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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
4
Testimony continues as minister poet faces cross examination over the Bereave case. Witnesses describe the defendant as grief struck after his first wife’s death last March while the state contends Mrs. Berrie was poisoned.
A vintage ad suggests stools, dizziness relief, and stomach comfort with four tablespoonfuls of Dave's Mentha Pepsin before meals. It promises no more nervous symptoms and offers a money back guarantee if the remedy fails, from Sommers Drug Stores.
A dubious ad-style notice claims a simple home treatment with Emerald Oil will heal varicose veins and ulcers, reduce swelling and restore legs to health while you continue daily activities. It targets readers with poor circulation and promises relief without injections or time off work.
A verbose column compares lab rats to humans to illustrate determinism under a medical scientist. It describes cages with hundreds of white rats, Siamese-like grafts, and survival behaviors. The piece invokes Dr Crile and Mr George Washington Hill to underline natural ruthlessness and scientific inquiry.
Witnesses describe rings taken from a dying wife and a new bride as jurors hear testimony in the Berrie murder case. Mrs Berrie Testifies the pastor’s second wife wore a ring from the fire victim and doctors discuss the cause of death as heart disease with possible Bright's disease.
Habeas corpus hearings for four men Ralph Dickerson Mills Copeland Hal Mann and J G Caywood charged with exhibiting policy games were postponed in Ninety fourth District court to next Thursday while the district attorney receives information from the county attorney. All four are at liberty on $300 bond and the complaints were filed by the county attorney’s office before Justice of the Peace J F Onion.
Rushed ad copy urging Ben-Gay style balm for neuralgia back pain headaches and chest cold relief. Warns against imitation products and touts genuine hexane paraffin menthol mentholated salve with cautions on drug interactions.
An elderly Virginia reader recounts how Cardui eased back pain and fatigue after childbirth, claiming renewed energy and improved ability to work. The testimonial cites prior treatments, maternal relief, and a note of gratitude toward the medicine credited with aiding multiple generations.
Roosevelt urged balancing the budget with federal tax shifts including a beer tax in states permitting sale. He called for reorganizing departments to save hundreds of millions annually and criticized Hoover era spending and GOP “alibi” so voters see a need to elect him. He warned of a $1.6 billion deficit if current trends continue.
Secretary Mills said he would reply to Franklin D Roosevelt's speech, objecting to the administration's policy and stating his view on the bonus question. He planned to address the issue Tuesday night in Cincinnati, asserting the Democratic nominee was dodging the subject.
Secretary Mills plans a detailed reply to Governor Roosevelt’s speech delivered last night in Cincinnati. He will address charges that the administration failed to balance the budget and defend the bonus issue timing. Mills accuses Roosevelt of dodging the issue and says he will respond fully if treasury funds allow a bonus payment next week.
GQAHA, Oct. 20. Secretary of War Pat Hancock Hurley accused Governor Roosevelt of dodging the issue and of gross misrepresentation in his Plattsburgh speech. Hurley warned Roosevelt would abandon the presidential nominating process and criticized his administration’s economic program. He planned to depart for Chicago this morning.
Assistant District Attorney B. TF Caden asked for and was granted a trial setting in the Patterson case. Judge W W McCrory could schedule the trial for October. Patterson is accused of shooting Fred Valdes at a drive-in on Josephine Street last March. Defense attorney Louis Schlesinger said self defense will be his lead, with the case moving forward in Ninety-fourth District Court.
A membership drive is planned to fund the San Antonio Social Welfare bureau work. In the past year the bureau contacted 17,088 persons. Elected officers for the coming year include Dr. Frederick Terrell as president and W. M. Brookes, Judge G. G. Taylor, Miss Blanche McComb, and Judge McCollum Burnett as vice presidents. Remaining officers are Mrs. Frank H. Heussen retiring secretary, Mrs. Hugman executive secretary, Rev. Baxter Greer treasurer, and auditors John H. Cunningham Dr. W. A. King Henry Clarkson Stribling. Department chairmen include Mrs. George W. Jones legislative, Mrs. R. J. Holmgreen institutions, Mrs. H. A. Klotz hospitals, Mrs. W. L. Whitlock prisons, H. N. Jones juvenile, and Miss Rowena Green hig sister.
CHICAGO Oct 20 George M Willetts former vice president of Armour and company today plunged to death from a window of his eleventh floor apartment He fell to the street fully clothed Mrs Willetts was in the apartment at the time Willetts resigned recently He was injured in an automobile accident and had been unable to work for a year.
In Houbtin on October 20, jurors continued deliberations in the case of Herschel Gray of San Antonio charged with fatally shooting Mangum on May 22 as witnesses testified. Gray said Mangum threatened him, opened his car door, reached for a pocket, and began shooting, while others described alleged coercion over gambling proceeds.
Senator Henry D Hatfield of West Virginia, speaking from Chicago, ties current financial turmoil to World War I. In a statement issued by Republican headquarters he argues the public is unlikely to entrust the country to the same leadership that led it into the war, blaming the war’s aftermath for the present distress.
About 40 residents attended a Wednesday night meeting at Mrs. W. A. King’s home on West Agarita Avenue to organize a Democratic club in precincts 41 and 42. Mrs. W. A. Hing was elected president, Joe Walsh vice president, F. F. Neumann second vice president, Zack Frix secretary, and R. D. BMfe Gee treasurer as plans for an active campaign were laid.
In Cordell Oklahoma on October 20 a University of Oklahoma trashman who quit to become Undersheriff of Washita County. Miss Wilma Hines takes over from her father D G Hines who died Thursday. Sheriff Phil Lambert announced the appointment.
Axiomatic Indo-Pacific agency notes a typhoon struck the Annam coast about 20 miles south of a city on Saturday. The storm caused fatalities and property damage, with houses destroyed and several people missing or injured.
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