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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
2
Kelly field intends to dispose of an outdoor 1930 sedan abandoned on the field by a service member. Bid advertising restricts other military personnel from bidding. The vehicle will be sold at a public auction at 10 a.m. on March 7.
London and regions faced a Siberian chill with a hoped warm west wind. Forecasters warned wintry conditions would persist though a 24 hour look suggested a shift eastward. Abingdon reported 2 below zero F while fog paused Thames shipping and coal shipments were delayed in the estuary. Coal cuts and fuel shortages hit Europe with German waterways frozen and several Norwegian mills suspending operations. Thousands of Dublin residents faced fuel shortages as winter drains power and warmth across the region.
Representative Jack Ridgeway of San Antonio proposes a bill to shift primary law so county offices may be chosen by a majority rather than a plurality. The bill would require candidates to decide 15 days before the primary whether to seek a runoff, with the decision filed to the county executive committee. Members of the Bexar county delegation support the measure.
Texas legislators clash over Dallas Blankenship’s plan to raise teacher salaries to a $2000 minimum by boosting per capita school funds to 55 dollars, with Claude Gilmer offering amendments. The Texas Research Institute reports large county surpluses and shortfalls under the plan, while a separate college funding bill for Black higher education stalls in committee.
The Texas House introduced 18 new bills in Austin on February 25 including a plan to abolish the commissioner of agriculture and create a five member farm board to select a director. Also proposed is a tax receipt proof for license purchases and other measures affecting education, public funds, and worker compensation.
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