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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
1
A county court case involves the Blue Bonnet parking lot near North Street Marys and Pecan where a car owned by Milton Russell was stolen after hours. Evidence shows the lot closed at 11 30 p m and may reflect on operator responsibility. The jury ruled for the defendants G Elliott and Home Insurance against C J Adams and Milton Russell.
A historical drug ad claims B C provides fast relief for menstrual and other pains in minutes. The text touts claims of quick action, non opiate calming effects, and mentions a pharmacist prepared formula in multiple packaging. It presents sensational language common to periodical advertisements of its era.
Postmaster Dan J. Quill asked County Farm Agent Pred W. Mally to assess eight oak trees one pecan and two myrtles in front of the old San Antonio Post Office to determine if they are healthy enough for relocation. Quill will pay moving costs and wants official confirmation before any action. One oak was planted by Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders. Meanwhile workers labored to wreck the annex of the post office as rain slowed progress.
Angleton Texas July 24 inmates were to testify as Clyde Thompson, serving as a convicted slaver, fights to avoid the electric chair for the fatal stabbing of Everett Melvin. The court warned reporters against testimony in the high profile case as Thompson’s father cast doubt on key statements by fellow prisoners Munroe Wise and others while distant echoes of a farm slur linger.
Maj. M. W. Clark was assigned to the Second Division Fort Ham Houston and will report August 22 for duty with the general staff corps. He was relieved from the command general staff school at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Treasury update shows July 22 receipts 124,251.28, expenditures 240,081,787.89, gross debt 29,745,653,991.53, gold assets 9,132,320,853.43, with emergency outlays.
London reports Britain plans at Geneva to press for a full airing of the Lalo-Fthioplay dispute and to seek world support to halt aggression while avoiding becoming a global police force. Britain warns of risks in Africa if racial tensions rise and moves to authorize arms shipments to East Africa.
Rome reports the Fascist ministry proclaims that every young Fascist graduate of the Tenilan youth movement becomes a sole dier at eighteen. In a preliminary period youths in Italy will dedicate part of each week to military training and physical exercise while the conscription age of nineteen is raised. The nation gains a reserve of partly trained men who can be drafted again if needed.
CMTC students will enjoy an evening of performances at 7 p.m. Thursday at Camp Bullis under the direction of Mrs. J. H. Meier and Earl Cobb. Featured performers include Ed Bradford Mignon Gast Robert Fischer Lon Brute Robert Von Toussant Howard Overstreet John Waverly Dorothy Simmang Billy Elliott Dorothy Lilly Rose Boyd Gladys Boyd Annette Lever Wand Samuch Teensie Blumbiere Mildred Campbell Elizabeth Hubert and a reception will follow.
Gtelin Farias pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a pistol and was sentenced by Judge Charles J. Mathews to one month in jail in County Court at Law No. 2. The complaint, filed by Deputy Sheriff Houston Minor, alleged illegal possession of the pistol.
An eyewitness account from Kharkov describes starving peasants and displaced workers piling into the foreign colony at the tractor plant. Guards and party officials trap beggars, force them into caravans, and ship them to remote areas while delegations arrive, revealing a brutal regime policing hunger and dissent.
A fragmentary reading reports a xenophobic wartime line about starving people and propaganda. It questions the usefulness of American prop agitation versus Soviet reports on workers. It notes Soviet authorities and their portrayal of prosperity and employment in contrast to beggars.
Prowlers were routed from two north side homes by occupants Wednesday morning. A maid at the Venue of May LS Elsmere place reported the incident. Later Henry Richter 48 Fast Elsmere Place routed a man from his home.
A scrambled weather table lists temperatures and conditions for many locations. It mentions Fort Smith Arkansas Galveston Texas Jacksonville Florida Omaha Nebraska and San Francisco California among others with conditions mostly clear or cloudy and varying temperatures noted for July and nearby dates.
Amos R. E. Pinchot, NY farmer and publicist, splits with the Roosevelt administration over the New Deal, calling the president uncertain and the policies ghastly and expensive. He urges reflation with a gold price to revive farmers, contrasting his view with aiding re election aims. A cafe for sale at 408 South Alamo Street is listed for $250 in the classifieds.
Classified notice lists a thirteen room untortioned apartment for rent at 1280 per month under Light Classified ads.
A fragmented health note claims losing 15 pounds of fat in four weeks via hot water, fatty foods avoidance, and a morning routine. The text is unclear about author, source, dates, or evidence and includes misleading statements about rapid, unsafe dieting methods.
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