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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1935

Page

12

Solon Flares At Ergoull In Washington Attack

In a congressional record excerpt Representative Tint accuses Mrs Grover Cleveland Derestoli of complicity in shielding draft evader Hergdoll. He brands her actions as unpatriotic and says Hergdoll should not be allowed to return unless he serves prison time.

Washington D. G Tint Emtral Mississippi Grover Cleve Jan Derestoli Hhe Sain Hergdoll Hever

Hitler Answers Swiss Protest Over Journalists Disappearance

BERNE May 6. Germany stated it would consider the automatic incident concerning the disappearance of Swiss journalist Jacob. Swiss protests addressed the Bastin government. Berlin accused Jacob of offering German territory and aiding his own arrest on pending charges.

Berne Switzerland Germany Switzer Jani Butold Jacob H Ws Ue Bastin Buitzerland Jacob Reich

Dime chain letter craze hits San Antonio post office

The city faces a surge in prosperity chain letters as thousands scramble for linked dimes. Post office stays open Sundays to handle rising postage demands. cancellations soar and small vendors report booming sales in printed chain letter forms. Postal workers manage the rush with existing staff. Japan becomes the world’s third largest rubber producer, trailing the United States and Britain.

Haz San Antonio Mall RB Ind I-rent Japan United States Great Britain

Hoover Attacks Regimentation to Protect Individual Liberty

Former President Herbert Hoover urged California Social Work delegates that national security plans cannot replace personal freedom. He warned against turning citizens into labeled, regulated units and stressed the need to preserve family, home, and individual liberties against material promises.

San Francisco May Herbert Hoover Hoover California Tein

Shelterbelt Tree Planting Slated in Shamrock Area

SHAMROCK May 68 Ten fields of shelterbelts may be planted in this area next year, said Bl Myers in charge of the federal project. He recently arrived to arrange land using arrangements and said enough land would be bought for plantings for five or six years if available. Land would be purchased outright or leased with an option to buy. Wheeler county was one of the two sites where Texas shelterbelt planting began.

Shamrock Myers Wherler County Texas

Rehabilitation for 1936 is Planned

EAN ANGELO May 6 Rural Rehabilitation will be undertaken on a large scale in West Texas this year but groundwork has been laid for a program next year according to J E Stanford state director of rural rehabilitation who was guest of relief officials ranchmen farmers and others at a barbecue bear here The program will be limited to West Texas because of the country’s attire Stanford said adding that his department had surveyed the section and recognized the general problems confronting this section.

Ean Angelo West Texas J. E. Stenford Bir Stanford

Prison School Roll Boosted At Huntsville Facility

Prison Schools are expanding rapidly at the Huntsville facility under supervisor J. M. Reynolds. About 2254 inmates, 11 percent of the population, are enrolled in 22 schools instituted since 1920. Attendance peaked at 2529 in January 1933, with 285 inmates serving as teachers or supervisors. Courses total 66 in vocational areas, including agriculture, printing, and dairy, with sentence credits awarded for attendance. Proliferation follows Governor Allred’s pardon policy expansions.

Huntsville J. M. Reynolds Lexus Penitentiary System James V. Allred Reynolds Tums Wnendonil

Vote Slated On Wheat Cut Program In Lubbook Area

Wheat farmers of Lubbook and nearby communities will vote on May 25 on a proposed four year wheat reduction program. Eligible signers of wheat acreage contracts and others may vote. the plan covers 1986 through 1989 with a two year option to discontinue. G B Carter states the AAA seeks a clear national mandate to continue the program.

Luobook Lubbook Qdynties G. BE. Garter Aesisbast Thr Agricultural Adjustment Administration AAA Plains Carter University of Missouri Agronomist Washington

Banded Hawk Dies in Texas Hail Storm

A banded hawk wearing US Biological Survey band No. A-544,093 was killed by a hail storm on April 3 near Bynder Texas. County agent W R Lace reported the bird’s death and noted Rosy Williams at Helmsleigh as the finder. Washington was asked to report the band number.

Texas Bnyder United States Biological Survey W. R. Lace Rosy Williams Hemsleigh Lane Lubbock Washington

Parley to Attend Texas Postmasters Convention in Galveston

Postmaster General James A Parley and Governor James V Allred are listed for the Texas Postmasters Association convention in Galveston May 9 10 and 11. About 700 members are expected to attend the event with a focus on postal matters and state issues.

Farley Texas Galveston May James A. Parley James V. Allred Postmasters Association of Texas

Prisoner Sends Dime Chain Letter and Treasury Update

May notes reveal a prisoner chain letter attempt while a federal inmate from Wisxahachte signals intent to break the chain. Treasury data shows May receipts totaling $72,687,605.92 with a balance of $1,882,612,868.76 and a gross debt of $22,808,512,523, plus emergency outlays and other fiscal figures.

Treasury Washington Dlc The Halence

Road to Fort Chadbourne Ruins Promises Tourist Interest

May 6 Bronte reports state highway No 158 nears valuation along the old Mutler Geldural corridor. The route will pass an Indian campsite near Oak Creek and the fort ruins of Fort Chadbourne, with B W Wyatt noting the site’s potential for tourism and preserving historic markings and rock paintings observed on the rocks.

Bronte Vedilzation Trovilans Oak Creek Salcien Fort Chadbourne

Dinwiddie, Nationwide temperance leader, dies in DC

Dr. Fdwins Dinwiddie long-time prohibition advocate and head of the Nationate Temperance bureau died at his home in Washington DC on May 6. The longtime Dinwiddie was a prominent figure in the temperance movement and served as superintendent for many years. His death marks a notable end to an era in prohibition leadership.

Dinwiddie DTS Washington, D. C Fdwins. Dinwiddie Nationate Temperance Bureau Longtme

Formosa Earthquake Ravages Shinshiku Province

A violent quake in Shinshiku, Formosa, caused extensive property damage and added to the disaster burden for thousands rebuilding after April 11. The tremor, described by Tokle as severe, left more than 60 dead and 90,000 displaced, compounding the region’s distress amid ongoing aftershocks.

London Shinshiku Formosa Tokle

Valley Rotarians to Charter Plane Trip to Mexico City

Ban Benito May 6 The Valley Rotarians plan a summer trip to the international convention in Mexico City. A Pan American plane carrying four passengers has been chartered and another may be arranged for the journey in June.

Ban Benito Rio Grande Valley Mexico City Fung

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