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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1937
Page
12
An amusing vignette describes the Agitated Gentleman on Houston and Navarre streets who battles a stubborn car. After a tense wait and vanishing progress, he creates a commotion and smashes a windshield with a crank while the crowd looks on. The piece also riffs on local debt collection and a quirky aside about midgets and famous performers.
Detroit journalist estar Hayes will tour Mexico this winter writing a series of articles for the Michigan paper. The trip will be by boat along the republic’s streams with a water feature focus. Announcement of the projected tour was reviewed Saturday by William Furlong, a San Antonio author who offered to aid Hayes in arranging the travels.
Chief of Police Owen Hday led detectives in an early Saturday operation to arrest four men believed linked to several San Antonio robberies. Two detained near downtown, one on Callahan road, another on Areiemega street. They face questioning about a Wall and Mars auditor theft, a Fredericksburg road hook shop hold up, and an attempted robbery at Kahn Oi company. Detectives Kil day and team prepared for victim identifications.
A two year old boy wandered in the Bronx on May 24 and could not give his name or住所. Police found him at the station house and, after warmth and kindness from Officer Terry Donnelly, the child finally whispered Mickey Mouse. He was taken to Forcham Hospital for care.
The twentieth victim of mad dog bite was sent to Robert D. Green Hospital Saturday. Fernands Kirche ner, 18, was bitten near his home at 1324 Saunders avenue. Police captured the dog as he received treatment.
Police sought an unknown gunman who shot Lillian Nance, 49, in the leg near Hackberry and Commerce streets Friday night. She was treated at Robert H. Green hospital for a flesh wound and given address at 615 North Salade Street.
Classified notice notes new advertising hours for the Sunday Light market with emphasis on Sunday light listings. unclear text references Lele Murn and Dy Hutie Ueliterr but confirms a schedule change affecting want ads for Sunday editions.
Fragmentary text references a Saturday time window and a phrase about eviction and mining costs. readable elements include a name fragment FANNIN 1231 and vague scheduling notes for a late morning event, but key details and context are missing.
Kelly field will lose three veteran non commissioned officers by retirement Monday Master Sgt Mortimer O Sullivan and First Sgt Ollie Stebleix of the Sixty fourth Schon squadron Aya Master Sgt William R Church of the Sixty Second Schess squadron will be placed on the retired list on the last day of May Sgts O Sullivan and Steblein were to be given a farewell party by their squadron Saturday afternoon Steblem was the first to enter military service serving in the Philippine islands during the insurrection from December 1899 to May 1901 He has served in the air corps since 1926 Sergeant Church enlisted in 1903 and served in the infantry before joining the air corps Sergeant O Ellivan enlisted in 1903 and has served the artillery cavalry Quartermaster corps and air corps
The Texas Chiro Practic College will graduate 31 chiropractors this Sunday at the Beacon Hill Presbyterian church. The Rev A Boand will address the ceremony on The Mathematics of Faith. The class roster includes Andrews Buchanan Bonham Birdsoe Bledsoe Bueton Gobb Crabtrer Tempsey Finley Gill Grove Hol Hays Hensler Johanson Knight Kester Kirkland Lanier Murpey Nicholson Purcell Roemer Salmon Bhanor Md Stewart Sarnse Thome Taylor Bove.
Berlin May 24 Goebbels speech foresees expulsion of clergy and a possible severed German Catholic church from Rome amid Nazi state church dispute. He accuses clergy of moral decline and hints at a regenerated church answer to Rome while 20 000 listeners hear a hardline attack in Deutschlandhalle.
Richmond California May 29 1991 The AFL and AFL fostered support for Ford Motor Co Richmond plant workers striking for eight dollars for an eight hour day The United Automobile Workers of America joined the effort Longshoremen refused to load Ford cars and a Seattle bound ship The strike gained strength amid cross union backing while local efforts to assist a midget circus continued locally
Denver Chesnutt of Kenedy plans a six week Arctic journey starting in San Antonio. He will travel to California and Seattle then sail on the SS Yukon to Seward Alaska. In Anchorage he will visit his brother Charles R Chesnutt before heading to Fort Upton and the Arctic Circle with postmaster Dan Quill lending support.
State Deputy C K Walsh of Wichita Parls will administer the degrees of the Knights of Columbus at Licyounellnal. The second degree will be in the morning and the third in the afternoon. Walsh will be assisted by N A Quintanilla district deputy and other state dignitaries.
Col Ike T Pryor, once a prominent Nebraska figure and longtime San Antonio resident, was reported improved at Santa Rosa hospital Saturday. His condition remained described as "still devious" though, after entering the hospital early this week.
A. Man, 51, at 2617 West Poplar Street, was treated Friday at Rebert Green Hospital for a rattlesnake bite while working on a toad farm project. Hospital attendants reported the man was bitten by the snake and received care at the facility.
H W Abbott a 69 year old grocer on Burleson street woke to a burglar at his front door. He grabbed a rifle and ashlight and fired as the thief fled dropping a basket of trinkets and pennies from a machine. Abbott could not identify the intruder.
Manila dispatch reports General Douglas MacArthur declared the Philippines can defend themselves after independence without aid from the United States or other nations. He stated he does not believe Japan covets the Philippines.
A distorted feature critiquing Washington actions and congressional moves on budget and patronage. The White House objects to labor and budget proposals while terms like cheap coatie labor and marginal instructions appear misrendered. The piece reflects hostile media commentary rather than clear policy detail.
Members of the San Antonio Rotary Club gathered beneath flags of four nations to mark the club’s silver anniversary at a St. Anthony Hotel banquet. The Alamo City club traces its origins to May 88, 1807, making it one of Rotary’s oldest clubs after Chicago’s February 24, 1905 founding by Paul Harris.
The San Antonio Rotary Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than 2% Rotarians present at a banquet. Three past presidents of Rotary International attended: Glenn Mead of Philadelphia, Harry H. Rogers of Tulsa, and LB. Sutton of Tampico, Mexico. Herbert J. Hayes, founder and first president, was honored. Messages from Rotary International officials and founder Harris were read.
Ten thousand of the new army aid navy stamp issue arrived Saturday at the San Antonio post office. Pretmaster Dan Quill announced that the superintendent of documents at the United States printing office has booklets for stamp collectors at 25 cents each, showing all issues.
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