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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
3
A revised Townsend bill to start pension payments at 200 dollars monthly from the first tax collection would be introduced in the next Congress. The proposal, backed by Townsend and Sanita plan proponent McGroarty, requires a universal sales tax and bank deposits for pension disbursements.
Mrs. Winchester Kelso and daughter Miss Joyce Kelso return from an East summer tour visiting Washington New York and Buffalo. They met the Brownes at the Waldorf Astoria en route to Europe and saw Yellowstone Glacier Park and the Northwest. Several San Antonians share travels to Chicago Dallas Fort Worth Corpus Christi Port Aransas and West Point. Various families plan trips, reunions, and engagements as autumn resumes.
In Canon City Colorado authorities state 18 year old Aguilar confessed verbally to ravishing and killing Dorothy Drain 15 of Pueblo and signed a transcript. Also named are 21 year old Arvidy and an earlier escape inmate. The case centers on a lethal gas chamber sentence and a motive tied to an automobile. In Oklahoma City a 16 year old runaway was arrested for attempting to extort 2000 from attorney B A Ames after a dummy package and a threatening penny postcard.
Stop chills and fever with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic a trusted 19th century remedy for malaria. It combines tasteless quinine to quell infection and iron to strengthen blood, marketed as safe for old and young with two bottle sizes priced for affordability.
Police here arrested a 25 year old man in connection with the robbery of 40 dollars and 8 changer from J. F. Brooks at 403 Hot Wells Boulevard. Bus driver August Brooks identified the suspect who boarded the bus at West Commerce and Nineteenth streets and threatened him with a pistol. Detectives A. F. Dresch and S. B. Canin investigated.
NORRISTOWN Pa Rept 3 shows an inventory filed with the Montgomery county registrar valuing the estate of Mrs Mary Catherine Pew of Bryn Mawr widow of Joseph N Pew founder of the Smit company at 10 023 020 Mrs Pew died August 1935 leaving four children Jd Hows td Pew Joseph N Pew dt Miss Mary Ethel Pew and Mrs Mabel Pew Myrilt to receive a fifth The other will pet a
Patricia Ann Brown and her mother delivered the entry in the Pictorial Review contest in New York. From Chicago they traveled to present the photo personally to editor Herbert R. Mayes as part of a nationwide competition drawing thousands of entries. The top ten will receive Screen tests in their home cities and the winner goes to Hollywood for a special test.
The Texas Dental Society won support from the U S public health service to combat brown teeth stains in children. Dr H T Dean reported water-related enamel motility was found in 538 U S areas, 94 in Texas, detailing key districts including Taylor Belton Plano Amarillo and Lubbock while outlining the fight against stained teeth.
Sept 3 report from Danton describes a large track ramming the cotton wagon of farmer Bill Ray near Myrtle Springs. Ray is severely injured with a broken back. Two mates aboard are killed in the accident.
85-year-old Yee Kee operated a restaurant serving chop suey for 5 cents a plate. Police reported neighborhood boys admitted stealing 1000 dollars worth of racing pigeons, with many valued at 100 dollars each. The youths were sent to juvenile court. Classified ads note mahogany grand planets for sale at 155 dollars.
The Washington fishman crew reports from Bealtlethe indicate Leia Tom Bolles declined comment on being chosen head coach at Harvard University. Nearby, the university finished house at 231 Car for rent Bt 652 month, station 30, Light: Claas Nahai.
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