Needy Mexicans to be Returned to Mexico for Work
The first group of 125 needy Mexicans will be sent to the Mexican border for work on the Pan American Highway project. They will travel to Laredo Friday or Saturday in special care over the Missouri Pacific lines, as announced by Oscar Powell, chair of the central relief committee funding the transfer. The Mexican government will place the workers and their families on jobs south of Monterey, with another group to follow when enough are registered.
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Mexico
Laredo
Oscar Powell
Central Relief Committee
Monterey
Powell
New Treatment For Expectant And Nursing Mothers
A health notice promotes Cream of Nujal as a safe laxative for pregnant or nursing mothers. It claims the product does not upset the stomach or pass into milk, offers gentle bowel aid, is drug free, tasty, and inexpensive at a few cents daily.
Relief for Itchy Skin with Blue Star Ointment
An early advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a cooling relief for itchy skin. It claims the ointment melts on the skin and drives medicines into pores to ease itching, rash, eczema, ringworm and related conditions with no harsh side effects.
Unemployed Demonstrators Camp at County Building
About 2000 jobless residents, including mothers with babies, campaigned inside the county city building seeking relief from a new county relief commission. They demanded weekly groceries, partial wages, and fuel for a protest march to the state capital. Police guarded the scene as commissioners refused to meet the requests and offered only limited land use as a first relief step.
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Seattle
County Recret Commission
Olympis
County Welfare Board
Husband Tries To Take Blame In Prohibition Raid
In United States Commissioner Paul A. Lockhart's court a husband, Francisco Morena, pleaded not guilty after agents raided his home. He claimed he shared blame to spare his wife penalties. Morena denied guilt when asked and asserted the possessions found were from a rental he made while away. The woman remained held on bond.
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United States
Paul A. Lockhart
Francisco Morena
Moreno
British policy to depress gold prices sparks senate debate
Rene Leon of New York testifies before the Senate Finance Committee condemning Britain’s strategy to depress dollar values to push debt cancellation. He urges mon etizing silver, Treasury gold purchases, and export controls to restore price levels and U S economic strength, proposing a $200 million silver buy and use of silver certificates to shift the currency mix.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Senate
Rene Leon
New York
House
Coinege
Leonim
Athyer
Treasury
British Exchange Equalization Fund
England
America
Britain
Leon
Exchange Equalization Fund
United States
Bandits Rob Highl and Park West Home During Flower Party
Dallas February 15 police sought three to five youthful amateurs for a $9500 robbery at a fashionable Highland Park West home during a flower party last night. Four guests were robbed of valuables after men forced the cook to feed them and fired a machine gun in a corner. Victims included Mrs Katharine Shea and guests Mr and Mrs James A Dorsey Mrs Veale and Abe Green Jr. The robbers searched drawers for hidden treasure and pressed Green for a wall safe, which he denied.
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Dallas
Highland Park West
Katherine Shea
Green
Debts not for bargaining says Chamberlain
London reports Prime Minister MacDonald says in the commons that Chamberlain’s statement shows war debts should be discussed with Britain and the United States in cooperation for common ends. A Washington conference would not be used to swap tariff advantages.
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London
MacDonald
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
Ma Ghemberlain
Washington
Mc MacDonald
Trent
Sugar Beet Crop Aid Urged in Tariff Hike
An official inquiry urged a tariff increase to expand sugar beet growing in the Middle West. Fred Z. Crawford of Saginaw Michigan, VP of Michigan Sugar, argued beets are the only crop yielding a fair return for 1932. Imports from Cuba are blamed for depressing prices and threatening farmer profits.
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Washinglun
Bexar Accepts 2 Bank Depository Terms
After hours of debate on patronizing out of town banks, Bexar County commissioners approved 112 percent interest depository terms offered by the National Bank of Commerce and the Commercial National Bank. Bank presidents Beretta and Bonner attended. Beretta warned money value changes affect terms and bond security. Commissioner Trawalter moved to award the contracts to both banks, seconded by Abbott, with Feier voting in favor after prior objections.
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Bexar Counnry
National Bank of Commerce
Commercial National Bank
J. E. Beretta
Z. D. Bonner
Beretta
Albert G. ‘Trawalter
Thomas H. Abbott
Robert FeUhr
Bonner
Weather delays track paving and bus schedule changes
Weather delays asphalt covering of tracks on paved streets after San Antonio Public Service replaced streetcar service with buses. Track crew paused removal on Porter street’s abandoned Denver Heights line due to wet weather. Officials say precise peak loads must be estimated to avoid overloading buses as new service stabilizes.
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San Antonio Public Service Company
Denver Heights
Porter Street
W. W. Holsee
Thatisportaton
Holden
Transit Department
Halden
Curtailment of State Highway Work Proposed in Bexar County
Gilt Gilchrist state highway department engineer writes to Bexar county commissioners forecasting curtailment of highway construction. He says the department will not contract beyond yearly income and must pay a $5,001,000 debt to the federal government at a pace of about $61,000 per year. The plan implies limited future work with low returns.
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Bexar County
Gilt Gilchrist
State Highway Department
Heretla
Thomas Urges Banks to Expand Currency Lending
Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, urging New York bankers on February 15, requested a policy shift to support currency expansion. He named J. P. Morgan, Lamont, and others at Morgan, National City, Chase, Guaranty Trust, and Federal Reserve banks, urging a move from a restricted stance to active lending.
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Washington, D. C
Thomas
Oklahoma
New York
Congress
J. P. Morgan
Thomas W. Lamont
Parker Gubert
J. F. Morgan and Company
Charles W. Mitchell
George Roberts
The
National City Bank
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Dr. B. Anderson Jr
Chase National Bank
William G. Patten
Henry Chender
Guaranty Trust Company
George L. Harrison
Dr. W. R. Burgess
Federal Freserve Bank
Jackson Reynolds
Firsh National Bank
Velvet Mitten Hair Remover Demo at Frost Bros Cosmetic Shop
The Velvet Mitten Hair Remover is advertised as banishing unwanted hair without chemicals or irritation. It claims to remove hair by rubbing, leaving skin smooth, with a demonstration promised at Frost Bros Cosmetic Shop on Street Floor.
Mont campus cold storage project prompts college brief
The Plant In need mainly for class instruction at the College of Agriculture, state university, follows a refrigeration room upgrade below zero. Officials say the Mont campus site will serve as a teaching facility for students and faculty in agriculture programs.
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Mont
College of Agricultues
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