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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1946
Page
1
Dallas July 23. A survey by Boy Scouts shows an average of 334256 people enter the downtown area on a business day. More than 400 scouts aided traffic count on June 26 at 29 entrances to the district.
Members of the San Antonio Bar Association vote on a resolution barring full time public office holders and full time employees from private law practice. Votes will be recorded by secretary treasurer Frank M. Rosson. The measure, published in Subpoena, cites ethical concerns raised to local bar members and district grievance committees.
The compromise backed by Senator Taft would revive OPA for a year with higher ceilings on manufactured goods and a ban on ceilings for foods before August. A three member control board would set prices and restore controls on foods not exempt, with rent controls renewed and a plan to determine pricing levels by a 30 day deadline. The White House noted a sharp rise in commodity prices since OPA’s demise, while OPA’s fate remains undecided.
Miss Jane Epperson, leader of Tennessee child care groups, challenged Texas facilities at a conference in San Antonio. She cited lacking medical care and difficulty locating parents, urged parental consent for operations, and contrasted Texas and Tennessee welfare laws. Other speakers included Howard Hopkins of the Child Welfare League of America and FG Behrend of Greer School.
Three girls Martha Pearson 27 Mary Bella Singleton 18 and Helen Irvy 20 recant earlier statements that Thomas a Houston lawyer shot and killed hitchhiker Roy V. Jones on a highway. Jones was killed while the group returned from a picnic. Sawyer is jailed on murder charges.
Mass buyer protests spread from Lynn to Brookline as unions veterans and merchants stage a one day strike with parades and petitions. In Syracuse and Rochester shoppers boycotted stores while Los Angeles markets faced a price drop blamed on abundant supplies. Milk dumping by Southern California dairymen escalated a dispute with the A F of L Teamsters over a closed shop, with 1000 gallons dumped in front of city hall and more along the streets as dairy producers protest high prices and demand.
Humidity readings show 62 percent mean for July and 128.1 humidity unit. Past 24 hours precipitation none. Monthly rainfall 14 inches with 1.65 inch deficit and yearly total 19.70 inches with 3.20 inches excess. Sun timing indicates sunset 7:32 pm Tuesday and 7:32 pm Wednesday sunrise 5:48 am. Moon rises 6:00 am Tuesday and sets 2:08 pm Tuesday, phase last quarter. Wind velocity 10 mph at 11 am. Locations referenced include Aransas Pass and multiple city listings with high and low temperatures and precipitation figures for Amarilla, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Memphis, New York, Omaha, Pittsburgh.
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