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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
2
San Antonio police report 2314 warnings and 565 defect notices issued in 20 days of the safety drive against traffic violations. 57 speeding, 357 passing stop signs, 212 failure to signal, 340 for parking offenses and 7 for miscellaneous violations prompted patrols. 2477 defect notices were returned as defects fixed.
Asa Grumbles 32 a carpenter at Marshall Ford dam was killed when a cement bucket fell after a cable snapped. His widow and two children survive. Local officials reported the accident occurred today at the dam site in Austin.
A report from a federal jail notes prisoners burned varnish and littered floors with cigarette and cigar butts. A marshal, commenting on a new signage system, states the message warnings inmates to stop smoking inside or face removal. He doubts many will choose the outside option.
Personal tax assessments for Plaza, Gunter, and St Anthony de Vente in San Antonio were reduced slightly by the city board of equalization but remain nearly double the prior year’s figures. Protests on elevated assessments from Plaza, Gunter, St Anthony were noted. actions on Smith-Young tower and Medleal Arts building await.
Detroit December 2 A sit down by about 1400 workers at the Nash-Xelvinater plant near Plymouth disrupted production until the Mechanics Educational Society ordered the workers to leave. Police were asked to intervene and the plant was emptied. Management announced operations would resume shortly after noon.
Sheriff's office close to purchasing two sawed off shotguns for deputy escort duties as county commissioners weigh funds. Chief Deputy W Dar Hs Abe notes the court favored the idea but defers action due to money.
More than 100 Great American Life Insurance officials and agents arrived in San Antonio to attend the tenth annual agency convention. The three day program includes luncheons, a dinner dance at Olmos Plaza, tours, speeches by city and state officials, and a trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans for about 40 top sales agents. Becker reports notable 1939 business gains.
Two Russian agents and Bokniga Inc faced fines totaling 2500 dollars for failures in registering with the state department and withholding information. Boris Nikelsky received 1000 dollars and will depart on the next available boat, J A Tyin got 500 dollars, and Bokniga Inc was fined 1000 dollars leading to dissolution. A New York book shop linked to disseminating Russian literature was to be raised.
City plans for operating the old market house stalled as merchants pleaded to stay put. A delegation led by M Tarin Jr and H T theis pressed Park Commissioner Hein Wednesday. He cited inadequate refrigeration and costs. $3500 for new equipment was suggested for study by Hans Helland, the city consulting engineer.
Nearly a score of residents fled into near-freezing weather after a Tuesday midnight blaze gutted a two story frame apartment in Fort Worth. No one was injured as the city recorded its coldest morning of the season with 27.5 degrees at 7:40 a.m.
Mayor Bryce Smith announced his resignation in Kansas City after the council appointed Willig M. Drennan as city manager. Smith opposed the move, calling it a partisan effort to hamstring his drive for reform, and questioned Drennan's fitness for the post amid machine influence from councilmen allied with See Shannon and the Pendergast faction.
A string of drunk driving charges were filed Tuesday in Justice and Peace court with multiple defendants named. The proceedings include arrests on December 28 and December 23 involving collisions at Camden and Trenton and other incidents, plus additional charges against W Maravern, Henry Martheg, Paw Salazar, and Roy W Bennett.
City council approved three amendments to the police academy ordinance on June B 1939. Cadets may be dismissed before course completion and are not regular officers during training. Cadets are eligible for civil service only after finishing the term of training.
County court members received four letters praising county officers. Commissioner San Anderson read a note from Superintendent E. G. Boynton of South San Antonio schools praising a county highway patrolman for assisting traffic safety around suburban schools. Other items mention attic woes and light want ads with a Dial F-1237 number.
Moscow reports Stalin received all 1,2872 votes in his district during Sunday's city Soviet elections. The regime hailed the turnout as proof of popular triumph and pushed a campaign to mobilize every eligible voter to the polls. In Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania three high school seniors wore copper pot cleaner hats as part of a local three-cent data era fad.
A home remedy claim offers swift cough relief using a mixture of 244 ounces of Finex, sugar, water, sour syrup, and pine resin. Marketed as inexpensive and quick acting, the formula promises four times as much medicine, soothing wheeze and sore throat with a Norways Pine and guaiacol based concentrate, with money back guarantee if not pleased.
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