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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1949

Page

2

Early Travel To Planets Seen

Downey Calif March Dr Walter Riedel former Nazi V-2 designer now assists U S air force and North American Aviation in building missiles. He predicts space travel in stages with a satellite in 5 10 years and a space station in 25 years enabling interplanetary flights.

Downey Calif Church Walter Riedel Germany Peenemuends Pomerania U.S. Air Force North American Aviation Co

Wallace Talk Stirs Protest

SOUTH NORWALK CONN March 14 A Methodist clergyman and Henry A Wallace, the former vice president and Progressive candidate, faced charges of Trojan horse tactics over his religious radio appearance. Protests flooded WLNK after the Norwalk Ministerial Association and the station brought Wallace to the air without advance notice, raising tensions with Catholic and Protestant groups. Wallace also recalled an Danbury luncheon incident where he claimed Catholic priests pressured him to cancel.

South Norwalk Conn Henry A. Wallace Wallace Progressive Party South Norwalk Methodist Church WLNK Norwalk Association The Broadcasting Company Charles W. Lee Lee Benjamin Ginzburg Church Danbury

Showdown over rent controls in Congress on March 15

Washington dispatch reports a new threat to federal rent controls as administration leaders push to extend the measure to June 1950. House debates include local autonomy amendments from Williams and Miller, with votes expected by tomorrow night. Senate subcommittee, led by Sparkman, plans closed-door talks aiming to place the bill on the calendar by Friday for floor action next Monday if a filibuster ends.

Washington INS Willams Miller Williams Aller House House-Banking and Currency Committee PLP Senate Sen Sparkman D-Ala

North Texas property owners seek subsidy over rent controls

Dallas March 14 North Texas Property Owners Association secretary Jack Pinkston said subsidy recommendations were sent to congress. He warned Congress to avoid rent control legislation or provide a government check covering the gap between ceilings and a fair return. A proposed model would use a competent board of real estate professionals to determine fair return and set terms.

Dallas North Texas Congress Jack Pinkston Srg

SP Engineer Arthur Wall Dies at 63 in San Antonio

Arthur Wall a Southern Pacific engineer aged 63 and lifelong San Antonio resident died Monday at his home 1507 Ni Hackberry. Private services will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Porter Soring chapel with interment in Hermann Sons cemetery. Survivors include his widow Mrs Catherine Wall and a brother Oscar Wall both of San Antonio.

Arthur Wall Ni Hackberry St Southern’ Pacific San Antonio Porter Soring Hermann Sons Catherine Wai Oscar Wall

Electrical pickers and cheaper romance tease readers

Bob Hope humor column imagines future gadgets like an electrical lemon sorter and clothes selector. He riffs on machines choosing partners, jokes about Rita Hayworth, and notes Santa Anita's horse touts already using a mechanical picker for horses. Broadcast is tagged as Bob Hope syndicated humor.

Bob. Hope Kine Features Syndicate, Inc Alention Rita Hayworth Santa Anita Bob Hope

Sistie Awaits Visit By Stork in Hollywood Tale

Hollywood March 14 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt will become a great grandmother in August 2 expellant mother Anna Eleanor Sistie Seagraves is one of Mrs Roosevelt and the late r s favorite grandchildren The 2 year old Sistie is the daughter of Anna Roosevelt Boet tiger who is living in Hollywood Since July 7 Sistie married Van H Seapravés and has lived with her husband in Oregon Mrs Roosevelt spent several days with the couple before a Los Angeles speaking engagement at the Shrice auditorium

Louella O Parsons ING Movin Pictore Hollywood Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor “Sistie” Seagraves Oregon Los Angeles Shrice

New Aspirant Files for City Parks Commissioner

Jawrence C. Gonzales, 34, of 622 W Theoare, filed as a candidate for city parks commissioner on Monday. Gonzales said he is running as an independent candidate.

Jawrence C. Gonzales W. Theo’are Ot Gonzales

Camel 30 Day Test Proclaims Mildness in Smoke Trial

A Camel sponsored test of hundreds who smoked only Camels for 30 days reports no throat irritation found by weekly throat examinations. The ad urges readers to try Camels for 30 days and promises a refund of the full purchase price if irritation occurs, signed by R J Reynolds Tobacco.

R. J. Reynoles Tedaren Company Winstoe-Silem, NC

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