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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1938

Page

18

Roosevelt No. More No Less Roosevelts Policy Confuses WPA Wages

Radio commentator Elliott Roosevelt faces no official remedy for adjusting the WPA southern wage scale. Hopkins protests the policy shift while Peter Roosevelt and insiders describe a cautious White House reevaluation. Analysts expect delayed effects on bank credit and a broader civil service expansion affecting 130,000 employees.

Paul World Conyright King Feato Washington Elliott Roosevelt WPA J Hopkins Peter Roosevelt Gould Eliuth White House Uhotficlu Elliott News Mallon Tres Syndicate, Inc Thomas Corcoran Samuel E. Ordway Jr Civil Service

Two Brief Lines Recall Purge in Times of London

Front page in memoriam column notes the fourth anniversary of the 1934 Nazi blood purge. Lines honor Emmet Roshu captain dated June 20 1934, with no signature. Boehm, early Reichsführer aide and chief of staff of the storm troopers, is described as killed in the purge for plotting against Hitler.

London Times of London Emmet Roshu Boehm Hitler

Body of Hitch-Hiker Searched Across Lancaster County

State police combed rural lanes near Holtwood searching for the body of a hitch-hiker killed in Baltimore. Warden Walter Wuenstedt said Samuel Livinggood, jailed for larceny in Baltimore, identified the hitcher. Rubber on farm equipment sales also noted with Akron data and rubber tire imports rising sharply.

Lancastn Holtwood Baltimore Saya le Walter Wuenstedt Samuel Livinggood

Big Jim the steer sued over name and image use

Fred L. Washburn and J. W. Condon sue Moorman Manufacturing in Los Angeles Superior Court for 50000 damages claiming the steer Big Jim, once Will Rogers pet, is the world’s largest Hereford and that the company used his name and picture without authority in ad plans. The suit cites a tentative agreement for 1000 weekly for one year that was never signed.

Los Angeles Big Jim Will Rogers Superior Fred L. Washburn J. W Tex Condon Moormen Manufacturing Company John J. Craig Moorman Company Condon and Washburn

Thorough Kidney Cleanse Promises Quick Relief

An old advertisement urges a kidney cleanse with Foley Pills claiming rapid improvement within hours for sluggish kidneys. It links back aches nervousness and disturbed sleep to kidney issues and offers a full refund if expectations aren’t met.

Swing For War Fever Pollack Says Swing Is Antidote

Hollywood June article reports Orchestra Leader Ben Pollack declaring that swing music serves as an antidote to war fever and repression blues. He views swing as cheerful, dance provoking, and an expression of youthful exuberance, contrasting with conflict and sorrow.

Hollywood Calif Ben Pollack Pollack

French Killer Writes Story Memoirs From Prison

Paris dispatch reports Eugene Weidmann, the killer of dancer Jean de Koven and five others, is writing his memoirs for an American publisher offering $2000. His lawyer says he aims to finish before trial and may argue insanity. he allegedly plans to recount his crimes, regretting only the dancer’s murder.

Paris INS Eugene Weidmann Jean de Koven Mme Renee Jardin Welchmann

Bexar Facts By FRANI Youngs Crook and Others Vacation Notes

A garbled Bexar Facts item mentions FRANI Youngs Crook close to Mayor Quin, praising California climate. It lists individuals including Jesse Pletch ier returning from surfanot school to Chicago with a foul ball in a major game, Willi Arredondo and Cleo Henriette Lux arranging a Saturday morning St Marys U chapel event, Gerry Mann en route to the Valley, H GC Kilpatrick on vacation in Comanche plains country, Bessie Bell Brown planning music at a desert, and the Phillips House conversion into a resort hotel under the name Gibelo. Also notes Brad Vee Henenu at courthouse, Herman Pried sors on a vacation cruise to New York, and a push to buy furniture via Classifications 1905 to 116 Light Want Ads.

Frani ‘Youngs Crook Alhwes Quin J San Francisco California Jesse Pletchier Surfanot Chicago Willi Arredondo County Auditor's Office Cleo Henriette Lux St. Mary's U. Chapel Mexico City Gerry Mann H. GC. Kilpatrick Real Estate Board Comnanche Plains Country Bessie Bell Brown Phillips Boeme Landmark Bo. Greham

All Wool Yarn That Won’t Shrink Invented

Sydney June 30 a new process renders all wool kattling yarn unshrinkable. Inventors claim it is a revolutionary advance for woolen industry in competition with foreign synthetic wool yarns. It will add only slightly to public cost with machinery already producing yarn in bulk.

Sydney Australis

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