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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
10
Services will be held at 3 p m Tuesday for Mrs Emmy Schelb 6 of 602 East Guenther Street San Antonio. She died Sunday at a local hospital. Survivors include sons Arthur and Theodore Wy Schelb daughters Edna Tindale and Thomas E Anderson two grandchildren and one great grandchild all of San Antonio.
The Wilson County District Attorney received a complaint alleging river pollution after water from Mitchell Lake flowed into the San Antonio River. A 4 foot rise was noted last Thursday five miles south of Path in Wilson County with dirty brown then green foamy water. The city had contracted to enlarge the sewer plant to curb pollution.
Memphis, Jan. 23. The president of the National Cotton Council warned America is in grave danger of losing its traditional free enterprise. Harott A. Young, a Arkansas cotton planter, said an all-out fight is needed to save the nation from suffocation in featherbeds of socialism. He cited Truman era fair deal proposals as threats and urged defense of private enterprise.
Justice William O. Douglas resumes riding for the first time since last November when he was thrown from a horse in Washington and severely injured. The Supreme Court member rode yesterday, signaling recovery progress.
The Order of Sons of Hermann held the dedication of its new grand lodge administration building at 525 8 1st Marys St with a public ceremony and a 60th anniversary. About 150 new members were initiated in a closed ceremony. A memorial plaque honoring 66 members who died in World Wars I and II was unveiled. The event featured a song festival with four San Antonio singing societies led by Otto Zoetler and Pete Petraitus.
Joseph Gallo will conduct the Incarnate Word College Symphony Orchestra in Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole at 8 15 p m February 2. The program includes Saint Saens Second Piano Concerto with Gwendolyn Brook as soloist. Earle Spicer performs February 8 at 11 a m in the auditorium with English ballads and American folk songs and commentary on their influence on writing.
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