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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
1
President Truman will depart by plane Friday for Little Rock to attend the annual reunion of the 35th division, marking a postwar ceremony with veterans and officers from his wartime unit.
Leon Bibbs a 32 year old negro worker was found in Fredericks Lake seven miles west of Boerne after falling from a boat while baiting turtle traps Monday afternoon. Divers and companions searched two hours without success before authorities recovered the body at 8:45 am Tuesday from 15 feet of water. Bibbs, described as an expert swimmer, may have died from a heart attack.
Vernon Petersen of San Antonio was elected president of the local area Texas A and I College Ex Students at their Monday night meeting. Other officers include Elmer Downes Pleasanton vice president, Mrs. David Clore San Antonio secretary treasurer, Mrs. James F. Anderson San Antonio reporter, and Frank Gassett Pleasanton Elmo Wright and Mrs. G. O. Stone San Antonio as executive directors.
Alamo Motor club named ay 150M manager with large treasurer duties at Alamo Printing co. Tuesday the new manager began leading operations with F C Durkin from the association's Washington headquarte rs. Robertson replaces C L Rickard. Lord Byron Dies at Thrumpton Hall England June 7 Rev Frederick E Byron dies early today. Dial F-12331. Come to Broadway at Fifth or mail your ad.
An emergency meeting with Commissioner Hein, farmers, and truckers over the city market ordinance ended without a firm decision. Farmers and truckers discussed proposed fee increases from five dollars monthly for stalls and variable hire to ten dollars, urging that funds improve the market.
Formal murder charges were filed against five men and one woman accused of plotting and causing a mid air explosion of a Philippine airline plane. Thirteen people, including two Americans, were killed in the blast last May 7. The accused allegedly placed a time bomb aboard the airliner just before takeoff.
Army to offer about 3000 surplus mine detectors to local law enforcement to aid in crime evidence searches. Pay raise rejected by public school teachers in Tijuana meeting. Gov. Alfonso Garcia Gonzalez offer of 10 percent pay increase voted down.
Corpus Christi Texas Mrs FP H Stone testifies after radio endorsement that Baker's Hair Tonic relieved dandruff and itching after one bottle. She says the product did more than advertised and urges others to try it. Letter signed Mrs Toy Stone from O Box 3066 Corpus Christi.
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