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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1946
Page
13
The USS Appalachian limited fresh water today as a conservation measure. All drinking water was shut off for two hours to safeguard supply if nearby waters become radioactive due to submerged atomic operations. Tropical heat has forced heavy use of the ship's desalination capacity.
Mayor Gus Mauermann said the city needs eight good used grand pianos for the Municipal Auditorium and San Pedro Playhouse. He noted complaints from several women's organizations about the current pianos and proposed a $5 usage fee each time a piano is used if two suitable instruments can be found.
Aboard U S S Mt McKinley July 24 one crewman died and six fell ill on the flagship of the atomic bomb test operations. Officers said a crewman procured methyl alcohol used for duplicating fluid. the container was labeled poison. Captain Wayne Games ordered a preliminary probe to determine how the fluid was obtained and used aboard.
London July 24 bread rationing drew complaints as deliverymen protested added coupon requirements. In Palestine Texas July 24 employees of the Cherokee Garment company voted to affiliate with a union, signaling labor activity across locations.
Park Commissioner Henry Heln inspecting city waste expenses learned Seattle garbage truck drivers earn 19.25 dollars daily. He noted they make more than Tam might, while San Antonio drivers earn a different daily rate.
San Antonio's swimming pools will stay closed next year due to the polio epidemic. Parks Commissioner Henry F. Hein announced Wednesday that the closures have cost the city about $10,000 and that the overall polio outbreak has cost roughly $60,000 to $70,000, covering garden upkeep and DDT spraying expenses.
Boston jury hears branding case against Army Lt. Thomas Fare charged with branding a man. Trial details remain unclear due to fragmented text and OCR.
In Los Angeles on July 24 a son James Price and his wife Lugille served eviction papers on his parents William and Hidna Price. The elder couple, ages 55 and 52, left their small bungalow with belongings moved out by order of the court. The son, a navy veteran now employed in the city, asserts ownership and took action while his wife waited nearby. The Prices had been seeking possession since December and planned to live in a double garage after moving out.
Aboard the U S S McKinley near Bikini Atoll a small group of scientists and Admiral W S Blandy boarded a barge to fire the underwater atomic test against 75 ships. Weather improved but overcast skies and calm winds threatened the detonation set for 8 35 a m local time.
East St. Louis July 24 hogs sold at 22.75 per hundredweight at the national stockyards, the highest price in 27 years.
Princess Achraf Pahlevi sister of Iran’s shah left Moscow for Tehran after a 24 day stay filled with regal honors in Russia. The two year old princess, active in the Iran Society of the Red Lion and Sun during World War II, helped Russian orphans.
Partly cloudy conditions expected Wednesday after moonlit night and Thursday. Temperature highs near 96 degrees both Wednesday and Thursday, with Tuesday topping 95. Overnight lows around the mid 60s to low 70s.
The British government asserts in a white paper that intercepted communications link the Jewish Agency to planned sabotage and violence in Palestine. It claims Hagana Irgun and Kol Israel operated under Jewish Agency direction, guiding operations and resulting in mass arrests of over 2500 Jews on June 22.
Crampton, head of the chamber of commerce, inspected a dump near Our Lady of the Lake college and said it has no odor or flies. He warned it will be full in two months, requiring a new site, as the city lacks funds to buy another dumping area. Park Commissioner Hein cautioned it may last a little longer.
New York July 24 The cotton futures market fell sharply on heavy outside selling with the July 1947 delivery briefly hitting the daily limit of five dollars a bale. Market sentiment was aided by reports Washington may roll back free market ceilings. The weekly crop weather report was more favorable than expected. General to Speak Brig Gen Urban Niblo of Fourth Army will address the Kiwanis Club at the Gunter hotel at 12:35 PM Friday.
New York dispatch from Bari reports Premier Marshal Tito's government pursuing anti Catholic policies in Yugoslavia. The piece cites 236 priests killed in two years, 198 without trial, plus church property losses, suppression of Catholic press, and schooling changes. It also notes 32 priests sentenced to death between 1944 and 1946, with at least two tortured before execution and some bodies dumped at sea, while nuns and seminarians were shot or massacred.
Cambridge July 24 Sir John Anderson chairman of a government atomic power study committee warned that weapons far deadlier than the atomic bomb have been developed in chemical and biological research. He said these new weapons are as deadly as the atom bomb and perhaps more insidious in their effects.
Washington July 24 supporters of terminal pay for enlisted men denounced the senate bond plan to issue five year cashable bonds. They urged lump sum cash payments for all, arguing cash is good for officers and should be for enlisted men. The fight shifts to a senate house conference after the bill passed the senate. Bonds would be in 25 denominations, non negotiable, payable at five years with two and a half percent interest. cash payments apply only to amounts under 50 and to certain prewar discharges and survivors.
Senator Brewster said the wartime corruption probe has barely scratched the surface as the Senate war investigating committee seeks income tax records of undisclosed figures in a Midwest munitions combine and full War Department reports on defective 42 mortar shells. The panel also drafted a $65,000 budget to widen exposure, and plans executive sessions to map work ahead during the recess.
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