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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1938

Page

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Roosevelt Urges Business Cooperation and Tax Revisions

President Roosevelt warns large corporations to curb price fixing and abusive practices while urging business leaders to join the government in rewriting tax and anti trust policies. He calls for restraint in monopolies, supports limited government, and proposes wage growth for the lowest paid workers to stimulate the economy.

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Prohibition Sentences Peak Amid Labor Reforms

New figures show a record high in federal liquor sentences for the year ending June 30, 1937, with 9380 prison terms for violations, the highest in prohibition history. Treasury records outline receipts and expenses, gold assets, and fiscal balance, reflecting ongoing federal finance activity.

Washington Daw Chtatnings

New York Photographer Dmitri Pursues Color Portraits Across West

Dmitri, a New York ex-painter turned color photographer, currently in San Antonio to shoot portraits including Janice Jarratt and Edith Mariner. He plans a trip to the Grand Canyon and Sun Valley and works on a book about painting with a camera, touting his telephoto and wide angle gear and prior feature in the Saturday Evening Post.

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Clark to Attend Rail Rate Parley in Little Rock

AMSTIN Jan 3 The Texas governor Tunes V Allred announced that Secretary of State Edward Clark and Major B A Wand director of the Texas planning board would represent Texas at a conference in Little Rock January MW to discuss railroad freight gates in the South West.

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Conferences Set in Truckers Strike in Paris

Paris premier Chautemps arranged conferences today with labor leaders and employers to break the stalled truckers strike over ticking and food handlers' demands.

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Princess Evea Beth Falls From Pony at Sandringham

Princess Evea beth, following Edward's example, fell from a Shetland pony at Sandringham a few days ago. Reportedly she was unharmed and categorized under light ads.

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Texas Unemployment Budget Aims At 80 000 Claims

Governor James V. Alford announced that about 80 000 the Texas unemployment compensation claims would be filed this month. Only a quarter of applicants are expected to be eligible due to coverage gaps. Claims approval and checks will take a few days, with first payments likely in the last week of January. Benefits drawn from a payroll tax funded trust, rising to 220 million dollars. More than 875 000 Texans are covered this year.

Austin Jen J James VY. Alfred Texas Social Security Board Washington Orville S. Carpenter Janusry

Injuries From Fireworks Hit San Antonio Youths

A New Year's Eve fireworks and toy incident left numerous San Antonio youngsters and one adult with injuries. Damacia Montes thirteen and Louise Cunningham ten suffered broken arms after falls involving a Christmas bicycle and skates. Dillie Willard ten broke a right arm on his skates. Others included Howard Jones fifteen and Mary Strow fifteen burned by fireworks while handling rockets and candles. Robert B. Green Hospital treated all victims.

San Antonio Damacia Montes Grenet Street Louise Cunningham South Presa Street Dillie Willard Wiki Essex Street Howard Jones Kaytan Avenue Delling

Camera Rivalry Halted in Japan

Japanese newsreel crews halted a tense clash near the front as managers agreed to scale back filming after a photographer moved within twenty yards of a trench. The following day another crew entered the dangerous area to capture shots despite the risk.

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Noted LA Author Hurt in New Year Collision

Frederics Haaltt Brenan a 36 year old Los Angeles author remained unconscious in a Phoenix hospital after a New Year’s Day mutamobile collision near Wick pure. His skull fracture was reported by his nurse as not improving. Mrs Bronman both injured in the crash, two women were killed in the collision.

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King Carol's Girl Friend to Leave London

Red haired Magda Lupesen described as Jewish friend of King Carol travels from Bucharest to Romania to avoid political embarrassment. Report notes a new cabinet and a special railway coach for a trip toward Paris, per Romanian dispatches.

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Weather predicts mixed wishes for Colton Bowl weekend

Dallas reader Jay Cline reports a splintered forecast for Northeast Texas with snow, rain, and colder air spreading from the Pare handle to the northeast. Dr. Cline warned of unsettled, shifting conditions as a return to prior weeks before the Colton Bowl game, while warm East Texas looks warmer but cloudier.

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Daytona Mayor Armstrong Dies After Turbulent Term

Former Daytona mayor Edward Armstrong, who served five terms, died in an Inverness hospital after a lengthy illness. His tenure included a 1950s clash with police and guards at city hall when a prior ouster led by Governor Dave Shultz triggered a commission to appoint his successor. Armstrongs’s wife, Mrs Armstrong, was ousted amid budget disputes and resistance at city hall, with state guards deployed to the scene.

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Webster Te funeral for Clay John Webster held in Oklahoma City

Funeral services for Clay John Webster 53 nationally known oilman will be in Oklahoma City relatives announced. He died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital after weeks of illness. He was president of the National Oil company of Texas trustee of the C J Webster Oil and Gas company and president of the Daguna Vista corporation. He lived in San Antonio 12 years, born in Henrietta Texas. Survivors include his widow Mrs Posie G Webster a daughter Mrs George W Elliott a granddaughter Matrianne and a son Clay B Webster of Oklahoma City.

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New High Attained by Postal Revenues

Washington Jan. 3 Postmaster General Farley reported postal revenues for the year ending June 30 rose to a new high of 720,201,109 while total expenditures reached 772,415,843. He noted a 40-hour week law added about 40,000,000 to expenses for civilian employees and a gross deficit of 46,014,182 remained.

Washington Cieneral Farley

Robberies Reported Across San Antonio Surfaces

S44 OBTAINED BY HACKERS details multiple San Antonio heists. Mackers Monday reportedly took 44 dollars from two locals. Sergt J A Ellison Randolph Held was robbed of 35 dollars by two Black women and a man on Sou Coniat Street, a knife used to threaten him. Burton Miller surrendered 9 dollars to two bandits at North New Braehl Avenue near the San Antonio state hospital. Miller, a driver for Bexar County Oil, was stopped by robbers while driving Sunday night. he did not resist, and they robbed him with revolvers.

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New Year Predictions From Washington Pulse

A 1938 forecast outlines expected White House actions including a corporate tax revision to be unveiled January 16, a rail fare rise in February, and a rearmament push. It notes no major reforms would be repealed, hints at welfare and housing measures, and mentions talks of a British Made trade treaty. Unemployment projections estimate 2,000 to 2,500 jobs shed by February end.

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Fragmentary political mix hints at continued budget strain

The garbled text suggests a conservative tilt in Congress, ongoing budget imbalance, and administration influence. It references an unclear mix of policy terms, vague promises of business help, and skepticism about political stability, with no clear names or dates to anchor facts.

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Mrs F D R Radio Outstanding Woman of 1637

In New York Jah CINSi Mrs Franklin D Rooteveld was voted the outstanding woman of 1637 in a voluntary mail poll conducted among radio listeners by the National Annagonating Company.

Three Days Cough Signals Danger and Creomulsion Relief

An old newspaper ad promotes Creomulsion as a remedy for bronchial irritation and chest colds. It claims the product clears phlegm and supports natural healing, touting a money-back guarantee if symptoms persist. The copy mentions Beechwood Creosote and emphasizes authenticity and savings at the drugstore.

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