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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1935
Page
1
Roberts B. Harding was elected to head the San Antonio Insurance Exchange after elections held Wednesday. He succeeds Frank G. Gite Linger as vice president along with Billy Greaves Leon Dennis Marvin Watson as directors. F F Ludolph was re elected secretary treasurer for the twenty second consecutive time.
A. B. Wacker of Westmoorland College was elected chairman of the Progressive Democrats executive board at a Wednesday Texas Young Democrats insurgent meeting in Austin. The group described its goal and aims as part of the rebel faction within the party.
Police report burglars dynamited office safes at Union Ford store on 1802 Smith Flores Street and Negley Paint at 400 West Olmos Drive, stealing 209 dollars and eight dollars respectively. No explosions heard, managers report break-ins occurred Tuesday night and Wednesday. Ernest Wolfram and W. S. Eckhardt provided details of the incidents.
Col Totten formerly stationed here arrived in San Antonio to spend the Christmas holidays with his sons. The adjutant general of the Ervenia commands area at Omaha plans to stay through the holiday season. Power production data show a peak, with output reaching 1,983,431.059 kilowatt hours by December 14 per the Edison Electric Institute.
In a Pontiniz address Mussolini denounced Europe as crooked and urged strong action to secure Italian demands. He framed the East Africa war as a class battle and called for a final victory, promising Italy will not settle for any incomplete peace. Millions of Italian women donated wedding rings to the effort as part of national solidarity.
Eden told the league council that the Franco British plan for resolving the Ethiopian crisis hinges on agreement by Italy and Ethiopia. Italy refused representation at the session and accused Ethiopian soldiers of using explosive bullets. A senior delegate warned Mussolini might resign from the league if the plan fails. A Dodge touring car is for sale at 4500 dollars.
A fragmented weather and city data snippet lists temperatures, tides, and various place names. It mentions daily sun times, cloudy or clear conditions, and multiple U.S. locations with scattered numbers and times, reflecting a mixed OCR of a period weather table.
Italian interests have set up bank credits in New York for the purchase of more than 100000 tons of steel scrap. Iron Age reports the credit will exceed 1300000 dollars based on current scrap prices. The plan aims at a cash basis for the deal.
The sixth victim died today from rifle wounds after Charles WN Layman, 44, a former water boy on a WEA project, shot seven men Monday. Layman claimed he acted because workers bused and disdained him. Harold Johnston, the sixth victim, died. Another worker was shot in the wrist. All employables on Lampasas relief rolls transferred to WPA projects in Texas.
London dispatch reports Britains plan for a six year public declaration of naval building programs will be rejected tomorrow by the Japanese delegation at the international naval conference. Other delegations will state views tomorrow or Friday. The plan also proposes dropping the present conference’s discussion of future ship tonnage. A four room furnished apartment at 100 East Summit Avenue is for rent.
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