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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
4
Rome reports the government pressing to stabilize farm labor and land issues to secure the forthcoming harvest. Authorities strive for labor peace on farms and to address ongoing postwar agricultural challenges.
Rev A Sagebiel, pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Karnes City, marked 40 years in ministry with an all day service on June at his church. The ceremony featured speakers from the Texas district American Lutheran church and Texas Lutheran College and included gifts of an altar book and a flowers banquet.
In Commerce on June 16 the Air Force announced a new ROTC unit will be formed at East Texas State Teachers College beginning July 3. Dean Frank Youing learned of the plan Wednesday afternoon via telegram from Speaker Sam Rayburn in Washington.
A collapse of fourth and fifth floor supports at two large buildings under construction sent debris, wet concrete, lumber and workers crashing to the third floor. Twenty plus injured, some serious, as the $1,000,000 Parke Bennet buildings faced collapse fears. Officials later deemed the remaining structure safe except for the fallen section.
Judge Charles A Holcombe granted a husband divorce after his wife allegedly tried to curb his smoking reading habit and sugar intake calling it cruelty. The judge noted the case showed a strong cruelty claim.
Dallas man John Nelson, 61, died of a heart attack in his Chicago hotel room. James Friman, an associate, said Nelson complained of indigestion after lunch. The terse notice notes Nelson’s line of work in Dallas and provides a stray classified ad aside from the tragedy.
Broadway actress Eugenie Leonto cites desertion and mental cruelty as grounds for divorce from director Greg ory Ratoff in Los Angeles. The brief item notes a personal separation amid industry headlines and mentions related Vale investment ads.
Fragmented ad style text promotes a home recipe promising rapid fat loss. Mentions pounds shed in short days, personal testimonials, and money back claims. The garbled OCR yields no clear ingredients or directions but centers on rapid weight reduction and body shaping claims.
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