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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1948
Page
3
Clarence Warren, owner of a pet Javanese monkey, was arrested on a charge of pilfering sweets from a downtown drug store. Officers say he claimed the candy was for the monkey. While Warren is jailed and the monkey in the animal shelter, the simian resumed a banana diet.
Police and deputies sought two hitchhiking suspects after Howard Wilson was robbed of 20 pounds and his car by two men described as soldiers near Brady on Sunday. Wilson said he was picked up near Sam Antonio and threatened with knives during the incident.
Rewards of 1000 dollars were posted today for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the death of Mrs. Kinde Smith on her plantation estate. Her battered boy was found on the estate Saturday night, a blood-stained club nearby and one arm bound.
The Texas Supreme Court refused to hear a mandamus bid to remove run-off primary election officials appointed for the August 26 vote. The court overruled the motion to file and rejected the challenge alleging officials were not qualified voters or held incompatible offices. No written opinion was issued.
Peter P. Leyendecker, 81, longtime Webb county Democratic executive committee chairman, was stricken critically this morning and rushed to the hospital.
Brownsville residents involved in an airphone campaign to boycott high priced meat report threats but remain undeterred. They planned to travel to Tal Landale to organize and buy coal in the area.
The first southbound Texas Eagle, the Missouri Pacific line’s silver and blue diesel streamliner, was scheduled to reach San Antonio at 1 43 a.m. Monday after departing St. Louis Sunday. The train, to be known as The Texas Eagle on MP and Pennsylvania routes east, features bedrooms and roomettes, reclining chairs with fingertip control, reading lights, radios, deep carpets, a combined diner and lounge, and carries 32 passengers in the dining compactment with 18 in the lounge.
The Board of Equalization began hearing a tax appeal from Medical Arts Corp owner of the Medical Arts Building seeking a reduction of the last year’s $348,330 assessment to $214,490 for current taxation.
The annual meeting of the Industrial Group will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Coca Cola Bottling Co. 123 La Fitte St. It is the first general membership party inviting wives. Executive secretary C F Matsch announced details.
A merchant unable to balance cash receipts traced trouble to a misposted amount on an 85 bill over $3. The case was turned to Charles A. Ellis, head of the San Antonio Secret Service office, who urged money handlers to inspect both sides of a bill as received.
Deputy sheriffs raided three locations north of the city Saturday night and seized four slot machines. Sheriff Owen Kliday said the machines were operated in inconspicuous rear areas of establishments. Charges would be filed if owners could be located, though observers noted machines could be destroyed without charges being filed.
Houston hosts the Knights of Columbus national convention with more than 38,000 members from across North America expected to attend. Executive and finance committees and the Supreme Board of Directors opened pre convention deliberations yesterday.
Atty Gen Clark ordered the arrest in Tokyo of American born Iva Toguri D Aquino for wartime broadcasts over Radio Tokyo known as Tokyo Rose. She is a Los Angeles native and wife of a Portuguese citizen and will be brought back to the United States to face treason charges.
Gen Jonathan B Wainwright urged universal military training at the 28th annual Disabled American Veterans convention in New York The message followed an invitation by 1590 delegates who expected to elect him DAV national commander He argued trained youth with modern weapons strengthens national defense and survival odds compared to untrained soldiers
The San Antonio housing board agreed to consider a policy requiring the board to review all permanent personnel hiring and firing. Chairman E. B. Powers and Daniel Gonzales discussed with Mayor Alfred Callaghan, with a plan to address the matter at the next meeting. Some employees previously deemed permanent complained of dismissals by Director Louis Le Laurin.
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