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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1933
Page
30
A fragmented account describes tension and suppression in Havana involving white authorities versus Black residents, referencing military and police actions, a May Day-like procession, and fears of a Ku Klux Klan influence. It notes mobs, arrests, and coercive measures amid social unrest and imminent violence in the city.
A dapper youth named Jack W Benson was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth after a federal trial. His attorney Donald Brown argued that witnesses showed Benson obtained morphine through a narcotic inspector and a licensed druggist under a doctor’s prescription. The court found Benson likely pooled money with the inspector to obtain drugs for himself and Stevenson, upholding the narcotics offense.
Two small mules trotted in circles on the sidewalk at East Houston and North Alamo as a rotary drill rested nearby. Pedestrians paused to watch while test holes were dug for the new post office foundation.
EONORA Oct. 21 Sutton county allotment of government pork totaling 112 pounds was today from Del Rio Each needy family of four will be allotted seven pounds according to R E Taylor county relief administrator Admitted to practice Attorneys H W Meurs and was admitted to practice in federal district court Saturday on the motion of United States District Attorney W R Smith Jr
The Bexar County Chapter American Red Cross completes plans for the 1944 roll call with Joh Catto Jr. as roll-evi chairman and Marshall Oskridge as board chair. Five division directors named including Ed Arne son for special gifts, J. R. Locke for individual division, and Mrs. Bugere Walthall leads neigh torhand. Mrs. Ed O. Hinger heads Hooths and ships division with assistant director, while W. Vilvin directs the county division. The year ends with a sizable deficit to be covered by roll call donations.
Dallas a city in Texas saw the Fifth District Court of Civil Appeals uphold the moratorium on foreclosures for mortgages and deeds of trust amid an unprecedented economic emergency. Lingo Lumber sought to foreclose on property bought by William J Hayes after default. Hayes had injunctions blocked foreclosure. The appeals court sustained the lower court noting the act’s constitutionality with broader implications expected.
Dallas October 21 A county court jury awarded L M Crannel a 1500 verdict against Armand V Cox in a midair collision case claimed as the first damage suit based on two planes crashing in flight. Crannel testified both planes were about fifty feet above ground. he suffered a fractured skull and jaw.
Plans for the third annual reunion of the Piret Officers Camp association in San Antonio include a two day convention at the Gunter hotel with a Wednesday night gathering. Moxey Hert, president, reports expected record attendance and links to the Armistice day parade and a tribute to Leon Springs training camp.
In Cut Bank Ontario a family tragedy unites with birth as Mrs R B Richey learns her baby arrived the same day her husband was killed in an explosion at a pumping station. A second worker also died and a third was injured in the incident.
The notice outlines that all personnel must undergo physical examinations as directed by the chief. It specifies the involvement of Barnhart, Frio County administrator, and references total work at the arm. The fragmentary text notes a deadline around October 21 and mentions the need for compliance by all staff.
Thomas G. Blakeman, a well known artist, and his writer wife placed several thousand dollars worth of etchings in an automobile trailer and toured the country. They traveled through Wyoming and Montana and reported the trip a success.
The blue eagle of the NRA will fly Air Little America for Admiral Byrd's South Polar Antarctic expedition. A signed blanket code set light hours for explorers with a clause allowing longer hours in emergencies.
Cheyenne Wyoming a cave in trapped worker Hie R Bockus of the city water project was saved when a dirt clod formed an air pocket that let him breathe during rescue. Surgeons said the chunk of dirt caused the air pocket enabling his survival until digging out.
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