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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
3
EMILE Pa July 21 cP MSgt Vincent Petroski father of three needed a house The sergeant recruiting for the army started to sell Earl Easton 23 on the army Easton mentioned he had a Steam house Petroski really poured on the steams Now Easton is in the army Petroski has his house
At the request of Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson the air forces flew two iron lungs to Austin to be used for polio patient treatment arriving midnight Monday an air force department spokesman said
Actress Veronica Lake gathers dolls from many nations to illustrate U S history in a display titled Isn’t It Romantic. An investment of value is hinted in the nearby light want ads, suggesting a promotional angle for the exhibit or collection.
Elmey Gueery Luter, veteran Texas newspaper man, died in Dallas Monday. He was 54 and son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto O. Luter of San Antonio. Luter spent 25 years with the Dallas Morning News and also worked for the San Antonio Light and Express. He served in World War I, earned a 1920 UT law degree, and later left law to rejoin journalism. Funeral plans are with Riebe Funeral Home.
Kaj Seidler, a Danish businessman, has taken over Normandy Towers in Hollywood and plans to convert the site into a Danish enclave. When completed the building will be rechristened Denmark in Hollywood with Danish artists actors and businessmen as residents and offices for Danish organizations. The project aims to create an artistic hub near two major studios while preserving the building as a cultural landmark.
Llano July 27 Roscoe Runge Mason seeks re election as district attorney of the Thirty third Judicial district against Sam Connally and Campbell K Ford in seven county race. Returns from Mason Llano Menard and Blanco complete San Saba Gillespie and Burnet incomplete. Runge leading with about 45 to 46 percent and carries five counties.
Yokohama reports former Lt. Col. Fujio Matsuro received 25 years hard labor for ordering the execution of Ensign Joseph F. Florence of New York. Another former officer drew a nine year sentence and two enlisted men three years apiece for their roles in the same execution.
Speakers at the Catholic Action summer school sponsored by the Sodality of Our Lady in St. Louis urged democratic reforms as key to counter communism. Rev Edward Dowling and Jesuit Rev Daniel Lard stressed education, voting age, and parish life as vital to Catholic progress amid modern secular pressures.
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