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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1938
Page
1
Farmers in Bexar County face severe dryness as cloudless skies persist and rainfall remains scarce. Crops wilt, water ponds fall, and livestock fear water shortages while late corn holds up for now and early crops show stress across the region.
In Toronto authorities ordered an exhaustive inquiry into the death of American heiress Mrs Maybelle Horlick Sidley one third owner of the Horlick fortune valued at 7 million dollars. The 68 year old widow died of natural causes at the Mereuith Crescent mansion of W Ferkins Bull a Toronto barrister and former friend of King George V. An autopsy by her son and a group of pathologists found natural causes while questions about restraint at the Bull residence linger. Attorney General Gordon Consent said actions will await the inquiry and reports. Funeral services will be held in Racine Wisconsin.
Thundershowers across parts of North Central and West Texas offered temporary relief from a heat wave. Wichita Falls saw cooling and Abilene reported around 0.30 inches of rain while Dallas experienced a light morning shower.
The Texas state market opens nearly 300 bids on over 1000 items including lipstick to dynamite. Boards of control will finalize awards for departments, eleemosynary and educational institutions for the fiscal year starting September 1. Purchases total about 3000000 in groceries and other essentials to run city-sized operations for up to a year. Weather bureau notes a heat wave gain in Austin and central points, with Dallas forecaster Cline predicting the break may not last.
Superintendent George E Reyer said police are prepared to meet any realence as CIO strikers threaten raids on headquarters. Attorney Geaniff claimed CIO men were instructed to resist police entry without warrants. Police raided CIO headquarters yesterday, detaining 70 men on charges of disturbing the peace amid ongoing drayage and taxi strikes.
In Houston on July 3 a dangerous stunt called the pistol trick went awry while Paul Grasso 20 was attempting it for friends. The death occurred in a car near a refreshment stand, police said the act mirrors Russian roulette with one chamber empty and the hammer snapped on the empty chamber as the trigger is pulled.
A crowded weather page reports precipitation totals for 24 hours ending 7 am with none since January 4 and a cumulated 28.00 inches this January. It lists moon phase full on July 12 and tides at Aransas Pass with specific rise and set times. The piece then provides a long table of city weather conditions including temperatures and cloud cover for Abilene Albuquerque Alpine Amarillo Atlanta Austin Boston Brady Brownsville Buffalo Charleston Chicago Des Moines El Paso Fort Smith Galveston Helena Houston Jacksonville Kansas City Lubbock Memphis Miami Minneapolis Montgomery Needles New York Oklahoma City Phoenix Pittsburgh San Antonio San Diego Spokane Toledo Waukegan and Williston with cloudiness and temperatures.
Executives of several statewide groups met in Austin to discuss coordinating highway safety efforts. One proposal calls for establishing a full-time home office in Austin to correlate safety activities.
Northwest Airlines terminal manager reported a crash during takeoff at Billings airport killing one person and injuring seven others. The victim was Mrs N S Mackie of Evanston Illinois. Five passengers were treated for minor injuries and released. The Zephyr 14-H type plane carried eight passengers and two crew members. pilot Walter Bullock of Minneapolis could not explain the crash. Lester Dean of Minneapolis co pilot. The survivors include Al Niemeyer and C V Gary of Chicago, W G Bellenger a U S Navy ensign, Bremer von Wallace Idaho, F S Brislawn of Wallace, and G Tessum of Billings. The crash occurred about 2:53 a m near the runway end.
Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh mother of the aviator lands at Cherbourg from Bremen then catches a Paris train. She does not say if she will join son and daughter in law and grandchildren at their Miles Island home. Cincinnati Reds sign John Metoskie a spring training infielder from Fordham University.
Athol Massachusetts reports sixteen year old Anna May preparing to marry Herbert D Boutall a 63 year old retired mechanic and British Army veteran. The couple faces community chatter while Anna defends the match praising shared music interests and future happiness.
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