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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1938

Page

3

Mother Offers Eye to Restore Son's Light

LANEDALE Pa March 4 Curly eyed Roger Laverty receives unusual gift on his second birthday his mother offers to donate one eye so he may see A surgeon plans corneal transfer at Presbyterian Medical Center New York March 23 potential life changing sacrifice noted by Mrs Laverty while medical advice favors using eye from a stillborn or other donor Alongside this regional item cyclist Charley Berenz 21 Columbus Ohio dies after being struck by a house motorcyclist accident noted in brief classified section

Lanedale Curly Roger Laverty William Laverty Providence R. 1 Lavertys Presbyterian Medical Centér New York Gerve Shiner Charley Berenz Columbus Ohio Platonia

Youth booked in tampering case at police HQ

An 18 year old man known as James Wyka with no listed address was booked at police headquarters Friday after being found tampering with an automobile in the 200 block of East Trevis Street Thursday night. Officers say a resident of the St Anthony Hotel George L Taylor and companions found the man tampering with Taylor's car. Cats survive septicemia after blood transfusions from recovering patient Buttercup.

Hayes James Wyka East Trevis Street St. Anthony Hotel George L. Taylor Taylor

Divorcee Waiting Verdict in $100.60 Breach Suit

Steubenville news reports in early March 1935 that Cora Lian Burnham, a divorcee, sues Rev Harold C. Zeis in federal court for breach of promise. The case centers on an eight year courtship that began after Zeis met Burnham in Bellefontaine in 1927. Final arguments and judge's charge loom as testimony reveals Burnham's claims and Zeis's denials amid a tangled romance and a later marriage to Emma Carter Sharpe.

Steubenville Ohio Cora Lian Burnham Mit Harold C. Zeis Episcopal Church Isis Miss Burnham Minster Bellefontaine Mell & Underwood Emma Sharpe Dorothy Hurd Cleveland Miss. Burnham Almont Zeis Emma Carter Sharpe

Czech leader Hodza defies Hitler and defends sovereignty

Prague March 4 Prime Minister Milan Hodza told a crowded parliament that Czechoslovakia will defend its independence and borders while seeking peace on equal terms with Germany. He warned that the nation can resist with all its strength if necessary and affirmed Czechoslovak traders are absolutely untouchable amid German pressure.

Braha Czechoslovakia Milan Hodza Chamber of Deputies Germany Hodza Crechoslovakian Adolf Hitler Grechoslovakia Hitler Rermatn Wilhelm Goering

Leak Sprang by Grounded Freighter Near Penikese Island

A grounded Norfolk coastwide freighter out of New York sprang a leak off Penikese Island near Youvearda. Coast Guard Fauner led the rescue as one of three vessels to reach the scene amid a boat crew evacuations.

Newport Norfolk New York Tanastore Penikese Youvearda

Conference Called on Anti-Freeze Smell

Warnington reports a March 4 conference gathering industrial and government chemists to discuss methods of removing anti freeze odor from winter automotive cooling systems. The event aimed to explore neutralization and disposal strategies.

Warnington the Treaghy Chemsla Abe Amel

Boy Burned Tossing Kerosene on Stove

A seven year old boy Billie Miller, son of Mrs Mary Snyder, suffered facial burns and hat damage after tossing kerosene on a stove on Friday. He was treated at Robert H Green hospital. The residence suffered $25 in damage.

Billie Miller Mary Snyder West Rosewood Robert H. Green Hospital

WPA Chiefs to Pay Own Wires Protest Telegrams

WPA officials warned newspapers they must pay for protest telegrams from their own pockets. The relief appropriation ruling barred payments for telegrams defending WPA conduct or officers amid charges of improprieties. Also mentions the European university at Salerno, founded in the ninth century for medicine.

Washington WPA Prnerat Salerno

Men Past 40 Need Pep Test

An old promotional ad claims men over forty suffer fatigue and health issues from kidney and bladder disorders. It touts Upatex and Cratex as quick tests and remedies, promising a money back guarantee and nationwide drugstore availability. Copyright 1938 The Knox Co.

Tex Gratex Guarantes the Knox Co

First watches and ships in early modern trade notes

Fragmented notes describe early watches with coked springs from the seventeenth century and reference Spanish galleons, merchant ships, and classified ads on machinery and light listings. The text blends timekeeping history with maritime commerce and advertisement topics.

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