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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1934
Page
11
Dane Noble offers a properly phrased Light Classified At service guiding readers to Standway BL FUthy Street for a halt-rate transaction. The note remains brief and cryptic with limited context and unclear details.
A garbled ad promotes a medical cure for high blood pressure including symptoms like ringing ears dizziness and fatigue. It claims a $4 treatment offered postpaid with a free trial and guarantees cancellation of charges after a report is sent, attributed to Dr Hayes.
Ralph E. CoulbeI reports a projected May start to the largest Communist drive in U S history. He cites Moscow orders, strikes by hundreds of thousands, and a threefold network of public and covert Communist activity aimed at revolution and seizure of power.
Washington March 26 Exemption of about 40000 postworkers for Postmaster General Fairley furlough order requires field service workers to be furloughed without pay for four days in the remainder of the year The exemption covers assistants at first class post offices and clerks at three class offices or cleaners earning under 920 dollars annually The Post Office announcement says the order will not affect the employment or compensation of special delivery messengers.
The text lists major mass organizations linked to the Communist Party in the United States and describes recent Moscow directives. It highlights the Youth and mass organizations and notes three notable “orders” from the Communist International, urging greater youth work, worker organization, and intensified activity following Moscow’s lead. It cites writings from the Daily Worker and Stalin’s Moscow speech as part of the push.
In this excerpt, the author surveys competing Anglo American and Spanish claims to the Oregon country, detailing treaties and explorations from 1782 to 1825. It traces Adams 1819 treaty, Astoria’s fort, and prior rights claimed by Spain and Britain, noting Polk's later stance and Canning’s counterarguments about discovery and settlement.
Borglum, the San Antonio sculptor, reports progress on Mount Rushmore with Washington completed and Jefferson, Adams, and Roosevelt awaiting carving. Across the site a nine-epoch inscription is planned on the west slope, while a national competition for the epic expression is sponsored by Hearst papers. Roosevelt chairs the national judging panel with Texas leaders among supporters, urging Americans to submit entries.
A San Francisco Western Worker summary cites Stalin as a dictator rather than leader. It recounts his 1929 purge removing Jay Lovestone and placing Winn Paster in charge, with Lovestone recalled to Moscow and held by the GPU. The piece notes Stalin's power to reorganize the party and discipline its parts at will, as part of a five part expose on industrial Communism.
The first murder on the high seas trial in the Southern District of New York since 1928 opened before Federal Judge Robert Inch. Andrew Donaldson Kirwan, 23, son of Jean Nash, pleaded not guilty. His mother, Mme Paul DuBonnet of Paris, described as the best dressed woman in Suropa, wore a black beret and sable.
Edward Marshall argues that President Roosevelt plans to veto the soldier bonus, calling it a promissory note owed by the government to veterans long past due. He condemns the delay as cruel to unemployed workers and notes how interest compounding benefits lenders while hurting veterans.
The House shelved the Jones bill aimed at making beef and dairy cattle a basic commodity under the farm adjustment act. It authorizes a processing tax to raise 200 million dollars for immediate distribution to the cattle industry in return for reductions in Bradvelton surpluses. The White Swan laundry at 407 South Hackberry is for sale at 1500.
Dr. Alice Wynkoop known for the Rhela Wynekoop mystery appears strained as she faces prison for Rhela's death. A county fat entry shows an unpaid amount while Washington reports March income tax collections reaching $231,709 for 23 days in March.
An elderly woman allegedly benefits from Narita a claimed remedy sold to relieve neuritis. The ad urges readers to visit a drug store and promises a money back refund if pain persists, targeting family caregiving readers with dramatic testimonials.
An advertisement touts Blood Tonic as a time tested remedy to rebuild blood hemoglobin, boost appetite, and restore vitality for run-down, pale individuals. It promises improved skin color with use, urges regular daily intake, and claims scientific backing and wide pharmacist availability.
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