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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1930
Page
8
Grace Brandon speaks of Christmas isolation and grief after a murder trial ruling in her past engagement. She rejects contact from Major Shepard, reflects on pain caused to others, and questions life’s twisted values while preparing to spend the holiday alone.
Glasgow February 24 A simple story based on the life of Jesus as Nazareth will replace most Biblical accounts taught at Scotland's infant schools. Stories of the Garden of Eden Noah and the flood Abraham and other Old Testament subjects have been banned by the Church of Scotland act the Educational Institute of Scotland as unwritable for young children.
A vivid slice of Christmas charity unfolds as firemen visit poverty stricken homes in a city, delivering toys, dolls, candy, and a blackboard. We meet destitute families across brown, white, and black neighborhoods and witness a deaf and dumb girl’s delighted joy at receiving a doll and other gifts. The tour ends with a weary woman reflecting on sorrow, seeking understanding and hoping people forget the painful past.
Dallas Texas December 24 old Dornberger a young man in early twenties freed from a 60 year sentence for robbery after serving 46 years He agreed to straighten his life and took a job as an office assistant with the district attorney who prosecuted him four years ago Harold’s brother a young man won a plea with prosecutor William McGraw and interceded for the youth Governor Melitan promised a further nod and a period of uncertain length was set for his punishment
Will Wood announced the January first appointments for Precinct No 1. Dan Rowling becomes chief deputy. J We Dow, J Ginter, and Toe Dominguez named deputies. Miss A Goforth retains the bookkeeper post she has held under Duke Carver.
A boy named James Robert Seitz, age unspecified, was burned on his face when he overturned a boiling pot Wednesday morning at 21 North Cherry Street. Attendants at Robert B. Green Hospital reported his condition as not serious. Scrubwomen at Harvard University receive Christmas bonuses after an investigation found pay gaps.
Fayetteville Arkansas Det CFE reports Miss Vestal Guinn a University of Arkansas sophomore was fined nine of 25 cents by the student governing board at her dorm after singing in a bathtub at midnight. She admitted humming only and did not plead guilty. The incident marks a rare campus disciplinary action.
Doe Stewart, stagehand, long plagued by throat infection that made swallowing painful, underwent his forty seventh operation in a Atlanta hospital on December 24. After the surgery he could eat again and said he would likely not need another operation for three months or more.
In Belgrade on December 24, Yugoslav authorities arrested 17 men on charges connected to a alleged plot against the state. The plot, deemed the broadest uncovered since King Alexander assumed autocratic rule, involved military officers and aimed to undermine the government amid ongoing political strife.
A gunman held up a furniture store in Hillsboro, shot and killed a man identified as Lesmi Johnson, and wounded a deputy. Sheriff Davenport and Deputy Burrow opened fire. Burrow’s pistol jammed after Johnson’s shot, and Johnson was mortally wounded. Banks in Jefferson City and Connersville were also reported closed by year end.
Firemen responded to a Citizens garage on Travis Street and a separate blaze at Irvin's home in Nebraska. The garage fire was extinguished with no major loss, while a rear ally structure owned by P. Esparza was damaged slightly by flames. Unknown spark reportedly started the Nebraska house fire.
Warrant Officer Peter Koster of the judge advocate’s staff in the Eighth Corps area is ordered to duty in the Philippines. He will depart Friday and proceed via San Francisco to assume responsibilities with the Philippine forces.
Christmas cheer arrives as Globe Luton Electric Manufacturing distributes a $25,000 bonus to 558 Milwaukee employees on December 24. The surprise payout boosts morale amid the holiday season.
Washington December 24 and officials say more than one million American farmers have benefited directly from the Agriculture Marketing Act since it took effect eighteen months ago. The program is linked to the Federal Farm Board and aims to stabilize markets and improve farmer income.
The Chicago Tribune reports investigators consider the recent plane crash near Port Indiana as possibly connected to rum running, with the dying pilot identified as a former man-form. The article notes speculation that the aircraft might have been mistaken for a rum runner.
Citrus fruit were damaged by frost yesterday in the Tropperint valley as temperatures fell to 29 degrees. Leaves dropped from grapefruit trees and the extent of the loss was not estimated.
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