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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1955
Page
1
American evangelist Billy Graham told 15 000 in Kelvin Hall Glasgow that the Scotland crusade has drawn worldwide interest. He reported 377 conversions and more than 1000 daily messages from Formosa, urging sincere public commitment as part of the revival for Salvation.
Washington announced two U S Army combat divisions will rotate to Europe in 1956. The 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell will exchange posts with the 3rd Infantry Division stationed near Rastatt Germany, and the 8th Armored at Fort Knox will rotate with another division not yet named. The 101st is slated to sail in June 1956, with the other rotation following later in the year.
Multiple obituaries note survivors and funeral plans. George Stroeck of Alts and relatives in San Antonio are mentioned with services at Akers Funeral Home. Betty Klein and Lawrence Boal Sr are listed with arrangements by Roy Akers and Porter Loring respectively. Brownwood and San Antonio locations appear with interment at Green Leaf cemetery and other local funeral home listings.
EL PASO March 26 Two jets crashed within an hour near El Paso in a dust storm. A medium jet bomber with three air force men on board came down during landing amid a housing development. A second T 33 trainer crashed shortly after, killing at least three and leaving two unidentified aboard. Ground crews battled the blaze under high winds near midnight.
Niemeyer’s Entertainers perform at Knights of Columbus hall 1218 Navarro St Saturday night March 26. Dance at Hill Top March 26 features Jimmie Martin and a fistlow boys show with beer and prizes. KT hall dance March 26 with Dietert’s band. Al Schnabel’s spad returns to Hermann. 4th St bar opens at 4th and Nacogdoches 806 Nacogdoches with private room for dominoes and rear patio for families. all welcome.
TV listings note OConnor in college program with Mara Gorday Dani Crayne and Leigh Snowden as guests on George Gobel show at 9 p.m. Also featured are Red River Dave Barn Dance with a masked singer, Jackie Gleason from vacation at 7 p.m., and Verdi's Rigoletto airing at 8:30 p.m. on various stations. light advertising suggested.
At Woodridge School volunteers meeting, Elmer Crumrine and Joe Olivares criticized the current council as chaotic and corrupt likening them to hand-picked successors. Other speakers included Roy Baines, Win Winson, and Ralph Winton as the league urged a large turnout.
A sharp cold front pushed through Texas with a complete loss of the north. Strong northerly winds persisted after reaching Brownsville. The cold will linger one more night before Sunday warmth returns. Amarillo reported the coldest reading at 11 degrees Friday night and Saturday morning. Skies remained clear to partly cloudy with no weekend precipitation forecast.
A fragment mentions Meet Mr. Music and Harlem Serenade along with various stray labels like Lucky Bucks and Minute News. The readable portion highlights a potential feature or segment titled Meet Mr. Music with Harlem-Serenade as a related item.
Television program grid lists WIOA TV with time slots from 4:00 to 10:45 and names like Gallant Cummings Shaw Wagon Rooney Coca Gobel and Red River. KENS TV shows 5:00 to 11:00 with Disneyland Beat Clock Gleason for Money and Wrestling. KTBC TV Austin airs 5:00 to 10:30 with Burns and Allen and other programs.
Ten members of the Texas house penitentiary committee were to inspect prison farms in the Gulf coast area. High pressure gas continued to burn furiously after a well blew out and caught fire in the Deckers Prairie air field. Two men were hurt seriously.
National researchers assess today weather conditions to decide if the long delayed granddaddy atomic test in the 1955 Las Vegas series can be fired tomorrow.
Washington reports the state department will consider asylum requests from any proper petition. It notes that 20 Soviet seamen on Formosa may be granted asylum. U S Court of Military Appeals will review Army Cpl EdwardsDickenson sentence for dealing with the enemy while a prisoner in Korea.
Seizure of 6700 bottles of liquor valued at 15000 dollars in a January 12 1954 raid stirred activity for the Texas liquor control board. District Judge Jos Finch ordered return of most liquor to three intervenors with interests in the case. Canadian officials and Duncan L Bell, longtime Bonham VA center manager since 1951, will retire April 1.
Washington March 26 Senator Carlson Kan states confidence federal employees will receive the 20 percent pay raise favored by President Eisenhower rather than the 16 percent approved by the Senate. He notes a presidential veto may be needed to secure the lower figure as the battle moves to the House after the Senate passed bills to raise pay for one million classified civil service workers and five hundred thousand postal employees.
The Liquor Control Board ordered a lien in favor of Mrs. Amna V. de Caraveo owner of the premises where the liquor was seized after she sought two months rent. The board seized 2038 pints of whisky 1898 half pints and 26 quarts of wine at 720 Fredericksburg. Intervenors Gugenheim Goldsmith Co Block Distributing Co and Southwestern Drug Corp claim the store owes them 10798 and say any fraud against the state harmed their interests.
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