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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1933
Page
4
The fifth installment of Ruth Judd’s account details her death sentence for the LeRoi bank murder. She recalls pleas for mercy, hints of insanity as a potential appeal route, and fears of execution while awaiting pardon decisions.
A inmate writes of facing execution and questions why some share cruelty while recounting kindness from visitors, family and supporters. He recalls letters, gifts, faith talks with his father, and the impact of a petition to commute his sentence as news references unfold.
Leon J. Kosh, maitre at a fashionable Washington hotel, argues American menus can rival European fare. He cites New York cheese makers and U S packers as proving Americans import no better sausages or cheeses. He praises Virginia ham and calls for authentically American ingredients.
The Central Trades and Labor council of Greater New York and vicinity with about 700000 members voiced strong support for the Buy American campaign promoted by Hearst newspapers. The stance aligns labor interests with national production and employment goals amid postwar economic pressures.
Governor Sterling ordered a $100 reward to Gibb Callaway of Brownwood for exposing alleged election fraud. The pay reward follows a governor’s offer for conviction of any election clerk or official accused of violating laws during last summer's primaries.
A fragment reports Blaze the Fue, described as a narcotics figure, found in a vacant home's bathroom at 818 South Harkberry Street and extinguished by firefighters with minor house damage. It also notes a car fire at 222 East Craig Place causing about $50 damage and references a federal conviction for drug dealing. The piece includes a heated personal reflection about media treatment and hypocrisy, dated February 17 with a note that it continues tomorrow.
In Phoenix a Superior Court judge reserved ruling on John J. Halloran’s bid to escape trial on an indictment labeling him an accessory to murder in the trunk slayings linked to Winnie Ruth Judd’s case. The decision awaits contaverting affidavits after County Attorney Benz L. Jennings seeks to challenge Halloran’s personal affidavit alleging jury bias. The murders of Mrs Agno, LoRal, and Hedvig Bomuelson in 1941 are cited as context in California transfer.
In Washington DC the Citizens Conference on the Crisis in Education debated varied proposals to aid schools. Ideas ranged from road construction use to a manufacturers' sales tax as potential funding. President Hoover convened the session to craft a program to shield education from economic downturns and preserve the system.
The Bexar county juvenile board postponed the appointment of Chartes A Sunny Blevins to succeed Ed Mabrito as chief probation officer for two weeks to allow potential protests. Mabrito’s term runs to February 4. Kansas City report notes James Aloysius Bausch denies engagement to Mildred Harris Chaplin, saying they are merely friends.
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