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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
12
Robert P. Glass, 34, of 527 Ny Monumental, was treated for a chest wound at Brooke Army Hospital after a 11 PM Monday shooting with a .38 pistol in the 300 block of Goldsmith. Police charged Robert Lee Redman, 22, of 361 Goldsmith with assault to murder.
Construction of another dam in the Calaveras watershed project began this week with equipment moved to Site 3 on the Campbell property near Sulphur Springs road. Swope Bros. of San Antonio, awarded a 27 731.54 dollar bid, will build on Miss Bonnie Campbell’s land with part of the pools on Tom Campbell’s property. The embankment will hold 62 000 cubic yards. drainage area 936 acres. permanent pool 26.11 acres and flood pool 66.1 acres. Completion set for August 23. Nos. 7 and 9 sites adjusted for harvest timing. Four of 11 planned dams in Karnes and Calaveras projects already completed.
Harlandale and South San Antonio school boards voted unanimously to end segregation starting in September. The districts join San Antonio ISD in desegregation efforts as nine black students remain in Harlandale and about forty in South San, with officials deeming the move as aligning with supreme court guidance and broader state actions. Superintendent Morris Jennings and Harlandale Superintendent Dillard McCollum defended the decision as removing race based barriers and integrating schools.
Five residents including Mrs. Glenn Powers recalled the good old days in a conservative view. They argued prices seemed cheaper then yet incomes were low and modern conveniences, education, sanitation, and medical care improved life expectancy now.
Washington July 18 The House votes to authorize start on a newly designed merchant ship powered by atomic energy. The proposal argues the nuclear option offers more energy and quicker service for a nuclear merchant marine. The article also quotes residents reflecting on past versus present living conditions and education access.
Chrysler Corp made its first contract offer to the CIO United Auto Workers union yesterday in Detroit. Terms were not revealed.
In Austin on July 19 the Fifth Circuit considers reversing Judge Ben Rice who ordered confiscation of a 1954 Cadillac Coupe de Ville once owned by Paul Ellis of San Antonio. Officers found five marijuana cigarettes taped under the bumper during a search near Ellis' apartment. Ellis denies knowledge and accuses Goldie Lafferty of planting the evidence. His lawyers Palmer and Gillespie argue the case hinges on inconsistent testimony.
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