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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1950

Page

2

Mass Murder On Valentines Day Shocks Chicago

On February 14 1929 a gangland massacre in a northside Chicago garage left six men dead and one mortally wounded as gunmen struck during Capone Moran era. Victims included Moran ally and seven men faced a wall as four men in police outfits rushed in. The scene drew neighbors to witness a brutal dawn with riveted crime lore.

Chicago Scarface al Capone George “Bugs Moran Loorguis Safe Rinehart Schwimmer Underworld Pete Gusenberg Johnny May James Clark Adam Hyer Albert Weinshank Dr. Schwimmer Frank Gusenberg Pete

Weather Map Shows Mixed Northeast Stays Cold

U. S. Weather Map indicates no overall change for the northeastern section. Snow remains likely in New England and New York, with showers planned for the southeastern states and clearing skies forecast for the Mississippi Valley. Rain or snow likely to fall in the Pacific Northwest.

New England New York Missisgippi Valley Pacific Northwest

Weather Summary From Unreadable OCR

The report provides scattered meteorological data including humidity readings, precipitation totals, wind speeds, tidal indicators, and moon phase. Figures are fragmentary and inconsistent, showing values like humidity near sixty percent, mean temperature around 47 degrees, and tides noted for Wednesday.

Hebvuara Singh Mond Inchea Atenasa Pass

Elliott Roosevelt and Gigi Durston to visit Russia

Elliott Roosevelt and socialite singer Gigi Durston 22 plan to tarry soon and may honeymoon in the Soviet Union according to reports cited by the New York Daily Mirror. Durston's mother declined to confirm a marriage date saying only reports are wrong.

York Elliott Roosevelt Gigi Durston Soviet Union New York Daily Mirror Gladys Durston Gigi Toon

Mrs Donahue Rites Slated

Services for Mrs Nell Kanifin Donahue 77 of 539 Wheater Rd will be at 10 30 am Wednesday at Postchapel Ft Sam Houston Burial in San Fernando Archdiocesan cemetery Survivors include daughters Mrs C W Sauset San Antonio and Mrs C I Craig Dallas sons MSgt John M Donahue Kelly AFB Thomas B Donahue Memphis and Paul H Donahue San Antonio brother Thomas Hanifin El Paso eight grandchildren Dial 1231 to place Light Want Ads

Nell Kanifin Donahue Wheater Rd Postchapel Ft. Sam Houston San Fernando

B36 Feared Lost With 16

The B36 crew was feared lost with 16 aboard after contact was lost near the northwest of Seattle. Alaskan search units and three wings of the 15th Air Force assisted, with reports of an unidentified Hight sighting near Queen Charlotte Sound. A McChord field flight turned back due to icing. coast guard sent a seaplane with rescue gear. Names aboard were not released.

Alaskan Air Rescue Command Bernt Balchen 15Th Air Force Taroma Dlane Seattle Eighth Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Queen Charlotte Sound

Mystery planes still vanish over Yukon wilds

No clue found today on the whereabouts of a U S Air Force C 54 missing over the frozen Yukon with 44 aboard, after a 19 day search. In Corpus Christi a Navy plane missing with nine men sparked a dawn to dark hunt, despite thirteen planes failing to locate any trace.

Whitehorse Y. T INS Yukon Wilds Corpus Christi Filay

Gillespie County Tax Collections Reach 97.42 Percent

Fredericksburg Feb 14 Final tabulations show Gillespie county ad valorem taxes at 97.42 percent for 1949 through January. Tax Assessor-Collector William Petrhekky reports $63,799.83 collected against a $45,973.79 levy. State payments totaled $42,606.93 of a $43,000 roll charge. exemptions ran to 3749. This marks a small area variation from prior years.

Fredericksburg Gillespie County Willam Petrhecky Gays

SHONTOX Conditioning Formula Hair Care Ad Review

An old advertisement extols SHONTEX Conditioning Formula for dry brittle hair. It claims post shampoo use controls frizz and adds neat grooming, with pricing noting a $1 tube lasting six months and credit to SHONTEX Company.

Shontex Shonter Company Sante Menico Catlf Sommers Droge Blores

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