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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1936

Page

16

Davis Memories From The March First Week 1936 Anecdotes

Journal fragments recount early March 1936 events including Japanese Manchuria invasion, bank holiday, and Roosevelt inauguration. The piece references Senator Walsh, Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, Hollywood touring Californians, and a mix of local figures like William Kendrick and Mrs Biard. It blends gossip, cultural notes, and social scene glimpses with scattered names and places from Texas and California.

Davis Loui Asmerrang Walsh Jubl Attorney Gétera Japan Manchuria Anton Cermak Chicako Roosevelt

Alphabet Tale From an Expurgated Columnist

A cluttered excerpt shows a playful exchange about letters and names with references to Albert Agatha and Alice, framed as a long explanation of a feature called welling in an expurgated column. The text includes garbled dialogue and editor notes about a voting column.

Perry Avery Alnert Albert Fadaha Sen

Game Warden Discovers Butchered Calf Near Gonzales

Game Warden Hitzfelder investigated a theft report and found a butchered calf carcass between St Hedwig and Gonzales. Deputy sheriffs were notified on Monday about the incident.

Stockton Pattee Hitzfelder St. Hedwig Gonzales

Man Injured In Boiler Explosion At Oxi Laundry

A. Man Injured. Joh W Schmidh, 34, of 525 West Petahima boulevard, was treated at Nik hospital for head injuries after a boiler blew at the Oxi Laundry on Sunday morning. Beliminh resident Slow laundry, 20 La-Oya street, was struck across the boiler ruin and hit a wall. Charles W Tanners, 1436 West Ashby place, a Tellow worker, said Teilbarh was uninjured.

Joh W. Schmidh West Petahima Boulevard Nik Hospital Momisy Whaler Oxi la- Oya Street Beliminh Charles W. Tanners West Ashby Place Tellow

Memorial Exhibit Showcases Mary Bonner Works at Wittemuseum

The Willemuseum in San Antonio hosts a memorial exhibit featuring etchings and watercolors by the late Mary Bonner. Curator Miss Slesnar Ontier announced the loan of the pieces, lent by Miss Sma Bonner.

Mary Bonner Witte the Willemuseum Mary, Bonner San Antonio Slesnar Ontierdonk Sma Bonner

Weekend Rain Helps Bexar County Farmers

Government conservation programs aided by weekend rainfall in Bexar County, improving soil conditions for planting winter wheat, fall gardens, and cover crops. Farm agent Fred Mally notes terracing and dry soil delays eased, with expectations of a second Milo maize cane harvest and benefits to soybeans, cowpeas, and vegetables.

Bexar Pavernment Fred Inty Mally Gegent

Beer and Smoke Theft Reported at Braun Hall

E Phelps reported to a deputy that eight cases of beer and cigarettes were stolen on Braun Road near Braun Hall. The incident occurred Monday and involved the best of eight items seized for marble tables at the venue. The report cites a missing inventory and ongoing investigation.

E. Phelps She Tlus Braun“hall Braun Road

Man Slugged on Blum Street Walk

Charles Sellers aged 44 of 40 percent East Maclin street reported to police Monday that two men stopped him on Blum Street in the early morning and slugged him.

Charles Sellers East Maclin Street Blum Street

Search for Grater killer widens in California desert

In a Texas style desolate region investigators chase clues to a suspected self inflicted death of Crater near Agua Caliente and Tijuana. A rancher probe links a mysterious prospector Grater to the case as a posse rides through miles of harsh terrain.

Julian Mae Jeph Crulep New York San Diego Beck Graler Vance Angel W. O C. Allen Los Angeles Examiner Agua Caliente Crater Tijuana Hugh McCadlery War Garrener Pordirhyeny Hirsell Nijuana McAntirey Craur Tron McCaffrey Angel Jin Angel Lippman Lannenbuun Lucky Blacky Blackiet Genie Grater Ivia Memand

Series of Cash Thefts Reported

Reported thefts include several individuals in the area with amounts listed. Prank Marve reports $36 taken from a vehicle near 214 North Hawkberry. Bare Ramirez lost $27 in a theft at 717 South Medina. Weary Moart reports clothing and items stolen from a parked car.

Marve Elks Elub Hellests Dixie Intel Paul Reho North Hawkberry Street Bare Ramirez South Medina Street Aia Weary Moart Atin. Ve

Speaker Jim Perry to address London club meeting

Jim Perry will address the Woman's Republic club at Wonuti's Non-partisan bandon elgh Ab 10220 A. om. Texas headquarters 2161-2 Fast Houston Iee Mig. Alexander Boynton will preside. She meeting. 35 pope ta he public.

London Jim Perry Woman's Republica Club Wonuti Bandon Elgh Ab A. Om Texas Fast Houston Mig Alexander Boynton

Civil Service Classes Open in San Antonio

The civil service commission announced openings for various positions in San Antonio including director of regulation with the bureau, nautical engravers, agricultural niche with conservation service, public health nurses, and other posts with salaries ranging from 1380 to 6500 dollars per year. Application forms available at the information station in the post office, deadline 19.

Civil Service Commission San Antonio da Quill Posibiohs Bureau of Tadiam Alluses Sail Conservation Service Neal Hursing

Texas Legion Delegates Open Beaumont Convention

Aug 81 e Texas Legion convention opened in Beaumont with a welcoming address by Mayor K K Renfte. Reports from Charles A Osborn of Dallas and others covered rules, junior baseball, and Houston's championship, with Gen Claude V Birkhead delivering an address and W S Green elected grand chief others.

Chaarles A. Osborn Dallas Hirst Avision Gue Ehpiruan Rules Committee T Hat Dregon Rowan Moxard Austin Gilmore Houston Thomas J. Mellhunny Claude V. Birkhead San Antonin Groon Pampa Chet Gare

Man Fatally Shot at L A Residence

El Bubba Steen a 23 year old employe of a rain at ed West Commence street was away to Heath With a doubly blooded shotgun at the front porch of Rosie Lee Pensoi. Police report Steen quarreled with the woman and struck her with a shotgun Sunday. A murder complaint was filed in Justices Court Monday against the woman City Detective P Littlepage.

Bubba Steen Ed West Commence Heath Rosie Lee Pensoi Tiveto Nid Zyvatle Street Fonson Old PR Halleron Police Slesy Thou Justine of the Peace Cain Onions P. Littlepage

Vote AltiérTean Engineer to Speak to Technical Club

S D Ashvrook engineer and contractor from South America will speak to the Technical Club at 12 15 p m Tuesday in the Bing Bower Neotel. Ashvrook has spent 20 years in Chile and other parts of South America.

Joe Niguella Abbe Strunk Californie Reed Lois AltiérTean Technical Club S.D. Ashvrook South America Bing Bower Neotel Ashvrook Chile Othor Wills

Missing rights of way deeds case revealed in garaged evidence

A garaged case file held deeds and guarantees to thirty piers of property, with workers in labor disputes and county officials discussing right of way purchases. A morning report noted an empty case and a lack of witnesses, while officials prepared for further action.

McNair Blybody Eumuly Covmlsson

Hunt Begins for South Africa Man Missing on River Road

Folie Monday reports Ed PL Pripsen 92, longtime resident, disappeared after leaving home Saturday morning to boat with a friend near Cesin on the Merfina River. Wife Mrs Friesehhahn said he had married Lo Gish, and authorities issued a search as night fell.

Friesehhahn Lo Gish Merfina Céscin Nitzon Keys Vole Anterican

Field Artillery Detachment Returns After Training Exercise

A detachments of two officers and 444 men of the Seventy-seventh Field Artillery at Marta were to return to duty at Fork Sim Houston Monday after command post exercises. They will be attached to the Fifteenth Field Artillery for several days and then go to Gan Bills.

Seventy-seventh Field Artillery Marta Ure Riya Fork Sim Houston Fifteenth Field Artillery

Victim Beaten in 200 Block States Street Incident

Police report a man named Joe Williams of 420 Maverick Street was cit and beaten by two women in the 200 block of States Street. He was treated at Hobert T. Green hospital on Monday.

Joe Williams Maverick Street Hobert T. Green Hospital States i Street

Dispossession Suit in S A Federal Court

A dispossession case in federal court in Medina County involves Rodana Salle Taylor and Honda Avallish Sir Biggerstagi of Beatls Ville seeking a temporary restraining order to halt Jim Crone from interfering with their development of the Taylor oil field near Hondo. The plaintiffs ask the court to prohibit actions that would disturb their property rights and ongoing development plans.

Medina Coutity Rodana Salle Taylor Honda Avallish Sir Biggerstagi Beatls Ville Tie Taylors Casis Bassel Jim Surpess Crone Taylor Hondo

Flames Fail to Shut Down Plant at Auge Packing

A local plant on South Praos street suffered a fire that halted operations and prompted company officials to claim full capacity and to plan prompt repairs. They considered transferring up to $20,000 in meats to another facility as the smokehouse was affected.

Prazos Street Bhermline

Death of WF Whiting, Hoover era official, passes away

William F. Whiting, longtime secretary of commerce under the Coolidge administration and a leading American paper manufacturer, died in Worcester today. A confidant of Calvin Coolidge, Whiting held high stature in business and government circles, leaving a mark on industrial policy and trade.

Merce Coolilge Calvin Cooliige Tusburg Vate Americ

Services Set for Car Crash Victim Meyer Beyer 34

Funeral services for Tir Herbert Miller Beyer 34 of 423 McMitullen street who died in a car crash in Beeville last week will be held Tuesday at Haey and McCol tum chapel with Rev. D. B. South officiating. Born in El Paso, he leaves widow Violet Meyer and daughter Genevieve, mother Mrs. Luce Neyer of San Antonio, plus brothers and sisters.

Herbert Miller Beyer McMtullen Street Beeville Ar Atj McCol Tum DB. Od Meyer Ina EL Paso Violet Meyer Gibert’ Anst Howard Meyer Genevieve Meyer Luce Neyer San Antonio

Classified Highlights Include Furnished Homes and Buick Listing

A fragment described many wants ads including completely furnished homes with plans radios and electric refrigerator. Also mentions a 1996 Buick 40 series for sale at 740 dollars with terms and title. Other entries reference spacious four bedroom homes with marble garage and attractive grounds and various classifications.

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