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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1929

Page

9

Northcott Case Trials and Plea in Insanity Defense

Riverside hearing details the Northcott murder case with Burke’s insanity plea. Gordon Novih accused of involvement in the Walter Collins killing, tied to the Winslow youths and the ranch crime. Sanford Clark’s confession links Louise Northcott to the slaying, with Clark testifying about coercion and the youths’ participation.

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Mother Repudiates Death Confession in Cal Trials

In San Quentin Cal on Jan 3 Mrs Touise Worthcott faced her son Gordon Worthcott's murder trial. She repudiated a confession and offered new explanations claiming she did not kill the victim and sought to shield her son from guilt while he confessed to the crime.

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Paving Plan to Begin on Grayson Street San Antonio

Work on paving 28 blocks in San Antonio will start next week after a contract was awarded to a local paving company. The project covers Grayson Street from Broadway to the San Antonio River, widening or improving the thoroughfare as part of the city’s largest street upgrade. Residents will sign releases by Wednesday, with actual paving set to begin Thursday.

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Sleepy Policemen Sent Home by District Chief

Chief of Police Owen Kile ordered a long serving corps of sleepy officers sent home after they had been on duty. The men had been summoned as witnesses but lack of docket movement led to their immediate release and return home. Prosecutor Overton failed to advance the case.

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Freed From Prison French Woman to Sue for Divorce

Mrs. Paul elle Saludes, freed after nine years of a long murder sentence, plans to return to France and sue Jaime T. Sallades for divorce. Salades, once a suspected secret agent in the United States during World War I, was released from Auburn prison by Governor Smith last week.

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Odd Fellows Initiation Ceremony Held for Twenty Five Members

Capt Charles Jones announced names for office ceremonies at a lodge meeting initiating twenty five new members into the Odd Fellows lodge. The event occurred Wednesday night with a second group previously initiated by the lodge earlier in the year.

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Influenza Peril Increases in the East

The influenza epidemic shows a retreat in the west while increasing in the East and parts of the country. Officials report the spread persists in areas including the District of Columbia and New York, with evolving conditions noted in the latest advisory.

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