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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1950
Page
6
An advertisement touts Lifebuoy Health Soap as purifying and protecting all 13 body areas from odor. It claims superior cleansing, rapid rich lather, and universal protection, urging readers to use Lifebuoy now and praising its coconut oil formula.
A dedication program for the Northside Rural district high school will be held at 7 90 p m Wednesday at the Monte Konles park 30 miles from the city limits off Eckert rely. Dr J W Edgar state commissioner of education will give the dedicatory address. After the ceremony the public may inspect the school. The building will be ready for use at the opening of the next school term in September.
Washington officials say the administration shows no delight in sending American troops to bolster NATO defenses. No reinforcement plan has been proposed by western nations beyond B-29 bomber deployments in Britain, according to a reporter's note.
A humorous piece imagines cops stopping drivers and making them sing safety songs. It riffs on changed policing with gadgets and odd scenarios, mentioning famous names in a playful, fictionalLondon style voice and a radio slot at WOAT.
ANKARA May 23. Celal Bayar sworn in yesterday named Turkey's new president. He named his Democratic party colleague Adnan Menderes to the premiership. Another party founder, Fuat Copra, was named foreign minister.
The Mexican chamber of commerce was informed that visa fees will drop to 3 dollars for entrants from other nations, effective May 1. The change follows protests over the 10 dollar fee imposed April 1 and was conveyed to Rep. Paul Kilday by J. Li Teurekx, head of the State Department visa division.
An old time ad promotes Tan’s Pillay and Hiuretic as solutions for backache and urinary discomfort. It claims dramatic relief from night awakenings, frequent urination, and bladder irritation caused by cold or age. The copy targets adults with stress on rapid results and easy use.
In Austin on May 26, Texas reported traffic deaths running well above the prior year. Motor vehicle accidents killed 130 in May, with 124 in April 1949, bringing total deaths to 448 percent ahead of last year and officials expect further increases in 1950.
In Fort Worth, Texas, a 2 Golden Anniversary banquet honored C C Witchell and W S Homan both former presidents of the Retail Merchants Association of Texas. The event capped opening day of the associations fiftieth annual business conference and credit sales clinic with remarks from James Calvert of Joskes San Antonio.
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