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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1950

Page

6

Four Thousand Baptist Women Meet in Chicago

About 6000 Baptist women arrived in Chicago over the weekend for the sixty second annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union.

Chicago Woman's Missionary Union

Happy Medium Laxative appeals to the whole family

An advertising pitch touts Ex-Lax as the one laxative for all ages with a chocolate flavor. It claims gentle action suitable for children and effective relief for adults, promoting Ex-Lax as the preferred safe choice at 16 cents.

Texas GOP Sees Victory In Texas 18th District Runoff

Ben H. Guill, a 40 year old Pampa broker, won Texas 18th district in a split field of 11, becoming the lone Republican. He polled 22 percent with 3 3,847 votes counted, 1,587 more than the nearest foe, after a broadly anti administration campaign. Guill vows to run for a full term in November and aims to spark a two party system in Texas. Worley left to become a federal judge.

Pampa Congress Ben H. Guill Panhandle Guill Republian Gene Worley Worley Texas Tate Harry M. Wurebach San Antonio Wurebach Truman Cumberland Rep Martin R-Mass Repulican House Wired

Man Burned In Cycle Crash At Santa Rosa Avenue

Ising Gene Jennell 24 of 423 W Elmhast was seriously burned in a Sunday motorcycle crash at Commerce Street and Santa Rosa Avenue. His bike went over a curb through a guard rail into an iron fence. he was pinned and gasoline ignited. He suffered second and third degree burns to upper body and head and was taken to Santa Rosa hospital. Passenger Louise Wenzel 21 suffered a bruised knee and refused treatment. Jose Gonzales 26 was bruised and cut when struck by a car. he received first aid at Robert B Green hospital. Auto that struck him did not stop. off duty Officer C B Sanchez followed the vehicle until it returned. Investigator Albert Turegano arrived and booked Rufus F P Penn 29 of 2935 W French Pl for driving while intoxicated and failure to stop and render aid.

Louise Wenzel Searst Jose Gonzales Adkins Robert B. Green Hospital C. B. Sanchez Albert Turegano Rufus FP. Penn W. French

Reds Swamped in Lower Austria Municipal Vote

Austrian voters in Lower Austria, occupied by Russian forces, swamped the Communists in municipal elections. Ten of eleven Soviet appointed mayors were ousted. the communist bloc won by about five percent of the vote.

Vienna Lower Austria

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