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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
2
Delinquent taxes in San Antonio may see relief as a pending city council and board of education action could empower the tax commissioner Theo Plummer to accept payments. A 1819 tax relief law remits interest and penalties, superseding city charter provisions, with several days needed to finalize.
Jon Braff sues Mrs Hazel Murray for 1174 damages claiming a vicious dog bit him in Yakima and left him unable to work for a month.
Promotional ad claims quick urine output within an hour from Foley diuretic pills. Warns ofacid neutralization, bladder irritation relief, and rapid yet incomplete benefits. Offers double money back guarantee if not eliminating and urges returning empty bottle for refund.
The St Louis public safety chief George W Cradsey calls an old brass pole at the fire station a hazard and says removing it would reduce danger to men. The item appears amid discussions of building updates and safety concerns in the city newsroom.
Houston May 18. An injunction suit sought to stop Joe D Hughes truck contractor from operating 14 trucks for alleged license fee violations outside Harris County. Assistant AG Richard H Cocke filed. Judge Ben Wilson refused a temporary injunction and set next Wednesday for a hearing on a permanent injunction. Hughes says he does not own all run and that some equipment is registered in Harris and some in Titus counties. A large construction camp is in Mount Pleasant Titus County. The operator is widely known as a horse fancier.
D. K. Davis, 05, and his brother J.T. Davis were tending a bull at their home on Vance Jackson road when the animal suddenly charged. D. K. Davis sustained head injuries and a fractured arm. J.T. Davis reportedly suffered a fractured skull and facial injuries. Both were moved to Robert B. Green hospital where the injured man was expected to recover.
Veteran Ray Seals of the Area council plans a 200 mile motor tour in Texas to highlight historical and scenic spots. George P. Barnett says no new projects will start in the council program while CW Miller is named rechairman of the motor caravan with Terry Thritt assisting. E A Gieph and S E Teickle oversee publicity along with Yar K Jones and Sterling Bernhardt in promotions and Maj T G Jenkins handling transportation and equipment. Eligible participants are registered scouts 18 and over. MARCINONESA DIES IN ENGLAND Widow of the eleventh marquess dies in Huntly England at about 10 tonight.
Danes by Horilinn Bons Juniore Vricny report a city concert featuring the Maeatros orchestra and Randera Texas Melody Boys with admissions 25 and 30 cents. The event lists performers Louise Behuele George donce Hetnahn Bonshell and Nie meeger's arch with varied pricing.
Philadelphia report details James Doubins found fatally shot in a lunchroom beneath his apartment after tapping on a steam pipe for help. Doubins, a family member, died en route to the hospital, mumbled briefly, and police note seven robberies in the past year. About $15 was taken from the register.
Britain will keep carrier pigeons in a national register to support the Royal Air Force in war. Pigeons will supplement wireless systems, with bombers carrying birds to deliver messages if radios fail. The RAF has operated pigeon services since WWI and plans expansion to meet wartime needs.
A Pittsfield woman attended church wearing a spring hat when a mouse concealed in the hat jumped out during services. Friends noticed the woman’s distress as she tried to shake the hat and remove the animal, provoking a brief shock.
England prepares to loan Magna Carta valued at $500,000 to the New York World’s Fair. The parchment, kept at Lincoln Cathedral, will be shown under guard behind plate glass. Special cooling, fireproof, burglarproof protections will guard the fragile document during display.
Holly Weun and songbird Gertrude Niesen canceled plans to fly to New York to meet Capt. Patrick Hume, a British army officer. The singer booked an eastbound passage last night but she delayed after cafe management suggested the flight cancellation would be considered.
F R Hinman of Lytle bans planes from his property by 70 foot poles after his mules balk at overhead aircraft from United Airport. A Los Angeles court enjoined him from sweating it.
A Chicago report notes city dogs fail to recognize bones from prepared dog foods after 15 years of widespread use. The study warns the recent canine generation treats regular bones as unfamiliar, raising concerns about nutrition and dietary trends in urban pets. The data implicates a growing market and potential $25,000,000 annual sales in dog food products.
Austin May 1 The Texas House moved forward pension financing and major budget bills as the session nears its end. Governor O Daniel appoints Brady Gentry as highway chair and the road bond plan shifts to a county based debt approach. House boosts education and taxation divisions while trimming school fund salaries and approving a pension increase to 100000.
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy was accorded an honorary doctorate amid traditional songs and local festivities in Liverpool. The ceremony featured a lively reception, with Kennedy quips about European events and weekend work schedules reflecting a brisk, newspapery mood of the moment.
Austin officials pursue murder theory after Jack Wil Jean was found dead in a charred Wea project toolhouse with a stab wound to the heart. Police say investigators are examining tire leakage and carpee removal as possible methods. Justice of the Police Tom Johnson and the police continue the inquiry into the motive and suspect details amid ongoing restraint on disclosures.
Proceedings before the civil service commission reveal alleged corrupt practices at Ohio's penitentiary. Evidence cites peddling of liquor and narcotics, guard complicity, unpunished infractions, corrupt transfers, and prisoner corruption including buying and selling morphine and cigarettes inside the prison. Christmas day incidents and improprieties at the Protestant chapel surface in testimony.
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