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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1932
Page
2
In Williamsburg Ontario a doctor named Mahlon W Locke gains fame as a supposed miracle healer. Reports claim he treats arthritis and paralysis with a “tris t cure” from a barnyard setup, charging three dollars per patient and moving through crowds as his clinics vanish into rumors across the region.
The article details a long running clinic operating from 10 am to 10 pm daily with extended lunch breaks, serving over 1400 patients in July through September at 81 each for two treatments. Weather changes reduced daily patients to about 660, averaging $19,200 monthly. Notable attendees include Mrs. T. d. Preston Jr, widow of Grover Cleveland, and Lady Eaton, widow of Sir Timothy Eaton, with wives of several gynecologists present. Dr. Tago Galdston comments on physician humanity amid incurable disease. Also mentioned: 6000 naturalization applications in Cuba, mainly from the Spanish colony, and Searcy Baker Gr, former state prison superintendent, dies in Houston.
A fragmented ad promotes Rack and White Ointment and Kiun Soap as a combined treatment for stubborn eczema. It claims prompt relief and features a money back guarantee, urging use together for best results.
Milk tickets and baby items will admit entry to a community event at 8 p m December 16 in the municipal auditorium Maury Maverick coordinates arrangements with three jazz orchestras two bands and a tableau plus a children's grand march led by the Junior Yanks and a Bonner studio dancers presentation. Proceeds support city children.
Washington D C November 23 Major General Irving J Carr says pigeons remain a vital auxiliary communication in peacetime and that signals corps training preserves their capabilities while other arms study their limits. The Lyre Bird’s debut in Sydney features a phonograph record of the Australian mocking bird.
Washington hearings on the German American mixed claims commission reopened the Black Tom and Kingsland cases. Germany previously won $40,000,000 in the wartime damage claims, but American attorneys pressed new evidence of German agent involvement. Also in brief, Harrisburg tree thefts prompt forester to vow recovery of 10 stolen trees. Experts estimate October farm equipment value at $831,514, up from September.
A fragmented weather bulletin lists temperatures and precipitation expectations for several cities including San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. It mentions cooler highs, varying visibility, and mixed wind conditions, with notes on rain and cloud cover across the region.
In Bexar County, Joe Demack, once facing the electric chair, is sentenced to life imprisonment after the jury shows mercy. Widow Frances Mangold and others witness the verdict as Demack smiles and is escorted from the courtroom. Defense counsel weigh possible appeals amid no defense testimony presented. The trial, held after delays, stemmed from a 12 gauge shotgun blast during a burglary investigation at a Tandy-Andy store on the Culebra Road.
Chicago man Jack Brody aged 24 is still sought by peace officers in Fort Worth after vanishing October 29 while traveling from Del Rio to San Antonio. He reportedly carried about 2400 dollars and was last seen with a hitchhiker. Sheriff Albert Hausser checked local hotels without success as a heavy shower brought rain to the area.
Two others with Demeck at the store were arrested and signed confessions. Eugene Banspach and Ed ger McDonald alias Ed Wilson are named and to be tried in the near future.
Prohibition agents activities in San Antonio were curtailed by absentees. Three agents went to Waco to testify in court cases and two were on leave. No arrests or seizures reported in the past 24 hours. A notice about buying wood and coal at low prices appears in the classification section.
The customs house will hold its annual Christmas sale of confiscated items on December 16. Despite a smaller stock this year, past offerings included cigarettes, baby dresses, and a diamond ring among a wide array of seized articles. 午夜
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