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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1935

Page

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Laval Cabinet Hanging Under Threat in Chamber Debate

The Laval cabinet faced a narrow vote and possible overthrow as deputies debated foreign policy amid guard presence in the chamber. Predictions of the premier's majority varied, with fears of a crisis and resignations if confidence fails, while Laval defended France’s pledge to aid Britain and sought to isolate Italy over the Italo Ethiopian war.

Cope Prec Mabie Chamber of Deputes Premutr Laval Polley Did Bournon Palace Pearcy Leta Iyr Italy Ethiopia Tayeta Eee Baral Beine Geneva Ebessure League of Nations Itai Laval Yvon Delbos Rauicalour Edouard Herziot Domeestie Bicea FESR France Britain Leon Blam Laval Wilha Bliack

Obituary for Mrs Rattle Tavern and family survivors

Native of New Orleans Mrs Annie Web Fas RC widow of W N Lor and mother of several children. Services 2 p m Sunday at Saint Marys Catholic Church. Burial in Rose Yarn. Survivors include husband Charles J Gulecit sister Mrs Loukia Gav Snport and numerous grandchildren. Funeral officiated by Rev W Hi Andersar with a list of relatives and mourners.

Nelanie B. Gutzeut New Orleans Marys Catholerhuren Charles J . Gulecit Loulka Gav Snport Austin

Calls Long Distant Glee Us This Night Record

Ash Ktesura plans his first American picture This Night at Paramount with Wimahoger co stars. The project shoots in Krynics Polen and marks a bold continental venture toward wider U S exposure.

Ash Ktesura Continental Wimahoger Paramount

Milne hoax confession traced by Hoover in New York

Hoover described a months long federal probe into the Milne hoax confession. He noted the Milne family, except for the youth, had no knowledge or involvement. Evidence gathered linked a letter sent through the mails, with agents tracing a barber in a shop and a bus ride to Freviton as part of the inquiry.

Hoover New York Federal Area Milne Antts South Caleb Woodstock Taspay Hever Derlestown Bureau Chile Saing Milne Graria Square Freviton Federal Department of Justice Petes Department Els Fei Vivania New Jersey New

Grandfather Refuses Comment on Hoax Inquiry

An elderly man declines to discuss a hoax claim about his grandson. The report notes confusion over statements and references to a government order. Local witnesses describe a tense scene near a road as relatives respond to rumors and media attention.

United States Diglesfawn di Ward

Texas Youth Held in Ambush Slaying

An old police report details a Texas youth implicated in an ambush slaying during Christmas night. The youth, aged 15, faces charges related to the crime as investigators pursue the case.

Texas

G Men to Ignore Milne Kidnap Hoax

Federal investigators will not enter the unverified Milne kidnapping claim into the record. J. Edgar Hoover, director, says the Bureau will not pursue the hoax further and stresses the case lacks credible evidence or a solvable lead.

Milne Cateh J. Fingar Hoover Th Barra

Laredo Hunter Fatally Shot During Deer Hunt

Cristobal Martines, 19, fatally shot after a hunting accident near the Sa luto ranch, 69 miles northeast of Laredo. P Schweltger of San amon carried the rifle that caught in a limb and fired. Martines died just before midnight after being transported to hospital.

Laredo Peo Cristobal Martines Laredo Hospital Sa~ Luto Ranch Lacedo P. Schweltger Sanamon Martines Schwelteer

Wanamaker Widow Weds Morgan Kin Tie

Mrs. John Wanamaker Jr. marries Alexander Hamilton nephew of J Pierpont Morgan in New York. The ceremony occurred December 8, the same day Hamilton’s divorce from his first wife Katharine Comly was finalized. The bride, widow of merchant John Wanamaker’s heir, was connected to Edgerton Werbneton, with reports of past divorce actions and high society ties.

J.wanamaker Jr Morgan New York John Wanamaker Jr Alexander Hamilton J. Pierbont Morgan Hamilton Katherine Comly John Wanamakers Brandson Edgerton Werbneton Hatiltop Wiliam Pierson Hamilton Moras Hempton- Fade Charles Garside

Man Finishes Own Tombstone Crowns Grave Feat

A man named Eugene Saurial, a stonemason, reportedly finished his own tombstone and placed it near his grave. The strange prank involved crowning the stone and awaiting a final rest, with Saurial seemingly unaware of his own fate.

Eugene Saurial

Expert Cites on AMM Cotton Policy and Labor Impact

New York Dec. 20 Dr B Cox economist warns that agricultural act adjustments push thousands of laborers onto relief rolls in cotton states. He claims the program redistributes wealth by forcing reduced production and harming tenant farmers and laborers while misreading interdependent farm system dynamics. He notes U S share of world cotton fell from over half to about five percent.

New York Agricultural Actjustment Administration B. Cox American Statisical Association Cox Bscent of Business Research University OF Texas, Sid United States

Mission Work in New Guinea Lecture at Highland Park

The note describes a lecture on Treforay mission work in New Guinea led by Rev. PA, Noutrein ter. It mentions the topic was explained in a university lecture and lists a Sunday service schedule with a 10:00 am sermon.

New Guinea America New Gionna Wik Fm Highland

Quarantine at Fort Sill As Meningitis Case Shocks Battalion

Fort Sill Oklahoma December 22 quarantine tightens in Battery A First Field Artillery after Private Woodrow Draw contracts spinal meningitis. Soldiers confined to barracks, restrictions cut morale during holiday leave as officials investigate contagion. Spinal meningitis also reported in Texas towns Milam Cameron Brenham Burleson Gillespie, with four deaths in Milam County and multiple cases linked to Galveston longshore workers. Health officers say cases arrived via people who worked in Galveston or traveled there, with no county outbreaks traced initially. Galveston docks case prompts 100 workers to return home after initial infections.

Fort Sill Okla Fort Si Hospital Lye Army Woodrow Draw Brown Battery A First Field Artillery Bost Adetin Texas Austin American Milam County Cameron Brenham Burles County Gillespie County W. B. Newton Mila County Alem Tounty Newton Robert A. Hass Galveston Nee

Bride En Route to New Orleans Amid Wedding Rumor

Washington D. C. reports Sen Tydings and bride elect Mary Tydings traveled to New Orleans for a brief non honeymoon. The wedding occurred yesterday afternoon with the bride's mother Mrs Emien Knight Davies removing a Macyland Democrat from the retiree’s residence during the ceremony.

Sen Tydinga Bride Washington, D. G Dee Suingioy Mullard E. Tydings Tis Ride Bfrs Blaznor Davies

Night Club Offers Guests Free Shaves on New Year

A New York nightclub announces free shaves for men on New Year’s Eve. Guests will bathe in tubs for up to ten hours and the club will provide a set of partners for the convenience of customers.

New. York Pec New ‘York Cub Vonventerte

Thelma Todd mystery guest testimony in death probe

Los Angeles authorities weigh theories in Thelma Todd case as Bold WestUrs reveal plans to testify next week. Duke York denies being the mystery guest while Pasquale di Cicco says he has not seen his ex wife alone in months. York and Lord Landsdowne planned escort duties for a party in what investigators call a potential misdirection.

Los Angeles Thelma Todd Bold West Actross Charles Duke York Pasquale Pat") di Cicco Migs Bustaod Mig Walthee Ford Paris West Ford Ti Cicco Lord Landsdowne

General officer reassignments announced by War Department

Transfers of general officers to higher posts announced by the War Department. Major figures include Maj Gen Andrew Moyes reassigned to new duties, Brig Gen Frank W. Rowell taking command in the Panama Canal Department, Brig Gen Walley G. Sweeney assigned to Sixth Brigade at Fort Douglas, Maj Gen William B. Cole to command the Fifth Corps area at Fort Hayes, and Brig Gen Clement A. Trott relieved to command the Eighteenth Brigade in Boston with temporary duty at Ninth Corps area headquarters pending transport to New York.

Washinoon D. 6 War Department Andrew Moyes Miviaton Nia Anne Reupik Frank W. Rowell Breset Centh Frigade Canton Panama Canal Department Atlantic Secter Fort Delesseps Canal Zone Bris Go. Walley G. Sweeney Wean Thirty-eonth Infantry Port. Douglas Utah Une Antic Orn William B Cole Fifth Corps Fort Heyes Ohio Second Coast Artillery District New York Clement A. Trott Fort Douglas Boston New England Trott Ninth Corps Bsa Pranetaco Bnremy

Armed bandit terrorizes couple during home invasion

Mr and Mrs Lemasters were confronted by a young well dressed armed robber at 101 Nigsby Avenue Friday night. He forced entry after threatening them with a pistol, ordered them inside, and fled when Mrs Lemasters screamed. The intruder was described as young and neatly dressed.

Lemesters Nigsby Avenue

Weather notes and forecasts mix with scattered time stamps

A garbled weather bulletin lists temperatures, precipitation, and moon phases with inconsistent phrases. It mentions rain chances, inches of precipitation, and various times such as noon and 2 PM while referencing multiple locations and dates in a fractured OCR fragment.

Proposed sales tax shift to fund social security progress

Washington December 9 The house appropriations chairman Democrat Texas advocated a sales tax on luxuries to replace payroll taxes supporting the New Deal social security program. The plan would tax employers and workers at high rates, offsetting current payroll taxes and potentially easing the tax burden. Administration officials have shown caution toward sales taxes in general.

Washington, D. C Buschan Democrat Texas House Buchanan Penafon

Milne Dream World Claim Haunts Hoax Kidnapping Tale

Philadelphia report says a grandfather, Caleb J Milne, refutes the alleged kidnapping and claims the boy, described as a 11 year old, lived in a dream world. Milne mentions the boy's stage ambitions, wealth and reward motives, and the grandfather’s perspective on money.

Young Milne Philadelphia Dee Caleb J Milne TV Cetir Cateb J Milne Ns Gramism Progress Jsmnt

Lapse of Vet 72 Seeks Leniency in Assault Case

London reports a 72-year-old petrol pump attendant named Edwin Tuer and a co-defendant plea guilty to assaulting a pupil teacher. The court hears Turver served in the Army from age 17 and noted exemplary conduct and long service. Sentenced to four months, the judge commented on the offender's prior record.

London Koydevdernd Edwin Tuer Potkehtane Grillty Matdatane Tirher Roniseste Turver Mans Hoy Gire Hite

Dance listings fill festive South Texas weekend

The notice spotlights several social events across Macona and nearby towns. Old Papin Orchestra headlines a Centennial dance in Wilts with prizes for attendees. Other venues advertise ballroom and modern dances featuring local bands, with dates scattered from December 28 to 29 and multiple communities listed in North of Bivene area.

Waring Hal Wilts Texas Bivene Southern Sere

Kansas City's Duck Hunters Engage in Record Talk

A garbled notice from Kansas City's Duck Hunters hints at a push to set a new record, with a light tone about decoys and advertising. The ad mentions a used bedroom suite and rental options at a Broadway Fifth address, inviting readers to call FANMIN 1231.

Dial Broadway

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