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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1931
Page
5
Texas fruit shipments from Wetungruy Areas rose to 7007 carloads in March 1947, up from 3910 the year before, as reported by the Market News bureau. Pineapple and cabbage led totals. mixed vegetables followed. Strawberry shipments in March 1947 topped the previous year by four carloads, with overall totals varying by year and month.
In Los Angeles on an April night, Alex Acero continued a circus serial while his wife Auroria lay near death from a plunge. He and assistants freed her from a dangerous device as a "butterfly" act spun above, then Acero crossed a slack wire in flawless balance. Mrs. Acero remained hospitalized with severe skull and pelvis fractures.
Gertrude Keating, a student at Emerson junior school, spoke on milk and its relation to health before the San Anselionia Retail Credit association at the Menger Hotel. Dr. Mary C Harper acted as sponsor for Miss Keating.
Polly Moran sustained facial injuries after a fall on concrete steps at her Hollywood home. Reports indicate a broken nose and facial wounds requiring hospital treatment.
Boxer Kid McCoy serving six year term for the slaying of his sweetheart Teresa Moorenon asks Governor Roul for a pardon. The petition lists 37 endorsers including prominent figure Alfret He Smith former governor of New York. The claim notes McCoy has been in San Quentin since June 125 and outlines his public notoriety as a prize fighter.
Will Rogers planned a quick trip to Vera Cruz then Managua under tense conditions. City officials and aldermen hurried to open a tally of duties as the small council weighed the implications of a new government bullet.
A state measure to reestablish the death penalty for murder was voted down overwhelmingly yesterday. Governor Wilber M. Heneker had urged action, but the proposal failed as the old law remains abolished for several years.
Murli Tun vents a dispute with DEK and AH DDB over a widening rift in leadership. The quarrel centers on governance and strategic direction, with insiders noting tensions at recent meetings. No resolution announced as stakeholders seek clarification.
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