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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1944
Page
12
Senate and House conferees advance a $2.1 billion tax bill with large excise and postal tax shifts. Proposals include 20 percent rates on luggage wallets and toilet sets, 25 percent luggage tax, higher beer wine and liquor levies, boosted railroad and airline fares taxes, and increased air mail postage with local delivery charges.
Oil field notes report multiple wells in Texas and adjacent counties with depths ranging from 3 424 feet to 6 926 feet and various completions. Entries cover the San Antonio area, Pemitas and Beeville regions, with mentions of condensate, gas, and water sand discoveries, plus mineral value totals for 1943 and absenteeism figures in U S manufacturing.
The San Antonio market report recalls Old Hook, a buck mule described as a dangerous animal that attacked livestock and farmers. After a chase across three days, rancher Cully shot the animal, revealing it had injured cows and torn fences before ending its own life. Farmers had pursued Old Hook for weeks, with evidence of rifle and shotgun impacts.
Hollywood gossip notes Ingrid Bergman may star as Sarah Bernhardt in an upcoming film with David Schuniek producing. Ben Hecht writing the screenplay, William Dieterle set to direct, and a March start between the 1st and 15th are reported. Also mentions Ruth Hussey twins, Ruth Coburn, Lana Turner, and other studio chatter.
In San Antonio, hog buyers and commissioners warn of excess supply and rising pens of heavies. Local slaughter and storage are taxed, while Mid Western markets remain glut ed. calls for rationing or price controls surface amid uncertain buyer demand. Industrial losses estimate wartime plant injuries average 17 days of lost time.
The body of B. Weatherby, 22, a veteran from the veterans hospital near Waco, was found in swampy woods near Montgomery County. Sheriff Surratt said Weatherby died of shotgun wounds. A person named Ganey, aged unknown, was found nearby and implicated in the slaying, with Weatherby’s mother noted as his guardian.
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