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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
9
Dr George Dudley Fairbanks of Brownsville dies in Austin at 73 after a 30 year career with the U S Public Health Service He had lived in Brownsville since retirement four years earlier His body was to be cremated at San Antonio today.
A warrant charges Jae lsndiicks, a Texas state official, in a Maryland case tied to the slaying of his wife. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday before Judge Cristopher in police court. The incident occurred last night in Bethesda, with the victim described as a native of Berwick, Pennsylvania.
TORT LEWIS was a 29 year old former logger from Sisless Oregon who, while sleepwalking, harmed himself and later died after surgery. He reportedly wandered from bed repeatedly as his shattered nerve damage left him unable to sit up when awake. Local notices advise readers to contact PA281 for help.
Washington reports that OPA chief Gruber says meat shortages drive black market activity as agents enforce price controls. Chicago notes a once-mighty livestock market collapse, with cattle and hog prices affected by ceilings and a dramatic decline in supply.
New York reports an estimated 3,000,000 Americans may abstain from meat. Symon Gould of the American Vegetarian notes the current meat shortage is driving many toward vegetarianism, with vast numbers joining the practice.
U S conciliator Hubbard was expected to return to San Antonio Thursday to work on a settlement in the CIO Food Tobacco and Agricultural Workers union strike at Bioneers Flour Mills. The only issue is union security, with the company agreeing to a 20 cent per hour wage increase. Workers prepare for a determined fight on union security.
Charges of assault to murder were filed in Justice of the Peace Bar Corylzan's court against Pyi Anselmo Martinez Fort Sam Houston and Trinidad Marines. The complaint lists addresses on Bylghton Street and Cevallos Street and names Tamas Jiminez and Lorengo Sanchez with a theft case involving a $1000 truck from Jesse J. Reitel of the Cobb Lumber Company on Braunfels Avenue.
Police are seeking the owner of two GT overseas caps found after two autos on 320 Sixth Street were tampered with. Mrs. A G Urquhart reported a break in her locked car with wires pulled loose under the instrument panel likely to bypass the ignition. Robert M Ort at the same address reported similar damage to his vehicle.
Thomas F. Kearns, head of General Steel Products, announced buying 38 Hereford steers in Texas to feed his 150 employees. The cattle will be corralled outside the plant and slaughtered by a local butcher to supply meat as needed. Kearns stated that workers handling steel must have meat.
Colonel Zehm received the Oak Leaf cluster to the Bronze Star for meritorious service in operations against the enemy in Belgium and Germany. The award was presented at Fort Holston in a ceremony attended by Abner Zeb and Gasynewlen Toad.
Tuan Salinas of Encinas Texas won the calf roping contest at the Madison Square Gander rodeo with a time of 19.25 seconds.
Washington dispatch reports a coordinated attack on the tussock moth, which has infested large areas of northwestern timber, as five Agriculture Department agencies prepare the response.
An old health advertisement urges readers that kidneys remove excess acids and wastes. It presents symptoms like backache, rheumatic pains, and fatigue, claiming Doan's Pills relieve kidney tube strain by flushing poisons from the bloodstream and improving urinary function.
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