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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1934
Page
2
Fort Worth reports radio crooner Ted Adams aged 32 died at 8 this morning after being shot near a cemetery. Theater owner Earl Venix was nearby. Mrs. Mary Helen Penix, estranged wife of Venix, had filed for divorce on December 23 and witnessed the shooting.
Chief Justice J. E. Rickman and Associate Justices W. P. Leslie and O. G. Fenderburk of the Eleventh Court of Civil Appeals in Eastland will be guests of honor at a San Antonio Bar Association gathering at the Plaza Hotel. The event begins at 12:15 am on Wednesday with speakers Claude Y. Birkhead, RFC local manager, and B. W. Jamison from HOLE office.
In Austin, T H Shelby of the University of Texas notes a decade of legislation shows a trend toward centralized control in Texas education. The state board of education gains broad powers, while county authorities face unified oversight, with laws affecting salaries, district site changes, and consolidation.
Violence flared across Chicago and Wisconsin as a dairy strike over price stalled deliveries. Milk spilled from trucks and onto highways while 25 large Chicago dairies pledged to pay the farmers minimum price of 1.85 dollars per hundred pounds. Independent carriers faced blockades and a Meadowmoor truck was pushed into the Chicago River amid efforts to enforce higher farmer prices.
Strikers clashed with police in Southern California dairy hubs ending a tense weekend. At the Adohr plant nearly 300 workers, including many women, were driven off after preventing entry and blocking traffic. About twenty four were arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace. several officers were reportedly injured. Other dairies cooled with fewer incidents as tensions eased.
President Roosevelt nominated Walter M W Splawn former University of Texas president to the Interstate Commerce Commission. He also named William W Howes of South Dakota as first assistant postmaster general and Harllee Branch of Georgia as second assistant postmaster general. Other nominations included William R Smith Jr for district attorney Western Texas and James R Wright as United States marshal Northern Texas.
Brig. Gen. Frank C. Prescott, 74, died Saturday in Los Angeles. A veteran of the Spanish American War, he retired from the army in 1903 and later practiced law in the city. In 1905 he served as speaker of the California Assembly.
Federal Judge J McMillan dismissed ten war risk insurance cases involving claims totaling about 95000 dollars. The actions were set for trial in federal district court and related damages were not for trial at that time.
Prince Alexis Mdiyani skirting California via air and rail, pursued by a subpoena in a Los Angeles grand theft case against his brothers. Princess Barbara Hutton Mdiyani travels separately on a round the world honeymoon, with reports they may reunite aboard the liner Tatsuta Maru before a Thursday sailing, amid speculation and legal tension in the Woolworth heiress family feud.
J W McQueen head of the Disabled American Veterans presented a legislative program to President Hoover today seeking modification of the economy act in service connected cases. The group stressed it does not seek cash bonuses or pensions for non service connected veterans.
The treasury position on January 5 shows receipts of 16 860 955.60 with expenditures at 57 653 225., balance 854 005 678.27. Customs receipts for the month total 5 004 513.43. Fiscal year to date since July 1 totals 91 517 979 890.20 in receipts and 2 469 592 561.49 in expenditures, including 1 349 272 915.26 in emergency spending, creating a excess of expenditures of 1 341 619 871.23.
TALOGA Okla Jan and a young ex convict accused of killing Henry Weiser Fay merchant his wife and Tom Turnise fled barefoot after striking Sheriff C Jones during an attempted hold up. He was recaptured a few hours later with frozen feet and clothing torn. He was taken to Major county jail at Fairview.
Dallas dated report says gangster Roy Archer, indicted for Deputy Sheriff J W Fuller’s June 1982 Dallas murder, died from a gunshot wound after a clash with J T Mitchell, 73, a former Rangers rider. The fatal incident occurred when Archer invaded Mitchell’s yard and caused a disturbance, ending the case against Archer.
A two month old baby with pneumonia at the county hospital near death after injections of adrenalin were used overnight. Saravia Rosales of 1111 Monterey Street stopped breathing for five minutes after arrival Sunday and was unconscious five times. Adrenalin and oxygen revived the child but physicians give little chance of recovery.
Soviet ambassador Alexander Troyanovsky called on acting Secretary of State William Phillips in Washington preparatory to submitting credentials to President Roosevelt. The brief official visit marked Troyanovsky's early steps in the U S assignment.
Dr John McDowell will address San Antonio Thursday as moderator of the Presbyterian assembly. Rev J M Todd says McDowell will also speak to the Austin Presbytery at 10 am in Madison Square Presbyterian Church. Dr Powell is set for 11 am at another presbytery gathering.
Crude oil prices by region shown with gravity scales and varying per barrel values. Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana areas report prices from $0.76 to $2.45 per barrel, with specific grades listed for Panhandle, West Texas Permian, Salt Creek Wyoming, and Southwestern Pennsylvania lines. Local job ads invite readers to Broad way at Fifth street for Light Classified Situation Wanted assistance.
Bar-D. Z. Lane, a druggist in St. Mary's Kansas offers a free trial of asthma and hay fever treatment. Pay nothing unless greatly improved. Send name and address with trouble details. learn about relief from high blood pressure and sleep issues. Postpaid two regular treatments on trial.
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