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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
6
The San Anun division court is believed to be held following the close of the federal court in Austin at the end of next week. The report notes a fire tied to a prior incident and mentions a venire or related event under way in the court calendar.
Army officer’s son, son of Maj. C. H. Rice inspector for the Second Division, treated at Station Hospital Fort Sam Houston Friday for a fractured arm after a fall from a height Thursday afternoon.
Porter, prohibition agent from local offices, visited Alamo City on Friday. He was on leave, granted a three week vacation, and was reporting on enforcement actions during the trip.
New York June 10 A TV–seer aged recluse who lived near the Brooklyn Bridge on eighty cents daily was identified today as Charles Francis King a mining engineer who amassed a fortune. He was found dead yesterday in the basement of a frame house, police believe he died weeks ago. Neighbors smelled gas and noticed newspapers and debris at his doorstep. A diploma showed he graduated from Lehigh University with BA and BS degrees. A well stocked library contained King on mining engineering. Relatives including a brother Dr Thomas A King of New York survive with two daughters Mrs Charles W Tiller and Miss Pearl Bing. His wife had died years earlier. Patrolman said he had 3500000 invested in foreign bonds while living on a strict budget.
North and southbound Missouri Pacific passenger traffic from San Antonio to Laredo was briefly halted when twelve freight cars derailed near Webb, twenty miles north of Laredo, about 6 20 Thursday morning. Train service resumed by Thursday night as investigations continued led by A B Kelly, division superintendent, who went to the wreck scene.
Approximately ninety persons filed petitions for naturalization in the district. Charles F. Tucker, district director of naturalization for Fort Worth, will hear applications Saturday. Most applicants were ecclesiastics from Mexico who entered the country in 1921. Tucker said applications were more numerous than on previous trips and he will depart Saturday night for Fort Worth, likely staying five months.
Boys who will attend the TVA opens up session of the MC A camp at Comfort will hold a meeting Friday at 7:50. B D Frederick, head of the camp, will be in San Antonio to talk to them. Norman Macleod, assistant secretary, cites the plan. Boys leave for camp at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Private William Bufford of the Twelfth Field Artillery was admitted to Station Hospital at Fort Bay Houston with a fractured right arm and leg after slipping from a wagon on Thursday afternoon at the German post.
Governor Dan Moody received an invitation Frifey to open the first annual South Texas chamber of commerce convention to be held in Brownsville on November 7 and 8. Ray Lee man wired the invitation. Leeman announced a speaking contest for South Texas boys and girls and a loving cup will be awarded by Tom Etheridge.
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