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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1955

Page

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San Antonio laymen honored for brotherhood work

Three prominent San Antonio laymen Henry P. Drought Reagan Bouston and Jake Karotkin received special citations from the San Antonio chapter of the National Council of Christians and Jews at its testimonial dinner in the Plaza hotel. Chief Justice W O Murray Nat Goldsmith and E C Sullivan contributed remarks. The event highlighted anti bigotry and the need for equal rights and posed a warning against racist movements. Dr Umphrey Lee spoke on striving for brotherhood while warning against over optimistic expectations from religious educational and political groups.

San Ant ‘Tonio Henry P. Drought Reagan Bouston Jake Karotkin San Antonio National Council of Christians Plaza Hotel W. O. Murray Fourth Court of Appeals Drought Nat Goldsmith Houston E. C. Sullivan Karotkin C. W. Miller Ora J. Cohee KKK Miller Ku Klux Klan Cohee Umphrey Lee Southern Methodist University Dallas Lee National Conference of Christians and Jews Handbook of Revolution

Train Wreck in Brazil Kills 13, Injures 120

SAO PAULO Brazil March 1 Police said a train wreck near the city killed 13 and wounded 120 when six cars of a two railway train overturned yesterday.

Sao Paulo Brazil

City panel rejects residential zoning for Babcock St. Cloud corner

City planning commission unanimously denies L R Pletz 15 acre request to rezone the Babcock and St. Cloud corner for a $1,000,000 shopping center. Opponents cite school safety and impact on nearby Sam Maverick area. A second plan to rezone the same corner for a filling station was also defeated.

City Planning Commission Babcock and St. Cloud Rds Bing Center L R. Pletz Sunshine Park St. Cloud McNeil Overtrook Erskine Babcock Ralph Brite Pletz Pat Camp Scheol Thomas B. Portwood Sam Maverick Phil Willis George Delavan St. Cloud and Sunshine Jims Maverick

Abortionist Emma Cortez Conviction Under Review

Attorney M C Gonzales said he would travel to Austin to seek voiding of Emma Cortez's 2 year penitentiary sentence after the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction. He cites new repudiations by witnesses who testified against Cortez, mother of four, in the case involving a 16 year old girl in 1953. Cortez and her husband Frank run a funeral parlor and naturopathic clinic amid ongoing indictments.

M. C. Gonzales Emma Cortez Austin Gonzales Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal District Court Cortez

Chase Hub Cap Gang Loses Loot Amid Bracero Plan Delay

The Mexican government delays a bracero insurance plan with A C Feichtmeig of Los Angeles as sole agent to allow a U S labor department inquiry into rates licensing state compliance and market concentration. Feichtmeir discussed the plan with Siciliano and officials while stating rates could be adjusted downward if needed.

Washinton A. C. Feichtmeig Los Angeles U. S. Labor Department Asst. Secy. of Labor Siciliano California Texas Feichtmeir Siciliano Labor Department

Corpus Christi Youth Symphony Tours San Antonio Schools

The 75 piece Corpus Christi Youth Symphony conducted by Ted Nichols will give four concerts at Rhodes Junior High starting 8 30 a m and Brackenridge High at 12 20 p m. The top young players from Corpus Christi public schools will be housed at downtown YMCA and YWCA during the visit with Lewis Doll of the San Antonio Independent School District coordinating arrangements.

Corpus Christi Youths Symphony Orchestra San Antonio Ted Nichols Rhodes Junior School Brackenridge High School Corpus Christi YMCA YWCA I Lewis Doll San Antonio Independent School District

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