Housing Authority Board Sparks Clash Over Outsider Hiring
A San Antonio housing authority board meeting exposes tension over employing social workers for Alazan-Apache tenants. Father Tranchese challenges chairman Blue on authority and secrecy as Mrs. Gamble from Fort Worth is cited as a “trouble shooter” amid plans for 10 listed workers.
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Quickie Divorces Spark National Debate and Scandal
A 1945 opinion piece argues quickie divorces risen since WW2 and probes moral, legal, and regional tensions. It cites wartime loneliness, cocktail culture, and calls for possible federal action while stressing states’ rights and the impact on families and children.
Michigan to Probe Prisons Across State
A Michigan state senate committee will launch a thorough investigation next week into all prisons and prison practices. Lieutenant Governor Vernor Brown and the senate presidents vow a searching study to draft laws correcting conditions. The probe follows Attorney General John Dethmers report alleging bribery gambling drinking prostitution and favoritism at Southern Michigan State Prison.
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Lieut Anderson To Be Reassigned After Asiatic Service
Lieut Ornim Anderson of 24 Bailey Avenue is to be reassigned by the AAT Personnel Distribution command after returning from 16 months in the Asiatic theater. He held the DFO Air Medal with two clusters, Purple Heart, Philippine Liberation ribbon with two stars and ATO ribbon with one star.
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Kingsville Cat Adopts Baby Opossum Stunner
Kingsville reports a black cat named Sadie fostering a baby opossum after its mother was knocked off during escape. The opossum rode Sadie’s back and then joined her family, with Sadie nursing and caring for the newcomer alongside her two kittens.
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Pacific Veteran Receives Army Discharge and Honors
Jesse E. Stanley and his family at 3414 West Houston Street celebrate his army discharge on July 15. He served in the Pacific with the 27th Infantry Division from July 1849 to September 1844 and earned the Purple Heart for Saipan wounds on August 11, 1843, plus the Combat Infantryman Badge, two battle stars, and a good conduct medal.
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Capt Parisi Back on Duty Returns from Flu Acquittal
Captain Antony Parisi 43 of Stream Island Lincoln base resumes duty after a court acquittal on charges over failure to investigate prisoner mistreatment. Four guards and Captain Stanley Jones previously cleared. Maj. Hugh A. Simborg named as guilty by defense counsel. Simborg now stationed at La Junta.
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SIOOK SEEKS PAY HIKE FOR EMPLOYEES
District Attorney John R. Bhoak would be the first elected county official to seek a 12 percent pay raise for his employees and claims he has the money in his treasury. Others on the commission disagree citing budget limits and existing gaps. The district’s political clash deepens as funds and duties strain the payroll while officials weigh raising deputy staff pay and covering costs for election logistics.
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121 Year-Old Woman Dies in Dallas
Dallas obituary notes 121 year old Dinah Kirkpatrick died recently at age 121. Born Grimes County Texas around 1803, she was enslaved before emancipation and lived through generations in Texas society.
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