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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
14
SNTTEBURG, Kan Sept 1 A 23 year old man killed his father with a shotgun amid claims he acted to defend his mother from severe abuse and threats of violence. The suspect is jailed as authorities review the case and the family dispute.
Governor Murray through his weekly message warned of a federal court attempt to transfer the Lone Star suit against Lone Star Gas and four other gas companies. He urged the state district judge Mile to rule adversely and said he would call out the advanguard to protect the state court. Jefferson County district judge Eugene Rice appointed a democracy receiver for properties amid actions at Wauriba.
In Seattle on September 4 a 40 year old woman, Freda Garvey, suffocated in a trunk after sealing herself inside an apartment trunk with ether. A janitor found her lifeless body. She left a note apologizing and a deed to property worth $35. Her husband had been ill for months.
Washington hearing outlines alleged traffic in women extending from Georgia and Kentucky to Washington. Walter R Roberts, 26, held under $5000 bond, faces Mann Act charges. Clothier and McRoberle, Kentucky natives, released on bonds as witnesses. Case tied to theft accusations and revenge claim cited by Clothier. Proceedings led by Pearl McCall with investigation by Detective Sergeant Allgood.
In a Hamilton police court hearing Napistrate Burbridge acquitted Mrs Praste Herman of bigamy. Herman claimed he was alive after a shipwreck and confirmó he had reappeared, but the woman testified she believed her first husband was dead for years. Herma appeared unrepentant as she rejoined her second husband and children.
A. N. Wiebner, 45, former Farmers and Merchants Bank cashier, is found to have a shortage of more than $1000 in the bank accounts as investigators review his books. Wiebner died by his own hand amid the accounting examination. Real estate ads promote profitable purchases today.
Cleveland reports Harold Decosta King a 32 year old radio star, known as Radio Romeo, jailed on a suspicious person charge as guests gathered for his planned church wedding to Mabel Roberts. Her father produced Mrs King from Buffalo claiming prior marriage.
Hayti Missouri dispatch reports Charles W. Jones admitted killing hitch-hiker Womack of Harrisburg Minnesota after a tire first repair. Jones said Womack was too friendly with his wife. During the attack he also struck his wife, severely injuring her. Jones was en route to his Texas home with five children when the incident occurred at the tourist camp.
A.L. Lewis, midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, returns from a European cruise to visit his parents, Major and Mrs. I. A. Thompson, at 22 Howard Street. Lewin is a graduate of Main Avenue High School.
Walter Wersylovich, 19, a caddy, was killed by lightning beneath a shelter on the Cressmoor golf course in New Chicago Indiana. His brother John, 21, also a caddy, was stunned. The Light's Free Mental directory is now available at local theaters and drug stores.
Mrs Keyes Carson, wife of a prominent Cuero resident, died at Cuero hospital after a gasoline explosion ignited a fire in an incubator at her Cheapside home. Survived by husband, two daughters and six sons, two brothers, and four sisters. Services set for Saturday at Cheapside with interment at Belleview.
CHICAGO Septonet pene aption served at the home of W J Moore 1311 Chicago avenue Evans ton The cost of the Died was a new windshield for the family car Moore and his wife were driving from Elgin when the pheasant was ing three pounds fer against the windshield came through and died in Moore s Tal Miscellaneous articles of every description listed today in Classifications 121 to 138 Light Classified ads
Theresa Salques a French Canadian girl formerly of Montreal living in Oakland had a federal writ of habeas corpus sought after a deportation order was issued. Judge Cosgrove ordered immigration officials to show cause why the writ should not be granted. The petition claims the hearing before Inspector Benson was unfair and alleges coercive circumstances surrounding her arrival and alleged coercion into an illicit house.
Louis Cole, 61, of 453 Winthrop Avenue, was stabbed to death when he tried to quiet a noisy drinking party. Frank Farmer, a tenant, was stabbed while attempting to intervene. Police say Amy Arnold, 29, and an accomplice fled in a car after the incident at the apartment adjoining Cole's home.
September in New York City invites visitors to experience the city between seasons. It highlights new plays, Paris fashions, the parks, ocean breeze, and crowds from across the country and world gathering for shopping, sightseeing, and public discourse. It promotes New York as the best month for shopping and month-long headquarter access to eastern resorts.
The Ritz Tower offers forty two story luxury apartments with Central Park views in midtown Manhattan at 57th Street and Park Avenue. It promises comfort and elegance for travelers and residents with access to shopping fashion and theatre. For reservations contact Theodor Szarvas at Ané Tower New York.
The Lombardy Hotel on 66th Street near Park Avenue blends private home comfort with modern hotel service and central location. It offers exquisitely furnished suites for families or individuals, quiet amid the city, plus facilities for business travelers. Reservations and information are via C Eugene Hames at 40 Fifth Avenue, New York.
The Warwick Hotel sits at 54th Street and Sixth Avenue near Fifth Avenue, Central Park, and major theatres, advertising unrivaled cuisine and comfortable luxury. Albert F. Miller promotes reservations and information from the Warwick Hotel in New York City.
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