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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1936

Page

19

Woman Sought In Espionage Probe In Fleet

Federal agents pursue an espionage inquiry in the U S fleet with a hidden woman sought for questioning. Two men remain in custody, including Harry Thomas Thompson a former yeoman held on 20 000 bail. The probe centers on 1934 orders for the fleet and follows a Navy secrecy push under Admiral J M Reeves with limited public detail.

Los Angeles United States Federal Brand Jury Navy Washington Harry Thomas Thompson Jamies Turhtine Sweetwater J. M. Reeves Panama

Mike Carries Rites to Barred Family

Chicago report says quarantine rules barred Mr and Mrs Lewis Schultz from attending their daughter Helen 22 at funeral for scarlet fever. Friends used a microphone by the casket and wires to a closed auto outside the church where the parents and their other children heard the services through headphones.

Chicago Lewis Schultz Helen

Former Dallas Mayor Turner Dies at 49

Funeral services are set for Charles K Turner a former Dallas mayor who served from 1933 to 1955 and at death was finance officer and director of special events for the Texas Centennial central exhibition.

Dallas Charles K.turner Turner

Witness Testimony in Manchester Doctor Murder Trial

A changeman at Dr Buck Ruxton’s house testified today about a foul odor from the spare bedroom days after the alleged murder of Mrs Ruxton and nursemaid. Witness Elizabeth Curwen said Ruxton claimed Mrs Ruxton and the nursemaid Mary Jane Tagerean had gone to Edinburgh for a hot spell and he would sit up all night as Mrs Ruxton was away.

Manchester England Buck Raxton Mary Jane Tagerean Edinburg

Schwarzkopf cites science in Lindbergh case probe

In Trenton on March 6 17 Col H Norman Schwarzkopf told a Elizabeth women's club that every branch of science helped solve the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He called the case one of the department's greatest and said Hauptmann, sentenced to die the week of March WW, remains a mystery despite his claims of innocence. Governor Hoffman rejected further reprieve.

Trenton N. J H. Norman Schwarzkopf Harold G. Hoffman Bruno Richard Hauptmann Hauptmann Hoffman

Greek Officers Held in Athens Arrest Report

Fifteen teen army officers were reported under arrest for hostile demonstrations against Gen. John Metaxas, veteran diplomat and newly appointed minister of war. Extra guards were placed at all army garrisons.

Athens John Metaxas

County Library Plan Allocates 8000 for System in Budget

Bexar County commissioners approve an 8 000 budget for a county wide library distribution system to be adopted August 1. Miss Julia Grothaus says out of city residents will receive free services. Juanima Wells to head county system at 134 monthly, with Nona Ford Boeck as assistant and a bank mobile to move books to rural schools.

Bexar San Antonio Grothaus Juanima Wells Nona -Ford Boeck Ubrarles

Howe Makes Way for Young Editors

Gene Howe, longtime editor of the Amarillo News-Globe, retires from the editor post but will keep writing his column Ola Tack. He turns duties over to managing editor T. B. Johnson and John Ty McCarty of Dalbart, saying 25 years was long enough and the country needs younger editors.

Amarillo Marten Uns Gene Howe

Cohan testifies at House Patent hearing in D C

George M. Cohan tells the House patents committee he is “a hack writer” and urges copyright protection for composers. He says he wrote Over There because it had to be written and speaks to fears of penury without strong protections. The session features the Yankee Doodle Boy, now an elderly witness. Charlotte Wynters makes her screen debut in Columbia’s The Calling of Dan Matthews.

Just Hack Cohan House Washington, D. C George M. Cohan House Patents Committee American Society’of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Tam Siravich Jime Iow Charlotte Wynters Columbia Dan Matthews Hiss Yankee Doodle Cohan

San Antonio adds dog catchers and new wagon fleet

San Antonio police will deploy three new dog ropers Dave Pepper Joy Gennero and Nick Menehaea along with an additional dog wagon on Saturday to curb stray dogs. Separately a tolling batch of local notices reports the marquess of Lansdowne and Lixnaw died last night at 64 while Harlan Kentucky imposes a strict quarantine after 90 meningitis cases and 32 deaths prompting closures and church service measures.

San Angonio Police Department Dave Pepper Joy Gennero Nick Menehaea Harlan Harlan County Harlan County Medical, Association

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