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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1930
Page
7
Chief Owen Rilday expands force by six detectives after a murder and multiple holdups and a kidnapping. New appointees include Jackson Mitchell We Covington R W Grn Herrera. Department ordered to pursue all clues and arrest suspects and vagrants.
IRV ang Robine of the New York Cob exchange was suspended for 30 days for a by law infraction. A fire at 211 West Courtland Place caused $20 damage when an electric front started, reported by firemen.
Simple glycirin bucksborn bark saline mix advertised to clear stomach gas in 10 minutes by acting on upper and lower bowels. Claims to remove poisons and relieve headache and constipation in two hours, with a promise of a real internal cleaning and dramatic feeling improvement. Bowmmers Wagners drug stores.
The notice warns of athlete's foot, a germ thriving in bath rooms of clubs, gyms, and hotels. It claims over ten million people are infected and advises applying Moone’s Emerald Oil after bathing to toes and feet to stop itching and provide soothing relief.
A patient’s testimonial from Mr. B. F. Barba details six years of rheumatism pain and related suffering. After trying Tanlac the pain subsided rapidly and digestion improved, leaving him healthy, energetic, and confident in the remedy.
Old V. F. Carvajal of Floresville seeks a pension via Annie Price Hewett of San Antonio who will gather testimony to prove his service under Confederate postmasters. The column notes dry weather, a Dimmitt County trip by Bill Gates, and various city visitors including Harper Morris and Benjamin Clark. It also references highway talks from Falfurrias to Hebbronville, a Dillard’s doweling, theft at the O. and T. cafe, and a Ballad of the first cotton gin powered by eight mules near San Marcos in the 1830s with cotton hauled to Port Lavaca or Indianola.
The Ford Motor Company outlines its founding purpose to provide reliable economical transportation and pledges continued value with low dealer discounts. It cites recent economies, low commissions, and a business model prioritizing many sales at small profit for universal access, plus affordable replacement parts and durable features.
Antonio Castro Leal former rector of the University of Mexico and Eduardo Suarez of the foreign office will represent Mexico at the first international tax conference in The Hague next month. The event is under the League of Nations. Castro Leal is an official Mexican observer at the League, and Suarez leads juridical relations in the foreign office.
SAS CITY Feb 20. Gun battles erupt as police hunt a killer after a car chase ends with a body in a morgue. Reports say a 29 year old man, Tes Moore, was killed in the latest flare up amid ongoing gang violence.
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