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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1949
Page
4
An ad touts that most good things are expensive yet light want ads are easy to order by dialing a listed number. The message pitches quick procurement and trims costs while promoting tanning leather products as a side offer.
Governor Shivers announced clemency actions including conditional pardons and pardons or revocations. Recipients included Juan Rodriguez five years for pandering in 1948 from Alascosa. A E Powers seven years for theft forgery and passing in Hidalgo county. Lorenza Soto five years for assault in Alascosa. Raymond Rivera twenty five years for robbery by assault from McLennan. James McKinley Williams two years for murder from Comal. Danial Olivarez twelve years for burglary and repetition from Hidalgo.
Washington officials host a tea party at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in honor of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Great Britain. He arrived for a two week U S visit, to discuss Europe’s western union defense and meet top American military leaders before returning to England on December 2.
The National Grange opened with about 150 resolutions on agriculture and the economy. The agriculture committee has not yet decided what action to recommend on the Brannan plan to substitute direct subsidies or current federal support prices. Albert S. Goss, reelected national master, opposes the Brannan plan as the convention nears a Friday finish.
A powerful typhoon wanders the western Pacific causing heavy damage at Guam and threatening Okinawa. Winds near 1410 miles per hour were reported, with the storm centered about 550 miles northeast of Manila as U S forces at bases like Okinawa remained on high alert.
A baffling clipping reports Margaret Truman being linked with Ka Wall, an Albany APL official, amid a Phoenixville awards visit with Walter Winchell noting other journalists present. Wall denies any romantic involvement, stating he is not involved with anyone at this time.
Press secretary Charles G. Ross said no romantic attachment exists in Miss Trumin's life when asked about rumors of her keeping company with Ted Wall editor of an Albany newspaper. He replied the insinuation is unfounded as a matter of policy.
Whittaker Chambers testified he used the dead child’s birth certificate to obtain a 1935 passport for a trip to England. He identified David Breen as the name on the counterfeit document, while the defense pressed his credibility amid cross examination and related records from Columbia University.
New York November 22 a former army staff sergeant Ted David Provost aged 32 pleaded not guilty to a 12 count indictment alleging acts of violence against American prisoners after the seizure of Corregidor. Judge Gregory Noonan remanded Provost without bail for trial on December 6. A federal grand jury indicted Provost promptly.
A 5year-old woman named Frances E. Metall pleaded guilty as an accessory in the burglary of a Wichita grocery store safe on March 2, with $3000 stolen. Judge William Weils sentenced her to an indeterminate term in Lansing women’s prison, then suspended the sentence and placed her on parole.
In New York the Hiss perjury case returns to federal court as Whittaker Chambers testifies again, with Alger Hiss appearing thinner and more worn than in 1949. Priscilla Hiss sits by, wearing gray and white gloves, amid the courtroom drama that mirrors the prior proceeding and raises high stakes for all involved.
Dallas report says C. Marshall, 77, pie factory owner with operations in Texas Louisiana Oklahoma and Arkansas, was fined 1000 dollars after a jury found him guilty of aggravated assault against a girl aged zero. The case centers on indecent attentions alleged by the victim.
New York Nov 22 An automatic set of bells decorates a Christmas tree at a festival. The five bells, each two inches high, hang from a bright display and swing to produce a light carol. The mechanism operates with a 1570 volt electric card and rings bells simultaneously for a merry effect.
Fragmentary report describes a woman allegedly mistreated on Main Street. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing names or locations. The brief suggests concern for the safety of a local woman but provides no verifiable facts or outcomes.
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