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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1931
Page
2
Kiki Robe, linked to Legs Diamond, describes love for the gangster and fear as Albany DA questions her about killers. Her testimony unfolds amid a Boston to Albany manhunt and a public vigil for Diamond.
The tale follows Myra and Alice Diamond arranging funeral funds for a gangster linked with a romance with Kiki Roberts. The burial kitty was reported as publicly noted, with the undertaker’s establishment set for the wake next Tuesday in New York Ore.
Five unmasked bandits who held up the Pormera State bank and escaped with between 500 and 1000 dollars were believed surrounded by pursuing officers near Junction City Clenton south of here. After abandoning a car and a truck, they fired on pursuing citizens then fled toward Junction. No injuries were reported.
Local court absolves a woman in a case described as the slaying of her suitor. Proceedings referenced a charged Watts slaying and a witness list including names like Michard Arklea and Tony Ackley. The jury outcome and surrounding notes highlight a disputed claim of responsibility and related family shooting allegations.
A simple device claims to diminish static in radio reception and boost volume on all radios. It promises easier distant reception, reduced interference, and extra signals with one more channel strength. Hill seeks agents and offers samples, with address at Suite 461, 619 Ath Street, Des Jone.
New York, Dec 19 AP The 100 Koatern Western and Southern railroad presidents warned a voluntary 10 percent wage cut or a 16 percent involuntary reduction may be imposed. They appointed a committee to pursue settlement, with Daniel Willard of Baltimore and Ohio as chair, while labor groups prepare to renegotiate. The railroads also signaled a possible 4 1/3 percent overall cut if contracts are fired and new talks fail.
Chicago December 19 representatives of two railroad brotherhoods will not discuss with railroad officials the proposed 15 percent wage cut. The stance was stated as the talks were blocked and no negotiations would be held at this time.
A Canopus Terrace club program opens Christmas week for winter tourists guided by Mrs Lulu Griesenteck Swathy. Activities include contract bridge sessions by T S Mayivell, Eddie Warwel Orchestra on Tuesday, progressive bridge Wednesday, and a Christmas party for members on Thursday finishing with an old fashioned nave on Friday night.
Governor Francisco Lopez Cortes of Casaca was censured in congress for allowing his family to attend a main fair during the four hundredth anniversary of the Virgin of Guadalupe appearance. The censure role was described by the revolutionary party.
Unclear OCR reads Dehoa died today in Sonora at age 125. Church grounds confirm the date of Wrirth. Details are garbled.
DETHOIMT December 1. Four persons were held by authorities after a marijuana drive yielded multiple arrests. Officials reported confiscated quantities and ongoing investigations into distribution networks. The action underscores intensified law enforcement efforts in the region.
Trial details Wright seeking to prove he was miles away at the time of the laid up grocery store robbery. Witnesses include Vestimann Denver Montgomery and Mrs Emma Weight who place Wright near Pleasanton. clerk Emil Pavella testifies about bond. Edmundson admits an understanding with authorities.
In Lasuid N. D.C. on December 1, Speaker Garner today inducts the 80 associated Boy Scouts into full membership. A nit, membership card and many items are issued while the official certificate arrives in about a month. The ceremony marks a formal start to the capital’s Boy Scout program.
In Teras Dee 10 Mrt RR Lenn 41 a oil man was killed this afternoon when a discharge started an accidental shooting. The incident occurred as Tebia Tylen Tex passes, with reports noting county health officer Dre Albert Wohlert announced Tyier fever fears not present in the area.
The report notes Don Alfonso’s cousin, ex King Alfonso, seeking an aviation job in the United States. It mentions royal ties and a wish to join the American aviation or air force scene, with claims of piloting since 1910 and readiness to take modest positions to advance.
George Glansten of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce arrived in San Francisco to stress the importance of junior chambers nationwide. He urged younger members to engage in commercial affairs and civic responsibilities, highlighting the movement's growing influence.
Japanese government sent two ultimatums demanding Chinese forces withdraw from Southern Manchuria behind the Great Wall. Chiang Tso-Ping, Chinese minister to Tokyo, leaves for Nanking for conference with the advisory committee. Japan declares 24 hour reply window and warns Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang. U.S. denial notes no American note on the crisis.
United States officials indicated that Japanese troops would be allowed to occupy Chinchow and control Manchuria without further formal protests. Meanwhile bids were invited by January 4, 1922 for furnishings for an officers' club building at Randolph Field.
The piece wanders through fair speculation on prohibition costs at ten million dollars daily, League of Nations debates with Japan, and looming economic shifts. It notes British ship rerouting, Panama Canal fees, and Gordon Kelfridge's London expansion as bulwarks against pessimism, framing a wary postwar mood.
In New York Vep ten a clergy backed effort to curb circulation of magazines deemed vulgar and obscene was not advancing today as Rev. Dr. A Edwin Keimlin pastor of West End Presbyterian church spoke against the drive.
Early returns from around two thirds of the state show Governor William H Murray’s legislative reform program crushed. Four inititiation measures including tax, payment, textbook and judge bills appear defeated by large margins, with rural support falling short. Tax bill opposed by institutional interests may grant Coramon Muemy broader power, and final tallies likely by Monday or Tuesday. Real estate ads note safe investments.
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