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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1947

Page

4

Phelps Begins Fraud Probe in Missouri District Race

Richards Phelps, newly appointed special assistant, opened a federal inquiry into alleged irregularities in the fifth Missouri congressional district primary. The probe will determine if federal laws were violated and follows a session with Attorney General Yom C. Clark.

Wansas Gapy Machne 18 INS Richards Phelpe Bat United States Gem Coral Missouri Phelps Kansas City U. S Wasdale Yom C. Clark

Youth Recreation Program Opens for 16 and Under

Residents establish a recreation committee led by Pedro Ilores to support a youth program run by MC AL with Walter Howe. Daily from 8:30 to 6:30, Monday through Friday, activities include softball, basketball and volleyball, plus crafts, singing and storytelling with $200 raised to fund the effort.

Walter Howe Pedro Ilores

Police Hunt Dog Victim

Fragmented police report describes a rabid dog roaming near 100 Black Avenue and a search led by Lieutenant Fordhane and Sheriff’s officers. Names and places are partially garbled but authorities pursued the animal and warned residents in the area.

Navy Hero Honored at 200th John Paul Jones event

Washington reports a special post office honor for John Paul Jones as the Navy marks the 200th anniversary of his birth. A unique cancel features a bust of Jones and carries the inscription U.S. Naval Academy John Paul Jones 1747. The commemorative stamp will appear at the end of World War II in The Light Watchers.

Washington John Paul Jones Navy Post Office Department Academy Anapolis Tone U.S. Naval Academy

San Antonio Traffic Toll Reaches Twenty Two

San Antonio police reported the city’s 22nd traffic death of the year after a two car collision on South Flores Street nearhea avenue injured 21 year old Ray Gonzales. A two year old Beula Mary Gonzales was treated for abrasions after a cab struck her, the child was taken to Robert B Green Hospital. George Summers was treated at Robert B Green Hospital after his car ran onto a curb on Pershing Avenue.

San Antonio's Ray Gonzales Santa Rosa Hospital South Tlores Street Hea Avenue Beula Mary Gonzales South Lareuy Robert B. Green Hospital Douglas Krawitz Dawson ‘Street Pershing Avenue George H. Summers Hays Street

Doped Cigarettes Lead to Suspect Arrests on Patrol

Suspicions of Patrolman Ru ben Rodrigues rose when he observed two men in a dark patio in the 100 block of Southwest Nineteenth street. Officers found clearly marked marijuana cigarettes in a shirt pocket. Vernando Perez was booked for possession of marijuana and Teele Martinez was booked on a vagrancy charge.

Ru‘ben Rodrigues Nineteenth Street Tolly Vernando Perez San Manet Fleet AP Teele Martinez San Patricio J Street

Townsend Club to Instruct Delegate Meeting

Townsend Club No 2 will meet at 12 30 p m Saturday in the west wing of Municipal auditorium to submit resolutions to the national convention in Washington June 26 31 by Thomas I Hari delegate.

Townsend Club No. 2 Municipal Auditorium Washington Thomas I. Hari

Army Admits Dutch Art Deal against Berlin Office

The War Department acknowledged six valuable Dutch paintings stolen by the Nazis were bought from a German item to decorate the offices of the American military governor and deputy in Berlin. Maj. Gen. George Richards said the purchase cost the American taxpayer nothing, noting the paintings were bought with German marks. Details were released in a letter to the House appropriation committee.

Washington INS War Department

Tigers Born at Sea Aid Palatka Circus News

Baltimore June 18 report notes liger cubs born at sea aboard a traveling circus heading to Pittsburgh. The animals expected to perform under the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey show, signaling a life under the big top for the pair amid travel.

Tigers Baltimore Pittsburgh Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey

Mine Strike Fatalities Reported Near Giglio Island

The Italian steamer Maria Stella struck a mine near Giglio Island, killing four people and injuring others as dispatches from Rome indicate. The wreckage was confirmed by Genos- dispater reports, with authorities investigating the incident.

Rome Maria Stella Iland Giglio

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