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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1946
Page
1
July 19 report from Yokohama notes the steamship Marine Serpent leaving for Seattle. ETA July 22. 2900 enlisted men and 98 officers aboard with 2 women and 35 civilian men among the passengers.
Statistician James Shea predicts increases in student numbers across San Antonio elementary and high schools this year while junior schools hold steady. He forecasts about 200 more high school students and 300 more elementary students, with junior high counts unchanged.
Humidity at 6 34 a m 93 percent. Precipitation for 2 1/2 hours trace for the month 1 28 inches total year 19 96 inches excess for year 3 09 inches. Sun sets at 7 34 p m. Moon phase full. Tides at Araneos Pass Saturday. Pollen counts high 47 for Melts 47 grass 200 parthenium 3. Mean temperature 85. Temperatures by city and region listed for tourists including Denver Los Angeles Memphis New York City and others.
A six year old Dallas boy, Steve Glazer, was killed yesterday when knocked from his mother’s car by another vehicle and dragged. The incident marks the city’s first traffic fatality in 68 days, tied to wartime conditions and increasing school enrollments as “war babies” approach school age.
Hollywood on July 19 reported Wilfred Buckland Sr. an early art director aged 80 and his son Wilfred Buckland Jr. 36 shot with a 32 automatic pistol. A note from Buckland Sr. read I am taking Billy with me. The son, recently quit due to nervousness, died at home. the father died en route to hospital.
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