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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1938
Page
9
Excavation for a general clinic adjoining Robert E. Green hospital began Saturday under WPA sponsorship. The $54,000 project includes $40,000 from government funds. Rising patient numbers prompted the expansion, with clinic visits reaching 80 373 in 1937 28 and hospital treated cases up from 4169 to 5835 in the past year.
Joe S. Bunt, former leader of the San Antonio Elks lodge, left Saturday for Dallas to fly to Philadelphia and on to Atlantic City for the grand lodge convention. He will arrive Monday morning and spend two days in New York after the event before returning to San Antonio. Two other local Elks, Joe Sweeney and Wallace Oeding, are driving to Atlantic City for the convention.
Two San Antonio residents suffered gunshot wounds on Saturday when firearms discharged accidentally. Miss Floria Wilburn, 16, at B10 Lewis Street, was wounded in the hand during a transfer of a .22 revolver. Hugh Berty, 43, of 199 Castillo Street, was shot in the finger while handling a rifle at Grove and Castillo streets. Both were treated at Robert D. Green Hospital.
Tension rose in New Orleans as drayage firms and the Yellow Cab strike sparked violence. Police Chief George Ayer said authorities will take steps to preserve order while accusing communists of trying to spread lawlessness. Two men were shot in a gun battle tied to the strikes, ending when a streetcar halted amid panic.
In Tupelo Mississippi last night a melee between two men and their wives ended in Frank Wooten being stabbed to death. Palmer Blaylock former Pontotoc county sheriff is charged with the killing and bound over to the grand jury. Mrs Blaylock and Mrs Wooten fought as Blaylock and Wooten scuffled over checks. Mrs Blaylock posted a 25000 bond on the same charge. Blaylock had recently been pardoned from the penitentiary after two years for slaying Jake Jackson marshal of Pontatee.
Washington July 3 1933 the federal and nonfederal recovery program funded 70 projects totaling 18 275 572 with 1 030 009 000 earmarked for federal outlay Largest items include a new air base at Scott Field Illinois with a 4 403 400 grant for modernization and a 4 225 000 grant for a New York City criminal courts building Non federal projects valued over 26 300 000 receive 11 890 279 from FWA Local communities finance the rest there were no loans on today's list.
July 4 The Rev. H. Culpepper of Bandera will arrive July 15 to assume duties as pastor of the Edcouch First Baptist Church. He has served Bandera Baptist Church for eight years.
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