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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1939
Page
9
Excasation notes the foundation work for cadet barracks and first major structure in rebuilding the advanced lying school. Cadet barracks and academic buildings are under way, with early construction commencing on the large complex.
Plans for the superstructures of the buildings have not been received yet. Construction quarters are coordinating the work, with Captain Dimstan directing. Now under way are street construction and sewer laying tasks as part of the project funded by the appropriation approved by the previous Congress.
Washington May 20 Promotion from aerecant to a colonel on the army's retired list would be awarded to Sgt. Alvin C. Work of Teriesgue for single handedly capturing 182 Germans in World War I. The bill, approved by Gen Pershing, now goes to the House for action.
The San Antonio Civic Symphony association postpones its June 6 concert at Sunken Garden Theatre under Dr Erich Sorantin to a later date. Secretary Lillian Lewis says the move aims at civic mindedness and cooperation, with the civic operas to begin June 12.
Austin judge Ralph W. Yarbrough will address Lockhart on Tuesday night during the Lockhart Chamber of Commerce annual chicken barbecue on the terrace of the congress building. Slab p.
Margaret Lucille Bush, 35, died at Municipal Hospital after a vicious assault in southwest McAllen on Wednesday. Two blood transfusions failed to save her. two stab wounds to the chest penetrated a lung. A deep facial cut and chin injury noted. Sheriff said 30 suspects questioned with no evidence yet. American Legion post offers 450 reward for culprits. Survived by mother Mrs Ross Kemper. Funeral services Sunday at Roselawn Cemetery in San Antonio.
In Chicago on an unspecified date, a mysterious fusillade shattered a Southside tavern window killing a young wife named Mrs. Helen Rach, 28, who sat beside her husband and died at hospital. A waiter was wounded and insurance broker Thomas Coffey, 34, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.
Bexar County council Veterans of Foreign Wars elects B. F. Harris as commander for the coming year. Officers named include J. R. Cavanaugh and G. H. Campbell Jr as ice commanders H. E. Nicholson as adjutant A. J. Gabel as quartermaster and J. D. Jordan as chaplain. Plans call for construction of a Veterans Memorial building as a meeting place for veterans and auxiliaries.
May 20 Fort Worth Texas radio report quotes Eliott Gan and KM Nate saying President Roosevelt is behind the times on Argentine beef. The younger Roosevelt cites the president's navy purchase of 48 000 pounds of imported beef as evidence of outdated assertions. The remarks spark congressional controversy based on a four year old claim.
Stanley Quinn paid a burglar to steal trousers and eight purses containing cash. Pete Rodriguez was pickpocketed for $4. A can of paint vanished from a freight area. Tire theft from Ed Cyeen’s garage. A dog was reported stolen from Mrs. Hrenner’s yard. Radio patrol later arrested a suspect.
Fragmentary ad style item references kidney trouble causing nocturnal awakenings, bladder irritation, and backache. Mentions pains, irritants, and a product line with vague pricing and adwriter notes. Limited readable names and phrases suggest an obsolete medical marketing snippet.
An advertisement extols Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe inexpensive remedy for kidney function and toxin removal. It claims relief from backache nervousness night-time urination and cramps by stimulating kidneys and excreting waste. The copy urges readers to buy the 35 cent box from modern drug stores and to demand the original genuine product.
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