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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
12
Cleveland, home of the Van Sweringens, shows a strong post depression rebound. Payrolls rise, employment nears 1929 levels, and building, auto, ore, and coal sectors surge. Convention and expo activity attracts millions, with optimism for a broader revival and new industries forming in the piers of transport and manufacturing.
The Open Forum Editor argues that public enemy number one is the false doctrine of high prices and scarcity. He says industrial progress and machine age force labor out while prices must fall to boost consumer buying power, noting farmers face special constraints. Mrs. Sam D. Hay, wife of a Houston bishop, suffered a fractured shoulder in a church fall at First Methodist.
Central government headquarters reported a peaceful settlement ending China s prolonged civil war crisis. The northwest Communist armies and Manchurian forces under Marshal Chang Hsueh Dian allegedly surrendered after an agreement with Gen Yang Hui Chen. Demobilization of large punitive expedition and Shensi armies was said to be effective immediately with rebel chieftains withdrawing from Southern Shenei.
Eve lyn Merin, 22, of Austin and Dallas, died of burns after a blast yesterday. She was the second victim in a string of similar accidents. Mrs. Quincy Lawman, wife of a highway patrolman, also died from burns yesterday.
About 400 people from South and Southwest Texas attended the chamber of commerce dinner Tuesday in the Flora hotel ballroom honoring retiring state highway commissioner D. K. Martin, his successor Judge Robert Tee Bobbitt, and G. B. Statton. Notables included Walter Napier, J. Wood, B. Maddox, and many civic leaders from numerous towns and cities.
New York report says Howard Hughes receives the Harmon trophy for a historic cross country flight. Kerwood announced last night that Hughes completed the Los Angeles to Newark run in 7 hours 28 minutes, reflecting daring air achievement amid harsh conditions and rapid air travel progress.
The column surveys a jumble of local names and anecdotes from San Antonio including Snyder, Queenie the police mascot, and various townsfolk. It traverses humorous asides about offices, collectors, and social figures with fragmented, sarcastic sketches and many proper nouns.
Madrid reports massive rebel massing at El Pardo north of the city as royalist forces order preparations for a fresh bid to seize Madrid. Franco aims a northern drive with German infantry aiding a push toward loyalist lines south of Madrid near Aranjuez, while a major battle rages in Jaen province.
Clark Howell yesterday was selected president and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution. He succeeds his father, the late Clark Howell, in leading the paper, continuing a family stewardship of the institution.
An old advertisement urges urging Creomulsion as a remedy for a three days cough chest bronchial irritation and inflamed membranes. It claims quick relief and a money back guarantee if no results from the first bottle. The copy stresses urgency and assures authorization to guarantee and refund.
GARSON CITY NEV January 26 The Nevada state senate voted 10 to 9 to adopt the child labor amendment to the U S Constitution in response to President Roosevelt's call for quick action. The chamber backed the measure after debate and aligned with national push for limits on child labor.
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