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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1939

Page

2

Russell Sven Death Case Jury Recommends Death Penalty

Chicago November 22. A jury of five men and seven women convicted Jack Russell of kidnapping and murder in the August case. The judge said he would hear petitions for a new trial on November 23. Russell fled from Oklahoma state prison last July 11 and confessed to kidnapping and killing Wilbur Hamilton near Pittsburgh, Kansas, July 14. He was recaptured July 18 near Cassate while attempting to return to Oklahoma. He pleaded the act was accidental. he faces the electric chair following the Spinsbergh law verdict. Bainter to portray Falson’s father in Young Tom Filan.

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Stalin Unmasked Part Within Party Built to Lift Leader

Journalist Eugene Lyons surveys Stalin's rise from obscurity to power within the Bolshevik era. The piece portrays Stalin as architect of a party within the party, aligning with Lenin and Trotsky while consolidating control through the secretariat role and bureaucratic maneuvering during the civil wars and early Soviet state building. It traces interactions with key figures and the broader chaos of 1918 1922.

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Man Dies as Arm Torn Off at Work

Lorenzo Guajardin, 29, of 514 San Fernando Street, died at Robert B. Green Hospital after an arm was torn from him by a baler belt while working near San Antonio. Witnesses say the belt pulled his arm from his body. ranch hands transported him to the hospital where he died at 7:45 p.m. A fragmentary article blends with unrelated political excerpts.

Lorenzo Guajardn San Fernando Street Robert B. Green Hospital Guajardi D.fee Hunk San Antonio Castrol Villa Road Witnoesses Hell Boulder

Yule Trade Gains Seen

New York forecasts show old fashioned Christmas wit and a strong shopping season. The National Retail Dry Goods Association expects a 10 percent trade gain with sales around 1.92 billion dollars for Thanksgiving to Christmas across department stores and apparel outlets, up 126 million from the previous year. Light Want Ads offer quick job opportunities on Broadway at Will street, at half-rate.

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Starley Songs Stage Plans With Anne Massey

Negulations are under way by which recoms will be made with Anne Massey singing her screen numbers from Balalatke. The item notes early preparations and names Massey as the featured performer in a forthcoming program.

Starley Anne Massey Balalatke

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