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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1936
Page
2
The weekly Bulletin of the United States chamber of commerce reports July and August show favorable business trends across industrial fields and distribution. Industrial production remains at late 1920s levels with steady factory employment through summer, suggesting no seasonal decline.
HARLINGEN Aug 2 rainfall of four to five inches ended a weeks long drought in the Lower Rio Grande valley with severe electric storms. The heavy rain will aid pall crops and the citrus crop ready for market. Poultry and poultry supplies listed in Classification 122 Light Classified Ads.
Chicago August action centers on Mary Belle Spencer 16 who plans marriage to James Edward Weight 21 as mother Mary Belle Spencer pursues annulment. Weight faces publicity claims while daughter in Chicago Heights says she bears no bitterness and hopes for an out of court settlement.
The giant British liner Queen Mary attained three million shots today in her bid to shatter the eastbound speed record held by the Normandie. From Lisbon to Cherbourg she logged 1994 miles at 40.59 knots, surpassing the Normandies mark by a knot. she is due to reach Cherbourg tomorrow night.
Washington reports government estimates that over 600,000 farm families will seek federal aid before winter while more than 4,000,000 farmers gain cash income higher than in 1929-30. Soaring prices lift July cash income to a six year high, aided by WPA work programs and loans from the resettlement admin. Forecasters expect continued heavy marketings of grain and livestock to sustain income levels through year end.
Mrs R L Hogan was granted a divorce from R L Hogan by Judge Howy L Howard in Thirty seventh District Court on August 20. The suit filed June 16 by Mrs Hogan’s attorney Gus Mauermann cited a brief petition and a mental cruelty claim. The docket notes indicate a property settlement and custody awarded to Mrs Hogan for two children Robert Lee Hogan and Kathleen Megan Hogan.
Gar Wood, a wealthy Detroit sportscar maker, faces a federal suit filed today in Detroit seeking $100,000 for income tax delinquencies and penalties covering 1924 to 1926. The complaint alleges delinquencies of $35,077 and notes Belasco era managers among the case context.
Senator Pat Harrison declared a purge against federal employees who opposed his re election. He defeated former Senator Conner in the Mississippi primaries. Harrison claimed to keep two books for friends and for his campaign fees. Bilbo supporters were named as endorsing the axing of job holders and to prompt a Senate probe.
G men opened an investigation into the Shoreline hotel robbery in Spring Lake. Four men carried out the hold up, with jewels and cash totaling 3680, as agents seek to determine if the suspects are part of a notorious interstate jewel thief ring.
In Dallas Aug.="-OINE) District Attorney Hurt warns city leaders to act against gambling dens. Mayor Sac means and City Manager Mose ly clash over who should drive the crackdown while Police Chief Jones reports no immediate cause for alarm. The DA vows to use any feasible means to close operators if police stay idle.
Comedian Herbert Mundin, famed for his chimpanzee routine in Par Zan Estapes, carries peppermint candies in his pockets to color the act. He uses the candy to coax reactions from animals on set and adds a light, playful moment to the performance.
The note highlights Freddie Bartholomew's name being stretched into new forms as a playful trend. It mentions Up using the nickname Lal and discusses humorous alterations of proper names in contemporary media.
Katherine Sul Fun Cheung, a 27 year old Chinese entrant, starts from Cleveland toward Cincinnati in the tirel leg of the national air races. Thirty three entrants, nine women, join the crosscountry dash linked to the Los Angeles start on September 4. Notable flyers include Peggy Louie Salamon, English record holder, and Mrs Grace Prescott of San Diego. Stops include Louisville Nashville Memphis Little Rock and El Paso before final leg to Los Angeles.
In Sea Cliff New York on August 20 a brideMiss Dorothy Brande of Glen Beacon and groom Edward Lambertson of Glen Cove exchanged vows in sign language. Carmel Del Garvey who understands sign language interpreted the ceremony read by Rev Patrick J Ford at St Boni faces Catholic church.
Toronto August 29 US Hendry Corel Foundation announced today tests of a newly discovered substance enol that may arrest cancer cell growth. In a 328 page bulletin the foundation said enol reduced softening growths and lowered death rates in late and advanced cases though not claimed a cure. It may aid after operations or in inoperable cases and dulls pain improving comfort.
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