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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
1
The nation faces persistent heat with hot humid conditions across the east, Great Lakes, and southern regions. Heat remains widespread from the Rockies to Texas with thunderstorms and cooling fronts bringing partial relief in some areas.
Handy Andy customers on Friday enjoyed a shoppers bonanza with a food car sale and booths serving snacks and cold drinks. Everything was free and kids benefited while tired shoppers refreshed themselves. the event ran Friday and Saturday at 2502 Broadway per John Sparks' manager.
Police said a record shows Sigmund Engel 73 could not have married Mrs Hilma Spencer 65 in 1925 Chicago. Capt Tim Lyne reported Engel was custody in St Louis at the time of the marriage. Mrs Spencer said a tailor named John Irving, who she claims was Engel, received 4100 to enter a brokerage business and disappeared.
NAM president Howard Coonley predicted a U S upswing by late this year or early next as inventories thin and depressions fade. He warned a temporary downturn could worsen before improvement, citing cautious producers and a 6,000 unemployment peak, with most jobless later absorbed when the recovery begins.
The new Flash Gordon adventure debuts in Puck The Comic Weekly. This color magazine highlights Sunday’s light section with a two part layout promising vivid action and sci fi heroics.
Maury Maverick former mayor and congressman sent telegrams to George W. Fenwick and Dean Acheson urging a Pan American union conference in San Antonio and proposing an immediate U.S Mexico economic meeting. He noted San Antonio has ample halls hotels and meeting rooms and plans for both conferences could start soon with possible discussions in Washington. He also congratulated President Aleman on tariff reductions and urged a cross border economic conference in San Antonio.
Overnight showers drizzled across west Texas but were light and scattered, providing minimal relief from the heat. The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and continued high temperatures statewide with many areas near or above 100 degrees. In Wink, readings reached 104 degrees amid the hot spell.
The Runge community hosts a Catholic church picnic on Sunday July 24. Father Rudolph Hoffman confirms the event as the church fundraiser and social gathering for local families.
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.