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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1933
Page
2
ALIGE Oct 27 Harry Bevil, oil operator, named to the investigating committee for the fifteenth zone to hear complaints of violation of the dil codes. R. FP Hin of Corpus Christi is chairman of the committee.
McAllen merchants move to back a Recovery Jubilee staged in mid November under orders of trades groups. Forty one firms have signed to participate in the valley wide buying campaign and celebration effort.
Col George McDougall Weeks, commandant at Alcatraz army prison, died after a sudden heart attack. He was 63, had served on the general staff, led Vancouver and San Antonio barracks, and commanded the Ninth Infantry from 1928 to 1930. Surviving are his widow Nellie and son George M Weeks. Funeral plans to follow son’s return from St Louis. Messages of condolence were sent by Col H A Ripley.
McAllen dispatch reports both regular district judges recused themselves. District Judge George Westervell of Corpus Christi will preside November 20 as the court in Hidalgo County proceeds. Judges Bryce Ferguson and E Bennett disqualified themselves leaving the bench for the session.
Corpus Christi October 27 Transfer of A M Johnson inspector in charge of the federal immigration office here to Galveston and reduction of the number of inspectors maintained here announced today Expert repairers are offering their services today in Classification 116 Light Classified ads.
Toronto dispatch reports J O McRuey counsel for Martin J Insull argues extradition to Chicago for trial over Tasus utilities collapse would set a dangerous new Canadian legal precedent. He contends evidence shows complex securities transactions outside typical theft grounds and jury interpretation would redefine offences. The hearing before Justice A C Kingston resumes.
Federal authorities seek the extradition of Samuel Tasull to Chicago to face charges connected with the collapse of his utilities operation. The case centers on alleged mismanagement and resulting financial damage. Local and national agencies coordinate the effort.
Angelina Jurd, aged 19, dies after giving her life to others. A renowned nurse known as the Florence Nightingale of Sauthampton, she spent 60 years in nursing across Yorkshire and Kitchen Ferry, aiding the sick and poor while living on an old-age pension. Her sacrifice spanned military hospitals during the war and her generosity extended to help those in need.
A fragment ad extols a beauty contest and the Camay soap as a path to daily allure. It urges readers to use Camay in the home or at parties to improve skin texture and radiance, claiming lasting improvements after a month.
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