L A Faces Airport Cuts Threaten San Antonio Grant
A telegram from Paul V. Betters informs Mayor Alfred Callaghan that the senate appropriations committee reduced CAA grant funding by 50 percent. If sustained, San Antonio’s $500,000 airport aid could be dropped from the 1948 program or substantially reduced, affecting matching funds from a $4.5 million airport bond issue.
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San Antonio
Paul V. Betters
United States Conference of Mayors
Alfred Callaghan
Senate Appropriations Committee
CAA
Harold L. Clark
Cor
Fated Assault Against Alcalde Hits Local Politics
Don Politico details a failed attack on Alcalde Alfredo Callaghan as health board friction erupts. Reekie ousted, recall talk and budget tensions stir city hall while chamber-backed protests clash with municipal powers and recall risk looms for health officials.
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DON Politico
Fté
Iocal
Alfredo Callaghan
Alfredo
Health Department
Reekie
Health Board
D. A. Reekie
Alcalde
Alfred Howard
Callaghan
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
E. d T. Arendt
Hekle
Flood Warning Issued For San Antonio Area
San Antonio remains in grave danger of floods if heavy rains hit areas below the Olmos dam. Col. W. B. Tuttle warned at a Kiwanis luncheon that flood control supporters will push Austin legislation to divert ad valorem taxes from Bexar Wilson Karnes and Goliad counties. The house passed a prior bill but the senate blocked it. Tuttle noted army payments are surveying potential flood areas.
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Olmos
Col
W. B. Tuttle
Kiwanis Club
Gunter Hotel
Tuttle
Austin
Bexar
Wilson, Karnes
Goliad
House
Senate
Tulle
Weather Snippets May Show Humidity And Temperature
Fragmented weather data reports humidity 67 percent for June and rainfall 7.82 inches year to date. Moon phases noted as first quarter with wind, tides and temperature figures across multiple cities, including Amarillo and Cheyenne, with scattered times and forecasted highs and lows.
Wipe Out Health Board Faces Calls Amid Statements
Reporters note the mayor asserted doctors should make all statements. Friction grows as Dillard and Coy, ex chief clerk, press for action while H L Crittenden serves as department business manager. The mayor departed the office without further comment.
Porter Faces Charges Against Sgt William Porter
Charges and specifications against Sgt William Porter were filed with the Civil Service Trial Board after an unsuccessful effort to confer with Fire and Police Commissioner Raymond South. Porter says he was suspended without pay for two weeks and a trial has not been set. He resigned as head of the Police Officers association.
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William Porter
Raymond South
Civil Service Trial Board
Porter
Police Officers Association
Tailoring decree to shed shoulder padding next fall
Chicago June 27. The tailor is set to show up this fall as John Foreman announced to clothiers and designers that shoulder padding will be removed from men s suits next season. Emphasis shifts to softer lines and more comfortable cuts.
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Chicago
INS
Teailiy
Ian
John
Foreman
Heaman
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