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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
5
A well-dressed man’s body was recovered from the East River after being weighted and cast into the water. Police say he may have been killed before the act, with a blunt-force chin wound evident. investigators seek to determine the circumstances amid a cluttered classifieds page and fading ads.
Twelve men were held by county authorities and charged with kidnapping and conspiracy in a case stemming from the disappearance of Marion Stull, Floyd County overseer of the poor. Stull was freed after several hours, returning in her own car with a warning not to return to Charles City. Several suspects were identified by Stull.
Funeral arrangements were not yet complete Tuesday for Louis B Muchlinsky aged 48 of Ivanhoe Michigan who died after a truck trailer he was overhauling collapsed on him late Monday in McAllen Texas.
From Morgan Washington August 23 additional returns show Roosevelt widening lead over Hoover. Roosevelt has about 75,083 votes (41 percent of 42,481 former Hoover backers) while Hoover draws 4 percent of 26,073 who voted Democratic in 1926. Hoover has 25,683 Republicans to Roosevelt's 25,614 Democrats. swing of 17,798 Republicans from 1924 to Roosevelt. five thousand six hundred thirty two undecided. 4194 now back Roosevelt vs 1438 for Hoover.
Funeral services were held at the American cathedral in Paris for Junius Spencer Morgan who died last Thursday at Valmont after a long illness. J. F. Morgan, his cousin from Scotland, attended. Burial will be in Hartford, Connecticut.
The residence of John Howat, chief in Kineee for the Chicago board of ed ucation, was struck by a black powder bomb early today, causing about 46,800 in damage at the rear door of his flat occupied by the engineer. No one was injured. Howatt’s home was bombed May 28, 1631, and police have not solved that prior case. Howatt says he knows of no reason for the attack.
Mississippi voters faced a confusing primary to select seven Congressmen from 28 candidates split into factions due to a federal court ruling that invalidated the state's redistricting law and barred statewide nominations. Despite the court, the state primary board moved ahead with district level nominations.
NATCHEZ August 28 Authorities weighed the account of Emily Jones a Black rooming house operator who tended to clear up the murder of 68 year old recluse Jane Sarget Merrill on August 4 The borrower said the recluse was slain by George Pearls a Black gunman The statement undercut earlier suspicion of Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery neighbors of Merrill
In Richmond Indiana Mrs Nelle Kuming housekeeper confessed to Sheriff Ellison today that she shot and killed Mrs Eleanore Gunsaulle at the Gunsaulle Home. She had previously confessed and then repudiated. She described events leading to the fatal firing and the dead woman's burial at the Gamemulio home near Bulinaville.
A flag of truce was filed in the Franklin County coal field to halt hostilities over the new wage contract. Negotiations at Zelgier included county officers and United Mine Workers officials after one miner was killed and six wounded. A temporary armistice kept mines idle while miners meet to seek a permanent settlement. About 500 people gathered outside Zelgler city hall as a calm parley proceeded.
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