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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Page
1
The defendant refuses to appoint counsel and insists on standing trial without legal representation, challenging a U.S. court order and prompting further legal questions and proceedings.
Moscow reports condemn the arrest of Valentin A. Gubitchev, a Russian engineer held in New York on spy charges. Tass accuses FBI agents of pressuring for security information on Russian defenses while headlines decry the action as crude and arbitrary.
Special to The Light Nixon March 11 A man found dead in his room at the Nixon cabins by manager Mrs Perkins gas hose to heater disconnected jet in his mouth identified as Davis Roland Williams 37 of Daetor Judge Hartman held an inquest and returned verdict of death by own action.
Three Rivers Texas March 11 Mrs Beatrice Longoria widow of a Latin American soldier will testify before a legislative committee probing the reburial dispute. Dr Hector Gereia president of the American GI Forum expected to testify. Kennedy of Rice Funeral Home reported opposition to using the chapel for rebuttal services while noting Latin American funerals are common at his firm. Witnesses disputed discrimination claims and the uproar centered on the Longoria family and Arlington National Cemetery burial.
A California call to Belleville morgue deepens the New York love triangle murder suicide case. Emory Holt killed his wife Norma and lover David Whitaker before taking his own life, while a woman in California claimed to fly to identify the body. A long distance call and a witness call from Elsie Thomas add confusion to the tragedy.
In Great Barrington on March 1, widow of David Whittaker states that her husband was at work at the time of his death. The report notes her testimony and ongoing investigation by local authorities.
Two major grocery chains cut bread prices by a cent with HEB and Handy Andy leading the reduction. HEB announced 49 stores would lower a pound loaf by a cent and a pound and a half by two cents, while Handy Andy planned matching cuts to meet competition as prices ease across many Texas cities including Austin San Antonio Corpus Christi Laredo Del Rio Brownsville and more.
The Guadalupe Boy Scout spring camporee is scheduled for May 1814 at Judge Albert W. Seagert’s place. Lee Raymond Davis, chairman of the district outdoor activities, will be in charge.
Pennsylvania oil market reports a third price decrease in three months as Penn Oil trims crude rates for the Bradford area. The current cut caps Pennsylvania grade crude at reduced per barrel levels, impacting local refiners and markets.
Houston today reports 33303 more telephones than a year ago according to Southwestern Belt Telephone Co. The city’s total reaches a new level as growth in lines continues.
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