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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
15
New York July 28 Cardinal Gasparri president of the Holy Office arrived from Rome. He is expected to confer with church officials regarding Vatican matters and to participate in forthcoming events in the metropolitan area.
San Antonio wrecker operators met with New York clergymen and city officials to discuss traffic safety. They were urged to adopt self rules, with potential licensing bonding zoning and call rotation as drastic steps were considered by the San Antonio Safety Commission. Operators must report back to city hall on Thursday.
George F. Schmidt, 49, of Dallas, reported a real ache when a dental bridge slipped from his mouth into his throat. Doctors attempted to retrieve it, then pushed the teeth down into the stomach to let nature work. X rays will monitor progress in coming days.
Corpus Christi July 24 two women one a one year old death inate and the other a Black woman were reported in serious condition at their rural hemnen Friday as result of criminal incidents the sheriff's department reversed Alfredo Gonzales and F B Powell Black person were named on separate charges of criminal incident both were held in county jail under respective bonds of 1600 and 2800.
Miss Sophie Maas 3010 Lewis Street Friday narrowly stopped a youth about 18 who grabbed her purse along North St Marys Street. She held on as motorists paused and he fled. Alfred J. Thomas 430 Ninth Street reported a theft of 10 cents and tobacco at Alama and Fourth streets. Three men dragged him to a vacant lot Thursday morning, beat him, robbed him, and he could not work or report it until Thursday night. Rudipion Vicente 1414 West Salina Street reported a deputy constable commission robbery of $10 on West Commerce Street. Treasury figures July 26 show receipts 7 020 256 82, expenditures 20 980 002 05, net balance 2 639 356 267 54, with several other year-to-date changes and gold assets noted.
Spanish republican refugees in Mexico may access a hidden 50 million dollar gold hoard brought as cargo on a yacht. The treasure, reportedly taken from Spain by the republican government, could fund loans to refugees for start ups in business or farming as they settle in Mexico.
COREUB ChraslT reports an offer to pay four pounds extra for all cotton baled in cotton bags by the Anderson Clayton Cotton Company Friday. Other cotton buyers were expected to meet the move. the action could affect price differences farmers face as about 40 percent of Texas cotton is baled in cotton and 60 percent in sacks.
Alexandria dispatch reports King Farouk will embark on a Sudan big game hunt next winter. He will be accompanied by a party of Egyptian hunters as part of the royal expedition.
Police sought a known assailant who attacked and beat Refuglio Escametta on Montealima Street near Buona Vista. A witness, A Rolehardt of Jackson Street, reported being struck on Main Street near Victim earlier.
Maj. Gen Henry Hutchings longtime Texas Army official dies at 74 in Austin. He served as adjutant general under four governors and was secretary of state under Pat Neff. He founded the Austin Evening News in 1895 and published the Austin Statesman briefly. Survived by widow three sons and three daughters with grandchildren.
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