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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
4
Detroit airmen linked to a mid air clash await coroners inquest results. Separately the coroner prepares to hear testimony on the death of a baseball player with Mulqueeney and Davis charged with manslaughter. The proceedings begin tonight as investigators outline the cases.
Clara C reports a cordial invitation from the Bright Shas for a tea welcoming the new season on Tuesday October first from 4 to 6 at 19 Augusta Street. The piece notes upcoming style show on October 2 with Mary Lupe Russ in charge, lists social visitors and events, and details a reception setup with pink dahlias and candy centerpiece.
A series of society events unfolds with punch bowl greetings at a private home and multiple bridge and garden parties. Notable guests include Mrs. Ruth Lewright’s Los Angeles family, Mrs. A. Schumacher departing for Tampico, and Exitre Nous entertaining at 1331 Fresno. A Fort Sam Houston dinner dance honors new officers and their wives, with elaborate table settings and dressings. Other San Antonians visit Atlantic City and Lake Joseph, while Miss Barbara Browne hosts a luncheon at La Fonda for Miss Edith Cochran rejoining Baldwin School.
Rep J Franklin Spears of San Antonio attacked a general sales tax and proposed a sulfur tax of 2.25 dollars per ton to fund pensions and government expenses. He warned of rising costs and touted natural resource taxes as fairer, urging public awareness of the issue. A separate classified notice mentions a furnished room for rent and a social table with decorations.
San Diego dispatch reports the slaying of Mrs. Margaret C. Grey, 45, at the Geer hog ranch near Santee. Investigators, aided by a letter mailed from Los Angeles, pursue a suspect as they search for the killer of the battered victim found in the ranch house after the house was ransacked.
Mrs Lucy Pytel, 1H 418 Buckingham Avenue, mother of Edward Bytel, secretary to Police Chief Owen W. Kilday, died at her home Thursday morning after a lingering illness. She was a native of Indiana and is survived by her son and daughter Miss Jane Marie Pytel. Services are pending.
Kerrville Fire Chief Mike L. Allen said thieves stole a round ring worth $100 and his hair while he slept in a car on West Commerce Street in San Antonio. He reported the incident to San Antonio police after his auto ran from Baseline while he waited for a filling station to open.
Homer Jallison, 18, of 314 Fighth Street, was treated at Robert B. Green hospital for knife wounds to his right arm and shoulder after a fight at Seventh and North Alamo streets on Thursday.
About 200 people attended the dedication of a historical marker marking the Dawson massacre site at the Bas Jado river crossing on the Austin highway. Lady Lydia Manton and Beverly Boot Manton unveiled the marker. Gen. Jacob F. Wolters gave the principal address, with a Daughters of the Republic of Texas contingent and Alamo Mission chapter officials participating under the auspices of Mrs. Henry R. Wafford.
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