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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1936
Page
13
Dallas June 16 Doctors battle to save Ed Hefley pilot of an air plane. co pilot Eugene Schacher dies after a fiery crash near Ferris. Hefley and Schacher were credited with guiding Jones and three other passengers to safety, plunging from about 6000 feet.
New York June ? Amalgamated Sugar company with headquarters in Ogden Utah reported for the fiscal year ending March 31 net income of 4846438. This compares with net income in the preceding year of 263546. Mineola June 15 Judge Walter G Russell denied Wilburn Samuels motion for a new trial on murder charge. Samuels was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
Pilot Frank Whaley recovered in hospital after a Friday evening crash about 75 miles north of Nowie. He said lightning struck the plane, tearing four feet from the right wing and sending it into a spin. The craft splashed into Mud Lake, four feet of water. The three passengers also were hospitalized with minor injuries.
KAUNAS Lithuania June 15 Officials announce Lithuania unable to pay war debt installments to the United States totaling 942780 with 166441 due plus 776319 in default. STRIKE ENDED GARACAS Venezuela June 15 Workers return to jobs claim victories by strikers and government after five day strike.
Danville reports 80 year old L. F. Bailier dies and arranges a campfire cremation ritual at his Knoll Cove farm. About 1000 mourners gather under trees as Elm delivers an hour long funeral oration. Bailiff, a retired teacher and naturalist, declines a traditional funeral and directs his body to be burned with a final warning against dwelling on death. He remains unconcerned about the hereafter, saying he will take his chances.
Callandar Ontario June 15 A relative says a twelfth Dionne child is due around September 1 Mrs Oliva Dionne may deliver soon and has consulted doctors The farm home is quarantined for measles near the hospital where the quintuplets were born One Dionne child died earlier and Mrs Dionne may have seen other physicians.
Vatican, June 15. Pope Pius XI in a brief allocution during a secret consistory created two new cardinals and voiced belief in divine assistance amid rising church opposition to communism. He offered no statement on European tensions, stating prior remarks suffice. The new cardinals are Giovanni Metcati, Vatican Library prefect, and Eugenio Tisserant, pro-prefect.
Manila dispatch reports Raja Muda was chosen yesterday by Moros to be sultan of Sulu, succeeding Sultan Jamalul Kiram who died June 7. Claiming lineage to the Prophet Mohammed, Muda had threatened to oppose the selection if not named.
In a June 15 update from San Francisco the Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. announces a dividend of over 60,100 for shareholders. The note emphasizes this marks the twenty fourth consecutive dividend paid from current earnings and highlights the national impact of such dependable dividends. The firm lists its properties including New York Evening Journal, Chicago Evening American, Detroit Times, Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, San Francisco Examiner, and more.
Captain Benson and Mrs Elizabeth Pardes wed undersea, but suit leaks and failed pumps led to repeated resurgences. A minister in a leaking suit joined the descent, then surfaced as the couple and crew were hauled to a float. The ceremony concluded with a kiss as all parties were aboard again.
Paul Siple, famed American Boy Scout to Byrd Antarctic expeditions, guest of local Scouts. He toured the cry and spoke at lunch, headquarters, and commissioners meeting. The Erie native, now 27, has written three books and seeks further scientific exploration while noting he does not want another polar ride.
Twenty people, including women and children, are feared dead after a theater fire trapped patrons in the balcony. The blaze swept through a Green motion picture theater last night, killing or trapping many as flames spread rapidly. Local authorities investigate causes and extent of the tragedy.
Riverside, June 15. An 18 year old jockey named Stewart was killed while exercising a horse at a production track. A motion picture reflector allegedly caused the horse to bolt, throwing Stewart against a pale.
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