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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

5

Ten Defendants Appeal Fine in Lottery Convictions

Ten defendants in Corporation court appealed Thursday after convictions in 19 cases charging possession sale and offering for sale lottery tickets. Fines totaled 476 dollars with each charged 25 dollars per count and bonds of 50 dollars signed by J B Swift. Names include Henry Stamps Jesse Smith Sinnold Olle Manuel Meredith Obie Usher Rubin Martinez Emmett Gay Millan Chatham Ramos Rosando and Basil Cox.

City Couch Grover C. Mortis W. A. Hogan Booker Chambers J. B. Swift Ceralvo Street Henry Stamps North Cherry Street Dawson Street Jesse Smith Jefferson Street South Alamo Street Sinnold C. Olle Blum Street Hays Street Manuel Meredith Nevada Street Obie Usher Newbritka Street Rubin Martinez North St. Mary's Street Emmett Gay North Hackberry Street Millan Chatham South Cherry Basil Cox

S A Librarian to Head State Unit

Fort Worth May 2 Miss Julia Wright Merrill head of the public library service division of the American Library Association said new methods in distribution and recording of books are transforming libraries at the Texas Library Association convention. Miss Julia Grothaus of San Antonio expected to be elected president Friday morning succeeding J S Thotson of Galveston.

Fort Worth Julia Wright Merrill Jpubile Lbrary Service Division American Library Association Merrill Exas Liorary Assoctation Julia Grothaus San Antonio Association J. 8. Thhotson Galveston

Picnic Scheduled for San Antonio Faculty Club Meeting

The University of San Antonio Paculty club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the home of Mrs J Carlos Coon. A picnic supper will follow the business meeting. After a schoolmate chased her granddaughter home from Bonham Elementary School, Mrs Lolta Thompson enlisted the aid of police.

University of San Antonio Paculty Club J. Carlos Coon Bonham |Lementary School Lolta Thompson Hoefgen Avenue

Orphans Visit 8th A Boys Club Guests

Fifty boys from the Protestant Orphans home were guests of the 8. A. Boys Club Thursday. They visited the game room and library and were treated to a boxing exhibition.

8. A. Boys’ Club

Scout uniforms unveiled for summer wear nationwide

There will be many dressed up Girl Scouts leaders and Brownies this summer if they wear the new regulation uniforms. Thirty five new styles range from full dress for parades to shorts for camp. Uniform colors include dark navy green for Scouts leaders in marine blue and Brownies in brown. The 25 uniforms have toured ten states after originating at a recent Philadelphia convention.

Wolff and Marx Philadelphia

870 to Be Cut Off WPA Here

WPA employment in the San Antonio district will be cut by 870 to a quote of two workers during May. J A Havelrigg district director said Thursday no sudden dismissal is planned as rolls were trimmed toward the end of April. WPA rolls for Texas were reduced by 10,000 in May. H P Drought state WEA administrator attributed the cut largely to failing intake services by state and county offices. The Texas case list stands at 150,000.

WPA San Antonio J. A. Havelrigg Texas H. P. Drought WEA

Fort Sam Houston Men Held After Bastrop County Assault Charge

A quarrel following a minor auto accident led to Weldon H. Darnell and Claude Tafollg being booked for affray after police arrested them at Commerce and Twentieth streets. Darnell was found to be wanted in Bastrop County on an assault to murder charge filed May 5, 1938, prompting notification of the Bastrop sheriff.

Bastrop Weldon H. Darnell Fort Sam Houston Claude Tafollg Rivas Street E. P. Barry Commerce Twentieth Streets Darnell H. 16. Wolf Identfication Bureau State Highway Police Bastrop County

Dalton charged with murder after Tulsa publisher slain

New Orleans report says Robert Dalton self-styled “rolone” and last of the Dalton gang faced a murder charge after Lee Meyer of Tulsa died from stab wounds inflicted April 19. Meyer worked for a New York publishing house. Dalton claimed he killed 32 men in self defense.

New Orleans INS Robert Dalton Rolone Dalton Bang Lee Meyer Tulsa Okla New York Meyer Dalton

Zimmerlie Gets Suspended Term

A five year suspended sentence was handed by criminal District court jury to Jake Zimmerlie of Potranco road for stealing $1 in cash and farm goods from Henry H. Bryant at the Zimmerlie farm on Zacatecas alley. The verdict was announced Thursday night after a three day trial.

Criminal District Court Jake Zimmeriie Potranco Zimmerie Henry H. Bryant Zimmerlie Zacatecas Alley Luz Estrada

St Marys debate team faces tragedy and planned event

St Marys university debate squad members Daniel Traugott Joseph Kidwell William Acklen and Fred Rothe were set to argue isolationist policy toward Western Hemisphere combatants at Our Lady of the Lake College. K A Flores 53 of 4010 South Flores died from a heart attack after emergency resuscitation, later dying at Robert B Green hospital. Rev Charles Webb to chair.

St. Mary's University Daniel Traugott Joseph Kidwell William Acklen Fred Rothe United States Western Hemisphere Our Lady of the Lake College K. A. Flores South Flores Street Robert B. Green Hospital

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