Big Donor Division Sets March of Dimes Campaign
The 1950 March of Dimes launches a Big Donor Division to recruit large gifts in Bexar county. San Antonio and Alamo Heights Kennel Clubs helped seed the division with early donations. 1949 data show Bexar county giving 80000 with 40000 sent to the national foundation and 390000 returned to cover polio treatment costs in the county.
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Paul Helincamp
Bexar County
San Antonio
Alamo Heights
National Foundation
Mercy Death Physician on Job in Goffstown NH
Dr Herman N Sander released on $25,000 bond after being charged with murder in the alleged mercy killing of Abbie Borreto 69 of Manchester. He assisted at the birth of a girl to Mrs Louise Crocker and resumed practice as a case moves to the January grand jury.
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Goffslown
N. H
Dee
Hillsboro
Herman N. Sander
Dartmouth
Louise Crocker
Ellot Hospital
Sander
Abbie Borreto
Manchester
Tech
Grand
John F. Wheeler
New Hampshire State Board of Registry In Medicine
Reginald Borroto
Warners Sue To Break Contract With Alexis Smith
Warner Bros. sued in superior court to cancel its contract with actress Alexis Smith and to recover $40,000 already paid. The suit says Miss Smith refused a picture assignment on October 15. The studio alleges the $40,000 was paid the day before under the contract.
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Los Angeles
Warner Bros
Today
Alexis Smith
Miss Smith
Warner
Lighting Prizes for Christmas Decor Draws Local Winners
A chamber sponsored contest awarded Broughs Service Station first for outdoor illuminated stable scene and carol music. Holekamp Motorco took second, Hill Country Quarries third. Dr. R. O. Perkins residence earned first for a 35 foot decorated tree. Second went to Chester Schwethelm, third to Frank Chamberlain. New Year fun with Blondie and others in Puck The Comic Weekly.
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Comfort
In & von
Chamber of Commerce
Broughs
Holekamp Motorco
Ins
R. O. Perkins
Chester Schwethelm
Frank Chamberlains
Government asks 1,000,000 homes for 1950
Washington December 31 The government asked private industry to build more than one million new homes in 1950 and pledged to seek financial help from Congress. Housing Administrator Raymond M Foley said record construction is still needed despite the 1949 record of one million plug dwellings.
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Washington
Congress
Raymond M. Foley
ISAN ANTONIO LIGHT 4 Sunday
A fragment from the January 1 1950 issue of the ISAN ANTONIO LIGHT 4 appears in the OCR scrape. This record notes the publication date and newspaper name with minimal readable context.
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Antonio
James Darby Transferred to Houston Division
James B. Darby of 725 West Winnipeg Avenue has been moved to the Houston division of the American Republics Corp, announced Saturday. Martin O'Brien, a University of Houston senior, will succeed Darby in San Antonio on February 1.
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James Darby
James B. Darby
Winnipeg Ave
Houston
American Republics Corp
Martin O'Brien
University of Houston
Darby
San Antonio
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Warners
Blondie
Maggie and
Jiggs
Little Jadine
Snuffy Smith
Donald Duck
Puck
Comic Weekly
Uncle Sam
BLACK @ SUEDES
Oxfords
IN Our Children's Department
Kidskins
Kangaroo
Makars of
Fina Shoes
Seymour
Troy
Ted Saval
Paramount
Toni Drake
Women's
Zprice
Kim
COBRA
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