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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1943

Page

8

Housewives to Help Enforce New Food Ceilings

Bexar county ration board links housewives to enforce new price ceilings effective Wednesday in Bexar county. Volunteers will check retail grocery prices to ensure ceilings are posted and observed. McAllister notes it is patriotic duty to report violations to the county price panel.

Bexar County Ghatran Walter W. McAllister Wab OPA San Antonio McAlister Besar

Stabilization Board Appointed in San Antonio Panel

An appeals panel under the war manpower commission in San Antonio handles wage stabilization cases. A. L. Smith serves as non voting chair with four permanent and four alternate members from management and labor. The panel will review worker pleas after employers deny availability statements. no cases filed yet. Decisions may be appealed to the Dallas regional office.

United States War Manpower Commission San Antonio A. L. Smith Taettang Inhor Manaagement H.C. Kilpatrick San Antonio Real Estate Board Sam H. Linkin Sunshine Clothing’ Manufacturing Company G. F. Sweeney Electricians Eda Foy Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks Man Egement Ing San Antonio Express Labor Paul FE. W. Murch San Antonio Typographical Union E. B. Powers Bat Management and Labor Dallas

Waring Pushes Army Control for U S Japs

Hollywood May 25 National Commander Roane Waring of the American Legion urged placing control of Japanese in the United States under the army. He accused the War Relocation Authority of fraud over alleged investigations and said Hoover denied the FBI had checked about 180 inmates before release.

Hollywood United States Roane Waring American Legion War Relocation Authority America Waring IBS J. Edgar Hoover PBT

Texas Boom Increasing

Texas business activity shows a strong rise in April with the Bureau of Business Research index at 1824, up from 1352 a year earlier and 1803 in March, driven by employment, payrolls, carloadings, oil runs, department store sales and power consumption. The agricultural index is 44 percent higher than a year ago, with payrolls at 220 percent of 1929.

Austin Mey Texas Bureau of Business Research Bureau

New SOS Device Aids in Rescue

A portable radio transmitter dropped from a British plane aided 19 survivors of a torpedoed ship in the North Atlantic. The device, claimed foolproof and about the size of a home grinder, automatically sends distress signals when cranked. Heavy seas and bad weather prevented swift pickup, leaving the men in one lifeboat.

Thief Takes $3 Overlooks $200 in Pocketbook Return

Elizabeth, May 26. Mrs J M Waldo told police a thief who stole her purse for $3 might have found $200 by better searching. The pocketbook stolen Monday night was returned yesterday with $120 in bills and a $20 cashable check still inside, overlooked by the thief.

Slizabeth W. J J. M. Waldo

Juniors Take Over TMI Cadet Battalion Ceremony

Juniors at Texas Military Institute assume command of the cadet battalion after the graduation parade and honors. Bestowing awards include Bettencourt Award to Cadet Staff Sgt. W. Young and multiple honors for officers, NCOs, and day students. School teams excel in Hearst rifle matches, with Bush M. Jackson of Campus Chris as top individual rifleman and plaques awarded by publisher William M. McIntosh.

Texas Military . Institute Wosth Joe Bettencourt Bettencourt W. Young L.tiller American Legion Maj. J. Fosdick I. Hervey Welty Crosthwatt W. Hill H. Denton K. Rogers F. Rowland Tech F. Bristol Hearst William M. McIntosh the Light

New Anti Gray Hair Product Promises Restored Color

An advertisement touts Nix Hair-Vita tablets claimed to restore natural hair color by addressing graying. It promises gradual fading of gray, claims quick within weeks, and urges readers to contact Rommers Drug Stores for a months' supply. It targets adults with gray hair seeking discreet, noninvasive treatment.

Selmon Nix Hall-Vila Rommers Drug Stores

General Ward succeeds general in California maneuvers

The Army announced that General Orlando Ward, former commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, has replaced General at the T?th Infantry division during maneuvers in California. Ward returned to the United States in April after injuries from machine gun fire in North Africa.

California Orlando Ward Manding 1St Armored Det United States Tre North Africa

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