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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
2
San Antonio Light reports Alice building permits continue an upward trend with totals for last week at 519 925 versus 318 500 the prior week. The notice notes daily needs ads and a telephone service ad section.
A dubious ad promotes Barcentrate as a fat loss aid, claiming it reduces hunger and speeds weight loss. It markets a vitamin tablet and a 30-part drug mix and cites dubious testimonials from Ger ’dneda Billines of Devine, Texas, and Castle Matthews of Beaumont, Texas. The copy pressures starvation and misstates ingredients while promising rapid, effortless weight control.
The Henry Wallace aligned party platform urges voting at 18 and sweeping civil rights laws. It calls for immediate presidential action to end race discrimination in the armed services and pass anti lynch, anti poll tax, anti discrimination and fair employment legislation. It seeks abolition of the House Committee on Un American Activities. Senator Glen Taylor comments on Communist backing.
New York July 22 The ninth man of a 12 member group indicted on charges of advocating overthrow of the U S government by violence surrendered today to federal authorities Irving Potash manager of the CIO Furriers joint council was met by civil rights congress bail agents who had provided five thousand dollars bail for each of the eight high ranking officials remanded yesterday
Brig. Gen. John Jennings Kingman aged 55 retired assistant chief of army engineers died of a heart attack at his home. Kingman retired in 1942 but was recalled during World War I and served as chief of staff of the 90th Division.
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