Real Estate Commission Formed in Texas Receives Praise
The Texas Real Estate Board launched a new commission described as vital to public trust. Hugo H Lowenstern of Amarillo urged cooperation from dealers at a San Antonio luncheon, noting reform is imperfect but workable and underscoring licensing and district inspections to curb dishonesty.
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Smithwick Tells Killing Continued On Trial
Testimony recounts confrontation with Mason as pistol was drawn and fired, with Smithwick claiming Mason grabbed the gun and he fired in self defense. Witnesses corroborate Smithwick’s character. hunt for the gunman and courtroom security intensify as Evetts avoided linking the ambush to the trial.
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India Names Head New Republic President Rajendra Prasad
India named Rajendra Prasad, longtime follower of Mohandas Gandhi, as the first president of the new republic. At 64 he was elected without opposition by the constituent assembly, which he leads. He will take office Thursday as India becomes a sovereign democratic republic and ends its status as a British dominion.
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Mexico Gets Diesels
Fifty diesel locomotives have begun passing through San Antonio on their way to Mexia. Ordered from La Grange, IA, by the National Railways of Mexico, they will replace steam engines now in use. Francisco Allatore, NR Mexico agent in San Antonio, says traffic has surged amid Mexico's industrial boom.
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Wantland Seeks Office in Precinct 3 Fight
Clyde Wantland, former Alamo Heights News publisher and veteran politician, announced Tuesday his bid for county committee seat in Precinct 3. He would face incumbent R. L. Reader, whom Wantland helped elect in 1946. Wantland later managed Thurman’s 1948 campaign against Reader and has since become a real estate man residing on Gordon Road.
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Police Car Toll 3 Damage to Third Route Reported
Police report damage to a patrol car after an officer named Howard L. Frugia collided with a parked truck on E Houston Street near midnight. The officer continued to the police station despite the crash as a drunken man, who lurched into his side, was examined later at Robert B Green Hospital to rule out injuries.
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San Antonio Light brief item January 24 1950
A San Antonio Light brief from Tuesday January 24 1950 reports a local item of civic or community interest with concise details suitable for a newspaper card teaser. No further context available in the fragment.
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Air Reserve Officers Needed at Kelly AFB Reserve Units
Brig Gen. Russell Oppenheim announced vacancies in the XXI Air Force Service Command reserve unit at Kelly AFB. Officers with admin experience or training may contact Capt. T. M. Alexander, Reserve Training Officer, Bldg. 4019 East Kelly. The XXI unit is attached to Kelly AFB for training with a wartime mission to establish and direct all supply activities in a theater of operations.
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