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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
5
Fragmentary text cites pro German led charges and a request for proceedings. Mentions suppression of registration and a committee chairman seeking state action. Fuzzy lines reference an American commission and testimony suggesting evidence presented.
A garbled account references a hearing led by a Secretary and Under-Secretary, with mentions of the Communist party and German influence. It cites Jester and Can Si Mt today, plus claims that certain figures from the Communist faction acted as agents. The piece notes fears of labor leaders exposed by testimony and a push to tighten loyalty amid committee scrutiny.
Sheriff Glund Swift leads a search within a large radius for a missing 18 year old sheep herder near a stone hut described as a possible shelter. A cabin matching the description was found and burned, with a bride reportedly hidden inside a nearby box, while investigators press on with the hunt and question local residents.
Three San Antonio policemen with Weta Corpus Christh December 3 to testify in the trial of Eximond Kag dee dri indicted in Nueces county for the theft of an auto. Officer c Ray Klockenkemper Lori Graney We Fitch and Ratio Payteipen WoW Vaughan assisted in the arrest at Klagler after repelling a tip he was headed Loward Gan Antonia. He was arrested in front of the police station South St May Marie streets.
Obituary notes John H Shoenberger 87 of York Street Sued in Pennsylvania. He authored Frun the Great fakes to the Palm. Survived by widow Garnet J Shoenberger. In youth he spent years in lumber and prospecting and crossed the West by packhorse in 1878, inspiring his book Surviving.
Grim details emerge from a tragic rail crash as two people die and many children are injured. Bereaved families plan mass funeral while the high school remains closed. A truck driver from Vallejo recounts the scene, and nurses identify victims by clothing and personal items.
A contract for a panormang pate loan shed and wind measurement platform at Stinson weather station was let on Friday. J H Jartxte, head of the San Antonio weather service, said the shed will sit atop the administration building and house recordings of upper air winds. The project aims to improve direction and velocity readings from 36 inch Pilub balloons, using hydrogen gas, with safety concerns noted about dark conditions.
Hamburg dispatch says German ambassador to Washington Hans Dieckhars arrived at Cuxhaven en route to Berlin to report to Chancellor Hitler on American reactions to recent Nazi anti Semitism.
The Don's research department reports jurors in Bexar county work little overtime and few are kept on payroll. During 46 weeks since January 4, 2794 good men were sworn, with many called to hear murder deciders and civil suits. Jury trials span several district and county courts, averaging multiple cases per juror. End hush marks end of spring term and six week summer vacation.
Research reveals that jury matters average 200 per week except holiday weeks, with 175 during the lull. District court work slows as judges focus on motions for new trials, leaving many cases not started. Dockets show scattered trials and many dismissals or settlements, while lawyers and judges lament slow progress and crowded calendars.
Wilbur J. Matthews local attorney told gun club members at the Gun Ter hotel that the iPay Hour Act faces voiding before the U S Supreme Court. He warned the act’s delegation of legislative authority to an administrator and child labor and agricultural worker provisions may be unconstitutional. Matthews said the law exempted certain shelling workers and criticized exemptions.
Deputy Jaimes Villaneuva, 69, of Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector, underwent an operation at Medical and Surgical Hospital after a hunting accident reported Sunday. Villaneuva remained in serious condition as authorities announced a shift in patrol assignments involving local officers.
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