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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1935
Page
13
The piece notes a nationwide craze for dime chain letters promising quick profits, with San Antonio residents reacting angrily to the post office handling and postal costs while thousands continue circulating the schemes in English, Spanish, and German.
Nashville report notes that income from chain letters is taxable. Tax collector Charles M. McQuase urged that money earned from dime letters counts as income for 1935, requiring dime profits to be reported and taxed.
San Antonio eyes a $500000 Centennial fund to build a stadium and exhibit hall at Centennial park and complete Brackenridge park amphitheater. A Friday meeting of the San Antonio Centennial committee in the Municipal auditorium will set definite plans after Governor Allred signed the Centennial bill. Mortis Stern, committee chairman, announced the meeting.
County commissioners awarded the Clegg company the binding contract for 127 tax roll books at 7.90 each after 14 bidders. Two commissioners protested splitting the work, but the majority cited past satisfactory performance.
City administration tickets will carry Ms campaign for re election. The second rally of the season occurs at San Pedro park Wednesday night starting at p m. Mayor Quin and all four city commissioners address the audience with J R Davis of San Antonio serving as chairman. In Ennis Texas Roy E Calloway 32 bookkeeper Brooks Field Supply House Bast Antonio injured seriously when his motor car turned over three times north of Garett last night. Brooks Field ambulance on way to Ben Antonio today.
An advertisement extols Carter's Liver Pills as a remedy to cleanse the liver and improve bile flow. It claims daily dosing with two small doses of liquid bile and notes relief from symptoms like bloating, bad taste, and headaches. The copy urges readers to seek Care's Liver Pills at drug stores, dating the claim to 1991.
Bexard county commissioners on Wednesday morning approved an order from the state highway department authorizing 304 million dollars for repairs on the old Seguin highway. The court agreed to maintain the road after work and authorized purchase of a right of way for the Austin highway construction, with GG McNair arranging most of the land purchase.
A wartime pay bill known as the Patman measure won broad support in Congress amid telegram deluges and a key Senate speech by Senator McAdoo. Advocates argued no new taxes were needed due to the currency feature, while opponents warned against risks to veterans’ immediate benefits. Administration leaders backed Patman as the likeliest veto-proof option.
Washington May 5 Veterans have largely drawn on loans from the $3.48 billion owed by the government. A table from the Veterans Bureau lists total compensation by state and the cash veterans would receive under Patman proposals, with many loaned sums already drawn and remaining amounts varying by state.
In Toledo Ohio workers at Chevrolet and Fisher Body vote on company proposals that could halt the broad auto workers strikes. About 33 000 employees awaiting the outcome of the ballot, with many facing layoff due to strikes and shutdowns.
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