Norther Breaks Summer Heat in San Antonio
The first norther of the season hit San Antonio with rainfall around 12 inches and a fourteen degree temperature drop. Clearing weather is forecast with gradual warming by Wednesday. showers return but not heavy, easing the hot spell that dominated the past months. Major Buell of the Weather Bureau predicts cooler, showery patterns ahead, with hotter days less intense than before.
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Texas school opens with new term structure
Texas Christian University began yesterday with students arriving rapidly. Classes will start September 21, marking a division of the term into three parts rather than the previous two.
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How Smith Pulled Wires for His Town
A San Antonio song at a Peoria convention nearly sparked a stampede as Coleman Smith urged delegates from a clerks’ organization to choose San Antonio for the next meeting. Birmingham won 1969, with San Antonio given first call. Delegates heard officers elected for the year, and speakers Sen. Albert Hopkins and Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock praised postal service reforms and proposed pay boosts, leave, and better pay to attract workers.
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Bumper Crop of Pecans Expected in Texas
Special to The Light reports pecan crops across Texas including Waev and Colorado River regions will be large this season. Nut quality is high due to lack of blight and good water supply along streams. Prices are expected to be favorable after a weak cotton year, promising income for pecan growers statewide.
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Beet sugar crop off on the Pacific coast
San Pranciero California September 1 The auger heat crop of the Prete coast is estimated at 65 000 tons for this penue compared with 110 000 tons. It Mi
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Uvalde Country In Good Shape Says Congressman Garner
Congress member N. Garner from Wynide district reports his area is in good condition despite war era concerns. He notes no major shortages and that supply fears have diminished though some sectors remain tight. He outlines past leadership visits and upcoming coastal projects for improvement at the next session.
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Weighing Mail Starts October 1 at All Post Offices
Starting October 1 general weighing of mail will occur in all United States post offices to gain accurate data on mail volumes by class. In the San Antonio office the process adds heavy extra labor for staff. with a small force and growing business, temporary help is likely needed.
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Wagon Drivers Lose In Strike In New York
After nineteen days of batting on sodhe, meat wagon drivers employed by the whole galé Ititchers have returned to work. They report sixty five hour work weeks and wages restored to pre strike levels with no discrimination for or against any man. No competent man has been discharged to make room for others.
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Sheriff Delays Taft Reception as Kaiser Hopes for Release
Warn Tex Sept 1 Sheriff Gro. WV Miley finally reached Fort Worth with a prisoner believed to be trying for months to yield up a charge. Officials say the case involved Taft era politics and a staged reception during Taft’s Texas visit. A special entertainment plan is in place as communications continue on possible release or transfer.
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Plan Road to the Coast Capitalizes Railroad Venture
Ambitious plan announced from Denver to promote a railroad from Denver to Seattle via Colorado Wyoming Idaho Oregon and Washington. The Northwestern Land and Transport Company leads the holding and construction venture with capital listed at 37,000,000. The broader project aims to extend to the coastal markets, signaling a major westward development effort.
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Local Weather Forecast For San Antonio Vicinity
Fair and cooler tonight and warmer Wednesday. Early morning temperature reached 60 with a high of 110 yesterday. Wind at 8 o'clock was 13 miles per hour. Regional and national weather bulletins to follow.
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1160 FLOCK 10 COURT TO BE NATURALIZED
New York naturalization bureau records show more than one thousand applicants for first papers in U S court yesterday. Many applicants were Russian Jews and representatives from all nationalities attended the session as a record number sought naturalization.
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Texas Banks In Fine Shape Says Official Visit
State bank examiner Withigh GC Wilkins reports on an official visit that Texas banks are financially healthy with no signs of failures or collapses. Conditions in his territory are among the best and no tightening in commercial banking is expected.
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Use magnets to lift in British iron works
London reports lifting magnets gain favor in western Britain iron works for moving castings weighing up to three tons. Electro magnets replace hooks and slings, with a single switch energizing the magnet. The system promises safer, faster lifting and saves manpower versus traditional methods.
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Oriental Quarter In State Of Siege In Vancouver
Vancouver reports in September describe a near siege in the Chinese and Japanese quarters. Hundreds of guns sold to Orientals, police restrict firearms, Chinese cooks laborers and Japanese residents summoned to Chinatown within fifteen miles. Major Bethune seeks Ottawa aid to protect property and lives, while 100 special constables are sworn in, with threat of broader mobilization. Further, Seattle observers note coordinated anti Japanese agitation linking Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland actors.
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Man Finds $1000 Refuses Reward at Hyite Park Event
Chivaga Gopi of Hyite Park M C A found $1000 under a pillow during a lake outing and returned it to the owner, rejecting all rewards and offers for drinks or smokes. Atkinson, en route to Lidington Michigan, turned the money over to the purser, locating the owner, a flashily dressed young man, who pressed rewards in vain.
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Consort of a King Marries Teacher in London
News out of London reports the Countess of Mantig Hove, former wife of the King of Saxony, will wed Signor Toschii, an Italian singer, in the city today after her December 1962 elopement with Belgian tutor Andre Giron. The case drew worldwide attention.
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San Antonio Saloon Keepers Face Prosecution Test Case
State revenue agents plan to prosecute more than 300 saloon keepers who have not paid new license fees under the revised law. Attorney General Moore and County Attorney Newton discussed filing papers. the effort targets a test case to be taken to higher courts if needed.
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Mother Will Advise Her Son on West Point Controversy
Louis Mo Sep 10 Dirs Gen we can mother of Carl William Bock cadet at West Point who had complained of Coventry for hazing adds that a German does not get a square seat at West Point is on her way to West Point to encourage her son to finish his course Dr Willer F C Lentz state committeeman of the German American alliance says he will present a report at Philadelphia national convention recommending the alliance take up the war department matter and appeal to President Roosevelt if needed.
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Defendthief Jesus Carson Pleads Guilty in County Court
Jesus Carson pleaded guilty in county court to stealing $1.25 from a man he lived with. He received a $100 fine and 40 days in jail, with the remainder to be served in the matre.
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