This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1943
Page
8
State Treasurer Jesse James reports liquor tax stamp receipts for October at 745,174 dollars, down from 1,144,229 a year earlier, while total tax stamp sales reach 2,168,371, versus 2,497,725 last October. Cigarette stamp sales total 1,137,782 dollars with about 38 million packs sold, up from September.
In Nassau a rhumba contest was arranged between Rayhwnd Schindler the private detective and Marquis Georges de Visdelou close ally of De Marigny. The duel will occur at the Prince George hotel with Betty Roberts judging the dancing and side bets already placed on the result.
Nassau dispatch reports defense counsel Higgs accusing two Miami detectives of fabricating fingerprint evidence to frame Count Alfred de Matigny in the bludgeon torch killing of Sir Harry Oakes. Cross examination of Capt Barker ends with witness to testify next week as Lady Oakes and Countess Nancy Oakes de Mar proceed toward trial phase.
In Chicago on October 30 a Texan officer reported a daring egg theft from an egg wholesale warehouse. Lieutenant Frank E. Standring, a dive bomber pilot, received the Air Medal for actions during attacks on Jap-held bases at Chicago market row air bases. The theft involved about 34,160 eggs valued at 1500 dollars. The Eighth naval district announced the award as Standring served as an egg- versatile pilot while breaking into the warehouse.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.