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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1937

Page

4

Relief Fund Move Advances In House For WPA Aid

The House appropriations committee prepared to approve a $90,000,000 deficiency bill to fund the WPA and relief programs requested by President Roosevelt. The measure provides about $550,000 to carry WPA to June 30, plus $80,000,900 for drought relief and $95,000,0 to sustain the CCC through the fiscal year end. House leaders expect swift passage amid near exhaustion of WPA funds, with hearings on the budget to reveal a recommendation by WPA chief Hopkin.

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Fishermen Return With 142-Pound Buck from Lake

A report from WN Ven 22 describes A K Roody and Reginald Livingstone finding a 142-pound buck frozen in a lake. They note the men went fishing for deer cord and returned with the sizable game, while observers remark on the unusual method of taking the animal through the ice.

Sissing Iver A. K Roody Reginald Livingstone Lake Tee Wales

The Telephone Doctor in the City

A humorous portrait of a city telephone repairman dubbed the “trouble shooter.” He responds to varied calamities from squirrels to faulty paint jobs, delivering service from the central repair department and using a loud “howler” device to regain contact with subscribers.

San Anronso Centtral Repair Service Department

Obituary notices for Fisk Chapman Wied enfeld Partridge

Obituary notices list Mrs Tavale Fisk Chapman service at Charles Tismayan chapel with Rev Charles B Blitz and interment Rotelawn. Survivors include daughters Comnella Chapman and Mrs Fred O Juyc plus sons William A Chapman and three grandchildren. Also listed are the Wiedendfeld family with multiple relatives in San Antonio Bronxville Hartington and Collville and Nellie F Partridge 90 resident of San Antonio. Services at Riebe chapel with Sa Jem cemetery at Sayers and pending arrival of son from Tucson Arizona.

Tavale Fisk Chapman Dees Charles Tismayan Charles B. Blitz Rotelawn Comnella G. Chapman Fred O. Juyc William A. Chapmen Thhree Essex Street Wisconsin San Antonio Riebe Chapel Sa Jem Sayers Victor F Joseph L. Wiedenfeld John ,Wiedenteld Bronxity Towd Henry F. Wiedenfeld Hartington Neb A. A. Lammurs Jack Smith Miner, Mont Jonathan Smith Marie Stewart Collville Wash Nellie F Partridge East Whittier Street Frederick Partridge A. &. Partridge Vicw Collis Tucson Aria

Campaign Against Range Thieves Led by Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers

Roy Hudspeth president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association announced a vigorous campaign against range thieves. He reported 20 complaints fired against marauders and 300 sheep recovered near Mason. Hudspeth met with Weaver H. Baker and Ranger Capt. R. C. Hawkins to seek stronger transportation safeguards amid rising thefts and price pressures.

Roy Hudspeth Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association Mason Hudspeth Weaver H. Baker Association R. C. Hawkins Sutton

New Recreation School Opens In San Antonio

A regional recreation training school to run February through March 5 in San Antonio convened with Eugene T. Lies of the National Recreation Department in New York presiding. The Y.M.C.A. and local agencies hosted the meeting to plan courses in recreation administration social recreation girls and women nature activities crafts and music with instructor W. Clarence Levey Glenn leading. The program, sponsored by the city recreation department Archdiocesan council of Catholic Women Inca Boy Scout council Cyryiel of Jewish Women Girl Scouts and others, will include a small fee for various studies.

Fins San Antonio Eugene T. Lies National Recreation Department New York MLC. A W36h Clarence Levey Glenn Ety Recreation Cepalation X Denartment Archdiocesan Council of Gatholle Inca Boy Scout Council Cyyrieil Girl Scous League of United Latin-American Citizens Protestant Women's Association

Ground open and cross causes of telephone faults told

A dated piece describes how telephone repairmen diagnose line problems using portable phones and field tests. It explains that faults stem from ground, open, cross, or interference, caused by damaged wires, water, or external factors. The repairman traces from the bell box toward headquarters, testing each link until the root cause is found.

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NRE Reveals Boom Amid Pageant Of Hotel Guests

NRE reports a boom in guest paging at a hotel where hundreds receive personal calls daily. Managers note most paged guests do not know the party’s initials, with pages often directed by nickname or role. Growth rebounds after a slow period, with daily paging volume around 300.

Gunter M. R. Gs Bnt Mr. South Binith Sai Jones Sac.Jones

Sugar Family Heir Dies at 50 From Heart Attack

Grace Spreckels Hamilton, 50, heir to the Spreckels sugar fortune, died today at her home apparently from a heart attack. The obituary notes her lineage as part of the prominent Spreckels family.

Sugar San Ancisco Jala Ois Grace Spreckels Ilton Spreckels Hom Shivw Bprensela

Cheap Oil Burner Sweeping the Country Invention

A simple newstype burner claims low cost and via factory supply marketed to cut coal or wood use. United Factories Kansas City seeks demonstrators to take orders, offering a high earnings potential and a full time sample deal for prospective buyers.

United Kansas City

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