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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1942
Page
5
Furnishings from the former French liner Normandie fetched 26 020 dollars at a U S customs seizure auction in New York. Items included 1333 mattresses 10 tons of carpet 1887 pillows and 16720 pounds of beads beads drew spirited bidding and sold for 2125 dollars, amid import difficulties.
New Jersey City August 26. About 1451 passengers from the Swedish exchange ship Gripsholm went ashore after a sweep by investigators from five agencies. The last 100 refugees remained aboard until near midnight to finish clearance. Reports say 150 to 250 Far East refugees may be sent to Ellis Island for further questioning, including some missionaries linked to pacifist meetings aboard the ship.
Two pedestrians received treatment at Robert B Green Hospital after separate hit and run crashes. Bortolo Covarrubias 38 of 109 Graves Place Azelan Courts suffered a fractured left leg in the 600 block of Guadalupe Street. Mattie Forward 48 of 2143 Strain Street was injured at Groves and Nebraska Street by a car driven by Lucas Salazar 1415 Lanvar Street.
In Los Angeles Arg 28 1 Mrs Leonidas Gray testified her husband Leonidas Gray struck her with a 15 inch mackerel during a heated dispute and chased her father with a lawn mower. She described him as highly intoxicated as she sought a divorce yesterday.
Wealthy turf enthusiast Bob Howard husband of actress Andrea Leeds enters the armed forces joining the coast guard. All Howard brothers, Kin and Charles, serve as captain in the shore and army air corps respectively.
Dr Chauncey D B Leake, head of pharmacology at UC San Francisco, selected to head the University of Texas medical branch in Galveston. He plans to move September 7 and aims to coordinate Galveston’s program with California’s, seeking AMA approval after administrative clarifications. Leake, born 1896 in New Jersey, will expand research and emphasize mental hygiene and cancer prevention.
Ban Angelo August 28 funeral services were held for Paul Campbell Menefee two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Menifee. The child died in a Mc Comey hospital from a rattlesnake bite.
Mexican and United States labor groups join to stop an illegal flow of Mexican workers to the United States. Fidel Velazquez cites border smuggling aided by minor immigration officials. An international control committee by the Mexican federation and El Paso GIO aims to protect workers and prevent displacement of U S workers.
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