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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1932

Page

4

Bandit Robbery Targets Local Grocery Store

Police seek two men who held up the A and P grocery at 146 Porter Street, taking about 9 dollars and 50 cents. Manager H R Garrett and several customers were forced to walls as the thieves fled in a plate-less car. In separate incident on Martines Street Bridge, Ross Ryan and Pearl Rose were assaulted with rocks. Ryan had cash taken. A Milam Building cafeteria cashier reported a woman obtaining 9 dollars from the counter before fleeing in a car.

Porter, Street H.R. Garrett Ross Ryan Gafer Street Pearl Rose East Commerce Steel Martines Street Ryan Helen Jones Milam Polite

Sale of Canadian Rail Negotiated

Rumors say Victoria to negotiate sale of the Pacific Great Eastern railway from Vancouver to Quesnelle with New York interests, amid secrecy surrounding the capital.

Canadian Rail Vancouver B. G Victoria New York Pacific Great Eastern Railroad Vancouvver Quesnelle B.C

Salt and Pepper Thefts Stun Charleston Police

In Charleston West Virginia a local man reported his salt and pepper were stolen. He brought a mixed package of salt and pepper to the police station to show how the thief concealed the items, claiming the offense was committed by a meanie.

Charleston West Va Coleman Nolice Station

Social events highlight San Antonio spring gatherings

A flurry of prelude luncheons and teas unfolds at homes of Mrs. Hoy Campbell, Mrs. J. Cresson, and others as Pan-American Round Table members and guests from New York and Yonkers attend sessions in the Driskill crystal ballroom and St. Anthony hotel. Also noted are wedding plans for Miss Frances Elizabeth Howard to Alois Alblinger and related social entertaining across Fort Sam Houston and Brooks Field.

Clara C Pancoast Hoy Campbell H. M. Dictiman J. Helly Gordon New York A. W. Seeligson M. L. Sullivan Yonkers N. Y Sally Hunt Phillip Corbusier Campbell San Antonio Pan-American Round Table Austin Mesdames J. C. Griswold Walter Nolte C. M. Parnsworth Fred Mally Henry Guerra Eugene A. Halmgreen Kenneth Morton Sterling Robertson M. Little R. L. Ball Elisabeth Fry Wood Paul Sergent J. B. Lewright Bula Nelson Alonzo Perales Atlee B. Ayres Guilhem Herbert Henne Porter Whaley Lula Frost Woorthull Gus Zalmancig Mary Aubrey Keating Crystal Ball Driskill Hotel St. Anthony Woman's Republican Club of Mary Jordan Cresson J. ©. Griswold William Brooke J. Frank Davis Fitzhugh Lee J. S. Peter Mesdaines S. Lockwood Joseph Muir B. F. Etout George Matleson Louis Melas Jr Dan O'Leary A. A. Thomaz W. C. Gerdner O. M. Farnsworth F. E Beryl Lowe Junction Gunter Hotel Baturday Lbt St. Mary's Hall Miss Lowe Guy Lowe Reba Wright H. Lemon James Hayward Haskell Charleston Seuth Carolina Hubert Coker Sam Goad Howard Pardue Fred Johnson Kenneth Parry Holloway Smith Daisy Marquis Briggs Wiliam Z. Bates Dorothy Coker Bur Jones St. Anthony Hotel Madison Wisconsin Priday Shirley Farr University of Chicago, Nelions Women's Overseas Service League Maj. Julin Stimson Army Nurse Corps United States Slater Bilmson Mary A. Hickey United States Veterans’ Adminiatca Mon Washington, D. C Claribel A. Whotler National League of Nursing Education Mischanet M. Geisler American Nurses’ Assatiation Lucy Minnigerade Samuel G. Nealon Paso Felix Todd Baby Fort McKinley P. T Todd Newton Fort Benning Bess Ellen Tatthees Wallace Carnahan Allen Fort Sem Houston C. Newton Sam Houston Officers! Club William Dow Boutwell Washington, D.C A. M. Prentiss Frederic Coyne Frances Elizabeth Howard W. A. Howard Alois Alblinger Houston R Webeek St. Patrick's Church Virginia Darby Gounod Aye Maria Margaret Burke Kathleen Howard Gertrude Alblinger Garo Louise Kraut Sabine Geraldine Alplinger Halletts- Wille Sybil Sue Darby Frank Alblinger Stephen Howard

Stray dogs ordered killed after rabies bites in Kerens

Kerens Texas residents move to kill all stray dogs amid rabies scare as nine children and a mother of four seek treatment. Bites reported last week affected Dorothy Iobee 3 Travis Lee 6 Beafers Lee JJ Ruby Bee 16 Billy Thompson 12 Grayton Johnson 12 Adren Crawford 12 Charlie Baker 32 Jeffie Owens 14 and others. Mrs J B Lee feared endangered.

Kerens Texas Rabba Gr Austin Dorothy Iobee Travis Lee Beafers Lee Ruby Bee Billy Thompson Grayton Johnson Adren Crawford Charlie Baker Jeffie Owens

Fredericksburg Receiver Appointed After Bank Closures

Dan Therster of Mazon was named receiver for the Bank of Fredericksburg and the Cltmens bank by Judge Carl Runge to allow Alex B. Grosse of Mason to resign. Grosse had been appointed after the two local institutions closed their doors in February as Hoersler resigned the Mason county and district clerk post to take the new position.

Fredericksburg Dan Therster Mazon Bank of Cltmens Bank Carl Runge Alex B. Grosse Mason Grosse Hoersler

Houston Pastor's Body Lies in State

The body of Pastor E P West of Second Baptist Houston lay in state today. A public funeral is planned for tomorrow conducted by three leading Texas Baptist clergy Dr George W Truett of Dallas Dr J N Dawor of Waco and Dr J B Crantill of Dallas.

Houston Theody EP. West Second Baptist Atate Texas George W. Truett Dallas J. N. Dawsorr Waco J.B. Crantill

San Antonio boy dies of tetanus after fall from trestle

City News reports 9 year old Fannio Luna, son of Victor Luns of 344 Angela Street, died at the county hospital. He was injured when he jumped from a railroad trestle. This marks the second tetanus death of a San Antonio boy in a week.

Fannio Luna Victor Luns Angela Street San Antonio Huirt

Texas Lawyer Dies in Fall in Houston

John A. Mobley of Houston general counsel for Missouri Pacific was found dead on a roof after falling or jumping from a ninth floor window of a Pennsy hotel. He was about 50, survived by two sons, both attorneys in Houston, and resided at 535 Lovell Boulevard. Police did not classify the death as suicide.

New York John A. Mobley Houston Missouri Pacific Railroad Totel Pennsylvania Mobley Lovell Boulevard Andrews, Shreetman, Logue and Bhary Washington Fes House Tau

Sleepwalker Mobley Dies After New York Hotel Fall

Houston lawyer and ranching investor Mobley, born 1875 in Van Zandt County, fell or jumped from the ninth car of the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York. Associates recall him as a sleepwalker. his firm notes and public offices he held include Henderson County attorney, state representative, and assistant attorney general handling criminal appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mobley Houston John Pennsylvania New York Palmer Bradley Beblt van Zandt Texas Henderson County United States Supreme Court

Texas Scout Wins Trip to Alaska

Three Boy Scouts win free Alaska trips for curving totem pole designs in a test announced by the Boy Scouts of America. Winners include Blanchard Kennedy of Columbus Mississippi Troop 2 John Potsch of Cicero Illinois Troop 1d and Jigma Mueller of El Paso Texas Troop 25.

New York Alaska Boy Scouts of America Blanchard Kennedy Columbus Miss John Potsch South Sixty-second Avenue Cicero Wil- Jigma Mueller el Paso Texas

Missing Wife of Comedian Sought

Mrs Gladys Sisaks wife of Monty Banks the comedian was sought by police today after her husband reported her missing from home since 1 am last Thursday. The 32 year old woman had been under a physician care.

Hollywood Gladys Sisaks Monty Banks

Ranch Hearing Postponed Again Over Homestead Claim

The court postponed the ranch hearing for the 101 Ranch homestead case today due to illness of Col. Zack Miller. He is the last of three brothers involved in the ranch dispute with John Hancock Life Insurance Company seeking possession of the property.

Newkirk Okts Col Zack Miller Brothers of Ranch Fame John Hancock Life Insurance Company

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