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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1927
Page
4
A special appeal is made to the people of San Antonio to donate food and clothing for the needy. The annual drive, organized by a local association, seeks donations to aid the poor before Christmas Eve. Dr B L Thomson and Hart donations are noted as helping fund the effort.
Former Canton Police Chief Saranus A. Lengel awaits a new trial on charges of complicity in a murder plot tied to the Don Bellet case. Lengel had been freed on bond over a year ago as legal proceedings continued. The item notes the case’s historic context within ongoing crime coverage.
A prisoner at a Pennsylvania jail hanged himself in his cell leaving a note claiming James Yates was jailed unjustly. The detainee, identified as James Yates, was arrested Sunday on drunkenness charges and used strips of material tied to a sled to end his life.
A Dallas motion picture theater owners group led by W. H. Ward plans district meetings in January across seven towns: Lubbook, Brownwood, Abilene, San Antonio, Houston, and Lorghen. Delegates will discuss regional theater issues and coordination.
San Antonio man charged with drunkenness faced Corporation Court on Tuesday. Judge John F. Onion sentenced him to five dollars. The defendant, muddy from a fall, vowed to take another drink despite the New Year oath.
Troy Dover, 19, jailed in Husk Tuesday charged with the murder of his 70-year-old grandmother Mrs. W. Gole who had raised him. Neighbors found her Sunday with head injuries and she was taken to Mount Selman Hospital. Dover was held in TusK jail. no motive given, neighbors called the slay ing man apparently crazy.
Mrs. Kharl Taybarger a 29 year old mother of five children was electrocuted on the back porch of her home in Brazil Indiana while operating a washing machine. The incident was reported by the International News Service.
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