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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
6
Five of the modern high speed tanks are due at the Second Tank company by April 15, announced from Second Division headquarters on Tuesday. The tanks double the speed of Renault models in storage, offer extended range and improved weaponry, as personnel undergo social operation and mechanics training. Five more tanks are expected by October.
An advertisement touts a tonic claimed to boost vitality from within, improve skin clarity, and aid red blood cell formation. It markets 8.8.8 tonic for lagging energy, glow to the skin, and sturdier health, priced around five dollars, available at a drug store.
Rabbi Ephraim Frisch will preach on A Simple Creed at Temple Beth on Friday morning at 10 30 and again on Saturday at 10 30. He will also speak on On Eagles Wings at the same times.
The Rev. J M Kadys pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church will speak on I Like My Work at a San Antonio Rotary Club luncheon meeting at the St Anthony Hotel Friday noon.
In Moscow close to 40 prisoners are involved in a Trotskyist plot case. Prosecutor Vishinsky demands death for the confessed conspirators as he attacks core figures Bukharin and Rykoff, while Radek and others accuse them of conspiring against the Soviet regime amid mass protests and staged hearings.
Washington reports two government agencies pressed for expanded powers to compel testimony and records in labor dispute cases. Secretary Perkins urged quick authorization for the labor department to investigate strikes and wage concerns, aiming to shed light on employer finances and possible wage adjustments. Court and Senate inquiries into General Motors escalated, with testimony from undercover operator Lear Soolt and other union and corporate figures. Settlement hopes rose as leaders discussed terms, while Sloan urged decisive action to end the impasse.
A short note appears to outline a small classified request with a price figure of 52.10 and mentions cancellation policies. The wording is garbled but indicates seeking aid via a provided dial code P4231. Further context is unclear due to OCR errors.
In January 28 report four United Automobile Workers organizers from Flint traveling to Bay City and Saginaw were injured when a taxi was wrecked near Flint. all five organizers were hospitalized. In Detroit the UAW local 4 withdrew from Cadillac plant entrance as police clashed with strikers blocking access to the office entry.
The University of Texas regents told legislators they need about $2 million annually for the next two years. For the 1938 first year they requested $1,966,010 and $1,930,510 for the following year. The bill in the Senate proposed $1,073,000 for the first year and $1,024,033 for the second.
The Italian ambassador to Moscow Augusto Rosvo married Mrs F Wilkinson Bunker in Washington and Paris in a ceremony at the Italian consulate. U S ambassador William C Bultitt and Italian ambassador Vittorio Gerruti witnessed the event as part of a diplomatic club affair. A nameless woman living near Tanner, Ala. is noted in the report.
Paris reports George Bonnet, newly appointed French ambassador to the United States, is viewed as key to stabilizing English French and American currencies. A new alignment among francs pounds and dollars is expected as negotiations continue during Bonnet's planned February 10 Havre departure. Walter Runeman visits Roosevelt as an unofficial commercial emissary for better trade relations.
A garbled health warning fragment suggests authorities caution against misleading cures for kidney problems. It mentions Nature and warnings about products or teas claimed to treat kidney issues, but the text is unclear and lacks concrete names, dates, or organizations.
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