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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1939
Page
3
Adrian R. Hines of 912 Hays Street advertises artificial human skulls for sculpture and art students and for use by Shakespeare clubs in Hamlet promos. He also offers skulls to haunt houses, claiming many orders and a deathlike product for frightful effects.
An old clipping reports a severe tick infestation affecting dogs due to drought. Dr Harry Shepard notes ticks weaken canines and spread anemia and parasitic infections while veterinarians report rising bite cases. If breeding grounds are not burned, female ticks lay up to 500 eggs.
A city inspection led by Benjamin Wyatt warns sign owners to meet ordinances by 5 p.m. July 26 or have signs removed. Tellers list reasons for removal such as lack of permit, improper support, zoning issues, and unautho rized wiring. Electric signs require specific clearances and official approvals before installation.
A teased state procedure course of the KAS congress of Parents and achers will be available on August 1 announced by Mrs Pred Porter general secretary and director of the study course. Last year 1298 members of the organized the study course 2 certificates.
Woodrow Clavin, 25, a police recruit, was stopped in the 300 block of South Flores at 1 15 a m after a car was clocked at 87 mph. He allegedly used abusive language and claimed he could not be arrested because he was a recruit. He was suspended and later dismissed from the force.
Herman Finkelstein, vice president of the United Watters Gan and Millinery Workers International union, visits Courland near Dallas to explain the strike aims. Police protection promised after clashes at Byer Rolnick Hat plant. Strikers demand wage increases and a union shop. charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
A 40 year old escaped prisoner from Montgomery Alabama identified as Jon eon Harper alias W O Harper was captured in Houston County Texas after two months of search by three Texas counties. He was found while asleep and restrained by officers in a southwestern park setting.
Hotel proprietor Miss M. Dawson at 1508 Main Avenue routed an attempted prowler, a Mexican woman, at her Gklshomia hotel. Nearby, L. Garza of 110 South Concho reported loss of two mules and Lula Mae Brown of 1526 West Hulanche Street theft of three cash and a wrist watch.
CHICAGO July 22 The union CI G and Armour and Company clash as Henry Johnson of the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee appeals to President Roosevelt for intervention. Johnson says CI G and PWOC told Washington leaders the deadlock must end with Armour recognizing an NLRB order for exclusive bargaining for Armour Chicago workers not yet recognized in all plants. Armour says it will bargain only with majority recognized plants and not in plants where union strength is doubtful.
A rape charge was filed Saturday in Justice of the Peace Bat Cartigan’s court against Morris Hvasey, 22, an alleged state highway department employee. Investigators say the eight year old San Antonio girl was assaulted multiple times at Brackenridge and Roosevelt parks and at her home. The girl was examined by a doctor after reporting the attacks. Hvasey, held with no statement, is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 185 pounds.
Long Beach California July 22 An INS report details Walter Thurman a 29 year old tennis champion who was sentenced to 1 to 16 years in San Quentin for bigamy. He had two wives Ruth Louden 18 in Santa Ana married last October and Agnes Thrush married in San Francisco January while living with both in an automobile trailer.
Priscilla Lane, famed for Four Daughters, Yes My Darling Daughter, delivers her best performance yet in Daughters Courageous. Reports from Warner Lipthers studio praise the actress as at peak form, highlighting her screen presence.
Two livestock commission firms, Shirley Livestock Commission of Fort Worth and a new McCutcheon Baker and Fuller, will move into the San Antonio livestock market July 31. Ben Shirley, a Fort Worth commission man for 34 years, will direct the Shirley firm here with a five man stall. The firm plans to emphasize sheep but will provide full selling services for cattle and hogs.
A fragmented OCR list appears to compile names of individuals, companies, and organizations tied to San Antonio churches and local enterprises. The text reads as a patronage roster or advertisement page with numerous personal names, business titles, bank references, and local institutions, but presents as a jumbled catalog with many garbled entries.
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