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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1944
Page
1
In medieval times the betrothal was pledged on the sword tip as a knight vowed to fight for his lady. The gesture tied honor, marriage promises, and chivalric duty to the weapon symbolizing the union.
Burlington Washington April 10 Mrs Justis R Powers 24 was found stabbed to death in her home tonight Assistant Chief Mawleins said there was evidence she died at the climax of a terrible struggle The body was discovered by her mother and sister when they called at the darkened residence A pinned note on her bosom read in part To Whom It May Concern I am sorry I had to do this The note was torn but officers did not immediately reveal the name
A Easter weekend storm system left Hamilton county Texas struck by a deadly tornado in Pottsville killing an infant Glenda Glover and injuring five others. Homes and a church were destroyed while nearby areas reported injuries and property damage. Red Cross disaster relief teams were deployed to Hamilton county as crews assessed the widespread hail damage.
Army and navy facilities distributed medicine to flood victims in southern Buenos Aires province where the disaster caused widespread destruction and 80 deaths.
Federal court in San Antonio opens trial of Dr. Edward H. Burg charged with 25 counts of selling and bartering morphine. Evidence from 40 witnesses planned, including ten druggists and others. jury pool selected before a recess for medical testimony preparation.
Catholic priest Higinia Vazquez Santana reported an expedition of 80 people found a cave a quarter mile long near Aci de Perez in Oaxaca. Ruins of a pyramid stood nearby. Inside the cave were Zapotec artifacts including idols pottery stone dog and pig figures a whistle and other objects. United States archaeologists from the Carnegie Institution and others plan to view the discovery.
A 32 year old Los Angeles man, once a flight instructor and travel bureau driver, was held in Dallas after nine girls under 13 alleged he attacked them in Dallas, Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Philadelphia. Two victims identified him. charges not filed yet. He was arrested near one victim's home after luring a girl and driving off with another. All attacks reportedly occurred in the past two months, with five in Dallas.
The San Antonio Manufacturers association launches an inquiry into loan shark activities among workers. Executive secretary G. O. Leel asks employers to report how widespread loan shark lending is, noting decades of anti loan shark efforts and recent renewed solicitor pressure on factory staff.
London reports thousands of South Yorkshire miners resume work ending a week-long strike by nearly 10,000 men that halted coal output. About 75,000 miners had returned by morning with 20,000 more due Wednesday. Doncaster district sees 30,000 returning after a late vote. Yorkshire Mineworkers Association president J A Hall calls the strike a wildcat. In Belfast 95,000 shipyard and aircraft workers also to return soon after six weeks on strike.
Brig. Gen. Edgar L. Clewell, command ng officer of the Chicago Signal depot, is named assistant chief of the Western area for the Army Signal Corps procurement and distribution service. His territory covers Kentucky to the West Coast, with jurisdiction over all field activities of the service.
Allied doctors claim victory in Naples winter campaign against typhus and a partial lifting of troop restrictions. Naples, previously off limits to on leave troops, shows marked improvement as typhus threats ease and city readmission begins.
New Zealand troops attacked two strongpoints at Sant Angelo near Cassino, damaging one enemy position. Allied forces in Cassino faced heavy shelling and propellant fire as Germans conducted transports and tank movements in the Garigliano area. Patrols near the beachhead remained active despite reduced air activity and rain-impeded operations.
Hugo Mueller, 52, former St. Louis automobile dealer, died in Corpus Christi of a heart attack late last night. He had been an employee of the city of Corpus Christi and was an entry-day balloon racer.
Sgt James Raley of Henderson Kentucky an aerial test gunner rode down in a Fortress after a midair collision at 19000 feet near Naples. He was pinned by overturned ammo boxes as the plane dropped. He estimated descent took 10 to 35 minutes before the impact allowed him to free himself. Only tail section remained and no other crew members found. He suffered a chin scratch and could walk unaided.
Pneumonia again led infectious diseases in Bexar County with 17 cases reported to Dr. M M Dorbandt health unit head for the past week. Diphtheria and gonorrhea each one case. tuberculosis two. influenza scarlet fever four. measles eight. other counts not listed.
Ellis County deputy sheriffs Bill Gibson and Dave Fearls were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after responding to a report of violence in Maypearl. Mitchell J. Carter, 26, Arlington, Texas, was wounded and in jail awaiting charges. Carter allegedly beat his father and threatened his wife and her brother before opening fire on the officers. Deputy Gibson suffered arm wounds, Fearls abdomen and head injuries were reported serious, both officers among the county’s first shot in months.
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