Taxpayer league urges drastic budget cuts and salaries trim
A San Antonio Taxpayers League resolution calls for sharp economies in city and county budgets for the next fiscal year. It urges salary reductions for public officials, consolidation of offices, fee-free salaries caps, and a central tax agency to handle assessments, citing burdens on taxpayers and proposing specific salary limits and consolidations.
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Taxpayers’ League of San Antonio
F. D. Henry
Sidney J. Brooks
Frank 0. Davis
O. M. Fitzhugh
Lawther elected Texas Har association president at Dallas meet
Herry P. Lawther of Dallas was elected president of the Texas Hotel association during the state convention in Mineral Wells. E L Brett of Lubbock was named vice president and George C. Gaines Jr of Houston secretary treasurer. Directors include Austin's George B. Shelley and others from Houston San Antonio and El Paso. Speakers were Guy A. Thompson of the American Bar Association and Martin W. Littleton of New York City at the banquet. The St Marks Players announce their final meeting Wednesday to elect officers for next year.
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Mineral Wells
Texas
INS
Herry P. Lawther
Dallas
Texas Har Association
E L. Brett
Lubbock
George C. Gaines Jr
Houston
George B. Shelley
Austin
H. F. Montgomery
Joe H. Barwice
Pat Worth
Ben H. Powell
H.C. Burney
San Antonio
Freeman
Sherman
Will C. Hurst
Longview
H. C. Pipkin
Amarito
R. A. Morton
el Paso
Charles F. Butler
Beaumont
J. P. Alexander
Waco
T. R. Smith
Colorado
Guy A. Thompson
American Bar Association
Martin YW. Littleton
New York City
Benquet
San Antonio to Open State Prohibition HQ Office
The San Antonio chamber of commerce thanked County Judge W. A. Warebach and the county commissioners for allowing office space for a state prohibition headquarters to be opened soon by special agent P. E. Locke. The office will join the department of justice, bring an annual payroll of 23000, and employ about 40 agents in the city.
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San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Warebach
Prohibition
P. E. Locke
Department of Justice
Entombed Men Rescued From Railroad Tunnel in Texas
Forty two workers trapped in a railroad tunnel near Weatherford Texas were rescued after a 96 hour restraining order stopped further work on a state highway project. District Judge Sam Russell granted the injunction against the state highway commission the highway engineer and county officials. None expected to die though several are seriously ill. Rescue teams removed the men using stretchers and the tunnel was poured with water to aid the process.
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Texas
INS
Temuod
Chile
Ranger Mountain
Weatherford
Sam Rus
Tor
G. M. Hurt
State Highway Commission
San Antonio
Light County Commissioners Court
Artists Quit Grand Opera in New York
Maria Jeritza and 27 well known artists have been dropped from the Metropolitan Opera Company Director Gatti-Casazza announced while sailing for Europe. Jeritza is expected to join the Philadelphia Opera, declining a reduced contract. The 1932-33 prospectus shows American singers prominent with new foreign stars like Frieda Leider Tito Schipa and Thezia Bori joining next season. Opening date for the 16 week season is November 21.
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New York
Maria Jeritza
Metropolitan Opera Company
Gatti-Casagra
Europe
Benjamia Gigli
Clarence Whitehil
Jertize
Philadelphia Opera Company
Metropolitan
Richard Borelli
Chicago Civic Opera
Rose Bampton
Philadelphia Company
Richard Crooks
Frieda Leider
Tito Schipa
Chicago Opera
Therezia Bori
Adirondacks
Missing Girl Found With Accused Abductor Named
Twelve year old Margaret Huffman, missing from Dennison since last Thursday, was found with two women fishing along Still Water creek. She identified Loyd B. Shull, a 55 year old former Newark man, as her alleged abductor in police reports. Shull faced juvenile authorities as the crowd at city hall watched.
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New Philadelphia
Chia
Shull
Worker Kills Self Over Stock Losses
Despondent over a $30,000 stock market loss Frank Yerick, 48, a metal worker, shot himself in forest park. His sister, Miss Marie Yerick, said the money represented years of hard labor savings.
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ST. Louis
ING
Frank Yerick
Forest Park
Yerick
Marie Yerick
Rabies Case Linked to Five-Year-Old Mule Bite
In Blytheville Arkansas two farmers received rabies treatment after a mule bitten five years earlier by a rabid dog developed symptoms. The Manila county health unit ordered serums for the two men following the mule bite and ensuing exposure.
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Blythville
Ark
Manila County
Barrows Fined for Cruelty to Pig in Marstons Mills
Barnstable Mass May man Manuel J Barrows of Marstons Mills fined 10 dollars for cruelty to a pig. Judge Fy Swift imposed the penalty and Barrows sought a month to sell the pig and pay. A stay in prison was granted pending appeal or payment.
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Barnstable
Mass
Itch
Manuel J. Barrows
Marstons Mills
Fy CG
Swift
Barrows
Rea.soner
Fleischer Again Sought on Border
Border search continues for phantom gangster Harry Fleischer with orders to capture him at all costs for questioning in the Bergh kidnapping and murder case. Local and federal officers join the pursuit along the El Paso border, as authorities intensify the hunt.
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Fleischer
EL Paso
Texas
Bearch
Harry Fleischer
Kindbergh
California Registers Over Two Million Autos
Sacramento May 2 California's auto registration totals more than 2 200 000 units. Feustell Devens head of the state motor vehicle registration department announced the figure noting roughly one car for every 28 residents in the state.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Feustell Devens
Alata Mater Vee Mele
Chicago Auto Deaths Decrease Reported
Data from Cook County shows automobile fatalities for the period declined to 281 compared with the previous period. The report outlines deaths by location and year across the county, noting a downward trend in automobile fatalities in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
Cook County
Riding party for S A Bos at Olmos Park stables
A riding party and barbecue for six San Antonio bays will be held at Olmos Park stables from 4 to 7 pm Saturday May 28. Homer Adams heads the Circle Bar Cowboy camp and will provide riding instruction. Exhibition rides by Mrs. William C King and Jack Beretta, with a horsemanship lecture by William C King. Tex Elam and Adams will demonstrate. Transportation can be arranged for boys without means by calling Adams at 1723 West Huisache Avenue. The event preludes the camp opening June 16, with instructors including Jimmy Rogers, son of Will Rogers.
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San Antonio
Olmos Park
Homer Adams
Circle Bar
Adams
William C. King
Jack Beretta
Tex Elam
West Huisache Avenue
Bandera
Jimmy Rogers
Will Rogers
Frigidaire Lectures Dealers On Two Cylinder Compressor
Frigidaire corporate officials lectured local dealers in San Antonio on operation and performance of a two cylinder compressor. J R Straus, head of the local distributor, led the meeting. The Frigidaire spring showing and thrift exhibit draws public interest as price reductions boost electric refrigeration appeal.
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Frigidaire Corporation
San Antonio
J. R. Straus
Straus
Woman Twins 72 Still Live Together in Michigan
In Royal Oak Michigan on May 21 Mrs Elizabeth Walte and her 13 year old twin sister My Freezes Schroder live together share looks dress and manner. The sisters spend most of their time sewing clothes for their children.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Elizabeth Walte
Freezes Schroder
Boston Youth Trisects Angle at 13
Boston Latin school freshman Harry Pollard, aged 13, has achieved the trisecting of an angle, a feat long considered mathematically impossible, marking an extraordinary early achievement in geometry.
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Boston
Harry Pollard
Boston Latin School
Gangster Accords sentence cut by appeals court
Martin Accords, reputed Capone henchman, had his Leavenworth term reduced from four and a half years to two years by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for liquor violations.
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Ghicago
Martin Accords
Capone
Leavenworth
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cleveland Rejects Stagger System Labor Reform
Cleveland laborers push for a 30 hour work week to stagger shifts but employers disapprove. The effort by organized labor to reduce weekly hours failed, blocking the proposed staggered employment plan in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Temperanceville Sees Raids On Beer Wine And Whiskey
Prohibition agents raided Temperanceville on May 2 seizing a hundred easions of beer wine and whiskey from a small village operation. Local authorities reported the seizure as part of ongoing temperance enforcement.
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Temperanceville
S&t
Clairgville
Ohio
Politicians Set Taste of Texas Steers at Washington Barbecue
In Washington on May 21, a Texas style beef barbecue drew about 3000 attendees under the National Press Club auspices. The event celebrated Bascom Timmins’s presidency and John N. Garner’s speakership, with 30 prime beef ribs sent from Texas and a crew from the Lone Star state. Notables included Governor Albert G. Ritchie of Maryland, Governor Max Gardner of North Carolina, and many senators, congressmen, diplomats, and Texas officials. John Enider led the barbecue as the chief cook and organizer. The menu featured Amarillo barbecue beef, pinto beans, potatoes, Texas onions, pickles, stewed apricots, and buns.
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Washington
D. C
Texas
Chesapeake Beach
Maryland
National Press Club
Bascom N
Albert G. Ritchie
Free State
Max Gardner
North Carolina
James R. Beverly
Porto
Army
Navy
Congress
John Enider
Mayor Walker to Face Grill Over 20 Bank Accounts
New York May 21 Mayor Walker to be questioned about connections to more than 20 bank and brokerage accounts in his and others names totaling over five million dollars. Seabury to call him at Wednesday's public hearing with testimony expected to span two or three days.
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New York
Walker
Hofstadter Committee
Samuel Seabury
Heriday
Seabury
Russell T Sherwood
Britishers Smoke 45 Million Fags
London reports 45 098 882 cigarettes consumed yearly, totaling 119 528 600 pounds of tobacco. With about half of 44 500 090 adults smoking, each smoker averages 2100 cigarettes annually. 1924 to 1930 shows pipe use down nearly 20 percent, cigarette use up over 50 percent, and cigar use down 25 percent.
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London
Board of Trade Journal
Preacher to Cash In On Arrest Plans in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on May 21 1INS Rev Reuben Curran was arrested after a free for all at Salvation Army headquarters and freed on disorderly conduct charges. He said this publicity is not great and plans to start a revival soon.
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Citattanooga
Tenn
Salvation Army
Reuben Curran
El Paso Marksmen Take Back Trophies in Shoot
El Paso marksmen led by CADLAIN Max J B Brown and Harry Burnhardt plus Rob Trennan returned home Saturday with trophies from a pistol and rifle shoot. The event crowned top shooters as residents claimed prizes and honors.
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el Paso Marksmen
Cadlain
Max
J.B. Brown
Mia
Harry Burnhardt
Rob Trennan
el Paso Hat
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