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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
18
Classified note at Broadway and Fit Street invites applicants for a compact desk-size blader must be under M years old and prefer female. Contact The Light for details.
The fourth annual Great Grandmothers luncheon will be hosted by Joske's at the Menger hotel this Saturday. Pioneer mothers, once in a tiny two room adobe, will receive corsages, with Etta Prager arranging table flowers. Miss Lough and Miss Stak will host, J H Calvert to welcome guests, reservations via phone or mail.
A Hidalgo area landowner rejects a recent oil scout request to lease her land for wildcat drilling. She defends the property as good land with taxes paid and denies any wildcat activity, expressing indignation at the letter.
Former attorney general George W. Wickersham urged the American Law Institute to consider the growing burden of bureaucracy amid a period of expanding government activity. He spoke in Washington on the need for streamlined public administration and clearer utility of government processes.
An advertisement touts a cream named X-Pozia for underarm hair removal claiming quick results in five minutes. It promises smooth skin without shaving, razors, or irritation and markets a familiar cosmetic formula said to have been used for over a century.
Senator Black of Alabama urged new legislation to regulate foreign air mail service in Latin America. He described rates of 1.25 to 2 dollars per mile as outrageous, and domestic service funding at 39.1 cents per mile. The plan targets airline profits and calls for stricter oversight.
The American Glassware Association in New York alleges Japanese manufacturers copy American designs and flood markets with similar products. The group cites glassware imports totaling 1,195,312 dollars for last year, with Japan accounting for about five percent of the total, versus 1.94 percent of U S imports. Senators urge action urging Roosevelt to impose duties or declare embargoes on foreign goods competing unfairly with American products.
Atoanta May 9 Negro lawyer D Redmond of Jackson Mississippi and other leaders oppose plans by young Midwest Republicans to reduce southern representation in the national convention. Redmond calls any scheme to cut states with equal population unethical and undemocratic, arguing it betrays Republican traditions. Texas figures caution that weakening voting strength harms party prospects.
George M Knebel former general manager and vice president of the Texas Manufacturers association he organized in 1912 died after a lengthy illness at a local hospital. He directed the Army YOMA southern division during World War I and was a Rotarian and Travis Park Methodist church member. Survived by widow Beulah two daughters and three sons with siblings and six grandchildren. Burial planned Friday.
The Mehe's Snapstab Editor notes a flood of snapshots for the first week of The Useht's six week contest for amateur photographers. Fox company donates a folding camera for the weekly best snap with cash prizes for second, third, and fourth places. Entries must be printed on the reverse side and received by April 27, 1938.
R F Dubois of Beaumont was chosen as president of the Texas Bull a nd Loan league at its annual meeting in Dallas. New officers include Herbert Hayes of San Antonio as vice president and James F Adkinsson of Greenville as vice president and J F Oschwald of Beaumont as secretary treasurer. The officers were elected at the closing session of the convention yesterday.
A. and M. experimental station expert H. B. Park spoke at the Altrusa club meeting held at the Menger hotel on Wednesday night. He warned hay fever victims to avoid Lake Woodlawn and discussed weeds causing hay fever and their eradication, per club president Miss Emma Pirix.
Mrs. F A Buitsehell II will speak on A Comparison of Socialism Communism are Fascism at Palm Heights Recreation building West Thea Avenue and Marian Streets at 7:30 p m Thursday chaired by Mrs L H Strutt president of Palm Heights Recreation chit.
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