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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
2
A November 27 oil well fire in Oklahoma City caused a loud qucry as the blaze spread near the business district. Firemen responded quickly and extinguished the flames following an explosion attributed to friction at the Anderson Herr No 3 Black site.
Walter Stewart of New York, named by the Junk of International Settlement to aid in Germany's wartime reparations, meets with President Heater in Washington to push for stronger enforcement and repayment measures.
A Texas Auto Association session at the Gunter Hotel will address drafting a state drivers license law and other highway safety measures. Governor Sterling accepted an invitation to attend a lunch between conferences with A A A officials and state highway leaders. About 18 Texas chapters represented. The meeting will elect one new director, a president, four vice presidents and a secretary. Delegates expected, with events ending in a visit to San Antonio. The committee includes Dichmann, P G, Henry Kobler, Dr C J Potthast, Albert V Ruth, and W J Edgecomb.
International News Service reports on The Mooney Case with Fremont Older arguing Mooney’s innocence. James Walker of New York sought to intercede as Older concludes his series calling Mooney wrongly imprisoned after participation in the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombings.
Police augmented guards at the White House as alleged Communists planned to lure an unemployed band to the executive mansion to pressure President Hoover over unemployment. The group is led by Herbert Benjamin, and the motive is to protest the administration’s handling of relief and jobs.
In Jotinstown Pennsylvania on November 27 officials announced that Bethlehem Steel will call back hundreds of workers for a maintenance and improvement program. General Manager Ls. HR. Custer stated the move signals increased steady business and help to restart operations after recent slowdowns.
Frank Sheridan, a Syent aM Unie driver, faced a trial when he attempted to evade a fall son. He swallowed a dessert npoan a long chain and staples, was detained in a hospital, and the court outcome is reported as freedom from trial for now.
The readable fragments list scattered town names across Texas and nearby states, followed by partial weather data and a mention of a trial with a 34 rand figure. Despite garbled OCR, the text hints at precipitation, winds, and general forecast themes, with isolated mentions of locations such as Amarillo, Fort Smith, and Oklahoma. The piece reads like a late edition weather and notices page with sporadic names and street references.
Analyzed slip of evidence shows photographs from the Osers building roof scene do not support McDonald’s testimony in Mooney and Billings trials. Experts argue camera timing and path contradict Mooney’s claimed 20 minute walk from Market to the roof, suggesting altered testimony and undermined prosecution.
A night robbery in Young's garage on Tr Uenver boulevard ended with a worker, Sandy Wolff, slugged as intruders fled when lights failed. Wolff retrieved a pistol, fired once, and the assailants ran. Detectives Hardcastle and Makacker investigate.
Granville New York November 27 Major Hugh G Williams announces relief for needy families. Free fuel timber will be provided from wood lots on either side of his farms. Eligible households may obtain one to three cords at no charge by visiting the officer to receive an audio permit. If cutters lack transport the department will furnish a truck.
Mrs Henry Ts Trigg will leave Fort Worth for Washington to attend the home building conference called by President Hoover. She is president of the Crsae Federation of Garden Results and attends the President's conference in her garden club role.
San Francisco reports Mayor James J. Walker’s dramatic New York arrival to intercede in the Mooney labor case. Californians discuss why he came, the timing, and what pardon efforts may follow. Walker meets with lawyers and reviews documents at his hotel as attention remains high.
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