Waco Man Receives 20-Year Penitentiary Term
Swifter, a Waco physician, was condemned by a jury yesterday to twenty years in the penitentiary. Kanady, the confessed partner, appeared relieved and thanked the jury for the sentence.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
7
Swifter, a Waco physician, was condemned by a jury yesterday to twenty years in the penitentiary. Kanady, the confessed partner, appeared relieved and thanked the jury for the sentence.
Police ruled the death of Harriet Adler, estranged wife of a bond broker, as natural causes until the medical examiner's office ordered an autopsy on the body found in a downtown penthouse apartment. The case hinges on the postmortem findings to determine the exact cause of death.
A petition from Parmeraville residents requests the federal radio commission to revoke KWKH Shreveport's license. Merchants signed, alleging station owner W K Henderson used profanity on air amid recent national attention and Senate reprimand.
A scrambled page lists music programs and times for stations across the Northeast and Midwest. It mentions bands, orchestras, vocalists, and dance programs with slot titles like Manhattan Moods and New York Melody, alongside several city labels and hour marks.
Thursday and Friday schedule items show Cecil and Salty, Muslest program, various musical hours, reporters and studio segments, a national forum, and multiple popular music slots with names like Hilda Stone and Colette. The readable text is fragmented and outlines a series of hourly broadcasts and musical programs without a cohesive event.
Radio listings detail a 90 minute feature block on 90-WIZ with teallo and 90-News, followed by music and dance programs across WIZ and sister stations. Highlights include Dan and Bytrla concert, Andy tribute, Spathera troupe, and an Ambass dance segment, plus extensive studio and theater features on WHA WRAF and WABC networks.
Fragmentary schedule shows WEAF and WHAR network programs with orchestras and dances. Mentions "Craig's orchestra" and Thompson, plus wrap segments and hourly blocks.
A garbled early 20th century Vital Statistics section records marriages intentions and many births, with lists of couples such as Felipe Armenta and Ane Avalod Lake Valley, Pedro Dauceto and Nieves Crue, Gore Altres and Sueller Caml, along with numerous other pairing notices. The births section lists dates in January 1275 and multiple hospital and street references. Curial permits and remodeling notices follow, mentioning names, ages, and addresses across San Antonio area facilities and homes.
Solomon Stohl, an elderly Gonzales County resident, faces a second jury trial in federal court on charges of manufacturing and possessing whiskey. He was hospitalized with high blood pressure after the first trial week, and Judge DuVal Weel discharged the jury after five hours of deliberation.
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