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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1949
Page
4
Fort Monroe Virginia March 1 New army recruits will receive almost double the schooling in basic soldiering with a 14 week training period. General Jacob L Devers chief of army field forces said the extension comes as regular army units reach full strength and there is no rush to fill gaps.
Branch Masterson of The San Antonio discusses Local Advertising before St Marys university advanced class on advertising procedures. The talk opens the second series of special lectures on various media with February’s radio focus. Other speakers include Hastings Dyal Jacobs Henckel Robinson Teran Chestnut Reininger, all newspaper advertising men.
A bond fight erupts over a 750000 Los Angeles Heights school bond with a $10000 damage suit against bond opponent S Ross Pond in Seventy third District court. A mandamus bid seeks a second bond election while investment firms seek a $25000 bond in Thirty seventh District court with March 10 intervention hearing. Plaintiffs J C Hayes and others claim Pond delayed school construction by appealing. Intervenors include Russ & Co and Rauscher Pierce & Co. plaintiffs include J E Faulkner Jr and R N McDowell with several named co-plaintiffs.
Washington reports Sen Caln warned of a fight to block former Gov Mon C Wallgren of Washington from chairing the National Security Resources Board. The threat came from Nick Bez, a Seattle fishery operator described by Cain as the financial angel of the Yugoslav Communist movement in the United States and a close friend of Wallgren.
In Austin the Senate agriculture committee approved a bill to levy a tax on citrus fruit processing with funds supporting the industry. A 23 member Texas citrus commission would be created to collect and administer the tax. The measure aims to aid grocers and processors in nationwide advertising and battling low markets and pests, said C. L. Skaggs of Weslaco.
Abundant rainfall and mild temperatures in February revived pastures and fields, with 298 in rainfall nearly 143 in above normal. Twenty eight days had measurable precipitation, the heaviest on Feb 25 with 1.96 in. Temperatures ranged to 82 degrees, and a 28 degree low on Feb 1 marked a damp winter. New meteorologist Oren E. Edrington reported two thunderstorms and a family move from Brownsville.
A fatal auto accident in San Antonio claimed the life of Ricardo Hernandez, 4, of 2527 West Salinas Street. He died at Santa Rosa hospital from injuries suffered when struck Sunday near his home by a panel truck driven by a 134 year old boy.
Union officials say a metropolitan drivers strike has shut down six large New York baking companies and may spread beyond the city. The shutdown idled about 1,600 driver salesmen and 4,500 production workers, but bakeries boosted output elsewhere and supplies remained generally steady despite the disruption. An advertisement for The Case of the Missing Heir appears next, promoting The American Weekly magazine.
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