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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1933
Page
2
In Austin, J. W. Grooms, 25, facing embezzlement charges, shot himself to death in a hotel room after police failed to force him out with tear gas and pistol fire. Officers entered and fired, but Grooms killed himself rather than surrender.
A long list of social gatherings, visits, and journeys fills the Corpus Christi scene. Betsy Meusebach hosts a hotel roof dinner for India Brubbs of Monroe, while Fay Stopington in Galveston is honored at a luncheon. many residents travel to Kerrville, Kerrville, and Chicago for weddings, world fairs, and family reunions.
A Tokyo navy communique reports five sailors killed and six injured during maneuvers ending August 21. The exercises, conducted hundreds of miles south of Tokyo, involved most navy ships on active duty and included a seaplane loss and high seas hazards.
Brewery officials have not accepted any railroad offers for a spur track as Southern Pacific One Missouri Kannas and Texas demand city consent to extend a line. Katy line sought input and a re hearing was filed to challenge the crossing easement on Bimpson street. Judge Davis noted Katy may not seek a hearing until next week. Meanwhile a rail entry dispute centers on building setback and street easement with B P ownership. A guard protects three year old Duddy Copeland amid two notes threatening death for ransom.
In Oakland Henry L. House-Welt assistant secretary of the navy says the United States navy will be the driest in the world in four to five years under the NRA shipbulking program, targeting 67 new vessels of war.
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