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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1949
Page
5
Two warnings to move were telephoned to James Custor, a black resident in a white zoned area of Birmingham. A caller ordered him to "get off the hill" and a second caller 15 minutes later said he had to go within hours, with no identification given.
Four women form an unofficial committee to meet Mayor White over garbage service in the 600 block of Magnol ia Ave. They propose private funding of trash removal or a weekly 50 cent fee to the sanitation department, citing health concerns and odors as residents urge city action. Mrs. M D B Buck Jones and Mrs. George Bowman lead the group, with others noting insufficient city funds and calls to enforce covered containers.
Fred J. Menos, senior engineer for Detroit's public lighting commission, praised wide streets but criticized San Antonio signals as obsolete. He urged two overhead motorist signals and four pedestrian signals, calling small downtown pedestrian boxes dangerous and noting amber timing to prevent risky moves. He discussed these views with Mayor Jack White and Commissioner Raymond B. South.
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