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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1938
Page
12
A local bank faced a time lock crisis as would-be robbers failed to blast open the vault. Bank leaders borrowed funds from nearby banks to ride out the morning, then the locksmith returned with a hammer and quickly triggered the vault door. The incident follows a year of political rambles and social chatter in town.
George Witty of the government Biological Survey captured three small but clever bobcats near Laredo. The cubs are tamed and grown. they are bound for the Tolken Zoo in San Antonio, via director Stark, per district supervisor Landon.
A fragmentary report centers on Raymond Hatton a veteran actor at a Texan film premiere The Texins He hides in crowds at the Southern Pacific station and discusses his long film career He notes his role in The Texans and references upcoming release Touchdown Army
The Summer Theater guild backed by the league approved crude song a play by Broadway sage jMuccess to be staged August 17 in the Sunken Garden Theater amid shifting plans The production was to open July 26 but was abandoned after local officials objected The new play about mother Jove was approved by the league and rehearsals will begin at 8 p m Tuesday in the Municipal auditorium with designs in place and Raw ings Hamilton to direct
The Amateur Astronomers Association will hold its regular meeting at 6 pm Monday in Onder Donkali, University of Sandasoniye. Dr Wunder will present current events of the heavens for September and August, while B B Glaze will discuss the constellations Orion, Andromeda and Cygnus.
Alonzo Beltran, 42, Nueces street patter, was wounded while protecting a young woman in a Plidy-sternoon attack by three men on Trené Reynoise near Mores war Nueces and City Guadalupe streets. Patrolmen applied tourniquets. Beltran received 150 stitches and went home on San Luis Street. BENSTION RALLY SET Candidate rally for Texas high old age pensions to be held Sunday at Crockett hotel at 2 50 pm with W M Morgan as principal speaker.
Hollywood stars Randolph Scott Glenda Farrell and Ray Wharton toured San Antonio amid intense heat before the premiere of The Texans. Scott joked about a shower as fans swarmed, Hubbard was sought by producers, and Miss Farrell endured the sun during a 15 minute signature session. The group attended a private governor’s banquet at the Majestic after a hotel stay before heading to California and New Orleans for further stops.
Treasury secretary Henry Morgenthal issued a weekly bulletin listing tenders on treasury bills totaling about 100 million dollars. The San Antonio branch of the Federal Reserve Bank was noted in the update dated July 20. Bills mature October 18, 1988, in multiples of 1000 dollars.
Virily of a hit run motorist left 1 year old Herlinda Ramon near death Saturday at Robert B. Green hospital. Lilite Hetluvia played near her curb when a speeding vehicle struck and sped away. Investigators found skull fractures and other injuries. Antonio Ruiz, 33, 211 Gan Paulclostrey, was taken into custody and booked for failure to stop and render aid and aggravated assault upon a pedestrian on a $400 bond.
W B Waide, last of the ex Confederate soldiers of Concia county, died last night in Paint Rock. He served in the Confederate forces and lived through the Civil War era.
Fraline Lamalgoules-Davis reports eight coal miners drowned when a tunnel flooded in the Bousquet mines after water rushed in from a Tata river tributary. The incident occurred July 16 and is described as a tragic mining disaster.
A six foot rattlesnake, one of the largest received by the Witte Museum Reptile Garden, arrived with a broken neck. Dr A A Kooh of Bishop Texas treated the injury and prepared the specimen for shipment to San Antonio. Visitors are told snakes have necks and the snake crawls about the garden despite its injury.
Visual education displays created by children at San Antonio recreation centers were showcased by the city council’s Visual Education branch. The sand modeling contest featured relief maps of Texas and winter scenes, with students from UT ACcoles and local groups contributing. Mary Wilken Young, director, announced the event as part of the annual summer program.
Warmer Brothers star Grenda Pagrell visits Majestic to premiere The Texts. Fans mob autograph seekers Randolph Sealt Raymond Salton and director Liien Hubbped. Pagrell, famed as the girl reporter of the fidvles, signs autographs under a hot sun before police escort secludes her. She notes plans to Dallas and Holton.
The Rev. Sylvester Sanertson of Aberdeen Washington will lead St Mark's Episcopal Church during the absence of Pastor Dr Arnie R McKinstry on vacation in July The Rev Mr Robertson was assistant and rector of St Marks since 1924 in 1970s details are unclear
A committee report on plans for a diversified entertainment program to attract tourists to San Antonio will be presented at a Presidents' Council meeting at 12:18 p.m. August 1 at the Park Hotel. President W. B. Dock Ball announced Saturday.
Community event organized by Werder Lodge No. 8 Hecmatin Sos will be held Sunday at Owen's plate on Conception Front across the Ear Eastrama river bridge. Activities include games and other amusements for attendees.
San Antonio reports the Texas premiere of Paramount’s The Texans drew about 10 000 people to Houston Street near the Majestic Theatre. Celebrities including Lucien Hubbard producer and stars Randy Scott and Glenda Hubbard attended as crowds packed the street and mingled with autograph seekers. Memorial speeches by state and local officials followed the screening amid Hollywood glamour and public fanfare.
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