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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1937

Page

5

Reserve Officers End Year Active Duty with 27-Day Leaves

Sixty three reserve officers in the Second division AB Fort Sam Houston finish active duty and depart on 27 days leave. They will return to civil status June 30. Thirty of about 4000 trainees nationwide will gain regular army commissions on July 1. The Eighth Corps area expects 126 new reserve officers July 1 across infantry field artillery cavalry engineers signal corps and other units. A giant egg report from Vancouver BC notes a hen produced an eight inch circumference egg and other measurements.

Ab Fort Sam Houston Thamwasditch Eighth Corps Signal

Murder Hotspots and Local Oddities in Pend End Street

Bexar Facts by Ed notes Pend End Street as the city’s likely murder site and lists a curious mix of locals. Names Hardy to a few figures appear, with references to a clinic, a bookie stub, a sit-down strike vibe, a Saturday gate open house, and Joe Reichman as probable piano maestro. mentions a Sergt. Fish transfer and Frank Baker’s notable mustache amid a booming used car market of over two million dollars yearly.

Preston Carnahan Burns Joe Reichman St. Anthony Root Leslie W. Fish la Garne Ohio Frank Baker

Health Board Chairman Gill Resigns Amid City Tension

Mayor C K Quin acknowledged the resignation of Dr W D Gill from the combined city county health board on Tuesday. Quin had earlier said the board was dead but said he would accept the resignation and, importantly, would not appoint a replacement to fill the vacancy.

W. D. Gill C.K. Quin Quin Gill

Parisian Made Rotary Chief

Mau rice Duperrey of Paris was elected president of Rotary International. He will preside at the twenty ninth annual convention to be held next year in San Francisco.

Nice France Maurice Duperrey Rotary Club of Paris Rotary International Order San Francisco

Theft charge over sixty tiled theft charge over sixty tiled

Complaint charges John A Blanch of 200 South Flores Street with a two year old theft of over 50 dollars. Filed Wednesday before Justice Raymond Gerhardt by DA investigator Michael Rule alleges Blanch took 150 dollars from R P Ingram on June 16 1935.

John A. Blanch South Flores Street Justice of the Peore Raymond Gerhardt Michael Rule District Attorney’s Office Bianchi R. P. Ingram

Attempt on Judge Cooper Mindful of Puerto Rico Attack

Police hunted for a group of Puerto Rican nationalists after an assassination attempt on U S Judge Robert F Cooper in San Juan. Between 12 and 15 shots were fired as he returned home, one bullet piercing the windshield. the judge, a former South Carolina governor and U S district judge since 1934, was not hit.

Island San Juan Puerto Rico United States Robert 4. Cooper Cooper South Carolin U. S District of Puerto Rico

Former Illinois tax chief Malone Convicted of Tax Evasion

William H. Malone, 59, ex-chairman of the Illinois tax commission, was found guilty of evading $59,500 in federal income taxes. A jury condemned him in Federal Judge William H. Holly's court, with potential penalties of up to 10 years in prison and $20,000 in fines.

Chicago William HH. Malone Ilinois Tax Commission William H. Holly

Funeral Rites Set for Screen Villain Monroe Owsley

Glendale California June 9 Monroe Owsley 36 year old screen villain whose death followed Jean Harlows will be buried today beside his parents graves in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Owsley after attending the Golden Gate bridge opening in San Francisco was visiting friends in San Mateo when he suffered a heart attack induced by acute indigestion Like Miss Harlow who died Monday he was to be recorded final rites in a Forest Lawn church

Glendal Calif Monroe Owsley Jean Harlow Forest Lawn Memorial Park Owsley San Francisco Siends San Mateo Miss. Harlow Forest Lawn

Buick Beauty Seeks Soft Summer Finish

A bold Buick all steel model is pitched as a big value with broad appeal. The copy promises superb action and long lasting appeal, urging readers to test drive and experience the car this summer while its stylish exterior is touted as only the beginning of its offerings.

Buick

New Yellow Pages Deliveries Aid Local Shoppers

Telephone users receive up to date local guide in new Yellow Pages. The buyer friendly directory lists garages beauty parlors florists and hundreds of firms with exact names addresses and phone numbers. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. urges readers to call for a copy.

Southwestern Bell Telephone Co

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