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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
2
Report describes two boys about ten years old who came to Mrs. W B Taylor's home at 407 Eighth Street Monday afternoon asking for food, then stole $6 from her purse while she prepared cake. The incident ends with the boys' actions and local concern.
Mrs Armant Trgenfire and her daughters Anne and Katharine of New Orleans attend social events Sunday honoring Mrs Legendre's visit as they prepare to depart for New York for a year. The piece catalogs numerous gatherings, guests, travel plans, sorority events, and visits across Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and other points, highlighting names, places, and forthcoming college enrollees.
A San Antonio Optimist Club meeting at the Gun for hotel will feature a musical program led by chairman Willy Br. Coal. Manhieff. Artists include Oaks Harlson, Miss Jeanette Erilet, Miss Lenora Ann Thompson, David Kanter, David Griffin and Miss Aba Richle.
Mrs Henderson, once famed as a stylish figure in New York, arrived in France after a Russia visit marked by poor meals and sleep deprivation. She recalled clashes with Soviet authorities in Leningrad and Moscow, theft of a publication, and claims of propaganda. She criticized Russia as lacking home life and God, and mentioned plans to travel to Bulgaria.
In a signed letter to The Light a taxpayer criticizes city officials push for another bond issue to fund projects. The writer notes unpaid taxes burdening severe property owners and questions Exposition Park use and funding for a stadium. Proposes selling park to raise 250000 for new ventures and reallocating 190000 to fire stations rather than mosquito inspectors.
Three brothers Apo lonia Gamez Roberto Gamez and Juan Gamez were charged in one complaint with murder after Nieves Trangel a 40 year old deputy constable was killed at a dance near Selma early Sunday Deputy Sheriff Houston Minor filed the complaint before Justice of the Peace Bat
Seven persons including four members of Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra were injured in a two car crash on the 100 block of San Pedro Avenue at 2 55 am. Injured are Joe Dickson 19 Paul Wetstein 21 Fred Atyles 21 Ben Pickering 20 Louis Silverville 32 Louise Trumble 24 and Lieutenant L L Gist of Oklahoma a reserve officer at Camp StansInc Two orchestra members Serlee and Ploktrng left for Nall Tuesday with the group The others remained for treatment for head injuries Mrs Trumble suffered a broken collar bone and back injuries Gist was taken to Station Hospital Fort Sam Houston condition not serious The crash occurred when the musicians car went south and the Trumble Gist car went west on Cypress Street turning into San Pedro avenue
Funeral services for Theo Magott will be held at 8 30 a m Wednesday from his home 113 Gree ley street and at 9 30 a m at St Josephs Church. The Rev Leo Mahlmielster will officiate with several priests assisting. Interment will be in St Josephs Cemetery. A Polish native, Magott lived in the city 52 years and belonged to St Josephs and St Alberts societies Harmonia lodge Hermann Sons and Catholic Staataverband of Texas. Survivors include his widow Mrs Pauline Magott four daughters two sons and ten grandchildren.
Ed McGowan a Black porter at Police headquarters was praised as an expert possum hunter after a Tuesday incident. Two complaints about fighting possums in a tree near San Antonio Street led to his lone action, with McGowan returning with one possum but the other escaping.
Aug 1 report from the Palcor Agency details two Arabs killed and several wounded in ongoing violence after a fatal shooting at a Jewish synagogue. Arab snipers near a government hospital in the Ajami quarter of Jaffa were blamed for the nurse shootings, escalating the unrest.
A fragment recalls Joe E Brown years ago working in a circus with an Arik hare Gypsy that he rode in Paio. The lone line hints at a memory of the actor and a circus performance, though details are unclear.
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