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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
12
Readers vent opinions on the Home Owners Loan Corporation and federal taxation. Bankers and officials defend foreclosure figures, insist private lenders foreclosed more, and call for voter scrutiny of government policy amid rising taxation concerns.
A chaotic pursuit unfolds as Frank Nash and Frances Nash travel with the BarkerKarpis gang across states. Agents in Oklahoma capture Nash in a hot Springs tavern after a wide hunt, while the gang evasively moves through Kansas City and Lansing jailbreaks loom. The story blends romantic entanglements with high stakes bank robberies and prison escapes.
Great-grandmothers of San Antonio were invited to a luncheon at the Menger hotel Thursday sponsored by Joske's. Over 24 years of service by hostesses Mrs Flan Miss Luzydizik and Mrs Minnie Flannery were noted. Mrs Irvin Slane with Mrs L. K. Marks will sing. Attendees must register with the store superintendent's office by Wednesday.
Treasury data show May 4 receipts of 21 489 725 71 and expenditures of 104 791 304 40, leaving a balance of 2. Gold assets stand at 10 231 416 441 98. Customs receipts for the month total 4 146 008 94. Fiscal year figures since July 1 show receipts 8 404 246 828 40 and expenditures 6 070 946 654 06, with emergency spending 2 214 510 441 80, producing an excess of 2 675 709 825 66. Gross debt is 21 430 298 568 83, down 1 495 498 00 from the previous day.
Test case in Bexar County upheld by the Court of Criminal Appeals. State Department of Public Safety moves to enforce a law requiring motor vehicles to be registered in the county of the owner's residence. Officials say the practice diverts ad valorem taxes and highway funds. W I Opp of San Antonio was charged April 2 with operating an unregistered vehicle for registering a truck in La Salle County and fined $1.
Dickson a Texas engineer informed Street Commissioner Stettler that the U S Bureau of Public Roads approved three underpasses where Nogalitos street meets the Missouri Kansas Texas and Southern Pacific railroads. The project costs about 200000 with the Texas highway department funding construction and San Antonio furnishing land and upkeep. Stettler said plans cover South St Marys Street property but Nogalitos owners seek high prices. city may use condensation method if needed.
Robert S. Gain national commander of the United Spanish War veterans was to stop briefly in San Antonio at the Southern Pacific railway station at 2 45 pm Wednesday A delegation of San An tonians led by G W Barnes commander of the Eugene J HerImandez camp No 1 was to meet the national chief
The flight squadron contest scheduled at the Gunther hotel Friday is postponed to the same hour next week due to the absence of the wing commander. Contestants will still enter the indoor glider race Sunday and may request official rules and entry blanks for the June 27 1936 event. booklets are free.
Representative Joe Hagle of Houston said he filed an application with Texas Democratic officials to seek a place on the July 25 primary ballot to challenge Senator Morris Sheppard. He announced plans to fund his campaign at a May 14 banquet in Houston after filing papers with Myron Blalock, chairman of the Texas Democratic executive committee.
Beatrice Harenden, a London based novelist aged 72 and author of Ships That Pass in the Night and Youth Calling, died yesterday at Barton on Sea in Dorset. She remained unmarried and had a notable literary career.
Sttut William K Ray of the Ninth Infantry will report at Randolph Field July 1 to attend the Primary Flying School under orders issued at Fort Sam Houston.
Bexar county commissioners voted a resolution Wednesday to offer financial aid to the American Legion if contributions fall short for erecting a memorial in the courthouse yard. Herman G. Nani of the central council urged that materials could be obtained from contributors. The stone will feature the emblem of the American Legion and the Daughters of the Confederacy and is planned for dedication May 24.
Residents from Pennsylvania will gather at the Original Mexican club in San Antonio at 7 p m Wednesday. M Farnsworth will host the meeting.
Grateful reader Miss G. I. Freid of 859 Central Ave Hamilton Ohio reports five years of eczema relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The ad notes relief from pimples rashes ringworm and other external skin faults and invites samples from Cuticura Dept 21 Malden Massachusetts.
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