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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1931

Page

21

Government 1 Bootlegger Probe Sparks Prohibition Outcry

Avo Reed critiques federal enforcement as corrupt, accusing U S agents of orchestrating undercover speakeasies and entrapments to ruin local officers. The piece cites Mood and Cooper links, describes cross-border liquor smuggling into New York, and questions the morality of national prohibition policy. It also notes farm relief loans to California grape growers as part of broader federal policy.

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Leon and Marilyn Again to Be Teamed in Comedy

Hollywood gossip notes Leon and Marilyn again form a pair for a musical comedy. Marilyn's talents as a singer rise as she joins the screen team with Leon Strol, amid studio moves and contract talk. Adjacent item mentions Red carpet snapshots and industry rumblings about actors and projects.

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Fragmented note on Fruit Industries and prohibition era fears

Fragmented text outlines Tent Hirselly to Fruit Industries with aims in grape concentrate production and wine manufacture. Mentions principal business, loans to grape growers, a San Francisco attorney, first industries, general counsel, and gatekeeper figures. Discusses Mabel Walker Willibrandt, prohibition enforcement, and references to government actions, secret partners, and federal clerks influencing policy. The garbled prose references mass production distilleries, armed fleets, and tax oversight. The passage presents a speculative critique of prohibition enforcement and industry cooperation amid regulatory pressure.

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Government Bootleg Trade And Racketeering Critiqued

A historical excerpt decries government shakedowns and bootleg profits, accusing authorities of secrecy and manipulation. It claims legal constraints hinder public disclosure and asserts a hidden partnership between government and bootleggers. The text condemns racketeering as a system of prohibition amid alleged official complicity.

Prohibition Chief Denies Entrapment Claims

Dry officials, including acting Prohibition Director Howard Tones, rejected Reed of Missouri’s charges that agents set traps to entrap vintners and bootleggers. He said entrapment practices are abolished and that authorities will not tolerate any form. The Indianapolis incident is unclear but the administrator for that district reportedly authorized hiring.

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Post Office Site Survey Progress and Property Talks

Survey work for a proposed 1 100 000 post office continues with Ky B Liljegren awarded the surveying contract and to begin Saturday. Officials report an $18 contingency wire and a condemnation plan against the Army as prep work. Government talks with M M GC A Property over 125 000 to 176 200 and abstract reviews precede attorney general approval before suit. A jail atop the new post office building is tentatively discussed, with current jail space used in the county jail and funding easing via auto secured financing.

Ky B. Liljegren Conteadt Juha Unrimat Army Ans Carhonn Attorney Generals Office Bartman

Prohibition Officials Discuss State Aid and Grape Industry

An article notes agents seeking broader state cooperation on enforcement and seizures while addressing doors to illicit meetings, a possible speakeasy, and the role of California grape producers. It covers federal state ties, prohibition aims, and grape concentrate as a legal product.

Naigs Samy Wan Drupk Alparerifly Reed Tnt Angel Dry Agenta Usake Jones Prohibition Bureau Stone Hank California

Charles Bob Files Bankruptcy Pleas

Charles Bob, a ruler in the metal and mining sector, faces bankruptcy pleas in New York. The cases involve the Consolidated Chromium Corporation and the Pacific Entry Company, with holdings in Canada, amid petitions in bankruptcy against related entities in which he has substantial interests.

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Two Army Fliers Survive Collision Over Selfrige Field

Reported today Mick Ang and two other army pilots narrowly escaped as their formation of nine aircraft suffered a split in a collision at 850 feet. A third plane returned safely to base despite a damaged propeller. Lieutenant Crabbe steered his ship clear and brought it to the field as the others suffered minor injuries and damage.

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Serenaders Reach Compromise With Newlywed Couple

Serenaders and a newlywed couple reached a compromise after a week of nightly disturbances near the Peterson farm. Neighbors reported loud noises from drums, pans, saws, horns, and singing at the farm near the bride, prompting sheriff attention but no resolution. The case was discussed with Governor Philip L. P. Tan Foltelic.

Ashland Win Ang Munrathen

Twelvetrees at Majestic

Heten Trerlseteers leads a Midnight preview at IRKO Majestic for A Wong of Experience with Miss Tyeelveterem and stars Ninny-Tinkewell Law Coly insway WM Warner Nance O Neil and George Fawerlt. Plot follows a beautiful woman deemed a spy whose failed affairs mislead her until she meets the man she was sent to tempt.

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U S Makes Second Effort to Collect From Railroad

In Washington the U S government acts again to enforce recapture provisions under the transportation act. The Interstate Commerce Commission requests withholding payments from the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad for 705 dollars due under a recapture order, as the case against several railroads continues through the courts.

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Ethel Barrymore Ordered to Rest Anew in California

Los Angeles reports star Ethel Barrymore will rest for a week after the School for Scandal in San Francisco and Los Angeles engagements. Her tour manager Lt Mennerley said a physician ordered complete retirement to recover from a bronchial illness.

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