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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1939
Page
2
Chicago report says Lawrence J. Stern, wealthy investment banker, called the ransom note threatening his 11 year old daughter “obviously the work of kids.” Three men reportedly planned the kidnapping for 75 000 dollars but no attempt was made. The note, sent to a vacant house, showed the author had not checked the family's whereabouts.
Fire and Police Commission ordered the end of a wood chopping detail that cut trees on private property in PLINT Michigan. Fire Chief Hart to abandon the practice amid clashes between CIO and AFL factions over union activity at General Motors plants. Police escorted workers through Fisher No 1 plant. Arnold Martin forces called the strike seeking bargaining recognition.
Santa Rosa city veteran police officer Quince H. Henderson aged 63 of 219 Uvalde street died Tuesday morning after a month illness. Henderson joined the force as a mounted patrolman in 1916, left in 1922, returned six years later, and in later years served as a radio patrolman. He was a mayoral candidate in 1921.
Washington June 13 1947 the administration neutrality policy faced a shift as the house foreign affairs committee approved a bill to revamp arms export rules. the measure would give the president broader powers to aid allies britain and france and allow arms sales not possible under the current embargo. officials said german arms gains through austria and czechoslovakia underscored the need to revise the policy to avoid appearing to favor germany in a european war.
London reports a temporary solution for 907 German Jews aboard the Hamburg-American liner St Laws. The Netherlands offers refuge to 200, Belgium 230, and Britain may admit a portion temporarily. Osbert Peake cites exceptional circumstances for Britain. France is being urged to refrain from taking refugees. An American committee handles upkeep pending settlement.
Landon predicts President Roosevelt will decline a third-term bid. In a speech to the Business and Republican Women's Club of Massachusetts he criticizes current deficits and unemployment, calling the push for a third term a dangerous misstep and praising Roosevelt's stewardship.
Wyoming fort command at Fort Francis E. Warren Cheyenne will move from the Eighth to the Ninth Corps area effective July 1. Active regular units and facilities remain in Eighth for training under mutual arrangements. Forty infantry brigade continues under the Second division for training. Transferred personnel include recruiting, Eighth headquarters, Seventh clearance and quartermaster staff.
Work began on replacing a portion of Herif Elementary with a new twenty room structure as part of the citywide school district repair program totaling 125000 dollars. The board of education will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. to award bids for general school supplies for the new term. More than 11,000 dollars planned for bulk purchases.
Maverick derides royal imagery and promotes his new book 4m Blood and Ink while commenting on garbage labor tensions. Cadena and Williams, AFL organizers, were unavailable after travel since Saturday. A Sunday Labor Temple meeting discussed keeping part of the garbage crew on, with officials denying a strike and warning many would be discharged for new hire training. About 60 old employees did not report for work. 18 drivers and 46 pickup men were discharged last week to replace them.
Willie George Mooney, 32, of 222 Arch Street, was burned when gasoline on his clothing ignited and sustained second degree burns while working as a WPA laborer. He was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital. Luis Pena, 2, of 1119 Coliman Street, suffered arm burns from a hot electric iron.
Washington June 1 reports state Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes has made splendid progress and is rapidly on the way to full recovery. Supreme court attaches say Hughes was stricken with a stomach ulcer 12 days ago, delaying a planned meeting with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Concetta Ribaudo a 16 year old coloratura soprano billed as the ideal American girl was seriously injured in an automobile accident last Tuesday in Chicago. She had just returned from Hollywood where she was chosen as the ideal American girl and had been praised for beauty and talent.
Funeral services were held for Boyd Marlin, 30, of Robstown, who died at a hill home near here Saturday night and was buried in Three Rivers. Survivors include his wife, three children, his sister, his mother, a brother, a half-brother, and four half-sisters.
Film star Roger Pryor and his wife Ann Sothers collaborate on a theme song for his band. The couple's tune titled We Meet Again Miss Southern is tied to their Massie Was a Lady project at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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