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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
3
Funeral services will be held here at 4 p m for Clara Inez Ferrro known as the mother of Texas men. Her son, Pred Ferris, fought fires years ago. Her husband led a volunteer firemen’s organization in Browntown.
A Prairie Dog bit a woman on the finger near 4141 West Laurel, causing a minor injury. She received treatment at Robert B. Green Hospital on Friday.
Foremen of two New York county grand juries asked General Sessions Judge Allen to advise on United States Attorney Medaller's charge that six New York political leaders are controlled by gangsters. Judge Allen said the juries have power but warned them against swayed by public clamor. Both juries adjourned to next Monday without action. Upham Becomes Commander of U S Asiatic Fleet Today in Shanghai Admiral Frank B Upham succeeded Admiral Montgomery Taylor upon retirement.
Havana reports a pending settlement of a paralyzing harbor strike as shippers and some labor factions prepare to end walkouts. Unions seek recognition while treasury secretary Joaquin Martinez Saenz aims for patriotic backing for the new regime.
In northern Iraq, Kurdish raids trigger a regional crisis as 315 bodies are found in Semel and 300 more in nearby Doguk. The Assyrian leader Mar Shimun and kin were deported to Cyprus by the Iraqi government amid accusations of instigating the outbreak. Britain moves to intervene as the former mandatory power.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt traveled in plain clothes with Miss Lorena Hickok to a West Virginia coal area on a private tour. The First Lady arrived Wednesday night and requested secrecy to avoid publicity and crowds during the mine visit.
Aug Phat G D Stevens D D May and M T Howard will be tried on mail robbery charges in connection with a 71000 theft in Fort Worth. They are also named in murder charges tied to the gang slaying of J. and Harry Rutherford and Jack Blurdivant. A tentative September trial date was set. Weldon Routt and Claude FAN also face charges in the mail robbery case.
W A Morrison member of the Texas state board of education died at his Cameron home early today after a brief illness He was recently appointed to the board by Governor Miriam Ferguson and took part in the last meeting in Cameron where the scholastic apportionment was fixed.
In San Antonio dry cleaners may face actions for handling mail thief codes. The notice mentions in person or by mail submissions and cites NRA codes. An Albuquerque source notes a postal announcement dated August 22, with references to Mexico City and Havana context and Cuban exiles.
In Bucharest on August 18 king Carol, already convalescing from the flu, contracted measles likely from his son Michael, who has been ill for several days. Physicians report the king's condition as generally good. Dowager Queen Marie returned today from a northern trip.
Arthur Rice Lee, 25, a negro farmer near the Culebra road, survived shotgun wounds after an incident late Thursday. Claude Neel, 25, a dairyman nearby, admitted firing the weapon and was charged with assault to murder. Lee was a passenger in a bus line tied to a March 24 robbery and murder case involving David Barker. three men already indicted.
Lawrence Tibbett and his wife welcomed a two pound baby boy in San Francisco. Mrs. Tibbett, formerly Jennie Burgard, is described as a San Francisco society woman and the second wife.
Henry H. Murphey, medical reserve officer on duty with the Tree Army, has been granted a commission as first lieutenant in the regular army. He will be assigned to Fort Sam Houston according to an announcement Friday.
The family of exiled Cuban President Machado arrived in Philadelphia and was officially greeted by Mayor Moore. Police guarded their hotel while Daniel J. Crawford Jr. arranged a permanent Philadelphia area home, preferably in Wynnewood.
Berlin reports The Landpost states the government will end subsidies to farmers next year unless grain production is reduced. The agricultural paper urges cuts as current output suffices for consumption and warns prices may be raised to offset overproduction.
Frances Caldwell aged five of 814 Ven Ness Street Priday received severe burns on the bottoms of her feet after stepping in live coals in her backyard. Attendant at Robert B Greer Hospital reported the injury. Two year old Sadie Rizik of 1208 West Travis Street was scalded when she overturned a pot of soup.
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