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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1933
Page
3
Cameron county authorites suspend motor traffic into the county indefinitely at the request of Texas highway commission official D. K. Martin. Only those with urgent immediate need may enter the county per Friday statement.
Edward Hemmer, once adviser and manager to Mary Pickford and her family, sues the actress for 250000 claiming owed compensation for years of service. He cites her marriage era and says he severed ties after ongoing disputes over Douglas Fairbanks. The suit, reported by the New York Herald Tribune, outlines promised future compensation via her mother’s will.
Bept 8 193? Brownsville INS reports relief efforts slowed by hundreds of curious sightseers drawn to the Gulf hurricane wreckage. Chief Phares of the state highway patrol says food for the homeless is being depleted as patrols try to keep outsiders out of the Valley. Officials urge sightseers to stay away to aid storm victims.
An urgent appeal for contributions to the relief fund for rehabilitation in the hurricane area was issued by Marshall Eskridge, chairman of the Bexar county chapter of the American Red Cross. San Antonio's $20,000 relief goal had $5,318 raised by Thursday night.
Portland investigators mount a third day of a mountain search for David McCamant Dor Burkhard and John Thomas missing since Labor Day on Mount Jefferson east slope. Airplanes from a local American Legion post assist the effort while a wireless set relays updates to field helpers and guides.
Dr. Pred Howe, consumer's counsel for the farm adjustment administration, says he seeks an explanation for high bread prices in Atlanta Charleston S G Mobile San Francisco Savannah Beranton Seattle. He notes average bread price in these cities is 45 1 cent or more above the national average for a pound loaf.
Southern Pacific officials announced resumed schedules to the Valley and Corpus Christi via the lower Rio Grande. The 1000 feet bay trestle near Corpus Christi has been replaced, restoring normal travel on the line.
Lem Perkins' Radio Orch AGM. Dance at the Big Cool Midway Bat night 8 to 10. Good music. G. of C. Tourist club dance in the Cool Milam Bldg Friday Wilsott's Orch. Adm. M40. Dancer Bat night Brain hall Brava Ttd. Keen and His Happy Hare monkera-CA dV Tras atreet dance at New Behire mi Sat Sep 9. Good music.
J B Cain age 27 of 615 North San Marcos street is charged in Justice of the Peace John R Shook s court with four counts of robbery by assault for allegedly taking a $75 slot machine from the complainant by holding a pistol. Detective H Perrow filed the charges. Complainants listed at 19 East Houston street 612 East Commerce street 509 West Commerce street and 1428 West Commerce street.
Port Aransas, a resort and fishing town in Corpus Christi bay, will be restored to highway and wire communication with the mainland Saturday. Telephone and ferry service will operate tomorrow, with tight and water service re-established. The causeway was partially destroyed by the gulf hurricane that struck the Texas coast Tuesday, sweeping away several waterfront buildings.
George Waitz has been elected president of the San Antonio Retail Grocers' Association, announced Friday. He succeeds Joe Ciriletto. Other officers named are Lonnie Irvin as vice president, Herbert Stinson as secretary, and W. H. Maller as treasurer.
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