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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1931
Page
8
A Monday night rally in Maverick Park drew a large crowd as Leaguers accused of subsidizing press faced charges calling the move a low political trick. The confrontation followed a tense final rally amid heated exchanges and allegations of intimidation.
Mrs Dodeckson of Pineland Texas claims relief after suffering leg wounds for 16 years. A pamphlet from Westport Bank Building Mansar City advertises a free book on home treatment for leg ulcers varicose veins milk leg and related conditions with no cost or obligation.
A large, tense political meeting in San Antonio drew hundreds as opponents of the city machine denounced intimidation tactics aimed at voters. Speakers accused the administration of mismanagement, corruption, and plans for annexation, while vows to protect voters and reform the city dominated the fiery exchanges.
A brazen proposition attributed to Al Capone seeks control of Chicago cleaners and dyers by taking 75 percent of advertising reserves and offering to aid the industry in exchange. He would destroy competition or force independent cleaners to join the alliance.
French foreign minister Aristide Briand appears poised for the presidency as the national assembly moves toward a second ballot tomorrow. Opponent Paul Doumer, president of the senate, canvassed with supporters but pundits doubt Doumer can halt Briand’s path to an absolute majority on the second round.
William Graham, president of the British Board of Trade, told a London NBC hookup from New York that protective tariffs across nations have created a worldwide mood of stagnation. He warned tariffs push higher barriers, sustain uneconomic production, and undermine national welfare.
Major General Stephen O Fuqua chief of infantry will address listeners on KTBA and the Columbia system at p.m. Tuesday from Washington. The topic is military training camps and will be presented from an army official viewpoint and from the perspective of a father of a CMT student.
About 150 miners at the Taplin mine of Friends Coal near Hannock Ohio walked out May 2. Deputies faced trouble keeping the road open and several officers were injured during a melee as workers attempted to go to their shift and others sought to stop them.
An American named Samuel rain, en route from the United States, was murdered near Tampico by several unidentified men. The report, filed from Tampico, provides few details on the motive or exact location.
NEWTON Kan Assembly today found hardly more than a score of Civil war veterans ready to march to what may be the grand review of the Grand Army of the Republic in Kansas. The event centers on holding the fiftieth annual late encampment there.
The San Antonio Light announces a Thursday food craft demonstration atop the St Anthony hotel roof featuring REO Majestic Ashley Page with a full program of novelty and open face sandwiches, salads, cakes, and chili. Free recipe sheets will be given. audience will enjoy demonstrations and model kitchen equipment from Karotkin.
Canton authorities report 17 year old Ray Wilt confessed to killing Edward Jones, 46, an invalid farmer, and his wife Ethel Jones, 44, at their home. The confession followed initial questioning by police.
Eugene Brewster and his actress wife Cordlas Palmer prepare for a public auction of their Long Island home and its rare paintings and rugs to cover delinquent taxes and debts. The property will be offered for sale after the furnishings are disposed of to the highest bidder.
Pope Pius will address about 10,000 labor representatives gathered in Valliganot to mark the fortieth anniversary of Leo XIII’s encyclical rerum novarum. The address will be broadcast via radio on Friday from station FLY.
A forecast suggests only 100000 aliens will be admitted to the United States this year, marking a record low since 1862. The prediction highlights a dramatic drop in immigration during the current period.
Former Senator Zlenty J. Mien describes the current business climate as a panic of plenty with more goods than demand. The remark labels the mood of the market amid pressures on inventory and sales.
A brief old article suggests using sugar to enhance inexpensive meats in dishes like Chili con Carne. The recipe advises onions, four tablespoons fat, cubed round steak or lean beef, chili powder, water, salt, sugar, tomatoes or juice, then simmer until tender. Serve with potatoes rice corn or hominy. The Sugar Institute endorses this culinary tip.
Claims a famous prescription, Prescription A 2451, can relieve rheumatic pains quickly by flushing toxins and dissolving chalky deposits. Promotes dramatic healing of joints and muscles, with assertions of widespread sales and long history.
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