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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1949
Page
2
Firecrackers sparked a busy night in Los Angeles as police logged over twenty complaints from residents shaken by premature celebrations. A Fresno Drive resident reported a cracker thrown into her home. Officials said within city limits fireworks are prohibited by ordinance.
Portland, July 2 A city bus halted when a house being moved jammed the brakes and blocked a main East Portland street. Police learn the crew quit and left for weekend. a state rule may keep the street closed until Tuesday.
The Chicago Tribune announced broader moves toward simplified spelling as part of its sane spelling campaign. It will replace ph with f in words like sofisticates and photograph and drop final f in several multi syllable forms while keeping one syllable words intact.
Londoners are urged to quit watering gardens as Britain endures its worst weather in nearly 20 years with 19 days without rain in London and 22 days in Southern Ireland. The high heat disrupts crops and daily life while rain remains scarce across the region.
Fredericksburg hosts the first annual beach festival July 2 to inaugurate Texas peach week proclaimed by Gov. Jester. A royal pageant crowns a queen chosen from nine Hill Country princesses with duchesses from several towns. attendees will include visiting civic leaders and duchesses representing Austin Blanco Brady Boerne Comfort Johnson City Seguin Fredericksburg and Stonewall. An applause meter will decide the queen as local ads note strong Hill Country peach crops and high quality fruit.
In Rome today a student named Antonio Pallant received a term of 43 years and eight months for attempted assassination of Communist Leader Tagliatti. He also drew 4 months imprisonment for possessing a pistol without permission.
An early Saturday blaze at the Seafoam laundry warehouse 1942 N St Marys Street caused about 8000 in damage. Erwin P Holmes and a companion woke by gunshot-like noise and suspect spontaneous combustion. Patrolman P W MacQuittan injured stepping into a hole while managing traffic at Evergreen and St Marys. F. G. Hummel owner reports 5000 in laundry supplies destroyed and 3000 in building damage. laundry and clothing unaffected.
Milton Harvey delivered his own baby daughter after saying he lacked time and money for a doctor. He is a 32 year old Social Security Board employee. Bernice Harvey, also 32, and the infant are reported well. The family had recently lost everything in a home fire and faced cash shortfalls.
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