This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1946
Page
1
In Buffalo Wye Roy Wilson spots a wheel from his truck rolling toward a steep grade and leaps to avoid it. The wheel is found to be from his own vehicle. Moments later his logs shift and crush the driver’s cab, narrowly missing injury.
Weather figures show humidity around 64 to 91 percent with July at 62 percent. Past 24 hour precipitation is a trace, monthly trace and yearly totals include 19.56 inches, 2.951 inches for the year, and daily readings around 7,238 ppm. A few garbled terms remain but core data indicate high humidity and light rainfall with monthly and yearly accumulations.
Vol Gray, 43, resisted five patrolmen after a fight at 421 Roberts Street. He was charged with aggravated assault and disturbing the peace. His daughters, aged 15 and 13, were held for juvenile authorities for using ice picks during the struggle.
Maj. Glenn Kramer of Alamo Lodge was fined $50 in Alamo Heights Corporation Court after pleading guilty to complaints of drunkenness and disturbing the peace. The incidents stemmed from an early morning party at the lodge on Austin highway. Caine planning witness was C. H. Morris, manager.
Four boys from Corpus Christi who traveled toward Hollywood were stopped in San Antonio after boarding a freight train on Duval Street. Patrolman Sam G. Talamantez reported the incident. the youths, ages 13 and 14, were jailed at the county facility as parents were notified.
Dr. W. V. Bradshaw will assume duties as assistant director of public health at the city health department in San Antonio on Thursday. He replaces Dr. R. L. Cherry. The new director, Dr. Dudley A. Reekis, is expected to arrive later this month.
Three visitors from Oklahoma and Livingston took a police officer’s badge from a cap in San Antonio hoping for a souvenir. They were arrested and posted bonds of 5.50 dollars each, amounting to a nominal fine. The suspects were Edgar Hotchkiss aged 27, Robert B Winters 20, and Clarence A Williams 20.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.