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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1944
Page
9
The Democratic executive committee and attorneys request a rehearing in the Supreme Court. They argue the party, not the state, controls who may join. The 1932 Democratic convention favored an all white qualification under constitutional law. Grover Sellers had filed the motion for rehearing background in Austin and Houston reports.
W. E. Stamup was jailed 30 days by Judge C. J. Matthews after pleading guilty to swindling by check. The complaint cited a $240 check drawn on a Three Rivers bank for the Bexar Of Distributor company on April 27. Stamup had prior fines in December for passing a $40 bad check.
In Italy on May 1 a dawn surround of Lieut Gen Clark at his billet by about two hundred officers and men including eight generals celebrated his 48th birthday. Clark appeared surprised in shipper trench coat as a band played happy birthday. The note recalls WWII air and ground losses for 1943 as 11 042 enemy aircraft destroyed and 3835 lost.
London dispatch reports German destroyer of the Elbing class abandoned salvage after a Saturday morning clash in the English Channel that sunk Canadian destroyer Athabaskan. RAF Typhoon bombers later hit the craft as German trawlers towed it ashore under smoke. Haida rescued a few Athabaskan survivors. no Haida casualties were reported.
A special committee reported to Governor Sam Jones that while conditions improved in four years, Angola's convicts are flogged with four inch straps and girls at the State Industrial School are punished in medieval fashion for misdemeanors.
The first act authorizing public libraries in England was passed in 1850, marking a milestone in public access to books and educational resources. This enactment laid the groundwork for nationwide library systems and reading access for the populace.
A fragment notes that in Elizabethan England the stage abandoned ancient facial masks as makeup, signaling a shift in theatrical presentation and character portrayal during the era.
Happily invites you to a luncheon hosted in Texas by great grandmothers. The event promises a warm gathering and community fellowship at the Gunter location.
A Mother's Day tribute invitation invites all San Antonio great-grandmothers to a luncheon at the Gunter Hotel mezzanine on Thursday May 1 at 12 00 noon Reservations due by May 9 in person at Jaske's Advertising Department fourth floor.
A Department event features a display of baby care items and essentials as part of National Baby Week celebrations. The showcase highlights products for infants and parents, aiming to provide helpful resources and guidance.
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