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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
4
The San Antonio Light notes Blondie and Dagwood star in a classic sequence in Puck The Omic Weekly a big color comic magazine selling with Sunday editions in this Thursday February 5 1948 issue.
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Mobley reports a night entry theft with $40 cash, $75 wristwatch, and $15 fountain pen taken. Mrs. La Matis reports $300 in diamond earrings stolen from her residence. A Bohnet bakery electronic merchandiser valued at $190 vanished. Enna Huff cafe juke box proceeds and a $45 portable radio were stolen. Lt. Col. Due reports $200 clothing stolen from his car. A purse worth $35 snatched from a shopper in the 200 block of W Houston.
Plans for a Fall Trade Week program were finalized at the Gunter hotel with a men s fashion show and a style display. Mayor Alfred Callaghan will attend a KTSA broadcast with 12 south Texas towns then Plaza hotel events and a barbecue dinner feature speakers Elmer Wheeler and Reagan Houston. The chamber of commerce will host a Tuesday crystal ballroom dance showcasing women s wear with 10 models and emcee Monefle Shaw, plus additional fashion events Monday and Wednesday.
Two men were questioned by county officers Thursday after theft of $2500 worth of dragline equipment from a Gravel pit on Hardingbird. Officers Mikesh and Satcher traced truck tracks to Flores Street before arresting suspects. Dragline owner Robert Schmidt of 1006 W. Pyransi reported the loss.
President Truman yesterday received a spur-of-supply gold and silver tie clasp from Taylor Cole of Midland Texas, president of the International Junior Chamber of Commerce. Cole said the gift was for the president to wear when riding gets rough.
A fatal fire in Albany on February 5 killed one fireman and halted the Albany Times Union production for about three hours. The blaze caused about 200000 in damage to four buildings adjoining the newspaper plant.
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