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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1935
Page
2
Mrs M Shenhall of Dallas reports a drowning incident south of Converse as Carl Kosseth a farm tenant witnessed two girls submerged in a muddy tank. He leaped into the water in a failed rescue attempt and recounted the events to Sheriff West and store owner Welles Simon. Bodies not recovered by Friday noon per Simon.
Physicians watched over the ailing Lawrence of Arabia as the third day since his motorcycle accident passed. A hospital bulletin at 1 p.m. CST said his condition remained critical with the little spark of life still burning in his body.
In Charlotte Michigan Rev. Harry L. Watkins a 30 year minister confessed to a romance with a 17 year old girl in his congregation. Police charged him after his admission that he prayed to Jesus for forgiveness and that he lashed out and sent her home during a meeting. Watkins 6 feet tall is married with three decades in the ministry and previously served in Detroit.
San Antonio hosts the Alamo Wildfire club at 409 North St. Marys with three proprietors from the Disabled American Veterans. A $3 chain letter promised $2072 to the last signer, aided by 12 typists and three notaries. Early results included Roy Coddill earning 50 cents and over $1,000 flowing in within 12 hours as chains spread, while other groups launched similar schemes. Police in Buffalo and Niagara Falls closed or charged participants in several chain letter ventures.
In Houston on May 17 Solomion Stern, 31, a house-to-house peddler and former mining engineer, was honored as pallbearer at funeral services. Stern helped save a former president's life during his youth and later aided Hoover in a mining ramp in Australia before an epidemic of plague struck the young engineer.
City News lists Luxelle Hall hosts Archer's dance on May 18 at 8:20 p.m. Adv gents 35c Tadies io. Old-time and modern dance at Macdona May 18 with Artzt Willett and Pree beer. Helotes Inn features Jerry Mc Rae and Texas Rangoerettes Saturday. Engle's Place on Nacogdoches road hosts Bat night with Whitney Ryan. Braun hall hosts midnight revels with Brau road ads.
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