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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1955
Page
1
San Antonio police sergeant W. T. Swift presided over the city auction at Stinson Field where 93 old vehicles sold for about 2900 dollars. Most cars were junked or wrecked and unclaimed, but parts and oddities drew a fair crowd of about 50 as cars were paraded from the line.
Beaumont dispatch reports Mrs Pauline Schulze 30 of Houston claims in a signed statement she kidnapped a newborn a few minutes after birth to hurt a doctor. Schulze is charged with kidnapping the child last Saturday after alleging pregnancy from an affair with the doctor and a past belief of sterilization.
Special to The Light reports Texas would gain only 11 0645 acres under a Senate Agriculture Committee revision of the cotton bill, far below the 38 000 acres in the original measure. The bill faces a Senate vote and local officials highlight Texas irrigation and unallocated acreage concerns amid amendments sought by Sen. Stennis and Rep. Poage. The piece notes ongoing pressure for conference talks and cites the economy of Light classified ads.
Don Politico reports a heated spring city race led by Councilman Henry Gonzalez in Place 9 with heavy northside opposition and a costly TV push. Independent candidates Bruce Woodward J T Berry Karlton Hallbert challenge him as Good Government and Citizens committee dynamics reshape the race and absentee voting climbs.
Max Penner and Alfred Vasquez launched a fund raising drive for GG Candidate JQE Olivares while Joe Menchaca promotes his cards against Henry Gonzalez. Jimmy Knight weighs in with a provocative quote as the week’s political chatter heats up on the West Side.
Rudy Coy aged 18 of 210 Southolme was indicted for murder with malice in the death of Tony Mata a Tech High student. Mata was shot May 10 1954 after a gang fight by Tech High students near San Pedro creek and died 13 days later.
Rep. Teague of Texas, chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, says the panel is examining irregularities in the GI home loan program. He notes a reported 100 financed homes were never occupied and declines to name the letter sender.
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