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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
5
A visitor from St Louis calls on Mrs W F Graves at 5 Ban Pedro avenue. Morean Fier and publisher of the Sea Echo, a weekly publication, are noted in the report.
City Clerk James Simpson announced absentee voting for the May election. Voters out of town on election day must cast ballots at the city clerk’s office. Voters with no poll receipts must file an affidavit to show possession of a receipt or that they had one. Receipts and affidavits go to the presiding judge for checking two days before the election and are kept for 30 days.
Police seek an Intec man in army trousers and brown coat who robbed James H. Noman at Nolan Street Thursday night. The attacker stopped Noman at a red light at South Presa and Nuevaalreeta then produced a razor and demanded money, taking a valuable watch and a nickel before fleeing.
Eloy Heen, longtime Missouri Pacific locomotive engineer, died at 3 am after being struck by a car on a Kingsville street. The vehicle, driven by a college student, fled the scene. John Carroll, a rural mail carrier nearby, was slightly injured. Heen is survived by his widow and four children. Funeral services set for Saturday at his home.
Heavy rainfall raised Guadalupe and tributaries to about 14 feet overflow, stranding autos and halting traffic along hill country routes through Kerr Kendall Mason and Herr counties. By Friday evening waters fell, traffic resumed, hotels filled in Comfort, and travelers waited in cars as repairs began.
Rushville May 1 reports Charles N. Dosle and Katherine Lambert, both over 70, married yesterday in Monmouth Illinois ending more than fifty years of courtship. The couple, long engaged, celebrated a simple ceremony as friends and family gathered in a quiet lakeside setting.
Reno, May 1. A rapid divorce climate emerges as new law halves residential requirements, triggering many cases to stretch into next week. Attorneys interpret provisions as May 2 and May 7 deadlines loom, while neighboring states Idaho Arkansas set their own start dates and residency rules impacting filings and decrees.
Internal Revenue officials announce Tampa led cigar production among U S centers with a reported value of 176 034 dollars and a gain of 0 600 000 over prior year. The notice highlights Tampa as a major industry hub in May.
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