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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1950
Page
1
Rain aided Newfoundland firefighters during the weekend as they monitored forest outbreaks threatening two settlements. Crews kept a watch today on the developing fires amid continuing wet conditions.
Percy Miller from Chester Virginia shares his experience with Hadacol claiming it eased neuritis pains caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. He notes relief after one bottle and promotes Hadacol as a brand medicine with trials priced at 1.25 and hospital size 3.50, produced by Grysnoy Dyfen Corporation.
James Marlow reports from Washington that the Supreme Court’s recent Texas education ruling may not instantly force all southern states to admit Negro students or build equal facilities. Delays are expected as states interpret the decision, with Louisiana cited as an example of possible deferral while the court’s unanimity in Texas could limit future shifts. The piece notes the ruling covered higher education only and did not address primary or secondary schools.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a single application remedy for itching skin conditions including eczema ringworm and pimples. It claims immediate relief and offers a money-back guarantee for unsatisfied customers.
Terrell Hills adds policeman Uecker to the force, bringing the department to two officers. The appointment was announced by town marshal G. Bedell Moore. The on duty officer was described as serving as a Terrell Hills policeman.
Congressional leaders say final adjournment of the Eighty-first Congress by August is unlikely due to major legislation and many candidates seeking reelection. Speaker Rayburn calls adjournment by July 1 optimistic while the Senate slows on rent control and four House-passed bills await Senate action, each needing lengthy debate.
Senate leaders push to vote on the FEPC measure as the omnibus appropriation bill advances. A draft law extension is debated with a June 24 expiration looming, while the draft faces a possible three year extension from the Senate Armed Services Committee.
House Speaker Rayburn and other Democratic lawmakers met with President Truman for over an hour to discuss the legislative agenda. They mulled possible offsets in excise taxes on items such as lodgeage and telephone bills, with no direct indication that Truman urged changes.
The weather map shows showers and scattered thundershowers across the great plains northern Rockies and northern plateau with generally fair weather elsewhere. Warmer conditions are expected in the eastern half of the nation except along the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf states, while cooler air moves into the northwest.
Dr Kalerva Cherg of the Smithsonian says two Brazilian tribes, the Nambiguara and Terena, have been contacted by white men for the first time. The tribes guard their military secrets, hide bows and arrows when strangers approach, and practice feathered attire, body painting, and religious ceremonies. They inhabit dense Amazon headwater forests, remaining largely isolated from civilization.
Senators probe the Amerasia affair as Philip Jaffe, Amerasia editor, is summoned for a closed senate session. Jaffe and five others faced charges of conspiracy to obtain illegal federal documents, with pleas and fines paid by some and charges dropped for others.
The weather bureau reported a record heat spell across Texas with temperatures in the high 70s to low 80s statewide on Monday. Central Texas saw low cloud cover along the Gulf coast and widely scattered thundershowers expected to briefly ease the heat, while Sunday’s hotspot reached 104 degrees at Presidio.
A fire in a south Philadelphia livery stable owned by Hurwitz Inc trapped eighteen wagon horses that hauled parcel post wagons. Firefighters rescued 26 other horses from the rear of the stable after a blaze swept through the facility, which rents horses and wagons under contract to the post office.
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