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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
4
The Dutch army said fierce clashes occurred at Udelenan Sumatra and that the military situation worsened elsewhere. Dutch aircraft and artillery disrupted Indonesian troop concentrations near Medan and large scale infantry cleared the city of Indonesian forces.
A wind whipped four hour blaze razed 365 houses in Togami Japan yesterday leaving over 1600 residents homeless. No deaths or injuries were reported. Separately in Washington the Federal Reserve reported a sharp weekly drop in money in circulation ending December 31 1946.
Judge W W McCrory explained the criminal district court's operation and key trial points to District Attorney William M Hensley and 14 assistants at a Friday session. He spoke at a Thursday get acquainted meeting in the courtroom.
Services set for Saturday at 4 p m at Porter Loring chapel for Eugene A Holmgreen Sr 82 former president of Alamo Iron Works who died after a stroke at home on Goliad street He was a San Antonio civic leader active in the chamber of commerce and other groups Surviving are his widow three sons a daughter eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren pallbearers will be six grandsons.
A six alarm blaze in Pittsburgh's Knoxville section caused about 35000 in damage to the Hill Top Lumber company yard. The fire spared 10 nearby frame homes despite little wind, with losses including thousands of board feet of scarce lumber a planing mill and a storage shed.
Army authorities ordered further search near La Grande Oregon for the December 10 missing transport plane with 32 Marines aboard. A civilian reported snow marks showing air and a word help but troops doubt it marked survivors as two ships failed to locate the site 250 miles east of the route from San Diego to Seattle.
Tokyo reports Emperor Hirohito trims wartime household employees from 8900 to 1400, calling the remaining staff the barest essentials needed to run the imperial family. The move signals a postwar downsizing of palace operations.
A sales pitch urges readers to visit the Personal Loan Department of The Alamo National Bank to obtain financing for new appliances, vehicles, or other purchases. It promises a detailed resume of life and habits before potentially securing an approved loan with no initial cost.
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