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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1936

Page

2

Diller of Illinois Sought in Washington County Slaying

Washington Pa March 19 police hunted 47 year old miner Dames McGinnis as a suspect in the stabbing death of Grace Ellen Gillespie. Grace stepped from a basement, staggered to the stairs and died from razor wounds. District Attorney James C. Bane led a manhunt but fog hampered pursuit.

Washington Grace Elien Gillespie Posse Dames McGinnis Uy Avelia Mia Charles Pry Grace McGinnis Grace Ellen Charles Fry James C. Bane McGin- Te Clifficull

Unstamped Whisky Charged In County Court

A man was charged in County Court at Law No 1 on Tuesday with unstamped whisky in his possession. The complaint, filed by investigator Gus Frown, alleges the offense occurred last Saturday.

Unclear text fragment prompts plea to Mrs Mildred Owens

The readable portion asks for a message to Mrs Mildred Owens in department 0 at 670 Hanun Building Karre Mo about a method that helped many, asking for confidence in sharing a simple home mathod and blessing lives with happy pies.

Mildred Owens Hanun Karre Mo Amit

Social calendar highlights from Fort Sam Houston society

Social calendar items note bridge parties at West Summit place and Fort Sam Houston hosts. Mrs Frederic Cook entertains with a bridge for Mrs Robert Tate of Fort Crockett. dozens of Gulf Coast and Texas society names appear including Miss Alene Leach, Mrs Roland Springall, and Brigadier generals families.

Ark Gaulimney Alice Conbs Latler West Summit Place Mary Davis Iuediean DB. F. Peyton Company Junior League Norm M. Hapcock St. Anthony Hotel Clara C Frederic C. Cook Fort Sam Hounston Robert. F. Tate Fort Crockett Texas Gott Beaumont Buck James M. Breit Thomas V. Webb John H. Edmonson Biremingham Ala Carlton Adams Edmonson Gulfport Miss Milton F. Hill Marfa William Madden Hill Bobbie and Billie Austin Joe L. Kitt West Russell Place Orvil A. Anderson United States Army Army A.T. Ovenshine Anderson National Geographic Society Mary Jordan Cresson Club Willetta Mae Clark Katherine Hudson Only Rose Alice Blue Gown Clark Agnes Sanches Mese Dames S. D. Rockenbach Brownsville Esra Fuller Leavenworth

Miami Night Spot Robbed of 18000 Dollars

Five armed bandits robbed the Hollywood Country Club, a swanky Miami night resort, daylight holdup. They escaped with 18000 dollars after forcing the manager Harold E. Leopold to open the safe. Leopold was struck by a gun butt but uninjured beyond a seizure. Police investigate the early morning crime.

Miami Fla Hollywood Country Club Here Harold E. Leopold Chicago Thab

Corporal Guilty of Negligent Homicide in Child Death

Corporal Guilty of Negligent Homicide. Jhan Doesdade, 4, of 149 Goodwin Street, died in a Seguin highway crash eight miles from San Antonio. Beatrice Doesdade, mother, died later. Johnson, 34, of Randolph Field, sentenced to six months in county jail by Judge Charles J. Matthews after testimony by J. W. Bryant and others.

L. EB. Johnson Randolph Field Jhan Doesdade Goodwin Street Charles J. Matthews Seguin Highway San Antonio Beatrice Doesdade J W. Bryant Bexar County

England to Bolstern Air Raid Guards

The Home Office asked Parliament to appropriate 2,506,250 dollars for air raid precautions in the next fiscal year. The estimate includes a 2,046,250 dollar increase over last year, with figures announced in London on March 10.

London Home Office

February Buay for Liquor Unit Seizures Reported

The San Antonio liquor tax unit led February efforts under acting investigator-in-charge D. Fitzgerald. The 23 investigators seized 54 skills, 25 vehicles, arrested 64 people, and recovered 4280 gallons of whisky and 27,738 gallons of mash in the month.

San Antonio D. Fitzgerald T. D. Darton

Cleanup plan to clear junk piles in San Antonio

The Centennial health and cleanup committee in San Antonio urges hauling debris by city trucks with WPA laborers, dumping in abandoned pits then covering with soil. Mayor Quin backs a new ordinance banning dumping within 300 yards of city streets with 75 civic groups supporting the effort. Work must finish before June 38 as WPA projects end.

Centennial Health and Clean-Up Committee of San Antonio L. P. Bishop City Health Department Quin Preston Dial

Probation Chief to Visit San Antonio

Cal. Joel R. Moore, supervisor of probation in the Department of Justice, is to arrive in San Antonio Wednesday for his first inspection trip in three years. He will be the guest of Reed Cogart, federal probation officer, and will depart for Austin to attend a meeting of federal probation officers.

Cal Joel R. Moore Department of Justice San Antonio Reed Cogart Moore San Antonio Finday Austin

14-Year-Old Boy Tried in Patricide in Virginia

In Reading Virginia March 10 the state opened its case against 14-year-old Louis Toontas for patricide. The boy, who said he would do it again, claimed brutalities by his father and cited that he was a mean man. The state will not seek the death penalty due to the youth’s age.

Reading Louis Toontas

Injured at Fort Sam Houston Hospital Construction Site

Two men working on the new hospital at Fort Sam Houston received minor injuries in a Tuesday accident. E A Robinson of 903 Sharer street and B Cerda of 818 Richter street were treated at Medical Arts hospital.

Fort Sam Houston E. A. Robinson Sharer Street B. Cerda Richter Street Medical Arts Hospital

Receivers of Lier at Austin Examine Oil Confiscation Case

A Texas House special committee in Austin questioned witnesses on receiverships tied to the Ocean Petroleum and related plants involving 91 807 barrels of oil. Receiver Q G Taylor testified no guard was posted, oil valued by the AG and the railroad commission, and sale proceeds handled through Felts and Lacy.

Austin East Texas Q. G. Taylor Fifty-third District Court Travia County Ocean Peliteum Company Taylor Attorney General's Department Railroad Commission T Lacy Lasy Ocean Petroleum Company la Pren Refining Company Defends. Fef Controre Henshaw Felts Treasury

Hijacking Attempt Reported In Houston Parish Pastor Incident

A Houston incident recounts a pastor Rev Chirente Lewis Auslin being hijacked at the Rice Hotel by two men posing as officers. They demanded $15 and forced him into a bathroom, taking 18 from his coat. He later pursued a man believed to be one of the suspects along Main Street.

Houston Downs Town Chirente Lewis Auslin Presbyteriam Lait Auslin Rice Hotel Tayo Rust Ben Austin

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