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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1948

Page

5

Taft Seeks Tough Marshall Plan Policy In Midwest Tour

Sen. Robert A Taft stresses aid to Europe must be administered with care to protect American taxpayers as he tours Chicago Bloomington Hammond and Gary. He faces Stassen who challenges Tafts Ohio backing and signals tough lines on tax cuts and policy toward European recovery.

ST. Paul Minn Robert A. Taf R-O Illinois Indiana Chicago Bloomington Gary Hammond Ind Minnesota Haro E. Stassen Tait Ohio Falt United States Europe Taft Lincoln

Laughs and Thrills with Lone Ranger and More Headliners

A lively notice highlights popular comic strip stars including The Lone Ranger Blondie Flash Gordon Maggie and Jiggs Prince Valiant and other headliners featured in Puck The Comic Weekly a big enlor comic magazine with Sunday light content.

Lone Ranger Blondie Flash Gordon Maggie and Jiggs Prince Valiant Puck Comic Weekly Enlor Light

Army holds memorial for Pacific dead in Oakland

The army arranged public memorial services for the second contingent of American war dead from the Pacific. The funeral ship Cardinal O Connell arrived with 2799 caskets and 14 cremations. The dead included 12 WACs and land nurses, the first women returned.

Oakland Army Pacific Cardinal O'Connell WACS

Council OKs T and N O Spur and other street actions

The council passed an ordinance allowing the T N O railway to build and maintain a spur across Rivas si and approved grade crossing protection on Loop Highway 13 where 10 trains and 4000 motor vehicles pass daily. Other actions include bids for a bridge over Apache Ctock at Guadalupe St and an addressing machine purchase for the tax commissioner, funded at 27475. A trust fund was created to manage money for ship pay etc. The meeting adjourned.

Rivassi Bart Moore Co Guadalupe St

Mother Dead Son Gassed in Brownfield Hotel

Mrs. E. W. Vogler 45 of Carbondale Illinois was found dead from asphyxiation in her Brownfield hotel room. Her son Donald C. Vogler 25, a captain in the army air forces, was found unconscious nearby as a gas stove burned in the room.

Brownfield E. W. Vogler Carbondale, Til Donald C. Vogler Army Fair Forces

Mrs Kate Miller Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Mrs Kate P Miller 87 of 305 E Ashby were held Thursday at Porter Loring chapel. She died Tuesday. A former Galveston resident active in social welfare she lived in San Antonio for 25 years. Surviving daughter Mrs Tennille Henderson ST.

Kate P. Miller E. Ashby Porter Loring Chapel Galveston Miller San Antonio Tennille Henderson

Pregnant Girl and Stepfather Jailed in Family Mistreatment Case

In Macon Georgia a 14 year old girl and her stepfather are held in Bibb county jail on a charge of family mistreatment. Sol Gen Charles H Garrett said the relationship was established within the seventh degree of affinity and the charge is based on Leviticus. Adultery charges were withdrawn.

Macon Bibb County Garrett

Pedestrian Struck In Ice Glaze Accident

Mrs Irene Tallman aged 59 was crossing N Flores and Houston streets when struck by a car driven by Homer Nagal 40 of 1543 W Holywood Boulevard. Police say she was seriously injured and the windshield contributed to the crash as per Traffic Investigator A C de la Pena report.

Irene Tallman Tura St N. Flores and Houston Sts Homer H. Nagal W. Holywood Blvd A. C. de la Pena

Man Feared Dead in Woods Near Castroville Tavern

Detectives comb a wooded area near a tavern on old Castroville road after an alleged wound or death. Rodolfo Narro, tavern owner, says he woke to a noise and saw a screwdriver punched through a door panel. He fired twice and heard a moan as detectives note breast high bullet holes and blood. A pair of small haired gloves was found at the scene.

Castrovilie Rd Rodolfo Narro Narro A. C. Sandoval Jack Watton Tie

Three Texans Found Frozen in Stranded Car Near Stratford

Three people from the Reynolds family, ranch employees, were found frozen to death in their stalled car near Stratford in Sherman County Texas. Sheriff John Kidwell reported the victims were Texans and members of Robert Reynolds family.

Dalhart Stratford Tex Sherman County John Kidwell Robert Reynolds

Puck's Color Comic Bits Highlight Ripley Feature

A fragment notes Ripley’s Believe It or Not in color as part of Puck magazine’s weekly lighter fare. The item references a colorful core magazine by Sunday’s Light, marking a playful inclusion in the publication mix.

Puck Comig” Weekly

Energize your blood with Tonin health booster claim

A vintage style health ad touts Tonin as a miracle to raise red blood cell strength and energy. It promises improved appetite, weight, digestion and vitality by boosting blood counts and bodily vigor, claiming millions of bottles sold and benefits from better mood, stamina, and skin color.

Strémeth

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