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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1936
Page
17
San Antonio readers learn Gene Thomas brings Tom Sawyer to the Municipal Auditorium next month for his thirtieth presentation. The production uses 26 cast members, mostly children, with a focus on adapting Mark Twain's classic into a stage display.
A fragmentary tale describes a gag involving a woman in a mask at a lecture, readers and a foot turn, and a glossy magazine. It shifts to a phony confidence game run by a shabbily dressed man, who solicits a small loan under pretense to buy clothes while recounting a story of a girl and livestock. Dr. Harry A. Porter is named among the group suspected of faking.
Fragmented OCR style item references Congress, senators, and the White House with garbled phrases about recovery agencies and a symbolic scene in a legislative setting. It mentions a figure named James and a parade around a legislative stadium with implied political action.
Second Lieut John D Pitman an Army flying instructor at Randolph Field was found dead in the wreckage of his plane eight miles southwest of Devine Texas. He vanished after taking off from Asherton Friday night while on a cross country navigation flight. The crash occurred around 1 am Sunday and rescue planes located the wreck in the Hondo creek area.
Police investigated the theft of an auto and a trailer parked on Producerow. J. L. Smith of Dallas reported the theft and the car was recovered. Investigators pursued the missing trailer with inquiries spanning local residents and businesses for amounted losses of 26.50 13 21 dollars.
A fragmentary excerpt from Martin Mooney's Grime Incorporated reveals a suave racketeer who hides behind legitimate firms while a nationwide crime network pulls strings. The author discusses police, prosecutors, and judges as part of a protection racket, noting the complicity and corruption that sustain organized crime.
A long investigative ramble argues crime is America’s biggest business, linking big firms to racketeering, and detailing public ignorance. It notes vast losses from 12 monthly crime costs, cites General Motors and RCA as benchmarks, and warns of a pervasive 24 hour influence.
New officers will be elected by members at the arrival meeting and luncheon at the Plaza hotel Tuesday noon. Nominees include J. E. Selbert and R. W. Callaway for president and Roy F. E. Phillips and Henry Binger for vice president.
A youthful bandit, appearing slightly intoxicated, robbed an attendant at the Idesi Service station 1308 West Poplar Street early Monday morning. He ordered the attendant to lie on the floor while taking $10 from the cash register. A separate blaze damaged Gil T. Jones’s home, agent in charge of the local Department of Justice office, with damage estimated at $10.
Mayor C K Quin proclaims January 13 to 18 as housing days in San Antonio. He urges attendance at a 8 15 p m meeting in the Municipal Auditorium where FHA representatives will discuss refinancing modernization and construction. Mortgage clinics run Wednesday through Saturday with 6 per cent loans and long terms. Jonas W Graber of the FHA will keynote the dinner for bankers contractors and labor leaders at the Anthony Hotel before the public meeting.
Furnished apartments listed with weekly or monthly rates at multiple addresses including 207 S Chere 25.00 month 202 B Exertreca 25.00 monthly 411 Seder 29.00 monthly 239 Felisa and scene. Unfurnished searchments and furnished houses with various rents. Availability in rental column with detailed listings and adwriter help at 251 FANWON Street.
Parents of pupils at the Triple Bell-Bi religious school organized a Parent-Teacher group on Sunday morning. Ephraimisch addressed the meeting with Sophia Bodenheim leading. Rose Bernard spoke as supervisor. Officers were elected: Mrs. Doe Rubin president, Mrs. Daya Pincus vice president, Mrs. Adolph Fraley secretary, Mrs. William Teps treasurer, directors Gartinkte Glasberg Herriz Kaltlson Latt, Pomariata.
Ande, a 1 907 Pro- Waudt secret, was treated at Robert B. Green hospital Monday for a sunshot wound inflicted while hunting Sunday. Gilbert, 1010 Victoria Street Tear, was severely burned on the legs Sunday when gasoline used as a cleaning agent ignited. he was treated at the same hospital.
Four persons received treatment for minor injuries from separate automobile crashes Sunday afternoon and night. Mrs Anna Buckhias 1821 North Olive street was taken to Fort Sam Houston base hospital after a crash at Dewey Place and San Pedro Avenue involving three cars. Rinefield Wanot 19 of 301 Mars Louise Drive was treated after a collision at San Pedro Avenue and West Cypress Street. Pete Sanchez 16 of 1002 South Brazos Street was cut about the face and Vicente Ruiz 15 of 1204 South Brazos Street suffered a broken arm in a collision at Guadalupe and Brazos streets.
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