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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1938

Page

3

Heights Voters Bond Vote On Streets And Drains

Alamo Heights held a £50,000 bond election for street improvements and storm sewer work with $25,000 for streets and £25,000 for drainage. Voter turnout was fair. results not available. Postponed from Feb 1 while ballots were prepared. A payroll plane out of Manila failed to reach its destination due to weather. $30,000 was to be paid to gold miners.

Alamo Heights Paul Villaret Manila P. 1 Here Burton Hall Tucson Air Express Hedi University of Arizona Dent March Ang Kelly Fields United States Air Corps

Burglar Breaks Into Judge Johnsons Home

Police sought a burglar who broke into the home of Judge Everett F P Johnson at 141 Park Lane Drive over the weekend and escaped with jewelry valued at 200 dollars, including a 160 dollar diamond bar pin. The judge, who presides over the Fifty seventh District Court, said the burglary likely occurred Sunday but was not discovered until late Monday.

San Antonio Everett FP. Johnson Park Lane Drive Aome Johnson Fifty-seventh District Court Discover It

Untaxed Liquor Charges Filed Against Lavering Men

A complaint filed Tuesday in County Constant Law charges Lavering men Eckotts and Hobbs with possessing three gallons of untaxed liquor. They were arrested February 21 by state highway patrol officers. The complaint was filed by Gus Brown, a state liquor control board agent.

Soldiers disperse agrarian squatters near La Piedad

Scores of agrarian squatters who had seized a hacienda near La Piedad abandoned their makeshift city when federal soldiers moved in on March 1 to 7. The squatters had demanded government expropriation of the land after occupying the estate Sunday.

Mexico City la Piedad

City News Miss Simms Sponsors Dance Tonight

Miss Simms sponsors a dance tonight at the Plaza hotel with Hali lroom admission set for 3se-Ac time, inviting attendees to enjoy music and social hour.

Miss Simms Plaza Hotel Halilroom

Texas Doctors Divided Over Leprosy Spread Claims

Austin March 1 Two health department doctors disputed Dr Victor G Heiser president of the International Leprosy Association who warned Texas leprosy was spreading Heiser planned to attend a Cairo conference Clarkson and Beck said cases are treated and leprosy is not a major Texas problem About 400 Texas patients likely Mexicans and Carville sent 15 patients last year amid declining leprosy numbers

Austin State Health Department Victor G. Heiser International Texas J. W. E. H. Beck Healthy Department Carville A. M. Glarkson Heiser Cairo Egypt New York Helzer Louisiana Florida California United States Clarkson Carvile

Unclear OCR: Jobless Checks Issued in Texas

Texas unemployment agency reports total benefits of 408,045.11 across the state with 60,214 applications. San Antonio district figures are not yet compiled. Of the total, 35,934 applications were allowed and 16,721 denied.

Wright Riley Texas San Antonis Riley

Phillips named state traffic engineer in Texas

Austin March 1. Harry B. Phillips of Waco is appointed state traffic engineer effective March 7 and will lead the new safety department. He previously served as safety engineer for the Texas Power and Light Company at Waco.

H. S. Phillips Austin INS Harry 8. Phillips Waco Julian Montgomery Phillips Texas Power and Tight Company

Mayor Quin’s Secret Absence Leaves City Hints

Mayor Quin was absent from the city with his destination unknown, while Commissioner Phil Wright acted as mayor. Wright said he only knew Quin planned to be out of town and could not disclose his plans. The report also notes treasury figures for February and the fiscal year, including receipts, expenditures, and a gold balance.

Quin C. K. Quin Phil Wright Treasury Washington The

Indictments End Vintage Crime Case In Texas Grand Jury

The criminal district court grand jury returned multiple indictments Tuesday, charging Henry Batley and his wife with forged checks and related offenses. If convicted, they face 10 years to life. Mrs Batley is jailed in Bexar County, while Henry is held in Houston. Falsified documents include a 1997 check theft and prior forgery charges dating back to 1922 1933 and 1990 across several counties.

Beven Oriminal District Court Nis Houston Hallay Tulsa Okla Yale County Texan Cal- Vina c Texas Briscos County

Murderous Felons Captured in Manila

The last three of ten escaped convicts surrendered today to a posse of 400 soldiers after more than two weeks of pursuit in Manila. The seven others who fled from Nueva Ecija provincial jail were captured within a week. Four had been serving terms for the murder of Percy A. Hill, former Watertown resident killed by a robber band last July 23.

Manila Bani Nueva Ecija Percy A. Hill Watertown

Auto License Drive Lags in Bexar County

About 18,000 of Bexar County’s 83,707 vehicles still need license applications at mid period. Tax office reports 5,109 licenses issued by Tuesday morning and grants a Wednesday to Texas Independence Day extension. Officials expect roughly 36,000 may obtain licenses after the March 3 deadline.

Bexar County

Harlandale School Board race with two seats open

Tuesday announcement by L Kirkmen Jones and Tom B Stephens signals candidacy for Harlandale school board. Election set for the first Saturday in April to fill two seats now held by A F Fillippone and Dr J Snyder.

Harlandale School Board L. Kirkmen Jones Tom B. Stephens A. F

Sheriff Office Traces Calls After Mischief Alarms

Gordon Hagen, Ohio deputy and sheriff's assistant, says the office asked the telephone company to trace an incoming series of calls. He cites too many false alarms on prowlers and auto accidents and suggests someone may be up to mischief about expense.

Sheriff's ‘Office Gordon Hagen Ohio Hagen

The Light San Antonio Want Ad Teaser

A compact notice urges quick action from readers for an unspecified want ad. It hints at a brisk, satisfying response from San Antonio's prominent newspaper and ad writer service.

San Antonio Adwriter

Fragments Hint at Funeral Figures and Totals

OCR fragment shows unclear numbers and names related to funerals. It mentions 4900 and 87 funerals, but the text is severely garbled with missing context and entities.

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