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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1936
Page
13
A 1936 Tacoma dispatch catalogs a string of past child abductions to argue parallels with the Lindbergh and other famous cases. It notes ransom notes and private negotiations, listing men and incidents across the United States, and references a German four year plan for self sufficiency in fuel.
AUTURAS Calif Dec 29 08 Willa Davis Nance a relative of Vice President John Nance Garner was buried here. A prospector and miner known for an invention to extract gold from seawater claimed the machine would never work and discarded it after experiments.
The December reports indicate the pace of industry slowed for the first time in two months. The seasonally adjusted AP index fell to 100.6 percent of the 1929 39 average from 100.8 the prior week and 86 2 in the year earlier period. Car output declined due to shortened week from the holidays while energy and building activity also eased.
A United Air Lines crash on the San Francisco to Los Angeles route marks the carrier's first passenger fatality in six years, with officials reporting the missing aircraft near Saugus. The doomed flight departed San Francisco at 5 30 p m and was due at Union Air terminal at 7 50 p m. The crash is the third in western states in recent weeks, following separate accidents near Kellogg Idaho and a December disappearance from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City with seven aboard. Victims include a San Francisco ad executive's wife, a Hastings Michigan steward, and two workers from the Imperial Valley Grapefruit Growers association at Bi Centro.
An old promotional take urges immediate treatment at first signs of a cold with Grove's Luxative Bromo Quinine. It touts four internal effects, promises fast relief in two hours, and urges readers to buy sugar coated tablets from any drug store.
Austin reports acting director of old age assistance Carpenter said January pension payments should start about January 10 and continue through the 20th. A new policy of spreading payments will ease the treasurer's overloaded mail workload. December payments were issued with two checks after borrowing state funds.
Mrs Minnie Hall reports to police the theft of her wallet containing three dollars after alighting a bus at New Armour Mills and Rigsoy avenues. The suspect is described as a boy who snatched the purse as the woman quit the bus on Tuesday.
Washington wire reports the abduction of 10 year old Charles Mattson from Tacoma Washington as the nation declares the kidnapper Public Enemy No 1. A bearded stranger remains at large while Merle Vertenbush faces no charges yet. A related case involves the Turnbull kidnapping in New Jersey.
Paris on December 29 reports a rapid end to a walkout by Paris food store workers and operators over pay gains to offset currency devaluation. Premier Leon Blum took personal charge of negotiations as the strike spread through patis markets threatening city food supply. By midmorning about 15,000 deliverymen and produce handlers walked off, later joined by thousands in large retail grocers.
London dispatch reports Bishop John Kempthorne praising King Edward's reign for un selfless, effective service. He commends the late king for resigning to avoid empire turmoil, noting loyalty as prince and king, and wartime courage and sympathy for the poor. A note on furniture ads follows.
The Hope diamond will glitter again at a New Year’s ball hosted by Evalyn Walsh McLean at the Friendship estate. A temporary wing will add dancing space for 69 guests, with more than 400 dinner invitees and two orchestras. Out‑of‑town guests are arriving. cabinet members ambassadors and notable figures from Mary Roberts Rinehart to Miss Elsa Maxwell will attend.
Federal officers captured a new sedan packed with 120 gallons of bootleg liquor in Dallas after a two weeks surveillance. They believe a young man tied to a larger network operated the operation. One agent called the haul one of the largest in recent days and recalled the "good old days" remark.
Nathaniel Seavey Drake aged 85, father of James Frank Drake president of Gulf Oil Corp of Pittsburgh, died December 23 in Pittsfield New Hampshire.
Two of five Mexican youths alleged to have participated in an assault on Thomas Huddleston, 103, at Hart Avenue early Sunday, were in police custody Tuesday facing aggravated assault charges. Huddleston said his car stalled at South Flores Street and Pleasanton Road at 1 a.m. Sunday, when a car full of youths stood by and a wrench struck him on the head. No robbery occurred. A woman friend of Huddleston steered his car during the incident.
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