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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
3
Salt Lake County Fish and Game Association seeks permission to place fish in downtown gutters to advertise a sanitation show. Officials considered the idea noting a constant water stream in gutters and support from CUY commissioners, while the association promotes the event as a public entertainment teaser.
New York bank clearings dropped in the latest week, dragging national totals despite gains in other cities. The period ended March showed total clearings at $5,594,498,000, about nine tenths of one percent lower than the prior week, with overall activity uneven across regions.
Six Italian goal ships remained at the contraband control station at the Downs while Britain pressed its blockade on German coal exports. Eight other ships were ordered unloaded yesterday, totaling about 106000 tons. Names of the escorted ships were Pursunki, Tathia, Integritas, Paria, San Luigi and Semten.
Berlin reports a British airman violated Damsty Wegilory Tuesday night and a reconnaissance flight over England. It notes a British aircraft touched northwestern Grimen covsh districts and a British prime north of Sylidand entered Danish territory. French reports say a German patrol thrust at a French outpost was repulsed east of the Moselle near Luxembourg. the land front remained calm with no decisive action.
February totals at the San Antonio immigration office show only 1 alien deported, the smallest February figure in years. W. W. Knopp cited poor weather as a likely cause and noted 110 cases led to 335 investigations, with 14 aliens allowed to depart voluntarily.
Lupe Guiroz of city fall was charged in County Court with unlawfully carrying a pistol after a Wednesday morning shooting wounded him in the leg. He received treatment at Robert B. Green hospital. Conservative candidate W Hoss won the Kettering by election with a 9,761 to 6,1 margin.
New York based Martin Matinen Dormer, a judge in the US Court of Appeals, is to serve a sentence in the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg Pennsylvania. Convicted June 3, the case, presided by Federal Judge Calvin Chesnut of Maryland, was declared without precedent in American jurisprudence.
S A Man was named chair man of the dairy committee of the Booth Texas chamber of commerce by D Blackburn president of the chamber The committee will work with the spliculuural bureau toward dairy improvement and seek to develop a South Texas dairy show Other members include Bermay Hrep Corpus Unristi Tack Shelton College Station Dr TK Northway King ranch VMonry Knolle Alice and B H Cummings Tit
Political maneuvering continued as opponents pressed to defeat a Hatch era reform. The drive faced a narrow margin showdown with supporters arguing the measure would curb political influence, while critics warned it could shape upcoming November elections.
Judge C J Matthews in County Court-at-Law No 4 ordered a writ to seize slot machines and related equipment tied to a criminal case be quashed or revised. City Attorney J Rea Kerr of Kerrville filed the motion arguing values were not properly listed, with hearings set and police holding the gear as evidence.
Dr Van G Tipton will discuss social diseases before members of the Hoy eablart and of the M G A Thursday at 7 30 p m A motion meture will be shown in connection with the discussion
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