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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1938

Page

3

Daniel O'Daniel Praises Rio Grande Valley Development

Governor elect W. O'Daniel tours the Rio Grande valley praising citrus and irrigation growth. He urges citizens and Texas Senate to preserve progress during a preinaugural visit. Daniel and family attend a Lower Rio Grande water conservation luncheon with 160 Valley women before heading to Laredo.

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New Record Set for Inquiries About 5.A

Inquiries to the municipal information bureau reached a one day high with 776 letters received on Friday. Buck Cross, bureau manager, said the figure not only set a one day record but marks a high for any one week, exceeding last week’s count of about 60 inquiries.

Muniierpal Buck Cross

Man Treated for Broken Leg at City Hospital

Mesty Lasnon aged 37 of 2316 West Commerce Street was treated at Raber Green Hospital for a broken leg after being found by employees on the hospital ramp. He had apparently been removed from a car.

Mesty Lasnon West Commerce Street Prising Raber! B. Green Hospital Lashion

Four appointed to Nueces river board in Texas

Austin November 25 Four appointments to the board of directors of the Nueces River Conservation and Reclamation District were announced by Governor James V. Allred on recommendation of the board of water engineers. Named were Claude V Birkhead San Antonio to the term of the late Fowler expiring February 1 194? Albert Steves San Antonio to fill J A Miller seat resigned with term expiring February 1 1943 N Stevens Corpus Christi to replace Hal Yakey with term expiring February 1 1943 Luther De Vilbise Pearsall to replace Odeh Walker term expiring February 1 1943.

Austin INS Board of Direstors Nueces River N. Stevens Corpus Christi Hal Yakey Luther de Vilbise Pearsall Odeh Walker de Vilbise

Sprague to Stay in Office as Dallas Mayor

Dallas mayor George Sprague announced he will not retire and will seek a council vote on the mayor’s office. He postponed final decision until his entire family, residing in other cities, could be present. his children urged him to remain in office.

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Firearms Use By C G Probed

Oklahoma City officials open inquiry into the G G group tied to a high school youth club described as seeking a new economic order. County Attorney Morris says investigators will probe firearm use while Milton Walser 19, a group commissar, admits practicing fire and pistol shooting and hints at a bloodless revolution.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Cirl W. Herdon Lackey Lewis Morris Milton Walser Walser

Hagerman Fire Devastates Business District Amid Flood Threat

Hagerman Texas endures a third major blaze in twelve years that destroys much of the business section while 250 residents seek shelter as government planning for Red River dam prompts flood concerns. Treasury daily data shows November receipts and expenditures with a rising gross debt and large emergency outlays.

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Recalled San Antonio Boiler Explosion of 1911 Narrative

Max Autrey, 60, recalls the Southern Pacific roundhouse boiler explosion near the SP depot in 1911 after discovering a faded photo. He describes the blast, mangled bodies, and 36 official deaths with 12 injuries, noting the boiler was hurled three blocks away and a photo of the wagon carrying the wreckage was widely distributed.

San Antonio Max Autrey Highway Nop Bdailer Southern Pacific Autrey SARP Sp, Roundhouse Moerchants Transfer Company Houston Duval Street

Youth Injured in Motor Auto Crash in City Streets

Charles Kelly aged 18 of Mansfield Street sustained severe cuts and bruises after his motorcycle collided with a car at Nepal Street and Bighland Boulevard early Friday. He received treatment at Robert B. Green Hospital. James Foster of East Crockett Street was treated at Lenunty Hospital after fracturing an arm in a fall from a tree.

Charles Kelly Mansfield Street Nepal Street Bighland Boulevard Robert B. Green Hospital James Foster East Crockett Street Lenunty Hospital

Torture Case Nears Jury in Barbara Hutton Saga

British press flags a sensational chapter in the Barbara Hutton affair with potential legal moves in Olympia Washington. The ongoing kidnapping trial of Dr Kent W Berry and three co defendants centers on alleged assault claims, with testimony split on the cabin party at Mid Bay July 4. The case hinges on whether the Lindbergh style kidnapping law could yield a death sentence, though no jury has imposed the gallows in Washington.

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Teachers 10 Act On Taxes In Texas Schools

Dallas Nov 25 The house of delegates of the Texas State Teachers association will act today on a resolution urging legislation to require the state tax board to provide revenue within the 36 cent state tax mill, sufficient to meet school costs as determined by the state board of education. The measure would force state agencies to fund Texas public schools on a similar basis.

Dallas House of Delegates Texas State Teachers” Association Tas State Board of Education Texas

Multiple Road Deaths Reported Across Texas

Ten people died in separate auto and highway crashes across Texas yesterday. Raymond Tallingsworks, 21, from the Raleigh area near Blooming Grove, died in a collision near Corsicana. G R Barrett, 48, of Carlisle, perished in a highway wreck at Houston where ten others were seriously hurt. Avery, 37, died after being struck by a car at Fort Worth. Three others, Fulie Branford, Siah Price and Della Price, were killed in an auto truck collision near Histon Temple. Mrs Henry Thulemeyer of San Antonio sustained fatal injuries in an air plane crash near Flavoria Wednesday.

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