San Antonio Council to Hear Telephone Rate Increase Request
City officials will hear Northwestern Bell’s proposed rate hike Monday with Mayor Chambers backed by four commissioners. Terry Martyn, San Antonio Bell manager, will present for the company detailing changes including a rise from 20 to 1 3 percent for general residential service and other adjustments.
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San Antonio Police Regulate Officer Appearance and Inspections
The San Antonio Police Department issues a strict new order requiring daily inspections of shift appearance. Officers must be clean shaven, with pressed uniforms, polished shoes and brass, and capable of passing inspections. Noncompliance may lead to replacement with extra personnel until standards are met.
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Moody Way Pardon Banks Moody Way Pardon Banks
Governor Moody overrules the pardon report in the case of Pete Banks a Black man from Payette county sentenced to death for the murder of C P Jones at Lat Grange. The governor has not yet decided on Banks clemency after an adverse report from the Shr guard board. Mrs G P Jones wife of the murdered man was charged with complicity. Banks had been a worker at the Jones home and was accused of killing his employer. Mrs Jones was sentenced to five years in the nearby penitentiary and public officials urged clemency for Banks.
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Workers Fight Prison Gases and Flames in Mine Blaze
A fire at Holfinger mine traps miners as rescue teams from Toronto battle lethal gas and smoke. Eight rescued survivors face exposure. two identified dead, with thirty still missing. Rescuers report varied fates and continued efforts to reach those trapped.
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Prowlers Steal Gems In Several Thefts
Local reports describe multiple thefts in which jewelry and gems were taken. Victims include Mrs May Harney at Hitt Hall and Mrs G C Urostley of Northive Alreel, with items such as a diamond ring and various jewelry valued at uncertain sums.
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Fort Worth Fliers Aim New Endurance Flight
Fort Worth aviators Al Henley and Joe Hurl plan to launch the Fort Worth plane from Meachem Field at daybreak and fly as long as possible in a bid to set a endurance record. Miss Elisabeth Nabors, a recent popular co ed at Cedar Christian University, christens the aircraft today. Cox Hosiery head W A Cox will fly to San Antonio Monday amid team warth exits.
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Textbooks to be Bought for District Adoptions
A Texas textbook commission set for Monday will rule on awards totaling over 2 million dollars as it selects texts to adopt or re-adopt. Geography leads the list with projected six year expenditures around 7.0 million, contingent on bank choices and continued use of current supplies totaling about 700,000 copies.
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Four Hundred Fishermen Believed Drowned in Gulf
Four hundred fishermen in Russia are believed drowned after their boat or boats were swept into the Gulf of Finland near Leningrad. Rescue operations continued as officials confirmed the tragedy and searched for survivors.
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Gale causes heavy damage in Britain
Reports from London dated February 1 describe widespread destruction across the British Isles. The event, labeled with limited legible details, notes stormy impact on infrastructure and casualties, with authorities urging caution and surveying affected areas.
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