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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1950

Page

2

Third L A School Tour Highlights San Antonio Visits

A third tour of San Antonio schools was conducted Monday by the Citizens School Survey committee. The itinerary included Douglass high school Cuney and Washington junior high schools and Burnett and Herff elementary schools. The group was led by Thomas B Portwood, the school superintendent.

San Antonio Citzens School Survey Committee Douglass Skinior High Cuney Washington Burnett and Herff Thomas B. Portwood

Rattlesnake Dealer Bites Scramble for Blood at Local Zoo

Blood donors were sought after 84 year old rattlesnake dealer Pex Sullivan was critically injured by a fresh rattlesnake bite in Brackenridge Park's reptile garden Sunday. Sullivan, bitten on the right leg above the boot, has faced a twenty second bite while assisting A B Stokes who managed the garden during the incident.

Pex Sullivan Baptist Memorial Hospital Sullivan Brackenridge Park A. B. Stokes Stokes

Two Men Held in 37 Burglaries In San Antonio

Police say 37 San Antonio burglaries were cleared by the arrest of two men from the Allensworth Carnahan Co 6218 FlorEssk. The pair were trapped after employee Miller Pendleton heard a noise and summoned help. Officers Garcia Turegano and Arredondo pursued them as they used an elevator to flee to the top floor. On arrest they found a sledgehammer a wrecking bat a Model A Ford with tools and a pistol. Suspects Lee P Bryant 28 and George V Burdohan 41 were booked for investigation with Bryant previously released from prison January 31 1949 for armed robbery in New Mexico. Police say they burglarized Nathan Alterman Electric Co before their capture. Stolen goods valued at about 2000 were recovered.

San Antonio Allensworth-Carnahan Co Floressk Miller Pendleton Jesse R. Garcia Garcia Pendleton Albert Turegano John Arredondo S. Laredost Lee P. Bryan Kathryn Ave George V. Burdohan Kelly Bryant New Mexico Nathan Alterman Electric Co E. Commerce St

Ex Miner Killed By Son In Pittsburgh Family Tragedy

A retired coal miner Matthew Kas, 63, was shot four times in the chest by his son Vincent Kos, 22, in Pittsburgh. Detectives say the son admitted the killing and said the family can be in peace now. The weapon was a 22 caliber revolver.

Pittsburgh Rep Matthew Kas Cuddy Joseph Starr Vincent Kos

Mercy Killing Trial Splits Manchester Citizens

The Manchester case centers on Dr Sander who injected air into Mrs Borreto, charged with murder though many call it a merciful, compassionate act. The town debates Thou shalt not kill amid religious beliefs and modern ethics as the nation watches the courtroom drama unfold.

Manchester Sander Mercy LE

Weather map outlook predicts cold Atlantic coast

The map shows cold weather along the Atlantic coast with moderate temperatures in Ohio and the Mississippi valley and the central and southern Great Plains. Light snow is forecast for New York and Pennsylvania and parts of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Plains.

Atlantic Coast Ohio Mississippi Valley Great Plains New York Pennsylvania Upper Great Pilatus

Robbery Trial to Open for K T Chisholm in Houston

K T Chisholm 21 of Houston faces trial in Criminal District Court on two robbery by assault charges. He previously received two robbery by assault sentences plus a life term in Beaumont for liquor store robberies and a murder conviction. The case lists alleged robberies at Flores and Dailey’s Slighte Bec and Wa San Am store at 2410 Main Ave.

K. T. Chisholm Houston Criminal District Court Chisholm Beaumont Tonlo Ellison's Dailey San Am Main Ave

California and Texas Housing Starts Jump in January

Texas cities show a sharp rise in housing activity in January compared with the same month last year, per labor department stats. In two major Texas cities the increase nears 65 percent, while overall Los Angeles housing activity also climbs according to the report.

Texas Actlv Department of Labor Milton, Landry Building Spector

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