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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
3
A brief item notes two box camera models priced at five and ten dollars each. The description underscores the simplicity of the folding design and the basic button mechanism that releases the shutter. It reflects a basic consumer bargain in affordable photography equipment.
A compact prevision Rolleiflex camera offers a ground glass finder for viewing the scene while shooting. It features a rapid shutter and fast lenses to simplify taking photos. Price £25.00. Small enough for pocket carry, marketed alongside Bell and Howell at £5 5.00 with reputed quality.
In Bartlesville Oklahoma on June 16 a widow Essie Matthews 32 and her admitted lover Leonard Overcast 27 were charged with the murder of Benjamin Franklin Matthews 52 who drowned in a farm slough near here The case unfolded after county attorney R K Harris received a confession and statements from the widow and nephew implicating Overcast and the victim in a premeditated drowning plot during family turmoil and attempts to conceal the crime by misdirection and fabricated accidents.
Gonzales and Live Oak county residents sue in federal district court in San Antonio seeking the return of title and possession of land alleged to be 89 acres. Plaintiffs claim dispossession by R. L. Nelson of Gonzales and C. L. Exell receiver for the Farmer's National Bank of Gonzales and seek damages and restoration of property.
A man and a boy were taken to Robert 5 Green hospital Thursday after automobile crash injuries. William Boles, 24, 339 East Grocketh Street, suffered mangled feet and shoulder when he stepped from his car on Fredericksburg Road and was hit by a passing car. Brest Paz, 44, Burns Vista Street, sustained cuts and bruises while playing in front of his home Wednesday afternoon.
Demonstration of flax growing will be a highlight of the annus field day of Suv Station No. 1 Teass agricultural experiment station next Wednesday. The farm five miles east of Beeville on State Highway 12 will host growers from South Texas for exhaustive flax growing tests.
New York June 16 The special federal grand jury probing Nazi spy activity adjourned with indications it will indict. Judge Lamar Hardy said the panel may return about 20 indictments when it reconvenes Monday. Senta de Wanger, a 26 year old described as a central figure, attracted attention for her ties to aviators and a square establishment. She used two names and traveled widely, with agents filing material about her and other suspects as the case unfolds.
The federal grand jury report outlines charges against German agents and associates linked to a spy ring. Among those named are Guenther Rumrich Johanne Hofmann and Rich Glaser with ties to Mitchel Field and the Europa voyage. Twelve of twenty five witnesses were held as material witnesses with bail from 1000 to 15000, five are in Germany.
Literature on San Antonio and local guides prepared by the chamber of commerce has been sent to ten courtesy stations opened by the state highway department at major ports of entry into Texas. Stations reached include Beaumont Atlanta Paris Velita Pallet Calais Amarillo Lubbock Pecos Paso Pharr.
London reports the government’s national defense loan of 400 million dollars sold eagerly on its first day. Trading occurred at five shillings above the issue price with a premium near 1 4 percent, signaling strong demand in the stock market.
Police guard placed at Woodlawn pool to avert a potential riot following clashes between Anglo and Latin American youths. A 94 year old man, Whitworth, was hit by a rock, sustaining a deep skull wound and hospitalized at Robert B Green. Five youths detained after the affray. charges not yet determined.
Park Commissioner Jacob Rubi on said Thursday omission of lights saves the city about $399 a year. George Heltel, foreman of the repair shops, added that removing lights trims about $18 per truck, totaling savings on 12 trucks purchased last fiscal year and potential life maintenance savings over a decade.
Waco June 16 4 A resolution against foreign orders passed by the Texas Veterans Of Foreign Wars at its annual encampment closing in Waco Amarillo chosen for the 1939 meeting D 4 Dunlavey Port Arthur elected state commander Other actions urged venereal disease prevention health certificates for domestics pensions for dependents hospitalization in San Antonio and praise for Read Johnson and Irene Dodds San Antonio Dallas respectively
The second annual convention of the State Firemen and Vice Marshal's Association is near completion in Amarillo with GE Dalton of Coleman elected president. Dalton advanced from the former vice president, and Carlton Odom of Jacksonville named for fourth vice president. Cities Galveston El Paso Waer Austin and Harlingen bid for the 1898 convention.
J EK Beretta a Ban Antanig banker will be speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Elwants j Club at 12 noon Friday in the Ca tor hotel He will discuss What I Saw and Heard in South America The item notes a US stream reference and imperial hunting grounds in the extreme northeast as readable tangents.
Tourism pitch for Chicago offering low summer fares on luxury trains like the Panama Limited and the Louisiana and Great Northern. Highlights city attractions, weather, and travel by rail from New Orleans to Chicago with mentions of streamlined diesel trains and hotel options. Emphasizes affordable getaways and convenient routes with period transportation branding.
An advertising feature urges readers to gear up with Kodak cameras for weekend outings. It touts pocket Brownies, Panatomic Film, and Bantams with low prices, recommending three to four rolls for best memories and noting color sensitivity and fine grain in Panatomic imagery.
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