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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1930
Page
6
Youthful murderer known as Pete faces a second sanity hearing in Ninety-Fourth Dietelet court. Over the past two years he has appeared in court on repeated arrests and hearings as prosecutors seek a verdict on his current mental state.
A photograph taken from an airplane shows the destruction of $2,000,000 worth of cotton and warehouses as the Mandeville docks at New Orleans burn. The piece notes war context and concerns about Pete’s sanity, with doctors testifying and a second sanity hearing ordered. District figures and hospital names are listed, including Dr. Powell and multiple state hospitals. The article mentions McKenzie’s murder trial and ongoing defense arguments regarding Pete’s mental state.
An elderly man, Amindo Serda, 70, reported to police Saturday that two well dressed men in San Antonio offered a “new business” investment. He gave them $55 after accepting a paper for safekeeping, but returned home with only a faded newspaper and no money. The scammers claimed recent arrival from Mezian City and promised profits, then disappeared with his funds.
Washington report says the new era joint committee will probe further into a $260,000 contribution from Union Carbide. Republican National Committee chairman Claudian Fi. Thuston admitted receiving funds and was summoned to appear before the committee.
John B. Cawles commander of the En Dreme council of the Southern Juris pellon leaves for Washington after four days in Merion where he attended a festival as guest of honor given by Beottinh Bite Masons.
Three desperadoes who terrorized the Colorado Kansas border for more than 24 hours surrendered near Jedmore after holding up the Manter State Bank. In two pitched gun battles they killed one deputy sheriff and wounded three others, as sheriffs and a posse pursued them into Eastern Colorado.
Shrine officials in Mexico City arrange entertainment for Lea V. Youngworth imperial potentate of the Shrine of North America during a visit next month. He will invite President Ortiz Rubio to attend the Shrine convention in Toronto in June for the unveiling of the real Masonic peace monument.
Universal Service reports that Coffey and Humber will inject adrenal cortex extracts into cancerous rats. The experiments come from the American Society for the Central Cancer Lab in New York. Researchers Walter J. Coffey and John D. Humber will supply the animals for testing.
The national highway commission plans to lure American motorists to Mexico by building tourist camps in the best seedie parts of the country. Once certain trade to the snow fields is constructed, tourists from the United States can pass July and August sitting in the snow on volcanoes while practicing how to pronounce their names.
James M. Bass, state internal revenue collector, ordered action against those who failed to file income tax reports by the deadline. Over 8000 San Antonians filed by Saturday, with reports mailed to Austin for tabulation. Late filers face a 25 percent assessment of the total tax.
Mexico City March 16. The department of industry announces two lectures on the drink question will be broadcast from station XFT.
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