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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1949

Page

4

Southwestern Life Insurance shows record 46th annual gains

Insurance holdings of Southwestern Life Insurance Co. rose in 1948 to a total policy value of 697 million with assets near 174 million. James R. Wood, Dallas president, cited more than 8.3 million paid to policyholders last year and real estate investments in Texas climbing to over 35 million as part of the strongest financial position in company history.

Southwestern Life Insurance Co James R. Wood Dallas Wood Southwestern Joanson Texas Real Estate San Antonio P. C. Creamer Willlemett Andis Leon Braskamp W. G. Conan Robert N. Conta A. KE Crain Edmund Galholm Krauledster L. Malcolm Bam Q A McRee Harold Ral L Stapper Stan J. ¥. Wiliamson William. B. Wright

Stock Exchange Seat Sold At Bargain Price

New York February 19. Sale of a New York stock exchange membership for 40000 dollars announced. The price is about 2000 dollars under the last sale and the lowest price since December 18 1943.

New York New York Stock Exchange Joske

Compton Foresees Russia Soon A Bomb Power Averted

Nobel laureate Dr. Arthur Compton told Brotherhood week listeners at the Gunter hotel that Russia likely will have an atom bomb within five years and that atmospheric testing could reveal such a detonation. He cautioned against an atomic war within 10 to 20 years and urged continued American strength and vigilance. The talk covered wartime static bomb work and the value of free peoples.

Russia Arthur Holly Campton Offic Gunter Hotel Compton Earth U. S United States

Measles Up in Texas

AUSTIN February 19 R More than 3000 measles cases were reported in Texas last week the largest weekly total on record. The health department reported 3020 new cases bringing the year total to 13 993. Chickenpox also rose while influenza stayed near the year average with 2612 cases and 1062 vari acts reported.

Austin Texas Department of Health Health Department

Ice Kissed Oranges Dumped by San Antonio Dealers

Ice damaged fruit from the valley damaged citrus crops and cost produce men dollars. Castro Brothers Produce dumped 200 sacks of government inspected oranges. Elbert Saenz trucker dumped 100 sacks after they deteriorated en route to San Antonio.

San Antonio Philip Castro Castro Brothers Produce Co Elbert Saenz

Trains Hit in Eastern France Kill 34 and Wound Many

Paris Feb 19 Thirty four people are known dead after a Metz Nalley Dijon express collided with an engine at a closed signal in eastern France. A railway official said 33 others were injured as authorities investigated the crash involving an apprentice engineer.

Paris France Metz

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