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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1948
Page
2
New figures show heart disease ranked first in Texas and San Antonio, with cancer second in both. Tuberculosis ranked seventh statewide and fourth in San Antonio, while accidents were third statewide and eighth locally. Pneumonia and premature births also appear among top causes.
Funeral services will be held at 1 30 p m Friday at the post chapel for MSgt Walter L Russell victim of an automobile accident near Three Rivers He was killed when his car struck a bridge abutment while returning to San Antonio from Corpus Christi Tuesday morning A passenger was injured and taken to a Mathis hospital
City health director Dr. Austin E. Hill disclosed that 5000 gallons or one seventh of San Antonio's daily 35000 gallon milk intake comes from outer county sources. Last week shipments from Wisconsin Ohio and Minnesota totaling 14765 gallons filled the gap, with Ft Worth Dallas area sources completing the deficiency. North Texas supplies have dwindled from an average 3500 gallons daily to 1500. production is not dropping yet due to rain but is expected to fall 30 percent from peak by mid winter.
A fire at New York Central railroad’s waterfront terminal gutted a 500 foot long structure and burned for nearly two hours before control was achieved. The blaze consumed a large quantity of newsprint stored in the facility.
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