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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1932

Page

5

Pioneer Texas Physician Young Dies at 78

Dr Franklin B E Young longtime San Antonio physician and early tuberculosis specialist dies at his son's home in San Antonio aged 78. Retired from practice, he will be buried Tuesday at 4 p.m. from Porter Loring mortuary with Bishop W Y Gaptrs officiating. Survived by widow Mary Louise, two sons Flint C Young and William E Young, two daughters Mrs Edgar W King and Mrs Barker Hitt. Active pallbearers named.

Franklin BE. Young Texas Dr. Young Flint C. Young East Whittler Street Porter Loring Mortuary W. YT. Gaptrs West Texas Episcopal Diocese West Point Young Travis Bexar County Medical Association San Antonio Mary Louise Young William E. Young Marathon Edgar W. King Fort Amador Panama Barker Hitt Fort Royal J. P. Newcomb J. C. Rice Byron Haltom G. M. Edwards J. K. Schoeppl Fi. F. Hogan

Elderly man found living in open to be housed

Frail 75 pound man named William Lawrence found in a vacant east side lot near Megendi alley after two years without shelter or regular food. Humane officer R. Scott to place him in the Bexar County Home for the Aged if relatives cannot be located. man recalls El Paso relatives and once was an artist.

Bexar County R. ©. Scott Humane Officer Megendi Alley Sumer Scott el Paso William Lawrence Aince

Light's Free Rental Directory at Piggly Wiggy Stores

December issue of The Light's Free Rental Directory is available at all Piggly Wiggy stores. Ask for it to browse rental listings, ads, and local offers in the community.

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Letter argues retirement pay facts for disabled officers

A reader signed as Captain Middleton defends the 1861 retirement law and four pension classifications. He corrects claims about veterans' bureau salaries and notes that no disabled officer is retired without line of duty findings. The letter emphasizes precise terminology and cites Public 212 and the 1932 act.

National Economy League San Antonio Veterans’ Bureau vVeterans’ Bureau Veterans' Bureau United States Bureau J. Middleton

Gunman Shoots Detective in Los Angeles Crisis

Los Angeles police tracked a suspected forger and thief last night when Detective Lieut. Paul T. Lee was shot twice and gravely wounded in an apartment house encounter. The assailant fled, fired on officers, and escaped in a commandeered car. Joyce Whitney, 25, detained as a material witness after a raid at the scene, refused to talk.

Los Angeles Paul T. Lee Joyce Whitney Ell Fort Worth Texas

Hoover to Urge Embargo on Arms

President Hoover prepared a special message to Congress requesting authority to declare an arms embargo to end hostilities in the Chaco between Bolivia and Paraguay. The proposal seeks future prohibition of arms shipments in any country deemed a potential or actual threat to international peace.

Hoover Washington, D. C Congress Bolivia Para Buay Chaco

Singer Resembling G Washington Dies at 61

Clarence Dugene Whitehill, a baritone who resembled George Washington and sang before royalty, died at home after 18 years with the Metropolitan Opera. He was 61.

New York Dev Clarence Dugene Whitehill George Washington Metropolitan Opera House Inday Night

Ethel Barrymore Safely Past Crisis

New York December reports say actress Ethel Barrymore, ill with pneumonia, is safely past the crisis and on the road to recovery. Classified ads tout furniture and art objects for sale in the miscellaneous section.

Ethel Barrymore New York Arlais

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