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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1934
Page
1
In New York Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt faces a custody hearing over her daughter Gloria ten, amid conflict with guardian heirs led by Mrs Harry Payne Whitney. The judge paused proceedings to review letters by estate guardians as potential evidence while Treasury positions for October show receipts and expenditures with large balances and surpluses.
Police report three chicken thieves struck twice overnight, totaling 26 birds. Victims include P. H. Blank of 1007 Manilana 5t who lost 12 hens and Mrs. Inahel Quintero of 214 South Pine Street who reported 14 fowls stolen.
Charles Michon driver for Double Dip Ice Cream reports 22 pounds of ice cream stolen from a truck parked in a downtown alley on Broadway 4108. Police notes indicate missing goods after the vehicle was left unattended.
New York November 2 Robert H McCarter Newark chief defense counsel in the Hatfield Mills case may become trial Generalissimo of the defense of Bruno Richard Hauptmann charged with the Lindbergh murder Selection of pic tures was decided at a conference attended by Hauptmann's wife Mrs Anna Hauptmann James M Pawcett chief of the defense corps and Bernhardt Z Meisels associate counsel The conference also named Lloyd Fisher of Flemington as local counsel for the Bronx entry Court action will be taken today to release about 8300 belonging to Mrs Hauptmann tied up by New Jersey Attorney General T Wilentz The money is in savings banks and brokerage accounts Officer Harry Whitney head of the defense investigators said Wilentz is in for a surprise A motel guest was robbed a prowler entered his room as he slept from a central packet B G Rotlienstein told police Friday
The report lists temperatures across several cities including Seattle and Washington with values around freezing to mid seventies. It notes rainfall or precipitation in inches and mentions a Friday evening forecast Fox showing a high and low range. The text is garbled but indicates general weather outlook and regional readings.
Los Angeles reports indictments against District Attorney Baran Fitts and his sister secretary Berthal Gregory for perjury. The grand jury investigation into Fitts’s conduct follows a six year gap since a prior bribery indictment of his predecessor Asa Keyes. The piece ties Mills and Pantages to a broader Hollywood morals case, with a mistrial outcome noted.
Margaret Budd daughter of railroad president Ralph Budd and former wife of salt magnate Wirt Morton announced her fourth marriage to Maris Goppett in Avant Sag. The brief notice notes the couple’s present arrangement amid rumors of financial strain as she asserts no money remains and hints at her partner's need to travel north for work.
Three year old Susan Bernal of 713 Weel Marshall Street was treated at county hospital after a woodrat bit her left hand. The mother rushed in to rescue the child as the rat attacked, and physicians provided rabies prevention. In New York Sophie Tucker, fresh from a vaudeville tour, returned to find a brass band and 500 artists greeting her.
Callander Ontario November 2 5 The Mlle Dianne quintuplets are growing rapidly and will require new beds within four months their physician Dr A R Dafoe said today The sisters five months and eight days old will soon reach the baby carriage stage Four five room bungalows on one acre of land are for sale on easy terms See Classification 19
A transient was held in jail today in Fort Worth on federal charges connected to a plot to free O D Stevens from Tarrant County jail. Stevens is serving a year and seven for participating in a $72.90 mail fraud. Johnery is also under death sentence in the Handley triple slaying case.
Justice of the Peace John R. Oak conducted an inquest Friday for Mike Walsh a 52 year old man of 150 Kuk Place who died after collapsing on the way to Robert B Green hospital following an incident at 79 Monta Storey. The coroner indicated death appeared due to natural causes as statements were taken from several witnesses including a nurse and police officers.
New York November 2 The Dun and Bradstreet Weekly Trade Review says business and trade show forward momentum but actual progress remains hampered by general hesitation. It notes the strong upcoming sales period and Christmas demand as potential catalysts to revive wholesale markets and stimulate industrial centers through spring replenishment needs.
Sophie, 24 pounds lighter since leaving, delivered a command performance for King George I and Queen Mary during wartime, remarking they nearly died laughing. The piece hints at extra cash by selling unused items and considers placing a classified ad in The Light to reach buyers.
President Roosevelt told a National Foreign Trade Council dinner that the government is focusing on the problem of decreased foreign trade. He said the administration is seeking to make arrangements with other nations to improve existing conditions and foster a revival in world trade.
New York November 2. Wall street banking quarters learned that arrangements had been made to ship about 2,000,000 dollars in gold from Paris to the United States. The gold movement reflects the second weakness of the French franc against the dollar.
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