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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1950
Page
4
Chicago report notes Sears Roebuck and Co catalog prices for 2550 spring and summer lines cut about seven percent from levels quoted a year earlier, reflecting downward price moves in mail order offerings.
Southwestern Bell Telephone plans to seek a rate increase in Fort Worth equal to the amount requested elsewhere. City Public Utility supervisor J W Monk said the company asked Dallas for permission to raise rates as much as 58.5 percent over present charges. Also, American President Lines announced O W Pearson as assistant operating manager.
Residents along Southcross Boulevard organized to lay gravel sidewalks in rainy weather to avoid water and mud. Street Commissioner James W. Onght offered trucks and equipment, while locals supplied labor and expect to complete about 10 blocks. Jimmy Plares, leader, noted children waded through slush and caught colds. Pan American Progressive Association officials, including Louis Gomez, aided the effort.
A total of 2258 residents from San Antonio and Bexar county were chest X rayed Monday in the county’s first mass X ray campaign. Downtown stations included Texas Alan plaza Wolff & Marx 210 W Houston St Federal Widg 615 G Houston St Guy Hall iliary plaza County Courthouse Martin Plaza City Health dept 128 W Commerce St. Hours ran 4 a m to 6 p m with extended hours through Tuesday and 8 a m to 1 pm Saturday.
Police report burglary suspects held at Waco may be linked to recent local burglaries. Sheriff Frank Riley of Texarkana said the detainees had several cartons of Handy Andy stamped cigarettes in their possession. They were wanted in Texarkana for seven burglaries and thefts including three safe jobs.
In U S District Court Tuesday Joseph J Barshop a San Antonio fruit importer faced income tax evasion charges while Isla a Mexican exporter testified debts of 237501 41 dollars in commissions on pineapple dealings from 1940 to 1995 were owed Barshop was aided by witnesses including Jose A Sacre and Samuel Hernandez who linked payments to Isla defense witnesses contended Barshop participated in discussions at the American club in Mexico City and that earnings abroad did not need U S tax reporting Barshop and Isla were described as sharing net profits equally as the case progressed with defense motions on a not guilty verdict addressed by Judge Ben H Rice Jr
Arthur E. Wharton of 229 Tsabe St was sentenced to three years probation after pleading guilty before Judge Wo Ww McCrory in Criminal District Court to the theft of 30 drums of oil on October 12. McCrory granted a hindering motion in a related case. In Margie Salis Olivarez’s abortion case, $100, Coma St., due to her attorney Leonard Brown handling a federal case.
A bitter sectional fight over dispersal of war industries looms as a Missouri valley plains group based in Kansas City attacks the All American Defense effort to keep production in wartime centers. A conference set to plan measures to halt contract removals includes leaders from Wichita Dallas Houston Des Moines Denver Omaha and Kansas City.
The city health department listed the seventh whooping cough case for the year and the sixth chickenpox case as of Tuesday. The text shifts abruptly to a non sequitur about a butterfly fish swimming backwards with its tail near its head.
Leshey Hartfield, 37, of 1627 Dawson St, was wounded by a man objecting to his car horn. Hartfield told Police Officer Kenneth L. Gordon that after a dispute over honking near Commerce St, the assailant struck him in the face and stabbed him. Hartfield was hospitalized at Baptist Memorial.
Thomas W. Tucker one of seven men who escaped a Texas prison on December 26 was captured in Cairo and turned over to a Texas prison agent yesterday.
Five men allied with narcotics violations were held in the county jail in Neu after bonds were set by U S Commissioner P A Lockhart. Claude L Lindley 42 of 103 Austin Street charged with illegal purchase of dolo phine and other drugs with a $3000 bond. The others held on $1500 bonds include Gilbert G Bernal 21 of 2315 W Travis Street illegal possession of 89 grains of marijuana Gilbert R Estrada 26 of 1325 Kayton Avenue 176 grains of marijuana Domingo M Roche 26 of 207 Dora Street 19 grains of marijuana and Esteban Benavides Jr 20 of 213 Stark Street 43 grains of marijuana.
The Civil Service Commission announced examinations for Federal Housing Administration posts in San Antonio. Vacancies include construction examiner valuation examiner mortgage credit examiner and valuation aid with entrance salaries from 3100 to 4600 dollars annually. Application forms and details may be obtained at the federal building.
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