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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
9
Pomeroy Ohio September 4 One bandit was killed and two more wounded when W J Athos 45 a gasoline filling station owner opened fire after being robbed at a station near Holeon. The event occurred early today with authorities investigating the identities of the assailants.
Two men robbed the National Bank and Trust Company of North Kansas City, taking about 14544 dollars before fleeing. Local authorities chased leads as investigators noted the bank was targeted for a third time in recent weeks.
Washington Sept. 4. Allboard attacks on the basic prohibition law are asserted from the canes to be taken this fall by the supreme court. A separate effort will be made to have the Jones Give and ten law set aside as unconstitutional. A case from West Virginia challenges the court's reconsideration of that term's refusal to pass on the Jones law's constitutionality. The section is brought on grounds that the penalty in the law is harsh and unusual. A pair of cases from St. Joseph Missouri contends the Jones law delegates legislative authority illegallly by granting trial judges discussion in determining sentences.
A burned bridge between Eagle Pass and Boofford yesterday afternoon halted two afternoon trains bound for San Antonio. The morning train was held on the tracks and passengers were shuttled by motor car. Workmen repair the bridge and a connection is expected by noon today.
Vital statistics list multiple marriage licenses and intentions, with a long roster of names including Marion Amacker and Healries Wood, Olivestre Alactines and Eredina Canto rena, Zoe W. Fuente and Maria Scots, and others. The section also notes births, burial permits, building permissions, and various misprints.
Miss Meta Wissmuller, 22, was seriously wounded after being shot nine times early today by an assailant described to police by her father as a rejected suitor. The incident occurred in New York. Police pursue clues as investigation continues.
Fan Nie Hurst criticizes American women travelers as ignorant and misled by their choices. She argues tourists abroad shop little for knowledge and warns of skimpy behavior while moving and living overseas. Classified ads promote furniture and light office items at reduced prices.
Police search for Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater continues in New York after his disappearance in August. An inquiry by Assistant Attorney General Hamilton Weed’s office examines alleged payoffs related to a past mayoral office sale and ongoing state investigation into political figures.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Hoss Sterling will attend a chicken barbecue at the Huntsville Lake Club in Walker county from Sept 4 to 6. Leigh, the Walker county chairman, announced the event with Representative GN Shaver of Huntsville on hand to preside. Event notes poultry season and local interest in Sterling’s campaign.
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