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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1936
Page
3
A county commission meeting and letters from County Judge Frost Woodhull reveal confusion over delinquent tax collection. The court disputes a request to pursue delinquent suits and discusses appointing special counsel, while Woodhull defends following the court’s instruction.
A garbled Brussels report notes Belgium seeks to prevent Germany and France from using the country as a base for aggression. It mentions Foreign Minister Spaak and King Leopold in a claim of neutrality and complete independence, with propaganda urging purchase unrelated goods.
A brisk social calendar lists a Wednesday theater premiere of Yellow Jack at San Pedro Playhouse and a Rainbow Top hotel dinner dance for Miss La Vera Bynum and Harry Simpson Hensley. Debutante weddings, teas, and lunches follow, including Grace Bennetten to Alfred Weolle and Mollie Bond Hayes's upcoming wedding to Trent Cayce Odor, with multiple honorees and guests noted.
Texas legislators push pension program as the house bill clears a key stage. Franklin Spare of San Antonio notes support from about 150 members, with over two thirds signing petitions to back the measure.
Judge O M Fitzhugh of the San Antonio Taxpayers League denounces a $459,000 bond proposal for city improvements as a tax burden and political maneuver. He argues no item justifies new taxes, criticizes WPA linkage, and questions funding for a new fire station near the Alamo. He cites recent budget strains and urges funds be used only for essential city needs.
County Judge Frost Woodhull said he approved a request by Bexar Republican chair J B Albright to allow 15 Republican supervisors at polling places in the general election. He added the county canines bay life supervisors should the party seek more, and the commissioners would grant permission to stay.
Washington report states union leaders draft legislation to reduce railroad workers by 39 percent through a week of pay cuts as a remedy to the pay crisis. George M. Harrison, head of the Railway Labor Executives Association, says enactment would be the railroads sole response amid ongoing layoffs and wage issues.
Entries for the indoor championships at Brooks field hangar on November 20 exceed prior years with a strong contestant field. An upcoming eagle badge reallocation is expected, and eligible Bird men who passed the sate test will receive bars. A meeting of the flight squadron at Gunter hotel Thursday will discuss plans for the three-event meet.
The advisory health board will co operate with the chamber of commerce to bring experts to the city next year for an educational health drive. Dr. W D Gill, chairman, announced the meetings, noting two city council recommendations to boost public health. A sanitation code amendment on outhouse construction and a requirement for second hand clothing stores to tag and certify sterilized clothing were proposed.
The native population of Hangkow presented five American military airplanes to the national government. The gift, funded by a $250,000 subscription, marks Hangkow's participation in nationwide observances of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's birthday on October 31.
An overheated slave was blamed today for the fire that killed a bedridden mother aged 20 and her newborn, her husband, and two nieces, plus the two young daughters of Grace Helliness. Mrs Bennett rescued her newborn baby, as investigators seek motive and charges.
Police pressed a hunt for pie throwers after a random pantry fling left cherry pumpkin and custard splattered on the front porch of Tennis F. Collier’s home. Investigators search for fingerprints and suspect traffic lay violations tied to the case.
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