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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
4
Betty Blutis, known as a seductive silent screen siren, takes a lead role in the new Bobby Breen starring film Rainbow of the River produced by Sol Lesser for REQ Radio release.
Madrid reports show government disappointment over military failures to halt the insurgent drive on the capital. Officials note strategic city falls north and west, while Moscow’s stance looms as the non intervention committee meets in London. Infantry patrols guard key points as street fighting flares in Oviedo and near the Bay of Biscay city, with casualties cited in the Perdiguera-Fartle lines.
Newly elected officers of Le Sou crete des 40 Hommes et 2 Chevaux of the American Legion were installed after a dinner in the San Antonio Brewing Association tavern. David A. Lown, Harry Patterson, Dr. James P. Hollers, and Glenn J. Smith were named to lead the group next year. Col. W. B. Tuttle later awarded past chet de gare jewels to Dr. John K. Gill, J. Emmett Goode, and Ernest Eugener.
Dallas Oct 9 Joe Jones assistant United States district see tortify said today a 29 year old ex caped Towa convict detained here in the mysterious Lorius disappearance in New Mexico last year would be sent at least temporarily to Leavenworth penitentiary. The suspect received a year and a day prison sentence Wednesday from Federal Judge William H Ate Well on a Dyer act charge. Identification was not quite satisfactory. There is no reason why he should not be serving his sentence while investigation of the case continues. FBI agents said they had sought the Tan more then a year in the dafling disappearance of Mr and Mr See of East Bt Louis, Illinois and Mr George Heberer of Paquoin, TH, from near Albuquerque New Mexico May 22, 1835.
State Democratic headquarters reported that only nine of Texas 254 counties had exceeded their Roosevelt Garner fund quotas. Counties named were Travis Williamson Kerr Smith Bosque Crockett Culberson Winkler and Duval.
At Edinburgh on October 9 the British Labor party conference approved a call for Britain and France to ship arms to the Madrid government if European neutrality accords prove ineffective or violated. The delegates, via a statement by the national executive, also endorsed Cripps’s suggestion that Fascist powers have broken neutrality pledges.
After pleading guilty to two counts of theft of 79 pounds of coffee from L. Uldrich at 1738 West Woodlawn Avenue Rudy Gonzales of 18 Burbank Street was sentenced to 20 days in jail by Judge Charles J. Matthews in County Court of Law No 2. He admitted taking the coffee from a parked truck.
In Bayonne France on October 9 insurrectionists aboard the Cabo Quitale fatally harmed 30 detainees. Radical sailors also pressed for the release of about 200 prisoners held at Biloud as retaliation for the government cruiser Jauan Feranaiz sinking.
County Commissioner Robert Uhr urged the Commissioners Court to appeal Judge Hyerett Jolson’s order reducing Aurora’s assessed value from 237000 to 140. The court debated following the district judge’s ruling while Uhr insisted on pursuing further appeal. Benton Davies noted some chance to win but expressed doubt. Judge Johnson’s decision effectively rendered the assessment obsolete.
War department announces Lieut Col Richard Donovan will continue in command of the Sixth Coast Artillery at Galveston until his successor Col Allen Kimberly arrives from the Philippines next year Kimberly instructed to report to the United States March 4 1937 Donovan began his four year assignment in March 1934 at Galveston.
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