Charity Chest to Pay SOP Budget 90 Percent Funded
The Community Chest board announced that 38 agencies will receive 90 percent of their requested budgets. To meet this, an additional $63,811.45 must be raised, beyond $310,231.87 pledged of a $427,860.17 total. The canvass for more pledges will continue from the Chest’s central office. There is no better investment than San Antonio Real Estate.
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FE. Burleson
Burleson
Central Office of the Chest
San Antonio
Will Rogers Advocates Narrow Pants and Broad Ideals
Will Rogers spoke at a New York charity event, urging narrower pants on broader ideals. He joked comparisons with George Bernard Shaw, criticized aviation progress, warned about future air warfare, and suggested farmers should consolidate marketing to lift crop prices. He endorsed college as a child-aimed escape from home arguing he would attend if he had a coonskin coat.
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New York
Will Rogers
George Bernard Shaw
Rogers
French Phone Control Allegations Stir Paris Debates
Deputy Andree Jouffrault accuses American interests of secretly controlling France’s telephone system, despite its state ownership, in a sensational charge that ignites parliamentary debate in Paris on December 10. The claim highlights tensions over foreign influence in critical national infrastructure and prompts inquiries by government officials.
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Paris
France
Andree Jouffrault
Detectives recover diamond ring in Port Worth case
Within 13 minutes after assignment, Detectives Hardcastle and Herbst recovered a diamond ring stolen from J. A. Gonzales of Port Worth. The theft occurred while Gonzales slept in a house on Water Street.
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Hardcastle and Herbst
Friday
J. A. Gonzales
Port Worth
Water Street
Catch a Cold? Cleanse With Klok-Lax Purported Treatment
A dated advertisement promotes Klok-Lax as a cure by claiming cold resistance comes from cleaning the bowels. It asserts the product cleans clogged wastes in the body and promises quick relief if a cold begins, touting pleasant use and wide popularity with Nick Laxi as a seller.
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Nick Laxi
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