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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1939

Page

2

Plummer backs nonpartisan election board plan in San Antonio

Tax Commissioner Theo M. Plummer argues for a nonpartisan panel to select election officials to curb costs and bias. He suggests a district budget or Civil Appeals Court justices name the board which then appoints election staff. Also, a workshop project for Bexar county school for boys earns court approval with Roger Cook Harvey P. Smith and Russell G. White named. An accidental gun wound near-hunt injures Pablo Gonzales at the Juvenile Home.

Ye BI San Antonio Theo M. Plummer Pluyamer Ies Sleston Budge Courts of Civil Appeals Ous Plummer Bexar County School For Boys Commissioners Court Roger Cook Harvey P. Smith Russell G. White Cook Smith Wear Charles Anderson Pablo Gonzales Bexar County Robert B. Green Hospital Mrself

GEDILLO DTH CONFIRMED BY ALLY GEIL DTH

Exiled Mexican leader Geil Nicolaa Rodrigues, alias in San Antonio, attacks the Cardenas government as communist and accuses soldiers of killing his ally. He warns the United States faces communism tomorrow, praises a UT Austin Latin American institute, and defends Mexico’s expropriation as an emergency measure.

Geil Nicolaa Rodrigues Jeader San Antonio Rodriguez Cardensé Saturnina Cedille San Luis Potosi Cedille National Anti-Communist Party International Brigade Spain Mexico Cardenas United States Stalin al Cardenas University of Texas Cardenes

Hull to Attempt Texas Trip for Cotton Talks

Secretary of State Cordell Hull will exert every effort to visit Texas, urged by Burris C. Jackson, president of the Texas Cotton Association. The Texan invited Hull to discuss trade incentives program and cotton marketing issues on a planned Texas swing.

Washington UPI Cordell Hull Texas Burris C. Jackson Texas Cotton Association Texan Hull Rouston Cot Iton

Man Treated After Stab Wound Near Randolph Field

Clarence B D Dartts, 26, of 28 Sharp Street, was treated at Robert B Green Hospital Friday for a stab wound to the back near Entmloged at Randolph field.

Clarence BD. Dartts Sharp Street Randolph Field Robert B Green Hospital

Weather summary for East and West Texas region

Fragmentary weather data reports fair conditions for Friday night and Saturday across East and West Texas, with cooler arctic air moving in. Temperatures expected near 88 Friday, lowering to the 50s by Saturday, and freezing interior regions. Winds shift from northerly to westerly with variable speeds and limited precipitation.

Abtonlo End Texas

Dismissal of Fifty Felony Indictments in Local Court

In Criminal District Court, fifty felony indictments dating back to 1994 were dismissed on motion by assistant district attorney We Fat Camp. Three murders among the cases were dropped, including defendants Malloh Markley and Andrey C. Carson. Charges included swindling theft by bailee and embezzlement. Dismissal was approved by Judge W. W. McCrory as cases lingered since 1933 and 1994 with no arrests or reliable witnesses accessible.

Criminal District Court Fat Camp Malloh Markley Andrey C. Carson W. W. McCrory Mery Unis

Festival of Nations Dance Team Brings Global Lights

Carla and Fernando join Festival of Nations program at Municipal Auditorium at 8:15 p m under International Institute aegis. San Antonians watch as 33 foreign races’ songs and dances unfold with dancers in varied national costumes.

Carla Femende Dines International Institute Fernando Geta Leazar San Antanians Avere

Father Stands Aside In Death Prolongation Dispute

An unclear report describes a father stepping aside amid a death prolongation dispute. The text references medical decisions, possible life support, and a family struggle over duration of life, with mentions of a child and uncertain circumstances. The source is fragmented and difficult to interpret.

Tax discussion on proposed plan at county meeting

A meeting of Bexar County Townsend is scheduled for Sunday at Highland Park recreation hall to discuss the transaction tax plan. Palm Heights Townsend club will also meet at 2:30 p.m. for related matters.

Bexar County Townsend Highland Park Reo Reation Hall Palm Heights Townsend Club

Testimony Ends in Murder Trial in Edinburg

Testimony concluded in the Guadalupe County murder case charged with the killing of his wife. Proceedings in McAllen on January 23, 1938, were expected to proceed to a county district court later today.

Yicé Cantu Edinburg Guadalupe County McAllen

Insurance Men Acquitted After Lengthy Trial

In Phoenix Arizona eleven executives of Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co of California including former president George T Godfrey and director Ben Re Meyer were acquitted after a four and a half month trial. The defendants, among the nation’s oldest insurance leaders, celebrated a belated birthday today.

Phoenix Ariz Vindfenters Or Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California George T. God Ben Re. Meyer Los 5 Anis Geles Howard S. Dudley Hilliard Douglas EG. Moore Meciun Lewis Afred G. Hann Beach Rhoades

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