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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
2
On Thursday May 6 1957 the San Antonio general depot sent 220 field tents and 26 stores to tornado disaster relief. The supplies were shipped to Camp Robinson and Searcy Arkansas to aid the tornado area recovery effort.
Copenhagen May 8 General Eisenhower landed in Denmark on his farewell tour visiting capitals of nations under his supreme allied command.
Austin report details Ralph Yarborough denouncing Shivers and backing Texas voters to choose leaders without outside dictation. Yarborough appoints advisers Jon Sneed Austin R. Kraig Athens banker C F Richards LewKhartt Fagan Dickson leads Loyal Democrats warning of clashes at state and national conventions.
Mrs. Bela Sarousin aged 87 will be honored Friday by Rochet Sholom Synagogue as outstanding San Antonio mother. Rabbi Caplan will speak and Irving Dean will preside. Mrs. Karotkin the first mother to be honored came to San Antonio in 1881 at 16 and helped run a major furniture store with Max Karotkin.
Police Chief R. D. Allen announced a headquarters overhaul eliminating the bureau of administration. Capt. George Bichsel becomes director of operations after top exam scores. Capt. E. P. Bogasch leads services and supplies, taking over mining and laboratory work. Acting director John Fitch remains with Safety. The shakeup follows the loss of several department activities including animal control. After July 31 his secretary Trobvert Hamilton will head the police accounting action.
A Pennsylvanian, previously living at 1015 Nolansi, faces draft evasion charges as he is transported back to his home state. In Philadelphia, Charles Buck Compton allegedly failed to report for induction in March 1951. FBI official F H McIntire stated Compton had lived in San Antonio for three years.
Chelsea Massachusetts May 8 1972 a tanker Harold Reinauer exploded at its dock injuring six people including a woman 800 yards away. The blast hurled a section of the vessel into a busy thoroughfare causing about 500000 dollars in damage. A shipwright cited a spark from jack wires as a probable cause.
New York May 8 witnesses testify in a graft case linked to Gambler Harry Gross who alleges bribery by former city officials. He claims James Moran shook him down for 15000 during William O Dwyer's 1949 campaign and names Inspector William OBrien as part of a protection deal. In Mexico City talks on farm labor contracts continue despite CIO criticism as delegates observe for possible contract relaxations ahead of expiration.
The Agriculture Department’s final report estimates the 1949 cotton crop at 15,130,000 bales with a value of 3,304,315,000 dollars. This compares to 15,290,000 bales last December and 10,012,000 bales in 1940 valued at 2,359,762,000 dollars. The 10-year 1940-49 average is 12,030,000 bales.
May 13 was proclaimed Trinity Moving Day by Mayor Steves. The ceremonial removal from the old site to the new million dollar campus would occur on that date at Alamo station, marking the move of Trinity University’s feast site to the adjoining location.
Blacklist status bars Mexican migrant laborers from parts of Texas. Texas Cotton Ginners Association asked Mexico to wipe out the ban and pledged to resume anti discrimination campaign across Texas. Mexico reportedly maintains a list of about 35 counties restricting migrant workers. Dial wary as tensions rise in interstate labor talks.
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