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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
3
Executive officers of the Returned Services League of Australia praised Australia’s scheme for accepting displaced persons as one of the most successful migration movements in the history of the British Commonwealth during a tour of European camps.
Mexican boot imports to the United States are limited to about a thousand pairs weekly, a one way street harming the boot trade. El Paso bootmaker Tory Lama asked for action, while Rep Regan urged duties and tariff actions at Washington. Regan and others previously presented boots to President Truman at the White House.
Texas nonagricultural payrolls rose to a record 2 354 900 in November with a gain of over 16 000 from December 1948. Manufacturing added about 20 000 but remains below the December 1948 peak. Texas areas mostly advanced, led by the Houston Baytown, Beamsont Pt Arthur, and Fort Worth regions. Corpus Christi and Galveston/New Orleans area losses reported.
London dispatch reports Kenneth de Cource editor of iRed magazine predicted Russia's first atomic explosion may come soon with a notice of a possible Saturday blast He also claimed indications the Russians lead the U S in some aspects of atomic development and cited unnamed sources as evidence.
District Clerk Hart McCormick presented the office annual statement showing 1949 receipts of 52 043 and disbursements of 340 810. This compares with 1948 receipts of 49 772 and disbursements of 940 000.
Services for Cpl. C Loyd Stafford 55 of 131 by lane will be held at 10 a m Friday at the Post chapel Ft. Sam Houston. He died Wednesday after retiring in 1944 following a long army career since 1947. He commanded Task Force 720 in the South Pacific during World War I and was a member of San Antonio Commandery No 7 Wrights Templar. Surviving are his widow Mrs Louise A Stafford a daughter Mrs HH Crase of Pittsburgh Pa and three sisters.
U S Representative Ken Regan from Midland holds the advantage in the race with Lloyd Bentsen as Mexican congress delays discussions on a U S Mexico flag exchange until September unless called into special session. Regan and Ambassador Rafael lo in Colina plan to meet in Brownsville to discuss the ceremony amid border region rivalry.
Spacious drop center vanity with a large plate glass mirror, a large four-drawer chest, a full size poster bed, and an upholstered bench. All pieces feature a ham-rubbed lacquer finish with burl walnut inlay and golden drawer pulls.
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