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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1948

Page

4

Horror Camp In Texas Bared

In Dallas on February 12 a Texas prison board member claimed 80 percent of Darrington Farm convicts would choose death by gas over remaining sentences with a gas chamber cited as likely option. Also reported were funeral services for Wm A Sowders 78 former San Saban who died in Goldthwaite with survivors listed.

Dallas Texas Darrington Prison Farm B. A. Stuffiebeme Grand Prairie Texas Prison Board Stufflebeme Darrington Farm W. A. Sowders San Saba Church of Christ Wm. A. Sowders San Saban Goldthwaite Sowders

Bus Drivers To Get Safety Awards At Banquet

Continental Trailways San Antonio division honors 28 operators at a safety awards banquet with Col. Homer Garrison as principal speaker. Three drivers with 10-year perfect records lead the group, totaling nearly a century of flawless driving. others include veterans from 2 to 7 years. The division reports 782 years of accident-free operation over 63,214,000 miles and 41,544,918 passengers.

San Antonio Continental Trailways Col Homer Garrison H. L. Glisan J. T. Thompson Paul Guthrie Charles Dromgoole Glisan

Mrs Kibbe New PAC Head Appointed in Texas CIO Action

Pauline de Kibbe of San Antonio is named state director of the CIO Political Action Committee in Austin. The former Texas Good Neighbor commission secretary resigned last summer amid a controversy over low wages for Latin Americans, and she has since worked in Mexico translating her book on Latin Americans.

Pauline de [Kibbe San Antonio CIO Kibbe Texas Good Neighbor Commission J. J. Hickman Texas State Industrial Union Council Austin Kibbel Good Neighbor Commission Jester Texas Mexico

Bulgars Shoot Two Turkish Planes Off Black Sea

Sofia reports Bulgarian coastal guards shot down two Turkish fighter planes off Sozopol on Monday. One pilot reportedly drowned in the Black Sea, the other wounded and captured.

Sofia Bulgaria Black Sea Sozopol

Hatchetman Kim Doo Han Slashes Self in Court in Seoul

Kim Doo Han, self proclaimed hatchetman, slashed his abdomen with a tin can edge in a Seoul court as he and 14 others face murder trials before a U.S. military commission. Prosecutor Capt. Milton Lerman had called for punishment when Kim acted theatrically. He survived and was returned to his cell.

Seoul INS Kim Doo Han Jim Korean Democratic Youth Ass Milton Lerman San Antonio Texas

Mendaco Internal Medicine Claim For Bronchial Relief

A damaged ad promotes Mendaco as an internal medicine to treat bronchial coughs and mucus. It claims the product clears airways, aids breathing and sleep, and offers a money back guarantee. The text is garbled with spelling errors but presents a drug promotional pitch.

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