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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1936
Page
2
Kiwanis club plans Friday noon gathering at the Gunter hotel to honor St. Mary's University football team in a civic event. A rental listing notes a vacant property before October 15 via Light Classified adwriter, Dia P1231.
In Cleveland on October 3 Mrs. Elsie Lautred reported a basement cricket voraciously swarmed, likening them to a circus. A library attendant suggested beer in shallow saucers as a makeshift method to drive the insects away.
Blonde star Barbara Pepper, noted former Ziegfeld Follies beauty, appears with Gloria Stuart and Tracy in RKO Radio's General Delivery now on air.
Washington reports the social security board approved local grants totaling 232195 to 15 states for October 1 to December 31. Texas received funding for October only for aid to the blind, aged, and needy children. In Dallas, Texas, Pupilsay fete and police and Chicago days were noted at the Texas Centennial exposition. Attendance at yesterday's event reached 19036.
In Austin on October 8 the House rejected a 3 cent oil tax right of way plan by 96 to 28 and revived the omnibus James Frazer bill to raise levies on natural resources utilities and amusements. Debate focused on pension funding warrants and diversion of highway revenue. officials warned that funds would be insufficient. Senate discussed Texas participation in federal unemployment insurance. governor urged using warrants with bank cooperation and social security matching funds.
Hunt, 32, Austin, pleaded guilty in district court to robbing four box cars at the Missouri Pacific depot on May 3. He received a five year sentence and was brought here on a bench warrant from Huntsville prison. Lennon of Tennessee also pleaded guilty to forging a promissory note and drew a two year sentence.
General Motors reported 84,201 cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers in September, the highest for the month since 1929. For the first nine months of 1936, sales reached 1,346,915, a record high, versus 1,353,13 for the same period in 1938.
Five San Antonians were treated at Robert B Green hospital Thursday for injuries from auto accidents. Named injured include Minnie Kaplen 60 of 358 Thompson Place Frances Warner 21 of 2123 North Olive Street James Jackson 16 of 1203 South Frio Street Keene 19 of 613 Belmont Street and L Woodson 49 of 1114 South Alama Street.
Postmaster Dan J. Quilt reports a tremen dous rise in air mail traffic in San Antonio. He notes 10962 pounds carried in July August and September, up from 4614 pounds in the same period last year, indicating a surge in air mail usage.
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