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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1932
Page
11
In Loyal Legion's city wide survey of business conditions three days of house to house inquiry show strong household cooperation and many joining the effort. The questionnaire asks about construction plans purchases to stimulate trade employment and future prosperity, with a footnote promising data will not be released to commercial interests.
The Light prints a reader letter arguing against the Eighteenth Amendment. It claims prohibition was rushed during wartime to aid soldiers who could not vote and urges repeal to fund veterans bonuses. The writer blames wartime patriots for the policy and calls for ending prohibition to restore America.
A garbled advertisement touts natural liver pills named Cerler’s Titile Liver Pille claiming to wake the liver and improve digestion by increasing bile flow. It promises harmless vegetable extracts and urges readers to buy at local druggists, with dubious branding and misspelled terms throughout.
An early 20th century patent remedy ad promises relief from rheumatism and pain. It claims to dissolve acids, detoxify the body, and restore health quickly. The notice urges readers to buy through druggists and promises a guaranteed result and renewed vigor.
The Sunday Light accuses pacifist Miss Mildred Harrigan of opposing navy and army funding while citing inflated defense costs. A veteran argues many recruits overseas were untrained but still faced a properly armed enemy, asserting patriotism and the need for military preparedness.
Washington May 5 The Goldsborough Bill to stabilize the dollar passed the Democratic House Monday 289 to 60 but sponsors fear the Republican Senate may not take it up before adjournment. Democratic banking authorities in the Senate are understood to oppose the measure.
In Chicago on May 14 an arson plot aimed at a garage housing 92 trucks and passenger cars was foiled by a vigilant employee. Five men kidnapped two workers, poured 52 gallons of gasoline on the floor and cars, and lit a newspaper torch, but a second employee alerted authorities and turned on a light to stop the blaze.
The weekly Klwants meeting Friday noon at the Gunter hotel features Boscom Wala speaking on A Pleure Gallery of Motherhood. Mrs Fred Jones and Charien Alone sing with Miss Edna Jane Bunyon accompanying at Temple Taxi Dance Cab Temple reof 190 North.
The Civil War era fractional currency, limited to 10 and 13 cent notes, is owned by J. B. Brooke of HS Devers Street. These tiny bills, smaller than cigar coupons, were issued by the federal government as an emergency measure when metal money was scarce.
Federal prohibition agents seized 478 gallons of mash from a small San Antonio establishment on Thursday. No complaints could be filed due to the absence of United States Commissioner Paul A. Lockhart.
A prowler was surprised in the act by home owner B. F. Pricks at 120 Arsenal street, Wednesday afternoon, then fled. Frank Gonzales of 100 Worth New Braunfels avenue reported losses of a slot machine and several cigarettes.
Calvin Daler, 04, a former radio broadcaster at a Troy station, died today after broadcasting old time ballads for a few days. Funeral plans were not listed.
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