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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1934
Page
1
Berlin officials announce a purge targeting vice within the Sturmabteilung and related groups. About 600 people were arrested in raids on baths and premises linked to alleged moral corruption. some cases led to jail sentences as officials vow a nationwide crackdown.
Ray Larison, whose 3-year-old son Ray was kidnapped after a thief stole his car in Tyler, located the child at 5:25 am near the courthouse square. A large East Texas search by posse and Justice Department agents followed steady overnight rain. Larison had pleaded for the car to be returned with his son, who wore only light pajamas and faced pneumonia risk. The abductors' identity remained unknown.
President Roosevelt urges the 48 governors to modify home loan restrictions to expand use of the federal housing program. He cites the New York state legislation enacted recently as a model for other states. The letter requests quick action to extend housing aid nationwide.
Weather for tourists lists cities across the United States with vague forecasts. It mentions cloudy conditions and possible rain in Shreveport and a few snow chances in other regions, reflecting a fragmented and incomplete forecast page.
The investigation into the slaying of John F. Garvett and the smothering death of a Tulsa youth expanded today to include widespread rumors of youth misconduct. Authorities, led by Berry Hing, state attorney general, said 18 year old Phil Kennamer, son of a federal judge, awaits trial on first degree murder charges in Garvett's death as the broader inquiry unfolds.
Special Judge Bryce Ferguson presided as a grand jury in Ninety-fourth district court on Tuesday returning fifteen indictments and 26 no bills. Two cases were referred to the county attorney for further action.
Texas Attorney General James V. Allred, soon to be governor, arrived in Washington on a goodwill inspection tour. He plans talks with relief chief Harry Hopkins and possibly President Roosevelt, saying no aim to set up a Texas oil and railroad regulatory commission.
An inquiry by the senate munitions committee was opened into gun sales to non government buyers. Winchester Arms Co was asked to report all such sales while Edwin Fugsley denied manufacturing machine guns or parts. The hearing also examined wartime plans for a press blackout and profits limits amid debate on peacetime vs wartime authority.
Kerrville Texas December 181 A Frank Hatton driller for the Bast and Ol company reported the tail struck in the Jeff Love No 2 well in Kerr County at 3550 feet. The well lies a quarter mile south of Jeff Love No 1 and began producing about 50 barrels of high gravity oil.
Mrs Rumsey co founder of the Junior League and a leading consumer advocate, was severely injured in a horse fall near Warrenton Virginia. Her condition worsened after a series of setbacks, with a fortune estimated at 28 million tied to her Harriman and Roosevelt connections.
Motions filed by the Southern Pecan Shelling company and 39 other plaintiffs against WR. Smith, US 8 attorney, and H. P. Drought NRA compliance director, set for Wednesday in federal court before Judge R. J. McMillan. NRA district official W. L. Pencke announced the hearing. the case was postponed earlier due to Julius Seeligman’s illness. The complaint seeks restraint on receiving or preferring complaints for alleged NRA wage provisions violations. Smith and Drought seek dismissal, noting no charges filed against the plaintiffs.
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