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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
4
Classified notice lists lumber and building materials items for sale or trade. Includes partial contact and pricing cues with several readable lines. No clear company name or precise location due to damaged OCR.
In Washington on August 12 a clash erupts as the AFL suspends John L Lewis and about 1 000 000 followers for rebellion amid a split with the CIO. Lewis denounces the move and vows to resist while the dissident unions threaten a rival federation. Debate centers on industrial versus craft unions and the looming Tampa convention as leaders seek peace or further division.
London reports a royal marriage rumor involving Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Charles of Sweden. The Dutch government and the prince denied all engagement claims calling them absolutely unfounded.
Chicago artist and Wlistretor Hendrick on a sketching tour of Braniff Airways visits Dallas Fort Worth Oklahoma City Mexico City San Antonio and will return Sunday with his wife who tours with him. His Impressions of the Centennial will be published by the airways in a book titled Sketching from the Clouds Flying Southward. San Antonio sketches include the Alamo Governor's Palace pottery vendors and the Smith Young Tower. He visits his mother Mrs M A Hendrick while in San Antonio.
San Antonio Kiwanis club meets Friday at noon to hear Roger W Archer speak on News to You. The Elste meeting room hosts the event with Archer presenting the program to members.
Night Chief Gus Klock envisions a successful move after a taxi theft case. The Silver Blue Text company reported a stolen taxicab from one of its units early Thursday. Pearsall police later recovered the cab and arrested a man. A statewide safety council meeting was called for September 37 to coordinate safety efforts.
Brooks, a Public Service driver, was robbed early Thursday as a man with a gun boarded at the Twenty-fourth and West Commerce corner. The robber took ten dollars and a money changer after pulling a weapon and fleeing within a few yards. No witnesses reported to police.
E G Zamore at 1735 West Ashby Place reported to pesos Thursday he was robbed of 128.93 pesos after drinking at a Produce Row bar. Police noted the suspect fled toward Broad Way Street. no injuries reported.
Illinois Governor Henry Horner arrived with what was billed as the state’s biggest man, Robert Wadlow of Alton, eight feet five inches tall and 425 pounds, as about 200 people came on a special train to celebrate the Holiday at the exposition. Vice President John N. Garner stayed to greet the Illinois Democratic chief executive.
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