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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1948
Page
65
At a Lions Club lunch a prank with a pocketknife about Brand's tie drew laughs. A parade of local items follows from theater talk, a dentist using songs for fearful children, and notes on junior chamber members across Texas. Also mention old phonographs, cylinders, and a Mexican attorney’s House of Tara inspired by Gone with the Wind.
Police report a dice game dispute ended with a pistol draw. The winner collected his money and an extra 3.50. Detectives Toit Randolph and WW Childs arrested Jesse Lewis, 715 Towax Street, charging robbery by assault.
In Bexar county a growing push seeks to replace or supplement paper ballots with voting machines amid calls from citizens and organized groups for a secure secret ballot. The piece details machine procurement, bond financing, and auditor records, noting $50,664.52 in machine rentals since 1941 and a $197,000 bond issue issued in 1941 to fund 221 machines. It also reports February tax receipts and general fund implications for the county.
Police Saturday booked two men for possession of marihuana after detectives Albert Guerrero and George Turegano found 25 marihuana cigarettes in a residence on the 700 block of S Laredo Street. The detainees were Nicholas Genzaog, 43, and Romero Gutierrez, 17, held for federal authorities.
A defective wire caused a $450 blaze at Steve Barrera's home on 1134 Morales Street, per the fire department. A short in a radio wire led to $550 damage at B Cantu's residence, 203 East Drexel Avenue.
A Catholic readership training course for community life will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at 21412 W Commerce St. Rev. Thomas J. Drury says the course is open to anyone interested. Alonzo Perales, San Antonio attorney, will discuss Truman’s civil rights program, with Father John Hayes of Word College assisting.
A 32 man speedy crew worked Saturday to clean streets and storm sewers after rain silt. Sixteen yards of dirt were removed at the Nogalitos street underpass, per Street Commissioner James W. Knight. Flores and St. Marys would be tackled next. blocks may be closed as needed.
A fragment from L. A. Light Files recalls leap year quirks with Robert Louis Stevenson style birthday deeds by prominent figures including Gov. Alfred E. Smith. It notes a Fredericksburg road scare by a cow and discusses a wrestling promoter controversy in 1888.
Gallen Morgan of Austin defends city manager form amid election politics. He notes no contract, $11,000 salary, and absence of political involvement by officials. Jack White leads an enrollment push in San Antonio for adopting the system, citing local debts and street work since 1928. Morgan warns corruption can occur anywhere.
San Antonio housing crisis prompts 30 day eviction extensions for 100 families. Mayor Alfred Callaghan seeks aid from Sen. Tom Connally to speed relief. President Truman's desk awaits action on housing assistance. Families, all above income, cannot qualify for public units yet cannot locate alternative homes.
The city housing authority reports the GI Trailer Camp will close in 1943 as trailers are removed when vacant. During 1947 the authority earned a $108 948 surplus from operations on rents and charges of $700 326 with bonds outstanding at $9 255 000. Four projects house 255 apartments and 436 families moved out in 1947 while 180 high income tenants left. New tenants averaged $1 246 yearly income and $21.27 monthly rent.
The newly organized Junior Lulac unit will handle collections for the Battleship Texas fund in the Nacional Zeragoza and Guadalupe theaters. This is the first assignment for the teen age group.
Raymond Ezzell, former trench end sidewalk inspector, named assistant superintendent of streets at $235 a month, announced Saturday by Commissioner James W. Knight.
The article notes Wack Davis entering the district attorney race against Guillermo, backed by former supporters and Hensley campaigners, with Davis set to announce during the week. It highlights attorney opposition to Guillermo following the Nam indictment and marble board crackdowns affecting cafe owners.
A Lackland Air Force base reforming basic airmen programs shows reduced AWOL and venereal disease cases as Maj. Gen. Robert W. Douglass Jr. introduces a 12 hour free time plan and a half month furlough after 13 weeks. The improved processing, welcome at arrival, and on base entertainment aim to build esprit de corps and aid recruitment.
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