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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1935
Page
7
A frail household dispute over snoring leads to a comic invention war in this vignette featuring Mrs Binks and Henry. The pair navigate a night of recorded noises, staged gadgets, and legal tone as Henry unveils the Binks Snorephone to settle the domestic squabble.
A comic 1935 tale by Milt Gross follows Joe Runt attempting to feign illness to dodge work while dealing with a chaotic scheme involving Silly Sally and a messy home life. He fakes a fever with odd stunts, including bananas, soap, and a dog bite, as two snoops arrive to check on his health.
In Tia Juana on May 11 a court arraigned 22 revelers for interfering with firemen battling a blaze. The judge fined each suspect from 24 to 50 pesos, despite their plea that they were merely celebrating.
In Our Town-t by Damon Runyon, Hannah Hinshaw, aged 28, is courted by Curt Keesman who loves her while her husband Fred Hinshaw, a quiet bank stenographer, is unaware. Curt’s feelings spark gossip as Hannah’s life grows tangled with jealousy, a death, and an eventual flight from town.
Herriot discusses a Franco British accord from February and a March 28 Tevestia document. The text explains mutual assistance obligations among several states and warns that an attack on one could draw in the others, framing it as more than a simple pact.
A 1783 Bordeaux shipbuilder, Jacques Gay, died at 102 after marrying 16 women, 15 of them widows, yielding 221 stepchildren. He had no biological children and left 121 stepchildren. The piece notes Unrepeated marriages as his life pattern and hints at a French phrase sounding like a playful read-aloud.
The text discusses French reaction to collective security formulas and neutral stance toward defending Poland and Germany, warning against being duped while pursuing mutual assistance for peace. It then shifts to a World War II era account of Allied defense and Japanese Asiatic attacks on the Pacific Northwest and California, noting failed air offensives, dwindling air force, and communications breakdown.
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