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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1941
Page
3
The Fifty Third annual State Fair kicked off with a noon parade from the courthouse led by Texas guardsmen. A coronation ceremony for the state fair queen followed at the Cotton Bowl with Governor Stevenson officiating.
City officials face growing concerns over the new municipal airport project. The charter prohibits sale or lease of sewer farm land, while spending on the airport fund and payrolls climbs, and a stalled sale of Stinson field looms with federal lease implications. The tax office adds appraisal hires to back expected tax assessments as work continues.
A city faces tax suits with a mix of high priced special counsel and a full city attorney staff. Officials discuss central district needs, flood gate concerns, and resignations as engineers weigh in on safety versus cost. County matters include bond issuance and signing questions over garvey certificates and bid advertising.
In Texas a district attorney dispute unfolds over a judge considering appointing his nephew Frank Young to an unpaid county job. The judge questions if naming a relative constitutes nepotism and seeks a safe path, while the courthouse sees political visitors and a custodial shuffle involving Needham and Lawhon.
The article notes October 33 as the trial date for one of the suits against Houta strove property owners, with many uncertain developments expected in the interim.
A draft filing to the federal government for a proposed incinerator stirs early protests as city officials review the unfinished application. Citizens voice concerns about environmental impact and community effects while awaiting formal approval steps.
Frieda Engelhardt runs a wig business in a period salon filled with periodicals, drawings, wigs, and hair accessories. She notes a demand from many women and some men, offering 200 color options and wigs priced from 25 to 75 dollars, with theater pieces and specialty items.
The article notes Whitt’s poll tax sales topping last year with 53.00 total while readers are warned against deceptive reports. It claims 69 customers paid on Tuesday and eight poll tax windows sold for the 1949 opening day. Recreation department staff, led by Winter Schully, were present when windows opened and the department faced critique for political involvement.
Washington October 4 The civilian security department payments today asked the big bear line to consider legal steps to empower the Civilian Conservation Corps to rehabilitate young men disqualified for physical reasons by awaiting boards. The retreat in two forms used a letter to Representative Mary Norton committee chairwoman followed by a news briefing by President Roosevelt who was becoming worried at high approval rejection.
A large rally near Lowell Massachusetts gathers nearly a thousand residents to search waterways abandoned wells and ledges for 1 year old Pamela Hollingworth who vanished last Sunday during a family outing amid heavy rains that stripped leaves from the area.
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