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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1948
Page
6
In Lampasas on February 4 Wanda Harrell of Lometa won second place in the 7-8 grade section of a school contest during the seal sale campaign.
Voters in the Irish Free State cast ballots in a general election seen as a test for Clann Na Poblichta or Children of the Republic led by Sean MacBride a 43 year old attorney. Prime Minister Eamon De Valera's Fianna Fail expected to win the largest number of seats but not an outright working majority. MacBride's party remains Fianna Fail's newest rival likely to erode its gains.
Five hundred paratroopers of the 2nd Airborne division conducted the largest mass snow drop in U S army history in northern New York. Drops from planes 800 feet above a snow covered field preceded a snow shoed advance. Sixteen transports supported the operation, part of Exercise Snowdrop, with subzero temperatures and improvised camps. Army commander Gersh L Dryers said the maneuver shows winter warfare readiness as the training continues through Thursday. Meanwhile Dr Samuel H Goldenson, former rabbi of Temple Emanuel, visits San Antonio delivering talks at Trinity University Travis Park and local clubs with engagements at Rotary and Temple Beth El Friday.
Wind driven snow returned to New York City as forecasters warned the storm would persist into the night. The Weather Bureau, misled by earlier predictions, said conditions could reach eight inches in depth.
Attorney T D Cobbs announced he would attend an oral argument before the Third Court of Civil Appeals in Austin on March 31. The hearing concerns possession of an electric power plant situated near New Braunfels and opposed by the city of San Antonio.
Henry Teubel of the American Butter Institute told the Texas Dairy Products association that warmer imports would reach markets soon, easing the dairy squeeze as U S production rises. He cited a Truman tariff cut to seven cents and expected imports from Argentina New Zealand Denmark and Australia to drive butter and oleomargarine prices down.
Bruno Chavarria of 1201 Southwest 16th reported waterfilled streets in his neighborhood hindered school attendance. He circulated a petition to Street Commissioner James W. Knight for repairs with help from the Pan American Progressive Assn as Henry Gonzales noted. An 18inch hole on Eighteenth Street forced autos to detour around a telephone pole and across front yards.
Two of six youths escaped from the Bexar Courtly Home for Boys at Southton were captured on the 1980s block of S Flores. Police say Officer C Weilhacher detained the youths after a report indicated six boys were acting suspiciously.
An unclear advertisement claims a single application of a topical ointment called Blur Star Ointment will heal eczema rash and other skin conditions. It instructs repeated use as needed and mentions Monry bark as a key ingredient. The wording is fragmented and lacks verifiable details.
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