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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
2
A cold front knocked temperatures down late Wednesday night across many sections of Texas with freezing readings in some areas. Temperatures were expected to rise quickly Thursday as milder air moved in, with Brownsville reaching 82 and Dalhart recording a morning low of 22.
G Smeltzger, managing director of Bexar County Tuberculosis Agency, will address the BPD Thursday night at the Elks Club. The meeting is part of a drive numbered 51 led by Does FG.
The U S Weather Map II shows colder conditions for the eastern and southern states with warmer patterns spreading into the south central U S Snow flurries tied to the lower Great Lakes upper Ohio valley and central Appalachians while heavier snow is indicated for the middle and upper Great Lakes Dakotas and Mississippi valley Recent precipitation data show 1 43 inches for the month with year to date 3 75 inches Mean temperatures and tides noted with dawn and dusk times and moon phase for Thursday through Friday
Two youths were arrested in the 700 block of South Laredo after attempting to sell a woman’s coat and gloves, claiming they were given by two others who supplied the articles. Ramirez and Gonzales, both 20, were booked. Eleven car prowling reports surfaced, with losses including a $650 clothing theft in the 200 block of East Luliwood Avenue. A truck break in yielded five cases of cigarettes worth $456. Other thefts included a Brunswick bowling ball bag valued at $30 from a vehicle downtown. Police also booked two youths for theft under $50.
A winter storm swept the eastern half of the United States, bringing ice, sleet, and heavy snow. Airports and trains faced cancellations as highways became hazardous and temperatures plunged, with subzero readings in North Dakota and Minnesota and New York City rail and subway slowdowns. Authorities reported hundreds of accidents and several traffic fatalities across the affected region.
An armed bandit robbed Seymar Service station at 2625 Broadway early Sunday, taking money from the till. A second holdup on Flores and Houston streets saw two knife men steal $4 from Andres Salinas and $2 from Ralph Narvarro.
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