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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1936

Page

11

Redhead Enters Stork Derby For $775000 Prize

Pauline Mae Clarke, 24, declares she entered Millar will contest to be the mother of the most children born in ten years to win the prize. The Toronto case centers on the eccentric bachelor attorney who left most of his estate to the winner. Clarke notes she has five children and had a troubled first marriage before moving on with a new partner.

Pauline Mae Clarke Fallon Millar Clarke Toronto

Mexico to Work on Saltillo Road Lines of Pan American Highway

FAGLE PASS Oct 12 Col Alberto Elvina Carranza said Mexico, after completing the Pan American highway, would fund improvements to the scenic Saltillo highway from the border at Piedras Negras to Don Martio Lake and then to Anduac. He promised immediate support for paving the route, highlighting Anduac as a northern Mexico sportsmen's paradise. Carranza is a senator from Coahuila.

Mexico Saltillo Fagle Pass Alberto Elvina Carranza Btt Bledras Negras Piedras Negras Don Marttr Iake Anduac Carranza Coahutla

San Antonio Vocational Offers Air Conditioning Class

The evening school revision announces a refrigeration and air conditioning class starting at 7 39 p m Monday in room 390 C Yrottz principal says experienced workers may join the class for practical training at the San Antonio Vocational and Technical School.

San Antonio Yrottz Fersons Fey Clase

MEN URGED TO GUARD WIVES AT CHARITY EVENT

Miss Anita Jones, assistant director of the Maternity Center Association, urged sutlers to demand proper time for wives in childbirth. She cited high death rates from diseases of pregnancy and called for applying obstetrical knowledge to save mothers. Lloyd George is confined with a chill, normal course expected.

Kilgore Anita Jones Maternity Center Association New Yorker Texas Public Nursing Institute Galt Miss Jones

Reich Officials Protest French Communist Speech Near Frontiers

German authorities plan protests to the French government over Maurice Tharez speech in Mulhouse Alsace. The rally aroused Berlin’s ire as Tharez urged discussing France’s fate with Hitler through the League of Nations. French Communist propaganda tours in Alsace Lorraine end quietly with planned future meetings.

Germany Maurice Tharez Mulhouse Alsace France CNS Macies Thorn Lre O Gay Hitler League of Nabus Paris Alsacy-Lorraine Communist Party Moscow le ‘Nalin Wuarda

Texas Oil Firm Denied Suit Plea

The Federal Crude Oil Company of Jefferson County Texas lost today in the Supreme Court curb the claim for the right to sue the Yount Lee Oil Company and B E Quinn both of Jefferson County for the recovery of 12 000 000 dollars worth of oil and the costs of suit. The tribunal refused to interfere with the order of the Court of Civil Appeals for the Ninth Judicial District enjoining the Federal Oil Company from bringing suit.

Washingson Federal Jefferson County Texas Supreme Yount-Lee Oil Company B. E. Quinn Lim Court of Clit Appeals Ninth Judicial District Federal Oil Company

Two Elmendorf Men Die in Auto Crash

Two Elmendorf men were killed in a Sunday auto accident on the Corpus Christi highway near an underpass. Ignacio Rodrighes died in the crash, while Alfred Kinunsel and Ben Masters of Floresville were hospitalized for injuries. Lous Flores, 21, Elmendorf, died later from injuries when their truck overturned near Utaville. Rabello Srenz, 23, was treated for minor injuries at Robert B. Green hospital.

Elmendorf MoKay Auto Accel Deula Ignacio Rodrighes Saspanico Corpus Culat Alfred Kinunsel Ben Masters Floresville Lous Flores Flmendorf Utaville Rabetlo Srenz Robert B. Green Hospital

Poll shows Michigan pivotal as election nears

Archibald M. Crossley reports a new Crossley poll placing Michigan with 46 percent and New York at 50 percent for Landon and Roosevelt respectively. The survey highlights Michigan as the decisive state with 19 electoral votes, noting shifts in New York and Illinois and gains for Landon in several key regions.

Archibald MM Crossley Grassley King New York Michigan Statietics London Igby Landau

Murder Trial Jury Picking Breaks Speed Record in Texas

Prosecuting attorneys Paul J. Kil day and Leroy Jeffers and defense lawyer P. C. Ibarra set a record for speed by selecting 42 jurors from a spacious venire in under half a day on Monday. Armendo Zatagoza, about 23, faces indictment for shooting Alberto Domingues on September 3, 1933, in district court.

Paul J. Kilday Leroy Jeffers P. C. Ibarra Armendo Zatagoza Alberto Domingues Triad Criminal District Court

London Clubs to Hold Joint Meeting

A young son of The Women's Lacgon club and the Bexar County Women's Republican club will meet at 1 30 a m Tuesday at 4161 2 East Houston Street. The program will include five minute talks by campaign workers, according to Mrs Alexander Boynton who will preside.

Lacgon Club Bexar County i Women's Republican Club East Houston Street Alexander Boynton

Carictin Funeral Set for Mrs Annie Keplin

Funeral services for Mrs Annie Keplin 66 of 356 Thompson Place will be held at Akers chapel at 10 a m Tuesday with Ravbl Ephram Fash officiating. Interment at Mission Burial Park. She died from injuries after a Wednesday night auto collision in front of her home. The driver took her to Nix hospital. Survivors include three daughters Mesdames On Ty Petere Walbur Lott and Grace Churchill, three sons Herman and Morrits of San Antonio and Robert Kaplan of Chicago.

Annie Keplin Thompson Placy Akers Chapel Ravbl Ephram Fash Mission Buriat Park Keplan Nix Hospital Dauasters Mesdames

China Clipper Ready for Transpacific Leg to Manila

The China Clipper, on a layover at Wake Island, prepares for a 1500 mile flight to Manila after weather delays. Typhoon conditions to the west are easing, and station attendants ready the bi-plane for the next leg from Alameda to Manila.

Wake Island Guan Coral Alanteda Galil Manila

Medical Auxiliary Plans Benefit Dance in Bexar County

A fundraising dance staged Friday night by the Medical Auxiliary of the Bexar County Medical Society aims to raise money for abandoned children. The campaign promotes proper care and protection, noting many births go unreported and that youths struggle to prove age and rights. The society also fights against selling children to guardians for small sums.

Bexar County Medical Society Achoa Tite Ull

Negotiators Seek U S Aid as Dock Labor Talks Stall

San Francisco reports grim mood as unions and employers clash over key issues amid threatened strike. In Louisville Kentucky the national meeting of the National Funeral Directors Association will open soon.

San Francisco Pacific Cogs United States Divine Commission Mortigians Lquisville Ne- Honal Funeral Directors Associaion Heye Temarrey

Mexican consul generals to swap posts in Los Angeles

Ricardo Hill, Mexican consul in Los Angeles, and Benjamin Hill, his brother and consul general, may swap posts. Benjamin plans to depart for Mexico later this week to propose the transfer to superiors. Ricardo is currently in Mexico. The Mexican government plans to open a consulate general office in Los Angeles, and Benjamin has served as consul general here for about eight months.

Ricardo Hili Los Angeles Benjamin Han Genera Benjamin Hil Mexico Ricardo Hill Benjamin Bill R

Dr Lyon's Tooth Powder All Powder Cleaning Claim

An advertisement extols Dr Lyon's Tooth Powder as 100 percent powder with superior cleansing power compared to tooth pastes. It claims dentists prefer it for removing stains and polishing without grit or pumice, leaving teeth whiter and breath fresher, and notes lower cost per use and longer lasting supply.

Dr. Lyon

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