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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1931
Page
8
Austin Jan. 30 Governor Rous Sterling announced new Texas state ranger captains for the next two years. Former Sergeant Light Townsend of Wharton County was elected to command the rangers, along with other officers named to lead the force.
Toonerville Folks company C based in Del Rio and C. Moore of Austin preside over Hutchinson county rites following the martial law era at Borger in 1829. qhn will command the guertermaster corps here with Townsend as sergeant under Bill Sterling, ex-captain of company D now adjutant general. Capt. Frank A. Hamer of Austin to lead the new headquarters company. Reappointed captains include Will L. Wright of Be Teoscoils for company A at Fort Stockton, Tom R. Hick man of Fort Worth for company B headquartered at Fort Worth, and Albert RL Mace of Lamasas county for company D headquartered at Enl orriss.
Police report an accidental discharge of a pistol in a Washington Irving Junior School area. Victim Jos Carrizalia, 16, died after the shot fired by schoolmate John Veneno sa at 16. August Garza Jr., 16, drove the car to school with the two friends. all reside in local streets.
City officials announced the civil service charter amendment election cost about $2400. A Thursday city commission meeting approved $1857.60 for payments to 390 election officials and polling place rents totaling $1052.60, plus $203 for labor setting up equipment. The city had prior appropriations for supplies and printing.
A teen told officers he checked the firearm and believed it was empty before it discharged. The shot struck Joe in the head, he slumped over, and two friends rushed him to the hospital where he died 18 minutes later.
More than 50 000 automobile licenses and 42 400 poll taxes were sold to Bexar county residents at work Friday, per Tax Collector Maury Maverick. Sales in the automobile license division were expected to equal last year’s 55 000 as licenses near closing Saturday with a 20 percent price increase after then. Extra deputy clerks would work Saturday and Saturday night. corridors and offices would be used for the last minute rush. After Saturday licenses rise again and old plates carry a $15 fine.
Old remedies fail to ease stubborn coughs. Mentodene offers internal menthol with other ingredients in a pleasant liquid. It claims rapid relief within hours and a money back guarantee if not coughing through the night or feeling 100 percent better by morning.
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