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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1931
Page
12
Park Commissioner Jacob Rubioni announced work on a home for two hippopotami at Brackenridge Park Zoo to be added in about two weeks. The pair, captured from the Nile in Africa, have resided in Brownsville for 18 months and are now acclimated for the new enclosure.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a clean soothing antiseptic for itching skin. It claims rapid heat reduction and relief from rashes pimples and irritations with prices listed at $1.00 and $1.25.
A remedy promises to relieve headache or neuralgia within thirty minutes and claims to check or treat cold symptoms and malaria. The product includes a salve intended for babies to ease a cold.
Judge Richard J. Hopkins of Kansas urged in federal court that no adversary should suppress admission of guilt. Miller, convicted of attempting to pass a counterfeit eighty dollar bill, faced a five year sentence. The judge noted advances during the trial and the attorney’s knowledge of admissions.
General Moseley deputy chief of staff of the army at Washington and his wife General Mrs A Muscles present their newborn son in Astor. A local classified ad promotes a guaranteed used car service offering travel both ways.
A Commerce Department briefing says criminal aliens are being deported as fast as they are apprehended. From Jan 1 to June 20 this year 1 034 aliens were arrested for all causes, 547 of them convicted of crimes. Over the past year 1 773 aliens were deported, totaling 18 142. Officials could not estimate how many criminals await deportation. those serving prison terms will be deported when sentences end.
The Navy Department released a new policy statement signed by Secretary Adams calling for a more expandable naval establishment. It emphasizes maintaining a force structure that can rapidly expand in wartime and reduce the need for major expansion after a long peace.
In Kansas City on August 1, M Rosier of Bellen Mo paid 159 dollars as the largest overparking fine to date. He settled 18 dollars today in the storied city, a charge tied to each instance of street usage in a storage garage. An advertisement line notes an apple a day saying Sally, a Galifornia Gravenstein variety now arriving, with promotions for apples.
Hankow China reports flood waters receding slightly as modern buildings resemble islands amid coffee colored silt. Descriptive imagery notes water extends beyond the range of powerful binoculars, highlighting the scale of inundation.
An article cites Dr Leonhardt’s remedy for piles describing bleeding and circulation issues in hemorrhoidal veins. It claims Hemroid tablets cure the condition by correcting core causes and notes prior failures with salves and cutting.
In Dallas, Aug 4, officers Guttinger and Holder confronted a suspect who fled with both pistols. The man opened a bag, pulled a pistol, forced surrender, damaged one motorcycle tire, and escaped on the remaining machine, leaving the officers pistol-less.
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