Barshop Tax Trial Resumes in San Antonio Court
The trial of Joseph J. Barshop, a San Antonio fruit importer, continued as Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. overruled a defense motion for not guilty. Moood led the defense, arguing lack of wilfulness, fraudulent intent, or knowledge. Bankers testified about a $523,000 credit error in 1944 and a misposted amount. Dupree of First National Bank and Wood of a Waco firm testified to Barshop’s good reputation and loans in the pineapple venture and real estate deals.
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Joseph J. Harsh
San Antonio
U.S
Ben H. Rice Jr
Dan Moody
Moody
Rice
Joe ‘Frost
The
Frost National Bank
Robert C. Smith
Tex
Theater Company
Barshop
Dupree
Robert B. Dupree
First National Bank
Waco
National Bank of Commerce
Benny Marensfeld
Joe Barshop
Mexico
H. A. Wood
U.S. Dist. Atty. Tenry Mours
Donald Duck Sets Sights On Unbreakable Record
In Puck The Comic Weekly a playful feature follows Donald Duck and comic friends as they chase a mock world record for laughter and loudest cheer. The humorous tale lands in a Sunday style color magazine with lighthearted panels and gleeful misadventures.
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Donald Duck
Puck —the Comic Weekly
Fire Destroys Lorenzo de Zavala Elementary Classrooms
A Saturday fire at Lorenzo de Zavala Elementary destroyed frame classrooms on Durango Street. About 80 students from two fourth grade classes will double up for roughly three weeks, with temporary sessions in a nearly finished brick auditorium and cafeteria. PTA volunteers planned to replace pencils and writing tablets.
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Lorenzo de Zavala
Lea Lozano
Mentary
Lucy Mae Matthews
Mathews
Vote Machine Storage Lifted
Bexar County commissioners reviewed storage costs for 298 voting machines in Scobey Fireproof Storage. Estimated $25.32 per machine annually covers storage hauling and insurance, totaling about $7,545 yearly as offices move from the courthouse basement to the fifth floor.
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Bexar County Commissioners
Scobey Fireproof Storage Co
Bexar County Lawibrary
Scobey Company
Educators Plan Session on Student Congress in San Antonio
Twenty three school principals and superintendents from the San Antonio area will attend a meeting at Milam cafeteria at 5 45 p m Tuesday to discuss the organization and functions of a student activities congress Oscar Miller assistant superintendent will preside and Rodney Kidd director of the bureau of public school service Texas university will explain the congress functions
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San Antonio
Milam
Oscar Miller
Rodney Kidd
Bureau of Public School Service
Texas University
Mustang Concert Set at Thomas Jefferson High
The Thomas Jefferson High School Mustang band under Kenneth C. Emery will present its annual concert at 8 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. Featured soloist Wayne Clark of the San Antonio Symphony will perform Atlantic Zephyr by Cardel Simons with hand percussion. Proceeds benefit the hand uniform fund.
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Thomas Jefferson High School Mustang
7Spiere
Kenneth C. Emery
Wayne Clark
San Antonio
Teachers Acquire Lot For Texas State Teachers Assn HQ
The Texas State Teachers Association purchased a 62 500 dollar lot in Austin at Guadalupe and Twelfth streets for new headquarters. Oscar Miller, assistant superintendent of San Antonio schools and TSTA executive committee member, reported the plan as the group votes to move its offices from Fort Worth to the capital.
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Texas State Teachers Assn. Ae
Austin
Oscar Miller
San Antonio
TSTA
Guadalupe
Sis
Capitol
Roynlates
Ft. Worth
R L Brown Services Set for Noted State Hospital Leader
Dr L R Brown 71 former head of the state hospital in San Antonio died Sunday at Santa Rosa hospital Burial set for 4 p m Monday at St Marks Church Wichita Falls burial follows in Wichita Falls He is survived by widow Frances Hurd Brown a son Dr Charles H Brown and a daughter Miss Betty Brown A Harvard graduate he served as superintendent of the San Antonio state hospital 1943 to 1948 and previously headed the Little Rock state hospital and Galveston state psychopathic hospital
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L. R. Brow
State Hospital
San Antonio
Moniday
St. Mark's Church
Wichita Falls
Brown
Santa Rosa Hospital
Frances Hurd Brown
E. Quincy Sr
Charles H. Brown
Betty Brown
Agraduate
Harvard
Wichita Falls Hospital
Little Rock
State Psychopathic Hospital
Galveston
Strike Date Nears Across Five States Threat Looms
Federal mediators scheduled separate talks with Southwestern Bell Telephone and the CIO Communications Workers to avert a strike set for Sunday involving about 50,000 workers in Texas Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and portions of southern Illinois.
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St, Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Illnois
Bandits Rob Beacon Drug Store of 400 Dollars
Three youths, one armed with an automatic pistol, robbed Beacon drug store at 924 Fredericksburg Road after 10 p.m. Sunday. A clerk was asked for medicine, the pistol flashed, and owner Carnahan and the safe were forced to surrender about 400 dollars and checks still in the safe. The trio fled the scene.
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Beacon Drug
Fredericksburg Rd
H.W. Carnaghan
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Verely
Fitk O
Beyer CO
Commerce
Mustang
Bucswitty
Navarro
Zemmaresy
R.L. Brown Services
Levi
Carnahan
Antonio
Lara
Wolff & Marx
Bexar County Mass Chest -Ray Survey la
Llufy Vmany
Houston
Plymouth
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