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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1947
Page
2
When Joan Caulfield arrived in Hollywood to start her Paramount contract she had never danced professionally. Within six months the Dear Ruth star had proved such a tapping talent she was offered several dancing roles.
London reports that Bevin and Creech Jones have decided in principle that partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states is Britain’s only hope to settle the problem. Hagana appeals to shun retaliatory acts in the Holy Land as the cabinet weighs several variations of a pavilion theme amid rising troop movements from Egypt.
The GOP resists Truman wartime excise taxes on luxury goods and pushes tax cuts and budget limits as they weigh the president's budget plan. Taft and other Republicans debate continuance of wartime taxes while eyeing housing, private enterprise, and social programs.
Democratic leaders react to Truman's State of the Union as he pursues a middle course. Both liberal and conservative wings praise his legislative agenda. The address signals potentially stronger party backing in Congress and hints at a smoother renomination path in 1948.
A report notes President Truman opposed compulsory health insurance but gained some O P support for creating a welfare department to oversee social security and related issues. Secretary Clinton P Anderson urged farmers and lawmakers to back drastic crop insurance changes to cut taxpayer costs, with letters from Chairman Kibbe on the House Agriculture Committee and other farm-minded congressmen made public.
Representative Sikes of Florida introduces legislation to reduce the federal government pensioning age from 63 to 60. The bill would require a $30 monthly federal contribution to any recipient approved by a state welfare board, with states not required to match. It would also relax residence requirements from five of the last nine years to one year to qualify in a state.
Representative John W. Mc Cormack of Massachusetts was named assistant Democratic Leader and will be known as the Democratic whip. The appointment was announced by Minority Leader Sam Rayburn of Texas as congressional organizational details wrapped up.
John Ostrow, deputy tax collector, announced Tuesday that 93,957 palllaxes have been issued so far, compared with 18,721 for the same period last year. The total excludes 8,000 permanent exemptions and 300 temporary exemptions. Ostrow warned that all permanent exemptions must be renewed due to the recent redistricting of polls.
Senator Bilbo, in Jackson, Miss., awaits a mouth operation in New Orleans and vows to return to Washington to fight Culhullover. He said his mouth is giving him hell and aims to whip opponents if he lives. Medics call the surgery a minor procedure, with cancer not believed to recur.
Mrs Ed Dutton struck a match and a flaming stick head touched her fur rimmed slipper. She kicked it, sending flames to a davenport. The blaze consumed the room and the Dutton home was ruined in about an hour.
Police investigated the death of Dr. George S. Edwards, 20, found in his laboratory at County General hospital. Investigators noted swelling of an eye and discoloration of the face, with his tongue bitten, and a device for measuring blood pressure nearby along with notes and diagrams.
In Jackson Mississippi on December 7 a rumor swirled that if Theodore G Bilbo loses his bid for the senate his son Lt Col Theodore G Bilbo Jr may run in the November general election The former wife predicted he would face no opposition if he presided over the race He is serving with army occupation forces in Germany.
The newly organized San Antonio Trust council will meet for the first time at 8 p m January 20, announced Matthew Brown trust venueil committee chairman. The organization includes Bar association Underwriters' Association certified public accountants and bank trust officers and will discuss law taxes business life insurance trusts business property and wills with speaker Rupert Gresham.
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