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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1926
Page
11
City officials launched a community chest cleanup drive on Monday with a roll call of 32 charitable organizations led by Mrs. John Bollows and A. H. Muir. Workers organized in the downtown wards to bolster funds and welfare efforts.
Medina Hills reports Pan Am air jaunt pairings for the maiden San Antonio flight delayed by preparation. Maj B A Dargue commands the San Antonio flight with Lieu B C Whitehead and Lieut M C Ill dy. Detroit and St Louis ships assigned. Exhibits planned at Duncan field next weekend for public viewing 1 to 6 pm.
Mrs. Hall testified she never doubted her husband’s fidelity and believed him devoted to the minister Rev Edward W Hall as prosecutors pressed with questions. She denied knowledge of the slaying and differed with the prosecutor over the meaning of casual ty, saying casualty can mean accidents, not necessarily violent death. Her brothers also denied knowledge of the murder.
Frances Stevens Hall known as the woman of iron resumed the stand on Monday to face cross examination by the state in the Hall Mills murder trial.
San Antonio probation officers, Medina county deputies, and federal agents gather evidence as a still is searched for poison liquor alleged to have caused a death near a lake. An aged victim's death spurs rapid completion of the probe while a bootlegger admits selling liquor. Additional arrests follow in Medina county as the probe continues.
Column string discusses wealth, religion, and a 1930s prosperity theme. It notes tornado devastation in Arkansas and surrounding states with hundreds injured or dead, touches on Coolidge Mellon tax cuts boosting securities, rail wage increases, and fears of textile and mining losses moving south. Mentions a fragment about religious denominations and continues on page 2.
Side by side statements of Clyde Peteet and Luis Amador, sworn testimonies, and juries verdicts from Tia Inara and San Diego are urged to reveal the truth. Deposition from Peteet, read at the inquest, describes drinking, police pressure, a room assault, and a struggle at the Hotel Nacional before the family deaths.
Advance notice reports the city district campaign began with comments from Mr. Burleson on fundraising needs. The downtown business district has raised $18 toward a $256,848 quota, requiring at least 8,000 more pledges to meet the target.
Senator William McKinley of Illinois has grown weaker due to lung congestion and a rising fever from neuritis, according to his physician. The report comes amid ongoing health concerns affecting his public duties.
Hungarian premier Bethlen’s son Anreas Bethlen is reported to duel another Hungarian count. The telegraph from Vienna says the confrontation is planned for Tuesday.
Paris dispatch reports Mrs. Orla Dike Frixon formerly Constance Curtis filed for divorce on grounds of desertion. The petition lists no immediate custody or settlement details. The case reflects a postwar era divorce pattern with emphasis on marital breakdown.
Fort Worth church founder Rev. Dr. J. Frank Norris demands city leaders resign in a sermon accusing city hall of graft. He orders the legal department to sue the First Baptist Church over back taxes and calls for Carr ouster and removal of Mayor H. G. Meacham.
Technical Sergeant Silas Morehouse flew from Kelly field at 9 am Monday to Newcastle Young County 250 miles northwest of San Antonio carrying anti crotalus serum. Colonel Martin L Crimmins USA retired reported the boy bitten Sunday morning is in critical condition and only the serum could save him.
Rome reports free speech granted to the Fascisti allowing criticism of Mussolini and his lieutenants methods and policies. The decision marks a notable shift in public political expression within Fascist governance.
White Plains New York November 29. Peaches Browning won the first skirmish in her suit for separation from her millionaire husband Edward West Browning. Justice Morschauser denied the motion for a bill of particulars detailing time and place of alleged acts but said Browning could seek an adjournment if the child bride sprang any surprises at trial.
Prince Nicolas, in the army, sustained a bandaged injury after the S. S. Berengarta lurched at sea. It caused a brief disruption but no major harm to the royal passenger as the ship steadied.
Dr. Hamilton Fiske Biggar, 87, longtime personal physician to John D. Rockefeller Sr., died in Cleveland this morning after a long medical career serving the famed industrialist and wealth.
Joe Flores, 22, severely injured Thanksgiving Day when he fell from a truck driven by Tanvrence Millard, died Monday at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital. A blood transfusion was unavailable for hours as his condition deteriorated since the accident.
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