Retired General John F. Preston and San Antonio Battle of Flowers
A profile of Maj. Gen. John F. Preston, one of 43 retired generals living in San Antonio. The piece covers his early role directing San Antonio’s Battle of Flowers, his service at Fort Sam Houston, Philippines duty, and later postings including chief of staff of the Eighth Corps area and inspector general of the Army before retirement in 1926.
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San Antonio
Alamo Plaza
John F. Preston
Ft Sam Houston
Philippines
Preston
Menger
Sam Houston
Ft. Sam
76Th
Ft. Sam Houston
J. F. Preston
Army
Freight Rate Hike Approved by ICC in 20 Percent Boost
Washington December 31 the interstate commerce commission approved a second 10 percent increase after reviewing railway proof for a permanent 20 percent hike. The action replaces a prior temporary 10 percent boost and sets a temporary 20 percent rise while a detailed study is conducted. the new rate is expected to add about 615 million dollars annually to the nation's freight bill with effect next week.
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Washington
Der
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Garfield Kin Dies
Mrs. Mary Garfield Stanley Brown, 80, daughter of the late President James A. Garfield, died yesterday in her Pasadena apartment. She married Joseph Stanley Brown when he was Garfield’s private secretary. The Stanley-Browns lived in Pasadena during a winter visit from New York in 1941. Survived by two daughters, Dr. Margaret Stanley-Brown of New York and Mrs. Herbert Fels of Washington, and three brothers James R., Abram Garfield of Cleveland, and Irving Garfield of Boston.
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Pasadena
Mary Garfield Stanley- Brown
James A. Garfield
Joseph Stanley- Brown
Garfield
Stanley-Brown
Califor
New York
Margaret Stanley-Brown
Herbert Fels
Washington
James R. and
Abram Garfield
Cleveland
Trving Garfield
Boston
Phoney FBI Charge Filed Against Pvt Dale Simpson
Private Dale Simpson, 23, of Salt Lake City, Utah, faced charges on December 3 for falsely claiming to be a special FBI agent. U.S. Commissioner Paul A. Lockhart set a $1,000 bond. Simpson allegedly posed as a PBS agent in San Francisco aiming to threaten the St Francis hotel. Bond for Luis Martinez, 22, was set at $750 on a similar charge for unlawfully representing himself as an American citizen after immigration officials arrested him in San Antonio following a presumed entry on November 19 near Houston.
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FBI
Pvt
Dale
Simpson
Salt Lake City
Utah
U. S
Paul A. Lockhart
PBS
San Francisco
St. Francis Hotel
Tackhart
Jore Luis Martinez
Martinez
San Antonio
Virus X Declared A Combined Flu And Cold Illness
San Francisco reporting on Virus X a malady affecting about 400000 in Los Angeles described as a combination of influenza type A and epidemic cold tests by the California state virus laboratory in Berkeley. Dr Wilton L Halverson state health official says many victims caught the common cold simultaneously.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wilton L. Halverson
California
State Virus Laboratory
Berkeley
Halverson
World Looks To Christianity in Cleveland gathering
In Cleveland 30,000 young Methodists gathered as Dr G Baez Camarbo of Mexico City urged Christian brotherhood as an ideal the United Nations aims toward, stressing justice through faith. Rev Joseph W Bell praised the event as historic and urged return tocharities to advance Christ’s crusade.
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Cleveland
Dec. Ts
Christian Brotherhod
Peo
G. Baez Camarbo
Mexico City
United Nations Organization
Joseph W. Bell
Nashville
Shore
Worse Meat Shortage Seen Forecast By Rep Barrett
Rep Barrett warns of a worsening meat shortage over the next two years and beyond due to falling cattle and sheep populations. He cites U.S. cattle herd shrinking from 85.6 million to about 76 million, with 70 million expected. Mexico cattle imports cut off by foot and mouth disease. U.S. sheep flock down from 49 million to 32 million with a continued decline for a decade.
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Dee
Barrett
Rwyo
Tle
Mexico
United States
State of Union message due January seventh set by Truman
President Truman will deliver the State of the Union message to Congress on Wednesday January 7, the day after reconvening. He disclosed plans to send his economic message January 9 and January 12 for the wider message.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
G E Price Slash Hailed by Government and Firms
General Electric plans price cuts of 3 to 10 percent on major home appliances starting tomorrow promising about 50 million in annual consumer savings. Government officials praise the move as anti inflation, urging other industries to follow. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward also announce cuts of five to twenty percent, while GE notes profits may shrink without cost reductions.
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New York
General Electric Co
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Snyder
Washington
Sec
the Treasury
Chicago
Sears Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward
Sears
Auto makers weigh price trends after GE cuts
Detroit sources report Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler weigh price moves as steel and other costs rise. Spokesmen say last year saw price hikes by the Big Three and that immediate reductions are unlikely due to materials costs and market pressure.
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Detroit
Dee, Jr
General Electric Co
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Local Bride-To-Be Ducks Day Before Duck Season Ends
Davis Oklahoma December 31 Dale Evans to wed Hoy Rogers tonight at a cattle ranch near town. She went duck hunting yesterday and bagged nothing which was bad. She did not see any game wardens which was good as Oklahoma duck season ended the day before.
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Davis
Okla
Dale Evans
Hoy Rogers
Cattle
Here
Oklahoma
L A Eats Drinks Less Drives More In San Antonio
Data from a census and UT study show San Antonio retailers in 1946 to 1947 up overall 5.8 percent. Automotive stores lead gains at 42.9 percent while apparel and eating and drinking establishments fall by 13.4 and other sectors shift modestly.
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Texas
U. S. Bureau of the Census
University of Texas College of Business Administration
San Antonio
Panama reshuffles cabinet over leases of canal bases
Panama appoints Mario De Diego as foreign minister after national assembly rejects a U S lease agreement for canal defense bases. De Diego, key negotiator as foreign undersecretary, takes new post as Jimenez signals no immediate restart of talks as U S evacuates bases.
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Panama
Mario de Diego
National Assembly
U.S
de Diego
Enrique Adolfo Jiminee
San Antonio Prepares For New Year Festivities
San Antonio officials batten down as New Year approaches with a heavy police presence and emergency measures. The city plans watch parties, theater shows, dance events, and a balloon parade for children, while many services close for year-end holidays and municipal staff take inventories.
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Gheyirf
Jagual
Gunter
Ina Ray Batten
Municipal Auditorium
San Antonio
Liongfield
Broadway
Alamo
Toll at 487 in Palestine across Jewish Arab clashes
In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv six people died in renewed violence following the United Nations partition decision. The toll in Palestine rose to 487 since the Nov 29 announcement, with a Jewish newsboy among the victims and several Arab casualties in isolated outbreaks.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
United Nations
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Taft Warns Marshall Plan Will Raise Prices At Home
Sen Taft speaking to the John Marshall club in St Louis warns the Marshall Plan in its proposed form would necessarily raise prices at home and not prevent communism abroad. He says Americans overestimate the impact of dollars for other nations and urges careful dispensation of aid targeted to special problems.
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ST. Louis
Taft
Ohio
Repub
John Mats Wheal
Thirteen Milwaukee Pioneer Limited Cars Derailed
In Lake City Minnesota on a frigid day thirteen cars of the Milwaukee Road Pioneer Limited derailed between Minneapolis and Chicago. About 130 passengers were aboard. none injured though several were shaken. Reporter L W Palmquist of La Crosse Wisconsin cited broken rail as the cause.
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Minn
Milwaukee Road
Pioneer Limited
Minneapoli
Chicago
W. Palmquist
LaCrosse
Wit
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