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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1939
Page
20
Damon Runyon style humor laments bare feet and urges women to wear stockings while praising shoes that reveal character. The piece mocks vanity, judges couples, and notes how feet and footwear reflect luck and personality in social scenes.
A. Banks reduce savings interest from 4 percent to 1 percent per year at Alamo National and Frost National Bank, effective immediately. Walter P. Napier, president, cites extremely low rates and demand for loans as reason, noting about 18 million in deposits with 4 million affected. many banks nationwide have similar cuts.
The report lists Buckley shot himself accidentally while hunting near Losoya and several others injured in park and street incidents. Buckley received treatment for a right thigh wound. others include bruises from bicycle collision at Brackenridge park and a head injury from diving into Brackenridge pool. A fatal burn case is noted for J Hawk, farmer from Dallas county, sent to Memphis for burial.
Miss Jitiin Osoria of Mexico City reported a financial incident at a San Antonio dance party. A man known as Jimmy permitted another man to hold her purse while they danced. upon return the purse was recovered but contained 600 pesos and $41,000? American money missing.
A Bexar County Republican Women group to meet at 9 pm with Cameron Laymon as guest commentator. They discuss a Days of Prosperity party to be hosted by Mr and Mrs Prmsworth on July 9, with Mrs Farnaworth and Mrs Edward Heleringer named co chairs.
Daniel Micks, 27, a Black man in Houston, escaped a hospital window in a fent to flee discomfort. He fell and died from injuries sustained at the hospital, following an attempted escape from treatment for a condition.
R E White, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Abliene, filed a 50 000 dollar suit in the 17th District alleging The Mie Baptist Beacon published items accusing him of mismanagement and withholding books. He claims the articles damaged his standing and led to his dismissal and inability to find another pastorate.
Gregorio Villenueva, 25, of 810 South Enredo Street, was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital early Monday for injuries to his right hand after a baseball shattered his windshield. He said youths playing at the intersection of Zatzamora and Waverly avenues hurled the ball as he drove through the area.
Judge Onion, presiding at the Seventy third District Court, resumes duties after a hospital stay in New York. He was treated during the past week and reported to have recovered sufficiently to return to the bench, with his prior presiding duties and schedules to resume.
Market opened the week with wide variety of fruits and vegetables in New San Antonio listings, with Argentine grapes and peaches among prices noted. Separate police report covers a San Antonio prowler stealing a coat from a car on West Houston, and burglaries at a bar on Buena Vista with a stray bull dog incident nearby.
Ambrosia Castillo, 19, charged with illegal entry for the third time after arrest in Dallas Work Time, given a suspended sentence and deportation. Earlier entries in 1938 led to nine months at La Tuna. District supervisor R Alford returned from Washington immigration officers conference.
Washington May 20 Senator Vandenberg Republican Michigan announced he would seek re election to the senate in 1946 while acknowledging broader duties. He spoke in reply to Republican calls that he run for the presidency, saying the next Republican convention should stand on clear principles to defend the American system of free enterprise.
The Y M C A will stage an operetta Festival of the Seasons at the Sunken Garden to benefit the boys department. Tryouts for children of all ages begin in June, with Harry Griffith and Mrs George Crush directing singing and drama, and Olga Schulz Sanders handling dancing.
New York May 20 The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates steel plant operating capacity for the current week will rise to 52.2 percent, up from 48.5 percent last week, reflecting improved production activity in the industry.
Texas Trails reports two salesmen join Joan Clay at the stockyards as Hell Hasie and Hale transition from Uso Packing and Mie Roeghlein Packing respectively. A fatal accident occurred when a train struck a horse near the stockyards crossing, marking the period’s first deadly incident. Receipts for cattle, calves, and hogs showed mixed changes from the prior week, with calves and hogs varying while cattle remained near last week’s totals.
Russell Underwood, 41, was injured Monday after falling from a second floor window at 343 1/2 North Street lodging house. He bounced through a transom into room of J R Hodges, fracturing his right hip and was taken to Robert B Green hospital. Underwood, an insurance salesman, was hospitalized with the injuries.
May 29 Fort Worth Texas preservation message from Cons Bressman Macthi Dies of Orange chairing the congressional United American activities committee urged the youth to preserve democracy. He warned against Fascist Nazism and Communism and urged keeping Europe out of America and America out of Europe to protect the republic.
Gus Jones, head of the San Antonio office of the BB. 1, returned Monday from Houston after conferring with heads of the justice department. He joined a group of federal officials including Attorney General Frank Murphy and assistant Max Dwyer. J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI, noted Clyde Tolson. party included Guislalos Teste Jones de Hotta.
A fire Monday morning at the residence and grocery store of M. M. Verges Jr. at 417 Louis Walters Street caused extensive damage. Firemen estimated the total loss for the main building and adjacent property. another nearby dwelling suffered minor damage from heat and smoke.
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