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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1933

Page

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Harwichport Abduction Case Sparks State Police Manhunt

In Mashpee and surrounding towns a 9 year old girl, Margaret McMath, was abducted by a man in a car aided by a Negro. State police and 20 men on cruisers scoured byways as William Lee said an important announcement would be made. Aaron Davis of New York was named as a potential contact for negotiations. The McMath family appealed for the safe return and a preference for safe open doors to emissaries.

Harwichport Mass Sen Mashpee Todian Margaret McMath Masipee Vur William Lee Neil McMath Sponevik Aaron Davis New York Temaited MecMath Margaret Neil G. McMeath Tollows Carrick

Bragg Bank Robber Bragg Shot At Sugarland Prison Farm

Jack E Bragg, a youthful bank and hotel bandit, was shot to death at Sugarland prison farm while attempting to escape. His violent past includes the Plaza Hotel robbery in 1932 and the nearby South San Antonio bank robbery. He boasted of toughness, wore chains in Huntsville, and died alongside C A Roby during the break for liberty.

Jack') Bragg Ninety-Fourth District Bragg Tanteville Prson Sugarland Brage San Antonio Frank Gill Plaza Hotel Siesis Gill Shreveport Companion Tne First State Bank South San Antonio Houston Albert Hausser Tiarriz County Braggs Dallas Ningly-fourth District Frison Jack E Bragg Huntsville C. A. Roby el Paso Tam W. W. McCrory

Judge Attack Facts Hearings At Le Mars Trial

Militia forces report progress in a military commission investigation into the attack on Judge Bradley. Witnesses describe a mob dragging him from the bench and choking him with a rope after he refused to renounce signing more mortgage foreclosure decrees. Thirty five witnesses testified. at Drenison another commission gathered evidence on a farm riot tied to a mortgage sale.

LE Mars Towa T Book & Farm IL. D. Mallonee Military Commission of Investigation Bradley Drenisnn

Shell and Texas Co clash over crude price rollbacks

Houston May 4 17 Shell Petroleum Corp announced it had met the crude price action initiated Monday by the Texas Company. Shell watches East Texas crude, posting at 50 cents a barrel, cut that crude to 10 tanks.

Houston Ine Shell Petroleum Corporation Today Texas Company Shell East Texas

Bond issue seen at near one billion for public works

Washington May 4 strong indications were reported from administration circles that the initial bond issue for the proposed public works program would be within one billion dollars. Secretary Frances Perking favors a large figure to spur employment and would accept the judgment of Secretary Woodin and budget director Mrs Douglas on the amount. The treasury stance warns that three billion dollars or more could crush the domestic bond market and negate the benefits of putting the unemployed to work.

Washington, DB. C Frances Perking Woodin Douglas Treasury

Irving Students to Present Musicale

Irving students will present a musicale Monday at 11 90 am in the school auditorium in observance of National Music Week. The program features the school orchestra bugle corps and hermotiica band with solos by Olga Garga Lois Baumbach and many others.

Irving Bugle Carps Hermotiica Olga Garga Lois Baumbach la Net! Now- Hn Dorothy Kessler Lelitia Hardwick Margaret Witnits Helen Briskman Martha Jane Coopwouu Morris

Mexican Alcohol Becomes Medicine Seized for Medicinal Use

Federal court ordered 89 gallons of Mexican alcohol seized near Fort Worth to be transferred to Colonel T A Pearce at Fort Sam Houston for medicinal use. Judge R J McMillan signed the order in a Potentl area near Fort Worth.

Prohibition William T. Ponder Fort Worth Texas Potent Lal Col. T. A. Pearce Eighth Corps Fort Sam Houston R. J. McMilan Federal District Court

Dallas Pastor to Attend Irish Presbyterian Meeting

Dr. Thomas W. Currie pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian church in Dallas has been appointed by the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S as a representative to the fourteenth quasquennial meeting of the Presbyterian plane in Belfast Ireland. He spends portions of each week in Austin where he is president of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Dallas Thomas W. Currie Sighland Park Presbyterian Church General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U. S Belfast Ireland Currie Austin Presbyteriany ‘Theological Seminary

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