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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1950
Page
2
An essay contest for San Antonio students announced by the Flag Day committee aims to raise interest in the flag and Flag Day. Three divisions will award cash prizes with first prizes at 30, second 5, and third unspecified. Essays must be handwritten, residents of Bexar County, and postmarked by June 10.
Mrs. Claude Johnson of Austin Texas endorses Baker's Hair Tonic for dandruff and itchy scalp. She claims it keeps the scalp in good condition, promotes clean scalp and lustrous hair, and offers a money back guarantee. Endorsement notes availability at drug stores, barber shops, and beauty shops.
Poughkeepsie resident Iheah-Alice Lindabury a 22 year old college senior was reported missing today authorities said she left Poughkeepsie by train Saturday and did not reach her Princeton New Jersey home her father Richard V Lindabury an associate editor at Crowell-Collier Publications in New York was named in the notice.
Former interior secretary Harold Ickes asked the Supreme Court to investigate agreements allowing private oil firms to operate in California tidelands. He argues state leases drain oil from federal submerged property and seeks orders to review and possibly void the arrangements as conflicting with a 1947 Supreme Court ruling.
The San Antonin Hadassah chapter will hold a 12:30 p.m. Wednesday installation luncheon in the Menger hotel Colonial room. Mrs. Martin L. Marcus is to be installed as president, with officers including Mrs. A. H. Edelman, Mrs. J. Asher, Mrs. T. Lubel, and Mrs. M. Goodman as vice presidents. Other officers listed are Mrs Rubin Barnett, Mrs. Nat Fromholl, Mrs. Philip Greenberg, Mrs. Oscar Beck, secretary Mrs. Abe Rosenberg, treasurer Mrs. Mathan Allerman, auditor, and Mrs. J. Werbner, parliamentarian.
A four day Army property conference opened at Sam Houston Monday with 130 purchasing contracting property accounting and auditing personnel attending Representatives came from all five states of the Fourth Army area to hear discussions of government property accounting Maj Gen A D Bruel deputy Fourth Army command opened the conference and Maj J B Burkholder the Army auditing agency chief from Washington attended Col Thomas Howard Col Guy I Stubbs Col Frederick Pearson and others welcomed delegates
New York Daily News cites Elliott Roosevelt breaking off with nightclub singer Gigi Durston over an inexcusable St Louis interview and weeks of silent treatment. It notes a rebuke letter from Roosevelt's son and Durston's March St Louis engagement amid mixed public comments.
Services for Mrs Jane Marie Jones 63 of Gramercy will be held at 4pm Tuesday at Porter Loring chapel. She had lived in San Antonio for 37 years. Survived by husband E F Jones of San Antonio, brothers Evora and Elmer Landis of Danville Illinois, Charles Landis of Detroit, sisters Maude Dawes of Danville and Bell Kinney of Correctionville Iowa.
Services for David Campbell Hardin 58 of 207 E Hull Street will be held Monday afternoon at Harlandale Methodist Church. He led Harlandale civic groups as former president of the Harlandale Boot Board Harlandale Masonic lodge and Lions Club Hoy Scouts and other fraternal bodies. He lived in San Antonio 42 years survived by widow Eleanor daughters Mrs Henry Yelvington and Mrs Altin Howe both of Alice Miss Ethel Hardin San Antonio brothers E F Hardin and A C Hardin San Antonio sisters Mrs Murray Greenwood Pearsall and Mrs Alton Couvillion Dallas and three grandchildren.
County Judge Charles W. Anderson and county commissioners were sworn in Monday by clerk Marguerite Pape as members of the board of equalization. The board will convene its hearings on August 1.
The Rural Electrification Administration signed the first Texas loan contract for the Navasota Telephone Co. to expand service in Washington Grimes and Brazos counties. Rep W B Poage and other Texas lawmakers witnessed the signing with DEAs George Haggard stepping in for Wickard. The 35 year loan carries 2 percent interest to extend private telephone lines in central Texas.
Policeman J. M. slashed hand and bruised neck while watching traffic Sunday when a speeding motorist eluded a pursuit on Neff Street. The front wheel skidded on gravel at the intersection, the officer jumped as the bike toppled into a metal stop sign, while his partner Bayle caught the motorist and issued a ticket. The motorcycle spotlight was broken.
Betty Lee Picard of San Antonio was named state treasurer of the Alpha Delta Pi alumnae association at the Beaumont state convention. Mrs. Frank P. Carvey of Fort Worth was elected president of the national women's college sorority alumnae group. Light want ads are inexpensive and easy to order by dialing F-231.
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