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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1947
Page
3
Ten deer fled along a cliff above the Wenatchee river when cougars closed in. Protector Bob Treinstreet reported the deer leaped to their deaths. Meat salvaged for charity use. Hem stred organized a posse to pursue the killers. A $50 state bounty on cougars was offered.
In Galveston several hens vanished from a backyard stirring fear beyond loss. Dr George Hermmann of the University of Texas medical school told police the birds had been dosed with a drug that halts thyroid action. He explained the experiment could hasten aging in both chickens and humans if consumed.
Yesteryear star Charlotte Henry, 28, known for playing Alice in Paramounts 1933 Lewis Carroll classic, married Chaves Jackson, 29, a San Diego used car dealer, in a simple ceremony.
Actress Helen Walker 24, injured in New Year crash in Redlands, ordered to appear January 21 for a manslaughter preliminary hearing. Robert Lee of March Field was killed when Walker’s car overturned six times. two other men escaped serious injuries. Coroner’s jury found death due to negligent driving by Walker.
Hollywood gossip column reports Ann Todd will star in Joseph Shearing's melodrama Bor Her to See a Hal Wallis production filmed in London at Denham studio next May. Esther Williams prepares On an Island With You for April cameras, with Peter Lawford, Dorothy Kingsley, and Sally Benson involved.
Brig. Gen B Fitch announced a nationwide reenlistment drive targeting 15 percent of short term volunteers before July. About 270000 shorthorn soldiers would become eligible for discharge in the ten months ending July 33, with earlier recruits largely signed for terms under three years.
The Congress of Freaks begins a limited engagement at 519 East Houston Street in San Antonio. Attractions include a girl turning to stone, a troupe of midgets, a sword swallower, a simian village, the world’s thinnest man, and Waxo the mechanical man performing in the window. Doors open 11 a.m. daily and Sunday with continuous performances until 11 p.m.
Pvt. Horace Lawrenice, 27, IDATC, booked by police for unlawfully carrying a pistol and for investigation in a Navarro hotel robbery. Picked up at Cactus grill on Losaya street, night clerk J L Young identified him as the hold up man who stole about $24 last Sunday night.
The annual fiscal year audit filed with the Dallas city secretary shows the municipality owns property valued at about 062.66.
Walter Meacham notes enduring pioneer route on the wagon road common to Oregon. Century of snow and rain tests the trail as scouts report unmistakable signs of old wagon paths across the Cascade range, preserving Oregon history and pioneering spirit.
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