School Tax Rate to be Set by February Board Meeting
The San Antony school board, informed by E H Kifer, will meet Tuesday afternoon to set the school tax rate for June 1 to May 31. Theo Phimmer’s revised assessment shows a drop from last year, with current estimates around 210 million dollars and the present rate at 31 cents per 100 dollars, split 75 cents operating costs and 25 cents retirement funds.
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James P. Hollers
Killer
Phimmer
Uus
Korads
Former Texas Bank President Arrested on Embezzlement Charges
Grover M. Yowell, former president of Security National Bank of Paducah Texas, arrested in Memphis on 12 counts of embezzlement misapplication and false entries. Indicted by a Wichita Falls grand jury after a seven year pursuit. Extradition to Texas expected without contest.
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Dallas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grover M. Yowell
Security National Bank of
Yowell
Wichita Falls
Gonroy
Vowell
Andy Devine Welcomes Son Amid Hospital News
The actor and Van Nuys mayor Andy Devine announced the birth of a seven pound, a quarter ounce baby boy at Wye Cedars of Lebanon hospital. The mother and child are reported to be doing well. Devine and his wife already have a four year old son named Timothy.
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GBI
Andy Devine
Wye Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Pay Back Pay Bond Bill Offered by Spears in Texas Senate
A bill presented in the Texas Senate by Franklin Spears of San Antonio would allow cities with populations of 75,000 or more to issue bonds to pay back wages to firefighters and policemen affected by a minimum salary law enacted by the legislature.
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Austin
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Franklin Spears
Bay Antonio
Weather warnings issued for small craft from Alabama to Florida
The New Orleans weather office ordered small craft warnings hoisted from Mobile to Carrabelle as winds shift northwestward. The advisory cited pre-shift conditions and warned mariners to exercise caution in the Gulf region.
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Pol Vax
Gulf New Orleans
Mppile
Ala
Carabelle
Fla
Mayor Quin Travels to Austin for Texan League Meeting
Mayor Quin departed San Antonio on Tuesday to attend a gathering of Texan League of Municipalities members in Austin. The trip is described as a routine official engagement with the mayor expected to participate in league discussions and municipal matters.
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Austin
K. Quin
San Antonin Tutsday
Avastin
Texan League of Municipalities
O'Daniel Defends Choice of Kanschik
Governor W Lee O Daniel urged Senate confirmation for Jon Kanschik as Texas labor commissioner claiming he is a qualified hard working man from a fine family and not playing politics. He cited lack of familiarity with labor issues by opponents and noted support from Senator Graves while San Antonio unions protested his appointment.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Senate
Jon Kanschik
Austin
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kunsehike
O'Daniel
W.C. Graves
Dallas
Kunschik
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Texas
San Anronio
W. B. Arnold
San Antonio
J. Franklin Spears
Arnold
Joans
Joe Konschix
Company
Bill to Rein Horse Racing Opens Legal Betting Debate
Austin January 4 A bill creating a state racing commission and paving the way to possible relegalization of race track betting was introduced in the house. Representative Bailey Ragsdale of Crockett said the measure does not legalize pari mutuel wagering except via local option elections. The bill aims to boost livestock breeding and raise about 2 million dollars for public schools and pension funds while tightening existing anti wagering laws. Governor Ohanian cautioned against any measure that would place Texas in partnership with crime.
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Baily Ragsdale
Crockett
Hagsdale
Texas
Publi Free Schools
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Old Age Pension Fund
Texas A. and M. College
W. Lee O'haniel
Snow Frost Forecast and Tax News on Jack Benny Trial
Weather reports show a five degree colder Tuesday morning with a sharp breeze dying by night. Frost unlikely to be felt near Abilene as temperatures dip to the high thirties, then rise Wednesday. In other news, Jack Benny's jewelry smuggling trial is postponed to February 14 in New York. Berlin tax officials order churches to pay income tax on admission fees for viewing interiors of commercial ventures.
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Bill Proposes House Probe of Perkins Conduct
Representative Thomas of New Jersey filed nine resolutions directing the judiciary committee to investigate Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins for impeachment. The measure also targets James Hough telling, immigration commissioner, and labor solicitor Gerald D. Reilly for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors in office related to deportation actions against Harry Bridges. The Dies committee and American Legion had pressed Bridges’ deportation, with witnesses labeling him a communist. the resolutions seek reports and possible impeachment articles.
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New Jersey
House
Judiciary Committee
Frances
Thomas Resolution
Harry Bridges
West Weasth C. T. O
Miss Perkins
Expense accounts of governor’s sons sparked inquiry
A Texas highway department expense account involving Governor W. Lee O'Daniel's two sons, Pat and Mike, was returned unpaid by the comptroller's department and later revised to remove the youths' names before payment. The trip to Fort Worth occurred during UT visits and was tied to highway patrol ratings trips.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
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Mike
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O'Daniel
University of Texas
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Ane
Aotely
Gold Persists in West States Amid Severe Cold
AP reports relief in the East as a cold front grips the nation. Deaths mount from winter weather across the U S and across the Atlantic as ships go missing and a British bomber is still unaccounted for. Snow and wind disrupt travel from the Midwest to Nebraska and Illinois with frigid readings and icy roads. Maryland and Florida see mixed conditions while fires claim a New York firefighter.
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Pennsylvania
Transaction TAN plan sparks Texas House clash
A stormy Texas House session features Rep. W. Galbreath of Wharton denouncing Governor O Daniel s proposed 1.6 per cent transaction tax as a "stink bomb." He attacks abolishing ad valorem property tax and vows to oppose O Daniel s pension plans. The debate centers on a resolution seeking federal pension fund matching and potential constitutional changes.
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Texas
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Barcelona Braces as Rebel Drive Reaches City Front
Rebels push toward Barcelona with a feared fall near. Insurgent forces claim the entire defensive line along the Lisbregal and Cardona rivers is collapsing as Manresa is seized and units close within miles of the city. Government resistance remains stubborn amid heavy bombardments and preparations for evacuation.
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Cardenas Sees Oil Spill Fear in U S Interference
Mexico’s Lazaro Cardenas defends expropriation of oil properties valued at up to 800 million dollars. He rejects US press accusations of being paid to oppose Mexico’s decrees, argues good neighbor policy remains vital, and warns of Latin American German- Japanese activity impacting hemispheric security.
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Mexico
H.R. Knickerblocker
International News Service
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Western Hemisphere
America
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Roosevelt
Knife Thrower’s Knife Wound Hits Wife in Act
Pittsburgh show ends in accident as professional knife thrower Thomas Calvert wounds his wife during a trick. Calvert claims he missed the target and needed a brighter spot to aim. Mrs Calvert, hospitalized, required stitches for a arm injury above the elbow. Spectators gasped as the second attempt pierced her arm.
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Thomas Calvert
Calvert
Spain Government Plans New Capital Move to Gerona
Dispatches report Spanish government officials began leaving Barcelona to establish a new seat of government in Gerona. A separate hospital case from the crisis details a stabbing near the French border. Mary Catron, 36, of 229 May-[72 miles northeast of Barcelona, is hospitalized in serious condition with a stab wound to the abdomen. Her husband Robert B. Green is noted in connection with the incident. The couple had been residents of San Antonio for four months.
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Ison Striofze
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Dack Cofron
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San Antonio
Barcelona War Pressure Increases Amid Bombardment
On January 2 Barcelona faced intensifying government exodus as ministries left the city. The beleaguered capital endured heavy bombing, public services faltered, and it was described as a temporary emergency capital. United States officials planned to deploy personnel from warships to assist as the siege continued.
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