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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1936

Page

22

Camp Idle Wilde Tops Idlewild Camp Program

The Camp Idle Wilde program closed with a dramatization of Texas legends led by Mrs. Walter Walthall. Highlights included Major Crane's amateur hour with Mae Benzaquin, and a production of Hansel and Gretel directed by Miss Hope Foster. Weeklong sessions filled to capacity as registrations rush for the third and fourth periods.

Camp Idlewilde Camp Nest Comfort Texas Walter Walthall Mae Benzaquin Hansel Grete Hope Foster

Roosevelt Speech Analyzed. Centralization Versus State Rights

Professor Lewis Waney argues Bowvenwell's Little Rock address reveals Roosevelt's plan for centralized government and regimentation. He contends Roosevelt justifies federal control over prices wages and hours, criticizes constitutionalBroad aims, and likens Roosevelt to Jackson while warning against class and regional divides.

Scum Universit New York Bowvenwell Little Rock Mx Roosevelt Maine California

Josephus Daniels Loses Ballot In Wake County Vote

Raleigh dispatch reports that Josephus Daniels, longtime ambassador to Mexico, faces a broken voting record as he learns he arrived too late to enter the new Wake County registration. He had championed voter registration reform yet missed the 1935 Legislature ordered deadline.

Josephus Daniels Raleigh N.C Josephus , Daniels Mexico Grover Cleveland Daniels Wake Raleleh Mexico City

Flaming Jinx Denied Old Job At San Francisco Club

A dancer known for a dangerous rhythmic fire act reveals she has been unemployed since a March fire at Club Shamrock in San Francisco. Four people were injured in the blaze, and she notes only one brief employment since, a theater gig in Antioch where flames burned a drapery.

San Francisco Belly Brisfont Dante Shamrock Antioch Calif

Newlyweds Drown in Rescue Attempt Local tragedy near Humble

In Humble on June 16 the San Jacinto River swift currents claimed Mr and Mrs Cherie Lawhan a young married couple wed last October as they tried to save the man's 1 year old sister rescued by another. The victims were residents of Humble named Mona Dell Lawkon involved in the rescue attempt.

Humble San Jacinto Nishi Cherie Lawhan Mona Dell Lawkon

U S Attorney Hit By Jury In New Orleans Action

Nine members of the grand jury in New Orleans returned indictments against friends of the late Senator Huey P Long for income tax fraud and demanded release for former State Representative Joseph Fisher from Atlanta Penitentiary. Abraham Shushan, former president of the New Orleans levee board, was acquitted. Fisher faced a sentence of a year and a half to be completed July. The foreman Arthur Waters announced the grand jury action while government prosecutions against other defendants were dropped amid claimed official discrimination.

New Orleans Jung Huey P. Long United States Abraham Shushan Seymour Wels Long Jules G. Fisher Iagterson Parish Nelson Harry John W. W. Nelson

California Canteloupes Hit Market Prices High

California canteloupes listed on the commission market for the first time Tuesday with values near $12 per shel, 33.25 per bushel for Calif cantaloupes, and local cantaloupes at 83.25 per bushel. The listing covers wide ranges for produce including squash, peaches, oranges, berries, and dairy, with many specific prices for regional varieties and farm market items.

California Commission Texas Calif Granefruit Florida Okra Colorado

Dry Gas Output in Texas Declines Reported

A Texas state report shows a decline in dry natural gas production driven by seasonal demand and pipeline needs. April output fell about 14.7 percent from March, with Panhandle figures also down as production volumes list 1.28 billion and 1.43 billion cubic feet in March and April respectively. A note mentions consumer ads promoting a sale on automobiles.

Texas Austin Munsmission Panhandle

Democratic platform fight looms over court pledge at Philadelphia

Washington reports a planned clash within the Democratic platform committee over a court declaration. Key figures include Chairman Bob Wagner and Secretary Hull backing pro court lines, while Wilsonian Democrats led by Robinson Harrison McAdoo and Glass resist. The dispute risks a campaign issue amid European tensions and Midwest opposition.

Washington Philadelphia Worle Democratic Platform Bob Wagner New York Platform Committee Hull Senate Joe Robinson Pat Harrison McAdoo Glass Chicago

Fletcher Receives RNC Chair Deficit and Surplus Shown

In Cleveland on opening day of the convention financier Mr Fletcher emerged as chairman of the Republican National Committee. He faced a deficit of 206000 dollars yet boasted a surplus of 196000 dollars at the event, signaling financial contrasts within party leadership.

Fletcher Cleveland Tere G.O.P Republican National Committee

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