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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1944
Page
5
Mattoon Illinois police ban self-appointed vigilantes patrolling the city at night as gas spray terrors persist for ten days. Authorities say at least 33 attacks may be genuine while others may be hysteria. Police urge medical examinations for gas victims to separate real cases from false reports and warn against interference with police work.
Three inmates escaped Sunday from Wynne state prison farm in Huntsville. Officials identified them as Pannell, 30, serving 10 years for burglary from Erath county. Eugene Frankie Kilgore, 20, serving 35 years for robbery and embezzlement from El Paso county. and Herman Josep Lieto, 44, serving three years for theft and burglary from Grant and Dallas counties.
Sergeant Terret Morrow, 20, son of Mrs. B. L. Morrow of Big South New Braunfels, completed his 50th mission as top turret gunner on Consolidated B 24s. He trained at Chanute and Kearney fields, enlisted Jan 16, 1942, and flew overseas in March 1944 from San Antonio bases.
MPs investigated the death of a young soldier whose body was found in a San Antonio park near the Convent precinct. Head wounds and exposure suggested the soldier had been in water for days before discovery by a passerby. The body was taken to a local hospital for examination.
15 000 cars were halted over the weekend as officials conducted the most extensive traffic check seen in the region. Citations were issued to motorists across several counties, while 60 offices examined vehicles for compliance and safety standards.
Five people were killed in an axe murder case in Crooksville, Ohio. Vincent Nash, 30, confessed to the killings, which occurred after a 20 year-old Michigan man moved to Santa Rosa. The victims included Bruno 47 and his daughters Leanna Jane 21 Rosie 6 and two others. Nash surrendered at the municipal building and said he had done a bad deed. A sanity hearing was planned. The body of Layusy Pampell, 31, was recovered from a stock tank in Giddings, with services held in La Feria and burial to be in Had Axe, Michigan. He is survived by three daughters and many relatives.
In Parral Chihuahua a mining town, floods have killed and displaced. About 60 bodies have been recovered as thousands seek shelter in schools and streets. Destruction includes Jesus hospital El Diamante hotel several clubs and many homes. Bridges were washed out hindering rescue. Local officials report 600 buildings destroyed and hundreds damaged. Rail traffic interrupted as trains stranded and ferries delayed. Mayor Valdes and Governor work with national authorities to coordinate relief and health services.
Assessor-Collector staff and Dickson checked signers of about 100 petitions asking to place a county wide stock law on the November 7 ballot. County Commissioners announce citizens will vote on the livestock law at the general election. The measure would impose penalties for stock on highways. adoption already had court support in 1994. The state Court of Criminal Appeals ruled a prior election in Bexar County illegal.
Bartlett and Taylor residents plan a city blood drive on September 14 to reach a quota. Officials say closing premises for the event will help volunteers donate and increase available blood supply.
The annual Cotton carnival is set in Taylor from September 30 through October 7. Edewin Ko is named general chair, with a focus on community events and weekly highlights during the festival period.
Washington report analyzes how wartime Liberty aircraft engines and surplus planes shape future U.S. aviation. It argues current stockpiles limit new development, with few viable commercial uses and a risk of obsolescence unless demand shifts.
A semi official Chinese digmitch reported both Chao Tsu Hap and Cheun-3hth were executed at Yonwho in Chekingy province on September 6 after being convicted of neglect of duty. They were accused of altering seals and other misconduct tied to their regimental duties.
A Amarillo man received a five year penitentiary sentence after a criminal district court jury found him guilty of murder without malice in the slaying of his wife. He appeared unmoved as the verdict was read at 3 55 p m yesterday. The jury returned the verdict Saturday night. Mary Peterson, 87, mother-in-law of Col ArnEST O L Thompson Texas railroad commissioner, died in Washington yesterday. She was born in Copenhagen Denmark.
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