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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1932
Page
11
The communications department announced the contract with Will Yiaw of Dareby for wireless service between Mexico and the United States. No public countercurrent wireless link exists between the two nations.
The depositors of the City-Central bank fear losses as court actions threaten assets. Reorganization and liquidation loom while thousands seek a capable leader to explain legal rights and methods to recover deposits.
A San Antonian letter describes hardship after receiving only a token paper from a Presa Street committee three weeks ago. He asks for shirts and notes he has poll tax receipts but no aid, facing possible begging or theft as the city has donated clothing to others in need.
Wayne Davis president announces the newly organized Bexar County Home Workers Association will elect 15 directors at Friday night meeting at Laboremple. Organization formed Monday at Labor Temple with officers C Hill vice president Marrs Carroll secretary Feriick treasurer and sergeant at arms. Membership nears five hundred. Goals include finding work for unemployed men and women maintaining living conditions and preserving wage scales while coordinating with civic agencies to aid San Antonio.
Fourteen miners were believed killed after a coal mine explosion trapped workers in Beuthen Upper Silesia on January 6. Rescue efforts were under way as authorities searched for survivors amid dangerous conditions.
Obituary notices report Samuel L. Grother 48 died in a local hospital and Paul C. Jones 65 founder of Magle Pass. Grother of Colecamp Missouri and longtime San Antonio resident, survived by Imogene and three others. Jones survived by Inez J. Jones and several children.
J. L. Tipneté of San Angelo, administrator of his wife’s estate, appeals a $50,590 tax assessment. The Texas Board of Appeals reviews income from oil and gas leases and other leases to determine if the deficiency is reduced, with a potential cut of about $25,000.
A fragmented report discusses actions by Jan Darrow and others amid a protest involving eight youths. The account references fears of death in Septistiore and Alay, with quotes about saving lives and opposing Communiste prejudice. The text is garbled with unclear names and places, but hints at political tension and anti-Communist sentiment.
Victoria Mix was awarded a divorce from Teal Mix by Superior Judge Valentine. The complaint alleged Mix threatened death after an alleged violent dispute during a sixpence like incident. Mix denied the accusations in his answer.
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