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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
3
The Stresa conference sketch shows France willing to negotiate with Germany after Versailles. Laval plans a Franco Soviet pact to flank Moscow, then Berlin talks with Hitler. Mussolini frames Germany as essential to peace while Britain and others watch.
A panel of top New York writers and broadcasters who covered the Hauptmann Lindbergh trial share their one unforgettable impression. Edwin Hill, Kathleen Norris, Damon Runyon and others describe Lindbergh’s presence, the courtroom mood, and the spectacle’s moral implications.
At Stresa the Italian stance on a security pact is central as Britain and France show mixed support and caution. Italy argues a three power alliance is vital. Britain wants a later negotiation with Germany while France hesitates between options. Mussolini’s press hints at armaments and restraint warnings dress the diplomacy. Premity Florin and Laval arrive amid a guarded welcome from Mussolini, with MacDonald and Simon joining discussions.
The Turkish government plans a large educational drive opening thousands of village evening classes. English and French will be taught, aiming to boost literacy and language skills across rural areas.
Austin April 1 Texans senators wore masks in session. Senator J W Beck of DeKalb supplied regulation marginal masks while others covered nose and throat. L G Walter Woodall said he wore a mask to avoid more doctor bills as sinus trouble prompted the move amid lighthearted joking.
Barker died 148 years in the penitentiary with more trials looming. He received an eight year term for shooting Constable C R Wait of McCamey in the leg March 6 as the officer tried to stop him after he had shot himself from a police tap and began a getaway in stolen cars. Tuftday he drew a six year sentence for taking an automobile from Miss Lovely Easterwood, a Girvill school teacher, while fleeing McCamny officers.
Robert Wright of 432 King William Street was hospitalized after razor slashes on the right shoulder. Police report show another incident in progress as officers responded to a stabbing scenario at Green Hospital Thursday.
Ginger Starr a 20 year old taxi dancer dressed as a mermaid waded in San Pedro Creek near West Cevallos street and drew a crowd as deputies W C Speer and C G McClekey removed her. Starr faced a disturbance of the peace charge at Bat Corrigan's court with three companions watching the spectacle.
Berlin reports quote a high official after the Stresa conference promising strong action in splendid isolation if needed. He suggests a gamble for a new European deal and notes signs Germany may force concessions while warning that an anti German bloc could compel withdrawal and reticence.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a home last night and found two year old Jane Elizabeth Woods dead in the basement. Authorities say the child was carried to the cellar as flames overtook the upper portion of the house. Jane was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Preser Woods who reported the tragedy today.
The state seeks to identify a skeleton found in Hopkins County as Ditard Garrett. Defense objections halt its introduction as evidence. Mack Garrett, the defendant's brother, identified the skeleton as Ditard Garrett, citing distinctive deformities. Palmer faces trial for the alleged killings of two Utah stockmen with ongoing questions about the missing heir.
In Washington, April 11, President Roosevelt and top civic leaders discussed speeding the 4 billion relief effort. Mayors from major cities drafted cooperation plans to shift as many as 3.5 million workers from relief to useful jobs, aiming to minimize displacement and accelerate project start times.
The House approved 20 hours of debate on the Social Security bill as Speaker Hyrns predicted the biggest fight yet over payroll taxes for old age pensions. Many amendments were expected, though few likely to be adopted, while Democratic leaders tried to hold blocs apart from sweeping revisions to the program.
About 300 delegates are expected at the Texas Catholic Sodality annual convention hosted by the San Antonio Students' Leadership union at Our Lady of the Lake College, with Jesuit Father Daniel A. Lard arriving Friday for the opening. The Missa Recitata will be celebrated by Father Walter F. Golatka, and host schools include Central Catholic High School whose Mathers club members will act as chaperones.
City commissioners debated moving a West Side red light district after a League of United Latin-American Citizens proposal. Alonzo Perales urged reform to avoid a wrong impression for next year's centennial visitors, but authorities said relocation was costly and impractical and took no action.
Mayor C. K. Quin and four city commissioners Paul Steffler Frank H. Bushick Jacob Ruhiola and Phil Wright filed their nomination notices at the city clerk’s office Thursday morning signaling intent to run again.
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