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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
12
A fragmented piece recalls Huey Long gallery franks and a heated suggestion of outside fighting as senators clash over decorum. It mourns Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, notes Victor Berger's mail case, and signals unrest as New York crime and a taxi racket loom in public life.
Mrs. C. M. Langston of West Rosewood avenue faced jail after a March 1 traffic jam near Woodlawn elementary. A dispute with E. Bredertnw led to mutual bumps and a sequence ending with police backing off. Judge Shook imposed fines but family intervention prevented jail.
A. B. Stephens announces delinquent school taxes paid through Wednesday totaling 214080.94 dollars with city portion contributing to the overall 327458 paid and 497458.81 overall delinquent amounts. The report notes penalties were waived in processing the payments.
In France a derailed Angouleme to Bordeaux train near Vere left five dead and one injured. Reports mention a distant Roosevelt relative Tella Roosevelt and her husband Armand Denis departing Paris for a Belgian Congo expedition.
Chicago story recalls Mrs Margaret Alvogun who reported youths in the Harper High district terrorizing streets with stolen cars. Her son George, 17, and several companions aged 15 to 20 were identified as part of the group. Prosecutor Gus Bartels notes most suspects come from stable families and promises indictments.
Damaged OCR notes cooler weather and possible frost for eight days. Forecasts show temperatures dropping to between 36 and 42 degrees with frost risk, heat is mentioned but unreliable. Sun expected Thursday and Friday with light winds, and a high near the mid forties on Thursday.
A premature nitroglycerin blast at an oil well near St George Utah killed ten workers and injured about a dozen others during a crowd gathering for a routine demonstration. The explosion toppled derrick frames and moorings and sparked a massive blast that reverberated across the countryside five miles south of Kerr.
William P. McCracken former assistant secretary of Commerce was released from DC jail after serving a one day contempt of the United States Senate sentence.
Weather forecast shows cooler Thursday night with a low of 36 to 42 degrees and a high Friday near 61. Slight winds from the north to east, stars: frost in the southeast and northern portions, except Rio Grande valley. West Texas mostly partly cloudy, warming Friday with calmer winds along the coast.
San Angelo police and Texas Rangers captured a robbery suspect after a chase through the hill country east of Fort Stockton. A second suspect, Barker, eluded arrest at dawn but was later located in the Barker range. A bank book and a 43 caliber pistol tied both men to the February tourist camp robbery outside San Antonio. An ex-convict, Fay McNerley, and partner West Barker faced questioning as officers connected the pair to multiple car thefts and a bank-book burglary linked to the same crime spree.
A hospital bulletin from Truesdale notes Alyce Nev, a 10 year old Omaha girl, underwent surgery Monday to correct an inverted stomach. She appeared brighter, slept more, and has kept food down for 24 hours. Temperature 100.2, pulse 110, respiration 20. She said she is getting well and felt better after drinking orange juice.
Washington DC. Donald Hichberg urged the Senate Finance Committee to retain the wartime recovery codes for five years with limited scope to industries engaged in interstate trade. He proposed strengthening hours limits, fair practices, and natural resource protections, plus continued anti trust exemptions tied to code compliance. He also pressed to extend Section 7A collective bargaining rights and to define administrative authority clearly.
In Olathe Kansas on March 7 relatives contest the will of Piaseck the late immigrant tycoon. They accuse Piasek of being physically unfit when he signed and claim the will directs $4000 a year for a student fund at the University of Ohio while leaving estate to others. The contested provision would support a farm and horses and a stipend for students lacking funds.
Rental offerings listed with monthly rates and addresses across San Antonio areas. Properties include furnished and unfurnished apartments with varied terms from one to six months. Contact DARA for full details and ad placement in the Light newspaper.
In Criminal District Court, 9 year old Jimmie Scoble, a Black youth, was convicted in the August 9 incident involving LeRoy Augustat, a 25 year old parking attendant. The jury sentenced him to death. deliberations included two jurors favoring imprisonment. The defense and district attorney presented arguments as parents wept and were excluded.
A former pugilist is sought in a burglary near Columbus after Fred Toscano surprised two thieves stealing a radio from his home on a Wednesday night. Toscano was knocked unconscious but the radio was recovered. one thief fled. In separate news, Ohio’s liquor department raises salaries for about 423 store workers by 7.50 to 28 dollars monthly, boosting payroll by roughly 4000 dollars.
Reports from a frontier town say Admiral Demestichos warned of bombardment by the rebel fleet unless government troops surrender. The islands of Samos and Chios capitulated to rebels after a visit by rebel ships. Rebels threaten Piraeus and Athens while government forces push through the Struma valley amid heavy fighting and inland manpower advantages.
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