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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1948
Page
2
Rep. Marshall O. Bell of San Antonio drafts a Texas loyalty board bill to remove Communists and sympathizers from public payrolls. The measure, to be introduced in January, would require disclosures to heads of all state departments funded by public funds and defines Communists as part of an international conspiracy seeking to infiltrate political life.
Steve Prosser was named 20th district commander of the American Legion at a district convention. He will be installed at the state convention in September, succeeding Arthur Uhl, with local details listed as part of the Las article.
Texas Department of Public Safety reports April totals show 117 killed in 3384 accidents, down from 163 fatalities in 1947. Year to date 569 deaths in 15,356 accidents versus 9683 accidents and 587 fatalities at the same point last year.
A red haired waitress, Mrs Ann Seamans Powers, 39, sobbed in court denying she killed Police Capt Thomas J Rowe in his private office. Her attorney Frank Metro said after a 90 minute interview she declared she would not hurt a hair of his head. Police said Rowe was shot with his own pistol during the incident.
Police continued the hunt for 12 year old Alan D McCauley who vanished Friday night. Handwriting analysts found a ransom note left in his room resembled the boy's writing. The note demanded $1500 left at a nearby parking lot or the parents would never see their son again.
Denver dispatch reports a joint rescue effort by Civil Aeronautics Administration army air rescue service and Colorado University ski enthusiasts to reach a wreckage site on Navajo Peak about 43 miles northwest of Denver. A missing CAA communications plane with three men aboard disappeared January 21. Wreckage sighted last week by National Guard Pilot Phillip W. Packer. a wing tip with orange marking was visible about 150 feet below the summit. Ground crews established a base camp as rescue teams prepared to reach the site through waist-deep snow amid turbulent, challenging conditions.
Washington May 24. The state department had no comment on Drew Pearson's claim that the most important desertion development at the Moscow embassy was the loss of America's top secret code. Pearson alleged Sgt James McMillin renounced his American citizenship for a Russian girl and took the code. He said the action requires an immediate code change worldwide.
Fire damaged the Swift and Co wholesale branch in Milwaukee with damage estimated at 100000 dollars. Twenty six firemen of a 100 man crew were overcome by smoke during the five hour blaze.
A compact directory of car repair and motor firms including TULING Luling Motors at 2358 MATHIS CITY garage on San Patricio Ave NEW BRAUNFELS Nordley Silver Motor Co U S Binway Daly Bros Motor Co in ROCKSPRINGS. The listings show multiple businesses with street addresses and city references.
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