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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
12
Dallas reports the drought easing after two weeks of scant rainfall, following a period of heavy storms across the region. Rainfall broke the dry spell overnight, with various sections of Texas and neighboring states receiving showers.
A housewife discusses how inflation and labor costs affect everyday goods. The interview covers changes in clothing costs versus food items and the broader impact on household budgeting amid rising prices.
In San Francisco on June 6, Dr. A. N. Tonge formed a world conference of Seventh Day Adventists. He described how African polities pen fattened wives for cattle payments, noting fatter women fetch higher cattle bribes while slim maids bring fewer head.
A dialogue notes cheaper vegetables especially asparagus and eggs, with milk and sugar down. Meat bills lessen while coffee remains cheap. People report widespread price reductions, with oil burner use not changing energy costs much. Workers accept lower wages, affecting household budgets and overall spending.
NEW YORK June 6 Oscar Hammerstein II's widow was found guilty of immorality and loaned ward for thirty years. She was arrested May 12 in a hotel room at the Winthrop by a detective who said she accepted forty dollars from a man. He charged she solicited other men in the hotel. Mrs Hammerstein testified she was a dame.
Washington June 8. President Hoover signed the Germany debt settlement bill for the United States. The act includes provision for the liquidation of the German debt, the closing of the commission and the withdrawal of American forces of occupation.
A Marion Davies fashion contest at the theater honors her film The Floradora Girls as discussion centers on gender norms and clothing. Vera Carruthers of Woodside Long Island argues men should wear corsets if they insist on dictating women’s attire. Her remarks reflect a broader public tension over fashion and propriety in Hollywood.
Schenectady reports that Amy Johnson, the British aviator, refused to broadcast on WGY radio after delays and last minute cancellations. Miss Johnson was tied to an exclusive London story with Miss Elinor Smith awaiting her on air, but Johnson declined to appear despite efforts by station officials and editors.
Rosalyn Narsh of 265 Washington Street Boston writes that women should not be forced into corsets and that men must return to old style dress. A second letter from VS Marshall of 315 Baltimore Avenue San Antonio Texas criticizes fading fashions and laments youth style as freedom grows.
Washington June 6 federal district attorneys nationwide may be canvassed for their consensus of opinion on the Sheppard bill. It would make buyers equally guilty with sellers in liquor cases. Senate committee members doubt its effectiveness and want enforcement officers’ views before action.
Paris report says Jules Pascin, a noted painter of the younger school, was found hanged yesterday from a studio door knob in Montmartre. The incident occurred after a shopping trip in the Save monde district. further details are in the classified section.
Mexico City dispatch reports Alexico’s population at 16,404,030 with a May 15 census showing about a 2 million rise since 1928. The release includes state figures such as Peripheral Pimalipes at 318,077 and Lower California North at 293,000.
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