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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1933
Page
7
New York reports a sequence of ten earthquakes logged by the Faridan University seismograph. Two after shocks appeared yesterday at 6:85 p.m. and 1:40 p.m. EST, both moderate. The later event at 8:04:57 a.m. today was also moderate and traced to the far side of the world about 7,500 miles away.
San Antonio relief headquarters faced unaddressed charges from Mrs. C K Callaway, former index bureau head, that locals were being fired and replaced by outsiders as Norma Rankin leads the welfare department. Mrs Rankin, Houston-based, had succeeded five months earlier. H L Davis, interim administrator, attended a Austin meeting and plans to speak upon his return.
A San Antonio statement claims the director’s position would not change but Mrs Rankin would serve as permanent consultant. Rankin proclaims herself director, assigns the author to case consultant, and cuts authority and initiative. The author says hearings with Miss Dresden and temporary administrator J F Reed were blocked and calls the staff study biased after Rankin’s arrival.
H L Devise head of the temporary Bexar county relief administration defended the removal of central index director Mrs G K Galloway saying she obstructed the index and that six case workers were released for the good of the relief organization He denied any political motive or hidden connections in the dismissals and stated there was nothing more to it.
Igor Sikorsky, the Russian American designer, announced the F-42 a large ocean capable aircraft for Atlantic mail routes. The plane would carry mail or two passengers with a five crew, plus 1000 pounds of mail and express, to fly 1200 miles.
Secretary Tekes announced 12,309,230 dollars for 54 non federal public works projects across 27 states. Readily funded items include sewage systems waterworks hospital building improvements and highway and state projects with Houston Texas receiving a 2 502 000 loan and grant for waterworks and College Station Texas a 10 500 grant for state improvements.
Five arraigned on Federal charges after customs inspectors seized about 600 gallons of imported Belgian alcohol and 207 pints of bonded whiskey in a series of raids. The group faces counts under the Webb Kenyon act for transporting liquor from Louisiana to San Antonio, with bonds set from 750 to 3000 dollars.
Four people were charged with theft of 85 from B. R. McCumary of the San Antonio Brewing Association. Complaints filed in County Court No. 2 allege they secured the money by falsely selling advertising for a state Highway postal sponsored magazine. Grover Morris, assistant county attorney, said the defendants posed as advertising solicitors for the magazine. The accused are Yor and Agues Con Serges and Vow and dennaulle Bhellon.
A telephone call record was admitted in federal court to support Roger Tomns's defense in the Willam Hammer kidnapping case. Edward J. Meaney testified he spoke with Touhy by phone on May 17, recognizing Touhy's voice and noting familiarity between the Meaney and Touhy families.
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