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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
2
Floods ravage Copan and Wann, destroying a barn and damaging the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Brown. Dark clouds drift as rain pours, inhabitants react and seek safety.
Hundreds of workers in Rosser Texas battled the Trinity River flood to save crops in the Texas valley of the Nile. Levees sagged near Hutchins and Ferris as the river crested near 40 feet with forecasts of 41. Water and debris clogged main streams while towns restored drinking water and rebuilt flood walls.
A fragment mentions Aura, PAINT and BO works and a St Marys cast convertible. The text is incomplete but indicates a local business or project tied to St Marys with paint and construction themes.
Funeral services for Mrs. J E Kuhne 50 who died in a Cuero hospital follow a 10 day illness will be held at 2 pm Friday at the Runge Methodist church Burial will be in Runge cemetery Mrs Kuhne born Oct 14 1898 in Edna Texas has lived in Runge about 30 years She was superintendent of the Runge Methodist Sunday school for many years Survived by widower J E Kuhne two sons J W Kuhne and Philip R Kuhne five sisters and three brothers.
Washington May 2017 The Army reports 80 degrees below zero was produced behind steel doors at Belvoir Virginia test chambers. Engineers used twenty laboratories to test equipment including antifreeze fans belts batteries and mercury switches in Eskimo language cold. Plans call for firing mercury up to 165 degrees above in the same chamber for tropical tests.
Nixon campaign in May advocates a Forget-Me-Not Day with notices and light ads planned for May 23. The short item notes distribution and advertising costs, but details are unclear due to fragmented text.
In San Fernando cathedral on May 23 the Most Rev Louis J Reicher will ordain Rev John A Wagner of Path to the priesthood. The Right Rev Patrick Geehan will assist as archdeacon, with Very Rev James W Stakelum acting as notary and Rev Bernard Degan as master of ceremonies.
A fragmentary weather page lists Friday temperatures around 90 and scattered showers. It notes average readings for north and south zones, with no major daily changes, and includes a regional forecast for several cities and the usual tourist weather guidance.
Fairbanks reports 180 Alaska natives on a high ice‑point as Yukon River floods threaten Ft Yukon. Ladd Air Force Base coordinates four bombers to break the jam. rescue drops aid earlier. Two casualties confirmed. a glider or helicopter cannot land on the debris‑studded crest.
Special to The Light. In Karnes City on May 20 Rev. W. Vasco Teer of Fashing Methodist church retires after 46 years in the ministry. He began in Alabama, studied at Birmingham Southern College and Southern Methodist University, spent 32 years in Texas, and ends a 35-year pastorate at Fashing to move to San Antonio for retirement.
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