Dry Repeal Sought by College Clubs
Notice from Washington on October amid anti prohibition activity. Crusaders militant faction organizes at Yale, Columbia and Princeton with new columns forming to push for repeal.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
4
Notice from Washington on October amid anti prohibition activity. Crusaders militant faction organizes at Yale, Columbia and Princeton with new columns forming to push for repeal.
Oklahoma weather on October 8 brought hail and rain storms across the state. Widespread damage reported to car tops and property, with several areas experiencing visible hail damage while central regions maintained better conditions.
A courtroom summary shows Mrs. Simons crying as danger aura lingered on the night of Count death. Witnesses described Dorothy’s homecoming and students’ behavior. Testimony covered charges filed in Patricio counts with possible prosecution where body lay near the win line within 401 yards.
Jury heard Roy Britton in district court in Galveston charged with murder in connection to a jail guard's death. Witnesses described an escape attempt and the guard's actions, with testimony detailing Dorothy Symons disappearance and related family statements at the parish church and local farm.
A baby, eleven weeks old, is described in a garbled report as winning a traffic charge dismissal. The text mentions a parking zone, a doctor, and an arrest by Traffic Officer G. I. Kurkendall. Details are unclear and portions appear jumbled.
A garbled police record describes an intoxicated defendant’s questioning by officers, a judge’s involvement, and later concerns after a burial. It mentions attempts to block officers, autopsy rumors, and notes about the deceased Air’s name amid confusing testimony.
Members of the Tek ae chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance union urged support for temperance and prohibition at a rally here as part of the state convention program. Dr Mariee Lamm of Greenyne lectured on the foe of prohibition, and the convention re elected all officers including Mrs Claude DeVan Watts for the tenth consecutive term. Other officers listed. Teachers and schools preparing classifications in light classical events highlighted.
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