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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1939

Page

3

Hague will divide estate among third wife and former wife

New York March 1. Robert L. Hague 39 Standard Oil executive died March 18 in New York. His will filed for probate states the estate exceeds 10 000 dollars and will be divided equally between his third wife Mary Lewis opera star and former wife Stella Hague of Berkeley California. His 83 year old mother Harriet Hague of Worcester Massachusetts is provided for by insurance policies. Hague separated from Miss Lewis in 1887 when she went to Europe to pursue singing. his second wife was Faith Bode a milliner.

New York Mary Lewis Stella A. Hague Berkeley Galis Robert L. Hague Standard Oil Hague Harriet Hague Worcester Mass Miss Lewis Europe Elis Secant Faith Bode Rainer-Clifford Odets Winthrop Rockefeller Andrey Palmer Mary Martin Gull U. S. Supreme Court Jock Whitney A. C. C. Critchleys

Walter Winchell On Broadway Update

Broad array of New York celebrity chatter covers Mayor LaGuardia’s hush hush Inner Circle, Sophie Tucker, Ann Graham, Franchot Tone, Christine Fisher, and Bop Hague. Mentions Gerard Lamberts kin, Labor Perkins’ expected resignation, Rockefeller, Benny contract talks, and looming Wall Street shifts.

LaGuardia Anothe Stight Sophie Tucker Ann Grahan Franchot ‘Tone Christine Fisher Bop Hague Gerard Lamberts Perkins LaGuerdia FDR

Pioneer Hall Custodian Clash Spurs City Council

After Theo Plummer withdraws from mayoral race, the city council faces a clash over Pioneer Memorial hall staffing. Plummer’s plan to restrict staff to one custodian and hostess at 75 dollars monthly prompts a stormy session, with Mayor Quin noting Major Groupe Black's prior appointment as custodian and alleging residency issues related to past staff.

Theo Plummer C. M. Quin Pioneer Memorial Hall Plummer Plumowr C. KK Quin Maj Groupe Black Comanche County Yatchamn Black Pienier Memorial Plaitier W. T. Jackman San Antonio Lible Tol T. D. Cobbs Cobbs Phil Wright Flunmer Oae San Antonio Wie Plummer Ordinanes Paul Steffier Wra Wright Leo Lesser Rithiela Lesser Steffler Piwinrser

Bexar Facets By Frank Brady

News notes from San Antonio featuring local personalities and social tidbits. Mentions Joe Hangley Willow Springs Buddy Brisch banker plans and a wedding party with Mae Trainor and Laurita Grider. City council debates on contracts, appointive rules, and advisory boards plus miscellaneous notices and amusing captions about local residents.

Joe Hangley Willow Springs Buddy Brisch Mary Pucketi Dred Zalmanzig Mae Trainor Carl Puhrmann Laurita Grider Ting San Antonio Lorane Grookman Ann Strain

Teacher Fund Aid Bill Hearing Set

In Austin on March 14 Representative B E Dickison introduced a bill to divert 4 million dollars from oil tax revenues into the available school fund and the retirement fund. The measure has been set for a public hearing Wednesday by the House committee on Education.

Austin B E. Dickison Avaiable House Committee On Education

OppenheimAccuses Agent Arrest Sparks Literary Case

New York report states author EP Oppenheim accuses agent Eric Tinker of theft and illegal activity. Tinker was arrested and detained in a Midtown police station on a charge linked to a $10,000 payment from Crowell Publishing. Oppenheim’s address is listed as Monte Carlo.

New York INS Phillips Oppenhein Eric Tinker Hinker Oppenheim Crowell Publishing Company Oppentheim Monte Carlo Monare

Tragic shooting maims Tech high athlete

Oita Fauk Bernhardt Jr., 18, a standout track protector and football captain for Tech high, was fatally or seriously wounded by a pistol shot that paralyzed his neck area. Attendants at Nix hospital described the injury as potentially permanent, occurring after a shooting that also involved John O Quinn, 19, at 405 Mission Street.

Oita Fauk Hernhardt Lever Bermhardblnd Tromas Edison High School Lash Techigh School

Man Sentenced for Extortion Letters In Fort Worth

Fort Worth March 14 1991 Valphis Robbins 26 was sentenced to 18 months in a federal reformatory after pleading guilty to sending extortion letters to B J Shawver of Pervis Jace County. Robbins sobbed and said he was demanding 225 dollars to support his wife and baby. The letters referenced amounts and dates January 16 and February 2.

Fort Worth Valphis Robbins B.J. Shawver Pervis Jace Robbins T. W. Davidson

Father Gets Year in Blowtorch Case

Teal Peachard, linsmith, was sentenced to a year in county jail for using a blowtorch on his ten year old daughter Cristina. The case, heard in GowUL County Court, included a witness describing vivid red marks on the child’s neck and face. The offense occurred in February.

Elpaho Teal Peachard Linsmith County Fallai Cristina Puinetya Gowul

Pan American seeks government lump sum for air service

Washington March 14 Pan American Airways asks the government to pay 2 780 249 dollars as an immediate lump sum for carrying mail and passengers on Atlantic service. The company proposed a schedule of per mile and per trip payments totaling between 5 and 5.8 million dollars with annual revenue around 5 thousand passengers.

Washington Pan-American Airways Trongatlanuia Air Service Yexerday Sai MyMrin

Plan action on loans to China plan action on loans to China

Shanghai Mereh 14 Do inel Japanes e news agency report ed from Nanking the Nanking reformed and Priping government will discuss adoption of a common front against powers extending insistence to the Central Chinese government. Members of the two governments to meet at Nanking March 26. Britain singled out for vigorous counter measures. Earlier Britain’s Exchequer Sir John Simon announced two banks had contributed five million pounds to a Chinese currency stabilization fund.

Shanghai Mereh i—Do

Washington Hotel Strike Prolonged Indefinitely

Dr John Steelman federal conciliator said the strike by serving employees at 13 capital hotels may last indefinitely as hotel operators and unions failed to agree on conciliation proposals. Meetings on the closed shop issue will continue.

Washington John 2. Steelman Capital

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