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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1939

Page

3

Mayor Maury Maverick promises payroll action and calm

Mayor Maury Maverick declares no payless pay days for city workers while awaiting court decisions on back pay. He says bonds can cover back pay and that the mid month payroll was held as a routine step to equalize jobs and salaries. He criticizes a Fort Worth Star Telegram article and says he loves everybody except a few thousand job seekers. He mentions soothing remedies and political apologies.

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Wichita Falls Chamber Names Industry Head in Texas

Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce general manager in San Antonio to lead the chamber industry department. He was seen at a St Anthony Hotel with Wichita Falls fire officials including Grover Habern and Captains W H Farmer W E Phillips and J R Dulivan, who were attending a men's convention at Hurlloger.

Wichita Falls C.C S. A

Fifty Mexicans Depart San Antonio for Matamoros Flight

Fifty Mexican expatriates gathered in San Antonio by immigration agents departed by truck for Matamoros to reach the Mexican government’s established colonies on Friday.

Matamoros San Antonio Colons

Cinderella role winner Peg Malion to bow at Aztec Theatre

Miss Helen White, 23, of 345 Luther Drive is introduced Friday as Peg J Malion the Cinderella of The Light and the Aztec Theater adaptation of Pyemalion. She will start secretarial training next week and perform at a dinner dance at the Gunter hotel before returning to school.

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Walker Winchell On Broadway Fashion Hosiery Jest

A column on Broadway hosiery trends and censorship notes cites Hays edict restricting photos of chorus girls and mentions fashion details. It discusses stockings in film, the use of false calves, and designers creating leg silhouettes, with anecdotes about Bette Davis, Garbo, and Jane Wyman.

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WPA Modification Sways Budget in House Panel

Washington June 16 The house appropriations sub committee voted to modify the 1716000 DOO relief bill impacting the WPA program to halt a Moor fight. It approved amendments to raise building spend limits to 50 000 on federal buildings and 40 000 on nonfederal projects with sponsors’ contributions. The panel also backed restoring relief funds to regular agencies up to 50 000 000 to allow up to 7 per month for non labor costs and a 25 percent labor quota from relief rolls on PWA projects.

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Illinois executes 38th man in electric chair

In Chicago on a June day a 36yearold man named Robert Nixon, once of Monroe Louisiana, was electrocuted for the brickbat murder of Florence Johnson, a Chicago firefighter’s wife, on May 27, 1838. He refused a final meal and urged his sweetheart to be good as he faced the chair with last words. Reprieves had been granted earlier to Breye Cygan and Gharten Price, both African American men, who still faced appeals to the United States Supreme Court.

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Mercantile Survey Reports Slower Week in New York

New York June 16 Dun and Bradstreet reports a slight slowdown in the mercantile survey with retail trade easing as favorable weather boosted consumer purchasing. Manufacturing shows resilience, with strength in wholesale markets described as a bright feature amid broadly calm business conditions.

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Ice cream cone tied to homicide claim shocks LA

In Los Angeles nine sixteenth year old reports describe an ice cream cone garnished with fourteen persons as the alleged weapon. Lieutenant George White identifies Mrs Irene Myers, age 29, as involved in a case that led readers to Turn to Classifications 105 14 116 for light and bargain furniture and household appliances in the ad section.

Los Angeles Deter- Hive George White Irene Myers

Auntie Roth carminativa and calbartian remedy ad

An old advertisement promotes Auntie Roth carminativa and calbartian relief for gas bloating and stomach discomfort. It claims rapid cleansing of waste matter and improved sleep, touting Adlerike relief and a price for a German Austrian product.

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Investigation plan outlined for night search of suspects

A new deleting detail described an all night tour by selected detectives to search Rit customers and town corners for weapons. The plan aims to continue thorough searches with Jelly beans as a code reference and will charge violators if no visible means of support are shown.

Chamber representatives attend Rock Sabine Eawards event

Four chamber of commerce representatives Howell W. Jones Jack Raybould Roland Burge and R A Gowens Prydey traveled to Rock Sabine for the Eawards county fair rodeo and race meet.

Grour Chamber of Commerce Howell W. Jones Jack Raybould Roland Burge R. A. Gowens Pridéy Rock Sabine

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