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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1936
Page
16
Topeka Oct 6 Governor Ali M Landon denounced what he called censorship of the source of news. He said WPA cost records and payrolls are public and should be accessible to newspapers. He argued publicity serves registrants and urged open public records regardless of campaign impact.
Street Commissioner Paul Steller announced plans to mobilize 10 workers Monday to widen the Bouth Hackberry street Katy railroad underpass by passing the roadbed. A railroad crew has prepared approaches this week, with the city project expected to take two weeks at a cost of 500 dollars. The note also mentions Margret Dumont and a theater reference from "A Day at the Tacos" in a separate line.
In Fairmont West Virginia October 6 Hoos from a crowded courtroom compelled U S Senator Bust D Holt a Democrat of Virginia to deliver what he called the first speech of his rampage against Senator M M Neely Democrat of West Virginia Holt label the boos and calls as coming from mine workers and some WEA workers at Neelys home town He later spoke on a Fairmont radio station Holt once backed Neely in his campaign two years ago but has since broken with Van A Bittner and his stance is tied to United Mine Workers support and political shifts.
At the White House on October 6 President Roosevelt settled in for a four day stay and pressed state business while weighing final details of his campaign swing into the West next week. He returned from Hyde Park with a statement by William Green praising the movement and organization of labor.
Jessa Jones a former Bexar county jail guard and Joan Mauldley were charged jointly with theft of an automobile valued at about 200 dollars. The alleged theft occurred July 20 from the Jones Motor Company. State Highway Patrol official Rohatsch filed the charge. Earlier, two freemen faced theft complaints involving a vehicle owned by Arthur Pfeil, chamber bureau manager. The complaints are before Justice of the Peace Bat Gorrigan.
Texas school system officials and state board of education members meet at the Plaza hotel to study readers for second, sixth, and seventh graders. The session includes straws among readers for order, with Jack Ryan of McKinney presiding and several delegates present as the committee plans hearings and sales talks this week.
A. M. Crossley surveys the 1936 electoral landscape, arguing Landon holds an edge over Roosevelt overall. He lists New Jersey, New York, Ohio dynamics and counts key states that could push Landon past the 270 electoral votes, noting slim margins in Colorado Missouri and Wisconsin.
Oct 5 Minneapolis report on Democratic candidate withdrawals in Minnesota to back the Farmer-Labor ticket amid Communist support claims. Conservatives denounce the deal as damaging to the party while the Communist movement distributes circulars urging voters to back the Farmer-Labor slate and Browder’s Moscow-inspired plan.
A garbled report describes Glennn Fisher hearing burglars in his kitchen. Officers arrived in a guard formation with shotguns, breaking through the kitchen decor in a tense rural incident.
Four youths faced crimes in the fatal May 14 bus robbery in San Antonio. Jesse Polanco received the death penalty for firing the fatal shot, with three co-defendants pleading guilty or receiving agreed terms. Agripino Castilo, Frank Gallegos, and Daniel Acosta faced prison terms or reform school confinement, with Gallegos ultimately sentenced to 20 years after a jury trial despite earlier agreements.
Former Missouri senator Reed Brands declares Roosevelt unfit for office amid New Deal criticism. At a Newark meeting sponsored by national Democrats and the National Constitution League, he denounces the New Deal as wasteful and driven by untested experiments, appealing to about two hundred attendees.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a total cleanse for stomach gas, bowel toxins, and constipation. It cites personal relief after use and contrasts Adlerika with ordinary laxatives, claiming upper and lower bowel action and elimination of harmful matter affecting nerves and headaches. The piece promotes a test dose and urges readers to try the product for a dramatic restoration of comfort.
Robert N. Branchielt of Baker Oregon urged support for Franklin Roosevelt at a Democratic rally, arguing Hoover failed to shield Americans from the 1929 crash while Roosevelt would uphold the party’s principles. The speaker claimed the Roosevelt administration is now delivering reform after four years.
In Ichmont Virginia the Court of Appeals upheld the National Labor Relations Board in a dispute involving interstate commerce. The decision centers on the board versus Washington Virginia and Maryland Couch Company, a furniture manufacturer operating between Virginia District of Columbia and Maryland. The ruling clarifies limits on state and interstate actions under the labor relations act.
Chicago voters rushed to politics booths as election officials predicted record registration. A. McMay, head of the election commission, said many will sign up to be eligible for the presidential race. An estimated 9,000 people were already registered with due turnout expected.
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