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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
18
A fragmented account describes a fire crew marching with a hose and R comforting bystanders, a boy and an elderly man observed in town, and a forgotten bribe attempt. The piece mentions performers from Paris to Texas and local theatre plans with several actors and productions listed.
In the Bexar region streams fish are dying from extreme heat. State game warden A. E. Welder and Oklahoma official Jess Gispalehesy report widespread losses in Cibolo Creek, Kendall County, and surrounding water to the point measures were taken to remove some fish to prevent total die-off. The hot water conditions have left most pools in shallow, sandy beds with few untarnished habitats remaining.
Anteri¢nnwonle Tests to Be Held July 19 in Freemasonry examinations by Mosmiin genni lodge of Texag. Center at 17 Camalen willy TOHALG. Grand lodge committee and KE committee members assist. Includes note on Blue degrees and required word count.
Dewitt Price, son of Frank Price, released from county care after a strange medical episode in San Antonio. He received hospital care for a bleeding condition and transfusions. Local volunteers and merchants in Texas donated clothing and funds to aid his return home to Garbou Hill, Alabama, with Police Officer Charles Blevins guiding the boy on this journey back to his family.
A veteran reports a vehicle theft. The account mentions a disrupted scene and officials are seeking suspects, with references to a war veteran and law enforcement involvement. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate ongoing pursuit and investigation.
The War Department ordered a 10 percent reduction in utilities for all posts in the Eighth Corps area. Most requests were denied, with a few companies granting the concession. Texas is excluded from state utility control over retail gas rates, while other states have agencies overseeing rates. refusals will be reported to Washington.
Weekly services at Temple Beth El begin Friday evening at 8 o clock and Saturday morning at 10 30. Rabbi Ephriam Prise will conduct the services with summer divisions held at the community center. Mrs L L Marks chairs the volunteer effort.
A proposed electrical code aiming at a 30 or 32 hour work week will be reviewed by contracting arms and employees Monday at the Tabor temple. The discussion, led by Deputy Commissioner W. R. Williams, followed a Wednesday meeting with speakers including Mayor and other city officials.
City detectives raided ten downtown locations as officials move to dry up the town until the August 26 election. City Attorney Cobbs plans to file injunctions to halt beer sales and force owners to post bonds, with padlocking for a year if needed. Detectives led by Vogler seized 3.2 and 4.2 beer at several sites, with two men detained after a car arrival near West Travis Street.
Dr. W. B. Rusx will address the Kiwanis Club at the San Antonio Kissails lab weekly luncheon in the Gutter hotel ballroom Friday noon Curtis W. Flowers will sing. Jack Davis, deputy United States district clerk, returned to his desk Thursday after a week’s vacation in Del Rio.
From 3000 years ago in Lisi country, two broken cradles were found near Big Bend sites by George C. Martin, showing ancient mothers buried infants and the belief that breaking grave goods sent them to the hereafter. One intact burial in swaddling clothes suggests mummified remains. cradles are built of forked branches and willow slats, tied with plant-fiber cord, with an ornament attached to one cradle.
The Rev. Leo Mock, chaplain at Central Catholic high school, will assist in Taiwanji, Ching, while Brother Joan Kessler from the science department sails for Tokio, Japan to teach science. Others in the faculty assigned to different schools for the coming year include Brother Charles Sontag for Kirkwood, Me, and Brother Fawin Krymer for Durand, Wis.
Veterans from the Tree Corps faced a shift in supply as wartime clothing standards evolved. Record notes indicate changing uniforms and footwear to match updated quartermaster guidelines.
An indictment charges Amede Ligarde, Webb County tax collector, with unlawfully taking and converting to his own use 30 500 65 dollars of Webb County funds. The case moves from Webb to Bexar County Ninety fourth District Court due to publicity and safety concerns. The indictment, returned by the Webb County grand jury on May 81 1989, names Ligarde as defendant and notes prior court history.
Two men faced two armed robbers in a staged hold up near their home when one bandit was struck by a stone and the other fled. Victims recovered their watches and valuables, and authorities captured one suspect while the other escaped with the loot left behind.
San Antonio records show two weeks of June and early July demand flooding water use to a peak near 5,000,000 gallons daily, driven by dry weather and yard sprinkling. The Water Board can supply about 100,000,000 gallons daily, says general manager W. T. Marsten.
The Anti fayters announce a short course to be held at Texas A M College Station from July 1 to 20. President Walton expects an unusually large attendance due to rising farm prices. A writers conference will run with the course and invites are extended to newspaper men.
Lews Arnold a 63 year old Atlanta lawyer and president of the Southern Golf association shot and killed himself in his fashionable apartment. The act was attributed to despondency from long suffering from rheumatism by his brother and law partner Reuben Arnold. He also headed the Southern association and was president of the State Amateur Golf association and member of several trading circles.
In Beverly Hills a governor ally from Oklahoma cites National Guard to deter beer voting. later plans hint at U S Army involvement to stop relearndlg voting. The London conference stretches two more weeks. hotels and barriers stir tension as the American delegation faces pressure and a wary mood pervades. Will Boners signs off the note.
Real estate gains and improving conditions are lifting the financial status of building and loan associations across the United States. Many extended or resumed withdrawals, with several plans to restore full dividends as markets strengthen. Officials cite the real estate cycle as key to banks’ stability and to homeowners' renewed employment and values.
Police held a robber captured near the White Star firm on West Commerce Street after he emerged with a bundle of cigars and cigarettes bound in a bedsheet. The man had forced a person into a store during the incident.
A musician reported the theft of a trombone from an unidentified location. The article notes the loss as the musician attempted to perform, mentioning names in garbled form and unclear details about the instrument and the surrounding events.
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