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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1940
Page
2
Testimony at the San Antonio hospital inquiry details alleged misconduct by Dr. Johnson including improper advances toward female staff, misuse of state assets, and a lavish home. witnesses describe pressure on applicants and a barber running a loan scheme. The hearing pauses as the probe continues with additional ex-employees testifying.
During cross-examination Miss Robinson described a dress incident and being fondled by the doctor who backed her against a desk. She testified she had been told by friends that removing the doctor might improve her chances of finding employment.
A University of Texas home economics study shows 1930s coeds spent from 18 to 18 percent of senior-year budgets on clothing, with average wardrobe costs around 230 dollars. The report traces spending peaks in prosperous years to 516 dollars, drops to 210 during recessions, and notes shifts in hosiery and outerwear shares.
Fort Worth reports Vivienne Segal claims the title of America’s most expensive dog on the Southwestern road show. The terrier’s owner reveals a live-tarot diamond ring incident required x rays and an upcoming operation. the dog remains heavily guarded while the pup’s fate unfolds.
EAST LANSING Mich Jam 27 Fowl paralysis that now costs about 25 percent of U S poultry flocks can be curbed by sanitation Dr J Holmes Martin director of the Michigan State College laboratory said after studying the disease more than three years He said resistant and susceptible strains exist and the cause is not fully known though likely a virus Sanitation with strict sanitary control prevented sickness in three pens with no cases in one and only one suspicious case in another
Magistrate Anthony P Burke in Yorkville court scolded modern women for smoking and brushing by strangers on the street. He fined eight men for smoking in the subway area and lamented eroding delicacy and refinement among women, saying the trend is fast disappearing.
Fourteen East Side children left tenements to attend a Metropolitan Opera performance of Lakme in New York. For writing prize essays on music they received seats in the famed diamond horn shoe. One 12 year old wore a dinner jacket.
Funeral notice announces the death of LUNA Ezallie aged 48 with services at the family home and a burial at Mevalre Puwer Al. Daughters Dora Fletes and Mire survive along with brothers Herman Ed and Adolph Mogens and Dane Thormean. A memorial will be held Saturday September 22 at 2 pm at Ran Jose Boal park under Ambre Maralis funeral directors.
Berlin reports the German high command claims continued success in sea warfare with scouting, artillery and patrol flights on the French German border. It says more than 20 000 tons were sunk on January 25 and a submarine sank two steamers off Oporto in the Atlantic. British claims of German troops in Russian East Galicia are denied.
Johannesburg plans to introduce a miniature road crossing in schools with traffic control devices as part of a new road regulations and safety curriculum. The plan, endorsed by the works committee of the city council, aims to embed traffic lessons in classroom work as a standard feature.
Pueblo report notes a minister's long address outpacing a lawyer in delivery as Francis Wackow, a veteran reporter, described the scene. The piece highlights rapid speech and the contrast between sermon and legal rhetoric at that hour.
Russiang and Germans engaged in hand to hand fighting about Pillkalien in East Prussia. Russian counter attacks five Germans several miles from Tar. Germans dig new trenches along Rhine as result of fresh attacks by French in Alsace Lorraine. Germans launch drive To west from Ypres to Argonne.
John W. Thomas of Gooding is appointed by Gov. Bottolfsen to fill the late Senator William E. Bevan’s seat after the death of Senator Borah. Thomas previously filled Gooding’s term in 1928 and won a partial term in 1932 before losing to James P. Pope. Borah died in Washington on January 19 after 33 years as Idaho’s senator.
The Soviet invasion of Finland threatens Finland's agricultural output as 49 percent of workers are women forced to flee their homes. Early winter crops cannot be properly tended, risking a food shortage, per the Finn Bist Reller Fund. The fund, organized by former President Herbert Hoover, aims to aid noncombatants displaced by the war.
Eleven Longshoremen fall into the Hudson River when a gangway between the Pan Atlantic and Pier 4 splits as they leave the ship for lunch. The incident occurred in Hoboken, New Jersey, and involved workers from the Freeier Pan Atlantic. No further details on injuries or救援 were provided.
In Columbus Ohio at a science meeting Dr B J Luyer of St Louis University showed making a thin film of solid water using solid air at 200 degrees below zero a child's toy pistol and two steel plungers. He had previously claimed life could be preserved at 200 degrees below zero in a glassy fourth state.
DETROIT January 3 Mrs Jennie AMM 31 mother of three was ticketed for leaving the scene after two accident prevention officers traced oil spots across four miles of streets to her car. Early morning, she and three friends sang It’s a Long Way to Tipperary when the crash into a light pole occurred. The oil line was broken but she denied knowing the car and returned home where police found her.
Descriptions from a wartime briefing report continuous combat in Finnish terrain with Kumian divisions stretched near Kitela and Iruitley, while ski fighters harass remnants. Britain speeds aid shipments to Finland and Japan-US trade talks deteriorate after seizures. In China, Wang Ching Wei promises rights against third powers as Japanese influence grows. South Africa’s lower house rejects a peace restoration measure as German sea warfare sinks over 20 thousand tons with two steamers reportedly torpedoed or sunk.
The freighter City of Flint, 4983 tons, faced quarantine inspection and uncertain fate after breaking wartime seas through Chesapeake Bay ice to Baltimore. With a 40 man crew on shore leave, the ship docked near the quarantine station before discharge of iron ore cargo, owners silent on reports of possible scrapping.
The city filed a civil suit in Justice of the Peace Raymond Gerhardt's court naming H A Rhodius former president of the Casino club and grand jury foreman as defendant. It alleges Rhodius owes $200 in unpaid rent for a building at St North New Braunfels Avenue now used by the state highway patrol for January through April 1998.
Paris dispatch reports a German plane attacked a column of French trucks with machine gun fire for the first time in the war. Three British planes tried to engage the raider which escaped into clouds east of the Moselle region. Intermittent fire along rivers and mountains was noted as Allied communique said nothing to report. The fragmentary text also mentions a separate feature about a dead man’s possessions and a magazine promotion.
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