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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1934
Page
15
Belgrade March 1 A proposal to boost customs duties aims to curb unemployment debts. Targeted items include gasoline mineral oils iron and steel girders cement bricks ties and ceramics. Critics fear counter measures abroad will reduce Jugoslav exports and worsen unemployment.
Leadville district reports 1999 output more than double 1998 for diver, lead, copper and zinc. The region also produced 11,050 ounces of gold and 6500, with a molybdenum shipment valued at 95,000,000 in 1933.
Washington March 1 Exports of agricultural implements from the United States jumped 85 percent in January compared to the same month a year earlier, the Commerce Department's Machinery and Agricultural Implements division reports. January 1924 value was 1,102,932 dollars, vs 609,243 in January 1833 and 1,450,989 in December 1833.
Report notes daytime temperature near 50 degrees Fahrenheit on Mars at noon, with a predicted plunge to 40 below by midnight. Scientists estimate rapid cooling linked to solar exposure and atmospheric conditions.
An incident at Sterling involved a youth using a modern automatic pistol during a school play rehearsal. The weapon was used in place of a prop knife, and the youth was sentenced to the state reform school after the theft. Other students witnessed the act during the rehearsal.
In Gallup New Mexico on March 1 an INS report recalls King Albert of Belgium and the old Navajo scout Bilago Nex. Nex performed ancient dances and chanted during the Belgian king's visit 15 years ago and received the Order of Leopold from Sttago Nez for his performance.
Boston March 1. With jobs scarce owners of small boats have turned them into homes. About 60 percent of such craft form a small colony on harbor waters in Charlestown. Occupants say they can live on from 3 to 3 a week per person including overhead.
Washington March 49 The House Democratic leaders resorted to a special rule to send the veterans allowances bill to conference with a Senate committee to resolve differences. The Senate added 354000090 dollars for veterans benefits and government workers pay to the independent offices appropriation bill, a move the administration says disrupts its economy program. The plan may delay action until tomorrow.
Denver police linked a spree of robberies to Earl Cavanaugh 28 an ex convict after a lengthy investigation. Eyewitnesses from various stores described the suspect by his glasses and police recovered much of the loot from Cav anaut rooms.
New York state farm population held steady for the year to February 1. Estimates show 156,000 people living on farms in 1834 compared with 759,000 in 1933, 745,000 in 1999, 729,000 in 1931, and 220,000 in 1930, with the 1930 low blamed on the prosperity shift to better paid urban jobs.
A reader laments Friday and Saturday San Antonio Light issues. The first notes police and fire salaries as insufficient for a decent living and pressure to raise them near 109. The latter announces the mayor's candidacy for Democratic nomination. The writer asks if this is political appearance while civil service shields workers from faction.
A Kansas City fire company sought a wheelchair for a paralyzed acquaintance. The morning paper published the plea and by eight to nine o'clock the same morning offers had arrived from readers.
This old ad touts Musterols as a counter irritant salve with mustard oil menthol and camphor claiming relief in minutes and hours for chest and throat congestion. It says it penetrates warms and soothes the swollen area, drawing out infection and has been used by millions for 26 years with doctor and nurse recommendations.
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