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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
2
Texas eased from heavy rains as the Rio Grande flood crest was expected to pass Hidalgo. Skies cleared along the gulf, temperatures stayed mild, and agricultural damage was light. The 99 degree high at Presidio marked a relief from the prior heat, while Amarillo and Lubbock recorded cooler readings.
In Boerne on June 3, Alfred Morris was installed as worshipful master of Kendall Masons under Judge A. F. & A. M. with officers including B. H. Wade senior warden Rudolph Aue Jr. junior warden Ed J. Kaiser treasurer Horace T. Shackelford secretary Fred G. Hillman senior deacon Julian P. Bowman junior deacon K. Dixon steward H. A. Sundberry steward Rev Wade S. Hopkins chaplain and Charles Prater tiler Mina Adams installing officer R. A. Dixon marshal listed among the attendees and activities the ceremony proceeded with the described officers taking their posts.
The Frio lodge of Pearsall Masons elected C. W. Blagg as worshipful master to succeed Kemper Field in a June 30 meeting reported by The Light.
City officials and community leaders pressed to reopen Robert B. Green Hospital arguing urgent need for care and a local medical school. Speakers cited bonds, federal grant talks, and potential maintenance costs while health director blamed high diarrhea rates on ignored nurse guidance.
Devine high School alumni from the 1938 class gathered in Pearsall for a reunion honoring ten years since graduation. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Muttenner, Thompson, Forrester, Sharber, Mattox, Hardy, Bushchonshutz, White, Shelton, and Pearsall affiliates like Mr. and Mrs. Vaughtan and T. H. Richter. The last homecoming was in 1940 with meetings planned every five years, delayed by the war.
New York reports that steelworkers will receive a pay raise within a few weeks and steel prices may rise accordingly. The trade weekly notes potential increases, estimating as much as 4 to 36 dollars per ton.
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