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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1935
Page
8
Austin Aug 30 The Forty-fourth legislature faces a weighty issue as Governor Allred calls a special session to consider prohibiting and regulating intoxicating liquors. The action follows prior discussions on regulating age and sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol.
Roy Campbell a 17 year old Bergs MIA youth was sentenced to 20 days in Bexar county jail after pleading guilty to stealing a shotgun valued at 15 from a neighbor last Monday night. He showed deputies where the gun was hidden. Judge McCollum Burnett County Court at Law No 1 imposed sentence in a dispute about local officer pay and pensions and a potential state monopoly issue. A constitutional amendment on a list sales monopoly was approved and a November 1946 vote was set for making a monopoly mandatory.
A report from London describes a trained chimpanzee named Jinny, 18 months old, needing work as a housemaid or governess. Dr. Kathleen Vaughan notes Jinny’s cleanliness and ability to perform tasks, but the owner must choose care for a child and the chimp. The piece discusses ethical questions about rehoming the animal.
The author describes a boy Kiril Tehukin who leads a large homeless gang in Moscow, with a wife and a teenage adjutant, living in a loft and enforcing order to deter theft. Kiril's tale covers his escape from state homes, life begging, and clashes with authorities as famine and collectivization shaped his rise to power. The piece notes broader misery and lingering human nobility amid Stalinist oppression.
Reports to the securities commission indicate that officials of corporations and large stockholders distributed more than five million dollars worth of stocks in July. Higher gift taxes from the new tax bill, not yet signed by the president, take effect January 1, 1936. if the gifts had occurred after that date, about $190,000 more would have been paid.
In Hankow China authorities probed an alleged international espionage ring. Four foreigners were arrested following a trial in which Joseph Walden was sentenced to 18 years. U S consulate stated two men claimed as Americans were released into consular custody after papers checked. Suspects Julius Lemeke of Michigan and Eugene Brinson of Georgia were identified by U S officials as aiding Walden’s escape attempt.
Clarence Muse, noted actor and singer, has been added to Paramount's So Red the Rose current production. Margaret Sullavan stars in the film alongside Muse.
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