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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1928
Page
5
In Knoxville Tennessee on May 16 rumors spread of arrests, denied by authorities. Mrs Lillian Haynes was found dead after her son William P. Fiasnes discovered the body. Police initially called it suicide, but a coroner's jury later ruled Mrs Hosocs murdered.
OLATHE Kan May 16 year old bloodhound Und was the mute accuser of Jr 8 Oliver Netherton retired physician and fruit grower in this trial for the murder of his wife Faith Netherton on February 1 The dog picked up a scent from Mrs Netherton s bedroom and approached the husband a few hours after the doctor reported finding his wife s slain body Testimony was given in court
The advertisement touts Ground Grippers with graceful lines and feathers, claiming smart patterns and refined trends for men and women. It emphasizes exceptional comfort, scientific design, and a twenty five year tradition of stand freedom, inviting readers to visit and try the new line.
After an 18 hour stakeout police sought two youths believed to have assaulted Hazel Carlson an 11 year old girl. The incident occurred as she was being driven to the YWCA with escorts when she jumped from the car and fled to Mrs. George Blackburn's home at 1102 Camden Street. The attackers later returned to the scene and asked if she would press charges. A. W. Carlson the girl's father arrived from Galveston and planned to file charges.
Mrs Henry Drought announces the arrival of chairmen from women's clubs departments and delegates for the Lipnwial convention opening May 28. First national chairwoman will be Mrs Frederick W W of Des Moines, with press and publicity led by Mrs Weilz.
Floresville man was stabbed in an affray at a South Comal street house Tuesday night. Janey Cale of Va and Wioresville was reported injured earlier from previous knife wounds and taken to Green Hospital for treatment.
Col Tulien R Bernheim head of dental services in the Fight Corps Area will leave Ban Ane louio May 26 for Washington to become chief of the dental service for the United States area Anne 2. A California native, he joined as a consultant dental surgeon in 190 and has since led dental services at Station Hospital and assisted the corps area surgeon.
San Antonio planners studied a park zoning model after a Wichita chambers delegation led by Rupert Hanson of the Wichita Halls Chamber of Commerce to confer with Commissioner Jacob Ruhicki and Porter Whaley of the Incl Chamber.
Police thwart threatened drowning of an 18 month old baby by a 24 year old mother on Hillebrandt Street. Relatives alerted officers who found the mother a few blocks from home with the infant in her arms. Investigators cited low mood as a probable cause of the attempted harm.
Court of Appeals in Austin on May 16 reversed and remanded the Robertson County murder case of Rocelta Tavis Carney finding the defendant’s stab wounds were misinterpreted and deciding the earlier life sentence may have been improper. The court ruled that the cause of death could be questioned and ordered a new trial.
Oil men and West Texas Chamber of Commerce leaders backed a plan at a meeting urging the national convention to adopt a resolution in support of a tariff on crude petroleum. The move was announced yesterday with preliminary talks in place.
George White, 60, of the Taiwan rammanity, was killed yesterday by lightning while in his car. Arrangements were being made today for his funeral.
Torton May. The American Frlemhana Bid Telegraph board votes to issue forty share leaders 185 000 000 new stock at 100 each with one new share for each held on June 1.
Graduation exercises for St Marys school will be held at 11 a.m. May with Right Reverend W T Capers delivering the graduation address at Christ Church. Rev N Herndon of Ventde will give a sermon for the entire school on May 20. The alumni will host the school events with a limecheny on May 25 to honor graduates.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on May 10, Joe Kaminsky the crippled youth who shot Dr. Gerald Kelly months earlier after a dispute over a cut lip was sentenced to die in the electric chair. He waived a jury trial and asked the court to proceed.
A May 16 filing in Houston seeks 450000 against My t Dew ix and the Texas institute alleging repeated hazing injuries. The plaintiff says he suffered vertebral trauma during a hazing incident on the night of 1926, resulting in months of confinement at Santa Fe hospital in San Antonio. Other students at the institute are named in the suit.
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