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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1927
Page
1
The testimony centers on Pauline Plotka who killed Dr Anton Dindra amid jealousy over an approaching marriage planned for February 1918. The witness cites repeated postponements, involvement with another woman, and a designer's role supporting the doctor during his medical education.
Youth burglars attempted to break into Spalding Sporting Goods at 208 Losoya Street and Hernandez shop at 104 Metamoras Street were foiled by patrols. A third youth who entered the Hernandez store triggered a burglary alarm. detectives pursued one suspect found hiding under a counter. A separate thwarted break in at the Guarantee Motor Car company ended when the owner arrived unexpectedly.
Acting Mayor Phil Wright will seek a West home stone carving from the Travis and Navarro site to be installed in Brackenridge Park. The request follows a chamber of commerce suggestion via publicity director Fred Herndon as San Antonio tears down the building.
A thief stole cash from Thomas Hicks on Nacogdoches Street around dawn and apparently replaced his wallet. Police believe the suspect spent part of the $32 immediately, leaving Hicks with only his clothing and a damaged pocketbook.
A police dog helped secure a crash victim after a vehicle pursuit. The dog forced the suspect to release the officer from the car before the animal could be restrained. Authorities described the incident as an arrest in progress and noted the sergeant credited the dog with aiding the scene containment.
The report notes Admiral Byrd’s planned flight over the South Pole and mentions contentious charges by figures tied to a renowned writer’s family, with reference to papal authorities and Rome.
The Knoxville Baptist Ministers Association pressed the Optimist Club to withdraw its invitation to Judge Ben D Lindsey of Denver to speak next April. They cite Red Book magazine articles claiming he upholds free love. The club refused the withdrawal and says Lindsey will speak April 7 on any subject.
Chicago January 10 Mary Garden opera star tells audience she is a creator not merely a singer. She says critics are right to call her a creator and laments being described only as Mary Garden the singer. The remarks came during a concert by a French choral society at the Woodman theater.
In Detroit on January 10 the nation’s $84 million tax case against Ford stemming from stock sales to Henry Ford in 1919 is scheduled to open Tuesday morning. Testimony is expected to address a $19 million cash surplus Henry Ford aimed to use for the Rouge project amid a long dispute between Horace E and John Dodge over stockholder gains.
A papal decree today bans a book nationwide by the Vatican authority. It forbids all Catholic readers from accessing the work and marks the first known case of such prohibition involving two men.
Universal Service reports Chicago beauty experts and flappers dispute mid-Victorian fashion. Mrs. Roth J. Maurer condemns bobbed hair as unflattering, but M. Phillip counters that bobbing is established and clients returning to the style.
New York trustees of Calvary Baptist Church oppose Edward Young Clark planned for Sunday titled The Shrine of the Supreme Kingdom. Pastor Rev. John Roach Straton leads a meeting to decide if the church and its broadcasting station should limit the event. A classified ad notes Dr. G C Shoaf, a dentist, now practicing at 410 Medical Arts Building.
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