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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1946
Page
8
Hospital attendants report no radical change in the suspended death condition of Mrs. Leland Wenger, 24, since the birth of her daughter 40 hours ago. An attendant says there is no indication she knows of the birth, the infant appearing normal.
Four pound two and fourth ounce infant remains in an oxygen tent in satisfactory condition. Mrs. Wenger suffered a brain injury in November after an auto collision. Dr. Gabriel A Schwartz noted only vital organs independent of the brain function, and the baby named Karin Beth was chosen by the mother. the father, hospitalized in Washington for a leg injury from the crash, awaits family homecoming.
The San Antonio area will receive emergency roofing materials after a hail storm. Clifton George Jr., district OPA director, said all roof repair items will be distributed under a triple-A rating by Civitan Production administration to help homeowners fix damaged houses.
Marine veteran George O. Smith, former Marine Corps corporal, will receive the British Distinguished Service Order for heroism on Tamwa. The award will be presented by Maj. Leslie D. Dunston at the district American Legion convention held at Legion Memorial Home. The event, led by Henry A. Weiner, includes elections for district and vice district commanders and concurrent auxiliary meetings electing two twentieth district committee women.
A Comite Mexicano de Arcion Civica y Cultural committee led by Matvor Gus B. Mauermann and members Raymundo Heredia James Tre folla Sr Alex Guerrero and Louis Rodriguez seeks permission to erect a 10 foot high World War II and Franklin D Roose monument on the southeast side of City Hall Plaza. The $2000 cost is drawn from the group's budget and the Louis Rodriguez Monument Works will produce it.
J. H. Calvert, managing director of Juske's, named chairman of the famine emergency relief drive for the San Antonio area. The campaign begins Sunday June 2 and runs in cooperation with the president's famine emergency committee. Calvert will coordinate community efforts by merchants and employers to urge housewives to conserve and share all foods, especially wheat products, needed for relief.
Two men were arrested at Kelly field on charges of sale and possession of marihuana. James Erskine Jones, 21, of 2103 Wyoming Street, and Frank Neal Henry, 20, of 14 South Cherry Street, were booked and will be turned over to federal narcotics officers.
Health official R L Marvel says only the section of the garden where watermelons are grown must be screened by law as of Thursday. The area where melons are served is not required to be screened.
In Denver on May 30 1947 24 year old Tien Yuan Fa shot himself after killing two fellow Chinese aviation cadets at Lowry Field The cadets Tien Yu Chung Chow Ping Yuan had been reported AWOL and fear of reprisal followed disciplinary actions by Maj Chang Fu The case ends with the gunshot while still in police custody accompanying the cannery crop note on cantaloupes in Laredo accompanies the brief report.
Tax Commissioner Alfred Callaghan vows to ignore a city order draft by City Attorney Cobbs as the council weighs a blanket 20 percent property assessment increase for the old city. He cites charter control of assessments and warns of proceeding with reassessment only with funds and his approval of any outside firm. The council plans action in Friday session after a November board of adjustment target for reassessment.
Alamo Heights officials said nine cesspools will be eliminated within two to three weeks. Six will be connected to sewer lines, while the remaining three will be handled by sewers aided by sump pumps to be installed at the end of Casteng Street where homes sit too low for a standard system.
Continental Airlines announces an improved schedule effective June 1 with three San Antonio to El Paso flights. Don Raish says each flight will connect to the west coast. One new departure is 7 p.m. from San Antonio while two other times shift from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Nineteen helicopters arrive at San Marcos Army Air Field and 13 student pilots begin training June 1. The windmills flew 133 miles from Sheppard Field to San Marcos in 1 hour 55 minutes at about 200 feet. Lt. Col B F Witsell directs the helicopter school, guiding a 57 enlisted men and 16 officers in an eight week course. Randolph Field units expect soon 500 to 604 personnel total.
After a stormy session with 20 dairies, San Antonio voters approved a 1/25 cent per quart milk assessment to fund the health department milk inspection. Two commissioners opposed as dairymen cited rising costs since 1993 and ongoing OPA tensions. A 16 foot fall at a Probandt Street construction site put Pablo Montez in Nix Hospital.
City tax collection runs behind as A A Stephens reports $4,640,327 collected so far versus $3,750,337 for the same period last year. Estimated total taxes reach $7,200,000. about $2,559,673 more must be gathered in two days to hit 89 percent. A four day accumulation and a Friday due to the mail holiday may yield much of this amount.
Atlanta reports a fierce clash between Governor Eli Arnall and the Ku Klux Klan led by Dr. Samuel Green. Arnall vows quo warranto action to revoke the Klan charter and deploys investigators, while the Klan denies tax and membership claims and hints at threats.
May 30 Frankie Parker national men's singles tennis champion was en route today to Kansas City for warmup matches in the Heart of America tourney. He will then proceed to St Louis for the Davis Cup ties with the Philippines team beginning June 44.
I Fanaraw of 903 West Craig Place anxiously awaits his son's return from Washington to seek custody of a monkey he brought from overseas. The animal has bitten three people including Miss Joanne Ward, 18, of 2502 San Francisco Street, who was bitten on both legs near Bianco Road and Woodlawn Avenue. Police attention follows the incident as authorities track the runaway primate.
At the daily medical conference the health board faced criticism with chair Dr P J Nixon defending its efforts. Public records and transparency were discussed as officials and chamber leader Col C F Craig praised efficiency while seeking sewer connections priority. Thwarted by missing items, two musical instruments valued at 275 dollars were reported stolen from Harlan Gale school.
The storm tied up roads and damaged property across Helotes and San Antonio areas. A chicken thief took bantams during the blackout while Mrs. Bertha Terrell watched as flames revealed the birds being cooked. Trees down, flooding, and bridle of lightning damaged farms, poultry, stores, and a university building. Fire crews battled blazes caused by strikes as bridges and roads suffered. The Weather Bureau logged strong winds with rainfall. Police investigate theft and other storm damages.
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