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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
3
A line from The American Weekly under Sunday’s Light explores alimony woes and the question of a husband being too generous, reflecting social expectations and marital strains of the era.
In Washington on May 31 William Negley of San Antonio, a paper bag businessman, attended an Industry conference this week. Another San Antonian, R. B. McGimse of the Peart brewery, was also noted in the capital during the same period.
One hundred seniors from the Texas Military Institute graduated at a ceremony in the San Pedro Playhouse. Col W T Bondurant and Dr D D Miller awarded diplomas. Rev H Paul Osborne delivered the invocation and valedictory. Honors went to Thomas D Terry and John A Feagin, with numerous special awards across disciplines.
The NLRB ordered Southwestern Electric Service of Jacksonville Texas to cease and desist from refusing to bargain with Local 790 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The union claims to be the bargaining representative for appropriate employees in the Jacksonville division that serves about 13 cities and towns in east Texas.
Greece's top military figure Field Marshal Alexander Papagos, 68, quit as chief of the nation’s armed forces in Athens. Reports said his walkout caused minor incidents and an army alert. Tapagos cited ill health, while observers suggested political differences with King Paul may have driven the resignation.
New York report notes Gen Douglas MacArthur's party including 43 baggage pieces aboard a Tokyo bound naval transport arriving from Tokyo. The ship also carried MacArthur's private tutor Mrs Phyilis Gibbons, the Tokyo honor guard, four of MacArthur's staff, and four dogs.
Premier Alcide de Gasperi’s church-supported CPC and allied anti Communist parties won a sweeping victory in provincial elections across about a third of Italy. Communists and allied Socialists polled 35.8 percent of the 3.5 million votes cast.
First returns show Eamén de Valera's Fianna Fail district in Dublin securing four seats in the dail while Fine Gael gets one. Early counts indicate voting followed the established pattern with about 2,000,000 votes cast.
East Germany's Communist leaders call for a 100 percent turnout in the Soviet zone plebiscite on June 7. The questions ask voters if they are against remilitarization and in favor of a 1951 German peace treaty, with the campaign framed as a peace plebiscite.
The hearing on Emma press forward as Theo Henley and McCrory's charges spark contention. Gonzales, resigning as trial chief, argues loyalty to Henley while the state prepares to challenge the defense on sentenci ng. A habeas corpus filing looms if the hearing stalls.
A revived North Korean assault near Yongpyong and Inje halted by Allied forces. UN troops reported heavy fighting along the Inje road as North Korean regiments attempted a northward push, with multiple regiments involved and substantial casualties. UN air cover aided ground units after a day of intense combat.
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