Bell Highway Bonds Voted for Bell County Route
Approval for a 1,000,600 bond issue to buy right of way for Super Highway 81 through Bell county was voted yesterday, 2359 to 53.</s>
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1949
Page
3
Approval for a 1,000,600 bond issue to buy right of way for Super Highway 81 through Bell county was voted yesterday, 2359 to 53.</s>
DENVER May 1. Lt. Joseph R. Man 24, son of Andrew Manosky of Overton Texas, was killed in a helicopter crash near Denver yesterday. A companion, Capt. Raymond E.F. Orford, Cleveland, was injured.
Election returns show White winning by four to one as supporters celebrate. Candidates Dwyer Whaley and Callaghan react to results while tensions flare over prior clashes and a tense vote count with police on site.
Courthouse supporters of Mayor Callaghan met with humor as Sheriff Kilday joked about fusing decisions. Commissioner Sam Bennett blamed the defeat on votes from the offer side while Hensley compared the race to Jersey City’s battle against Frank Hague. Charley Bond pledged to run for sheriff regardless. Courthouse staff discussed cleaning the party’s house in upcoming primaries as officials signaled cooperation with the new mayor.
United States senators Vandenberg and Connally urged the administration to ease Spain’s exclusion from full diplomatic ties. They argued Washington should exchange ambassadors with Spain and soften 1946 rules that barred member nations from formal relations, noting Texas cotton shippers lose access to Spain’s market.
In Jersey City the long reign of Frank Hague ends as fusion forces defeat Hague loyalists and win five city commission seats. John V. Kenny, once Hague lieutenant, led the rebellion, ousting Hague allies and crowning a new era after 32 turbulent years of one party control. Kenny hailed the victory as freedom for all.
In Trenton Georgia on May 11 five men including a sheriff and three deputies were indicted by the Dade County grand jury after seven Negroes testified about being flogged by men identified as Ku Klux Klansmen. FBI probes whether civil rights were violated as authorities say the Klansmen seized the prisoners from custody after arrests on April 2 and took them to a wooded area where they were whipped.
U S District Court Judge Ben J. Rice Jr ruled landlord John W. Bailey must repay $1623 in rental overcharges to a tenant at 1228 S Hackberry St. A charge against E 5 Mitchell was dismissed in the same case. The jury hearing is set for Wednesday.
Guy A. Belzon deputy collector announces the appointment of C. Lume Mings as customs agent in San Antonio. It marks the first local agent in ten years to investigate violations, replacing the practice of borrowing investigators from Laredo.
Fragmentary OCR summary hints at a religious feature in The American Weekly. Mentions a Biblical promise about tithing and sharing, with an emphasis on Lord and devotional imagery. Unclear full event, date, or author due to damaged text.
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