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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1949
Page
1
Weather bemidity report notes a 30 a.m. reading and a 33 degree low for Thursday. Totals show 3.49 inches for the month with 467 inches? The forecast mentions sunset times and a forecast period with temperatures around 73 degrees. Notes on the Texas plains include no significant rise but possible isolated showers Thursday or Friday.
SAN BENITO Texas Mrs H R Almonslaver praises Baker's Hair Tonic for removing dandruff and itchy scalp after over two years of use. She notes it stops hair fall and improves hair condition, with a money back guarantee if it does not work.
A severe flood in the Dallas Fort Worth region felled ten lives and inundated towns including Dallas, Garland, and Carland. Individuals named include Aulden R. King and his family, John Kenneth Martin, Sallie Purnell, and others. The Trinity River surged, hundreds were rescued by boat, properties and crops suffered extensive damage, and officials issued flood warnings as waters rose toward flood stage.
A mine leader from Washington headquarters says the action will affect all mines west of the Mississippi River as bargaining with steel officials continues. The statement outlines a broad scope of mining shutdowns and signals tense labor negotiations.
Washington June 14 amid reports of a proposed czar to control and allocate about 200 million tons of soft coal annually Southern operators vow to fight the plan to the last ditch They may seek court action if approved Harry M Moses of H C Frick Co U S Steel unit reportedly in line for the coordinator post at 75000 to 100000 yearly The czar would negotiate contracts with the United Mine Workers and allocate production evenly to guarantee work for all even in hard times
Los Angeles report states actress Wanda Hendrix was emancipated upon marrying World War II hero Audie Murphy. She becomes $11,200 richer via the emancipation grant and received 112 government bonds valued at $100 each, originally to be held until her twenty first birthday.
Melbourne reports Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell urges rapid growth to 20 million to boost resources and manufacturing. He notes arrivals from Britain expected this month as part of the plan.
Fort Worth woke to a weeklong thunderstorm event that darkened the city between eight and nine in the morning. Rain totaled heavy, flooding curb to curb and halting traffic. Texas Electric Service Co. engineers reported a major distribution system fault after a bright lightning strike killed lights on a central indicator panel.
Patrolman Stanley Mankinski, aged 32, suffered a shoulder dislocation after a playground incident. He was assisted by a partner and transported to a hospital. The event occurred as bystanders cheered, with Mankinski described as not the ball player he once was.
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