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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1947
Page
2
Fort Worth reports 1947 long skirts for women are passé due to strikes and evolving tastes. Olive Smith of New York, fashion coordinator, says buyers’ strikes pressured retailers to stock better fabrics and workmanship, softening the impact on prices and styling.
Dr. Robert W. French told the St. Anthony hotel gathering that Texas will ship about 1.768 billion dollars of goods by year end, roughly one tenth of U S exports, with the nation totaling around 17.04 billion. He cited a strong first five months for Texas farmers and noted extensive data gathering by UT’s bureau of business research.
Final arguments began today in the bribery conspiracy trial of former Representative Andrew J May and two ammunition makers Henry and Mureray Garsson in Washington. The courtroom confrontation centers on alleged payoffs and influence peddling tied to wartime contracts.
Two navy Corsair Hellcats collided over Barber's Point airfield. One plane landed safely, while the other crashed into the ocean and an air-sea rescue unit picked up the pilot. Names of the fliers were not released.
Rainbow Girls of Texas closed their three day convention with installation ceremonies. Registration totaled 1831. Gharlene Pond of Dallas installed as Grand Hope and Pat Hudel of Dallas as Grand Faith. Martha M. Whitfield of Dallas announced El Paso as next year’s convention site. Other Grand officers named include Bernice Smith of San Antonio. In Bombay, about 20 people were injured as rioting erupted during a one day strike by 25 000 railway workers paralyzing rail traffic for four hours.
Mrs. R. E. Hall, 61, longtime Rio Grande Valley resident, died Wednesday at her McAllen home. Funeral services were held Thursday with burial in McAllen cemetery.
The Gonzales Cotton Mill operated on a five day schedule this week and will soon return to full production. For several weeks the mill has run three days weekly. President G. Ains Moorth announced the plan.
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