Suicide Ends Career Of John Monk Saunders
Fort Myers Florida March 12 The life of John Monk Saunders once a Rhodes scholar WWI veteran and noted aviation story writer ended in a closet at his apartment. Coroner Roy Lamberton said death was by his own hand and no inquest was necessary amid presumed despondency. Saunders formerly married to Fay Wray was 42 and had come to Florida with a nurse in January. His body will be taken to Seattle for funeral services after a brother arrives from St Louis. Saunders hailed from Hinkley Minnesota and wrote scripts for Wings The Dawn Patrol The Eagle and the Hawk and other films.
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Fort Myers
Fla
John Monk Saunders
Fay Wray
Roy Lamberton
Saunders
Florida
Miss Wray
Hollywood
Calli
St. Louis
Seattle
Hinkley
Minn
Oler
Saunders Frequent Visitor in L A and San Antonio
Screenwriter John Monk Saunders, who died by suicide in Florida, was a frequent visitor in San Antonio. He first came in the late twenties for a project near the city. Accompanied by his wife, actress Fay Wray, he returned for several days during the Wings movie era before filming West Point of the Air.
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Fay Wray
Saunders
Mise Wray
Salvaged Hannover Prize From German Steamer Off Puerto Rico
The admiralty announced the German steamer Hannover, set afire and abandoned by her crew when intercepted by a British war ship off Puerto Rico March 7, has been salvaged and towed to port as one prize.
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London
Admiralty
Hannover
Puerto Rico
Old Fortified Storehouse in Utoma Near San Antonio
A pre Civil War stone building in Utoma, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, still standing on Main Street as a storehouse. Erected by pioneer R H Kinchloe, its two stories once served defense against Apache forays, with bullet holes visible in the walls. The top floor housed the living quarters and grain while the lower floor stored supplies. The fortification remains unused today, awaiting no razing by progress.
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Utoma
San Antonio
R. H. Kinchloe
Texas
Utopia
Progress
Explosion sinks tanker near Britain. crew saved
The Netherlands tanker Eulota, 236 tons, was sunk by an explosion off the English south coast. All 42 crew members were rescued by a British warship. Eulota, owned by La Corona Oil company, was en route from Rotterdam to Curacao.
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the Hague
Netherlands
Eulota
England
la Corona O11 Company
Theft of Food For Poor Bared
State police in Indianapolis report the FSCC warehouse thefts of lard butter beans flour raisins cornmeal and other foods worth thousands of dollars. Seven men were arrested including Otha Greaves Elbert Price Arthur Benn Thomas Spiers Deil Graham George Carter Clarence Allison. charges span petit larceny and receiving stolen goods.
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Indianapolis
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Otha Greaves
Elbert F. Price
Arhur Benn
Thomas Spiers
Graves
Price
FSCC
Benn
Deil Graham
Staton
George Bi. Carter
Clarence Allison
Center Township
Mallon County
Russell Coons
Civil Service Open Posts Include Inspectors and Entomologists
Civil service applications are available through the board of examiners for positions in the federal government at the San Antonio post office. Posts to be filled include senior inspectors of materials for the navy department and associate entomologist in taxonomy at the National Museum, Washington.
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Board of Examiners
San Antonio
Navy Department
Miss Maverick in Mishap on Broadway Street
John Zamprano a worker at Alamo Iron Works was treated at a doctor after a motorcycle collided with a car driven by Terrellita Maverick daughter of the mayor. The crash occurred as Miss Maverick turned near the Becker filling station on Broadway. No police report was filed.
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John Zamprano
Lavaca Street
Alamo Iron Works
Awirk
Terrellita Maver 14
Maury Maverick
Zambenno
Broadway
Becker
Zambrann
Miss Maverick
Zambrang
Independence debate casts Philippines as tragedy says Moorman
C W Moorman, district A Y M G A official, warned at a San Antonio luncheon that independence of the Philippines in July 1940 would bring economic and political disaster. He urged continued commonwealth status or dominion with an American high commissioner, noting Manuel Quezon’s awareness of independence consequences. Moorman had just returned from the islands.
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United States
Philippine Islands
C. W. Moorman
Manuel Quezon
Piilippines
Moorman
Islands
San Antonio
M. Co. A
Sikes
Jack Gugenheim
F.W. Kennert
Iran
Malone
Schenley Distillers nets 1939 profits soar after taxes
Schenley Distillers reports 1939 net profits of 34,125,080 after charges and taxes. The annual report, signed by Lewis S. Rosenstiel and Lester E. Jacobi, notes 953,425 paid on 5 12 percent preferred stock and 2.52 per share on 1,260,000 shares. 1938 net profit was 4,050,173 after preferred dividends. Net sales rose to 73,887,529.
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Schenley Distillers
Lewis S. Rosenstiel
Lester E. Jacobi
Aller
Wire-Tapping Inquiry Urged by Senate Committee
Washington March 12 The senate Interstate commerce committee charged violations of civil rights and urged an inquiry into wire tapping and sound recording devices. It said agencies have hired people who have committed no crime but whose views may be objectionable to current law enforcement leaders and warned of a resurgent spy system by government police.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Voday
Senate
Queen Wilhelmina Charts Dutch Home Economy
Like many Dutch housewives, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands has a horror of waste and runs her household on simple, economical lines.
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Torkok
Wilhelmina
The
Netherlands
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Gry Shap Nec and
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Frances Martin
Fred A. Bleck
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By Marie Earle
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