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 24, 1973
Page
1
A readable digest of public library offerings includes a new film The Energy Naltende available to borrow from San Antonio Public Library. The item appears in Screen News Digest Series with notes on energy studies and upcoming events at local institutions.
Survey of gasoline outlets indicates many stations will reopen Tuesday after holiday closures with several in Abilene, San Antonio, New Braunfels and nearby areas announcing hours through the holidays. Gulf stations and a few Mobil Exxon Texaco Phillips 66 locations also plan weekday operations.
Dan Ciampoz, 21, was wounded in a shooting in the 200 block of Allsup as police hunted a 1-year-old suspect. The incident followed a disturbance at a party in the 100 block of An Sup when Ciampoz was struck by bullets from a passing car.
MUENSTER AP Two motorists died and ten others injured in a Sunday night collision between a sedan and a station wagon on US 82 west of Muenster North Texas State police identified the dead as Nancy Jane Johnson 2 of Lawton Ohio who was riding with her husband their three children and another couple in the station wagon and Terry Howard 30 of Carrollton Texas one of five in the other vehicle
San Antonio Postmaster Thomas E. Cox says the local facility handled a record high mail volume from December 1 through the holiday week, enabling many workers to leave early and promising smoother operations through Christmas. He credits public cooperation and a skeleton crew for on time delivery, with plans to maintain rapid service during New Year’s period despite expected strains.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a figure in a questionable financial matter on the Douglas Walton ban, referencing San Amonica and Sammy Clays. The text is garbled with several misspellings and misplaced names, making it difficult to confirm concrete facts or outcomes.
A resident reported a theft of gasoline from a car in front of her home Sunday. About Vi gallons were siphoned from the vehicle, with the value estimated at several dollars.
Fragmented OCR entry from the San Antonio Light listing various figures including prices and numbers. The readable portions reference a San Antonio publication, contact lines, and miscellaneous monetary figures, with no clear narrative or cohesive event.
In Palos Verdes California a decaying dump heats a generator powering the tree lights. Engineer Edberg proposes using the gas from garbage to run a turbine and purify it to natural gas quality for sale. NRG Technology, Inc. will drill three wells to supply 25,000 homes for 30 to 40 years as organic material decays.
A weekend of deadly crashes in San Antonio left three more fatalities. A two car collision on Commerce near Joipan killed a 11 month old girl Teresa Levine and seriously injured her family. A separate crash on Malzberger Lang killed motorcyclist Robert Jalin Mims of Cincinnati and injured two others. Overall 41 people died on area roads this year, surpassing the 1968 record.
Public Service forecasts a Merry Civisumas with ample natural gas to warm homes over the holidays. Weather outlook hints at milder mornings, while supply officials say gas output near normal with no planned cutbacks. Planners expect electrical plants to rely on gas, and closures for Christmas may adjust demand.
Marshall Space Flight Center will be the headquarters for the American portion of the international Spacelab project. The Space Agency announced the selection as a base for a spacecraft laboratory shuttle to orbit for one to four weeks. The first flight is scheduled for 1960.
In Portland Oregon a 36 year old mother of five Mrs Martes Hood was beaten and killed by her ex husband Billy Hood 42 who then shot himself at the home of Mary L Bellinger. Bellinger says she will try to give the Hood children a nice Christmas despite the tragedy.
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.