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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1939

Page

2

Cardinals 10 Vote on New Pope for First Time

Vatican City February 10 cardinals as a group will depart in the creation of the next pope for the first time in the history of the Catholic church. Pope Pius XI decreed a minimum 16 day interval after a pope's death before the conclave. The change allows American Canadian Brazilian and Argentine cardinals to participate in church governance during the interregnum. The conclave remains in session until a pope is chosen with daily ballots by a four member executive committee.

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Italy Mourns Pope Pius XI as Mussolini Deems Loss Grave

Rome reports Premier Mussolini called the death of Pope Pius XI a source of grief for church and nation. King Vittorio Emanuele orders eight days of mourning. Crown Prince Umberto attends a chapel homage while officials and public life pause. Flags are lowered and schools close as the funeral arrangements begin.

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Berlin Flags at Hale Mast

Berlin marked a day of mourning as all public buildings flew flags at half mast in tribute to the pope. Foreign embassies followed suit while Germany prepared a diplomatic representation at the Vatican funeral.

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Pope's Sister Prays Beside Pius Body at Vatican

Donna Camilla Babini, sister of the late Pope Pius, arrived at the Vatican shortly after his death. Veiled and attended by Count Franco Ratti, she was escorted to the bedroom where she knelt beside the body for several minutes, praying, sobbing, and kissing his hand.

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Picturesque Funeral Rites for Pope Pius Varying Traditions

A Vatican dispatch details the elaborate funeral rites for Pope Pius, from his death to burial in St. Peter's Basilica. The procession draws up to 76,000 mourners as cardinals and dignitaries bear the papal body, with Swiss guards and a formal conferral of symbols. The coronation of the new pope follows a sequence of homage, bishopial kisses, and a heralded coronation ceremony under gilded regalia and trumpets.

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Support Asked for Big Spring Hospital Plan

County Court at Big Spring discussed a proposal to establish a hospital for the insane with wide backing from Bexar County and state legislators. The plan aims to house the aged and criminally insane, reducing local jail confinement and state institution dependence.

Big Spring Bexar County

Police Radio Man Has New System Patent Claim

A Belles radio department member reported Friday a patent on a multi channel secret communications system. The system allows radio messages to be sent and received over specially constructed lines without the danger of intervention.

Paul Saysur Ur Aes Kaylon Aye Te Belles Radio Department

Transfer of Mann Studied in County Jail Case

Mann actions provoke transfer questions as sheriff weighs moving B Richard Mann from Boxar County jail toward a hospital. Officials cite illness and costs tied to a special transfer while Mann faces three theft charges and bribery allegations connected to city tax irregularities. Former tax commissioner Frank H W Bushick Jr. already pleaded guilty and received a two year sentence, with earlier confinement in Hunbyile.

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Weather notes show colder trend and scattered rain possible

A scrambled weather listing reports colder Friday night with rising temperatures by Saturday. North and easterly winds, low around 34, high near 56, then warmer in some areas before a potential rain front in the south. The section compiles city and regional readings across Oklahoma, Texas, New York, and beyond with scattered cloudiness and variable notes on rainfall totals and temperatures.

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Labor federation backs Wagner act revision push in Florida

Readers at a Florida meeting gave the go ahead to press congressional revision of the Wagner act. The American Federation of Labor signaled willingness to discuss changes with A B S board representatives, while seeking to strip discretionary power, broaden court review, and protect craft unions and their contracts. CCC heads urged permanent appointments for civil service and related personnel actions were reviewed.

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