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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1937
Page
14
A San Antonio casino heist tale unfolds as a gunman robs a bookie shop in broad daylight for $950 while customers stood by. The calm bandit, described as six feet tall, pockets two sacks of cash then escapes in a car, leaving patrons stunned and police racing for leads.
Violence erupted as Pottee and sheriff deputies clashed with Great Lakes steel strike pickets at Republic Steel Monroe plant and in Youngstown. Seven injured, 14 pickets arrested amid tear gas, gas shells, and hand to hand fighting. Police guarded a road truck as pickets barricaded gates. two city officials were wounded in the melee.
Chicago June 10 Ager Moynihan said Miss Marc Gates Montgomery admitted her tale of a plot against John Rockefeller Prentice was a hoax to gain attention. The 23-year-old nurse said she fabricated the story after meeting Prentice in September during a hospital stay and later aimed to become a martyr.
The Senate completed authorization for an inquiry into tax dodging without a record vote. It agreed to house amendments on the resolution and sent the measure to the White House for President Roosevelt to sign.
Four hundred refinery employees were overcome by gas but saved through quick action by physicians and crew. The incident occurred as work began, with responders evacuating and treating affected workers at the scene.
The Texas Senate unanimously approved a bill to outlaw bookmaking as part of a broader drive against gambling. The measure, reported favorably by a committee, seeks to shut down bookmaking and slot-machine operations and enforce the ban locally. A House subcommittee planned a companion bill for presentation.
Washington reports the Senate Agriculture Committee sent the administration's farm tenancy bill to the floor with unanimous support. The measure proposes creation of a farmers home corporation with power to spend 10 million dollars next year to assist farmers in buying land.
District Attorney John S. Shook said Thursday that local theater operators would likely oppose Bank Nights this week. He added he would pursue enforcement as soon as the Court of Criminal Appeals opinion is received in Austin.
Two theories grip investigators as authorities probe the reported kidnapping or murder of Mrs. Alice Parsons, a 38 year old New York social figure from Long Island. A ransom note and a blood stained ax found on the Parsons farm deepen the mystery. A caller described as a middle aged couple drove Mrs Parsons away, with sightings placing her east of Stony Brook in the late afternoon.
War department awarded a large contract to Douglas Aircraft Company of Santa Monica California for 177 twin engine bombardment airplanes. The order represents the largest single aviation expenditure to date by the government and underscores wartime production scale.
London dispatches report growing signs of a serious internal crisis in Soviet Russia. Rumors claim purges within the army and industry. The Daily Mail cites Warsaw sources on arrests of leaders and a radical military reshuffle, fueling belief that Stalin’s regime faces internal turmoil.
Weather forecast for Friday June brides hints at a clouded start to married life. Weatherman J H L Darboe predicts partly cloudy skies for Thursday night and Friday with moderate southeasterly winds. Lows near 74 degrees and highs up to 93 degrees in Milay.
In Bast Lake City a police inquiry revealed a two year old girl confessed to sending unsigned extortion notes to a neighbor. A policewoman quoted the child saying her father has only six days of work a month and that there is barely enough to eat for eleven children. She planned to run away with the money to rent a farm and find work.
A California man reported being abducted Monday by armed men who took him in an automobile to a location near the state capital. He described four hours of danger and stated he was held at gunpoint before escaping or being discovered, with injuries or trauma noted. A hospital visit followed. Police investigated the kidnapping and robbery claim, seeking leads in Marylyn and surrounding areas.
Vienna reports stir over Joseph Stalin's health as De Stund a claims Dr Hans Eppinger contacted Moscow hints at Stalin's serious illness. The Vienna insurgent newspaper notes his absence and raises questions about a possible medical transfer or new instructions from Soviet leadership.
Atlantic City June 10. Dr Henry Louis Hilzartner of Aus fin Texas died of a heart attack yesterday after reading a paper before the American Medical association convention. Dr Hilgertner was an army consultant in World War I and later became a wedding specialist in eye ear nose and throat diseases in Texas.
S. A. Budget Held Up for Depository Bids. San Abronto's tentative budget will be delayed until the city has received bank bids on a depository for the city funds. Mayor C. J. Quin announced Thursday that under state law the bids must be awarded by duty a.
A damaged weather fragment notes partly steady to moderate southerly winds Thu night and Fri. Lows around 4 degrees, highs near 93 F. Wind shifts along the coast with Norwest winds near one hundredth meridian. Generally fair in the south with possible showers in the north Thu night and Fri. Warmer in the west Thu night and Fri.
A defense ministry bulletin says a large number of civilians, mainly women and children, were killed in a rebel air raid on Madellin and Bonsabie. In Washington, a sub-committee advanced a bill related to a jury reform and lynching matters.
In Monroe, Michigan, as Newton Steel reopens, steel workers and deputized policemen seized organizer Leonidas Menonald of the Committee for Industrial Organization. He was dragged from a car, beaten, and forced to walk away from the plant area toward Toledo. Reports vary on exact timing and additional captives, including two more African American men.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced authorization of a loan totaling 1 021 000 dollars to refinance flood protection bonds in Cameron County Texas.
In Michigan City Indiana on June 10 three inmates were executed in the state prison electric chair for the mutilation murder of Marty R Miller a retired Cincinnati fire captain. John Joseph Poholsky Pras Gore Williams and Whitine A Kuhimas were hanged after a yearlong escape attempt and were the first triple execution in the prison's 96 year history.
San Antonio bids for a $425,400 municipal issue showed premiums from several banks with Fort Worth National Bank presenting a $980 premium at 2.90 percent interest, and another option offering $920 premium at 3 percent for 20 years. City officials praised the rates as the best in years, with cost savings projected over time. The bond issue, voted in 1930, funds several city projects including two fire stations, passes and fire station improvements, Stinson Field work, bridge and street upgrades, sewer work, and a health department addition.
Miss Montgomery told Warren Ry enUe police she was abducted by two men near the Presbyterian hospital last night. They forced her into a car, gagged her, and drove around the south side for over an hour before releasing her. She said they described Brenthe as a mutual friend and instructed her to deliver a message to Prentice.
Secretary Roper sent cordial greetings on behalf of the government to the Japanese economic mission visiting the country, signaling goodwill and formal welcome during the arrival.
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