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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1934
Page
14
Canadian doctor Allan Roy Dafoe, famed for caring for the Dionne quintuplets, is nominated for the 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The nomination cites his life-saving work and rapid response to emergencies, with broader praise across Canada for his medical service and character.
Delegates at the annual meeting of Texas Masonic organizations elected officers for the grand chapter and grand council. The event, held in Waco, featured a sale of a property listed at $4 800. Classified notices followed.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued a commutation pardon for G. W. Miller, convicted in Falls County in March 2034 of receiving stolen property and sentenced to three years. The report notes 4 killed and 27 injured in 102 traffic accidents during November, per Police Captain W. C. Dinkman.
In New York the Appetite division of the New York Supreme Court refused to compel Justice Joh B. Carew to issue a final order on a writ of habeas corpus filed by Mrs. Otoria Morgan Vanderbilt to regain custody of her 10 year old daughter Gloria from Hetty Payne Whitney. The court held the decision, in its present form, appealable by the mother but did not grant peremptory mandamus to issue the writ.
San Antonio officials consider a 500000 bond issue to fund the city’s share of the Texas Centennial in 1938. Mayor Quin indicated the possibility but did not commit, saying the council is open to other methods and ideas from civic leaders and taxpayers.
A wife objects to her husband Harry Richard Upham taking her to a funeral, a reason she cites in seeking a divorce. In court, she says she was left at home in past cases and details of the Los Angeles investment hooker background are noted in the filing. Judge Ralph Jarcison hears the matter.
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