died yesterday in Macon Georgia. A Methodist minister he retired from active work but returned to diet service in 1937. He was twice imprisoned during the wartime period and finally came home as a Trpattie in 1943.
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