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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1939
Page
7
Fragments of a classified section mention classifications 69 to 71 and 123 with garbled text about 2500 years of Persia history and various want ad categories. The legible parts reference poultry supplies and young person features, but overall content is chaotic and incomplete.
A fragment notes a Boimed snake cure and a wire for tuberculosis in Korea. It mentions today’s best employment opportunities listed in Classifications 59 to 68 Want Ads.
Alice Austin 40 and Theodore Simmons 35 found guilty of murder in the dynamite blast that killed Earl Austin’s wife and injured Miss Lacone McDowell. Ira Scott 29 pleaded guilty and testified. divorce suit filed by Aukinard for desertion.
S A Man Hunt of Beeville was named president of the Texan Automotive Dealers association at its annual convention in WA Williamson of San Antonio was re elected first vice president and general manager with Ernest Hai of Fort Worth and Glaude Holley of Fyler named second and third vice presidents. Directors named included R M Thomson Austin J G Rateris Edinburg A B Pog Paso W H Beasley Lubbock Cliff Wylde Ble Spring T B cno Ban Angela Prod B Horner Uvalde and B Alford Henderson Houston selected for the 1940 convention.
Five murder cases are scheduled for trial on Monday July 24 following a July 17 docket in Criminal District Court. Missing witnesses delayed two prior murder trials. Judge W W McCrory set special venues for July 17 and 24. Cases include Mrs R E B Garlin indicted April 28 for stabbing William Edward Kent, Antonio Riojas indicted February 11 1936 for shooting Frank Bogusky, and George Hancock indicted November 2 1938 for murder of Johnnie Mae Myles.
Gladewater July 15. Funeral services were arranged for Hildred McCoy 18 Glade water High School athlete whose body was recovered last night from the Sabine river two hours after he was missed by three swimming companions. An orphan he was the brother in law of Gladewater Police Chief Carl Broce.
A new Public Affairs forum features Rev Tallie Williams pastor of North Side Baptist Church speaking on Social Benefits at the Press Radio and Movie. Other new speakers include A W O Connor and E E Mireles with a dense weekly schedule across Monday to Thursday featuring many community leaders and topics from local governance to youth and culture.
A report notes a gorilla captured growing from zero to 524 pounds en route to a Berlin 200 event. Advertisements from Light Rental Ads suggest choosing a new apartment or house, indicating a move or relocation context connected to the event.
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