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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
5
City council discussed creating a sewer district extending into the Alamo Heights Sylvan Hills area to reduce city sewer costs. Officials noted current contracts yield higher per‑home charges. extension could shift services and lower overall rates, though it risks losing some revenue.
Glen F. LeMasters, 47, who ran the cigar stand in the East Bank of Commerce building for 15 years, died Wednesday at his home 701 Rigsby Avenue. He was the son of William R. LeMasters, a prominent landowner, and funeral services were held Thursday at the Alamo funeral home with Rev. Clyde Tucker officiating.
Texas farmers repaid loans in full last year, totaling $12,000,000, at the annual conference of regional officials of the National Farm Loan association in the St. Anthony hotel. The overall loan portfolio reached $180,000,000 with delinquency at its lowest point in 14 years, according to Johnson, vice president of the Federal Land Bank of Houston. Representatives from 30 entities attended the meeting.
A South San Antonio juvenile case sees a 4 year old and a 4 year old youth placed on probation after police traced petty thefts to public spots and a drug store. Court heard of harsh living conditions and neglect including a stepfather abuse, prompting the probation ruling to help reform the youths.
Reser G Hernandez 31, an electrician's helper at Fort Sam Houston, was killed and his wife Mary Louise Hernandez 27 injured Thursday in a fight outside a tavern on South Santa Rosa Avenue. Police detained 88-year-old tavern owner Frank Garin who allegedly shot Hernandez four times with a .32 pistol, dying soon after at Robert B Green hospital. Mrs Hernandez was shot in the left leg while acting as mediator. Garin was struck on the face with a tool during the clash. The couple resided at 413 1-2 South Santa Rosa Avenue.
Riverview Hospital and three Texas clinics including San Antonio centers are placed under state health department authority. George W. Cox states the move follows a meeting with federal health agencies and the War Service Office. Cox gains power to appoint staff, approve discharges and oversee all expenditures across the four hospitals. Other affected facilities are in El Paso Corpus Christi and likely in Min-?
A 23-year-old iron lung mother Mrs Thelia Henson and her baby Elaine Marie, born Tuesday, show infantile paralysis symptoms days after birth. The case mirrors a Wichita resident’s illness with cures reported by doctors Bierounay and Pixcock and follows hospital administration shifts under Anderson and Lid dell in Chicago.
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