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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1938
Page
2
A garbled town hall report shows Kilday moving to ban pecan pastries amid a tense political scene. The excerpt mentions a strike, a push for reform, and a disclosure of a Communist presence, with references to regional names and a contested election.
A fragmented Washington report details Gill and other business figures incurring travel costs for a farmers rights assembly. President Roosevelt attends parts of the session while critics question the value of the expenditures. Witnesses from Minneapolis, Athens, and Chicago testify about funding, with calls to support fair wages and labor actions continuing into the day.
Washington March notes miners and operators in 1938 amid a proposed shorter week and new contract terms. Union leaders Joseph Glidski Philip Murray and officials from Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company discuss double physical exams and compliance with limited work weeks as talks extend toward a March 14 1938 New York negotiation.
A recommendation calls for the Internal Revenue Department to move from its current quarters in the Ginith Young Lower building to a new federal building. Fred Cornell, director of maintenance for the post office department, notes rooms were allotted and a building reassessment is planned as investigators linger in San Antonio.
Y W C A officers for coming years to be elected February 10 after the annual meeting. Board of directors named at the gathering includes Mesdames Lutcher Brown Capers Morgue Douging Bweuringe and Banning. New directors include Mesdames J W Fran ah F Wella Horns wy B C Querpau Russell Ho Wine and Earl Ceter. About 200 attendees assisted at the meeting.
City commission backs civil service change setting police matron ages at 36 to 50 for future hires while current applicants must fit 21 to 30. The amendment, urged by Commissioner Ph Whit, aims to avoid placing young women in postings and requires waivers of pension rights for those entering service under the new rules.
The American Legion Alama Yost No 2 will observe a veterans event in the council chamber. All World War and veterans are invited to attend. A degree ten will confer initiation on new members under Charles Miller.
Quezon and High Commissioner Paul McNutt attended a service at the Episcopal Cathedral today. The gathering honored a U.S. Army flier killed in a recent crash, with officials offering condolences and noting the tragedy during the week.
Fragmentary OCR describes General Hay’s wife seriously ill in a Los Angeles hospital. The garbled text references a Mexican secretary and various misread terms, with unclear surrounding facts. The piece mentions arrival by unspecified conveyance and a day marked by cancellation privileges, but lacks coherent details.
Calotabs are touted as the thorough intestinal cleanser and diuretic for colds. The ad claims a one or two tablet dose the first night and a third or fourth night retreatment, emphasizing purification of virus-laden mucus and toxin elimination. It markets Calotabs as economical at twenty five cents for a family package and ten cents for a trial pack.
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