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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
10
Patrolman J. L. Kinzel spots a man with a large sack containing a portable radio, bread, coffee, and barbecue meat. Investigators link the thief to a burglary at Jack Western Bar-B-Istand on Parent Street. Benny V. Krupalja is charged with burglary.
Chicago wired the plan for vast combined transportation terminals in at least nine U S cities and perhaps two in Canada. Col Francis H Miles Jr said sites include Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Philadelphia Springfield Mass Chicago Waverns Ga New Orleans and Greenville Texas with tentative plans for Winnipeg and Montreal.
In Santa Ana, California, the Overell murder case began actual trial after four weeks of jury selection. Four alternates were to be dismissed, with Special Prosecutor Eugene D. Williams expected to deliver the state's opening statement. The plan included viewing the wrecked yacht in Newport Harbor, where Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Overell died on March 15 amid a dynamite blast. Testimony may start as early as Wednesday.
Reported altercation involved an officer fending off a dog bite amid spectators who disrupted the scene on South Presa Street. Police say the officer used a revolver during the confrontation and restrained bystanders. Investigators note a tense scene with the dog involved and the crowd’s reaction impacting police actions.
Long obituary page notes memorials and services for Mrs. Helen H and several relatives. It lists survivors, funeral arrangements by Porter Levinson and Horner-Larsen firms, interment at Marin Revil Park, with executors named and the date of the service noted as June 23 1947 in a weeknight posting.
A fragmentary report notes about fifty delegates attending a state Barker convention in Fort Worth. The gathering focuses on adventions, legislative and publicity programs of life association during its streetay. Details on participants and services are unclear due to the damaged text.
The City Public Service board orders a second steam generating plant and equipment costing about 4 million dollars. Delivery is set for 1945 and 1849, with operation expected by 1950 to boost the city’s electric power reserves. Concurrently a 3 million dollar expansion on Mission road proceeds. Both plants will be steam units.
NBC President Niles Trammell announced a new radio communication system named Ultrafax that can transmit 1,000,000 words per minute. He testified before a Senate subcommittee that it could relay a 50,000 word novel from New York to San Francisco in 60 seconds. Developed by Radio Corporation of America, Ultrafax prints pages as pictures and replays them at high speed, potentially enabling future newspapers to be delivered by radio and prompting calls to remove broadcasting controls.
The Supreme Court today sustained the appointment of a conservator to take over management of the insolvent Long Beach California Federal Savings and Loan association. It rejected challenges to the Home Owners' Act provisions allowing such conservatorships, and noted John H. Fahey’s 1946 action placing the conservator in charge on May 20, 1946.
London June 23. The ministry of supply announced large scale tests to study supersonic aircraft effects using pillarless rocket planes launched from Mosquito aircraft. Rockets travel at 850 mph plus and readings will be radio reported. Piloted craft are not used until robot plane results are clear. Frederick, Virginia area report follows. Alfred Cameron, Fredericksburg banker, re-elected president of the Hill Country Livestock Protective Association. officers elected include Enos H. Rode and Ben H. Knéese among others.
A damaged report from a World War I era quartermaster corps notes heat and humidity thresholds affecting safety. It cites a study on the risk of heat fatalities and the challenges of maintaining safe working conditions when humidity rises.
COHASSET Mass June 23 James H M Curley Boston mayor is much improved doctors report at 72 with potential week to travel to Washington to appear in federal court for a six to eighteen month mail fraud sentence family members say he is eager to proceed despite concerns readers.
Excelsior Springs Missouri June 22 The Ball Clinic offers a free instructional book titled Rheumatism explaining why drugs fail and how mineral waters and baths aid arthritis. Send for the book with no obligation and receive a second pamphlet Good Health Life's Greatest Blessing. Address Dept 2313.
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