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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1946
Page
1
President Truman urged swift congressional action on labor disputes and inflation, defending proposed fact finding boards to reveal company records while preserving the right to strike. He listed measures including full employment, unemployment insurance, and raising the minimum wage, accusing Congress of inaction.
Twenty cases formerly set for Friday in federal court were deferred until Monday because of the illness of Judge Bonny Rice. Judge Ree was reported recovering from an attack of flu at his home in Murin.
Fast-working thieves steal a car parked on Dock Street near Broadway Friday morning while occupants Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Bartlett Randolph Field were eating breakfast. The theft occurred about 20 minutes after they left the vehicle in a cafe.
A thief shattered a State street jewelry store window with a metal weight and stole watches valued at $850. The firm estimated window damage at $400. A nearby electrical manufacturer claims over 200,000 separate electrical items in production.
President Truman announces government provision of housing if private enterprise fails to meet urgent need for 5 million dwellings. Wilson Wyatt, former mayor of Goinsville Kentucky, heads emergency housing efforts while wartime mobilization officials work on the plan.
San Antonio Junior College President J Loftin asked Mayvor Mauermann on Friday to request 20 housing units from army posts. The proposal aims to accommodate veteran students at St. Pilip's Junior College and reflects city officials examining veteran education needs.
Secretary Hull handed the November 26, 1941 note to Japan without informing the army or navy. The note was later labeled an ultimatum by Japan and used as a pretext for war, Hull testified the document contained nothing indicating peace could be preserved.
The article records congressional remarks on warnings before Pearl Harbor, with Rep Gearhart and others questioning Roosevelt’s war expectations. It notes Admiral Kimmel and Gen Short to testify after a recess, and Seth Richardson preparing to take over counsel duties.
The 1945 city health department campaign against infant diarrhea reduced deaths by 12 percent from 1944. Dr. Lewis G C Robbins, director of public health, announced 208 diarrhea deaths from 613 cases in 1945, versus 264 deaths from 412 cases in 1944. Public health nurses and the Baby Diarrhea Council aided a house to house education drive.
Four defendants faced charges of disturbing the peace by racing motorcycle engines. Judge Augustus McCloskey dismissed the case in corporation court after warning the four to be more considerate in the future. Names include Richard J. Walker 23 Randolph Field Lloyd Stokes 20 Kelly Field Charles B. MacNews 23 Fort Sam Houston and Bud Ray Cheser 29 of 330 Dwyer Avenue.
Gloria Swanson testified in her separation proceedings that life with millionaire William M. Davey was complicated by a moving double bed and a stock ticker. She recalled they married January 19 1946 and separated last April after he moved the bed and ticker back to his apartment. He allegedly phoned and asked about the cat and whether the thermometer worked before hanging up. Davey has filed a counter suit for a monetary amount.
Mayor Mauermann and Police Commissioner P L Anderson met Friday to plan disposal of unclaimed police cash bonds totaling 1480. Most bonds date from long closed cases. about 560 remain unclaimed. City officials debated turning unclaimed funds over to the city treasury after a set period.
Harlandale High will start a winter term electronics class on February 21 announced by principal Dillard McCollim. The school purchased a home on Huff Avenue to serve as the new shop housing radio and electrical equipment. Kirkman Jonas, formerly with Western Electric, will join the staff as instructor.
County commissioners approve plan to erect concrete shelters at every school bus stop at no county cost. Guy Bonham, attorney, says shelters will be funded by advertising revenue and painted on their roofs. Court also rejects contract with Some Wire and Tron Works for a steam roller repair at 3380 dollars. A city share payment of 7161.47 is noted for expenses.
City notices list a dance event at Herman's Mall on Aus tin Highway featuring local acts with performers including Sot. AL Schnabel Burldy Wancock and Wed. Joe Harte inn Adv.
Seabee George Mozes spent two months learning to cope with ship motion then adjusted to an elevator in a post office building. He enlisted in June 1933, served in the Marshalls Saipan and Tinian, returned stateside November 1 and was discharged November 16. He had been a senior elevator operator at the post office since 1938.
Three sailors and two civilians wrecked a night club off the Fredericksburg road near the city during a midnight fight. Officers searched for the group as windows were broken and furniture stacked in the center before they fled.
President Truman called the juvenile delinquency situation deplorable and endorsed the justice department plan for a united fight. He noted crime categories rising 350 percent since Pearl Harbor and urged state county and city government aid and civic participation in the remedy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Lewis Evans 41 of 3007 West Travis Street, who died in Mexico City Sunday night, will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Porter Loring chapel with Chaplain A F Vaughan officiating. Survivors include husband Blared Evans son Nelson W Evans daughter Evelyn Evans San Antonio brothers Lee Lewis Com port Charles Lewis Corpus Christi sisters Lola Lurber Kerrville Pedro Honea Del Rio Moya Ranch San Antonio burial will be in San Jose cemetery.
Corporal Betty A. Compton of Kelly Field WAC reported a burglary in which $58 in cash and a coat valued at 376 disappeared from her room at 241 Inst Myrtie Street while she was away. Police were notified Friday about the incident.
The chamber of commerce board meets Tuesday at 12 15 p m to appoint new committee chairmen and discuss the chamber program for 1948. Perry Shankle resident inquired Friday.
Lou D. Rees of San Antonio a North Africa campaign veteran planned a mass meeting of World War II veterans to discuss political social and economic questions Rees sought aid from Representative Paul Kilday and secured permission from Mayor Mayermann to use the Municipal auditorium to arouse veteran interest and study legislation before Congress votes.
Plans for the Southwestern Sales Managers conference in San Antonio on April 29 30 include a Friday night gathering at the Plaza Hotel. About 300 sales managers from Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana will attend. W Thurston Chamber of Commerce will discuss Market Research and Statistics. Ben Smith and Otis Whitehead co chairmen of the conference committee.
Principals from all high schools in the San Antonio Independent School District met Friday with Thomas B. Fortwood, assistant superintendent, to review mid term graduation plans. The current term ends January 18.
Five persons including five children injured in four traffic accidents Thursday and Friday. Ruben Cortinas his left leg broken after falling from a dump truck in the 2100 block of West Houston Street near Trinity Spanish Lutheran School. Mario Carlos Lang 4 abrasions on right leg after being struck by a car at Water and La Filte streets with driver Joe M Estes. Duck Buchanan 21 scalp wounds and lacerations in a collision involving a car driven by A F Buchanon. William Perry 21 injured after a collision in the 3600 block of Broadway at 12 10 a m Friday. J F Martin 60 and C H Griffith 55 bruised after their car hit the rear of a Transit bus at Broadway and Terrell road.
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