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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1941

Page

3

Heiress files divorce claim after shooting at Bel Air mansion

Mrs Luckle Rawleigh Smith, daughter of a Times millionaire, sues Quentin Roland Smith known as Quentin Ramsey for divorce in Los Angeles. She alleges a husband who is a bond salesman and film actor 'shot up' the house while she and her two children hid behind locked doors, servants scattered in fear.

Bel-Air Los Angeles Luckle Rawleigh Smith Quentin Roland Smith Quentin Ramsey

Texans Celebrate First Destroyer Keels In Orange Shipyard

In Orange on May 15 the keels of the U S 5 Aulick and U S 8 Charles Ausborn, first of 12 destroyers to be built in Texas, were laid before Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel and Mrs. O'Daniel. The ships are being built at a Consolidated Steel yard in the city. The 12 destroyers will cost about 97 million dollars.

Orange U. S Aulick U, S Charles Ausborn Texas Goon Bersons W. Lov O'Daniel Ad Hugh Consolidateq Steel Corporation

Shan Battle and Wooden Guns in Draft Camp Scenes

Fragmentary notice describes draft camp scenes with references to Shan Battle and a trio called Three Sons of Guns. The readable text hints at contest or display involving wooden guns and a call to action in the camp, but details are unclear. Entities include Shan Battle and Three Sons of Guns.

Fires damage piers and yard in Philadelphia blaze

Philadelphia reports the citys worst fire in memory tearing through a lumber yard at Port Richmond and spreading to several homes and a nearby shipyard. Damage tops four million dollars with many injured and the cause under investigation.

Philadelphia In & Gecady Port Richmond Cramps Nang

Six False Statement Complaints Filed in County Court

John A. James, assistant district attorney, filed six complaints in County Court-at-Law No 2 charging the maxing of false statements to obtain employment compensation. Three target Litel Rodriguez of 229 South Frio Street, two target Jose Delwina of 1225 Real Street, and one targets Mation Julius Holmes of 128 Gibiss Street. DEL RUTH DIRECTS Roy Del Ruth directs The Chac solate Soldier.

John A. James Litel

Ford opens huge bomber plant in Detroit

Detroit May 15 Ford Motor Company begins conservation of a 16 million dollar bomber factory claimed largest of its kind. Sub assemblies and parts pour from the plant with four engines for Consolidated B 24 bombers excluded. Daily output plans to supply five ships. Parts to assembly plants at Tulsa and Fort Worth. government may decide to assemble here. The B 24 bomber weighs 28 tons and can travel 300 miles with four tons of bombs.

Detroit Ford Motor Company Tula Fort Worth Ihal

Elmen dorf Park Pool Opens For Season

The pool at Elmen Dorf Park opened Thursday as the sixth city pool to begin the season. Brackenridge and Isan Pedro pools remain closed.

Elmendorf Park Brackenridge Lsan Pedro

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Open Convention Ceremonies

The DRT pre-convention events begin with a ceremony at Municipal Auditorium featuring a Mag presentation by DRT and US veterans auxiliaries, flag presentations, prayers, and a Salute to the Texas flag led by Mrs. A Holm green. Mayor Maverick to speak. A formal dinner and the 50th DRT convention open at Monger hotel with a pageant at Alamo gardens.

Republic of Texas Municipal Auditorium Texas United States Alamo Mission United Spanish War Veterans Department of, ‘Texas San Antonio Hey L. O. Miller Fort Sam Houston D. R Mengly Hotel Monger Hotel Alamo Gardens Henry R. Wofford Clara Driscoll Alamo Hally Bryan Ferry Houston Betty Ballinger Galveston Daughters of the Republic of Texas Carrit Prangiin Kemp Madge W. Hearne Ef Lem Houston Mary K. Cloud Austin Rio San Antonio

German Crews to Leave Costa Rica amid Sabotage Fallout

SAN JOSE Costa Rica May 1 The Costa Rican foreign office announced an agreement with German and Italian ministers to permit crews of sabotaged freighters Tella and Eisenach to depart. A Japanese vessel will later transport the crew.

San Jose Costa Ries Tella Eisenach Costa Rien

Lindbergh Speech Broadsides in Mexico Distributed

An informed source says 200000 copies of Lindberghs speeches attacking the United States were printed in Spanish and spread across Mexico by pro Nazi groups predicting Britain would lose the war.

Mexico City Charles A. Lindberghs United States Britain Mexico

Big Cruiser Sunk by Nazis Charge Berlin Report

Berlin reports a 20,000-ton British auxiliary cruiser sunk in the North Atlantic amid day and night air attacks. Three merchant ships totaling 11,000 long tons were sunk and two damaged. The German high command claims heavy aviation damage at several objectives in Malta Crete and Crete air raids. Fifteen enemy planes destroyed on the ground at two Crete airports and eight more downed in air battles over the island. A German broadcast claims enemy troops disembarking on Budha bay were attacked by fighter bombs on Crete Tuesday night.

Berlin Osupmaring Atlantia Germen High Command Britain Mediterranean Malte Crete King George II of Green New York Buda Bay Nork Tier Pulsnara Salim, Eeyp

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