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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
1
Eight army medical service classes with 350 enlisted students began at the Medical Field Service school. An orientation address to the new group of student technicians was given on Wednesday by Maj. Gen. Joseph L. Martin, commandant of the school.
Four pets died after poisoning incidents reported to police. A bulldog and a dog died within hours in Grayson Street area while two other dogs in the Willow Street block were found dead. Reports cite Mrs Curtis Pall and residents A F Quellar and J W Podvin as affected.
County commissioners said enough funds exist in the 1951 budget to cover a 6 percent salary raise for all county employees, excluding elected officials. Auditor Garvey to weave increases into the budget if possible, aided by 1951 valuation gains and non recurring items from 1951 and the Coliseum and radio unit funds. Dead in crash Corpus Christi: Walter L. Greer 45 and Everett Bridges 53, both of Carpus Christi, killed in an auto accident last night.
The map indicates occasional rain along the central gulf states and the northwest border, with occasional snow in the upper Mississippi valley and the upper Great Lakes area. Expect widespread cloudiness on the west coast and general fall weather elsewhere with a slow warming trend in central and southern regions.
Rain eased drought across Texas boosting farm and fire crews morale. Rain totals varied from trace to 1.49 inches in Galveston while Abilene to Wichita Falls saw lighter moisture. Temperatures stayed mild overall with freezing pockets in the Panhandle and West Texas. Lubbock logged 22 degrees and Beeville cooled to 63 for the warmest low.
Washington reports rapid passage of a 20 billion dollar defense spending package with 1.6 billion for special defense construction, much of it top secret. Senate approval came without debate as leaders push for broader emergency spending and civil defense measures.
Police arrested Jesus Flores 24 of 1019 W Travis after a burglary at Union Furniture 1226 W Commerce where investigators found a broken display window and items displaced including a television set and several Nutett lifens nearby. Officers C B Sanches and a Salings led the response.
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