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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
2
Workmen's Circle No. 372 announces a Jewish community picnic at Koehler Park on Sunday June Ad from 2 p m until midnight featuring a buffet minstrel performances and dancing
Washington June 2 Representative Sam Rayburn announced Senator Tom Connally will place Speaker John N Garner in nomination at the Chicago convention. California then Texas will yield to the other. McAdoo will give a recording speech for California. Rayburn named a Garner steering committee with Texans Carter Miller Wirtz Wool Chambers Lindsay. Rayburn to lead Texas headquarters in Chicago about June 20.
John Fitzgibbons arrives home to confront three youths who invaded his residence seized him and tied him up The intruders fled when Fitzgibbons brother Ralph returned home A neighborhood incident is described with names and an address in Isleta Street
The San Antonio postoffice band will perform at a League Park benefit game on the evening of June 14. Postmaster P. G. Luces announced the event, a Rotary and Optimist clubs drive to aid underprivileged children. A guaranteed used car ad is placed in the Light Classifieds.
In Washington on June, the Somers resolution backing the State Department invitation for U S representation at an international economic conference won privileged status in the House today. In Washington on June 9, Rep Celler of New York predicted Coolidge would condemn prohibition in Cosmopolitan's July issue.
San Antonio stamp fans will receive two new stamps in the Olympic series announced at the downtown post office. Postmaster J. W. Puller says the three cent stamp features an Olympic ranger and the five cent stamp shows a Roman discus thrower. The first issue debuts June 15 at the Los Angeles post office, with all post offices stocked by June 16.
In Atlanta on June 9, DeKalb Superior Court officials reported Judge John B Hutcheson signed a nolle prosequi order dismissing three indictments against sculptor Gutzon Borglum in the Stone Mountain Memorial controversy. Indictments for his assistant J G Tucker were also dismissed. The charges dated back to 1927 with later reinstatements in 1937. The reasons for the prosecutor's recommendation were not stated.
W B Carr a sign painter at a local tourist camp reported to police on Thursday that 75 cardboard signs were stolen from his car.
W Cannon of 430 East Haleache avenue announces candidacy for state legislature Place No 5 Bexar county on an economy ticket He proposes consolidating city and county governments cutting county employees reducing jury trials to murder cases only cutting gasoline tax to one cent after a year and halving legislative membership He also favors abolishing the fee system.
Citizens League plans a campaign opening in Selma at a church meeting on Wednesday June 15. John P Classen, candidate for Commissioner Precinct 3, will chair the session with Frost Woodhull, county judge candidate, and other league candidates speaking or attending.
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