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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1949
Page
1
An advertisement previews The Case of the Missing Heir by Peter Levins in The American Weekly. The note touts the magazine as a great Sunday feature while mentioning a statistic about U S farms using electricity.
Georgie Hunter leaves rival brand for Calvert in a bold move praising Calvert's stable taste. The endorsement lists Calvert Distillers Corp of New York as the source and notes the free quote in an advertising blurb.
Police seek Charles J. Stille reported missing since Feb 15 after attending a Valentine party. Marshall, real estate man and Alimo Ki member, last seen at the Gunter Hotel driving a 1938 Plymouth club coupe. He is 5 feet 9 inches, 183 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a dark blue suit and gray hat.
Dr Hugh Warren, chair of Texas Chiropractic College board, says a bitter battle will rage in the state legislature over basic sciences for chiropractors. He accuses medical leaders of threatening open warfare and seeks to block any compromise. Warren claims advocates have the votes to pass the bill, while chiropractors face license-exam conditions and possible loss of 300 graduates and 1301 new students.
A Texas bill creating a board to license chiropractors cleared a senate health committee vote and moved toward the full Senate. One member, Sen. W A Shofner, voted no, as opposition faded after the Texas State Medical Assn backed the bill, while chiropractors argued the proposed exam standards were unfair to their practice.
The city council advertised bids for two sewer projects including machinery for the new disposal plant addition and the first unit of the east cut fall main extending from near the Austin highway to Salado Creek. Estimated costs are 100000 and 1080000 for the full project.
Readable weather data shows humidity metrics and precipitation totals for February. Temperature and wind notes indicate trends, with a last quarter moon and moonrise moonset times recorded for Thursday into Friday.
The Curtiss-Wright corp and film producer Darryl F. Zanuck led 32 million in refunds for the last fiscal year. Curtiss-Wright received 35,123,401 in excess profits and prior taxes. Zanuck and Virginia Zanuck each got 174,973. Total refunds or credits reached 2,297,542,000 with 56,530,924 in interest. If rates stay, interest on 1949 refunds could reach about 82,000,000.
Keith Wayne Stephens, two months old, suffocated in a bassinet as his sister reportedly rolled onto him. Parents Mr and Mrs William R Stephens of Yumast rushed him to Robert B Green hospital but attempts to revive him failed. Justice of the Peace Buck Jones ruled the death accidental after an inquest.
In a Thursday vote the Bexar city council conveyed all rights in the Rob ert B. Green hospital to Bexar county for one dollar to clear title for a federal grant. The council cancelled the operating agreement to reveal no further responsibility for the hospital.
A callout invites boys and girls to become members of the Camie Weekly club, promising fun and participation for young readers.
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