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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1949

Page

2

Whole Life Insurance for Ages 60 to 80 Promised by Company

An old advertisement from the San Antonio area promotes a nonassessable whole life policy for ages 60 to 80 with increasing benefits and cash loan values. It highlights no age termination, fixed rates, and a convenient monthly plan, offering free information with no salesman calls. Send inquiries to Old American Insurance Company dept. L342A in Kansas City. Also notes master planning for light want ads via Dial 3231.

San. Antonio Surance Company West Kansas City

Hope Laughs As Harmonica Players Gain Union Status

In a light-hearted column Bob Hope notes the American Federation of Musicians now accepts harmonica players as musicians. Larry Adler expresses excitement, joking that mouth organs may gain prominence and even trigger orchestral pauses for instrument access. Evelyn from the Spitalny orchestra worries about her role amid possible “Mathilda and her moaning mouth organ” acts.

Bob Stokowski Evelyn Magic Violin Phils Spitalny Orchestra

House Group Eyes Postal Boost in 1934 Rates

Washington report shows the House post office committee and Postmaster General Donaldson backing a 233.275 million dollar postal rate increase. Major rises target newspapers magazines and advertising, while letter rate remains 30 cents. Parcel post costs would jump about 39 million, with speed and efficiency cited as motives.

House Group Washington House Post Office Committee Donaldson

Hoover Urges Transfer of Government Transport to Commerce Dept

Hoover Commission recommends moving government transportation activities to the Commerce Department. The plan would group non regulatory operations including merchant fleet management and coast guard safety under one department to reduce overlaps and improve efficiency, while keeping regulatory functions. Objections cite coast guard placement and potential shifts in fishing and defense transport functions.

Hoover Washington Commerce Department Merchant Marine Coast Guard Congress Department Maritime Commission CAB Customs Bureau Transportation, Industry and Commerce Herbert Hoover Commerce Office of Defense Transportation Public Roads Administration Nations Committee For Gee Defense James ¥. Forrestal Commission Treasury Department Forrestal Acheson Interior Department Skee Coast’ Guard Treasury Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Commerce, Agriculture, Interior State Departments

Indian Chief Eagle Feather Faces Scalp Charge in Tennessee

In Waverly Tennessee on March 7 Old Chief Eagle Feather 97 admitted attempting to scalp his wife Princess Silverheels 69. Sheriff Trent Westbrook says he restrained the chief from striking with a knife after neighbors intervened. Princess Silverheels later withdrew assault charges. A search of the house uncovered a cache of stolen moonshine. A preliminary hearing is set for today.

Waverly Tenn Eagle Feather Trent Westbrook Princess Silverheels Westbrook Princess Jloday

German Youth Accused of Spying in Berlin

Soviet licensed ADN reports police seized a German youth named Erich Kujat accused of spying for Britain France and the United States. He was handed to the Soviet occupying power's competent office for information provided from the western authorities. Read The Mrs Varderbitt Who Would Be Queen in The American Weekly.

Berlin ADN Erich Kujat Tepoart Kujat

Gen Lucius D Clay approves postwar Nuremberg sentences

General Lucius D. Clay today approved the sentences handed down by the American War Crimes Court at Nurnberg in 1945 for German defendants in the mass murder case that killed more than 1,900,000 people. Thirteen were sentenced to die while one, SS Lt Heina Schubert, was given a death sentence pending action. The execution was stayed pending further action by defendants. The defendants were cited as created at Adolf Hitler’s direction under SS Chief Heinrich Himmler shortly before the German attack on Russia.

Berlw Lucius’ D. Clay Nore Nuernberg Apa Heina’ Schubert Éln Adolf Hitler Heinrich Heimmleria Russia

Memorial Senate Out In Mourning for J Melville Broughton

Washington marks a Senate recess to honor the late North Carolina governor and senator J Melville Broughton who died of a heart attack at Naval Hospital Bethesda. Funeral services in Raleigh will be attended by state and national leaders. Broughton had been sworn December 31 and presided over the Senate last week.

Washington TPA Senate J. Melville Broughton North Carolna Raleigh Naval Hospital Bethesda East Vitte

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