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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1932
Page
9
Italian singer Iva Egidi draws crowd in San Antonio as he performs on American soil. Reporters note his resemblance to Caruso and the crowd’s enthusiasm for his seventh day on stage, highlighting Egidi as a rising tenor in the era.
The Houston Civic Opera company staged Cavalleria Rusticana with Tob Egidi in the lead, recalled as Turiedu, singing the famed role amid a language hurdle. He had arrived in America only ten days earlier, knowing one sentence, Take me to the opera house, and learned a few essentials aboard ship.
The article describes Ivo Egidi, famed tenor, in lively yet finicky mood swings and his interactions with the Opera Company and backers. It notes his late contract acceptance after translator friction, Mrs. Graham’s spirited management style, and tensions as he rushes to Antwerp for an American debut.
During rehearsals Turiddu scenes and a returning soldier sequence caused slips as a stage slick and water mishaps disrupted the flow. The director insisted on fresh water breaks and the stage carpenter was kept busy attaching breakable props to suit the performer’s style.
Two youths aged around 21 were arrested after a purse was snatched from Miss Mary Louise Martine on a downtown bridge. Police say three suspects were taken into custody following the incident and related investigations near Columbus street.
Judge W W McCrory denied Hammonds injunction to restrain San Antonio Building and Loan Association from holding a shareholders meeting to reorganize under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. Meeting to proceed as scheduled despite the ruling. Hammonds sought $1000 and a receiver. hearing adjourned. other suits remain noted.
Dewey A. Rinearson faced federal charges for selling beer at 15 cents a bottle and whiskey wind and ginger ale for his own private use. Testimony before U S Commissioner Paul Lockhart revealed the arrest followed a tip at a Broadway residence. Rinearson waived examining to make a record as dry agents said he admitted selling the beer. Bond fixed at 750 dollars with December 12 as a date in the case.
Wisconsin official Senator Howerd Leasdale will travel at 7 50 p m Wednesday over the Missouri Pacific railroad bound for the Valley, according to F by Orr assistant general passenger agent.
Two men were buried today under a slide of coal and rock while digging fuel on Upper Plain street Avoca. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched but details are incomplete and the outcome is not yet confirmed.
Two sets of blankets and two pistols were reported stolen from the home of G. W. Gray at 108 Bash Ditinny Street in what police described as a Tuesday incident. The crime notes mention theft from a residence and ongoing inquiry by local authorities.
Antoninna hosts a planning discussion inviting five interested residents to view maps and drawings for proposed development. The event, led by Ellen Behwle Quill, city planner Kipenid, and city officials, will include questions and readings by discussion participants on Tuesday evening.
Bexar county authorities trapped four suspects Tuesday amid a car stripping ring. Sheriff Albert Haussehn and Deputy Marvin Williams arrested two at Kochler Avenue near Pleasantosa Road, recovering tires and parts from stolen vehicles. A third suspect was seized on Bfar Wines Street with a load of removed tires, while a fourth was tied to a stolen car taken downtown Sunday night from J. O. Coats, 32 Bowie Street, who later got his car back.
San Antonio Red Cross chapter officers and volunteers met at the St. Anthony hotel for a luncheon to finalize enrollment plans beginning Friday. Troyal Clyde Agne, national rep, cited about 0 000 worth of flour and cotton cloth ordered for Bexar County relief this year as part of government wheat and cotton distributions to the distressed.
Sergeant Frank J. Costello was returned to Box er County Jail from Physicians and Surgeons Hospital after being treated for injuries in a double slaying case involving his late wife and former ally Corporal Louis Leeman. Fleet White, acting US marshal for the district, announced the transfer from the San Antonio office.
Rates of 58.28 for a Tod trip to Chicago for the International Livestock Exposition were announced Tuesday by F. L. Oressistant general passenger event of the Missouri Pacific railroad. Tickets go on sale November 23 to 30 and return until December 9.
State prohibition officers announce sale of a confiscated automobile at 2 p.m. on November 35 at the Narr motorcycle Quartermaster depot. The notice was posted at Lan' fia oval building describing the auction action and location.
Col Frederick de Puntak of staff of the Ninetieth WisloiT with headquarters in the Sinl Young tower will go to Austin Wednesday to confer. Blaze in a garage causes twenty five dollars damage. incident started in the prune of W. S. Alexander.
Justice of the Peace planned further conferences with detectives and physicians after city chemist found no poison in the stomach of Mrs. Josephinn Mir, who died near her North Granada home. The case has aroused family and police concerns amid threats and suspected foul play.
A 32 year old woman Mrs Eugene Heney at the relief camp suffered severe injuries when her hair became entangled in an electric clothes wringer and the machine was cut off by Mrs Reusoni band. Another incident involved George Warmer 11 months scalded by hot water at home and Rosalio Ascarvello 4 injured in a machine at his father's shoe shop.
A man described as a Wilthyille negro arrived by freight train with excess baggage including a small suitcase and an auto radiator. He was arrested by Officers Walter Fohr er and George Simpson early Tuesday. The radiator is believed to have been stolen.
Police joined 14 year old W A Allen Jr in a Tuesday effort to locate his father who has not been seen for over a year. The family lives in Memphis Tenn and the search involved local authorities and volunteers.
A Pekinese named Valied valued at 200 dollars was reported stolen from the home of the Reverend A. T. Moore at 3148 West Grande. The incident was reported to police after the theft occurred Tuesday.
Advertisements seek bids for hospital care for veterans for the year Wegiuna July 1. L. G Chipman is named in the inquiry. Bids close November 18 at 2 PM.
Election officials miss lunch stipend details surface from a past primary. Vague notes describe $280 funded to cover meals, but local involvement appears weak and payments unclear amid political tension.
Plans completed for the Woodmen Circle district meeting to be held here November 17 including sessions, luncheon, drill, pageant at municipal auditorium by three graves. National president Mary E. LaRocca will attend with officers Fannie Renkendorfer Nedile Gerlach Finny Woodson Lydia Scott Vera Vogt. Committees named from brew proves include Myrtle No. 1 Frances Hein Ethel Rehme Cora Schiekel Claudis Jones Henrietta Offer Edon Zizelman Bluebonnet No. 1973 Fannie Benkendorfer Erna Hausler Emily Woodson Ethel McSinnis Daisy Hislop Alice Rutledge Olive Magnolia No 167 Mrs Gertrude Lydia Scott Enna Moss Wille Crowley Bella Bomber Vera Vogt added to general committee. Committees in charge of time will be Mrs Frances Corn Schichel Milmie Brown Hilly Woodson Ethel Relime.
British RAF pilots Squadron Leader OG R Gaylord and Flight Lieutenant KL G Hett plan a non-stop England to West Africa flight to beat the Boardman Potando distance record of 8089.5 miles, using the same long-distance route and aircraft as their 1931 England to Egypt flight, contingent on a favorable westerly wind.
A complaint filed with Justice of the Peace J A Shook charges J A Weathersoon of 1532 Paso Hondo Street with driving while intoxicated. The alleged offense occurred November 7 with Lillie Hughes of 1801 South Ainmo Street named as the complaining witness.
Benita Omnela, 21, son of Cc. Omielas, a Moor, Texas youth, died Monday night in Santa Rosa Hospital from injuries after a horse incident last Friday. He was driving a herd of cattle when a rider swiped and spooked his horse, causing a fatal skull fracture.
Peter Gorrell of Precinct No 4, noted for memory for faces, reported that Charles Lewis, held in the Bexar county jail, faced charges of a degraded assault on Gorell after a dispute over license plates on a car. Lewis pleaded guilty to improper plates, was fined, and a separate assault charge was pursued in County Court at Law No 1.
Tomas Juarez pleaded guilty to burglary and attempted burglary in the Thirty-seventh District court. Judge Anderson sentenced him to two years, with the charges stemming from breaking into O R Bornell’s West Commerce Street residence on March 13 and cutting a window screen at G H Meadows’s Buena Vista Street home on April 1. Three additional indictments for burglary robbery by assault and related offenses were discussed.
A black male robber, suspected of hitting a freighter crew between New Braunfels and San Antonio, fled after a pistolpoint theft of $11 early Monday. Police pursued with San Antonio units. victims Richard Allen and Samuy Vasher reported the incident. Addresses not obtained.
College plans a night celebration during American Education Week at St. Philip's Junior College. Principal B. J. Sutton will speak on the school’s progress and goals while students and visitors tour the campus during the event.
The Rev. Josip W. Tarrisat, chaplain of Sky Houston Boss No. 46 and leader within the Texas department, has been named national chaplain of a new veterans’ organization with headquarters in Washington. The group will comprise ex-regulars and War veterans from across the nation.
San Antonio Vocational and Technical School, led by Principal J. O. Loftin, reports the garment production program opened this year. The shop trains students on power sewing machines and related garment design skills, with 14 electric machines, embroidery, buttonhole, serging, and cutting. The class is currently producing Red Cross garments, using materials supplied by the Red Cross, and 19 dozen shillots have been completed.
In Oaxaca City on May 8, Pi-Prot Alfonso Caau’s archaeological team at Monte Alban uncovered an underground passage hundreds of feet long filled with numerous human skeletons. Professor Caso says the tunnel supports legends of ancient warfare networks under the Opxara hills near the Monte Alban site of the Mixtecan empire, though the exact purpose remains unexplained.
A burglar outfitted himself with clothes and hat then ate leftovers from the refrigerator at GC H. Miltsberger residence, 1010 Hisgewood Court. Reports say items stolen include a spoon and supper remnants, candy valued at about 14 dollars, and the burglarization of a West Keyes salesman and Magnolia filling station manager G J Heiligman’s box of spark plugs. No suspect named.
A 59 year old woman from South Alama sheal was struck by a car Tuesday near Houston and received treatment at Robert B. Green Hospital. Investigating officers reported no immediate charges.
A complete history of the Revenue Cutter Service has been published. The work, begun in 1789, was completed at a federal building. Capt. H. D. Gintth and colleagues produced the history, with a preface by Rear Admiral Elliott Bow.
Ten year old Ather Baron of 1010 West Houston Street nearly suffocated after slipping into a storm sewer at San Gaba and Buela Vista during heavy rain. Rescuers freed him after four feet of partial flooding. he revived after exposure to gas. Detectives and parents assisted. earlier, two other youths faced similar danger in the same storm sewer.
Police sought four Romani suspects two men and two women after they defeated and robbed Gi Moeller of packets totaling $20 on the Somerset road about five miles from San Antonio. Moeller was driving toward town when a woman signaled him to stop. a second sedan occupant joined, and knives were drawn during the attack.
L H Prichard of 220 Drexel Avenue reported a holdup attempt on Hackberry and Nolan streets around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. He said a Black assailant struck him from behind, then fled when a car approached. Police recovered a grip and a grace of the bandit.
Police seek suspected assailant after a man was struck on Wes Commerce Street cafe with a bottle and Buick in head during a Tuesday altercation. Tony Labilla of 215 South Mine Street received emergency treatment at Robert H Green Hospital.
An odd local reflection laments the flaws of democracy, noting the burdens of choosing leaders and the public mood. The passage floats between humor and critique as it imagines voters and candidates in a shared, uneasy joke about political theater and accountability.
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