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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
5
A meeting at the Bexar county courthouse chaired by Myron F. Ward set in motion loans under the farm crop production program. Representatives from Bexar Wilson Bandera Kendall and Medina counties received instructions for preparing and approving applications. Blanks have been received and the maximum loan is 300 dollars per farmer.
Austin Feb 28 7 The Senate adopted a report recommending that the state highway commission be materialized for their activities in a transaction under investigation. A 26 to 9 vote ended the probe after a hearing found no basis to criticize the commission. The case centered on withholding checks from a local bank in a frozen condition and bonds placed in escrow with a million dollar loss claimed by Mrs Ferguson. The governor’s charges remain before the lower house.
The city readies for a retrial of the McKenzie Construction case over Olmos dam costs. Mayor C M Chambers said $15,000 from the general fund was moved to the Judgment and Suit fund to cover trial expenses as the suit seeks 104000 plus interest. The prior Corpus Christi trial favored the city, but the Supreme Court reversed and remanded.
The Nebraska Senate approved the Helpline bill for resubmission of a constitutional prohibition provision, voting 21 to 12. The measure calls for a referendum at the 1994 general election and now moves to the House of Representatives.
Harry Sexton, secretary to vice president-elect John N. Garner, will become collector of customs for the twenty third district. He will succeed Roy Campbell, Republican appointee, with a salary of 5400 dollars a year. Campbell plans to retire once a successor is appointed as his term ends March 4.
A dubious health ad touts Cystex to aid kidney cleanup and relieve symptoms like nervousness and burning. It promises rapid action and a free acidity test, with a money back guarantee on unused pads.
Modern medicine highlights a Bayer Aspirin gargle that eases sore throat in minutes. It claims to relieve soreness, reduce inflammation, and lower infection risk, with specialists nationwide prescribing this method as a fast, dissolving gargle solution for throat irritation.
Miss Julia Grothaus, longtime assistant librarian, was named acting librarian by the library board after Frances Humphrey resigned effective immediately. The board will appoint a permanent librarian after March, with several applicants including Mary E. Goff, Arthur R. Currey, Edna W. Ray, Houston Brown, and Dora Schmieding.
W. W. Holden, superintendent of the San Antonio Public Service, announced the receipt of ten new buses on Tuesday. The second 10 bus shipment comes as the traction company plans to abandon all streetcar lines, with six lines already out this year. The new buses will replace existing ones and will not be used on a new line yet, with further line abandonments expected by March 12, possibly targeting the South Floors line.
Hull, as secretary designate, studies department affairs before taking office. He seeks cooperation from Secretary Burns on war debts and world peace, and consults experts on Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The article also notes Mary Lou, a rental expert, touring the city on KONO mornings.
H E Anderson of Laredo sought his wife Mrs Teresa F Anderson in San Antonio after she arrived February 18 and sent a telegram for him to come. He could not locate her. he said she wore a bandage over her eyes and had trouble with her sight.
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a cure for itch and rash including tetter and foot itch. It claims tested medicines melt away germs and offers a money back guarantee if it fails.
An old style ad promises quick relief from rheumatic pain with RAMA, claiming it acts on liver kidneys and blood to flush poisons. It touts first day improvement, joint and muscle limbering, and a money back guarantee through druggists like Sommera stores.
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