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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
4
Canopus club members will hear Ed Maprite, district attorney investigator, describe how swindlers and forgers operate at the noon luncheon in the East Hotel. Chester A. Blimp is named program chairman for the Friday event.
Census Director William L. Austin said the recession is driving urban residents to rural life. A January 1 survey indicated about one in nine farms has residents who moved from cities, averaging three per household.
A deadly crash 12 miles east of Stephenville involving a dump truck and a San Antonio entertainers' bus killed four and injured 22. Victims named include Lemons, Matthews, Miss Valdez, and Miss Garcia, with several others identified by address. The fire followed a gasoline tank explosion as the buses collided while the truck attempted to pass. The troupe had stopped for lunch near Stephensville and were en route to Oklahoma City when the disaster occurred.
In a second pirate attack within hours, 100 Chinese buccaneers seized the Portuguese steamer Data near Hangchow bay, killed its engineer, and looted cargo bound for South China ports. Hostages, including the purser and four crew members, were taken as pirates fled after three hours of boarding and cargo transfer.
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