Holiday sales best in years in New York survey
New York reports holiday retail activity strongest in five years due to late Christmas demand and cold weather. Dun and Bradstreet notes 10 to 36 percent higher week totals than prior week, with 12 to 25 percent above 1924 in the period, as cash and charge purchases rise and many stores run out of popular items. Wholesale orders remained strong though some delays occurred from depleted stocks.
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New York
Dun and Bradsheet, Inc
Ube
Apartment Shortage Grips San Antonio Winter Seekers
Miss Rea Ford of the Taf commerce information bureau reports in frequent calls to locate 47 apartment managers and three rental agents before securing a vacancy for winter tourists. One agent notes rising difficulty finding apartments in the 45 to 50 dollar per month range with bills paid and deposits not required amid growing demand.
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San Antonio
Rea Ford
Leutist Information Bureau
Taf Commerce
Pord Ball
Solon calls for U S crime probe over Lindbergh case
Solon, in a Democratic speech from WARFINGTON DC, proposes a congressional investigation into crime and local enforcement. He seeks to determine if a federal coordinated police structure could improve safety after the Lindberghs and their son left the country amid threats.
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Warfington
D.C
Dee
Lindberghs
Benatar
Pope Democrat
Idaho
America
Scotland Yard
Chares A. Lindbergh
Jonere
Hornby Waits U. 5 ruling on liquor import
San Antonio district officials awaited Washington instructions on importing private flocks of equor from Mexico and whether federal and state laws allow bringing in alcohol. The case concerns limits on quantity and enforcement in the state.
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Hornby
U. 5
Harry PF
Scrapy
San Antonio
Washington, D. C
Mexico
Suspect Returns to Kansas on Warrant in Oil Stock Case
A warrant sent the suspect back to Kansas after alleged stock scheme involving a woman and a man named in court records. The case centers on a £20,000 claim and induced arrangements related to oil stock, with the suspect reportedly lacking value.
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Kansas
Talilas
Bee
Kauss
Good News for Men Past 40 Promises Hormone Help
An article touts a hormone treatment claiming benefits for men over 40, with references to “Zoak” and “Tuma of Melarnahed American physician.” It mentions sourcing from Sommers' Acnertares and a banklet tellite, presenting a marketing tone with named places and figures.
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Barth
Baka Cor
Newv
New York
Festive Holiday Social Notes From San Antonio
Friday and Saturday socials fill the San Antonio calendar with dances, open houses, and teas. Mrs. James Callan and Miss Doris Callan host at the Country Club, others include Miss Armie Beckman, Miss Augusta Boyle, Miss Carolyn Brown, and Miss Mary Pray. Open houses showcase ex-students, debutantes, and guests from Boston to Portland, with Christmas decorations, elegant table settings, and convivial gatherings at homes on Fulton Avenue, McGullough, and East King’s Highway.
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Justph H.callan
San Antonio Country Club
Ricbulante
Doris Callen
Armie Laura Beckmant
Augusta Boyle
Homer
Rd, Boyle
James W. Mixey
Plaza Hotel
Root
Afiss
Carolyn Brown
Richel Walker School
Simsbury
Carn
William
Perry
Reacher
McGullough Avenue
Dorothy Waugs
Josaphine
Éeburantes
EU Pardur
Mai Louise Dalph
Portland
Ove
Gyrus
Dolph
Clara C. Pancoast
George Delbert Robbins
Jeanne Robbins
Hirlidays
Emerson Scrool
Boston
Mises Constance Hall
Sharon
Mass
Inoncrees
George Delbert Ronbins
Hos
Mesdame
Robert W. Carr
W. Leslie Evans
Fred Jones
H. S. Affleck
Mesdames Irs Kerebridle
E. Pe Arntson
Oliver Franklin
Billingsley
Carlos Coon
Gladys Johnson
Angelo
Eres
Katherine O’mealy
Ruth Kerehesvile
Catherine Calvert
Louise Harrington
Alice Beze
Robert Carr Jr
Isore
Mary Ja Wickes
Arm ‘Watson
Vera Frances Seng
Frank Zoch Jr
Goor
Master Richard Arneson
Litte
Anita Armeson
Barcar@ Fur+ Jong
Naomi Childers
Corona Avenue
Mary Bennett Hand
Arthur Newton
University of Texas
Frank R. Newton
Betty Joe Vick
Yin
Otlock
Willis Keller
East King
Sighway
Sam L. Lewis
Hazel
Martha Hyde
New Mexico
Lewis
Hyde
Jenn Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Yole
Lou Ellen Goodwin
Roy ©. Goodwin
Alani Heights
W. H Miller
Helen ‘Tibbets
Mary Jo Wicks
Ruth Tullos
Katherine ‘Biedesham
Dorothy Huckley
Enlisted men eye West Point prep at Fort Sam Houston
Fifty enlisted men from Eighth corps area stations selected in competitive exams will attend Fork Sam Houston West Point preparatory school and take entrance exams for the United States Military Academy in March. Names listed include John L. Locke Willis E. Buck Jr Otis R. Hatka Garl J. Vafl Jn and others from Fort Sam Houston Randolph Field Fort Sill Port Warren and Fort Bliss. One call at The Light went ad counter for a desk size blotter at Broadway and Fifth Street.
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Eighth Corpo Ares
Fork Sam Houston West Point
United States Military Academy
Corps Area Headquarters
Corps Area
John L. Locke
Second Tank Company
Willis E. Buck
Otis R. Hatka
Garl J. Vafl
Ninth Infantry
John, Aber
Roy L. Alebert
Charley R. Bond Jr
Fifteenth Field Artillery
Chester B. Richmond
Second Signal Company
Fort Sam Houston
Cenrge A. Blakey
Randolph Field
Oval
H. Robinson
Benjamin H. Thompson
Fort Sill
Okio
Stephen J. Harney
Paul 8. Dees
Jodie G. Stewart
Port Warren
Wyo
Edwin ©. Hageard
Fort Bliss
Boiler Parts Maker Yields on Quoddy Project Sale
Dre. 27 A A Bouton manufacturer George Sid son agreed to sell boiler parts to the government for the Quoddy power project in Maine after prior refusal since October. Stetson's Products supplied items through a contractor, offering a 22 percent discount that eliminated his company profit.
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Project Boston
Bouton
Maine
George Sidson
Stetson
NYA to Hire 20 at San Antonio Public Library
The National Youth Administration with WPA funds will employ 20 youths at the San Antonio Public Library for book repair and restoration. The federal government provides $1288 toward wages and the library adds $550 to fund the project.
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NYA
Library
National Youth Administration
WPA
San Antonio
Tarrant Delegation Backs Early Special Session
Four of Tarrant county's delegation in the legislature favored an early special session to fund old age pensions. Senator Frank Rawlings charged Governor James V. Allred with playing politics. Rawlings and Representatives Smith Parmer and Youngblood supported an early session to raise funds.
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Port Worth
UNS
Tarrant County
Oday
Frank Rawlings
James V. Allred
Racwlings
Smith
Parmeer
Youngblood
Commissioners and officials head to Kerrville deer hunt
County Commissioners Robert F Yley and Thomas H Abbott Jr. and clerk Benno Bethel traveled Friday to the Van H Howard ranch near Kerrville to hunt deer.
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Kerrville
Deer Hunt County
Robert F Yley
Thomas H. Abbott Jr
Benno Bethel
Vlerk
van H. Howard
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Washington, D. GC
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