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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1931
Page
4
Old Man Weather played an April fool on Fan Actocinns as cold conditions were forecast to arrive in store. The joke teased a sudden chill while shoppers braced for shifting temperatures and potential seasonal delays.
Advertising copy touts Zemo as a fast acting skin itch reliever and antiseptic for burns and inflammations. Claims include cooling ease and infection reduction with the product labeled Invisible Zemo priced at $1.03, advertised for family use and sold by all dealers.
New York court ruling upheld an annulment effort by Alred Kahn who sued his wife Mrs Marien Kahn claiming she refused to bear children after promising to do so. The Court of Appeals affirmed the appellate decision that fraud in marriage grounds was not met and dismissed the suit. The case centers on a wife’s refusal to become a mother and financial disputes cited by her attorney.
New York April 1 Babe Tich once famed as a swatter fails as a haberdasher losing a soggy Broadway shop. An auctioneer offers to salvage the business at about seven cents on the dollar as he aims to regain independence and restart ventures.
Citizens League leaders announced definite selections for four city offices: mayor Guy McFarland, street commissioner A T P Heinen, tax commissioner Frost Woodhutt, and police commissioner A Weakley, with three men under consideration for park commissioner Albert Steven among others.
A transcription of a noisy forum on city leadership and candidacy in progress, naming the park and fire police commission contests, nominating committee actions, and dissenting votes. The piece mentions Leon DeGiryce, Frank G. Davis, Weakley, and Moody Maverick, with remarks by A. G. Roemer and others. A secondary brief reports Charles Willa Anderson Scott's attempt to break a flight record near Port Darwin, Australia.
A nightly event at Plaza Taxi Dance in San Antonio invites couples and bachelors alike to dance with live performances by Al and the Hix Orchestra. The ad promises companionship and an evening of entertainment at the Front National Bank area.
B D McGimsey presided at a Tuochean held by the Antonio Manufacturers Association as B B Kincaid of Harland Bartholomew outlined San Antonio’s industrial zoning. He said most large industries lie along railroad tracks forming three sides of the city’s noise zone and would be reshaped to aid overall development.
In Uvalde Edwards County and Bovara district bidders from L Bedwarts company, Rockslings Livestock Lane company, and Bonara Woot and Mobair company had their bids rejected as too low for the mobair accumulations totaling around 50,000 pounds. The exact bid amounts were not disclosed.
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