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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1949
Page
2
A brief San Antonio Light item dated Tuesday February 1 194 with limited readable content. It references local news coverage and mentions no clear events or names beyond the newspaper’s staff or desk. The fragmentary text provides core publication context rather than a full report.
The house postponed bill introductions as committee assignments were delayed and a priority drawing announced. Speaker Durwood Manford withheld chairmanship names, citing last minute revisions. A senate resolution to designate January 19 as a national holiday for Franklin D Roosevelt was referred after approval. Gov Jester submitted a $370,000 emergency appropriation for microfilming state records.
McDonald notes citrus trees suffer seriou s damage especially on the north side while 16 000 acres of early potatoes are hit hard. Young flax largely spared but drought and cold threaten replant decisions. Tomatoes and peppers face losses as Valley exports 7 000 to 10 000 crates await assessment. Snow and cold protect flax fields but berry crops face setbacks.
In Kansas City on January 31 George A. Bell aged 34, a Black man, was sentenced to die on March 23 for a shooting affray that left six people dead.
Zero weather left San Antonio with few streets torn by ice as damage focused on private lines and interiors. Many pipes burst inside homes while sprinklers and industrial pipes caused thousands in losses. Heat loss halted most operations though trains and airlines resumed, and an insect purge arising from the cold may aid future public health efforts.
Despite San Antonio's coldest day on record, Bexar County issued 10 000 poll tax receipts on Monday, far above prior marks, while about 73 676 poll taxes were paid before the midnight deadline. Long lines formed at the courthouse as affidavits were sorted and auto license sales began, with the period set to close March 31.
Tenants in Ft Worth received eviction notices amid plans tied to extending rent controls. Landlords Robert E. Stegall and Hansen Bordelon warn they may exit the rental market if federal measures pass. A Ft Worth meeting featuring Paul Johnson of the Tulsa movement was set, while Tyler landlords denounced rent controls as unAmerican.
Minneapolis property owners voted to abandon mass eviction plans and urged rent control officials to set general rental increases of three and five percent. The move shifts focus from evictions to securing steadier rents amid housing concerns in the city.
U.S. Attorney Otto Kerner warned that any conspiracy by landlords to remove housing from the market could prompt federal action. He hinted sedition law charges as a possibility in the evolving case. The remarks reflect concern over housing supply and legal limits on market manipulation.
Three individuals pled guilty to liquor violations in County Court-at-Law No. 1 and were each fined 100 dollars plus costs. Gilberto Rodriguez, Ron aldo Serda, and M. B. Medellin faced charges including sale of liquor without a permit and possession of illegal liquor in a licensed outlet.
The Associated Press reports Texas faced a easing blizzard with low clouds and drizzle, temperatures rising from single digits in Amarillo to the low twenties elsewhere. Ice and snow disrupted travel, schools, and utilities, with many towns isolated and power repairs ongoing as damage tallies reached millions.
The weather item presents scattered figures including February, March and year totals, sun times, temperatures, and precipitation. It references periods like Tuesday and Wednesday, mentions Gulf Coast, and includes several unreadable tokens. The readable parts indicate a tourist weather outline with high and low temperatures and rain chance, but details are incomplete.
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