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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1933
Page
15
Lucas reports many firms fail to comply with NRA rules and sign requirements. Postmasters say two class employers hesitate to join, and codes delay operations. Signs in windows alone won’t solve the issue, as shortages strain postoffice handling and NRA supplies in the district.
Itching torture stopped instantly claims a D A L D prescription. The ad touts thirty years of worldwide success for a grease-free antiseptic balm that cures eczema scales eruptions rashes and related skin afflictions quickly. A trial bottle is offered with a money back guarantee by Mallan Balm owners.
Chicago report details George Graves claiming to marry three women to secure meals and shelter while jobless. In San Antonio a broad unemployment campaign forms with public leaders named as military style organizers. John Boyle and Joseph Frost receive NRA appoints directing regional efforts as frost duties noted.
Charges filed in San Antonio allege Cunningham Bonner Royster and six others conspired to receive and conceal government bonds valued at 200000 each. The group allegedly transported bonds from Missouri to Texas by air, aided by four bodyguards, with ties to Continental Bank and Trust of New York. Investigators, led by District Attorney Walter Tynan, pursued months of evidence gathering and witness statements before filing.
In Yoakum on Aug 2 merchants representing dry goods clothing shoes and textiles agreed to new hours of operation. Stores will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. daily except Saturdays closing at 5 p.m. They will sign re employment agreements and implement a 48 hour work week. Seven firms have joined the accord.
State rangers and the district attorney’s office, aided by an American Surety investigator, solved an $190,000 bond theft case. The five bonds vanished from Continental Bank and Trust, with two suspects in New York. Clues emerged after a Treasury clerk noted matching serial numbers. The bonds were moved to San Antonio and San Marcos, with one placed in a county lock box. A prominent San Antonio attorney, Cunningham, is highlighted for civic roles and a 1922 congressional bid.
Vienna authorities vow stringent enforcement of new moral decrees. Police squads to raids theaters cabinets nightclubs and bookshops target nudity erotic literature and obscene displays. Violations carry penalties and indicate a broader campaign against public indecency.
Frank Arquilla pled guilty to counterfeiting and was sentenced to five years in federal prison with deportation after term. Arrested in Crockett, numerous counterfeit bills found in his home and elsewhere. Also reported, relief society approves Nauvoo monument to Joseph Smith site with unveiling planned July 26.
Trenton August 5 Civilian Conservation Corps volunteers will be detached at each forestry camp and kept ready to respond at a moment’s notice to wardens of the state forest fire service to prevent the spread of fires in New Jersey forests.
Reports vary on the ransom for Urschel including figures from 25000 to 30000 and a higher claim of 200000. Tulsa and Kansas City sources discuss negotiations with a gang based in St Louis. Urschel claims he was taken to a backwoods cabin and never saw his abductors. Mel Urschel paid the ransom promptly after two letters demanded payment. Runge to have rodeo scheduled for August on Gus Tips grounds.
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