22 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
1
In Woodsfield Ohio Postmaster J Wetenman installed a radio to soothe office clerks and comfort patrons during long work hours with no complaints from staff amid busy postal duties.
A compact ad urges readers to use wallpaper services while on vacation offering to paper rooms, promising a mess free, refreshed look upon return and highlighting convenience.
Hugh E. MacBeth, attorney for John Wuest Hunt and three co defendants, declared the Mann act case will be novel as they begin trial. He suggested the defendants will tell the truth even under prison. Father Divine followers may testify from New York. Co defendants include H. B. Smith, 68, and two housewives, Mrs. Agnts Gardner and Mrs. Elizabeth Peters. 11-year-old Denver girl cited in related charge.
BOSTON June 22 Chain stores faced charges from California Beta Grocers and Merchants Secretary Hadeler that chains spent over 2 million dollars in 1936 to defeat a chain store tax seen as a move to preserve a monopoly. He told the fortieth annual convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers that chains used all tools including large advertising outlays to block the tax.
Paul H. Van Zeeland prime minister of Belgium was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at Princeton University. The ceremony marked the 190th final commencement with Van Zeeland acclaimed for constitutional government and international cooperation. The League of Nations president also received a Master of Arts degree in economics under notable circumstances.
A fragmented weather listing reports temperatures across many U S cities, noting clear skies in numerous locations and a full moon phase. Details include specific readings such as 70s and 60s, with wind and precipitation remarks sparse and uneven due to transcription.
Paris June 38 Camille Chautemps twice premier and seven times in cabinet sought a Socialist pledge before forming a new government. Leon Blum’s Socialists weigh approval as 3000 demonstrators rally for Blum after their party endorsed policies and a Front with Radical Socialists. In Washington Ambassador Georges Bonnet is asked to return as advance minister in a new cabinet.
Pasadena June 22 An osteopathic speaker claims Fred Astaire Ginghams Rogers dancers owe success to knock knees. Dr William F Madsen cites pelvis and leg alignment as key, noting athletes like Ed Widseth Birger Rund and others also show knock knees as an asset.
Castel Gandolfo Italy June 22 Pope Pius received Admiral Antonio Magaz envoy of the Insurgent Spanish regime in a long audience believed to influence the Vatican stance on the civil war. The envoy reportedly provided analysis of military political and economic conditions including the insurgent capture of Bilbao.
Insurgent air squadrons scattered proclamations over Santander demanding surrender. Planes dropped pamphlets reporting Bilbo ne capture and urging government troops to lay down arms as resistance proved futile.
The Soviet Union reports almost 2.5 billion acres of forest land constituting about one third of the world's total forest area.
A Liverpool factory announces plans to manufacture rubber boots for sheep to protect against took rat. The unusual project aims to reduce injuries in flocks and showcases innovative livestock gear from an English producer.
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