City Council Faces Water System Refunding Dilemma
City leaders must decide how to rehabilitate San Antonio’s water system and make it financially self supporting. Nine council members must review immediate issues like non callable bonds and $700,000 of dead bonds, plus craft a new indenture guiding future policy. They face whether to abolish the self perpetuating water board and take control, or keep payments for public uses and seek revenue in lieu of taxes. The decision tests voter trust and requires careful study of long range factors and public welfare.
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Austin
City Hall
Board of Trustees
Pills Service Board
Oasing Authority
Controversy Over Austrian Treaty Article 16 Sparks Alarm
Big Four ambassadors and Austria in Vienna debate provisions seen as enabling forcible repatriation of anti-Communist refugees. Republican leader Knowland and 60 refugee groups warn against gaps resembling Yalta as Russia allegedly drops insistence on Article 16. diplomats urged to keep it out or clearly clarified before signing.
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Big Four
Austria
Viennna
Russia
Senate
Knowland
United Nations
United States
Yalta
Vienna
Poison ivy lotion offers itch relief after exposure
Health talk reports a new lotion Bristamin with zirconium plus antihistamine may prevent rash if applied before symptoms and can ease itching after rash appears though not erase the marks. Clinical tests used Rhus toxicodendron extract to show treated skin resisted rash while untreated areas reddened.
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Department of Health
Syracuse ‘University
D. E. Naumann
GA. Crank
WISHING WELL A WISHING WELL A
A brief game instruction outlines a daily fortune puzzle using a name letter count to derive a key number. Start at the rectangle’s top left, mark key numbers left to right, then read letters under checked figures to reveal a message.
Surrender Papers End World War Two in Europe
On May 7 1945 German representatives signed surrender papers in a small red schoolhouse at Reims France ending five years eight months and six days of war in Europe The Lusitania sinking is noted with earlier German actions and a 1935 submarine account The report mentions a 1955 shock over the luxury liner Lusitania and other varied local items including a scorpion attack and fire station horses unable to pull a engine The passage reflects a collection of historical and local notes from the era.
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Seay
Reims
France
Europe
Biay
Marquise de la Falaise de la Coudray
Gloria Synan
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Winchell on Broadway Sparks and Spotlight Gossip
A dense celebrity collage from New York Mirror chatter cites Winchell’s Broadway gossip. It names Roma Page, Sheree North, Bud Freeman, Robert Alda, Dorothy Malone, George Knox, Jed Harris, Judy Cain, and others, noting flops like Meet the People and Saint of Bleecker Street, film plans, divorces, and industry tittle tattle across venues from Desert Inn to Hollywood premieres.
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J. Ditteggio
Peter
Roma Page
Showigal
Sheree North
Bud Freeman
Robert Alda
Gina
Henry Davis
Florida
Jed Harris
Tommy Manville
Judy Cain
Eddie
Debbie
Reader questions Fiesta period police pay and escorts
In a letter to the editor Frank A Miceli questions extra police pay during Fiesta week totaling about 9509 dollars, arguing taxpayers shouldn’t fund escorts for Fiesta officials and that police should be used more effectively for city needs rather than ceremonial escorts. He notes police never provided escorts for Battle of Flowers or military officials and urges funds be redirected to more important uses.
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the Light
Fiesta Association
San Antonio
Frank A
Mirror of Your Mind by Joseph Whitney fragment
A fragmented extract discusses how people react to brash behavior and threats to ego. It notes lingering feelings toward childhood friends, the nature of sincere friendship, and how emotional shock can relate to thyroid trouble per Dr. Eric Berne.
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Joseph Whitney
Eric Berne
Your Daily Horoscope fragment from 1935 section
A distorted horoscope fragment lists zodiac signs Aries Cancer Pisces and dates May to March. It urges discreet conduct, amicable action, meditation, and mindful daily routines. The text mixes stray phrases about personal worth, restraint, and avoiding waste, with references to kings and zodiac periods.
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Frances Dhake
Lea
Aries
Urge caution before marriage for a young woman
Billy Graham counsels a hurried engagement risks regret. He advises postponement to learn each other, study family background, and ensure shared spiritual beliefs. If the man truly loves you he will accept time. if not, end the relationship before tying the knot. Copyright 1955, Chicago Tribune.
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Christ
Chicago
Terthun
Rising U S Debt Threatens Dollar Value Says Sokolsky
Sokolsky argues rising U S debt harms the dollar and stresses the need to reduce interest costs and government spending. He cites Byrd on 1940 1945 debt trends, farm capital growth, and Hoover Commission findings, urging private savings to bolster security.
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George ¥. Sokolsky
United States
Hoover Commission
Harry F. Byrd
Sen
Byrd
Herbert Hoover’ Commission
King Features Syndicate
Obedience to Self and Society Poem
Poem by James J. Metcalfe explores obedience to flag family and authorities while arguing true obedience starts with fidelity to oneself. It contrasts personal vow with faithfulness to God and nation, urging inner truth as guiding moral priority.
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James J. Metcalfe
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