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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
8
TU students rally in Gregory Gym to oppose the confirmation of three regents by the board and ask parents to urge the Senate committee to reject them. Faculty plans an afterschoo n meeting to discuss Rainey reinstatement and other matters.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a remedy for backaches and kidney problems. It claims kidneys are a chief cause of back trouble and promises quick relief, urging readers to consult their druggist for Doan's Pills, with testimonials of lasting comfort.
The boxer turned philosopher Palmer, once blinded by an accident in 1919, returns to San Antonio and other cities to share his book Things You Will Remember. He earns money through speaking and publishing while donating one third to one half of his earnings to orphanages across Catholic, Jewish, and Protestant groups.
Students marched to Dr. Rainey’s home after convocation and heard him say the dispute has become a tranqour political issue forced by power. He warned the matter is now of national and international importance and asserted they must win.
Gloria Swanson, noted stage and screen star, wed fifth husband William M. Davey, 52, in Union City yesterday. Swanson, age 43, showed off her left hand ring with four prior wedding bands, confirming her long romantic history.
In Austin on January 30, the Texas Senate moved Sidney Latham of Longview closer to reappointment as secretary at state with a favorable committee report. The Governor's nominations committee also approved four of five nominees to the Board of Directors of Texas A&M and related posts, with Briggs postponing due to illness. The report noted support for several other appointments to boards and commissions, while action on pay increases for state workers and old age retirement provisions proceeded in subcommittees.
In Justice of the Peace Frank Vasignan's court on Tuesday, Eecynedto Alvarez, 46, of 612 Bouth San Marcos, was charged with the murder of Narco Ortiz, 24, killed Sunday night in a tavern affray in the 800 block of Austin Street. Ortiz died from gunshot wounds sustained during the incident.
Austin Jan 20 a senate bill introduced by Sen Penrose Metcalfe San Angelo would allow a city fire department member aged 55 with 20 years service to retire on a pension up to 100 dollars monthly. The measure comes as a San Antonio case on a fireman pension moved through courts and back for trial.
Austin reports Bell of San Antonio pushes labor bill to prevent employer discrimination based on minority status or membership. Motion to refer to labor committees failed. bill remains in state affairs as discussion ends with a 76 to 45 vote. Sidney Hilman involved in a brief exchange over placement.
Chicago report states a 4 cent boost to butter prices may be ordered to ease the worst national shortage. War Food Administration officials discuss tentative moves to raise butterfat payments and extend price controls across cream sites. Also notes on the Rach musical family history.
The OPA delays a state liquor sale as a new order revokes the court order exemption from a ceiling price. Officials note the conflict with federal wartime powers and lawmakers worry about state sovereignty while guarding against unlawful above-market sales.
Mississippi Governor Thames L. Holley opposes a plan to pipe 2,500,000 dollars of crude oil from South Mississippi to Baton Rouge Louisiana to keep Mississippi's oil in the state. Local legislators and factions debate the proposal as a state refinery link faces opposition.
Police recovered $250 in cash from the Gunter hotel coffee shop after arresting an employee. The manager named Hart as a suspect in the theft from the cash register. Maltzman, proprietor of American Tron and Metal, reported his shop at 328 Lamar Street broken into during the night and a briefcase with valuable papers stolen. The thief climbed an adjoining porch roof, entered a second story window, and descended to ransack the office.
Washington January 30 Labor Secretary Perkins reports a three tenths of one percent rise in living costs from mid November to mid December. Seasonal gains in fresh fruits and vegetables and ongoing low priced textiles push the index for moderate income families to 128 percent of the 1939-39 average, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier.
Mrs. Moriday reported $10 worth of groceries missing from her apartment after a break in on Tuesday January 30 1945. The thief used a pass key. Around $4200 worth of clothing in a laundry bag was stolen from the car of Mrs J M Cantleberry parked near San Antonio Junior College while she attended night classes.
Austin Jan 30 Two men from San Antonio sought the public weighers post for Bexar county before a senate committee. Gov Stevenson yesterday asked reconfirmation of C Hagelstein and M A Dozier both of San Antonio.
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