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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
10
A jittery column jumbles local gossip from San Antonio with mentions of Portia Prieto visiting parents in May, street shops, and theater folks like Jay Ralston and Bo Peep Evans. It notes the Met Opera season chatter, Dallas ties, and social figures including Vernon Geyer, Arnold Acri, Mrs Mello Patterson, Walter Gibbs, Vivian Lansing, Lulan Murphy, and Duke and Duchess of Windsor visiting in March.
Complaints filed Monday before Justice of the Peace Rexnans Gerhardt by Detective G J Robinson accuse Carole Lil Jey of night burglaries at J T Duran’s home on East Josephine Street on February 9 and 27, stealing candy cigarettes and five dollars from a cigarette machine. A second set accuses break ins at Brackenridge Lunch and Grocery on Broadway February 21 and 23, taking candy, food, and cash. A fifth complaint charges a daytime burglary at Dr Montgomery’s home on St Kings Court, with theft of a fur overcoat and two polo shirts.
Sam Bennett of 103 San Pedro won the Phi Gamma Theta fraternity skate race held Sunday evening at McCullough and Olmos Drive. Runners up included Wirt Johnson, Pat O'Brien, Barney Higgins, Dick Menger, Ed Price, Steve Blount, Joe Tom Houston, and Billy Bartz from several streets and avenues.
Anthropologists at the University of Texas reveal a skull dug up at Morris Mound in Victoria County may be the oldest human skull found in Texas, potentially dated to 40 000 years ago. WPA workers and archaeologists led by William A Dutten uncovered the specimen with large bones and another skull. Authorities plan further analysis to determine if the ancient was a normal-sized man of his era.
A man and several others were stabbed during altercations at bars and clubs on Poplar and Zarza Mora streets and at the Zaz Night club. Carl Hudspeth, 27, was treated for a chest wound. Gregory Salinas, 33, was booked for aggravated assault. Bill Jefferson, 27, and Charles Monacha, 28, were among others injured in incidents centered around unpaid band members and drunken disputes.
The University of Texas and several Texas colleges join the Houston Conservatory and Southern School of Fine Arts in offering scholarships to winners of the Stonkowski All American Youth Symphony auditions. Kellam says scholarships cover yearly tuition and fees. awards go to Texas musicians aged 16 to 25 who excel in finals but do not join the tour. The orchestra will tour Latin America this summer and fall under the Pan American Union. Final auditions are March 6 and 7 with state committee selections afterward.
George Clinton became New York state’s first governor in 1777 by taking the oath on an upturned barrel before the Kingston courthouse, a bold inaugural moment tied to Kingston’s civic setting.
Page Junior High will hold an induction ceremony at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the M M A speakers will be club officers Buberby Snipes John Morgan Jerry Rainey and Louis Garcia.
Funeral services for Adolph Gerhart 70 of Bracken were to be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Rlebe chapel with Rev. John Scherber officiating. He died Sunday after leaving a son, Herman Gerhart, who died last Thursday. Surviving are daughters Mrs Richard Grote of Bracken and Miss Hulda Gerhart of San Antonio, sister Mrs Louix Forshage of Bracken. Interment was planned in Bracken.
District Radio Patrolman M. Valdez reported four handcuffs missing from a squad car after a disruptive arrest at Buena Vista and Colorado. The handcuffed man fled as the officer was getting in, a shot fired into the air failed to stop him, and he sped away four blocks ahead before pursuit.
A column by Arthur Bugs Baer riffs on Finnish and Soviet war talk with eclectic quips about generals and Moscow. It notes a November event and ends with a musical nod to Farewell by Tosti and the Vitkets.
A long riverfront project along San Antonio's river area shows progress with segments near completion from Cram Commerce Street to the iPlana hotel. Officials promise ample water and finish expected, despite gaps in sidewalks and retaining walls and visible steps of the River Bank area.
Delos Finch Jr of 305 Rockwoort Court was readmitted to Santa Rosa Hospital Montag after recent release. He fractured a leg when he fell from a swing during a New Braunfels outing and had multiple broken ribs from a prior automobile accident.
A youth from 1200 South Walters Street, identified as Ralph Brown, Class II, was treated Monday at Robert B. Greed hospital after a bullet struck near his fare. Police say the lead pellet may have come from a slingshot, not a rifle, as the weapon appeared underpowered.
Hugh K. Steger of the Alamo Tuberculosis Centre will discuss tuberculosis at a San Antonio technical club meeting. The gathering is set for 12:15 p.m. on Thursday at Blue Bonnet Hotel.
An organization meeting for the class in training for junior executives will be held at 1 20 p m Wednesday at San Antonio Vocational and Technical High School The group is sponsored by the advisory committee for distributive education and supervised by B Troutz principal of the night school and Bess H Stratton coordinator Marcus Wells assistant general manager for Wolff and Marx store will be the instructor
Jominie Zaragoza a 16 year old boy reportedly faked injuries after a gate incident on Soils Ploves street. He initially told a driver he did not know if he was hurt and left, but about an hour later he changed his story and sought treatment at Robert B. Green Hospital.
The San Antonio Light discusses a novelty lamp inspired by Popeye featuring a glow within a glass globe. The Aeroland lamp, a collaboration after 14 years of work, uses metal Popeyes and decorative elements to emit colorful illumination when powered, promising a striking desk ornament.
Early signs of spring appear in San Arttonio as vibrant peppers draw crowds at street stands. Mexican Housewives buy fresh peppers to string into bhiches for home use, reflecting cultural cooking practices amidst changing seasons.
Police investigate the disappearance of a car from the city pound after Rey Rose was jailed and released. Rose’s vehicle, taken to the pound by G Hemnrich, vanished when Rose posted bond Sunday.
The livestock division of the Texas Motor Transportation Association will hold a meeting in San Antonio on Thursday to discuss tariffs and organizational work. Loy Gilbert of Cotulla is chairman and W. H. Neill of 311 West Bub Stock Street, San Antonio, is secretary of the division.
I E Statsman, superintendent of schools, will address the Scientific Club of San Antonio at 8 14 p m Tuesday on the second floor of the Stevens Building. The meeting features the municipal education leader as guest speaker.
Dark-haired 234-pound jailer from the city jail overpowered three soldiers who allegedly slacked him at a South Flores street dance. J. D. Hutt and Cecil B. Ellig, both charged with distorting the peace and assaulting an officer, claim to be former members of the Fifteenth Field Artillery. The incident reportedly involved a later eviction attempt at the dance hall near Fort Sam Houston.
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