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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1933
Page
8
Recent freezes and frosts have cut deep into South Texas crops, with Marvin Longino of Market News Bureau noting shipments down by as much as 50 percent on items such as spinach, soap beans, and Irish potatoes. Onion crops were affected but not devastated according to Longino.
A. Webster, dead-lerder at the Plaza hotel, announces that milk dances for unfortunate San Antonio children will continue, noting urgent milk needs. Dances run Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:45 with many letters of praise. readers urged to send milk if unable to attend. Treasury receipts for February show $3,420,299.54 in receipts and $10,408,282.99 in expenditures with a $321,384,970.94 balance.
Senate approves Wagner measure to provide 300 million dollars for unemployment relief loans via the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. House leaders weigh early consideration as Congress pursues major appropriation bills amid probes into stock market practices and farm legislation.
Hollywood comes under a glare as Gilbert Miller, famed for the controversial play Captive, arrives to influence film making. The piece notes Miller’s impact on censorship debates and links to stars like Dorothy Jordan and Joel McCrea, with reflections on other industry figures and current projects, including Greenwich Village settings and forthcoming productions.
A reader voices outrage at a public school janitor whose honest work was mocked and abused. The writer urges the school board to hire conscientious, decent individuals for janitorial roles to avoid threatening youth and to improve conditions for staff and students.
The Light editor urges residents to protect a centuries old tree visible from the Houston street bridge. Heavy wire wrapped around the trunk by a utility company threatens the tree’s life, and the editor condemns this as wasteful for a city landmark.
In Houston the idea of painting street names on curbs in exchange for permits to hire homeowners for painting house numbers on curbs was rejected due to an ordinance banning signs on streets. The author suggests changing the rule, noting curb inlays already mark street names at night while some drivers ignore a spotlight ban to operate. The piece mentions sidewalk overhangs downtown and ends with a call to action for results via a local column.
The Wintergreens and Throttlebottoms presented Of Thee I Sing to a near full house in San Antonio on Monday. Oscar Shaw played President Wintergreen and Donald Meek his unrecognized vice president Throttlebottom as the satirical political tones amused a modern audience. The production featured witty interludes, a capable staging, and Harriette Lake in a stunning role despite inconsequential music.
Representative Snell minority leader said Republicans would not take an organized stand on the Democratic plan to grant President-elect Roosevelt broad powers to reorganize the government.
LANBING Mich Feb 21 Governor William A Comstock announced this morning that he will issue a proclamation permitting Michigan banks to reopen for restricted withdrawals. DETROIT Feb 41 Michigans extraordinary bank holiday ends tonight at midnight, but another proclamation by Governor Comstock is expected possibly extending the holiday or tightening withdrawal limits for a further period.
A Marshall resident Mr B Banford writes of relief from constipation using Black-Draught. He says it cured a tired heavy feeling and head pressure and helped cleanse the system faster than other laxatives. He praises its taste for children and recommends it. The ad touts Black-Draught as a non mineral, non synthetic remedy.
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