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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1944
Page
9
Fragmentary text notes that pack animals like mules or donkeys carried about 100 pounds. It also mentions bronze or copper as early currency of Rome, northern Italy and Olina.
Washington roundup highlights price controls under Bowles to curb increases in fabrics and apparel and expand inquest standards. Senate Finance Chairman George proposes tax relief upon budget balance. wage talks loom with CIO steel demands and potential 18 percent raises from January 1941. New world order discussions shift to spring conference with Roosevelt Stalin Churchill unlikely before 1945. Crop insurance revival heads to house vote amid flood drought droughts and storms concerns.
San Antonio Council of Churches elected officers at a Monday meeting in St Mark's parish house with 117 representatives. Dr Albert Shirkey gave the principal address and new officers include Encoreless as president Mrs J H Moore as first vice president George Pabst as second vice president Dr Floyd Bush as education chairman Russell Wine as inter church activities chair Rev Howard Porterfield as community relations rep Mrs J D Gage as Church Women rep Howell Molones as publicity chair. Executive committee includes Dr T H Wright Dr Albert P Shirkey and Miss Sue Glenn.
Labor Roundup reports Lieutenant General Durhon Somervell, army supply chief, urging the CIO convention to recruit 100000 workers for war plants and emphasizing immediate, broad manpower needs as production lags. He notes 49 percent shortfalls in some items and ties effort to the broader war crisis, while delegates hear policy talks from Paul McNutt and Secretary Perkins amid wage-keep pledges and labor-strife coverage.
An elderly man, Howard Rennstoov aged 68, retired a toll collector, ended his life after tolling a funeral bell at a cemetery. He was the father of ten children and left a district mourning the tragedy.
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