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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1935
Page
12
Paris observers see a Belgian currency devaluation as likely despite France’s limited aid to Belgium to keep the franc peg. French officials offered little reassurance, while Belgian exporters and economists warn a devaluation hinges on Belgium’s faltering economy and urgent export needs.
Beamonnt Mass Maren Js INSI report a commissioner of the sinking fund post open as term limits loom. Jatin H. Oakis declines seek another term. Several offices face contest while local ads highlight late model cars for sale at 1280 dollars and up in new light classified listings.
Three San Antonio high school newspapers earned honors at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association meeting at Columbia University. The Brackbridge Times, edited by Mary Valiska McAister, won no first class position. The Technicien, edited by Eugene Meissner, placed second. Jefferson Declaration, edited by Miss Catherine Dulling, earned third place.
Herman Zev Mibati a ship carpenter living aboard the U S Dacia in Heifa hachor Nibam a Palestine resident since 1925 says his wife left him months ago He boarded a ship for Romania in haste to overtake her but forgot his passport Raumanian authorities refused land aid and he returned to Palestine where authorities still refuse entry
In Cheyenne an 18 year old high school student Lester Corning shot himself in a gravel pit one mile east of the city. Authorities report a 38 caliber pistol was used and a copy of his school report with low grades was found in his coat. His father Fred Corning said he had recently rebuked him for poor school work.
Allenton shows promotion for The hight Free Food Show to be held Wednesday at 2 p m in the St Anthony Intel ballroom with free samples and recipe teacinls. Jules Allen will perform, delivering original song interpretations and authoring Cowboy Love. A modern kitchen display from Sears Roebuck accompanies demonstrations of lent menus including baked fish and vegetable loaf. Brackenridge High pep stand The Purple Jackets hostesses. Daisy plays by manufacturers decorate the event with samples from numerous brands and products listed.
The house will consider immediate payment of the $2,000,001 soldiers' bonus tomorrow amid broad support. A furnished room at 2446 East Houston Street is advertised for rent.
Thirteen cows and two oxen were electrocuted near Lyons on March 18 when a high tension wire snapped a roof and caused a fatal electric shock to the herd, authorities said. The accident occurred at a farm named Frinor as crews investigated the broken line and damage to the stable.
Memphis dispatch reports the St Francis river rising steadily toward flood stage, covering 1100 acres with new flood bands and forcing more than 20,000 refugees from Arkansas towns. Levees guarded as sandbagging continues, rescue boats evacuate marooned families, and rail and highway traffic face disruptions as authorities prepare for further rises.
Seven youths sustaining silver nitrate burns during a fraternity initiation near Little Rock are reported unimproved by doctors. The victims, appearing at hospitals after an initiation at a gravel pit, were described as silver plated. Deputy prosecutor Milton McKee said there was no criminal intent. the college denies sanctioning fraternities or control over the group.
London dispatch reports Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani plans formal grounds for divorce from Prince Alexis. She says they remain interested, she has given him substantial funds, and will return to the United States to establish legal residences. Barbara hopes to renew ties in the U S aboard the Olymp ic or Europa, while Alexis lies in Spain.
87 works by 52 San Antonio artists were exhibited Monday at the Spanish Governor's palace gallery. The show was sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's club. Committee members and receiving committee include Miss Monta Huviter, Miss Blanche BMe Comb, Constance Allen, Erma Kitchen, A. H. Worden, Vera Lynn, and others.
In Brechin a careful search uncovered missing dynamite detonator caps given to a boy by a hapless father. A boy and his friends used the caps in play and games with the bright deadly items. A nearby discovery by Sydney Henley prompted police to assemble the explosives for examination at the station.
Judge Harry L. Howard set March 29 for a hearing on an application to destroy 14 arcade boards. Criminal District Attorney Joan R. Shook filed the case Saturday seeking sheriff Albert W. West Jr. to destroy the machines to settle a Bexar county dispute. A rambling classified note follows about a furnished apartment at 210 West Drexel with a monthly rent of twenty dollars.
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