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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1943
Page
11
Corpus Christi, Oct. 24 Jack Kive operator of the White Plaza Well in San Antonio and Dallas acted $180,000 for full ownership of a Plaza hotel here Friday. White, formerly owned 52 percent of the stock, bought the remaining 43 percent owned by George A. Bury and Gus Wortham of Houston. The Plaza hotel, with 200 rooms, is the second largest in the area.
Prime Minister Churchill toured London's anti-aircraft defenses during last night's raid as Nazi bombers appeared over the capital. He reportedly enjoyed the action and observed the barrage from a dinner hour. A separate note from St. Louis reports a recent city tax on cigarette packaging became effective today.
Richard Lowe, 20, of Gurney’s Mate, describes his voyage aboard a navy transport bound for Russia. He details eight days of German dive bombing near Norway, torpedo plane attacks, and anti aircraft bursts that downed enemy planes. He recalls port stays, vodka, snowball baseball, and a longing to return to sea.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa a juror affidavits relate that pain from a tooth extraction influenced his vote toward conviction in a theft case. Viola Gel Ingher was convicted of stealing a purse containing $46 and seeks a retrial citing trial difficulties. A juror named Thomas Moore claimed he initially favored acquittal but remained unable to endure the pain.
Six wild Brahma steers escaped from a rodeo show in Washington last night, running through the city for three hours. They roamed through busy districts including Pennsylvania Avenue, trailed by about 100 people, and were later rounded up by cowboys and handlers. No injuries reported.
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