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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
6
The auditors and leaders of the Citians league faced conspiracy charges for deceiving the public about the city's finances. The defendants allegedly conspired to withhold the audit supplement until a day when the mayor was absent, delaying delivery to the corporation court.
An old OCR fragment touts a Japanese product named TeeMinial promising relief for tired feet cracked skin and bleeding. It claims rapid inflammations vanish and feet become healthy again, marketed with claims of appeal to women and workers who stand long hours.
The report blends claims that Russian workers face slavery with views on life under the czar and a skeptic take on photography, then shifts to a local legal case as Maverick accuses a city auditor of publishing a false report. The suit seeks damages for humiliation and alleges malice while a grand jury adjourns awaiting election.
A prowler invaded the home of C. Taupe at 112 Fourth Street and tried to steal a phone. The resident woke, chased the thief several blocks, and recovered the pay phone but the prowler escaped, slowed by a ballast heavy enough to hinder the pursuit.
Mrs Hessie Sharp mother of a two year old child and Willie Lorleson 23 are jailed in Sandraron Texas charged with murder in the death of Telefun Sharp the women's husband Dig Canyon ranch hand who died Sunday night after exposure to strychnine A bond bid for the accused will be opposed by District Attorney Jellan Lattrosse of Del Rio.
A caravan of about 500 prominent publishers from the United States and Canada will pass through San Antonio on August 7 en route to the World Press Congress in Mexico City August 10 to 14. They are due to arrive at 4 20 P M and depart by 8 20 P M The Missouri Pacific will offer a tour of the city during the layover. An estimated 1500 to 2000 delegates are expected at the congress, which convenes every five years.
Laredo, Mas 8.-14-Innar Uranga, 28, shot and killed himself this morning as he entered the hallway of his home there after returning from the Mesiron side of the Rio Grande. A coroner’s verdict of a wh ide was returned. Members of a party who had brought him home in an automobile and members of his family in bed overheard the shot.
Bernard Shaw spoke to the British Institute of Journalists and criticized time lag in reporting. He questioned journalism as a profession and urged reporters to narrate events as they happen, noting the Russian revolution and Soviet Union's stay. He dismissed idealized rhetoric and called himself a journalist. Mothers Day is highlighted with gift ad copy from local merchants.
A hospital plane from Fokker en route from Dallas to San Antonio to accompany the Kelly Field pursuit group to Dayton for the annual air corps maneuvers carries three patients plus its pilot and medical attendant. Four pursuit planes receive radio equipment allowing voice communication among leaders across the flights and groups from Kelly field.
Continued from page one, the article discusses ideas to ease trade barriers, reduce tariffs, and encourage currency stability. It mentions fresh capital needs, wage reductions in some regions, and proposals for freer immigration and budget cuts to stimulate international credits.
A fragment lists topics from a conference including a call for international agreements to organize agriculture, ease credits, and remove export protections. It notes possible study of world war debt revision, Russian dumping discussions, and futures markets with government roles. An unrelated ad for grain futures and a light classified line follow.
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