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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
1
Rain halted the Indianapolis 500 after 460 miles as cars still racing built by Miller dominated by Lockhart Jurtz Woodbury Comer DeFaolo in a field of machines. The piece describes racing dangers, pit signals, aerodynamics, and the crowd’s reaction to the high speed spectacle.
Officers grilled the man suspected of killing Mrs. Virginia Petty for three days. He protested his innocence as pictured with Constable Duke Carver, Chief T. C. Miller, Deputy Sheriff W. F. Salge, and Detective Chief Sam Street.
A suspect under arrest in the killing of Virginia Petty 82 a San Antonio businesswoman is slated to explain the case Tuesday. Duke Garver and OC Detectives Chief Sam Street and Police Chief T C Miller say they are pursuing a man seen in conference with the suspect minutes before the slaying. The ex husband of the victim is also involved as officers seek more clues.
City engineers will draft plans for either a subway tunnel or a viaduct to relieve traffic hazards in the Western city area. A conference involving Commissioner Paul E Steuer and A B Ponder of the Missouri Pacific Railroad discussed a Prospect… residents petition. Officials aim to decide which option is most practical and may involve Buena Vista or Commercial streets.
In Texas Ninety-fourth District Court Bal Collins faces charges for participation in a San Antonio National Bank robbery. A special venire was exhausted with ten jurors named from a pool of potential jurors. The state used three challenges. the defense used twelve. The grand jury indicted Collins for robbery by assault with firearms against Highland Park butcher Claunch on March 13 for $100.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Mary Lee Serna a bookkeeper and a crash scene with names and locations but lacks coherent facts or event details.
In Hastings, June 2 marks the first day of Cupid archery amid rumors of a record first day for marriage licenses in 1925. Dillard Coy of the county clerk’s office notes a busy period with 3163 wedding arrows launched in the year to date, while Amarillo and San Antonio pursue joint West Texas projects. A luncheon at the St Anthony Hotel featured O.G. Goodwin of Amarillo and discussed a proposed rail link between San Antonio and Amarillo and Highway No. 9 to boost traffic and tourism, including a potential bridge to Corpus Christi and wheat movement.
A scattered, euphoric report notes Byrd relatives in Tampico and San Antonio tied to oil and cattle business. It credits Tampico operators moving HQs to San Antonio and cites cattle shipments to Kansas City, plus President Harding’s Rio Grande valley visit as proof of regional prosperity.
A garbled report describes a mother planning to visit Abendven, Washington, amid a personal crisis of a man believed to be poor. It references a fatal action and unclear details about his status and circumstances.
A man confessed to police that he killed Wil Tara Clare of Hillside and struck Clark with a hammer in a garage in Newark on November. He claimed the motive was an admirer of Clark’s wife and stated the act was committed in self defense.
Three men held up a Pay Truck on Jackson Street near the State House in Topeka today and escaped with 5252 in cash receipts of the Topeka Street Railway Company. They fled in an automobile.
Former Governor James B. Ferguson says he will travel to 43 speaking dates to back Miriam Ferguson in her bid for re election. The campaign run continues until July 23 ahead of the Democratic primary.
About 100 spectators fled a south Joplin motion picture house after a rumbling sound warned them of danger. A large roof section then collapsed with a deafening crash but no one was injured, according to onlookers.
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