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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1938

Page

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Spanish Trail Rerouting Debated by Texas Officials

San Antonio officials may lose representation at a meeting on rerouting the Old Spanish Trail to pass through Austin and Fredericksburg, avoiding San Antonio and its Alamo missions. Fredericksburg Rep Alfred Petsch supports the plan, while W I Rammel of Beau mont notes the proposal aims to shift highway routes. Local merchants say the change would affect historic sites and current highway alignments.

San Antonio W. I. Rammel Beaumont Old Spanish Tra Association Alfred Petsch Fredericksburg Petsch G. BT. Association New Orleans Rammel Dald Pelsch Austin Houston Segovia Petgeh Tomd Herman JH. Ochs San Anonio Alamo Missions Fife San Kief Antonio Comino Censes Stile Peuiten- Gney Ory Otiqray Bank Wotorcyale

Texas Starts Oil Holidays

Texas moves to shut down 73 000 oil wells every Sunday through March 1 to curb rising gas stocks. The Texas Railroad Commission directs statewide Sunday closings, affecting about 200 000 barrels per day of production, about 39 percent below Bureau of Mines recommendations, with exceptions to keep some wells flowing for warmth and safety.

Austin Tan Nhiow Texas Railroad Commission Ina Texas USA Texas Bureau of Mines

Suit of Clothes Taken From Store on Houston Street

A reporting note states a suit of clothes was taken from a drug store on Houston Street. The incident was given to police by Petar A. Truly of 722 Florida Street on Friday.

Dresaimg Roan Winnreen Houston Street Petar A. Truly Florida Street

Defense to Testify in Yates Field Case

Fort Stockton January 21 defense testimony was set in the Yates field economic dispute over title to funds and mineral rights. Plaintiffs led by R Wilbur Brown rested after surveyors H J George of San Angelo and A N Lea of Fort Stockton testified on proper boundaries. Gulf Produetial Company and ten producers are named defendants in the district court action.

Yates Fort Stockton Field R. Wilbur Brown H. J. George San Angelo A. N. Lea Hind Gulf Produetial Company

Mackey School Honor Roll Honors Twenty Pupils

Twenty students at Mackey School earned places on the honor roll this quarter. Names listed include Richard Achiles Marcus Fair Flay McMerns Alberta Bescerra Mary Alice Waltisperrer Bomlana Bescerra Leste Pepper Alma Staubing Ethel Staubing Bertier Baker Catherine Linm nguez Claude Staubing Eriene Baker Rose Mary Langorla Louise Pep per Ants Franks Tony Tecel Melvin Michalegue Vernon Brown. Treasury data from Wallington shows January figures with receipts and expenditures, noting gross debt rise and specific revenue and expense amounts in the period. The report also mentions insurance and cargo terms tied to Mediterranean shipping and references the Spanish civil war context in production.

Mackey Mackey School Tony Tecel Vir~ Fina Bers Melvin Michalegue Vernon Brown

Butcher Guilty in Attack Upon Nival

Wilam Frank a 62 year old city butcher was found guilty of first degree assault for shooting at rival Ros well Maines and a nearby woman Marion Rewari who denied involvement The verdict was returned by a jury in CITY New CITY N on June 21 and carries a potential long prison term

New City Wilam Frank Ann Roswell Maines Frank Iren Marion Rewari

Officer Tells Wright Words At Murder Trial

Los Angeles January 21. Police Officer Harry W Reed testified Wright yelled I am a murderer I killed my wife and best friend last November 9 after shooting Evelyn Wright and Job 8 Eimamel in the Glendale home. Wright 38 a former president of Union Air terminal Burbank pleaded insanity to the murder charges. The state seeks the death penalty.

Los Angeles Harry W. Reed Paul A. Wright Whife Evelyn Job Eimamel Wright Reed Glendale Union Air Terminal Burbank Baron Fitts Joshe Hetter Kargaln

Dental Ad Law Decision Soon Heralded in Texas

A constitutional challenge to Texas strict dental advertising rules heads to a ruling by Judge John F. Onion of the Seventy third District Court within days. Five dentists contested the ban with briefs over 100 pages each filed by Defense Attorney Leonard Brown and by the state attorney general for the board of dental examiners. In Dallas, Mason Goldman, 28, of Duncanville, died after a lightning strike earlier today.

John F. Onion Seventy-third District Doeters O, K J. E. Mayo San Antonio Leonard Brown State Board of Dental Examiners

Smiley Seeks Texas Supreme Court Seat and County Judge Reelect

Karnes City report says Judge Thomas H. Smiley announced Friday his candidacy for associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court. He will also run for re election as county judge via write in campaign.

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