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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
1
James K. Grote secretary manager of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition has been recalled to duty as an army major. He will report to the 8th Infantry division at Fort Jackson South Carolina leaving his San Antonio post in July 1950. No successor has been named. Look for it in The Light Want ane.
A vintage advertisement promotes Tavoptik as an eye treatment for sore inflamed itching and burning eyes. It pledges 85 years of success and a money back guarantee while noting it soothes granulated eyelids and is praised by thousands. Sold at druggists with an eye cup included.
National forecast notes scattered showers in central plains Mississippi valley eastern gulf states and western slopes of the Rockies and great basin. It predicts cloudy Missouri valley, fair Pacific states, cooler Ohio valley and northern plains, warmer New England and Florida. Also includes obscure monthly humidity and sun and moon rise data with stray times.
General Douglas MacArthur will continue renting the Waldorf Astoria 1 room presidential suite for another year. A hotel spokesman said the stay will be on a yearly rental basis for the MacArthurs, who have occupied the suite since returning from Japan last April. Initial reports valued the annual rental at $47,450 based on a $130 daily rate.
A pilot from Mexico City, Darrell D. Schenkel, 34, was fined $1000 at Houston after landing at 11:30 pm without proper permission to land at a non entry airport and without notifying customs. The incident highlights Houston as a non port of entry under U S customs rules, with designated ports of entry listed for Texas. The aircraft, a 12 passenger Lockheed Lodestar registered to a Californian, was involved in the violation.
Washington January 21 The Secretary of the Navy Francis P Matthews has decided to accept appointment as ambassador to Ireland Officials said President Truman will announce the choice shortly Matthews would succeed George A Garton who signed off on the posting
The Defense Department seeks 373.5 million dollars for 34 Texas projects including four WWII flying centers in South Texas set for reopening Harlingen Laredo Laughlin AFB Foster AFB Camp Bowie Camp Swift Lackland Randolph Kelly Randolph AFB Fort Sam Houston San Marcos AFB and related facilities with upgrades to training airfields and utilities Also mentions a Sunday comic feature to relax readers.
In San Francisco on June 21 1952 the Souther Baptist convention adopted a report opposing organized movements for Protestant unity and supporting cooperation with other religions only if the gospel is not compromised. Delegates approved a 90 thousand dollar appropriation for church programs and a ten million dollar budget for the cooperative program in 1952. A speaker denounced materialism immorality and alcohol and criticized the United States as a drunken nation under divine judgment.
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