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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1936
Page
17
Washington Treasury officials said today that Germany is in arrears on post war debt and may fail to meet the 16 million dollar installment. A formal notice was prepared but viewed as routine, warning that arrears total about 126 million. Officials noted war prep program doubles military strength amid continued default concerns.
Milwaukees Eward Abler reports a group of eight to fourteen year old children started a bonfire on vacant property near her home. The youngsters returned with signs reading un tair to children before police arrived. Officers noted in their report the strike ended as the squad car appeared and the children dropped their signs.
June Lang, billed as Modern Venus de Milo, outlines her careful diet to stay slender. She avoids starch and meat, favors vegetables and fruit, drinks milk, orange juice, and little alcohol, and notes meals balancing health with taste while praising home cooking.
An advertisement extols Listering Tooth Paste as a delicate yet powerful dentifrice. It claims it cleans deeply without harming enamel, offering ten years of brushing benefits in safe use. The copy urges readers to switch for a month to see whitening and mouth-freshening effects.
New York dispatch reports police from Bolte pmey fency squad assisted a gray squirrel that clung to a toy for 24 hours. Officers shook the pole and used a bat to persuade the frightened animal to descend, ending the peril.
The Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy arranged a meeting at the Texas Centennial Exposition today to observe official reassembly day. Attendance yesterday reached 95,715.
In Washington on September 9 the Smithsonian sun power engine overheated under bright sun. The device aimed to generate power from sunlight for a radio generator. Spectators, including leading scientists, watched as the solar furnace-like apparatus burned out under Sol’s blaze.
Portland set the scene as 1300 Iron Moulders union members strike for higher wages. The walkout followed a vote showing strong support, affecting the Pacific Northwest with demand for 92 cents an hour for top workers and 40 cents for laborers.
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