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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
4
The socially prominent widow of a wealthy paper company executive is charged with murder in connection with the death of Waller Blackford, sales manager for the Strathmore Paper Co. He was killed with a carving knife, police said, the victim of paralysis.
Word reached San Antonio on Thursday of the death in Bryan of Mrs Phecion S Park. She died Monday and was mother of Mrs E P Arnerson of San Antonio and Phocion S Park, Bi.
The city health department notes a week nearing close with 24 hour totals tying the highest infant death toll in years. Through Thursday the year’s deaths reach 80, surpassing 34 for the same period last year. Two new cases raise the May total, including a 19 day old and a three month old. Sound trucks broadcasting Spanish and English on the West Side show positive results while 23 new patients are added to the downtown clinic, 20 under age two.
The Court of Civil Appeals heard arguments in Hopkins v. Nolte, an appeal from a Bexar county ruling that upheld GOP power to appoint precinct chairs. District Judge Robert W. Terrell sided with the Hopkins faction. Nolte backs Taft and is represented by Neal Beaton and Walter Groce.
Oklahoma City reports 12 year old Ronnie Peterson is ordered to a Boys Ranch near Amarillo after and earlier theft of a small plane. He and 11 year old Jimmy Beard previously flew 120 miles by comic book instructions. Ronnie will train as a mustang pilot with disciplined routines at the ranch while Jimmy faces next week’s court remedies proposed by his father.
At Palomar California scientists dedicate the 200 inch telescope after twenty years and 6.55 million dollars. The ceremony brings leading astronomers from across the nation to witness the completion of a tool poised to explore the edge of the universe and the heart of the atom. The dome will host a final lay audience inside the observatory before operations begin. The massive skyward door will close at dawn and reopen after nightfall to preserve the telescope’s cool interior. A separate item notes Governor Jes ter granting a conditional pardon to B. D. Philips, jailed for life in Greene County murder, after seven years and ten months served.
An advertisement-like piece claims SSS Tonic boosts gastric juice flow to ease sour food taste and gas, reduce indigestion, and improve sleep, appetite, and strength. It touts non organic stomach disturbances, "amazing" effectiveness, and urges readers to buy a bottle at a drug store today.
A cheerful New York report notes a GI and his French bride honeymooning in Cupid's apartment. James Mont, an interior decorator, arranged the union and posted the $500 bond for Georgette Bernaud of Lyons, France who was detained at Ellis Island. The couple used Mont's wallet and offered his apartment as a retreat.
Borger witnesses say a salt water tank at the Alamo refinery of Phillips Petroleum exploded killing two workers H. Hatin and E. Linns who were outside the tank and Tom Goodner who was inside. A third man suffered burns as officials investigate the blast near the Alamo refinery.
Sufferers relieved by a simple remedy for tired kidneys. Backache rheumatic pains and puffiness under eyes signal kidney trouble. Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic, have helped millions for over 86 years to flush poisons from the blood and ease urinary discomfort.
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