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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1925

Page

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Effort 10 AOR Stations Foiled in San Antonio

Early Saturday police foiled simultaneous attempts to rob two San Antonio filling stations. Detectives responded to alarms at Grayburg 607 Company and Fire Point stations. three men fled when lights flashed and officers approached. Two motorists alerted police after seeing suspects crash around the Grayburg station. The trio fled and left no trace in nearby areas.

San Antonio Detective Bureau Grayburg 607 Broadway Josep Street Fire Point OW Orth Plores Laurel Streets Five Points Weaking Yarris Jensen Ford Grarburg Beetilge Bath

John A Brody Named Kansas Vets Chief

John A. Brody of Hale Missouri was appointed regional manager of the Kansas City veterans bureau. He previously served as local supervisor at Chillicothe Missouri and acting chief of rehabilitation at St. Louis. Edward J Wieland of Gindbrook Iowa was named regional manager at Omaha Nebraska.

Associated Press Washington John A. Brody Hale Kansas_City veterans bureau Ihe Chillicothe St. Louis Edward J. Wieland Gindbrook Iowa Omaha Neb

End of World Prophecies Fail to End in Hollywood

Doomsday observations collapse as midnight passes with no catastrophe. Doomsday seekers led by Mrs. Margaret Bowen and others face ridicule while vowing continued faith. Courts in Hollywood handle alimony cases and doomsday complaints as photographers and crowds observe the quiet after midnight.

Hollywood Margaret TW. Rowen District Attorney’s Office Bowen Los Angeles Gotham Robert Reidt East Patchogue Long Island Reidt Lincoln Neb Calt Pacific Coast Wiill Albert A. Porta San Francisco William Miller Pittsfield Mass Washington County Jesus Miller England Mother Shipton

Doctor Testifies on Prison Cruelty in Texas Penitentiary

Dr. Jon H Hartman testified before a joint prison investigation committee, detailing alleged abuses at Huntsville and Harlem farms. He described five punishment modes from dark cells to lashes, forced labor, and an alleged coerced surgical operation after a prior escape attempt.

Associated Press Austin Texas Jon H. Hertman el ‘Paso Hartman W. WL. Griffin Victoria James Cade Griffin Pat Ne Harlem Ferguson Cal Huntsville Jake Herring Eharlem Wit‘ness Pit Mons Guntsville Bush

Unarmed Victims on Highways in Rural Ambush

A fleeing car escaped a highway holdup after an armed confrontation with three assailants. A resident, Worley, defended himself against two men on Cafitte avenue and Sycamore street, firing a revolver to deter them until police arrived. Officers Christoph and detectives Jensen and Ford investigated.

Fies Cafitte Avenue Sycamore Street

Texas women back Gainesville school plan protest

Fort Worth February 7 with protest letters from the Woman's Era club urging lawmakers to oppose any plan that would reduce efficiency or abandon the Girls Training School at Gainesville. The letter is signed by Anna Shelton president Aire W J Hell secretary and Mrs Cato Sells legislative chair.

Associated Press Fort Worth Gainesville Woman's Era Matt Athday Anna Shelton Aire W. J. Hell Mra Cato Sells

City Pays 30000 on Water Company Dispute

City has paid 30000 toward a disputed water bill while court action continues. An injunction remains in force granting a 4 2 percent increase, with the company operating under it until rescinded. further increases and refunds are contested and await court decisions.

Nurt Water Company

Kellogg Dinner Hosted for British Rulers in London

The king and queen with a mixed Briton and American party dined at Crane House in London, hosted by Kellogg. Kellogg is expected to replace Charles Evang Hugher as secretary of state.

Associated Press London Jane Night Ambassador Amgar, Renoee Crane House Kellat Charles Evang Hugher

Random Snippets and Rumors From A Troubled Page

A collage of jokes notes and oddities across city life and politics. It mixes humor quotes from farmers professors and a British whisky debate with fleeting references to a Los Angeles divorce case and a senator breaking with Coolidge over debts.

Brother of Collins Barred From Cavern

The article recounts rescue efforts at a cave entombment as guardsmen converge at the site near Louisville. Andrew Collins, elder brother of the trapped man, collapses while aiding the search. Food lines inside the cave are disputed with reports that rations did not reach the entombed.

Andrew Collins Colfig Brothers Kewanee Mingis Sand Cave Red Grass Red Cross Tay G. Lewin Omaha Nebraska Hubl M. Lawrence Chicago Collins

Cramton Measure Ordered Reported by Senate Committee

Senate judiciary committee ordered a favorable report on the Cramton bill uniting all prohibition administration under a new agency within the Treasury Department. The action was reported from Washington Nebraska by United Press.

Uo Assoc Press Washington Neb Newarain Teeamry Department Senate Judiciary Committee

Death of Henry Gish Prompts Inquiry and Funeral Plans

Henry Gish Brackenridge High School athlete was shot by a city detective and will be buried at Mission Burial Park Saturday afternoon. Funeral services for the youth will be held at his residence and St Marks Episcopal Church with Rev S Arthur Huston officiating and directed by the Richa company. Detectives Grasshoff and Goff were suspended pending a grand jury investigation into the death, with the body of the young football player dying after a pursuit when the car he drove was stopped. The active pallbearers include Marvin Gill Willie Dunsizaere Johnny Dunsmore Tilford Fletcher Willian Hill and Henry Steinbomer.

Henry Gish Brackenridge Richa Company L. F. Grasshoff A. G. Goff Gish Phil Wright Bexar County Grand Jury Grasshoff Goff Marvin Gill Willie Dunsizaere Johnny Dunsmore Tilford Fletcher Willian Hill Henry Steinbomer

Footprints Deepen Mystery in Lewis Tragedy

Deputies expand inquiry into a lone Babcock Road spot where Lewis was found. Two women at a nearby house may know more after an additional car track and ashes near the scene emerged. Duke Carver and Lee Johnson pursue new leads while DA Chambers holds the gun's bullet as investigators seek a sharper clue.

Jael Babcock Road Lewis Duke Carver Lee Johnson

Witty Masterpieces of Art and Architecture Exhibit

Fifty masterworks will be shown as colored stereoptican slides in the Army YMCA building auditorium at 8 o'clock Saturday night. The Philadelphia of Arts and Sciences secretarial staff directs the event, the first of four illustrated lectures in a UT sponsored educational campaign by the Federal Bureau of Education and the Department of Visit Education of the University of Texas.

Army Federal Bureau of Education Department of Visit Education The University of Texas, Aan

Officers fail to locate Texan A L Brooks in desert search

No trace found of A L Brooks 50 prominent Valley vegetable dealer who disappeared with his car Thursday evening between Mercedes and Varlingen thirteen miles apart. Peace officers in three hardby counties have abandoned the search. Believed to have crossed into Mexico or driven north into Texas. Brooks faced nervous collapse and financial worries despite a sound produce firm. He left the Valley in a light coupe.

Associated Press Brownsvileds Tex A. L. Trrooks Valley Mercedes Varlingen Hardey Mexico Teras Brooks Texas

Chicago Taxis Halted by Dense Fog Delays All Traffic

One of Chicago’s heaviest fogs in memory shuts down transportation as daytime traffic grinds to a halt. A major taxicab company suspends service amid collision risks, despite operating in extreme weather before.

Associated Press Chicago Taxicab ‘Company

Polish actress acquitted in lover’s fatal shooting

Paris reports Stanislawa Uminska a Polish actress was acquitted of murder in the killing of her fiancé Jean Gynsowski a writer and war veteran last July. She testified she shot him to end his suffering from an incurable illness. The jury reached verdict in three minutes.

Associated Press Paris Stanislawa Uminska Jean “Gynsowski

Dover Road charity play at Main Avenue High School

Daily rehearsals by the performers in The Dover Road continue under Miss Henrietta Newding’s direction. The Tuesday evening performance at Main Avenue High School, February 10, is under the auspices of the San Anton and Chapter of Hadassah. Proceeds go to charity.

Dover Road Main Avenue High School San Anton Hadaasah Henrietta Newding

Coast Guard mounts shore patrol against Jersey rum fleet

Reports from New York dated February 7 1943 describe coast guard cutters and speed boats chasing a rum fleet off the New Jersey coast about 42 miles north of Seaside Park with liquor loads piled aboard. Government vessels held position while shore patrols of armed guards lined the coast from Seaside Park to Highland Park ready to meet smugglers within their jurisdiction.

The Associated Press New York Grattini Coast Guard Aréon Jersey Government Boa Seaside Park Highland New Jersey

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