24 May 1948
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
1
Texdem members prepare for a state convention with a 2 p m session to select temporary officers and adopt procedural resolutions. They will decide delegations, committee creation, and convention offsets while addressing various practical committee items and entertainment listings.
A garbled notice claims one application of Blue Star Ointment can treat a range of skin conditions including ringworm pimples scabies and toe infections. It mentions a money back offer for the first jar and urges a trial.
Governor Jester designated June 7 to 12 as Texas Firemen's Week aligning with the 72nd annual State Firemen's and Fire Marshalls' Association convention in San Antonio, urging community support as volunteers and firefighters.
Rep Sabath urged Congress to prohibit American foreign aid funds from supporting Arab forces in Palestine. He urged inclusion in the foreign aid bill of a prohibition against diver sion of aid. The letter stressed the need to reassess Middle East aid amid recent developments.
PANKFURT May 24 Maria Reitsch Germanys most famous woman pilot was released by German authorities a day after brief detention for attempting to cross the border into Austria illegally The 26 year old air captain attracted world attention when she flew into Berlin April 26 1945 shortly before Germany collapsed and fled with the private papers and letters of Eva Braun and Paul Joseph Goebbels
Br. Perry F. Webb delivered a baccalaureate sermon at the municipal auditorium for the San Antonio Independent School District five high schools. He urged 1700 graduates to honor past generations whose investments and sacrifices bind the present to history and stressed duties in contemporary life.
Maury Maverick attacked military dominance in civil affairs and urged civilian leadership. He announced a resolution condemning generals in foreign policy and called for civilians to hold civilian posts, while endorsing Truman and criticizing George C. Marshall.
SHREVEPORT May 24 Miss Margaret Truman Independence Missouri a 23 year old nurse here to be married. She said Republicans and I cant glug a tote. She was involved in a mistaken identity incident in Kansas City and flew in last night to meet Abella year partners at the airport amid playful chaos.
Citywide sewer project kickoff set for 9 am Monday east of Flores Street. City sewer engineer Paul Nauschutz said the ceremony marks the start of the long-awaited project.
Four bellringers from Peterborough visit SS Marlin's church in Stamford to practice. After a day of ringing into the night, the belfry door locks from outside and the ringers, trapped, burst out to catch the last bus home as they escape the locked belfry.
Police report a brutal murder of 48 year old Eduardo Torres near his home on San Felipe Street. Detectives described the attack as sadistic with multiple stab wounds and a crushed skull. A 19 year old and a 41 year old woman were questioned, a 16 year old was held as a material witness, and an inquest returned a verdict of murder.
A garbled weather page lists May precipitation and monthly totals for various stations. It mentions wind from the southeast, tides at Aransas Pass, and temperatures for multiple cities including Amarillo Corpus Christi Denver and El Paso. The text is a messy OCR fragment with scattered station names and vague timing references.
Four pleas of guilty were entered in two county courts at law on Monday with fines and short jail terms. Feliberto de la Garza was fined 119.60 by Judge McCollum Burnett for selling beer before 73. Floyd A. Graeger received 124.60 for allowing slot machines in a public place. Adolph C. Torres drew 30 days in jail for pistol carrying. Frank M. B. Pickham was sentenced to 30 days for swindling the Texas Package stores.
FRANKFURT May 24 American B 29 Superfortresses training nights from Germany to Dhahran Saudi Arabia have been suspended due to unsettled conditions along the route. A spokesman said the aerial activity near the blue area could be misinterpreted by either side in the Arab Jewish war, even on practice missions.
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