Insull withdraws from political funding amid Senate scrutiny
Samuel Insull, noted Chicago utility magnate, faces a Senate contempt citation over his 237,000 contribution to Illinois campaigns and his refusal to reveal donor names. He says his spending is a duty to protect investments valued over a billion dollars, including fuels public utilities under his control.
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Whitman School Sells for Eighteen Dollars
A historic Woodbury scene records Walt Whitman teaching at a 200 year old frame schoolhouse. Facing waning interest as commerce grew, the relic was auctioned for eighteen dollars, marking the end of a local Walt Whitman era.
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Woodbury
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Walt Whitman
English public utility magnate profile and politics
A behind the scenes portrait of Tasull Insuit a British born public utility magnate who funds Chicago and Illinois campaigns while denying vast wealth. He defends investments as public service amid personal scrutiny noting a preference for service over profit and a proud family lineage.
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Criminal Fees Pay Salaries Boost Department Pay
District Clerk Hart McCormick announced a surplus from criminal fees allowed his office to receive maximum salaries in January and February. Civil fees already funded the salaries, and this unusual surplus raises the usual two thirds monthly pay to the full maximum.
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Italian war hero and heiress defy family in San Francisco
Captain Arnaldo Marson and Mrs. Tisbelle Burch, Yonkers social figure, faced a federal grand jury after earlier indictments. The pair, who fled their families last September, seek to state their side as prosecutors pursue conspiracy to violate the Mann Act. Divorces for both prior spouses leave them free, though legal reckoning awaits. they express no regrets.
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Tisbelle “Keyes Burch
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Lyndon W. Bureh
Death of Mrs. W. L. DuBose Devine News editor’s wife
Mrs. W L DuBose 58 wife of Devine News editor and mother of Mayor M E DuBose died Monday morning in a local hospital after being brought from Devine. Survived by her mother Mrs Theresa Hokit 69 four children and two brothers. Funeral at First Baptist Devine Tuesday at 2 with burial in Devine under Porter Tarine rites.
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Harlingen
Ea- Teva Morris
Frances DuBose
San Antonio
Devine News
First Baptist
Porter Tarine
Gunter Hotel Clerk Describes Rain Bucket Incident
The Gunter hotel clerk W RL Hyslop testified about a remodeling related mishap as two buckets of water spilled near the marble counter. Colloquial witnesses described streaming water and a river over the register while staff mopped to curb the disturbance.
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Gunter Hotel
Gunter
Mr. Heslop
Comedies and Thrillers Highlight Los Angeles Theaters
The week features comedies and western thrillers with stars Jack Holt Rich and Dix Syd Chaplin. The Better Ole with the New York Philharmonia on Vitaphone plays at Aztec. Sundar wows crowds at the same venue. Majestic and Rialto theaters showcase vaudeville acts, song and dance numbers headlined by Grace Edler and Nola St. Claire, plus films The Mysterious Rider and The Man From Oklahoma. Palace presents Colleen Moore in Orhide and Ermine with Jack Mulhall. Empire features Julian Hall and his jazz band. Texas screens Paradise for Two with Richard Dix and Betty Bronson.
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San Antonio Bank Closes Its Doors
United States Trust and Savings Bank failed to open on Monday as assets stood at 810,000 with liabilities of 60,000. A. Z. Moon, head of the Mutual Deposits and Loan Association, is liquidating agent, with a reorganization planned. Officers listed include A B Davis president and A F Koenig vice president.
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City bids for 100 ton incinerator at Brazos and Tampico
Bids for a 100 ton capacity garbage incinerator to serve the southwestern city area will be received by the city commission until March 34 after commission adoption or a resolution ordering bids. Ray Lambert, parks and sanitation commissioner, says the facility has been greatly needed for months.
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Boerne Hosts San Antonio Chamber Leaders Meeting
Ray Leeman manager of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce and DB Clegg first vice president of the San Antonio chamber travel to Boerne Monday to organize a local chamber of commerce. The San Antonio men will be principal speakers at the program.
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South Texas Chamber of Commerce
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San Antonio
Wholesale vegetable prices wobble as Cauliflower and limes move
The Sie Antonia wholesale vegetable market showed varied prices Monday morning. Cauliflower and related items held unstable rates while carrots and eggs fell, with poultry prices dipping slightly. No further changes were noted by A. A. Snyder of Snyder Produce.
Local Produce Prices for Vegetables and Poultry on Wholesale Market
The farmer market report lists vegetable prices by item such as potatoes 23.25 per bushel, celery 4 per crate, beets 40 cents per dozen, green beans 7 per bushel, tomatoes 2.23 per lug, peppers various per pound or per bushel, apples per box, grapes per box, oranges per box, and related notes. Poultry prices include candled eggs 35.00 to 6.40 per crate, hens 18 to 22 cents per pound, turkeys 2 cents per pound, fryers 23 to 35 cents per pound, and brokers rates 23 to 93 cents per pound.
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Young Evangelist Leads Revival at Beacon Hill Church
Crusading preacher Burroughs AL Waltrip, the church’s youngest evangelist, conducts a revival at Beacon Hill Baptist. His preaching addresses condemning dances and petting as sins, drawing local attendees.
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Sick and Tired of Old Time Religion Says Waltrip
Burroughs A. Waltrip, America's young evangelist, preaches at Siexcon Hill Baptist Church. He argues the modern Christ conquers present sins and that true power comes from the Holy Spirit, not antique notions. Afterward a large crowd pledges to crusade against sin. Reverend William Joyner represented the Staprist conquest campaign.
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Kenedy
Storm Sewer Aids: City Plans Concrete Channel Project
The San Antonio city commission opened bids Monday to straighten the river and install storm sewers on Martinez Street between Nueva and Turner Streets. A concrete channel seventy feet wide and twenty feet deep between Commerce and Nueva streets is planned at an estimated cost of about $200,000. Flood prevention engineer Col. S. F. Creceling is tabulating bids.
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Sewer Contracts Awarded For Work On Medina Street
City commission awarded sewer projects to McKenzie Construction for Center and South Medina streets. Bids totaled 6500 dollars and 26400 dollars. Additional bids were requested for sewers on Margaret Street.
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Dance at MacDona Sunday by Pavelka's Alamo Viye
A community event titled Dance at MacDona Sunday features nn Pavelka's Alamo Viye. Tickets for Texas ex-student ban seal.
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Phil Hyman
MacDona
Nn Pavelka
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