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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1948
Page
1
San Antonio real estate board approved a new appraisal fee schedule effective in Bexar County. Fees vary by property type and valuation, with minimums and tiered rates for residential, small multiunit, farm and ranch properties. Affected properties include single family homes, apartments, and business property up to six units.
County Judge Clarence W. Rice of Comal County asked the district attorney for an opinion on washing machines for the county jail costing 508 dollars and a request to burr 54 ballot boxes from Bexar County.
Washington hearing reveals Gen J J Devers admits some profanity slips while seeking to curb swearing in the army. Discussion notes rising daily ration costs, rough estimates for rubber erasers, and a contemptuous jab at the lack of officers. Rep Albert Engel mocks the situation calling it a Mexican army of stars and no bars, lamenting missing second lieutenants in Washington.
The House approved an arms budget aimed at expanding army and air force strength to 1 244 700 personnel and 592 000 for navy and marines, with overseas and domestic deployment plans. Naval funding includes a 65 000 ton carrier and submarine conversion, while army plans call for three infantry divisions and multiple supporting units, though air force aircraft numbers remain unspecified. Congressional leaders push draft bills. defense officials warn the current strength is inadequate and universal training faces defeat this session.
Reports from the London conference on western Germany say negotiators approved an indefinite occupation of the Ruhr and Rhineland after the Reich’s full occupation ends. An international control authority of 15 would include three from the United States Britain and France, plus representatives from Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg and the three western zones.
Sixteen planes from two bomber wings and two fighter wings began a surprise readiness flight from Carswell Air Force Base with Selfridge field Michigan to rendezvous over Kansas City with wings from El Paso and Roswell New Mexico and fighters from Roswell Tucson and Kearney Nebraska. About 100 ships of the Eighth Air Force participate. Similar wings of the Fifteenth Air Force at Colorado Springs will assemble the same number of planes. Jet fighters from Andrews field New England base and MacDill Field are expected to join. The maneuver is described as the largest air power demonstration since the SAC bombing run over Washington and New York a year ago.
Washington reports Col. G. J. Lawrence of the Quartermaster corps details possypol, a pigment-gland derived chemical from cottonseed. It is said to be added to drinking water to curb appetite and promote weight loss in both animals and humans, with hearings before a House appropriations subcommittee detailing its effects.
The House appropriations committee recommended a $361,000,000 program to build civilian reserves for the army. It would allocate $240,000 to the National Guard, $100,000,000 to organized enlisted and officer reserves, and $21,000,000 to ROTC courses in schools. The total exceeds last year’s civilian branch funding by $133,975,000. The National Guard seeks 300,000 men in 5,000 units by June 30, 1949, while the Air National Guard targets 341,900 men in 3,514 units.
Fragmented obituary notice mentions Aiton Horeatey age 2 and several personal names with scattered locations. Includes references to Anarhis chapel and church channels with times such as 9 a m and affiliations to Saint Francis De Paul chivrel and San Fernanda remetriy No. 1.
Weather outlook shows scattered showers. Tide times list Aransas Pass and nearby harbors with early morning and afternoon levels. Daily mean temperatures across major cities including Amarillo Austin Houston and New York noted for travel planning.
Police reported two accidents Thursday involving runaway vehicles. A four wheel Army type tank damaged a parked auto owned by Mrs. E Means at 2201 E Houston St after breaking loose from the truck driven by Arthur W Blevins of 502 Van Ness St. Wreckers separated the auto and trailer. A second runaway vehicle from a towing wrecker damaged Mrs. Els Wells at 1502 W Slilderbrand Ave, tearing up her yard and knocking down a telephone pole as investigator J Kinzel noted.
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