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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
3
San Antonio Light reports the Texas Dermatological Society will hold a Sunday morning meeting at Brooke General Hospital. Dr. W. Spiller of Galveston is listed among attendees. The notice emphasizes keeping dermatology names before the public.
Washington reports housing officials plan to speed wage control changes and add 2,700,000 homes for veterans this year and next. Labor costs for skilled trades rise, boosting project costs as Wyatt seeks to preserve some wage control. In Chicago, AFL urges more rental apartments and fewer for sale, calling for a special Congress session to act on the Wagner-Ellender-Taft housing bill.
Washington Oct 17 UP The War Assets administration set next-to-top priority for veterans to buy permanent type housing structures and land at surplus army camps and war plants. Structures built since 1939 are offered with land, top priority agencies and non profits get 10 days to buy after sale ads. Remaining units reserved for veterans.
The administration's scrap controls program gained momentum as OPA removed price bids on more food items and the White House moved toward faster wage decontrol. Vegetables fats oils margarine mayonnaise and salad dressings were declared ceiling free. UNRRA Director LaGuardia opposed the decision, warning of industrial confusion and social disturbance. Labor and industry leaders anticipate accelerated scrapping of wage controls, with some fields like construction still under ceilings for now.
The North American Wild Life association will hold its 12th annual convention at the Plaza hotel February 3 1947. Otis Whitehead chairman of the convention committee of the chamber of commerce said Thursday. About 800 delegates are expected.
SANORA Oct 17 A resolution asking the state highway commission to build a free bridge across the Rio Grande at Del Rio was adopted by the bidistrict meeting of the West Texas chamber of commerce here. The group also urged purchase of 12 000 acres of land across the entrances and exits of the Big Bend National park.
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