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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1938
Page
5
Albany July 6-7 The three term Democratic governor Robert Lehman says New York has erased the 24 million dollar deficit inherited from 1933 and reports a 6.466 million dollar surplus. He warns ongoing revenue uncertainty demands careful spending and vows no cutbacks in essential services.
Uncle Sam offers diverse federal job chances for young men with postings in Washington. Roles include marine engineer $2600 to $3800 yearly, AIT instructor $1800 yearly, junior engraver $1182 daily, and assistant messenger $3108 yearly, with deadlines August 1. Complete data available at Room 1400 Federal Building.
In British Columbia a mine was ordered closed after an explosion killed three workers. Eleven more miners escaped safely as government inspectors opened an investigation. Authorities believe a lightning strike may have ignited a pocket of gas inside No. 1 mine, triggering the blast.
In Cerro New Mexico two search crews chase the Rio Grande 30 miles to recover E R Wakefield missing since the Sunday boating accident. A S Hunt and his wife returned to Denver. Forest rangers led civilian conservation crews amid whirlpools and belting boulders with a reward offered by the missing man's son Alvin C Wakefield of Denver.
Washington dispatch notes analysts warn the Japanese face a tightening crisis as Japan fights in China with limited gains and mounting costs. Observers doubt a swift victory, foresee possible shifts toward China focus, and predict economic strains, blockade talk, and potential political upheaval in Tokyo. Churchill and Chamberlain politics are viewed with bleak prospects, while Franco’s regime status remains grim.
A Glendale report notes a second autopsy on Marie Colombos amid drug-death doubts while tainted politics and looming European conflict unfold. The piece links Churchill, Mussolini, and Hitler with Chamberlain’s hard stance as Anglo American trade talks stall, decade-long secrecy masking fragile negotiations ahead of elections.
United States Department of Agriculture bureau notes renewed activity in Boston wool trade. Manufacturers and buyers return to active bidding amid broader market interest, with larger quantities sought after tight supplies in recent days of June.
Final rites for Mrs. Ann L. Akwarts Skwortz, longtime San Antonio resident, will be held at home on Perelda Street with Rev. P. J. Schnetzer officiating. Born Losoya Street in 1850, widow of Joseph Skwortz, she lived in her present home for 38 years. Survived by daughters Mrs. Julius E. Espey and Miss Cornelia W. Skwortz, son Albert B. Skwortz, sisters Mrs. Ada Nusale and Mrs. Agatha Nesbit, and five grandchildren, all in San Antonio.
San Francisco harbor and Pacific coast shipping operations were halted as waterfront workers observed a four day maritime strike anniversary. A one day walkout marked the deaths of two San Francisco pickets killed by police during a waterfront riot on Bloody Thursday.
Advertises Black and White Ornament as antiseptic and germicidal dressing to relieve itching soreness of pimples bumps ringworm edema and other blemishes from external irritation. Large size five cents trial ten cents with Black and White Skin Soap.
London Kentucky reports a second shooting interrupted the Harland labor conspiracy trial. Lee Fleenor, 34, a former deputy sheriff, testified previously and is jailed on charges connected to the incident. Charlie Reno, 40, from Moles, lies in serious condition with multiple wounds after the night attack amid ongoing court proceedings. Fleenor had prior convictions and pardons in related cases.
A jumble of names and events from Bexar Facts notes Frank Rueber as a court clerk in a past era, Lawrence Hanley an insurance executive, and Henry Gomez the justice count clerk. It mentions a Niagara Falls trip, a Lions club gift, and a Norman Scholls vacation. Also cited are national survey results for San Antonio employment, and plans for M. I. Gleason and others to travel. Birthdays for Don Dedmond and B. O. Dick Stone are listed.
Economist Roger W. Bubson forecast improved business each month this year and a restored balance between farm and city. He planned to visit Jesse Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and hoped for a presidential ticket backed by Republicans and conservative Democrats.
George Hancock, 24, was charged with murder in the stabbing death of Johnnie Myles. The incident occurred at 1212 North Zarzamors Street with the victim dying from a breast wound. Det Detective F. B. Littlepage filed the complaint before Justice Raymond Gerhardt. The suspect's listed address is 213 Henry Street.
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