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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
13
B C Forbes argues that discouraged industrial leaders must act boldly to sustain employment and growth amid Washington policy uncertainty. He condemns passivity and warns that a do nothing stance could aid New Deal opponents. Urges sustained, constructive effort to spur prosperity.
Ad claims rapid relief from piles with EPHETAN, urging immediate use and promising drying and shrinking results. It warns to stop if bleeding or excoriated areas appear and offers a mail‑in tube for full refund. The text mimics old style drug promotion with dubious efficacy.
Kuykendall of 222-T Lancaster Street Thursday announced his candidacy for the Texas legislature and his resignation as precinct No. 10 manager for the city county machine. He cited a belief that state leadership failed to provide a $30 monthly old age pension and proposed replacing poll taxes with registration fees to curb tax burdens on homeowners. He did not support Albert West, the machine candidate for sheriff, and resigned over that disagreement.
Oil firms report a second Glenrose pool near the Chittim anticline in Maverick County. No. 1 A, Chittin estate Thewell, 312 miles southeast of the Chittim field, bottomed at about 291 feet with salt casing. Porous limestone at 5485-8502 feet shows oil and gas. no gas releases yet. Other wells report gas shows and potential oil production in La Salle and adjacent counties, with multiple completions and tests ongoing.
William Brown, 43, president of the General Drivers' Union, was shot to death after a dispute over union funds. His body was found in the front seat of his car near union headquarters. Coroner's jury tied to a prior Corcoran killing. Atabi Johnson confessed to two gunshots and reporting the crime. Brown survived by a widow and two children.
State tax officials reported Towa’s 2 per rent assessment on tall new car sales yielded 534,002 dollars in its first year. Walch ended April 1 state tax figures reported.
Delegates from across the United States attend the Communist Party tenth national convention opening with a Madison Square Garden mass meeting. Earl Browder urges a common democratic front against fascism and reactionaries as the party outlines its program including a new constitution and stance on force, democracy, and peace.
Mrs. J. E. Montemayor, 3, of 102 Ruiz street, treated at Robert B. Green hospital for mouth burns after misusing a disinfectant and mouthwash from a bathroom cabinet while teaching in her home. The mishap occurred Wednesday night and was reported by Montemayor to hospital attendants.
Adolph Klein, Dr Sol Klein, Eddie Klein and three brothers join San Antonio Lodge No 1107S in a Thursday night ceremony at 237 Camden. Lester Klein, coach at George West High, seeks first degree of Masonry with W H Wallace presiding. Also notes over 400 fish species observed in the Mesiteronsia Bee.
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