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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
14
General Handy to Retain Rank Under Truman Bill
Gen. Thomas Handy, Fourth Army commander, will keep his four star rank due to a Truman signed bill allowing surplus high officers to remain on duty through 1950. Other affected officers include Gen. Hodges, Clark and Admirals Spruance, Kinkaid, and Mewitt, with the measure covering army and navy leadership during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas 'T. Handy
Pres. Truman
Army
Navy
Associated Press
Coste Hodges
Mark Clark
Raymond Spruance
Thomas Kinkaid
Henry Mewitt
Corpus Fun Planned by Cars and Train Invasion
About 1000 young San Antonio Latin-Americans are expected to travel to Corpus Christi for the July Fourth weekend celebration. Reynaldo de la Garza heads arrangements, predicting at least 300 will sign up for a special train leaving Sunday morning. The Pan-American League of Social Clubs sponsors the trip with nine organizations. The Junior Miss club will lead the Corpus Christi group, lodging at the American Legion center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Reynaldo de la Garza
Pan-American League of Social Clubs
Will Ilee
American Legion Center
Diarrhea Toll Climbs to 118 in City Health Report
San Antonio records 118 infant diarrhea deaths for the year, including a 2 month old in the Fat area, with 41 fatalities in June. An 8 month old from the Optosist area was hospitalized in serious condition at Robert B. Green Hospital after parents removed the child from care. A 16 month old in S Laredo faced the third measles death in 10 days, part of five measles deaths among residents and four men this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
City Health Department
Austin E. Hill
City Health
Robert B. Green Hospital
Hill
S. Laredost
China Moves To Halt Inflation Headlines From Nanking
Government leaders led by Chiang Kai-Shek studied measures to curb crippling inflation in China. The black market rate hit 3,800,000 yuan per dollar while the official rate stood at 474,000 to 1. Premier Wen Wen-Hao warned that capital flowing to Hong Kong risked turning Shanghai into a financial vacuum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Wen Wen-Hao
Chenli
Hong
Kong
Shanghai
Debora Conklin Commutes 120 Miles by Plane to School
NORTH BEND Ore June 29 Deborah Conklin an 11 year old modern miss commutes daily to University of Oregon classes in Eugene by commercial air liner. Costs about 36 daily five dollars for plane fare one dollar taxicabs her father Robert Conklin timber mill manager says the arrangement saves board costs and avoids missing meals at home. She leaves at nine a m and returns by one p m. Truman Talks With Tobin On Labor Campaign. The White House would not discuss details of the meeting with AFL President Daniel J Tobin about labor’s role in the 1948 race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Ore
Deborah Conklin
University of Oregon
Eugene
Robert Conklin
Washington
Truman
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters Union
AFL
White House
Charles G. Ross
Folsom Accuser Appears in Court
In Cullman Alabama on June 2347 Christine Putnam Johnston seeks to drop her common law marriage suit against Governor James E. Folsom and is to attend court in person with her brother Carter E. Putnam summoned. He acted as next friend in a separate suit seeking a court declaration that Folsom is the father of Johnston's five year old son James Dauglis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
Als
Christine Putnam Johnston
James E. Folsom
Carter E. Putnam
Pie poisoning sends three to Ft Worth hospitals
El Wuitell June 29. Food poisoning blamed on contaminated cream pie left at local restaurants could have struck four victims with a possible fifth. Three hospitalized, one man released last night, unclear if a fifth person shared the pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el. Wuitell
Ft. Worth
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Edith Head 1
Hacle Milness
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R. DR. Barclay President
H. M. Hart
A. E. Meckel
S. A. Chapman
S. R. Knight
E. A. Hoffmann
W, Va
Lemke
C. PB. Holbrook
F. J. Kirkham
Andres Rivera, JR
E. L. Bell Asst
G. H. Sexauerdrat
Cashier
R. D. Barclay, JR
Asst
Robalin
Rankin Thompson General Auditor
J. M. Bennett
George W. Lyles
Melrose Holmgreen
Tom B. Slick
Alex B. Spencer, JR
L. A. Nordan
C. R. Spearman
National Bank of Commerce
Ae Demesel
Tobin
Blondie
Maggie and
Jiggs
Uncle Remus
the Little King
Puck-The Comic Weekly
Folsom
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Amy, A. HA
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Cadillac
Goad Motor Company
Lexington
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