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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1935
Page
17
In Chicago on September 16 a grocer named Aby Vine used spare pants to chase away bandits who looted stores. The robbers fled toward Fine's shop, taking cash and Alex's trousers. Fine donned a spare pair, pursued the thieves by bus, and recovered the dropped trousers.
Lance G Hooks, formerly with Chicago Market News, takes over the retail state market news service in San Antonio. The bureau now reports on livestock meats wool and previously handled fruits and vegetables. He succeeds Metohn G Longino who led the office since 1840. EB W Baker of the Agriculture Department visited him.
More than 1000 Texas WPA project applications mailed to Washington by Tuesday noon, bringing total state submissions to about 4000. H P Drought, state WPA chief, notes thousands may provide a year of work for employable Texan clients if approved. State engineers plan rapid execution. a Texas WPA meeting at the Gunter hotel will set plans for statewide projects. A notices section lists a 920 Victoria turnhouse department rental at 18 dollars monthly.
An all night meeting of Harlandale school board ended with president J A West and minority member A A Roberty resigning over wrangling and a stalled principal selection. D C Hardin and others formed a minority. vote on candidate Van K Jones was not acted on.
Miss Elsie Koester aged 85 dies with services set for Tuesday at the Protestant Home for the Aged chapel officiated by Rev. John Dipper. Interment in New Braunfels. Edwin Eugene Miller aged 81, native of Iowa and long-time San Antonio resident, funeral Wednesday at 4 pm from Hagg and Me Cobain Chapel with Rev. H B Taylor officiating. Interment in San Jose burial area. Survivors include widow Maud Miller, daughters Jewel Marie Moore and Makuerlte Jochen of San Antonio, and sisters Mrs W A Wheeler and Mrs Tandon Abernathy of Burlington Vermont.
The murder trial of Jesse C. Bleying, Opi, and Uewitt Rucker of the Fort Sam Houston Twelfth Field Artillery is reset from August 24 to September 23. Defendants lack attorneys as Special Judge Delos Finch orders postponement to allow defense preparation. Harry Nass and George Gilbin were appointed to defend Blevins. Grover Morris and Tack Chapin to defend Rucker.
Joan Alonzo of 321 Cactus Street was arrested after a swift 30 block chase and brought before Commissioner Pal A. Lockhart on a nine count charge of possession and transportation of untaxed liquor. Authorities say the incident occurred Sunday night with deputies in pursuit.
ALEX DEL VALLE, a Texas native and former football player, arrives in Addis Ababa as a newly commissioned captain in the Ethiopian army air corps with 14 reporters. He joined amid Washington’s unease over East Africa tensions, recounting a turbulent past including ABG activity, multiple captures, and a vow to Emperor Haile Selassie.
Master Hollis Lyons Salacer de, born Friday the Mirteenth 1929 in San Antonio, turns six this week and escapes school by thirteen days due to the supposedly unlucky date. His mother notes the birthday falls on Friday the thirteenth, yet he remains free from school despite the superstition.
Cayetano Chavar ria, 54, 372 South New Braunfels Avenue, suffered severe burns from a flaming kerosene explosion on Tuesday. He was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital for extensive injuries.
Four Ethiopian students returning from abroad join the army alongside Del Valle. The briefing outlines their reintegration plan and the strategic role these scholars will play in national defense efforts.
Miss Dickey leads dramatics and play production classes at San Antonio Public Night School with sessions at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. The program targets salesmen club members and speakers, with Dickey heading Brackenridge High School's speech department.
Victor Kion of Columbia rose from the family laundry business to pursue acting in New York, defying expectations. His move marks a notable shift from the home workshop to the theater, reflecting a bold career choice by the featured contract player.
Fest Cossart, after a Broadway turn in Accent on Youth, returns to film as the butler in Two for Tonight with Bing Crosby. His option for a third Paramount picture is under consideration as he shifts from screen to screen.
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