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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1932

Page

10

Indiana police nab notorious Texas gunman

Indianapolis Sept 10 Hunter B Watson 30 known as Jim Yarrell a famed bank robber was captured by police with his 17 year old Texas bride and a show dog after a nationwide manhunt. He boasted of a long crime record and faced extradition to Louisiana for bank robberies and shootings. He was arrested without a shot fired after a Texas prison break and recent robberies in Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Indianapolis INS Hunter B. Watson Jim Yarrell Texas Londona Watson Initia Jenell Cormin Buda Louisiana Indiana Sears Fils Inguisiana Souttwest Olla

Widow recalls life with jailed gunman J Yarrell alias

Mrs J D Whitney, 17 year old wife of the alleged southwestern gunman Jim Yarrell alias Hunter B Watson, tearfully described how she married him two years ago in Buda Temas and moved to Indianapolis to start anew. She said she knew he was a bandit but hoped for a new life and planned for him to seek work. She claimed little knowledge of his exploits and spoke of a long ongoing tragedy.

J. D. Whitney Jim Yarrell Hunter B. Watson Buda Temas Indianapolis

Noblewoman's Daughter Runs Quiet London Grocery

A discreet society note recalls the Hon. Slavia Forbes, a noble daughter running a small grocer shop near fashionable Belgia in London. In Indianapolis a sad-eyed, weeping Texas beauty, niece of the duchess and Lord Rosslyn, sits at police headquarters, connected to Lady Angele Sinclair Erskine.

PEER Grocer London Belgia Slavia Forbes Indianapolis Angele Sinclair Erskine Texas Millerot Suth Erland Rosslyn

Drape Suits In Fashion Buzz In 1932 Fall Wear

The 1932 fall fashion centers on English drape suits with wide shoulders and roomy cuts, popularized by San Antonio merchants. Styles trend toward unfinished worsteds, browns and grays, with Aesop bib shirts, tab collars, and off the face hats.

Joneses Davises San Antonio

Police Dog Fails to Secure Aid

Robinson Alabama September 10. William Wood nineteen drowned in the wabash river near here a victim of feraros. A police dog attracted friends to the scene by barking excitedly put the bay.

Robinson William Wood Wabash River

Cuba Senate to pass bill for owed highway workers

Laborers on Cuba's new national highway press in the senate for the Arocha bill already approved by the House. It would authorize paying 251000 dollars in wages due to workmen since 1920. Weekend offer promotes guaranteed used cars via Light Classified ads.

Havana Cuba Senate House

Extortionist Confesses After Capture in Chicago

CBICAGO Sept 10 Captured while attempting to extort 13000 in extortion money Rudolph Diez day confessed police announced that he had threatened the life of Ann Ashcraft a prominent Evanston society girl who is about to become a bride Diez was seized as he stopped at a doorstep to pick up the money which he had instructed Miss Ashcraft's father Rowin M Ashcraft Jr well known attorney to leave on penalty of losing his daughter

Cbicago Rudolph Diez Ann Asharott Evansion Society Diez Miss Ashcraft Rowin M. Ashcraft Jr

Daughter 3 Held in Death in New Braunfels

Fritz Kappelmann 64 buried at Bracken after death allegedly caused by his daughter Emilie who was held on murder charges in default of $2000 bond. Emilie confessed to beating him with a hatchet on August 16 following threats to the family. He died Friday from injuries his daughter allegedly inflicted.

New Braunfels Fritz Kappelmann Bracken Emilie Kappelmann Miss Kappelmann Tts Justice of the Peace Ben Faust Lillie Minna Kappelmann Frank Kappelmann New Brauntels

Pomerene Reports Condition Improve Across Nation

Washington radio address by Atlee Pomerene cites a 198 million dollar gold inflow since foreign withdrawals ended, fewer bank failures, and a 6200 million rise in loans and investments by Federal Reserve members as signs conditions are better.

Washington, D. C

Scouts Launch Nationwide Ten Year Boy Scout Program

The Boy Scouts of America introduced a 10-year program to boost citizenship, aiming that at least one in four youths reaching voting age will have four years of Scout training. Endorsed by President Hoover, the plan envisions 196 troops with 5008 members in the Alamo Area council, expanding nationwide with many volunteers.

Boy Scouts of America Carla. Bryan Bryan Hoover Alamo Area

RF C Bans Use of Funds for Cotton Buying by Board

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation halted use of its 50 million dollar cotton loan fund for cotton buying or stabilization by the farm board or its affiliates. Chairman Pom erene said affiliates could draw to November 28 to repay preexisting loans, which could not be renewed.

Washington, D. C Reconstruction Finance Corporation Farm Board Pomerene

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