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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1946
Page
4
A fragmented county election sheet shows district attorney and governor race per precincts in Bexar with numerous figures and county totals. It lists precinct by precinct tallies for many counties and includes Kinney Kerr Kleberg and many others with partial results and cross references to counties and districts.
Walter Tynan former Bexar county district attorney led a field in a special election to succeed the late J Franklin Spears with a 400 vote plurality at 42 a m. County results show Tynan ahead in Bexar Kendall Bandera Kerr and Hill Country counts. Hoye Thomson and Broderick trailed as vote totals updated by county and precinct data.
Election bureau tallies show Mallory B. Blair of Belton leading Robert G. Hughes of San Angelo 3310 to 4928 in District 3 Court of Civil Appeals race as of 11:30 p.m. returns from seven of 26 counties. Other districts list several candidates and partial counts across Texas counties.
William N. Hensley, a young attorney and army air forces veteran who flew as a 1 29 pilot in the Asiatic Pacific theater, issued a statement after his apparent district attorney election bid. He thanked Bexar county voters and pledged aggressive, clean, impartial law enforcement with community support.
Houston, Sept. 1. Jon and Edward Bourg report their spaniel Bonnie adopted an orphaned skunk after losing her seven pups. The unusual maternal bond has local animal welfare workers puzzled as to how the two species will coexist in their home.
An auto carrying six occupants crashed into a two story brick night club in St Louis. Two walls collapsed but no injuries were reported. The driver said he fell asleep at the wheel.
Voters lined up in Austin and across Texas as gubernatorial candidates faced strong turnout. Beauford Jester cast ballot 835 in Navarro County while Grover Sellers aided in baling hay after voting near Sulphur Springs. Early bond issues and local races drew attention in cities like Houston and Clarendon.
The Los Angeles sheriff and vice squad busted a new gambling racket described as a “rat race.” Operators paid cash, running a carnival scheme in El Monte with a roulette wheel and a caged rat at the center. Pieces of cheese stuffed in the wheel holes supposedly determined short odds.
Stark's Fort in Strong Fort Stark's Knob near Schuylerville, two miles north, was fortified by Colonel John Stark during the Battle of Saratoga, an action noted in local history.
Paul J. Kilday announced plans to depart the city for Washington D C after a report to Congress. He thanked Hexar county residents, saying the election never worried him and he will strive to represent the entire county to the best of his ability. Sheriff Owen W. Kilday commented that the period was rough and he felt better despite some worry.
Chicago July 27 Heirens a 17 year old University of Chicago student has confessed to three murders. Attorneys John and Mal Coghlan announced Heirens signed an abstract statement admitting kidnapping and killing six year old Suzanne Degnan the lipstick murder of Frances Brown and the robbery killing of Mrs Josephine Ross. He faces 31 indictments for two murders and 29 burglaries and assaults and will likely confess to Dag nan Brown and Ross slayings next Tuesday before State's Attorney William J Tuohy. Parents George and Mrs Heirens stand by him as he awaits further proceedings in jail tonight.
Hensley Victor won a key state legislative race while Williamson led Carrigan and Dial as Williams headed Purdom and Dwyer. Buck Jones swept justice of the peace, Vaughan secured reelection, and McCrory trailed Sanders in a tight judge race. Incumbent Sam Bennett appears secure on the new commission. Slow voting on a hot day delayed results amid machine complaints and long lines.
SHARON PA July 27 IN The army air forces disclosed a secret weapon titled hydro-tomb an underwater rocket propelled torpedo developed by Westinghouse and nearly ready when Japan capitulated The device used engine thrust from expanding gases to move through water as a fast missile from a plane at 600 feet and 300 mph Also reports on Daegal voting fears and a Democratic sweep with 11 unopposed nominees and list of officials.
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