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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1935
Page
1
George B. Payne, federal communications commissioner, urged Cornell editors that broadcasting should not become a political force or father of commercial interests. He argued newspapers, as the fourth estate, have historically fought for human rights and liberty, while warning against the danger of commercial influence in media.
A rádio and airwave governance debate centers on a fifth estate in government. Advocates urge stricter control by the federal communications commission and a new Bureau of standards to require uniform technical and program standards for all stations seeking licenses. Courts may uphold the commission if standards are applied evenly to fiction and other programs.
A South Texas group led by Bee County Sheriff J B Arnold plans a Plaza Hotel meeting Wednesday afternoon to craft legislative steps against cattle theft. The session delayed from morning due to committee absences, with officials including Dwight Chapin and sheriffs A E Saegerh Love Kimbrough and others weighing stricter enforcement of cattle laws.
A jumble of OCR text describes an incident where an individual labeled Ali 21 moved to Washington and to a hospital. A patient from the White House area is referenced along with a hospital visit and mentions telemedicine and a medical conveyance.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt may delay signing the pension measure as key committee members failed to act today. The bill would extend pensions and tax oil profits, but the stalled meeting leaves the proposal in limbo amid political wrangling.
Memorial services in Oklahoma for Will Rogers are planned with a funeral in California. Rev. Avaristus Mamillon of the Methodist Friscops clue will deliver the sermon at the church. Mayor Charles Crocker has issued a proclamation asking all others to observe the services.
An inmate originally under a 90 day sentence was resentenced to 87 days. The inmate, J. A. Baindier, was released Wednesday morning after serving 7 days to attend his wife’s funeral. R. J. McMillany, an Internal Revenue charter judge, ordered the resentencing.
Claremore Oklahoma Aug 21 More than 40 donations from across the nation have begun a memorial fund for a Will Rogers landmark. Donations vary from nickels to a dollar and are sent to Mayor J M Davis via newspapers chamber of commerce and civic officials. The city council will meet Friday to name a Rogers memorial committee to manage the fund.
Absentee ballots will be cast in Bexar County on Saturday for the state constitutional amendment election after a Wednesday check of absentee ballots. The light absentee turnout suggests the issue may draw fewer voters than anticipated across the state.
The body of 28 year old stenographer Mrs Glarive Glenn Fair was found in a seventh floor Long Beach apartment. A small caliber pistol was fired into the back of her head as she sat beside her slayer, who fled down a stair. Her husband Evan A Fair, from San Francisco, had just learned of her death and planned to join her. Investigators noted the chair was close to the wall, suggesting a lack of struggle.
Hiltier Smith, speaking for the local trades council, asked the board to hire a man at 180 per month to supervise lager and stage properties in school auditoriums. President Mellefoe denied the request noting janitorial staff already handle the duties. R. L. Hogan dissented. Smith pledged to oppose traveling educational shows in schools.
A brief note promotes selling unused items with a Light Chasaited ad. Readers are urged to dial F. 1231 to reach an adwriter for placement. The message reads like a small classified insert offering quick ad creation assistance.
Fragmentary advert style text mentions Glarca Company and a product intended to relieve itching and skin irritation for children. The readable lines reference cures for chafing prickly heat and related minor irritations, with scattered names and phrases.
L. Hill of 605 San Pedro avenue received a two year sentence to the state penitentiary in Criminal District court before Speck Judge Delos Pinch. A jury convicted Hill of theft of an automobile from J. F. Ferguson on August 6. Employees at the Blue Bonnet Garage testified they lent Hill the car believing he acted with the owner’s consent. the car was recovered two days later in Austin.
Ninety three year old Mrs. Matilda Roberts of 107 West Mulberry Avenue sits content at home with her daughter Vivian while the city votes on charter amendments August 24. A lifelong prohibitionist, she has not voted since woman suffrage passed and cites no reason to vote now. Born in Gonzales in 1842, her sole recreation is reading western stories.
A jury in Pity-seventh District Court Wednesday returned a verdict for the Western Union Telegraph Company on special issues in a suit filed by Linderman seeking 2900 dollars for damages claimed from a Telegram delay that allegedly caused a death.
Washington Aug 31. Strong opposing forces push toward passage of an oil control bill before adjournment. Senator Gonzally of Texas says a bill will pass House soon while Chairman Cole of Maryland contemplates sending the matter to a conference committee. Connally favors a restrained interstate compact to limit crude production and oil imports, opposing voluntary company agreements that could suspend antitrust laws.
Fort Sill Aug 21 General H W Butner commandant of the Field Artillery School will attend Wiley Post funeral services in Oklahoma City as President Roosevelt's personal representative per telegraphic order received today. All fort activities will cease for two days to honor Post and Engers with lectures room and board at 211 East Myrtle.
An old advertisement touts Cutlemra Sepp as a daily soap for tender, irritated skin. It claims medicated emollients soothe and clear the skin, promising comfort and attractiveness through a Cutlemra derived formula, urging readers to use it regularly.
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