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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1932
Page
1
Police report describes a prison escape attempt at a South Bend jail where a inmate named Kioxinski allegedly gained possession of an arsenal by peppering a jailer and wounding two guards with two bullets from a submachine gun before other inmates intervened.
Burt Conner Jr. rescued two girls from drowning after they stepped into deep water during wading in Spring Creek Dear Humble. Gloria Anne Stark, 11, drowned. Remarks highlight a failed rescue attempt as Stark’s companions clung to a fallen limb while Conner, unable to swim, tried to help.
An intensive search is under way for a black terrorist group operative in Worth Texas after a series of attacks. A 22 year old Fort Worth man and a 33 year old Miss Whitworth were victimized as their vehicle was attacked. The assailant shot one man through the arm and wounded the woman, with police continuing to pursue leads.
In MEGOCED Cail on March 28 a man killed himself with a stick of dynamite placed in his mouth after seating a chair in his home. The blast caused extensive damage to an entire side of the house.
In a Ninety fourth District court case Guardian Loan and Trust company sues Emmy Dittmar John A. Dittmar and Charles Dittmar over a Mephisto statue seized as John Dittmar property but claimed by Joseph Fraud a Chicago dealer. Fraud’s attorney Franklin Spears posted a 1500 bond and took custody pending the suit. The Mephisto statue by J Coutier is over 200 years old once owned by Emperor Franz Joseph and once in the Austrian emperor's study.
Delegates at the sixteenth district American Legion and auxiliary convention in Berrville Texas selected Menard for the fall district meeting. Pat Murphy of San Angelo was elected district executive committeeman, succeeding E. B. Cox. Robert Spindie of El Paso became assistant executive committeeman. Speakers included Garland Adzir A J Burke Earl Hary Ernest Cox and others.
Hattie L. Mosher files a U S district court suit in Phoenix alleging Al Jolson and the Fox West Coast Theatres disparaged her after Jolson performed at the Fox theater on March 18 The plaintiff claims damages and seeks 150000. William Holmes Brett dies at 58 in New York where he served as assistant to John Hay.
Tornadoes across Alabama and East Texas killed and injured residents as storms swept through Georgia Louisiana and Tennessee. In Alabama Lawley and Pleasant Grove communities faced fatalities including Austin Laurence Walker Laurence Perry Hicks and Jane Green. Red Cross and relief groups began rehabilitation efforts while a second twister hit Red River County near Clarksville Texas killing Gov. Herd and injuring others. Selman City and surrounding oil fields suffered structural damage and numerous injuries.
City council appropriations total 11 677 with 8092 for merchants' bills and 8325 32 for payroll. Also 992 55 for the sinking fund to buy one 1884 sewer bond and 1350 for improvement district interest coupons.
Reports say internal strife brews within Al Capone's gang as a revolt gathers about who will lead the syndicate after Capone. The Chicago Herald and Examiner notes Murray Humphries as a possible revolt leader amid fears of open warfare and a struggle over Frank Nitti's authority.
Iowa Democratic chiefs met in Davenport to discuss preliminaries before the state convention. They focused on whether to instruct the state's 30 delegates to vote for the national ticket in Chicago and noted potential impact on Governor Franklin D Roosevelts position.
The renovated Plaza Hotel, formerly the Robert E. Lee, will be officially turned over to new management Monday night in Laredo. A reception and dance, organized by the City Federation of Women’s Clubs, will fund the South Texas meeting in early April. Ralph Webster’s orchestra will provide music and Jack White joins the festivities. Remodeling topped $50,000 to place the hotel among South Texas’ finest.
Chicago and Northwestern railway reports a 52 percent reduction in employee fatalities in 1931 from 1949 levels and notes it won the national safety council award for accident prevention among Class A carriers. Officials said the 1931 award winner remains undecided.
Quincey Wallandt of Philadelphia was executed for wife murder. the delay due to power failure kept him from being put to death earlier, and the governor's office announced the electrocution occurred at 9 42 a m.
In Los Angeles on March 28 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson with Mrs Hutton on the affirmative and Walter Huston to debate at Angelus Temple. The venue is Angelus Temple with the question Re Solved That Prohibition Is Suc cess. Separate item notes store sales rise in Eranbas City.
In Chicago The Field Museum presents a rock python skeleton to illustrate that some snakes possess true hip bones. March 28 remarks highlight the display as a notable example of reptile anatomy.
John D Rockefeller Sr. remains indoors at Ormond Beach Florida due to stiff cool weather. Easter Sunday services were skipped as the aging magnate endured a cold spell that kept him inside.
Advertises Sanforized shirts with guaranteed fit and color options. Highlights two price points, notably the Trump at 1.95 and the Baronet at 33, signaling value-focused sales.
Hollywood reports actress Doris Deane formerly married to Roscoe Arbuckle married Elmer Hartz a Beverly Hills banker last night in California.
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