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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1936
Page
2
A century ago William Barrell Travis wrote the famed imperative I SHALL NEVER SURRENDER NOR RETREAT amid the Alamo siege. The narrative recounts his plea for aid, the dire conditions inside the mission, and the heroics that stitched his message into a lasting memory of courage and defiance.
Fourteen-year-old Gladys DiGor admitted to magistrate that she mixed poison with flour and struck eight family members with illness. Prosecutor Damron said the girl confessed placing an insecticide in the flour to kill her mother who refused to let her see her sweetheart, while seven others, including Edgar Dillon, and his wife and six children, were expected to recover.
The Group Will Stage a Centennial Dance at the Plaza Hotel Monday night. The event is hosted by the Grand Divan of Be No 56 Order of the Al. and aims to celebrate the organization’s centennial with a formal ball and gathering.
Police questioned the alibi of Fred Stettler 25 a chauffeur who claimed to sell a used arson device to a car dealer. He named Edward Lentz as the purchaser. Three persons testified they were with Lentz at his home when the Berbour couple was killed last Wednesday night. A separate report notes clothing theft from Mrs. W. A. Palmer at 617 Lewis Street.
In Lake N Y on February 24 Fred Kessler reports two of his radio controlled rocket planes completed short flights, one reaching 40 feet before crashing after 230 feet. He plans two more craft and to perfect liquid rocket propulsion, aiming to carry mail between New York and New Jersey, with flights reportedly moving over 6000 hieres of mail.
The San Antonio wing of the Junior Birdmen of America reports a growing membership with a new list of recruits. Names include Kerry Elvins Arthur Keller Henry Hatzerbuehhter Charles Traup Dorothy Stratwon Doris Heady Louis Allen Rittimann Marie Flory Bill Walker Bobbie Gunn and many others.
Irene Hodges aged 34 of 117 East Rosewood Avenue died after being struck by an auto on McCullough Avenue. The collision occurred Sunday at 2 30 am near Robert B Green hospital where Hodges died a few hours later. Charles White, 29, San Pedro stables employee, sustained minor injuries while walking with Hodges.
Galveston hosts King Frivolous XIX for Mardi Gras events including a coast guard cabler arrival aboard Saranac, followed by a military naval parade. A royalty parade is planned tonight, with the coronation ball tomorrow marking the season’s climax.
Tahlequah Okla Feb 24 UPI reports a woman candidate enters the race against Representative Jack Nichols of Eufaula for the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma s second congressional district. HelS Mys Fite of Tahlequah prominent in state Democratic politics seeks the seat.
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